Astra Announces Closing of Additional Debt Financing and Waiver of Previously Announced Defaults
Financing provided by affiliates of two early investors in Astra
The Initial Financing includes (1) a purchase by the Investors of the remaining
Pursuant to the Initial Financing Agreement, the Investors have agreed to waive certain existing and prospective defaults and events of default under the Existing Notes, including the events of default under the Existing Notes described in the Astra’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 3, 2023, and the requirement for Astra to comply with the minimum liquidity financial covenant in the Existing Notes until November 17, 2023 to provide Astra with time to raise additional liquidity through various capital raising and cost cutting initiatives and strategic transactions (the “Strategic Plan”).
Astra is in continuing discussions concerning the Proposed Financing with the Investors. The funding contemplated by the Term Sheet is conditioned upon execution of final definitive documentation among the Company and the Investors; however there can be no assurance that the Company and the Investors will be able to negotiate definitive documentation on the terms specified in the Term Sheet or to consummate the Proposed Financing at all.
The Bridge Notes and the warrants have not been and will not be, and any securities issued in connection with the Proposed Financing will not be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. The Bridge Notes, the Warrants and any securities issued in connection with the Proposed Financing may not be offered or sold in
About Astra Space, Inc.
Astra’s mission is to improve life on Earth from space by creating a healthier and more connected planet. Today, Astra offers one of the lowest cost-per-launch dedicated orbital launch services, and one of the industry’s leading flight-proven electric propulsion systems for satellites, Astra Spacecraft Engine. Visit astra.com to learn more about Astra.
Safe Harbor
The statements made herein concerning the Initial Financing and the Proposed Financing include “forward-looking statements.” Specific forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and can be identified by the use of, without limitation, words such as “may,” “will,” “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “estimates,” “projects,” “targets,” “forecasts,” “seeks,” “would,” “could” or the negative of such terms or other variations on such terms or comparable terminology. Similarly, statements that describe any objectives, the Strategic Plan, the Proposed Financing, involvement of the Investors in the Proposed Financing, plans or goals are forward-looking. The forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current intent, belief, expectations, estimates and projections regarding the Company, the Strategic Plan and the Proposed Financing. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that are difficult to predict and that could cause actual results to differ materially. Accordingly, readers should not rely upon forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results and actual results may vary materially from what is expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements. This cautionary statement is applicable to all forward-looking statements contained herein.
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