AST SpaceMobile Announces Completion of Redemption of Public Warrants
03 October 2024 - 8:05AM
Business Wire
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the
company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband
network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for
both commercial and government applications, today announced the
final results and completion of its redemption of all of its
outstanding publicly traded warrants (the “Public Warrants”) to
purchase shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share (the “Class A Common Stock”), that were issued under the
Warrant Agreement dated as of September 13, 2019 (the “Warrant
Agreement”), by and between AST SpaceMobile (f/k/a New Providence
Acquisition Corp. (“NPA”)) and Continental Stock Transfer &
Trust Company, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”), for a
redemption price of $0.01 per warrant (the “Redemption Price”),
that remained outstanding at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on
Friday, September 27, 2024 (the “Redemption Date”).
On August 28, 2024, AST SpaceMobile issued a press release
stating that, pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement, on
the Redemption Date, it would redeem all of the outstanding Public
Warrants at the Redemption Price (the “Notice of Redemption”).
Since the initial public offering of NPA, 13,360,574 Public
Warrants were exercised for cash at an exercise price of $11.50 per
share of Class A Common Stock, representing approximately 98.26% of
the Public Warrants. The Company received approximately $153.6
million in aggregate proceeds from all of the exercises. A total of
236,294 Public Warrants remained unexercised as of 5:00 p.m. New
York City time on the Redemption Date, and the Company redeemed
those Public Warrants for an aggregate redemption price of
$2,362.94. Following the Redemption Date, the Company had no Public
Warrants outstanding.
In connection with the redemption, the Public Warrants ceased
trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) and were
delisted, with the trading suspension announced on September 27,
2024. The Class A Common Stock continues to trade on the Nasdaq
under the symbol “ASTS”.
About AST SpaceMobile
AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular
broadband network in space to operate directly with standard,
unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent
portfolio, and designed for both commercial and government
applications. Our engineers and space scientists are on a mission
to eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by today’s five billion
mobile subscribers and finally bring broadband to the billions who
remain unconnected. For more information, follow AST SpaceMobile on
YouTube, X (Formerly Twitter), LinkedIn and Facebook. Watch this
video for an overview of the SpaceMobile mission.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any AST SpaceMobile securities and
shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains “forward-looking statements” that
are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results of AST SpaceMobile to differ materially
from those expected and projected. These forward-looking statements
can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology,
including the words “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,”
“expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “potential,”
“projects,” “predicts,” “continue,” or “should,” or, in each case,
their negative or other variations or comparable terminology.
These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ
materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are
outside AST SpaceMobile’s control and are difficult to predict.
Factors that could cause such differences include, but are not
limited to: (i) expectations regarding AST SpaceMobile’s strategies
and future financial performance, including AST’s future business
plans or objectives, expected functionality of the SpaceMobile
Service, anticipated timing of the launch of the Block 2 Bluebird
satellites, anticipated demand and acceptance of mobile satellite
services, prospective performance and commercial opportunities and
competitors, the timing of obtaining regulatory approvals, ability
to finance its research and development activities, commercial
partnership acquisition and retention, products and services,
pricing, marketing plans, operating expenses, market trends,
revenues, liquidity, cash flows and uses of cash, capital
expenditures, and AST SpaceMobile’s ability to invest in growth
initiatives; (ii) the negotiation of definitive agreements with
mobile network operators relating to the SpaceMobile Service that
would supersede preliminary agreements and memoranda of
understanding and the ability to enter into commercial agreements
with other parties or government entities; (iii) the ability of AST
SpaceMobile to grow and manage growth profitably and retain its key
employees and AST SpaceMobile’s responses to actions of its
competitors and its ability to effectively compete; (iv) changes in
applicable laws or regulations; (v) the possibility that AST
SpaceMobile may be adversely affected by other economic, business,
and/or competitive factors; (vi) the outcome of any legal
proceedings that may be instituted against AST SpaceMobile; and
(vii) other risks and uncertainties indicated in the Company’s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),
including those in the Risk Factors section of AST SpaceMobile’s
Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024.
AST SpaceMobile cautions that the foregoing list of factors is
not exclusive. AST SpaceMobile cautions readers not to place undue
reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date made. For information identifying important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the
Risk Factors in AST SpaceMobile’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on
April 1, 2024. AST SpaceMobile’s securities filings can be accessed
on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as
expressly required by applicable securities law, AST SpaceMobile
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
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Investor Contact:
Scott Wisniewski investors@ast-science.com
Media Contact:
Allison Eva Murphy Ryan 917-547-7289
AstSpaceMobile@allisonpr.com
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