Mudrick backs Vertical Aerospace (NYSE: EVTL) with $35M note deal, new terms
Mudrick Capital Management, affiliated funds and Jason Mudrick report updated beneficial ownership of Vertical Aerospace Ltd. ordinary shares. They collectively beneficially own 105,401,051 Ordinary Shares, including shares issuable on conversion of Convertible Senior Secured Notes and warrants, representing 55% of the class based on 191,631,773 shares outstanding.
Under an April 20, 2026 Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, the company may sell up to $50,000,000 of Additional Convertible Senior Secured Notes; $15,000,000 has been purchased so far. On August 5, 2026, Mudrick agreed in principle, subject to definitive agreements, to purchase the remaining $35,000,000 on amended terms. The Indenture governing the 10.00% / 12.00% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes due 2030 will be amended so the conversion price for all such notes changes from $3.50 to $1.30 per Ordinary Share.
On the same date, Mudrick agreed it would consent to the company issuing $25,000,000 of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares to Yorkville Advisors Global, LP, waived participation rights in a $35,000,000 common equity offering, and agreed to vote its securities to approve repricing of certain employee options and a new management option pool. A Shareholder Agreement will expand the board to nine directors, give Mudrick proportionate nomination and committee representation rights while it beneficially owns at least 10% of the Ordinary Shares, and require a shareholder meeting by September 15, 2026 to vote on Articles Amendments.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 8)
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Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (Name of Issuer) |
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.001 per share (Title of Class of Securities) |
G9471C107 (CUSIP Number) |
Mudrick Capital Management, L.P., 31 W. 52nd Street, 16th Floor
New York, NY, 10019
646-747-9500
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
105,401,051.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
55 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick Capital Management, LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
105,401,051.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
55 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Jason Mudrick | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
UNITED STATES
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
105,401,051.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
55 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick Distressed Opportunity Fund Global, L.P. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
CAYMAN ISLANDS
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
22,586,781.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
15.1 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick GP, LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
22,586,781.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
15.1 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick Distressed Opportunity Drawdown Fund II, L.P. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
13,798,753.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
9.5 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick Distressed Opportunity Drawdown Fund II SC, L.P. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
1,440,264.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
1.0 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick Distressed Opportunity Drawdown Fund II GP, LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
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OO | ||||||||
| 5 |
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
15,239,017.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
10.6 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick Distressed Opportunity 2020 Dislocation Fund, L.P. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
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| 5 |
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
3,609,563.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
2.6 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick Distressed Opportunity 2020 Dislocation Fund GP, LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
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OO | ||||||||
| 5 |
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
3,609,563.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
2.6 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick Distressed Opportunity SIF Master Fund, L.P. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
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OO | ||||||||
| 5 |
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
2,637,302.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
1.9 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick Distressed Opportunity SIF GP, LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
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OO | ||||||||
| 5 |
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
2,637,302.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
1.9 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick Stressed Credit Master Fund, L.P. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
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OO | ||||||||
| 5 |
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
2,967,410.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
2.1 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick Stressed Credit Fund GP, LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
2,967,410.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
2.1 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick Opportunity Co-Investment Fund, L.P. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
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| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
2,301,190.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
1.6 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick Opportunity Co-Investment Fund GP, LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
2,301,190.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
1.6 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick Distressed Opportunity Drawdown Fund III, L.P. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
576,846.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
.4 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick Distressed Opportunity Drawdown Fund III GP, LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
576,846.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
.4 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick Co-Investment Opportunity III, L.P. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
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| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
250,000.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
.2 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick Co-Investment Opportunity III GP, LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
250,000.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
.2 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| Item 1. | Security and Issuer | |
| (a) | Title of Class of Securities:
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.001 per share | |
| (b) | Name of Issuer:
Vertical Aerospace Ltd. | |
| (c) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
Unit 1 Camwal Court, Chapel Street, Bristol,
UNITED KINGDOM
, BS2 0UW. | |
Item 1 Comment:
This Amendment No. 8 ("Amendment No. 8") amends the statement on Schedule 13D (as amended from time to time, the "Schedule 13D") originally filed by the Reporting Persons October 23, 2024, and relates to the ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share ("Ordinary Shares"), of Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (the "Issuer" or the "Company"). Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 8 does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Schedule 13D. Unless otherwise indicated, each capitalized term used but not defined in this Amendment No. 8 shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Schedule 13D. | ||
| Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction | |
This Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is amended and supplemented as follows:
As previously disclosed by the reporting persons in Amendment No. 7 to this Schedule 13D, MCM and the Company entered into a Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated April 20, 2026 (the "Convertible Note Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to cause MCM to purchase up to $50,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount of additional Convertible Senior Secured Notes (the "Additional Notes") to be issued under the Indenture during a period of one year following the date of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement. Since April 20, 2026, the Company has caused MCM, on behalf of certain of the Reporting Persons, to purchase $15,000,000 in Additional Notes. On August 5, 2026, pursuant to a financing term sheet (the "Term Sheet") entered into among MCM, the Company and certain other parties thereto, MCM agreed in principle, subject to further negotiation and the execution of definitive agreements, to purchase the remaining $35,000,000 Additional Notes that have not been yet been purchased under the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement on the amended terms set forth in the Term Sheet. Additionally, MCM and the Company agreed to enter into a shareholder agreement (the "Shareholder Agreement") with respect to certain governance matters in connection with the closing of the purchase of the Additional Notes pursuant to the Term Sheet. The descriptions of the Term Sheet and Shareholder Agreement are incorporated by reference herein from Item 6 of this Amendment No. 8. | ||
| Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer | |
| (a) | This Item 5(a) of the Schedule 13D is amended and supplemented as follows:
The responses set forth in rows 7 through 13 and the related "Comments for Type of Reporting Person" on the cover pages to this Amendment No. 8 are incorporated by reference into this Item 5. | |
| (b) | This Item 5(b) of the Schedule 13D is amended and supplemented as follows:
The responses set forth in rows 7 through 13 and the related "Comments for Type of Reporting Person" on the cover pages to this Amendment No. 8 are incorporated by reference into this Item 5. | |
| (c) | This Item 5(c) of the Schedule 13D is amended and supplemented as follows:
Except as set forth in Exhibit 21 attached hereto, there have been no transactions in Issuer securities effected by the Reporting Persons in the last sixty days. | |
| (d) | This Item 5(d) of the Schedule 13D is amended and supplemented as follows:
Under certain circumstances, partners, members or shareholders of the Reporting Persons, as the case may be, could have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, securities owned by such Reporting Person. | |
| (e) | N/A | |
| Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer | |
This Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is amended and supplemented as follows:
The information disclosed in Item 4 of this Amendment No. 8 is incorporated by reference herein.
Term Sheet
On August 5, 2026, MCM entered into the Term Sheet with the Company, pursuant to which MCM, on behalf of certain of the Reporting Persons, agreed in principle, subject to further negotiation and the execution of definitive agreements, to purchase $35 million of Additional Notes from the Company (the "Convertible Notes Purchase"). The Additional Notes will be issued pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Company's existing Indenture ("Indenture"), dated as of December 16, 2021, with U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee and the other parties thereto, governing the Company's existing 10.00% / 12.00% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes due 2030, which will be amended to provide for, among other things, a change in the conversion price of all Convertible Senior Secured Notes issued under the Indenture from $3.50 to $1.30 per ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.001.
In addition to the Convertible Notes Purchase, MCM also: (1) agreed that it would consent to the Company issuing $25 million of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares with a liquidation value of $1,000 per share to Yorkville Advisors Global, LP or its designee; (2) waived its participation rights with respect to a $35 million common equity offering by the Company; and (3) agreed to vote its voting securities to approve the repricing of certain existing options granted to Company employees and the creation, reservation and authorization of a new management option pool.
Shareholder Agreement
On August 5, 2026, MCM and the Company also agreed to a form of Shareholder Agreement that will be executed in connection with the closing of the Convertible Notes Purchase. Pursuant to the Shareholder Agreement, the Company is required to increase the size of its board of directors (the "Board") to nine and MCM shall be entitled to nominate for election a number of individuals (not less than zero) to serve as directors on the Board (the "Specified Directors") that is equal to (X) the product, rounded to the nearest whole number, of (i) the percentage of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by MCM at the relevant time multiplied by (ii) the size of the whole Board at the relevant time minus (Y) the number of Appointed Directors (as defined in the Company's Articles of Association) serving on the Board at such time. Additionally, so long as MCM beneficially owns at least 10% of the Company's Ordinary Shares, MCM may designate a number of Specified Director(s) (not less than zero) to serve on each of the Board's committees that is equal to (X) the product, rounded to the nearest whole number, of (i) the percentage of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by MCM at the relevant time multiplied by (ii) the size of the whole applicable committee at the relevant time minus (Y) the number of Appointed Directors serving on each such committee at such time. The Shareholder Agreement further sets out the requirements for MCM's director nominees and committee members and the nomination process and certain other matters.
The Shareholder Agreement also provides that the Company shall take all necessary action to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold an Annual or Extraordinary General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company as promptly as possible following the date of the Term Sheet (and in any event by September 15, 2026) to vote on certain amendments to the Company's Articles of Associations (the "Articles Amendments"), recommend that the shareholders of the Company vote in favor of the Articles Amendments and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain shareholder approval thereof. The Shareholder Agreement will terminate with immediate effect upon the earlier of (a) the adoption by the Company of the Articles Amendments and (b) such time as MCM ceases to beneficially own at least 10% of the Company's Ordinary Shares.
The descriptions of each of the Term Sheet and the Shareholder Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such documents, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 22 is incorporated by reference herein. | ||
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Exhibit 21: Transactions
Exhibit 22: Comprehensive Financing Term Sheet (including Form of Shareholder Agreement) | ||
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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