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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 10, 2024
Joby Aviation, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware | 001-39524 | 98-1548118 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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333 ENCINAL STREET | | |
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SANTA CRUZ | , | California | | 95060 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 831 201-6700
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
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o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
o | 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:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | JOBY | | New York Stock Exchange |
Warrants to purchase common stock | | JOBY WS | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Emerging growth company o
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 10, 2024, Joby Aviation, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Allen & Company LLC, as agents and/or principals (each, a “Manager,” and collectively, the “Managers”), under which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time at its sole discretion, up to an aggregate of $300,000,000 of shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), through or to the Managers (the “Offering”), pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-282809), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 24, 2024. The Company filed a prospectus supplement with the SEC on December 10, 2024 in connection with the Offering.
Under the terms of the Agreement, the Managers may sell the Common Stock by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Managers will use commercially reasonable efforts to sell the Common Stock from time to time, based upon instructions from the Company (including any price, time or size limits or other customary parameters or conditions the Company may impose). The Company will pay the Managers a commission equal to 3.0% in the aggregate of the gross sales proceeds of any Common Stock sold through the Managers under the Agreement.
The Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, indemnification rights and obligations of the Company and the Managers, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and agreements contained in the Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties thereto and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties to such agreement.
The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of the Company, which is being made only by means of a written prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, nor shall there be any sale of the Company’s securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.
A copy of the opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP. regarding the validity of the shares of Common Stock that may be issued and sold pursuant to the Agreement is filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
1.1 | | |
5.1 | | |
23.1 | | |
104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURE
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.
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| | | | | | Joby Aviation, Inc. |
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Date: | | December 10, 2024 | | By: | | /s/ Matthew Field |
| | | | Name: | | Matthew Field |
| | | | Title: | | Chief Financial Officer |