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Eve Holding, Inc.
1400 General Aviation Drive
Melbourne, Florida 32935
NOTICE OF ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT OF MAJORITY STOCKHOLDER
To Our Stockholders:
This Information Statement is being furnished by the board of directors of Eve Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” “Eve,” “our” or “we”), and is first being mailed on or about [●], 2025, to the stockholders of record of our outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), as of the close of business on August 13, 2025. The purpose of this Information Statement is solely to inform you that Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a stockholder representing a majority of the voting power of the Company’s Common Stock (“Embraer” or the “Majority Stockholder”), acted by written consent (the “Stockholder Approval”) to vote in favor of the issuance of shares of Common Stock to Embraer in a registered direct offering, as described in more detail in this Information Statement (the “Embraer Issuance”). The Embraer Issuance was approved by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), acting by unanimous written consent, upon the recommendation of a special committee of independent and disinterested members of the Board (the “Special Committee”), on August 13, 2025. In making its recommendation to approve the Embraer Issuance, the Special Committee consulted with its independent financial and legal advisors, and received an opinion from Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. that, as of the date of its opinion and subject to the assumptions and qualifications contained therein, the consideration to be received by the Company for the shares of Common Stock to be issued in the Embraer Issuance was fair to the Company from a financial point of view.
On August 13, 2025, we entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (including BNDES Participações S.A. – BNDESPAR (“BNDESPAR”), Embraer and other institutional investors) for the issuance and sale by the Company to such investors of an aggregate of 47,422,680 newly issued shares of Common Stock, including in the form of Brazilian Depositary Receipts, for cash at a purchase price of $4.85 per share and an aggregate purchase price of approximately $230.0 million (such transaction, the “Registered Direct Offering”).
Among the Subscription Agreements, on August 13, 2025, we entered into a subscription agreement (the “Embraer Subscription Agreement”) with Embraer, pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Embraer agreed to subscribe for and purchase from the Company, and the Company agreed to issue and sell to Embraer, 4,123,711 shares (the “Acquired Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock, for a purchase price per share of Common Stock of $4.85 and an aggregate purchase price of approximately $20.0 million.
On August 13, 2025, the Majority Stockholder approved the Embraer Issuance to comply with Section 312.03 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, which requires that the Company secure stockholder approval in the event of certain transactions, including the issuance of more than 1% of a company’s common stock to a related party for a price less than the Minimum Price (as defined in NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 312.03). Under the Embraer Subscription Agreement, the closing of the Embraer Issuance will not occur until more than 20 business days have passed after this Information Statement is mailed to the stockholders of the Company. The Registered Direct Offering (other than the Embraer Issuance) does not require stockholder approval to comply with Section 312.03 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual and, as a result, the Registered Direct Offering (other than the Embraer Issuance) has already closed.
Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), Article VII, Section A of our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation and Article II, Section 10 of our amended and restated by-laws permit any action that may be taken at a meeting of the stockholders to be taken by written consent by the Majority Stockholder, in its capacity as the holder of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Company required to approve the action at a meeting. Accordingly, the holder of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, approved the Embraer Issuance on August 13, 2025. The full text of this written consent by the Majority Stockholder without a meeting of stockholders is attached to this Information Statement as Annex A. This Information Statement also constitutes notice to you under Section 228 of the DGCL of the actions taken by written consent by the Majority Stockholder without a meeting of stockholders.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED FROM THE MAJORITY STOCKHOLDER BY WRITTEN CONSENT IS SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THE STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL REQUIREMENT FOR THIS ACTION UNDER THE DGCL AND NYSE RULES AND NO ADDITIONAL VOTES WILL CONSEQUENTLY BE NEEDED, OR ARE BEING SOLICITED, TO APPROVE THE EMBRAER ISSUANCE.
This Information Statement is being furnished to all stockholders of the Company pursuant to Section 14(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, solely for the purpose of informing the non-consenting stockholders of these corporate actions before the Acquired Shares are issued.
Holders of our Common Stock do not have appraisal or dissenters’ rights under the DGCL in connection with the matters described in this Information Statement and approved by the Majority Stockholder.
You are urged to read this Information Statement carefully in its entirety, including any information incorporated by reference into this Information Statement. However, no action is required on your part in connection with this document.
THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS, AND NO STOCKHOLDER MEETING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER ANY MATTER DESCRIBED HEREIN. THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT IS BEING FURNISHED TO YOU SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFORMING STOCKHOLDERS OF THE MATTERS DESCRIBED HEREIN PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(c) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT AND THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER, INCLUDING REGULATION 14C, AND PURSUANT TO SECTION 228 OF THE DGCL.
WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.
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/s/ Simone Galvão De Oliveira |
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Simone Galvão De Oliveira |
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General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INFORMATION STATEMENT |
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Information Concerning the Action by Written Consent |
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Effective Date of Action by Written Consent |
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Outstanding Shares and Voting Rights as of the Approval Date |
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No Dissenters’ or Appraisal Rights |
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Expenses |
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT |
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DESCRIPTION OF EMBRAER ISSUANCE AND TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS |
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Embraer Subscription Agreement |
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Stockholder Approval of Embraer Issuance for NYSE Purposes |
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APPROVAL OF EMBRAER ISSUANCE |
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Background |
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Reasons for Stockholder Approval of the Embraer Issuance |
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Opinion of Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. |
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No Preemptive Rights of Common Stock |
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Effect of the Embraer Issuance upon Rights of Existing Stockholders |
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Registration Rights |
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT |
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Significant Beneficial Owners |
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OTHER MATTERS |
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HOUSEHOLDING INFORMATION |
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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ANNEX |
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Annex A — Written Consent in lieu of a Meeting of Stockholders of Eve Holding, Inc. |
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Annex B — Opinion of Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. |
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Eve Holding, Inc.
1400 General Aviation Drive
Melbourne, Florida 32935
INFORMATION STATEMENT
We are required to deliver this Information Statement to holders of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), of Eve Holding, Inc. (the “Company,” “Eve,” “our,” “we” or “us”), in order to provide notice that, on August 13, 2025 (the “Approval Date”), Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation and the holder of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock (the “Majority Stockholder” or “Embraer”), without holding a meeting of stockholders, has provided written consent to approve an action that would normally require such a meeting (the “Approval”).
THE ACCOMPANYING MATERIAL IS BEING PROVIDED TO YOU FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NO VOTE OR OTHER ACTION OF OUR STOCKHOLDERS IS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MATTERS DESCRIBED IN THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT.
WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.
Information Concerning the Action by Written Consent
This Information Statement is being mailed on or about [●], 2025 to the holders of record of our Common Stock at the close of business on August 13, 2025 (the “Record Date”), pursuant to Rule 14c-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).
The purpose of this Information Statement is to inform holders of our Common Stock that on August 13, 2025, we entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (including BNDES Participações S.A. – BNDESPAR (“BNDESPAR”), Embraer and other institutional investors) for the issuance and sale by the Company to such investors of an aggregate of 47,422,680 newly issued shares of Common Stock, including in the form of Brazilian Depositary Receipts, for cash at a purchase price of $4.85 per share and an aggregate purchase price of approximately $230.0 million (such transaction, the “Registered Direct Offering”).
Among the Subscription Agreements, on August 13, 2025, we entered into a subscription agreement (the “Embraer Subscription Agreement”) with Embraer, pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Embraer agreed to subscribe for and purchase from the Company, and the Company agreed to issue and sell to Embraer, 4,123,711 shares (the “Acquired Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock, for a purchase price per share of Common Stock of $4.85 and an aggregate purchase price of approximately $20.0 million (the “Embraer Issuance”).
The Embraer Issuance was approved by written consent by the Majority Stockholder on August 13, 2025 (the “Stockholder Approval”) and is described in more detail in this Information Statement, and the full text of this written consent by the Majority Stockholder without a meeting of stockholders is attached to this Information Statement as Annex A.
The approval of the Embraer Issuance is required by the NYSE Listed Company Manual, as further described in this Information Statement. While typically the required vote under the NYSE Listed Company Manual is the approval by a majority of votes cast at a meeting of stockholders, because the required Stockholder Approval was obtained by use of written consent in lieu of a special stockholders meeting, the required vote was the written consent of the holder of a majority of the shares entitled to vote as of the Approval Date. The written consent of the Majority Stockholder was sufficient to approve the Embraer Issuance. Therefore, no proxies or consents were, or are, being solicited in connection with the Embraer Issuance. The approval of the Registered Direct Offering (other than the Embraer Issuance) is not required by the NYSE Listed Company Manual and, as a result, the Registered Direct Offering (other than the Embraer Issuance) has already closed.
THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF A MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AND NO STOCKHOLDER MEETING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER ANY MATTER DESCRIBED IN THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT.
WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND USA PROXY.
Other than the stockholder written consent described above, no other votes are necessary or required to effectuate the Embraer Issuance described in this Information Statement.
Effective Date of Action by Written Consent
This Information Statement is being furnished to all holders of Common Stock pursuant to Section 14(c) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder solely for the purpose of informing stockholders of the approval by the Majority Stockholder of the Embraer Issuance before the Acquired Shares are issued. In accordance with Exchange Act Rule 14c-2 and the Embraer Subscription Agreement, the written consent by the Majority Stockholder without a meeting of stockholders will become effective no sooner than 20 business days following the mailing of this Information Statement to Eve stockholders. After the expiration of such 20-business day period, and in accordance with the DGCL and the terms of the Embraer Subscription Agreement, the Acquired Shares will be issued.
Outstanding Shares and Voting Rights as of the Approval Date
As of the Approval Date, our authorized capital stock consisted of 1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 100,000,000 preferred shares, par value $0.001 per share (“Preferred Stock”). As of the Approval Date, 300,881,904 shares of Common Stock and no shares of Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding.
Except as otherwise required under our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), each share of our outstanding Common Stock is entitled to one vote on matters submitted for stockholder approval.
On August 13, 2025, the Majority Stockholder executed and delivered to the Company a written consent by which the holder of 246,399,589 shares of our Common Stock, or approximately 81.9% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote on the matter, approved the Embraer Issuance. Since the Embraer Issuance has been approved by the Majority Stockholder, no proxies are being solicited in connection with this Information Statement.
The DGCL permits the holders of a corporation’s outstanding stock representing a majority of that corporation’s voting power to approve and authorize corporate actions by written consent as if such actions were undertaken at a duly called and held meeting of stockholders. In order to significantly reduce the costs and management time involved in soliciting and obtaining proxies to approve the Embraer Issuance and in order to timely effectuate issuance of the Acquired Shares, the Board of Directors of the Company elected to utilize, and did in fact obtain, the written consent of the holder of a majority of the voting power of the Company. The Company obtained the written consent of the stockholder who, as of the Approval Date, owned approximately 81.9% of the Company’s voting stock. The written consent satisfies the stockholder approval requirement for the action taken. Accordingly, under the DGCL, no other Board of Directors or stockholder approval is required in order to effect such action.
No Dissenters’ or Appraisal Rights
The DGCL does not provide dissenters’ or appraisal rights to stockholders of the Company in connection with the Embraer Issuance or any matter described in this Information Statement.
Expenses
The cost of furnishing this Information Statement will be borne by the Company. We will mail this Information Statement to registered stockholders and certain beneficial stockholders of the Company where requested by brokerage houses, nominees, custodians, fiduciaries and other like parties.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT
Q: Why am I receiving these materials?
A: We are providing this Information Statement to you for your information to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the DGCL. You are urged to read this Information Statement carefully in its entirety, including any information incorporated by reference into this Information Statement. However, no action is required on your part in connection with this document.
The record date for determining our stockholders who were entitled to notice of the matters set forth in this Information Statement was August 13, 2025. While typically the required vote under the NYSE rules is the approval by a majority of votes cast at a meeting of stockholders, because the required Stockholder Approval was obtained by use of written consent in lieu of a special shareholders meeting, the required vote was the written consent of the holder of a majority of the shares entitled to vote as of the Approval Date. The written consent of the Majority Stockholder was sufficient to approve the Embraer Issuance. In accordance with Exchange Act Rule 14c-2 and the Embraer Subscription Agreement, the written consent by the Majority Stockholder will become effective no sooner than 20 business days following the mailing of this Information Statement to Eve stockholders. This Information Statement is being mailed on or about [●], 2025, to stockholders of record as of August 13, 2025. Therefore, this action will be effective on or about [●], 2025.
Q: What information is contained in this Information Statement?
A: This Information Statement contains information regarding actions approved by the Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of a special committee of independent and disinterested directors of the Company, and approved by the holder of an aggregate of 246,399,589 shares of our Common Stock, representing a majority of the voting power of our Common Stock as of August 13, 2025.
Q: What action was taken by written consent of the Majority Stockholder?
A: The action approved by the written consent of the Majority Stockholder without a meeting of stockholders is more completely described elsewhere in this Information Statement, but in summary the Embraer Issuance involves the issuance of 4,123,711 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $20.0 million. The full text of this written consent by the Majority Stockholder without a meeting of stockholders is attached to this Information Statement as Annex A.
Q: Why are you not soliciting proxies on this action?
A: We are not soliciting proxies on the Embraer Issuance because the Majority Stockholder, who holds approximately 81.9% of our voting power, provided written consent approving the action, and no other action on the part of our stockholders is necessary or required to effectuate the Embraer Issuance.
Q: Why do the other transactions in the Registered Direct Offering not require stockholder approval?
A: The other transactions entered into in connection with the Registered Direct Offering were independently negotiated and consummated and do not include (i) the issuance of securities in a private placement transaction of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock for less than the Minimum Price (as defined in NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 312.03) or (ii) the issuance of securities of more than 1% of the Company’s common stock to a related party for a price less than the Minimum Price.
Q: When will the Acquired Shares be issued?
A: In accordance with Exchange Act Rule 14c-2 and the Embraer Subscription Agreement, the written consent of the Majority Stockholder without a meeting of stockholders will become effective no sooner than 20 business days following the mailing of this Information Statement to Eve stockholders. After the expiration of such 20-business day period, and in accordance with the DGCL and the terms of the Embraer Subscription Agreement, the Acquired Shares will be issued to Embraer.
Q: To whom may I direct any additional questions regarding this Information Statement?
A: Any additional questions regarding this Information Statement may be directed to:
Eve Holding, Inc.
Attention: Simone Galvão de Oliveira, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary
1400 General Aviation Drive
Melbourne, Florida 32935
(321) 751-5050
DESCRIPTION OF EMBRAER ISSUANCE AND TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS
Registered Direct Offering
On August 13, 2025, the Company entered into subscription agreements with certain investors (including BNDESPAR, Embraer and other institutional investors) relating to the Registered Direct Offering involving the issuance and sale of an aggregate of 47,422,680 newly issued shares of Common Stock, including in the form of Brazilian Depositary Receipts, to such investors (including Embraer) for cash at a purchase price of $4.85 per share and an aggregate purchase price of approximately $230.0 million.
Embraer Subscription Agreement
As part of the Registered Direct Offering, the Company entered into the Embraer Subscription Agreement, pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Embraer agreed to subscribe for and purchase from the Company, and the Company agreed to issue and sell to Embraer, 4,123,711 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, for a purchase price per share of Common Stock of $4.85 and an aggregate purchase price of approximately $20.0 million.
The Embraer Subscription Agreement and the issuance and sale of the Acquired Shares have been approved by the Majority Stockholder. Under the Embraer Subscription Agreement, the closing of the Embraer Issuance (the “Closing”) will not occur until more than 20 business days have passed after this Information Statement is mailed to Eve stockholders or such later time as is necessary to comply with the listing requirements of the NYSE.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Acquired Shares for general corporate purposes, including the financing of its operations, possible business acquisitions or strategic investments and repayment of outstanding indebtedness.
Under the terms of the Embraer Subscription Agreement, the Company has agreed to file a registration statement covering the resale of the Acquired Shares within ninety (90) calendar days after the Closing and to use reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement to be declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) the ninetieth (90th) calendar day if the SEC notifies the Company that it will “review” such registration statement following the Closing and (ii) the tenth (10th) business day after the date the Company is notified by the SEC that such registration statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review.
The Embraer Subscription Agreement described above includes customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company and Embraer, which were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.
Stockholder Approval of Embraer Issuance for NYSE Purposes
In order to comply with the requirements of the NYSE Listed Company Manual relating to stockholder approval of certain issuances of a listed company’s common stock, immediately after the execution of the Embraer Subscription Agreement by the parties thereto, we obtained the written consent of the Majority Stockholder, as the holder of 246,399,589 shares of our Common Stock, representing a majority of the voting power of our common stock as of such date, for the approval of the Embraer Issuance, including the issuance of 4,123,711 shares of Common Stock upon the Closing. The full text of the written consent by the Majority Stockholder is attached to this Information Statement as Annex A. The written consent of the Majority Stockholder was sufficient to approve the Embraer Issuance under the continued listing requirements of the NYSE. Therefore, no proxies or additional consents are being solicited by us.
In accordance with Exchange Act Rule 14c-2 and the Embraer Subscription Agreement, the written consent of the Majority Stockholder will become effective no sooner than 20 business days following the mailing of this Information Statement. After the expiration of such 20-business day period, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Embraer Subscription Agreement, the Acquired Shares will be issued in accordance with the terms of the Embraer Subscription Agreement.
APPROVAL OF EMBRAER ISSUANCE
Background
On August 13, 2025, the Company entered into subscription agreements with certain investors (including BNDESPAR, Embraer and other institutional investors) relating to the Registered Direct Offering for the issuance and sale by the Company to such investors of an aggregate of 47,422,680 newly issued shares of Common Stock, including in the form of Brazilian Depositary Receipts, for cash at a purchase price of $4.85 per share and an aggregate purchase price of approximately $230.0 million.
As described in more detail under “Description of Embraer Issuance and Transaction Documents”, in connection with the Registered Direct Offering, on August 13, 2025, we entered into the Embraer Subscription Agreement pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, we agreed to sell and issue to Embraer 4,123,711 shares of Common Stock. On August 15, 2025, we filed a prospectus supplement in connection with the securities being offered in the Registered Direct Offering.
Upon the consummation of the Registered Direct Offering, the Company is expected to receive aggregate gross proceeds from the Registered Direct Offering of approximately $230 million. Of this amount, approximately $20 million in gross proceeds are expected to be received from Embraer for the 4,123,711 newly issued shares of Common Stock.
We are required to use approximately $75.0 million of the gross proceeds from the Registered Direct Offering to pay for services performed in Brazil. We expect to use the remaining net proceeds from the Registered Direct Offering for general corporate purposes, including the financing of its operations, possible business acquisitions or strategic investments and repayment of outstanding indebtedness.
Reasons for Stockholder Approval of the Embraer Issuance
Our Common Stock is listed on the NYSE. The NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 312.03 requires that the Company secure stockholder approval in the event of certain transactions, including the issuance of more than 1% of a company’s common stock to a related party for a price less than the Minimum Price (as defined in the NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 312.03).
Because a related party has agreed to purchase Acquired Shares that will represent more than 1% of the Company’s Common Stock as of the date of the Embraer Subscription Agreement, the approval of our stockholders was required under the NYSE rules. To comply with these rules, we structured the closing of the Embraer Issuance so that the Acquired Shares are not subscribed until more than 20 business days have passed following the mailing of this Information Statement to Eve stockholders.
The Company’s Related Person Transaction Policy defines a “Related Person Transaction” as a transaction that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K in which the Company was, is or will be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which any Related Person (as defined therein) had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. The Embraer Issuance constitutes a Related Person Transaction required to be approved by a majority of disinterested directors of the Board. We formed a special committee of independent and disinterested members of the Board (the “Special Committee”) to consider and evaluate the Embraer Issuance. To comply with the Related Person Transaction Policy, the Embraer Issuance was approved by the Board, acting by unanimous written consent, including by all disinterested members of the Board, upon recommendation of the Special Committee, on August 13, 2025. In making its recommendation to approve the Embraer Issuance, the Special Committee consulted with its independent financial and legal advisors, and received an opinion from Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. that, as of the date of its opinion and subject to the assumptions and qualifications contained therein, the consideration to be received by the Company for the shares of Common Stock to be issued in the Embraer Issuance was fair to the Company from a financial point of view.
Immediately after the execution of the Embraer Subscription Agreement by the parties thereto, we obtained the written consent of the holder of 246,399,589 shares of our Common Stock, representing a majority of the voting power of our Common Stock as of such date, pursuant to the continued listing requirements of the NYSE and in accordance with applicable provisions of the DGCL and the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation. The full text of this written consent by the Majority Stockholder is attached to this Information Statement as Annex A. The written consent of the Majority Stockholder satisfied the requirements under the NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 312.03 to approve the Embraer Issuance. Therefore, no proxies or additional consents are being solicited by us in connection with the Embraer Issuance.
Opinion of Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc.
On August 13, 2025, Houlihan Lokey orally rendered its opinion to the Special Committee (which was subsequently confirmed in writing by delivery of Houlihan Lokey’s written opinion addressed to the Special Committee dated August 13, 2025) as to, as of such date, the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the Company of the consideration to be received by the Company for the shares of Common Stock to be issued in the Embraer Issuance pursuant to the Embraer Subscription Agreement.
Houlihan Lokey’s opinion was furnished for the use of the Special Committee (in its capacity as such), and only addressed the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the Company of the consideration to be received by the Company for the shares of Common Stock to be issued in the Embraer Issuance pursuant to the Embraer Subscription Agreement and did not address any other aspect or implication of
the Embraer Issuance,
the other transactions contemplated by the Registered Direct Offering or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding. The references to Houlihan Lokey’s opinion in this Information Statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of its written opinion, which is attached as Annex B to this Information Statement and describes the procedures followed, assumptions made, qualifications and limitations on the review undertaken and other matters considered by Houlihan Lokey in connection with the preparation of its opinion. However, Houlihan Lokey’s opinion is not intended to be, and do not constitute, advice or a recommendation to the Special Committee, the Board, the Company, any security holder or any other person as to how to act or vote with respect to any matter relating to the Embraer Issuance, the other transactions contemplated by the Registered Direct Offering or otherwise.
No Preemptive Rights of Common Stock
Our stockholders have no preemptive rights to acquire any shares issued by us under our Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or otherwise. In addition, no share of our Common Stock is convertible, redeemable, assessable or entitled to the benefits of any sinking or repurchase fund.
Effect of the Embraer Issuance upon Rights of Existing Stockholders
The principal effect upon the rights of our existing stockholders (other than the Majority Stockholder) of the Embraer Issuance will be a dilution in their current percentage ownership in the Company. Based on the number of shares of our common stock outstanding as of August 20, 2025, the Majority Stockholder following the Embraer Issuance will own approximately 71.9% of our outstanding Common Stock. The other stockholders of the Company, who owned approximately 28.4% of our outstanding common stock prior to the Embraer Issuance, will be diluted from an ownership standpoint and will own approximately 28.1% of our outstanding common stock following the Embraer Issuance.
In addition, the Embraer Issuance and the resale of significant amounts of the shares of our Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Embraer Issuance could materially and adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock.
Registration Rights
Under the terms of the Embraer Subscription Agreement, the Company has agreed to file a registration statement covering the resale of the Acquired Shares within ninety (90) calendar days after the Closing and to use reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement to be declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) the ninetieth (90th) calendar day if the SEC notifies the Company that it will “review” such registration statement following the Closing and (ii) the tenth (10th) business day after the date the Company is notified by the SEC that such registration statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Significant Beneficial Owners
The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of August 20, 2025, by:
- Each person, or group of affiliated persons, known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our Common Stock;
- Each of our directors;
- Each of our named executive officers; and
- All of our current executive officers and directors as a group.
Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person or entity and the percentage ownership of that person or entity in the table below, all shares subject to options or warrants held by such person or entity were deemed outstanding if such securities are currently exercisable, or exercisable within 60 days. These shares were not deemed outstanding, however, for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person or entity.
Except as described in the footnotes below and subject to applicable community property laws and similar laws, the Company believes that each person listed below has sole voting and investment power with respect to such shares.
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Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc (2)
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Johann Bordais
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—
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—
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Gerard J. DeMuro (3)
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550,066
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*
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Eduardo Couto (4)
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9,622
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*
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Luis Carlos Affonso
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—
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—
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Michael Amalfitano(5)
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9,676
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*
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Marion Clifton Blakey (6)
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58,249
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*
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Paul Eremenko (7)
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58,249
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*
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Sergio Pedreiro (8)
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58,249
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*
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All Company directors and executive officers as a group (8 individuals)
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744,111
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*
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(1) |
Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of those listed in the table above is c/o Eve Holding, Inc., 1400 General Aviation Drive, Melbourne, Florida 32935. |
(2) |
Comprised of (i) 220,000,000 shares of common stock issued in connection with the business combination by and among EVE UAM, LLC, Embraer S.A., Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc. and Eve Holding, Inc. (formerly known as Zanite Acquisition Corp.) (the “Business Combination”), (ii) 18,500,000 shares of common stock issued in a private placement consummated in connection with the Business Combination, (iii) 399,589 shares of common stock sold to Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc. by SkyWest Leasing, Inc and (iv) 7,500,000 shares of common stock issued in a private placement consummated on September 4, 2024. Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc. is controlled by Embraer S.A. The address of the principal business office of Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc. is 276 S.W. 34th Street Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33315. The address of the principal business office of Embraer S.A. is Avenida Dra. Ruth Cardoso, 8501, 30th floor (part), Pinheiros, São Paulo, SP, 05425-070, Brazil. |
(3) |
Comprised of (i) 150,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, which converted into shares of Common Stock upon the closing of the Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, (ii) 61,917 shares of Common Stock underlying the private placement warrants received from Zanite Sponsor LLC in a pro-rata distribution of its securities to its members, (iii) 140,000 shares of Common Stock issued to Mr. DeMuro at the closing of the Business Combination pursuant to the terms of his Employment Agreement, (iv) 200,000 shares of Common Stock underlying restricted stock units granted to Mr. DeMuro at the closing of the Business Combination and vested on the first and second anniversaries of the grant pursuant to the terms of his Employment Agreement, net of 30,100 shares of Common Stock withheld to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and settlement of such restricted stock units, and (v) 28,249 shares of Common Stock underlying restricted stock units granted to Mr. DeMuro in connection with the 2022 annual equity grants for the Company’s non-employee directors and vested on May 9, 2025. |
(4) |
Consists
of 12,735 shares of Common Stock underlying restricted stock units granted to
Mr. Couto at the closing of the Business Combination and vested on the third anniversary of the grant, net of 3,113 shares of
Common Stock withheld to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with
the vesting and settlement of such restricted stock units.
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(5) |
Consists
of shares held in a joint account with Mr. Amalfitano’s wife.
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(6) |
Consists
of (i) 15,000 shares of Common Stock underlying restricted stock units granted
to Ms. Blakey in connection with the 2022 annual equity grants for the Company’s independent
directors and vested on May 9, 2024, (ii) 15,000 shares of Common Stock
underlying restricted stock units granted to Ms. Blakey in connection
with the 2022 annual equity grants for the Company’s independent directors
and vested on July 31, 2023, and (iii) 28,249 shares of Common Stock
underlying restricted stock units granted to Ms. Blakey in connection
with the 2022 annual equity grants for the Company’s independent
directors and vested on May 9, 2025.
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(7) |
Consists
of (i) 15,000 shares of Common Stock underlying restricted stock units granted
to Mr. Eremenko in connection with the 2022 annual equity grants
for the Company’s independent directors and vested on May 9, 2024, (ii)
15,000 shares of Common Stock underlying restricted stock units granted to
Mr. Eremenko in connection with the 2022 annual equity grants
for the Company’s independent directors and vested on July 31, 2023, and
(iii) 28,249 shares of Common Stock underlying restricted stock units granted
to Mr. Eremenko in connection with the 2022 annual equity grants for the Company’s independent
directors and vested on May 9, 2025.
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(8) |
Consists
of (i) 15,000 shares of Common Stock underlying restricted stock units granted
to Mr. Pedreiro in connection with the 2022 annual equity grants
for the Company’s independent directors and vested on May 9, 2024, (ii)
15,000 shares of Common Stock underlying restricted stock units granted to
Mr. Pedreiro in connection with the 2022 annual equity grants
for the Company’s independent directors and vested on July 31, 2023, and
(iii) 28,249 shares of Common Stock underlying restricted stock units granted
to Mr. Eremenko in connection with the 2022 annual equity grants for the Company’s independent
directors and vested on May 9, 2025.
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