8-K
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 21, 2021

 

 

Astra Space, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-39426

85-1270303

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

1900 Skyhawk Street

 

Alameda, California

 

94501

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (866) 278-7217

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 


Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share

 

ASTR

 

NASDAQ Global Select Market

Warrants to purchase one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50

 

ASTRW

 

NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 


 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 21, 2021, Astra Space, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that approximately 4 million public and private warrants (the "Redeemable Warrants") have been exercised as of December 20, 2021. As previously announced on November 26, 2021, the Company provided to the holders of Redeemable Warrants that their warrants will be redeemed in accordance with the terms of Redeemable Warrants if they are not exercised before 5:00 PM New York City time on December 27, 2021 (the "Redemption Date"). A copy of our press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Neither this Current Report on Form 8-K nor the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Company’s securities.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release dated December 21, 2021

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

 


 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 21, 2021

 

 

 

Astra Space, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Kelyn Brannon

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

Kelyn Brannon

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 


EX-99.1

 

Astra Reminds Investors of the Redemption of Warrants

Alameda, CA – December 21, 2021 – Astra Space, Inc. (“Astra” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ASTR), announced that as of December 20, 2021, approximately 4.0 million public and private warrants (the “Redeemable Warrants”) have been exercised. As previously announced on November 26, 2021, the Company provided notice to the holders of the Redeemable Warrants that their warrants will be redeemed in accordance with the terms of the Redeemable Warrants if they are not exercised before 5:00 p.m. New York City time on December 27, 2021 (the “Redemption Date”).

As a courtesy, the Company would like to remind any remaining holders of Redeemable Warrants that if the remaining approximately 11.3 million Redeemable Warrants are not exercised prior to the Redemption Date, they will be redeemed at the redemption price of $0.10 per Redeemable Warrant.

Questions concerning redemption and exercise of such Redeemable Warrants can be directed to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, our Warrant Agent, at (212) 509-4000 or compliance@continentalstock.com.

For more information about the redemption of our Redeemable Warrants, please visit the Company’s investor relations website at https://investor.astra.com.

No Offer or Solicitation

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any offer of any of the Company’s securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction

About Astra

Astra’s mission is to improve life on Earth from space by creating a healthier and more connected planet. Today, Astra offers the one of the lowest cost-per-dedicated-orbital-launch service of any operational launch provider in the world. Astra completed its first commercial orbital launch in November 2021, making it one of the fastest U.S. companies in history to reach this milestone. Astra is based in Alameda, California, and was founded in 2016. Astra (NASDAQ: ASTR) was the first space launch company to be publicly traded on Nasdaq. Visit www.astra.com to learn more about Astra.

 

Contact Information

Investor Contact:

Dane Lewis

investors@astra.com

Media Contact:

Kati Dahm

kati@astra.com

 

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