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): May 26, 2025

 

Solid Power, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware		001-40284		86-1888095
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

486 S. Pierce Avenue, Suite E Louisville, Colorado		80027
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

 

(303) 219-0720

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(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:

 

¨	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
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share		SLDP		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50		SLDPW		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2).

 

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 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On May 26, 2025, Solid Power Operating, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Solid Power, Inc. (collectively, the “Company”), and the United States Department of Energy (the “DOE”) entered into an Amendment to Assistance Agreement Award No. DE-MS0000122 (the “Amendment”), with an effective date of May 15, 2025. The Company and the DOE previously entered into an Assistance Agreement, with an effective date of January 1, 2025. The Amendment provides that, in discharge of its oversight and administration responsibilities, the DOE will submit periodic data requests to the Company. The Company must provide timely and complete responses to such data requests and any follow-up questions from the DOE.

 

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)   Exhibits.

 

See the Exhibit index below, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Amendment to Assistance Agreement Award No. DE-MS0000122, dated May 15, 2025, between Solid Power Operating, Inc. and the U.S. Department of Energy.
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, hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: May 30, 2025

 

	SOLID POWER, INC.
	By:	/s/ Linda Heller
		Name: Linda Heller
		Title: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary