Tailwind Two was incorporated on November 18, 2020 as a special purpose acquisition company and a Cayman Islands exempted company under the name Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp. On March 4, 2021, Tailwind Two completed its initial public offering. On March 25, 2022, Tailwind Two consummated the Business Combination with Terran Orbital pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement. In connection with the Business Combination, Tailwind Two’s jurisdiction of incorporation was changed from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware, and Tailwind Two changed its name to Terran Orbital Corporation.
Terran Orbital is a Delaware corporation. Terran Orbital’s principal executive office is located at 6800 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 200, Boca Raton, Florida 33487, and its telephone number is (561)
988-1704.
Terran Orbital’s corporate website address is www.terranorbital.com. Terran Orbital’s website and the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, the website is not deemed to be incorporated by reference in, and is not considered part of, this registration statement.
Committed Equity Financing
On July 5, 2022, we entered into the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement with B. Riley Principal Capital II. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, we have the right to sell to B. Riley Principal Capital II up to $100,000,000 of shares of our common stock, subject to certain limitations and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, from time to time during the term of the Purchase Agreement. Sales of common stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and the timing of any sales, are solely at our option, and we are under no obligation to sell any securities to B. Riley Principal Capital II under the Purchase Agreement. In accordance with our obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, we have filed the registration statement that includes this prospectus with the SEC to register under the Securities Act, the resale by B. Riley Principal Capital II of up to 27,714,791 shares of common stock, including (i) up to 27,500,000 shares of common stock that we may elect, in our sole discretion, to issue and sell to B. Riley Principal Capital II, from time to time from and after the Commencement Date under the Purchase Agreement, and (ii) 214,791 shares of common stock that we issued to B. Riley Principal Capital II on July 5, 2022 in consideration for its commitment to purchase shares of our common stock that we may, in our sole discretion, direct them to make from time to time after the date of this prospectus pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
Upon the initial satisfaction of the conditions to B. Riley Principal Capital II’s purchase obligations set forth in the Purchase Agreement, including that the registration statement that includes this prospectus be declared effective by the SEC, we will have the right, but not the obligation, from time to time at our sole discretion over the 24-month period beginning on the Commencement Date, to direct B. Riley Principal Capital II to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock, not to exceed the lesser of: (i) 2,000,000 shares of common stock and (ii) 30.0% of the total aggregate number (or volume) of shares of our common stock traded on the NYSE during the applicable Purchase Valuation Period for such Purchase, by timely delivering written notice to B. Riley Principal Capital II prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on any trading day, so long as (a) the closing sale price of our common stock on the NYSE on the trading day immediately prior to such Purchase Date is not less than the Threshold Price, and (b) all shares of common stock subject to all prior purchases effected by us under the Purchase Agreement have been received by B. Riley Principal Capital II prior to the time we deliver such Purchase Notice to B. Riley Principal Capital II.
The per share purchase price that B. Riley Principal Capital II is required to pay for shares of our common stock in a Purchase effected by us pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, if any, will be determined by reference to the VWAP of the common stock, calculated in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, for Purchase Valuation Period beginning at the official open (or “commencement”) of the regular trading session on the NYSE on the applicable Purchase Date for such Purchase, and ending at the earliest to occur of (i) 3:59 p.m., New York City time, on such Purchase Date or such earlier time publicly announced by the trading market as the official close of the regular trading session on such Purchase Date, (ii) such time that the total aggregate number (or volume) of shares of common stock traded on the NYSE during such Purchase Valuation Period (calculated in accordance with the Purchase Agreement) reaches the Purchase Share Volume Maximum, calculated by dividing (a) the applicable Purchase Share Amount for such Purchase, by (b) 0.30, and (iii) such time that the trading price of a share of common stock on the NYSE during such Purchase Valuation Period (calculated in accordance with the Purchase Agreement) falls below the applicable minimum price threshold for such Purchase specified by us in the Purchase Notice for such Purchase, or if we do not specify a minimum price threshold in such Purchase Notice, a price equal to 90.0% of the closing sale price of the common stock on the trading day immediately prior to the applicable Purchase Date for such Purchase, less a fixed 3.0% discount to the VWAP for such Purchase Valuation Period.
In addition to the regular Purchases described above, after the Commencement, we will also have the right, but not the obligation, subject to the continued satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, to direct B. Riley Principal Capital II to purchase, on any trading day, including the same Purchase Date on which a regular Purchase is effected (if any, although we are not required to effect an earlier regular Purchase on such trading day), a specified number of shares of common stock, not to exceed the lesser of: (i) 2,000,000 shares of common stock and (ii) 30.0% of the total aggregate volume of shares of our common stock traded on the NYSE during the applicable “Intraday Purchase Valuation Period” (determined in the same manner as for a regular Purchase) for such Intraday Purchase, by the delivery to B. Riley Principal Capital II of an irrevocable written purchase notice, after 10:00 a.m., New York City time (and after the Purchase Valuation Period for any prior regular Purchase (if any) and the Intraday Purchase Valuation Period for the most recent prior Intraday Purchase effected on the same Purchase Date (if any) have ended), and prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Purchase Date, so long as (i) the closing sale price of the common stock on the trading day immediately prior to such Purchase Date is not less than the Threshold Price and (ii) all shares of common stock subject to all prior Purchases and all prior Intraday Purchases by B. Riley Principal Capital II under the Purchase Agreement have been received by B. Riley Principal Capital II prior to the time we deliver such Intraday Purchase Notice to B. Riley Principal Capital II.
The per share purchase price for the shares of common stock that we elect to sell to B. Riley Principal Capital II in an Intraday Purchase pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, if any, will be calculated in the same manner as in the case of a regular Purchase (including the same fixed percentage discounts to the applicable VWAP as in the case of a regular Purchase, as described above), provided that the VWAP for each Intraday Purchase effected on a Purchase Date will be calculated over different periods during the regular trading session on the NYSE on such Purchase Date, each of which will commence and end at different times on such Purchase Date.
There is no upper limit on the price per share that B. Riley Principal Capital II could be obligated to pay for the common stock we may elect to sell to it in any Purchase or any Intraday Purchase under the Purchase Agreement. In the case of Purchases and Intraday Purchases effected by us under the Purchase Agreement, if any, all share and dollar amounts used in determining the purchase price per share of common stock to be purchased by B. Riley Principal Capital II in a Purchase or an Intraday Purchase (as applicable), or in determining the applicable maximum purchase share amounts or applicable volume or price threshold amounts in connection with any such Purchase or Intraday Purchase (as applicable), in each case, will be equitably adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction occurring during any period used to calculate such per share purchase price, maximum purchase share amounts or applicable volume or price threshold amounts.
From and after Commencement, we will control the timing and amount of any sales of common stock to B. Riley Principal Capital II. Actual sales of shares of common stock to B. Riley Principal Capital II under the Purchase Agreement will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by us from time to time, including, among other things, market conditions, the trading price of the common stock and determinations by us as to the appropriate sources of funding for its business and its operations.
Under the applicable NYSE rules, in no event may we issue to B. Riley Principal Capital II under the Purchase Agreement more than 27,500,000 shares of common stock, which number of shares is equal to approximately 19.99% of the shares of the common stock outstanding immediately prior to the execution of the Purchase Agreement, unless we obtain stockholder approval to issue shares of common stock in excess of the Exchange Cap in accordance with applicable the NYSE rules. The Exchange Cap is not applicable to issuances and sales of common stock pursuant to Purchases and Intraday Purchases that we may effect pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, to the extent such shares of common stock are sold in such Purchases and Intraday Purchases (as applicable) at a price equal to or in excess of the applicable “minimum price” (as defined in the applicable listing rules of the NYSE) of the common stock, calculated at the time such Purchases and Intraday Purchases (as applicable) are effected by us under the Purchase Agreement, if any, as adjusted to take into account our issuance of the Commitment Shares to B. Riley Principal Capital II and our reimbursement of a certain amount of B. Riley Principal Capital II’s legal fees and expenses. Moreover, we may not issue or sell any shares of common stock to B. Riley Principal Capital II under the Purchase Agreement which, when aggregated with all other shares of common stock then beneficially owned by B. Riley Principal Capital II and its affiliates (as calculated pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, and Rule 13d-3 thereunder), would result in B. Riley Principal Capital II beneficially owning more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of common stock.
The net proceeds to us from sales that we elect to make to B. Riley Principal Capital II under the Purchase Agreement, if any, will depend on the frequency and prices at which we sell shares of our stock to B. Riley Principal Capital II. We expect that any proceeds received by us from such sales to B. Riley Principal Capital II will be used for investment in growth and general corporate purposes.
There are no restrictions on future financings, rights of first refusal, participation rights, penalties or liquidated damages in the Purchase Agreement or Registration Rights Agreement, other than a prohibition (with certain limited exceptions) on entering into specified “Variable Rate Transactions” (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement) during the term of the Purchase Agreement. Such transactions include, among others, the issuance of convertible securities with a conversion or exercise price that is based upon or varies with the trading price of our common stock after the date of issuance, or our effecting or entering into an agreement to effect an “equity line of credit” or other substantially similar continuous offering with a third party, in which we may offer, issue or sell common stock or any securities exercisable, exchangeable or convertible into common stock at a future determined price.
B. Riley Principal Capital II has agreed that none of B. Riley Principal Capital II, its sole member, any of their respective officers, or any entity managed or controlled by B. Riley Principal Capital II or its sole member, will engage in or effect, directly or indirectly, for its own account or for the account of any other of such persons or entities, any short sales of the common stock or hedging transaction that establishes a net short position in the common stock during the term of the Purchase Agreement.
The Purchase Agreement will automatically terminate on the earliest to occur of (i) the first day of the month next following the 24-month anniversary of the Commencement Date, (ii) the date on which the Selling Stockholder shall have purchased from us under the Purchase Agreement shares of common stock for an aggregate gross purchase price of $100,000,000, (iii) the date on which the common stock shall have failed to be listed or quoted on the NYSE or another U.S. national securities exchange identified as an “eligible market” in the Purchase Agreement, (iv) the 30th trading day after the date on which the Company commences a voluntary proceeding or any third party commences a bankruptcy proceeding against the Company that is not discharged or dismissed prior to such trading day, and (v) the date on which a bankruptcy custodian is appointed for all or substantially all of our property or we make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors.
We have the right to terminate the Purchase Agreement at any time after Commencement, at no cost or penalty, upon ten (10) trading days’ prior written notice to B. Riley Principal Capital II. B. Riley Principal Capital II has the right to terminate the Purchase Agreement upon ten (10) business days’ prior written notice to the Company upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Purchase Agreement. We and B. Riley Principal Capital II may also agree to terminate the Purchase Agreement by mutual written consent, provided that no termination of the Purchase Agreement will be effective until the fifth trading day immediately following the settlement date related to any pending Purchase that has not been fully settled in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. Neither we nor B. Riley Principal Capital II may assign or transfer our respective rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement, and no provision of the Purchase Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement may be modified or waived by us or B. Riley Principal Capital II.
As consideration for B. Riley Principal Capital II’s commitment to purchase shares of common stock at our direction upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, upon execution of the Purchase Agreement, we issued 214,791 Commitment Shares to B. Riley Principal Capital II. In addition, we reimbursed $50,000 of reasonable legal fees and disbursements of B. Riley Principal Capital II’s legal counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and have agreed to reimburse up to an additional $25,000 prior to Commencement.
The Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement contain customary representations, warranties, conditions and indemnification obligations of the parties. Copies of the agreements have been filed as exhibits to the registration statement that includes this prospectus and are available electronically on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
We do not know what the purchase price for our common stock will be and therefore cannot be certain as to the number of shares we might issue to B. Riley Principal Capital II under the Purchase Agreement after the Commencement Date. As of July 6, 2022, there were 137,805,599 shares of our common stock outstanding, of which 56,285,546 shares were held by non-affiliates of our company. Although the Purchase Agreement provides that we may sell up to $100,000,000 of our common stock to the B. Riley Principal Capital II, only 27,714,791 shares of our common stock are being registered under the Securities Act for resale by the Selling Stockholder under this prospectus, which represents the 214,791 Commitment Shares that we issued to B. Riley Principal Capital II on July 5, 2022 following the execution of the Purchase Agreement, and up to 27,500,000 shares of common stock that may be issued to B. Riley Principal Capital II from and after the Commencement Date, if and when we elect to sell shares to B. Riley Principal Capital II under the Purchase Agreement. Depending on the market prices of our common stock at the time we elect to issue and sell shares to B. Riley Principal Capital II under the Purchase Agreement, we may need to register under the Securities Act additional shares of our common stock for resale by the Selling Stockholder in order to receive aggregate gross proceeds equal to the $100,000,000 Total Commitment available to us under the Purchase Agreement. If all of the 27,714,791 shares offered for resale by B. Riley Principal Capital II under this prospectus were issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, such shares would represent approximately 16.8% of the total number of outstanding shares of common stock and approximately 33.1% of the total number of outstanding shares of common stock held by non-affiliates of our company, in each case as of July 6, 2022. If we elect to issue and sell more than the 27,500,000 shares offered under this prospectus to B. Riley Principal Capital II, which we have the right, but not the obligation, to do, we must first register under the Securities Act such additional shares of common stock for resale by B. Riley Principal Capital II, which could cause additional substantial dilution to our stockholders.
The number of shares of common stock ultimately offered for resale by B. Riley Principal Capital II through this prospectus is dependent upon the number of shares of common stock, if any, we elect to sell to B. Riley Principal Capital II under the Purchase Agreement from and after the Commencement Date. The issuance of our common stock to B. Riley Principal Capital II pursuant to the Purchase Agreement will not affect the rights or privileges of our existing stockholders, except that the economic and voting interests of each of our existing stockholders will be diluted. Although the number of shares of our common stock that our existing stockholders own will not decrease, the shares of our common stock owned by our existing stockholders will represent a smaller percentage of our total outstanding shares of our common stock after any such issuance.
In evaluating an investment in our securities, investors should carefully read the risks described below, this prospectus and especially consider the factors discussed in the section entitled “
.” If any of the following events occur, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially adversely affected. In that event, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. Such risks include, but are not limited to:
Risks Related to the Offering
| • | | It is not possible to predict the actual number of shares we will sell under the Purchase Agreement to the selling stockholder, or the actual gross proceeds resulting from those sales. |
| • | | The sale and issuance of our common stock to the Selling Stockholder will cause dilution to our existing stockholders, and the sale of the shares of common stock acquired by the Selling Stockholder, or the perception that such sales may occur, could cause the price of our common stock to fall. |
| • | | Investors who buy shares at different times will likely pay different prices. |
| • | | Our management will have broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from our sale of shares of common stock to the Selling Stockholder, if any, and you may not agree with how we use the proceeds and the proceeds may not be invested successfully. |
Risks Related to Our Business and Our Reliance on Government Contracts
| • | | We rely directly and indirectly on contracts with U.S. government entities for a substantial portion of our revenues, and our business is concentrated in a small number of primary contracts. The loss or reduction in scope of any one of our primary contracts would materially reduce our revenue. |
| • | | Our business with various governmental entities is subject to the policies, security requirements, priorities, regulations, mandates and funding levels of such governmental entities and changes thereto may have a material adverse effect on our revenue and our ability to achieve our growth objectives. |
Other Risks Related to Our Business and Operations
| • | | We are an early-stage company in a rapidly evolving industry with a limited operating history and a history of losses and we may not achieve or maintain profitability. |
| • | | Our ability to implement our business plan will depend on a number of factors outside of our control. |
| • | | We may not be able to convert our orders in backlog or the sales opportunities represented in our pipeline into revenue. |
| • | | Our NextGen Earth Observation constellation, which will require significant investment and substantial funding not currently available to us, may not be completed on time or at all, may not work properly, and the costs associated with it may be greater than expected. |
| • | | Our satellites have a limited life and may fail prematurely and our products in general could fail to perform or could perform at reduced levels of service because of technological malfunctions or deficiencies, regulatory compliance issues, or events outside of our control. |
| • | | A failure to successfully finance, open and operate our planned new manufacturing facility could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. |
| • | | We may require substantial funding to finance our operations and investments, including our investments in our NextGen Earth Observation constellation and Space Florida Facility, but adequate financing may not be available when we need it, on acceptable terms or at all. |