T1 Energy (NYSE: TE) sells $120M 4.75% convertible notes due 2031
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T1 Energy Inc. entered note purchase agreements for a private offering of $120.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.75% Convertible Senior Notes due August 1, 2031 to qualified institutional buyers. Closing is expected on July 31, 2026, with net proceeds intended to fund Phase 1 of the G2_Austin solar cell fab and general corporate purposes as a bridge to a comprehensive financing solution that includes a significant debt component.
The senior unsecured Notes bear 4.75% interest, payable semi-annually, and are convertible at T1’s election into cash, stock, or both at an initial conversion rate of 224.0143 shares per $1,000, equivalent to a $4.46 conversion price, a 20% premium to the $3.72 last sale price. Based on an initial maximum conversion rate of 268.8172, up to 32,258,064 shares may initially be issuable upon conversion. The Notes include make-whole and fundamental change adjustments, an issuer redemption option on or after August 6, 2029 subject to a 130% stock-price condition, and customary events of default. T1 will seek to register resales of conversion shares, and an Eighth Amendment to the G1 Dallas credit agreement, effective at Closing, modifies certain ownership and board-designation requirements related to Trina Solar and provides lender waivers and consents.
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Note Purchase Agreements
On July 29, 2026, T1 Energy Inc. (the “Company”) entered into note purchase agreements (collectively, the “Note Purchase Agreements”) relating to the private offering (collectively, the “Offering”) of $120.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 (the “Convertible Notes”) to certain qualified institutional buyers (collectively, the “Purchasers”). The Offering is expected to close on July 31, 2026 (the date on which the closing occurs, the “Closing”), subject to satisfaction of the customary closing conditions set forth in the Note Purchase Agreements.
The gross proceeds from the sale of the Convertible Notes are expected to be $120.0 million, prior to deducting fees and estimated offering expenses. The Company expects to use the net proceeds of the Offering for (i) construction and development of infrastructure and purchase of production line equipment relating to Phase 1 of its G2_Austin solar cell fab (“G2_Austin”) and (ii) general corporate purposes. The net proceeds of the Offering are intended as a bridge to a comprehensive financing solution, which includes a significant debt component, to fund the remaining capital expenditures for Phase 1 of G2_Austin that the Company continues to target.
Subject to certain limitations, the Note Purchase Agreements provide the Purchasers with certain registration rights for the shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes. The Note Purchase Agreements require the Company to prepare and file a new registration statement, or a prospectus supplement to a prospectus that forms a part of an existing registration statement, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than 30 calendar days following the date of the Closing to register the resale of the shares underlying the Convertible Notes.
The Note Purchase Agreements otherwise contain representations and warranties, covenants and other terms customary for an Offering of this type.
The foregoing summary of the of the Note Purchase Agreements does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of, the form of Note Purchase Agreement, which will be filed with the SEC following, and subject to, the Closing.
Convertible Notes and Indenture
The Company will issue the Convertible Notes in the Offering pursuant to the terms and conditions of an Indenture (the “Indenture”) between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”). The Indenture will be executed in connection with the Closing under the Note Purchase Agreements. The following is a brief description of the terms of the Indenture and the Convertible Notes to be issued pursuant to the Indenture.
The Convertible Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will bear interest at a rate of 4.75% per annum from and including the date of the Closing, payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, beginning on February 1, 2027. The Convertible Notes will mature on August 1, 2031, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted.
Before May 1, 2031, holders may convert their Convertible Notes at their option only in certain circumstances. At any time from, and including, May 1, 2031 until the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date, the Convertible Notes will be convertible at the option of the holders. The Company will settle conversions by paying and/or delivering, as applicable, cash, shares of its common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at the Company’s election. The initial conversion rate will be 224.0143 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $4.46 per share of common stock and represents a conversion premium of approximately 20% above the last reported sale price of $3.72 per share of the Company’s common stock on The New York Stock Exchange on July 29, 2026. If a “make-whole fundamental change” (as defined in the Indenture) occurs, or if the Company calls a holder’s Convertible Notes for redemption, then the Company will in certain circumstances increase the conversion rate for a specified period of time for holders who convert their Convertible Notes in connection with that make-whole fundamental change, or who convert their Convertible Notes that are called for such redemption.
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The Convertible Notes will not be redeemable prior to August 6, 2029. The Convertible Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to certain limitations), at the Company’s option at any time, and from time to time, on or after August 6, 2029 and prior to the 41st scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, at a cash redemption price equal to the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, but only if the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds 130% of the conversion price for the Convertible Notes on (1) each of at least 20 trading days, whether or not consecutive, during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the trading day immediately before the date the Company sends the related redemption notice; and (2) the trading day immediately before the date the Company sends such notice.
If a “fundamental change” (as defined in the Indenture) occurs, then, subject to certain exceptions, holders may require the Company to repurchase their Convertible Notes at a cash repurchase price equal to the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date.
The Convertible Notes will be governed by customary terms and covenants, including that upon certain events of default, including cross-acceleration to certain other indebtedness of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, either the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes then outstanding may declare the principal amount of the Convertible Notes and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon immediately due and payable. In the case of certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization relating to the Company, the principal amount of the Convertible Notes and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon will automatically become and be immediately due and payable.
The foregoing summary of the Indenture and the Convertible Notes does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of, the Indenture (including the form of Convertible Note attached thereto), which will be filed with the SEC following, and subject to, the Closing.
This Current Report on Form 8-K is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification thereof under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
Credit Agreement Amendment
On July 27, 2026, T1 G1 Dallas Solar Module LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Borrower”), entered into that certain Waiver, Consent and Amendment No. 8 to Credit Agreement (the “Eighth Amendment”), by and among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as administrative and collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”), which amends that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2024 (as amended, restated supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the effectiveness of the Eighth Amendment, the “Existing Credit Agreement”) by and among the Borrower, the Agent and the lenders from time to time party thereto. Subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions precedent and effective as of the Closing, the Eighth Amendment, among other things, (i) amends the Existing Credit Agreement to modify or remove certain requirements relating to Trina Solar Energy Development Pte. Ltd’s (“Trina”) (x) ownership of the Company’s common stock and (y) maintenance of directors appointed by Trina on the Company’s board of directors and (ii) provide certain waivers and consents by the requisite lenders relating to the foregoing.
The above description of the Eighth Amendment is a summary and is not complete. A copy of the Eighth Amendment is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference, and the above summary is qualified by reference to the terms of the Eighth Amendment set forth in such exhibits.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sale of Securities.
On July 29, 2026, the Company entered into the Note Purchase Agreements pursuant to which it agreed to sell $120.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes to the Purchasers in a private placement pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company is selling the Convertible Notes to the Purchasers in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Company is relying on this exemption from registration based in part on representations made by the Purchasers in the Note Purchase Agreements.
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To the extent that any shares of the Company’s common stock are issued upon conversion of the Convertible Notes, they will be issued in transactions anticipated to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of Section 3(a)(9) thereof because no commission or other remuneration is expected to be paid in connection with conversion of the Convertible Notes and any resulting issuance of shares of common stock. Initially, a maximum of 32,258,064 shares of the Company’s common stock may be issued upon conversion of the Convertible Notes based on the initial maximum conversion rate of 268.8172 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, which is subject to customary anti-dilution adjustment provisions.
The information related to the issuance of the Convertible Notes set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On July 30, 2026, the Company issued a press release regarding the Offering. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements with respect to the anticipated use of proceeds from the Offering, the expected timing for the Closing of the Offering and the Company’s target to finance the remaining balance of its capital expenditures relating to Phase 1 of G_2 Austin. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause actual future events, results, or achievements to be materially different from the Company’s expectations and projections expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Important factors include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the SEC on March 31, 2026, as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 30, 2026, and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC, including risks related to: (1) the Company’s ability to (i) construct and equip manufacturing facilities in a timely and cost-effective manner; (ii) target and retain customers and suppliers; (iii) attract and retain key employees and qualified personnel; (iv) protect its intellectual property; (v) comply with legal and environmental regulations; (vi) compete in international markets in light of export and import controls; (vii) incur substantially more debt; (viii) remediate the material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting or otherwise maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, (ix) qualify for the advanced manufacturing production credit under Section 45X of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and (x) rely on third-party warranties; (2) the Company’s ability to secure a comprehensive financing solution to fund the remaining capital expenditure for G2_Austin Phase 1 on favorable terms, or at all, and the timing of such financing; (3) the concentration of the Company’s operations in Texas and its dependence on a limited number of suppliers; (4) changes adversely affecting the flow of components and materials from international vendors, the costs of raw materials, components, equipment, and machinery; (5) general economic and geopolitical conditions, (6) changes in applicable laws or regulations, including environmental, export control and tax laws and incentives and renewable energy targets, as well as international trade policies, including tariffs, on the Company’s products and competitive position; (7) the outcome of any legal proceedings relating to the Company’s products and services, including intellectual property or product liability claims, commercial or contractual disputes, warranty claims, and other proceedings; and (8) the capital-intensive nature of the Company’s business and its ability to raise additional capital on attractive terms or service its debt. The above referenced filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K and are based on information available to the Company as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the Company assumes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Waiver, Consent and Amendment No. 8 to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2026, among T1 G1 Dallas Solar Module LLC, as borrower, the lenders party thereto and HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 30, 2026. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document). |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| T1 ENERGY INC. | ||
| /s/ Evan Calio | ||
| Name: | Evan Calio | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: July 30, 2026
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Exhibit 99.1
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News Release |
T1 Announces Private Placement of Convertible Notes Due 2031
AUSTIN, Texas and NEW YORK, July 30, 2026 -- T1 Energy Inc. (NYSE: TE) (“T1,” “T1 Energy,” or the “Company”) today announced that it had entered into note purchase agreements with a group of investors related to a private offering (the “Offering”) of $120.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.75% convertible senior notes due 2031 (the “Notes”). The Offering is expected to close on July 31, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The gross proceeds from the sale of the Notes are expected to be $120.0 million, prior to deducting fees and estimated offering expenses. T1 expects to use the net proceeds of the Offering for (i) construction and development of infrastructure and purchase of production line equipment relating to Phase 1 of its G2_Austin solar cell fab (“G2_Austin”) and (ii) general corporate purposes. The net proceeds of the Offering are intended as a bridge to a comprehensive financing solution, which includes a significant debt component, to fund the remaining capital expenditures for Phase 1 of G2_Austin that T1 continues to target.
The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of T1 and interest will be payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, beginning on February 1, 2027. The Notes will mature on August 1, 2031, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted.
Before May 1, 2031, holders may convert their Notes at their option only in certain circumstances. At any time from, and including, May 1, 2031 until the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date, the Notes will be convertible at the option of the holders. T1 will settle conversions by paying and/or delivering, at T1’s election, cash, shares of its common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock. The initial conversion rate will be 224.0143 shares of T1’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $4.46 per share of common stock and represents a conversion premium of approximately 20% above the last reported sale price of $3.72 per share of T1’s common stock on The New York Stock Exchange on July 29, 2026. If a “make-whole fundamental change” (as defined in the indenture that will govern the Notes) occurs, or if T1 calls a holder’s Notes for redemption, then T1 will in certain circumstances increase the conversion rate for a specified period of time for holders who convert their Notes in connection with that make-whole fundamental change, or who convert their Notes that are called for such redemption.
The Notes will not be redeemable prior to August 6, 2029. The Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to certain limitations), at T1’s option at any time, and from time to time, on or after August 6, 2029 and prior to the 41st scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, at a cash redemption price equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, but only if the last reported sale price per share of the T1’s common stock equals or exceeds 130% of the conversion price for the Notes on (1) each of at least 20 trading days, whether or not consecutive, during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the trading day immediately before the date T1 sends the related redemption notice; and (2) the trading day immediately before the date T1 sends such notice.
| T1 Energy Inc. | News Release 1 |
If a “fundamental change” (as defined in the indenture that will govern the Notes) occurs, then, subject to certain exceptions, holders may require T1 to repurchase their Notes at a cash repurchase price equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date.
The Notes to be sold in the Offering were only offered to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Notes and any shares of T1’s common stock potentially issuable upon conversion of the Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, any state securities laws or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws. The Company has agreed to file a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) registering the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes.
This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification thereof under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About T1 Energy
T1 Energy Inc. (NYSE: TE) is an energy solutions provider building an integrated U.S. supply chain for solar. In December 2024, T1 completed a transformative transaction, positioning the Company as one of the leading solar manufacturing companies in the U.S., with a complementary solar storage strategy. Based in the U.S. with plans to expand its operations in America, the Company is also exploring value optimization opportunities across its portfolio of assets in Europe.
Investor contact:
Jeffrey Spittel
EVP, Investor Relations and Corporate Development
jeffrey.spittel@T1energy.com
Tel: +1 409 599 5706
Media contact:
Russell Gold
EVP, Strategic Communications
russell.gold@T1energy.com
Tel: +1 214 616 9715
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Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements with respect to the anticipated use of proceeds from the Offering, the expected timing for closing of the Offering and T1’s target to finance the remaining balance of its capital expenditures relating to Phase 1 of G_2 Austin. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause actual future events, results, or achievements to be materially different from T1’s expectations and projections expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Important factors include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in T1’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the SEC on March 31, 2026, as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 30, 2026, and in T1’s other filings with the SEC, including risks related to: (1) T1’s ability to (i) construct and equip manufacturing facilities in a timely and cost-effective manner; (ii) target and retain customers and suppliers; (iii) attract and retain key employees and qualified personnel; (iv) protect its intellectual property; (v) comply with legal and environmental regulations; (vi) compete in international markets in light of export and import controls; (vii) incur substantially more debt; (viii) remediate the material weakness in T1’s internal control over financial reporting or otherwise maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, (ix) qualify for the advanced manufacturing production credit under Section 45X of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and (x) rely on third-party warranties; (2) T1’s ability to secure a comprehensive financing solution to fund the remaining capital expenditure for G2_Austin Phase 1 on favorable terms, or at all, and the timing of such financing; (3) the concentration of T1’s operations in Texas and its dependence on a limited number of suppliers; (4) changes adversely affecting the flow of components and materials from international vendors, the costs of raw materials, components, equipment, and machinery; (5) general economic and geopolitical conditions, (6) changes in applicable laws or regulations, including environmental, export control and tax laws and incentives and renewable energy targets, as well as international trade policies, including tariffs, on T1’s products and competitive position; (7) the outcome of any legal proceedings relating to T1’s products and services, including intellectual property or product liability claims, commercial or contractual disputes, warranty claims, and other proceedings; and (8) the capital-intensive nature of T1’s business and its ability to raise additional capital on attractive terms or service its debt. The above referenced filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and are based on information available to T1 as of the date of this press release, and T1 assumes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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