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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 27, 2025
AST
SpaceMobile, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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001-39040 |
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84-2027232 |
(State
or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(IRS
Employer |
of
Incorporation) |
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File
Number) |
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Identification
No.) |
Midland
International Air & Space Port
2901
Enterprise Lane
Midland,
Texas |
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79706 |
(Address
of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip
Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (432) 276-3966
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name
of each exchange on which registered |
Class
A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
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ASTS |
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The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Trinity
Equipment Financing
On
June 27, 2025, AST & Science, LLC (“AST LLC”), AST & Science Texas LLC (“AST Texas”) and AST SpaceMobile
Manufacturing, LLC (“AST Manufacturing,” and together with AST LLC and AST Texas, the “AST Companies”), each
a directly or indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of AST SpaceMobile, Inc., entered into a Master Equipment Financing Agreement (the “MEFA”)
with Trinity Capital, Inc., as agent (the “Agent”) and lender, and the other lenders party (the “Lenders”) thereto,
providing for a conditional commitment to provide financing in the total amount of up to $100.0 million. On June 27, 2025, the AST Companies,
the Agent and the Lenders executed Equipment Financing Schedule No. 1 to the MEFA (“Schedule No. 1,”) in the amount of $21.5
million, and on June 30, 2025, the AST Companies, the Agent and the Lenders executed Equipment Financing Schedule No. 2 to the MEFA in
the amount of $3.5 million (“Schedule No. 2,” and together with Schedule No. 1 and the MEFA, the “Agreements”).
Of
the $100.0 million conditional commitment, the net proceeds of the initial draw of $21.5 million under Schedule No. 1 was funded upon
closing, the net proceeds of the second draw of $3.5 million under Schedule No. 2 was funded on June 30, 2025, and the remaining amount
of up to $75.0 million may be funded in one or more draws on or before June 30, 2027 (the “Termination Date”), subject to
the satisfaction of various conditions, including the Agent’s satisfactory contingency funding assessment and due diligence investigation,
and the execution and delivery of additional schedules under the MEFA.
For
the five-year term of the initial draw of $21.5 million under Schedule No. 1, the AST Companies must make monthly payments of $478,719
(which is the monthly payment factor of 0.022266 multiplied by $21.5 million (the “Draw 1 Total Cost”)) and must make an
end of term payment in the amount of 9% of the Draw 1 Total Cost. For the five-year term of the second draw of $3.5 million under Schedule
No. 2, the AST Companies must make monthly payments of $77,931 (which is the monthly payment factor of 0.022266 multiplied by $3.5 million
(the “Draw 2 Total Cost”)) and must make an end of term payment in the amount of 9% of the Draw 2 Total Cost. Additionally,
if the aggregate amount of draws funded through the Termination Date is less than $50.0 million, then the AST Companies must pay the
Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a non-utilization fee equal to 2.50% of the difference between $50.0 million and the aggregate amount
of draws funded through the Termination Date, subject to the terms and conditions in the Agreements.
If
the parties execute additional schedules under the MEFA, the monthly payment factor and monthly payment amount will be determined based
on the prime rate at such time and will be fixed for the term of the schedule, but in no event will the monthly payment factor be lower
than that in Schedule No. 1. If the amounts under Schedule No. 1 or Schedule No. 2 are voluntarily prepaid, the AST Companies s must
pay a prepayment fee equal to 5% of the Draw 1 Total Cost or Draw 2 Total Cost, as applicable, if prepaid on or prior to the first anniversary
of the closing date, 4% of the Draw 1 Total Cost or Draw 2 Total Cost, as applicable, if prepaid after the first anniversary and on or
prior to the second anniversary of the closing date, and 3% of the Draw 1 Total Cost or Draw 2 Total Cost, as applicable, if prepaid
thereafter.
The
AST Companies’ obligations under the Agreements (and any schedules executed from time to time) are secured by certain of the AST
Companies’ tangible assets. The MEFA contains customary affirmative and negative covenants. The MEFA also contains certain customary
events of default that, if they occur, will be deemed to occur under all schedules (including Schedule No. 1 and Schedule No. 2). If
an event of default occurs under the Agreements, the Agent and Lenders will have the rights and remedies under the Agreements, including
the right to terminate the conditional commitment, to accelerate the amounts due under the Agreements, and to foreclose on the collateral.
Late charges and a default rate may apply if amounts are paid late or there is another default under the Agreements. The MEFA also requires
that all or a portion of the amounts under a schedule be paid if there is a total loss with respect to the collateral.
The
Company intends to use the net proceeds from the financing under Schedule No. 1 and Schedule No. 2 for working capital and general corporate
purposes.
The
foregoing summary of the MEFA is qualified in its entirety by reference to the MEFA, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report
and is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item
2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The
information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
July 3, 2025, AST SpaceMobile, Inc. issued a press release relating to the Trinity Equipment Financing. A copy of the press release is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The
information contained in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such
section, nor will such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item
8.01 Other Events.
AST
SpaceMobile Repurchases $225 Million Principal Amount of its Convertible Notes, Removing Approximately 8.3 Million Underlying Shares
of Common Stock and Approximately $63.8 Million of Remaining Interest
On
July 3, 2025, AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the repurchase of $225.0 million principal amount of its outstanding
4.25% convertible senior notes due 2032 (the “2032 Convertible Notes”) in separate, privately negotiated repurchase transactions
with a limited number of holders of the 2032 Convertible Notes (the “Holders”) for an aggregate repurchase price of approximately
$502.9 million, which included accrued and unpaid interest on the repurchased 2032 Convertible Notes.
The
repurchase was funded with the net proceeds from the Company’s previously announced registered direct offering of 9,450,268 shares of
its Class A common stock (“Common Stock”) at a price of $53.22 per share (the “Equity Offering”). In connection
with the Equity Offering, the Company entered into separate, privately negotiated share purchase agreements with the Holders.
As
part of the repurchase, the Company did not terminate or amend the previously purchased capped call which will remain outstanding upon
the completion of the repurchase and Equity Offering. The capped call is expected to reduce dilution and/or offset cash payments upon
a conversion of 2032 Convertible Notes.
The
Equity Offering was made pursuant to a prospectus supplement, dated June 25, 2025, and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) on June 25, 2025, and the base prospectus, dated September 5, 2024 filed as part of the Company’s automatic shelf
registration statement (File No. 333-281939) that became effective under the Securities Act when filed with the SEC on September 5, 2024.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit
No. |
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Description |
10.1 |
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Master Equipment Financing Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2025, among AST & Science, LLC, AST & Science Texas LLC, AST SpaceMobile Manufacturing, LLC, Trinity Capital, Inc., as administrative agent, collateral agent and lender, and the other lenders from time to time party thereto. |
99.1 |
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Press release titled “AST SpaceMobile Secures Additional $100.0 Million of Liquidity from Non-Dilutive Equipment Financing,” dated July 3, 2025 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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AST
SPACEMOBILE, INC. |
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Date:
July 3, 2025 |
By: |
/s/
Andrew M. Johnson |
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Andrew
M. Johnson |
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Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer |