S-1 1 ny20039383x1_s1.htm FORM S-1

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 29, 2024.

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

MOMENTUS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

3901 N. First Street

San Jose, CA 95134

(650) 564-7820

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,

Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

John C. Rood

Chief Executive Officer

3901 N. First Street

San Jose, CA 95134

Telephone: (650) 564-7820

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

Copies to:


Stephen C. Hinton, Esq. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP 1600 Division Street, Suite 700 Nashville, Tennessee 37203 Telephone: (615) 244-2582						Lon Ensler Interim Chief Financial Officer 3901 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95134 Telephone: (650) 564-7820

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. ☐

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer ☐			Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒			Smaller reporting company ☒
			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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.


	Per Share and Accompanying Warrants	Per Pre-Funded Warrant and Accompanying Warrants	Total
Public offering price⁽¹⁾	$	$	$
Underwriting discounts and commissions⁽²⁾	$	$	$
Proceeds to us, before expenses⁽³⁾	$	$	$


ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS			1
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS			2
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY			4
THE OFFERING			7
RISK FACTORS			9
USE OF PROCEEDS			14
MARKET INFORMATION			14
DIVIDEND POLICY			14
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES WE ARE OFFERING			15
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION			22
LEGAL MATTERS			25
EXPERTS			25
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION			25
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE			26


	Per Share and Accompanying Warrants	Per Pre-Funded Warrant and Accompanying Warrants	Total
Offering price	$	$
Placement Agent’s fees ⁽¹⁾	$	$
Proceeds to us, before expenses ⁽²⁾	$	$


			Amount
SEC registration fee			$7,076
FINRA filing fee			[•]
Legal fees and expenses			[•]
Accounting fees and expenses			[•]
Miscellaneous			[•]
Total			$[•]


Exhibit Number			Description of Exhibit
2.1†			Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 7, 2020, by and among Stable Road Acquisition Corp., Project Marvel First Merger Sub, Inc., Project Marvel Second Merger Sub, LLC, and Momentus Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 7, 2020).
2.2			Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 5, 2021, by and among Stable Road Acquisition Corp., Project Marvel First Merger Sub, Inc., Project Marvel Second Merger Sub, LLC, and Momentus Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-249787) filed on March 8, 2021).
2.3			Amendment No. 2 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 6, 2021, by and among Stable Road Acquisition Corp., Project Marvel First Merger Sub, Inc., Project Marvel Second Merger Sub, LLC, and Momentus Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-249787) filed on June 29, 2021).
2.4			Amendment No. 3 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 29, 2021, by and among Stable Road Acquisition Corp., Project Marvel First Merger Sub, Inc., Project Marvel Second Merger Sub, LLC, and Momentus Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-249787) filed on June 29, 2021).
3.1			Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 22, 2023)
3.2			Certificate of Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 22, 2023).
3.3			Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2021).
3.4			First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 25, 2023).
4.1			Form of Pre-Funded Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2024).
4.2			Form of Class A Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2024).
4.3			Form of Class B Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2024.
4.4			Securities Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2024).
4.5			Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2024).
4.6			Form of Placement Agent Common Stock Purchase Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-282724) filed on October 18, 2024).
4.7**			Form of Pre-Funded Warrant
4.8**			Form of Warrant
5.1^			Opinion of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP.
10.1			Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2021, by and among the Company, Sponsor, and certain other parties (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2021).
10.2			Form of Insider Letter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-233980) filed on October 10, 2019).
10.3			Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2021).
10.4#†			Momentus 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2021).


Exhibit Number			Description of Exhibit
10.5#†			Form of option award agreement under 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2021).
10.6#†			Form of RSU award agreement under 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2021).
10.7#†			Momentus 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2021).
10.8#†			Momentus Inc. 2022 Inducement Equity Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on March 14, 2022).
10.9#			First Amendment to the Momentus Inc. 2022 Inducement Equity Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-270761) filed on March 14, 2022).
10.10#			Second Amendment to the Momentus Inc. 2022 Inducement Equity Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-272104) filed on May 19, 2023).
10.11#			Form of option award agreement under 2022 Inducement Equity Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 11, 2022).
10.12#			Form of RSU award agreement under 2022 Inducement Equity Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 11, 2022).
10.13			Employment Agreement of John C. Rood dated August 1, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2021).
10.14			Employment Agreement, by and between Momentus Inc. and Paul Ney, dated September 27, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 4, 2021).
10.15#†			Director Compensation Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2021).
10.16			SEC Order in Administrative Proceeding 3-20393 (incorporated by reference to Annex J to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-249787) filed on July 21, 2021).
10.17#†			Momentus Inc. Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Plan and forms of award agreement thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on July 21, 2021).
10.18			Form of Warrant Inducement Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 7, 2023).
10.19			Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 16, 2024).
10.20			Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 7, 2024).
10.21			Form of Change in Control Letter Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on August 14, 2023).
10.22			Form of Secured Promissory Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-282724) filed on October 18, 2024).
10.23			Secured Convertible Promissory Note, dated July 12, 2024, between Space Infrastructure Ventures, LLC and Momentus Inc.
10.24			Secured Convertible Promissory Note, dated October 24, 2024, by and between Space Infrastructures Ventures, LLC and Momentus Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 28, 2024).
16.1			Letter from the Company’s former independent accountant, dated July 24, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 25, 2023).
21.1			List of Subsidiaries (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2021).
23.1*			Consent of Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
23.2*			Consent of Armanino LLP, independent registered public accounting firm


Exhibit Number			Description of Exhibit
23.3			Consent of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*			Power of Attorney (filed as part of the signature page)
107*			Filing Fee Table.


			MOMENTUS INC.

			By:			/s/ John C. Rood
			Name: John C. Rood
			Title: Chief Executive Officer

			By:			/s/ Lon Ensler
			Name: Lon Ensler
			Title: Interim Chief Financial Officer


Signature	Title	Date

/s/ John C. Rood	Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)	November 29, 2024
John C. Rood

/s/ Lon Ensler	Interim Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)	November 29, 2024
Lon Ensler

/s/ Brian Kabot	Director	November 29, 2024
Brian Kabot

/s/ Chris Hadfield	Director	November 29, 2024
Chris Hadfield

/s/ Kimberly A. Reed	Director	November 29, 2024
Kimberly A. Reed

/s/ Linda J. Reiners	Director	November 29, 2024
Linda J. Reiners

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

SEC Form S-1 filed by Momentus Inc.