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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): May 25, 2023

 

 

SPIRE GLOBAL, INC.

 

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-39493

85-1276957

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

8000 Towers Crescent Drive

Suite 1100

 

Vienna, Virginia

 

22182

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (202) 301-5127

 

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

Class A common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share

 

SPIR

 

The 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 (§ 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.

 

 

 

 


 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed by Spire Global, Inc. (the “Company”) solely for purposes of filing an opinion of its counsel, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, regarding the legality of the shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, that may be issued and sold under an Equity Distribution Agreement entered into by the Company with Canaccord Genuity LLC on September 14, 2022 and pursuant to the prospectus supplement (the “ATM Prospectus Supplement”) and accompanying base prospectus filed by the Company on September 14, 2022.

 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

5.1

 

Opinion of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP related to the ATM Prospectus Supplement.

23.1

 

Consent of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

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.

 

 

 


SPIRE GLOBAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 25, 2023

By:

  /s/ Peter Platzer

 

 

Name:

Title:

Peter Platzer

Chief Executive Officer