AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) plans $1.0B 2034 convertible notes and J-LEO talks
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AST SpaceMobile, Inc. plans a private offering of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2034 to qualified institutional buyers, with an option for initial purchasers to buy up to an additional $150 million. The notes will be senior unsecured, pay interest semiannually, mature on February 1, 2034, and be convertible into cash, Class A common stock, or a combination, at the company’s election. Final interest and conversion terms will be set at pricing. The company also intends to enter into capped call transactions to help reduce potential dilution and/or offset cash payments above principal upon conversion.
Preliminary unaudited figures indicate total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of approximately $2,723 million as of June 30, 2026. Based on current expectations, the launch campaign is targeting about 45 BlueBird satellites in early 2027, subject to launch readiness and other factors. AST SpaceMobile is in advanced discussions with Rakuten regarding preliminary selection of RAST Co., Ltd. as an indirect subsidy recipient for Japan’s J-LEO project, with a total expected value up to 148 billion yen (about $1 billion), though there is no assurance a joint venture or government financing will be finalized.
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 15, 2026, AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (the “Company”) announced a proposed offering (the “Notes Offering”) of convertible senior notes due 2034 (the “Notes”) to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and its intention to enter into capped call transactions in connection therewith, as described in Item 8.01 below. In connection with the Notes Offering, the Company provided the following disclosure for the purpose of supplementing and updating disclosures contained in the Company’s prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which includes certain preliminary unaudited financial information of the Company as of June 30, 2026:
Liquidity Update
As of June 30, 2026, total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash was approximately $2,723 million. The Company’s financial results as of and for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 are not yet complete and will not be available until after the completion of this offering. Accordingly, the foregoing financial information is a preliminary estimate for cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash as of June 30, 2026. These estimates are subject to revision based upon the completion of the Company’s quarter-end financial closing procedures and other developments that may arise prior to the time the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 are finalized. Neither the Company’s independent auditors, nor any other independent accountants, have audited, reviewed, compiled, examined, or performed any procedures with respect to this preliminary financial information. You should not place undue reliance on these preliminary estimates.
The information included in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
In connection with the Notes Offering, the Company supplemented and updated disclosures contained in the Company’s prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, noting that based on the Company’s current expectations regarding launch availability, its launch campaign is targeting approximately 45 of its BlueBird satellites (“BB satellites”) in early 2027. The timing of launch of the BB satellites is contingent on a number of factors including satisfactory and timely completion of the assembly and testing of the BB satellites, readiness of the launch vehicle, logistics and other factors, many of which are beyond its control. In addition, the Company is currently in advanced discussions with Rakuten, a shareholder of the Company and e-commerce, financial and telecommunications conglomerate in Japan, regarding the preliminary selection of RAST Co., Ltd. as an indirect subsidy recipient for the Low Earth Orbit Satellite Infrastructure Development Project (J-LEO) for Securing National Self-Reliance, with a total expected value up to 148 billion Japanese yen or approximately $1 billion United States dollars. The project supports the development of low-Earth orbit satellite communication infrastructure to realize direct satellite communication services utilizing low-orbit satellite constellations operated and managed within Japan. The subsidy award and related joint venture discussions are ongoing and there is no assurance that the joint venture will be finalized or that government financing will be secured.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of 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, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 15, 2026, the Company issued a press release relating to its proposed Notes Offering and its intention to enter into capped call transactions in connection therewith. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Neither this Current Report on Form 8-K nor the press release filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any Notes nor will there be any sale of any Notes in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or solicitation would be unlawful.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release titled “AST SpaceMobile Announces Proposed Private Offering of $1.0 billion of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2034,” dated July 15, 2026 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| AST SPACEMOBILE, INC. | |||
| Date: | July 15, 2026 | By: | /s/ Andrew M. Johnson |
| Andrew M. Johnson | |||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer | |||
Exhibit 99.1
AST SpaceMobile Announces Proposed Private Offering of $1.0 Billion of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2034
July 15, 2026
Convertible Notes Offering
MIDLAND, Texas—(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 its intent to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2034 (the “Notes”) in a private offering (the “Notes Offering”) to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). AST SpaceMobile also intends to grant the initial purchasers of the Notes in the Notes Offering an option to purchase, for settlement within a 13-day period beginning on, and including, the first date on which the Notes are issued, up to an additional $150 million aggregate principal amount of Notes.
The Notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of AST SpaceMobile, and will accrue interest payable semiannually in arrears. The Notes will mature on February 1, 2034, unless earlier converted or repurchased. The Notes will be convertible into cash, shares of AST SpaceMobile’s Class A common stock, or a combination thereof, at AST SpaceMobile’s election. The interest rate, initial conversion rate, and other terms of the Notes are to be determined upon pricing of the Notes Offering.
AST SpaceMobile intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from the Notes Offering to pay the cost of the capped call transactions described below. AST SpaceMobile intends to use the remaining net proceeds from the Notes Offering to pursue an expanding universe of growth initiatives and secure additional access to orbit for its space-based cellular broadband network, including partnerships and/or acquisitions to further vertically integrate its business and mitigate risks associated with third-party launch providers. AST SpaceMobile currently does not have any understandings or agreements with respect to any such strategic transactions. If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, AST SpaceMobile expects to use a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of the additional Notes to enter into additional capped call transactions with the option counterparties (as defined below), with the remainder of the net proceeds to be used as described above.
Capped Call Transactions
In connection with the pricing of the Notes, AST SpaceMobile expects to enter into capped call transactions with one or more of the initial purchasers of the Notes or affiliates thereof and/or other financial institutions (the “option counterparties”). The capped call transactions will cover, subject to customary adjustments, the number of shares of AST SpaceMobile’s Class A common stock initially underlying the Notes. The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to AST SpaceMobile’s Class A common stock upon any conversion of Notes and/or offset any cash payments AST SpaceMobile is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap.
In connection with establishing their initial hedges of the capped call transactions, AST SpaceMobile expects the option counterparties or their respective affiliates will enter into various derivative transactions with respect to AST SpaceMobile’s Class A common stock and/or purchase shares of AST SpaceMobile’s Class A common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the Notes, including with, or from, as the case may be, certain investors in the Notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of AST SpaceMobile’s Class A common stock or the Notes at that time.
In addition, the option counterparties or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to AST SpaceMobile’s Class A common stock and/or purchasing or selling AST SpaceMobile’s Class A common stock or other securities of AST SpaceMobile in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the Notes and prior to the maturity of the Notes (and are likely to do so during the 20 trading day period beginning on the 21st scheduled trading day prior to the maturity date of the Notes, or, to the extent AST SpaceMobile exercises the relevant termination election under the capped call transactions, following any repurchase or conversion of the Notes). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of AST SpaceMobile’s Class A common stock or the Notes, which could affect a noteholder’s ability to convert the Notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of Notes, it could affect the number of shares, if any, and value of the consideration that a noteholder will receive upon conversion of its Notes.
The Notes will only be offered and sold to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act by means of a private offering memorandum. Neither the Notes nor the shares of AST SpaceMobile’s Class A common stock potentially issuable upon conversion of the Notes, if any, have been, or will be, registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, such registration requirements.
This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Notes or any shares of AST SpaceMobile’s Class A common stock potentially issuable upon conversion of the Notes and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation, or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale is unlawful.
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 enable 4G and 5G space-based cellular broadband to every device, everywhere, for today’s nearly 6 billion mobile subscribers globally.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains “forward-looking statements” that are not historical facts, including statements concerning the completion, timing, and size of the Notes Offering, the granting of a 13-day option to purchase additional Notes, the potential effects of entering into the capped call transactions and the expected use of the net proceeds from the Notes Offering. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “potential,” “will,” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Such risks include, but are not limited to, whether AST SpaceMobile will offer the Notes or consummate the Notes Offering, the final terms of the Notes Offering, prevailing market conditions, the anticipated principal amount of the Notes, which could differ based upon market conditions, the anticipated use of the net proceeds from the Notes Offering, which could change as a result of market conditions or for other reasons, whether the capped call transactions described above will become effective, the effects of entering into these transactions and the impact of general economic, industry or political conditions in the United States or internationally.
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 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the SEC on March 2, 2026, its Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026 filed with the SEC on May 11, 2026 and the future reports that it may file from time to time with the SEC. 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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