Every 8-K that 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (FEAM) has filed with the SEC in the last 24 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A 8-K covers material events a company has to report between its quarterly reports, so if you follow FEAM and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full FEAM filings page.
5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (FEAM), through its wholly owned subsidiary 5E SVM, completed the purchase of real property, production facilities, brine resources and other assets from Searles Valley Minerals Inc., Trona Railway Company LLC and Searles Domestic Water Company LLC on October 1, 2026. Consideration included approximately $3.4 million in cash, 8.3 million common shares and an approximately $6.2 million senior unsecured Promissory Note issued for distribution to certain lenders of the sellers. Another 312,500 shares are to be issued later upon specified conditions, including delivery of deeds.
The Promissory Note bears 14.5% annual interest, payable in kind and capitalized quarterly; it requires an approximately $1.2 million cash payment on the 24-month anniversary and otherwise matures on the fifth anniversary. 5E SVM also entered a $10.0 million senior secured Bridge Facility with Karnavati Holdings, Inc.; $7.0 million was funded at closing, with the balance subject to conditions. The bridge bears 8.00% annual interest, payable in kind and capitalized quarterly, matures 270 days after closing and includes a $1.0 million fee payable at maturity. It is secured by substantially all of 5E SVM's assets and guaranteed by 5E Advanced Materials. The company expected to report preliminary cash and cash equivalents of $15.7 million as of September 30, 2026; period-end accounting procedures and auditor review were ongoing.
5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (FEAM) agreed to acquire key assets of Searles Valley Minerals through a court-supervised Section 363 bankruptcy sale, subject to approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. A wholly owned subsidiary, 5E SVM, will purchase real property, production facilities at Argus, Westend and Trona, roughly 9,000 acres of Searles Lake brine resources, the Trona Railway short-line railroad, water and utility infrastructure, and related equipment, contracts and IP in San Bernardino County, California.
Consideration includes approximately $3.4 million in cash (backed by a $300,000 earnest-money deposit), 8.3 million FEAM common shares, and an approximately $6.2 million senior unsecured promissory note from 5E SVM, while assuming specified operational and environmental liabilities. The note bears 14.5% PIK interest with a ~$1.2 million cash payment at 24 months and final maturity at five years. The company also agreed to register the resale of the shares issued as consideration.
The deal’s closing is conditioned on entry of a Bankruptcy Court sale order, satisfaction of bidding procedures, certain regulatory approvals (including any required Surface Transportation Board authorization for the railroad assets), and 5E receiving a $10.0 million senior secured bridge facility from a seller-related party bearing 8.00% PIK interest and maturing 270 days after closing. The asset purchase agreement can terminate if closing has not occurred by October 2, 2026, subject to limited extensions, and 5E currently expects closing in early October 2026.
5E Advanced Materials, Inc. is exiting its Australian listing while keeping its U.S. listing. The company plans to voluntarily delist its CHESS Depositary Interests from the Australian Securities Exchange, with trading suspension expected on May 26, 2026 and delisting effective after the close on May 28, 2026.
After the suspension date, holders will no longer be able to trade CDIs on the ASX, but the company’s common stock will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol FEAM. The change is not expected to have a material impact on financial position or operating results apart from savings in compliance and other costs associated with the ASX listing. The company intends to provide CDI holders additional information about their rights related to the delisting.
5E Advanced Materials, Inc. appointed Jonathan Siegler to its board of directors, effective April 13, 2026. He will serve until the next annual meeting and until a successor is elected or he departs earlier.
Siegler was designated by BEP Special Situations IV LLC (Bluescape) under a Fourth Amended and Restated Investor and Registration Rights Agreement with Bluescape and Ascend Global Investment Fund SPC. That agreement allows each of Bluescape and Ascend to designate up to two directors while owning 25% of the company’s common stock, and one director while owning 10%.
Siegler replaces Graham van’t Hoff as one of Bluescape’s designees but van’t Hoff remains board chair. Under the Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, Siegler is eligible for a $50,000 annual cash retainer, paid quarterly in arrears, and quarterly restricted stock unit grants equal in value to one quarter of the annual retainer, vesting on the following July 1. His RSUs also vest in full upon voluntary resignation effectiveness, a change in control, or death or disability. He entered into the company’s standard director and officer indemnification agreement, and the company notes he may be deemed to have an interest in transactions with Bluescape described in prior disclosures.
5E Advanced Materials, Inc. completed an equity offering of 18,000,000 shares of common stock at $2.00 per share, raising gross proceeds of $36.0 million. The shares were issued under an effective Form S-1 registration statement.
The company expects net proceeds of approximately $30.3 million after placement fees and expenses, including a 7.0% cash fee to the placement agent. 5E plans to use the funds to operate its small-scale boron facility, advance wellfield development and its commercial mine plan, support FEED engineering, and for general corporate purposes. The company agreed not to issue additional common stock for 90 days after closing, with limited exceptions for equity plans, existing securities and strategic transactions.
5E Advanced Materials, Inc. entered a letter agreement with BEP Special Situations IV LLC and Ascend Global Investment Fund SPC on January 7, 2026, and issued warrants tied to a potential $10.0 million funding package from the Export-Import Bank of the United States. The Warrants allow purchases of up to $10.0 million of common stock at an exercise price of $3.5507 per share, with a maximum of 2,816,346 shares issuable in total. The Warrants only become exercisable if the Guarantors provide a guarantee for the EXIM Loan, and each Guarantor’s warrant size matches its guaranteed amount. They terminate on the earlier of two years after repayment of the EXIM Loan or the release of the guarantee and were issued in a private placement under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. If the EXIM Loan is not obtained or the guarantee is not provided, the Warrants will not vest or become exercisable.
5E Advanced Materials, Inc. reported a major upgrade to the mineral resource estimate for its 5E Boron Americas (Fort Cady) Complex in California, effective November 15, 2025. The updated estimate outlines 61.9 million short tons of measured ore containing 9.1 million short tons of in-situ boric acid with an average grade of 8.34% B2O3, and 138.6 million short tons of indicated ore containing 19.2 million short tons of in-situ boric acid at 7.97% B2O3. Combined measured and indicated mineral resource now total 28.3 million tons of boric acid at an average grade of 8.09% B2O3, a 10.8 million ton, or 61%, increase versus the prior estimate, driven by additional lode claims. Measured plus indicated lithium carbonate equivalent resource increased to 328 thousand tons at 0.17% LCE, up 115 thousand tons, or 54%. Previously disclosed mineral reserves and project economics from the company’s Preliminary Feasibility Study remain unchanged.
5E Advanced Materials, Inc. has scheduled its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders for December 8, 2025. The meeting will be held virtually, and detailed instructions on how stockholders can log in, vote, and submit questions will be provided in the company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC.
Stockholders who want to bring business before the 2025 Annual Meeting or nominate a director must deliver written notice to the company’s principal executive offices by October 13, 2025, in accordance with the company’s Second Amended and Restated Bylaws. Any such notice must meet the specific informational and procedural requirements set out in those Bylaws.
5E Advanced Materials, Inc. completed an underwritten public stock offering. The company sold 2,374,481 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $3.50 per share, raising approximately $7.3 million in net proceeds after underwriting discounts, commissions and estimated expenses.
The company plans to use the cash, along with existing liquidity, primarily to operate its small-scale facility, support wellfield development and analysis, advance FEL-3 engineering planning, and for general corporate purposes. The company, its directors, executive officers and certain stockholders agreed to a 90-day lock-up on common stock sales, subject to exceptions.
5E Advanced Materials, Inc. disclosed that it has terminated its previously established at-the-market equity offering program. The program was set up under an equity distribution agreement with Canaccord Genuity LLC and D.A. Davidson & Co. to offer and sell up to $15,000,000 of common stock.
The agreement was terminated on August 14, 2025, with no termination penalties. The company did not sell any shares of its common stock under this program and has also terminated the related prospectus supplement filed on March 28, 2024.