Vertical Aerospace (EVTL): Mudrick Capital takes 64.2% stake, gains board rights
Mudrick Capital Management and affiliated funds report beneficial ownership of 214,698,010 ordinary shares of Vertical Aerospace Ltd., representing 64.2% of the class on a partially diluted basis. This position includes existing shares, ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of Convertible Senior Secured Notes, and shares issuable from Existing, Tranche A and Tranche B Warrants held across multiple Mudrick funds.
The filing notes that Vertical Aerospace and Mudrick Capital Management, L.P. entered into an Amended and Restated Convertible Note Purchase Agreement under which the company issued an additional $35,000,000 aggregate nominal principal amount of Convertible Senior Secured Notes to Mudrick-managed vehicles. The related indenture was supplemented to change the conversion price of all such notes from $3.50 to $1.30 per ordinary share.
A separate Shareholder Agreement grants Mudrick Capital Management specified nomination, removal and consent rights, including expansion of the board from eight to nine directors and a formula-based right to nominate directors proportional to its beneficial ownership, subject to at least one Specified or Appointed Director remaining on the board.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 9)
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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)
OO | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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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
214,698,010.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
64.2 % | ||||||||
| 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 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
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
214,698,010.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
64.2 % | ||||||||
| 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 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
OO | ||||||||
| 5 |
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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
214,698,010.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
64.2 % | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
OO | ||||||||
| 5 |
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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
40,232,026.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
20.0 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick GP, LLC | ||||||||
| 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)
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
40,232,026.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
20.0 % | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
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
23,966,634.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
12.7 % | ||||||||
| 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 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
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
2,501,551.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
1.4 % | ||||||||
| 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 II GP, LLC | ||||||||
| 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)
OO | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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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
26,468,185.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
13.9 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick 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 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
OO | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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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
6,269,339.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
3.6 % | ||||||||
| 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 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
OO | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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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
6,269,339.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
3.6 % | ||||||||
| 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 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
OO | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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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
4,658,282.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
2.7 % | ||||||||
| 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 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
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
4,658,282.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
2.7 % | ||||||||
| 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 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
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
7,630,752.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
4.3 % | ||||||||
| 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 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
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
7,630,752.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
4.3 % | ||||||||
| 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)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
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
4,175,592.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
2.4 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP Number(s): | G9471C107 |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Mudrick 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 | ||||||||
| 4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
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
4,175,592.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
2.4 % | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
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
1,082,459.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
.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 Drawdown Fund III GP, LLC | ||||||||
| 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)
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
1,082,459.00 | ||||||||
| 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)
.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 Co-Investment Opportunity III, 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)
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
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)
.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 Co-Investment Opportunity III GP, LLC | ||||||||
| 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)
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
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)
.1 % | ||||||||
| 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. 9 ("Amendment No. 9") 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. 9 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 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration | |
This Item 3 is amended and supplemented as follows:
The information set forth in Item 4 of this Amendment No. 9 is incorporated by reference into this Item 3. | ||
| Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction | |
This Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is amended and supplemented as follows:
The information disclosed in Item 6 of this Amendment No. 9 is incorporated by reference herein. | ||
| 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. 9 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. 9 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 this Amendment No. 9 and in Exhibit 21 to Amendment No. 8 (which is incorporated herein by reference), 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:
As previously disclosed by the Company in its Form 6-K filed on August 13, 2026 and consistent with Item 6 of Amendment No. 8, on August 12, 2026, Mudrick Capital Management, L.P., on behalf of certain funds, investors, entities or accounts that are managed, sponsored or advised by it or its affiliates ("MCM"), and the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (the "A&R Convertible Note Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company issued the remaining $35,000,000 in aggregate nominal principal amount of additional Convertible Senior Secured Notes (the "Additional Notes") to MCM and MCM purchased such Additional Notes. The Additional Notes were issued pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Company's indenture, dated as of December 16, 2021, with U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee and the other parties thereto (as amended and supplemented, the "Indenture"), governing the Company's existing 10.00% / 12.00% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes due 2030, which was supplemented 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. The description of the A&R Convertible Note Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such document, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 23 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Additionally, on August 12, 2026, MCM and the Company entered into a shareholder agreement (the "Shareholder Agreement") providing for certain director nomination rights, removal rights and consent rights for MCM and other matters, including the submission of certain amendments to the Company's Fifth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the "Articles") to a vote at a general meeting of the Company's shareholders.
Pursuant to the Shareholder Agreement, among other things, (1) the Company agreed to take all necessary corporate action to increase the number of seats on the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") from eight directors to nine directors and (2) MCM is entitled to nominate for election individuals to serve as directors in respect of the number of director positions 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 total number of director positions on the Board (for the avoidance of doubt, including any vacancies) at the relevant time minus (Y) the number of Appointed Directors (as defined in the Articles) serving on the Board at such time ("Specified Directors"); provided that there shall not be less than one director on the Board that is either a Specified Director or an Appointed Director. The description of the Shareholder Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such document, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 24 and is incorporated by reference herein. | ||
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Exhibit 23: Amended and Restated Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2026, by and between MCM and the Issuer.
Exhibit 24: Shareholder Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2026, by and between MCM and the Issuer. | ||
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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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