Item 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 25, 2025, SES AI International I Pte. Ltd (“SES AI International”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES AI Corporation (the “Company”), entered into a Share Transfer and Share Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and among SES AI International, Shenzhen UZ Energy Co., Ltd. (“UZ Energy”), Shenzhen Yuze Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (“Yuze VC”), Xiaofei Xu, Zhen Bao (together with Ms. Xu, the “Founders”), Shenzhen Yupeng Venture Consulting Partnership (L.P.) (“Yupeng Consulting”), Shenzhen Yuyuan Consulting Partnership (L.P.) (“Yuyuan Conulting”) and certain other shareholders of UZ Energy (together with Yuze VC, Yupeng Consulting and Xiaofei Xu, the “Selling Shareholders”) pursuant to which SES AI International will acquire 100% of the total share capital of UZ Energy (the “Acqusition”), in exchange for the consideration contemplated thereby. UZ Energy is limited liability company organized under the laws of China, based in Shenzhen, China, and is an energy storage solution provider focused on the development, integration and sales of energy storage systems with products and solutions covering both domestic and international markets.
Under the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, the aggregate consideration to be paid for the Acquisition will be approximately RMB 183,460,000 ($25,480,556), consisting of the following: (a) capital contribution of RMB 90,000,000 ($12,500,000) from SES AI International to UZ Energy in exchange for new shares of UZ Energy, to be paid within 40 business days of such equity interest in UZ Energy being transferred to SES AI International and requisite regulatory approval; (b) RMB 23,460,000 ($3,258,333) to certain shareholders of UZ Energy, to be paid within 40 business days of such equity interest in UZ Energy being transferred to SES AI International; (c) RMB 10,000,000 ($1,388,889) to Ms. Xu, subject to downward adjustment should UZ Energy’s annual revenue in 2025 not meet a specified threshold, to be paid within 40 business days of the annual revenue threshold being met; and (d) RMB 60,000,000 ($8,333,333) to certain shareholders of UZ Energy, subject to upward or downward adjustment depending on UZ Energy’s performance in 2026 compared to specified thresholds relating to revenue and cash balances, to be paid within 40 business days of such thresholds being met.
The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants by SES AI International, UZ Energy, the Founders and the Selling Shareholders, as well as indemnification provisions subject to certain limitations. The closing of the Acquisition (the “Closing”) is expected to occur in the third quarter of 2025, and is subject to customary closing conditions, including, among other things, (i) the requisite regulatory approvals, (ii) a duly signed resolution of the shareholders’ meeting of UZ Energy approving the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, (iii) the accuracy of the representations and warranties contained in the Purchase Agreement (subject to certain qualifications), (iv) the performance by the parties of their respective obligations under the Purchase Agreement in all material respects, (v) the waiver of certain preempetive rights by certain shareholders of UZ Energy and (vi) with respect to the obligation of SES AI International to consummate the Acquisition, the absence of a Material Adverse Change (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). The Purchase Agreement also contains certain customary termination rights for the parties, including the right to terminate the Purchase Agreement if the Closing has not occurred on or before September 30, 2025.
This report contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars based on the prevailing exchange rate of RMB 7.2 per U.S. dollar as of July 22, 2025.
The foregoing summary of the Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby do not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Purchase Agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The Purchase Agreement includes representations, warranties and covenants of the parties thereto made solely for purposes of the Purchase Agreement and which may be subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties thereto in connection with the negotiated terms of the transaction and the Purchase Agreement. Moreover, some of those representations and warranties may not be accurate or complete as of any specified date, may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from those generally applicable to the Company’s SEC filings or may have been used for purposes of allocating risk among the parties thereto rather than establishing matters as facts.
Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 28, 2025, the Company issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein, providing preliminary unaudited revenue and liquidity results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.
