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Momentus Inc.Industrials · Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts · CIK 1781162 · FY ends Dec 31
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MNTS · 10-K · period ended 2023-12-31

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ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this section to the “Company,” “Momentus,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to Momentus Inc.

The following discussion and analysis provide information which our management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our results of operations and financial condition. This discussion and analysis should be read together with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion and analysis should also be read together with our financial information for the year ended and as of December 31, 2023. In addition to historical financial information, this discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and beliefs that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. As a result of many factors, such as those set forth under the “Risk Factors” section above and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.

Certain figures, such as interest rates and other percentages, included in this section have been rounded for ease of presentation. Percentage figures included in this section have not in all cases been calculated on the basis of such rounded figures but on the basis of such amounts prior to rounding. For this reason, percentage amounts in this section may vary slightly from those obtained by performing the same calculations using the figures in our consolidatedfinancial statements or in the associated text. Certain other amounts that appear in this section may similarly not sum due to rounding.

Overview

Momentus offers or plan to offer satellites, satellite buses, satellite technologies, including solar arrays, and transportation and infrastructure services to help enable the commercialization of space and support the missions of U.S. and friendly government missions. Satellite operators are our target commercial customers. Momentus is also seeking business in support of U.S. Government missions for Departments and Agencies like NASA and the Department of Defense.

Products and services that we plan to provide include provision of satellites, satellite buses, satellite technologies, including solar arrays, integration of payload instruments, “last mile” satellite transportation, payload-hosting, on-orbit satellite refueling, on-orbit inspection, on-orbit satellite maintenance, de-orbiting, debris removal, and other satellite-to-satellite service offerings.

Our transportation service offering focuses on delivering our customers’ satellites to precision orbits of their choosing. To accomplish this, we partner with leading launch service providers, such as SpaceX to “ride share” our customer’s satellites from Earth to space on a midsized or large rocket. Customer satellites can also be carried aboard small launch vehicles for dedicated missions. Our OSVs would then provide “last mile” transportation services from the rocket’s drop-off orbit to a custom orbit of the satellite operator’s choosing. We believe this “hub-and-spoke” model has the potential to expand our customers’ deployment options relative to what they would be able to achieve with ride share launch alone, while reducing their costs relative to what they could achieve with a dedicated small launch vehicle. Over time, we plan to begin introducing additional services beyond transportation.

Since Momentus’ founding in 2017, we have been working to develop, test and enhance our vehicles and supporting technologies, particularly our water plasma propulsion technology. In general, our customers have the right to cancel their contracts with the understanding that they will forgo their deposits. If a customer cancels a contract before it is required to pay non-refundable deposits, we may not receive revenue from these orders, except for an initial deposit which is paid at the time the contract is signed.

Our services are made possible by the space industry’s rapid technological developments over the past two decades, driven predominantly by significant decreases in launch costs, as well as the advent of smaller, lower-cost satellites. The convergence of these trends has resulted in substantial growth in the commercial space market, rooted in higher

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accessibility for companies entering the new space economy that aim to offer communication, earth observation and data collection services, and other satellite services.

We anticipate potential considerable growth over the coming years in the space transportation segment as companies continue to seek versatile and low-cost ways to deliver single satellites to specific orbits or deploy their satellite constellations. We anticipate that the need for small satellite transportation to low-earth orbit will continue to drive overall demand growth for space transportation services in the short-term as technology advancements continue to make space more accessible to new market entrants, although new applications beyond low-earth orbit are also emerging. We also believe that over the next decade, new space-based businesses may emerge, for example the generation of solar energy in space, space manufacturing or space data processing. The advent of these new business models could substantially increase demand for space transportation and other space infrastructure services.

Beyond transportation, we anticipate that growth of the satellite constellations market may drive demand for our satellites, satellites buses, and technologies like solar arrays, hosted payload, on-orbit satellite refueling, on-orbit inspection, on-orbit satellite maintenance, de-orbiting, debris removal, and other satellite-to-satellite service offerings, if we are successful in executing on our business plan, including fully developing and validating our technology in space. Satellite constellations have relatively low lifespans and, in our view, will require maintenance, de-orbiting, and other general servicing with higher frequency.

Momentus has developed the M-1000 satellite bus that the Company is offering to both commercial and U.S. government customers. The market for satellite buses in this class is substantial and growing. The M-1000 satellite bus is based on the Vigoride OSV and has substantial commonality.

Inaugural Mission

Vigoride 3 was the first OSV that the Company launched into space. It was built with an upgraded 750-Watt version of the C-band MET compared to Vigoride 1 and Vigoride 2 which were early versions of Vigoride OSV that were fully built and ground tested. The Company does not plan to fly either Vigoride 1 or 2, and has incorporated lessons-learned from their development and production into later vehicles.

On May 25, 2022, the Company launched Vigoride 3 to low-earth orbit aboard the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission. In addition to Vigoride 3, Momentus used a second port on the same SpaceX mission to fly a third-party deployer from a partner company. On May 25, 2022, Momentus used the third-party deployer to place its first customer satellite in orbit.

On May 26, 2022, upon establishing two-way contact between Vigoride 3 in low-earth orbit and a ground station on Earth, Momentus discovered that Vigoride 3 had experienced certain anomalies after its launch, primarily relating to its deployable solar arrays, which provide power to the spacecraft and its subsystems. The Company quickly worked to address the anomalies, identify root causes and pursue solutions to be implemented in advance of future missions.

The Company determined that Vigoride 3’s deployable solar arrays, which are produced by a third party, and are folded and stowed during launch, did not fully deploy as intended once in orbit. This resulted in low power issues with the spacecraft. Meanwhile, the spacecraft's fixed, body-mounted solar panels appeared to have worked as intended and were able to provide some power to the spacecraft. The Company and the producer of the solar arrays identified a mechanical issue in a component in third-party supplied solar arrays as the root cause of the deployable arrays not operating as intended. The Company also identified the root cause of the anomalies that it experienced with other spacecraft systems during the low-power state.

On May 28, 2022, Momentus was able to deploy two customer satellites from Vigoride 3 (of nine total customer satellites onboard Vigoride 3). The Company then continued efforts to deploy other customer satellites. While Momentus initially established two-way communications with Vigoride 3, it was unable to continue such two-way communication given the spacecraft's low-power state.

While Momentus was unable to re-establish two-way communication with Vigoride 3, it continued to broadcast commands to the spacecraft from ground stations on Earth, including commands to deploy customer satellites. Additionally, Vigoride 3 was equipped with a mechanism designed to autonomously deploy customer satellites in the event of a sustained loss of communications with ground stations. Vigoride 3 deployed five additional customer satellites during July and August 2022 for a total of seven. The Company was unable to deploy the last two customer satellites that Vigoride 3 was carrying. In total, Momentus deployed eight customer satellites in low-earth orbit during its inaugural mission, comprising seven satellites from Vigoride 3 and one satellite from the third-party deployer system.

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The Company incorporated improvements identified during its inaugural mission in advance of its first follow-on mission and other planned follow-on missions.

First Follow-On Mission

Vigoride 5 is the lead spacecraft in the Company’s Block 2.2 configuration, which features an upgraded propulsion system, a modular payload bay that allows fuel tanks to be substituted for customer payloads depending on specific mission requirements, upgraded payload-hosting capabilities and a more efficient structural design compared to previous Vigoride vehicles. Vigoride 5 was the second OSV that the Company launched into space.

On January 3, 2023, the Company launched Vigoride 5 to low-earth orbit aboard the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission. As of December 31, 2023, the primary mission objectives were completed. On Vigoride’s first orbital pass, Momentus confirmed that both solar arrays were deployed, and the vehicle was generating power and charging its batteries. Momentus demonstrated all spacecraft subsystems through the course of the Vigoride 5 primary mission and identified several deficiencies which have been incorporated into the Vigoride 7 build. Vigoride 5 included testing of our MET propulsion system. Two thrusters were flown and fired over 300 times and 6 hours 58 minutes of accumulated firing time. Vigoride 5 also carried one cubesat that was successfully released into orbit, and a complex hosted payload developed by CalTech to demonstrate technologies needed to collect and beam power to the Earth. Momentus also performed an orbit raise during this mission of over 3 km.

Vigoride 6 Mission

Momentus launched its third Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) to low-Earth orbit aboard the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission on April 14, 2023. During the Vigoride-6 mission Momentus deployed all customer payloads. Momentus successfully deployed the REVELA payload for ARCA Dynamics, the VIREO CubeSat for C3S LLC., the DISCO-1 CubeSat for Aarhus University, and the IRIS-C payload for an Asian customer booked through ISILAUNCH.

During the Vigoride-6 mission, Momentus also deployed two CubeSats into Low-Earth Orbit as part of the NASA LLITED (Low-Latitude Ionosphere/Thermosphere Enhancements in Density) mission. These two CubeSats, housed behind a single deployer door, were released from the Vigoride OSV earlier than scheduled. While the CubeSats were deployed at the intended altitude of 495km, they were deployed at a different inclination than the intended target orbit needed for the science experiment. Momentus conducted a thorough investigation and identified the root cause as human error in the mapping of a software command. The Company implemented corrective actions to prevent a recurrence.

During the Vigoride 6 mission, Momentus conducted a demonstration test of its patented Tape Spring Solar Array (TASSA). This system utilizes flexible solar cell technology, allowing the solar array to be extended and retracted like a tape measure, using its concave shape to provide rigidity.

TASSA is designed to be deployed and retracted on orbit numerous times, to be configurable to varying lengths based on power requirements, and utilizes thin film solar cells that are radiation resistant and self-annealing. During its demonstration test on orbit, Momentus was able to demonstrate a significant majority of the major performance requirements for TASSA, including boom yoke deployment, initial roll out deployment, thin film flexible solar cell power generation, low-cost slip ring performance, and retraction, providing confidence as well as identifying areas for improvement, such as processing the metallic substrate to better maintain its intended shape as Momentus continues development of this technology.

Other Missions

Momentus conducted another mission on the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission launched on November 11, 2023. On this mission, Momentus used a third-party deployer system to deliver payloads into orbit. Momentus supported five payloads for four customers. After launch, the Company confirmed the deployment of the Hello Test 1 and 2 satellites for Hello Space. Momentus was not able to confirm the deployment of the remaining three satellites for three other customers and based on the results of a detailed investigation undertaken, the Company does not believe those satellites were released from the third-party deployer system.

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Momentus has launched four missions to date, deployed 17 customer satellites, and provided hosted payload services. The Company has produced its next Orbital Service Vehicle, Vigoride 7, that it intends to utilize on a future mission, sale as a finished product, or for use as a satellite bus.

Our ability to execute on our business plan is dependent on the continued development and successful commercialization of the technologies described in this Form 10-K. We believe our water plasma propulsion technology will be a key differentiator of our product offerings, however there can be no assurance that it can be operated in a manner that is sufficiently reliable and efficient to permit full commercialization of the technology. Development of space technologies is extremely complex, time consuming, and expensive, and there can be no assurance that our predicted theoretical and ground-based results will translate into operational space vehicles that operate within the parameters we expect, or at all. This Form 10-K describes Momentus’ current business plans for continuing to develop its technology and marketing and commercializing its products, however there can be no assurance that Momentus will be able to successfully develop its technologies and implement them in commercially viable vehicles.

Product and Services Overview

We currently plan to offer the following products and services to the space economy:

Satellites and Constellation Bus: Momentus offers or plans to offer production and operation of small satellites to meet a range of defense, government, and commercial needs such as communications, tracking of missiles, remote sensing, and space domain awareness. There is a growing need for such capabilities for defense, government, and commercial customers. Technologies used to support the Hosted Payload market are directly applicable to offering customer-owned satellites for use in constellations. Momentus is offering high-volume production of busses, based on Vigoride’s technologies and integrating customer’s unique payloads for a variety of missions ranging from communications to Earth Observation. This market heavily leverages prior investments in satellite technology to access a large and growing market segment. We introduced variants of Vigoride tailored specifically for constellation applications as M-500 and M-1000 in August, 2023.

Satellite Technologies: Momentus is developing and plans to offer satellite technologies such as our Tape Spring Solar Array and other components used on the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle. These technologies and components have been flown in space and offer important competitive advantages such as low cost and flexibility to meet the needs of a growing market of customers who are owners and operators of satellites.

Space Transportation: Under this model, our customers will deliver their payload to us a few months prior to launch for integration onto our vehicle. Once we have integrated our customers’ payloads, we then ship our vehicle, holding the customer payload, to the launch site, where it will be integrated onto the launch vehicle. The launch vehicle then transports our vehicle to the drop-off orbit. After separation from the launch vehicle, our OSV will transport our customers’ payloads to their chosen final orbit.

We believe our transportation service has the potential to expand our customers’ deployment options relative to what they could achieve with ride share launch alone, while reducing their costs relative to what they could achieve with a dedicated small launch vehicle. We plan to price our transportation services to custom orbits above competing ride-share services to standard orbits, but below what a satellite operator would need to pay to access a custom orbit using a dedicated small rocket.

Hosted Payload: There are a broad range of payloads, satellite components, and other space technologies, which customers want to operate, test, or validate in space. During development of a satellite component or other system, testing and validation of performance are important, particularly in the harsh environment of space. In other cases, customers wish to operate technologies such as solar collection and energy transmission systems in space without the expense of developing a full system that includes the satellite bus hosting these instruments. Momentus hosted payload service allows customers to operate, test, and validate the performance of the technology or system in space at lower cost and less complexity. Momentus service offers the ability to manage the integration and operation of these payloads in space. Additionally, Momentus is able to obtain necessary government licenses and manage the integration of these hosted payloads onto our Orbital Service Vehicle.

In-Orbit Servicing: We view in-orbit servicing of satellites as a growing business opportunity. As the number of satellites in space increases, so does their need to be serviced. We plan to develop Momentus’ vehicles to be capable of performing in-orbit servicing and are pursuing development activities that support this objective. Although we are still developing this technology, our aim is to equip future vehicles with robotic arms and an ability to maneuver in close proximity to other spacecraft and grapple, dock, or berth with them. Once fully developed, we believe these

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capabilities could allow us to offer a suite of different in-orbit services, such as inspection, refueling, life extension, re-positioning, salvage missions, maintenance and repair, and de-orbiting.

Constellation Bus: Technologies used to support the Hosted Payload market are directly applicable to offering customer-owned satellite busses for use in constellations. Momentus is offering high-volume production of busses, based on Vigoride’s technologies and integrating customer’s unique payloads for a variety of missions ranging from communications to Earth Observation. This market heavily leverages prior investments in satellite technology to access a large and growing market segment. We introduced variants of Vigoride tailored specifically for constellation applications as M-500 and M-1000 in August, 2023.

Factors Affecting Our Performance

We believe that our performance and future success depend to a substantial extent on our ability to capitalize on the following opportunities, which in turn is subject to significant risks and challenges, including those discussed below and in the section titled “Risk Factors” under Part I, Item 1A: “Risk Factors”, in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In-Space Transport and Service Vehicles and Related Technology Development

Our Service Vehicles

Our research and development objectives have included the development of our existing and future in-space transfer and service vehicles and related water plasma propulsion technology.

Vigoride is the first vehicle developed by Momentus. We expect Vigoride will be sufficient to meet our initial operating plan of offering in-space transportation services to small satellites in LEO as well as payload-hosting services. The success of our in-space infrastructure services business will depend on our ability to successfully and regularly deliver customer satellites into custom orbits. Vigoride is intended to transport up to 750 kg of customer payload in LEO, although our payload capacity will likely be lower in most common configurations.

We conducted our inaugural test and demonstration mission with Vigoride during 2022 and began our second test and demonstration mission in January 2023 and the third test and demonstration mission in April 2023.

Our 2022 and 2023 launches were intended to be test and demonstration missions. While we carried few paying customers on these early missions, the primary goals of our 2022 and 2023 missions were to test Vigoride in space, learn from any issues that we encountered and incorporate lessons learned into future Vigoride vehicles. While we conduct an extensive ground-test campaign to identify potential problems with each of our vehicles prior to launch, we have encountered anomalies with our vehicles and their operation in space, and we may encounter additional issues and anomalies in the future. Depending on the nature of issues and anomalies we may encounter, our schedule for future launches and other planned activities could be adversely affected. There can be no assurance that we will not experience operational or process failures and other problems during our test and demonstration missions or on any other mission. Any failures or setbacks could harm our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operation.

Early Vigoride vehicles will not be reusable, meaning that they will complete their missions following delivery of their payloads, operation of hosted payload, and testing of new technologies. However, later this decade, we plan to make our vehicles capable of reuse such that, upon delivery of their payloads, they will be able to remain in space to conduct follow-on missions. Establishing reusable vehicles will require significant additional research and technological developments.

Beyond Vigoride, we envision bringing larger vehicles to market. These vehicles will be similar to our Vigoride vehicle, but with larger structures, and more powerful propulsion systems in order to carry progressively larger payloads progressively farther from Earth, such as to Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO).

The successful development of our satellites, satellite buses, satellite technology and components, Orbital Service Vehicles with water plasma propulsion technology involves uncertainties, including:

•timing in finalizing systems design and specifications;

•successful completion of further test programs and demonstration missions;

•receipt and the timing of such receipt of licenses and government approvals that will allow us to fly our vehicles in space and gather valuable data that will assist in further development of our vehicles;

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•meeting stated technological objectives and goals for the design on time, on budget and within target cost objectives;

•our ability to obtain additional applicable approvals, licenses or certifications from regulatory agencies and maintaining current approvals, licenses or certifications;

•our ability to secure slots on our launch providers’ manifests;

•performance of our manufacturing facility despite risks that disrupt productions, such as natural disasters;

•performance of our third-party contractors that support our research and development activities;

•performance of a limited number of suppliers for certain raw materials and supplied components and their willingness to do business with us;

•our ability to protect our intellectual property critical to the design and function of our OSVs;

•our ability to continue funding and maintaining our current research and development activities.

A change in the outcome of any of these variables could delay the development of our vehicles which in turn could impact our business and results of operations. Refer to “Risk Factors,” under Part I, Item 1A in this Annual Report on Form 10-K

Initial and Successive Launches

Our water plasma propulsion technology is based on the use of MET, thrusters, which we believe can ultimately provide safe, affordable, reliable, and regular in-space services, including space transportation, hosted payload, and in-orbit servicing. To accomplish this, we currently intend to:

Develop and market for sale satellites, satellite buses, and satellite technologies. Momentus has developed and intends to develop additional offerings of satellites, satellite buses, and key technologies such as solar arrays and components such as avionics. These offerings leverage the research and development work conducted by the Company in recent years on its Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle and use technologies developed for this vehicle. Momentus has offered and intends to continue to offer satellites to meet the needs of defense, government, and commercial customers.

Momentus is also developing, or has developed, satellite technologies such as solar arrays and avionics. These components have been developed for use on Momentus’ satellites, satellite buses, and Orbital Service Vehicles. The Company also intends to offer these technologies and components to defense, government, and commercial customers.

Offer Services for in-space transportation. We conducted our inaugural test and demonstration mission with Vigoride in 2022, followed by our second and third tests and demonstration missions in January and April 2023, respectively. All future missions remain subject to the receipt of licenses and government approvals, and successful completion of our efforts to prepare our spacecrafts for flight. The Company can offer no assurances that the vehicles that it plans to operate in future missions will be ready on time, or that they will operate as intended. Refer to “Risk Factors — We may not receive all required governmental licenses and approvals,” and “Risk Factors — We are dependent on the successful development of our satellite vehicles and related technology,” under Part I, Item 1A: "Risk Factors," in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Offer a commercial program for hosted payloads. We developed a modular approach to satellite systems through our hosted payload model. For missions that require significant power for the payload and/or specific orbits, Momentus intends to provide a unique combination of a low-cost service model, in-orbit flexibility, and high electrical power generation.

Launch our commercial program for in-orbit servicing. If we develop reusability for our vehicles as currently contemplated, we believe we will be able to begin offering a suite of different in-orbit services to our clients. Although we have not yet developed these capabilities or the technology that would be required to provide these services, such services may include inspection, refueling, life extension, re-positioning, salvage missions, maintenance and repair, and de-orbiting. As the quantity of satellites sent into space continues to increase, we anticipate growing demand from such services.

The success of our in-space infrastructure services business will depend on our ability to successfully and regularly deliver customer satellites into custom orbits. Our early missions, particularly those in 2022 and 2023, were demonstration missions. The primary goals of these demonstration missions were to test Vigoride in orbit and learn from any issues that we encounter. The lessons learned from demonstration missions helped inform changes we have incorporated into our Vigoride vehicle. Depending on the nature of issues we encounter, our schedule for

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future launches and other planned activities could be adversely affected. There can be no assurance that we will not experience operational or process failures and other problems during our future demonstration missions or on any future mission. Any failures or setbacks, particularly those that we experienced on our inaugural mission (Vigoride 3) and those that we may encounter on other early missions, could harm our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operation. Refer to “Risk Factors — We are dependent on the successful development of our satellite vehicles and related technology,” under Part I, Item 1A: "Risk Factors," in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Customer Demand

We have received significant interest from a range of satellite operators, satellite manufacturers, satellite aggregators, launch service providers, and others. As of December 31, 2023, we had collected approximately $1.0 million in customer deposits related to future launches. There can be no assurance that Momentus will be successful in our objective to convert this customer interest into substantial sales.

In general, our customers have the right to cancel their contracts with the understanding that they will forgo their deposits. If a customer cancels a contract before it is required to pay non-refundable deposits, we may not receive revenue from these orders, except for an initial deposit which is paid at the time the contract is signed.

Recent Developments

Warrant Inducement Agreement

On November 9, 2023, Momentus induced an investor to exercise 672,948, 231,321, and 2,000,000 of Series A Warrants, February Class A Warrants, and October Warrants, respectively, at their exercise price of $2.00 per share, plus an additional $0.25 consideration per share. The aggregate gross proceeds of this warrant inducement, before the deduction of fees and expenses, was approximately $6.5 million. Pursuant to the warrant inducement, Momentus issued warrants to purchase up to 5,808,538 shares of Class A common stock to the investor.

The additional $0.25 of consideration per share represented a modification of the Series A Warrants, February Class A Warrants, and October Warrants. In accordance with ASC 815 guidance on equity classified warrant modifications, the incremental change in fair value of the Series A Warrants, February Class A Warrants, and October Warrants of $0.5 million upon modification was accounted for as an equity issuance cost.

On November 9, 2023, only 1,188,269 shares of Class A common stock were delivered to the investor due to beneficial ownership limitations on the exercise of the Series A Warrants, February Class A Warrants and October Warrants. The remaining 1,716,000 shares were subsequently delivered to the investor, in accordance with the beneficial ownership limitations in the respective warrant agreements, during the year ended December 31, 2023.

October 2023 Registered Direct Securities Sale

On October 4, 2023, Momentus sold an aggregate of 290,000 shares of Class A common stock at a purchase price of $2.00 per share, pre-funded warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,710,000 shares of Class A common stock at a purchase price of $2.00 per pre-funded warrant less the exercise price of $0.00001 per pre-funded warrant, and warrants to purchase 2,000,000 shares of Class A common stock to an institutional investor. The aggregate gross proceeds of this offering, before the deduction of fees and expenses, was approximately $4.0 million.

In connection with the October Offering, the Company also amended the terms of Series A Warrants, Series B Warrants, and February Class A Warrants in order to modify the exercise price and expiration date. In accordance with ASC Topic 815 guidance on equity classified warrant modifications, the incremental change in fair value of the Series A Warrants, Series B Warrants, and February Class A Warrants of $1.0 million upon modification was accounted for as an equity issuance cost.

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Immediately after modification on October 4, 2023, the Company issued 672,948 shares of Class A common stock as a result of the exercise of the Series B Warrants and received cash proceeds of approximately $1.3 million.

During the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued 1,710,000 shares of Class A common stock as a result of all of the October Pre-Funded Warrants being exercised and the Company received an immaterial amount of cash proceeds.

September 2023 Securities Purchase Agreement

On September 11, 2023, Momentus sold an aggregate of 210,000 shares of Class A common stock at a purchase price of $7.43 per share, pre-funded warrants to purchase an aggregate of 462,948 shares of Class A common stock at a purchase price of $7.43 per pre-funded warrant less the exercise price of $0.00001 per pre-funded warrant, and the Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants to purchase 672,948 and 672,948 shares of Class A common stock, respectively, to an institutional investor. The aggregate gross proceeds of this offering, before the deduction of fees and expenses, was approximately $5.0 million.

In connection with the September Offering, the Company also amended the terms of February Class A Warrants in order to modify the exercise price and expiration date. In accordance with ASC Topic 815 guidance on equity classified warrant modifications, the incremental change in fair value of the February Class A Warrants of $0.6 million upon modification was accounted for as an equity issuance cost.

During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company issued 462,948 shares of Class A common stock as a result of all of the September Pre-Funded Warrants being exercised and the Company received an immaterial amount of cash proceeds from the exercise of such September Pre-Funded Warrants.

Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation; Reverse Stock Split

Effective August 22, 2023, the Company’s stockholders approved a 50 for 1 reverse stock split of the Company’s Class A common stock. As a result of the reverse stock split, every 50 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding on August 22, 2023, were automatically combined into one share of Class A common stock. Any fractional shares resulting from the reverse stock split were rounded up to the next nearest whole share of Class A common stock. To effectuate the reverse stock split, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. There was no change to par value and the total number of authorized shares of Class A common stock. The Company’s preferred stock was not affected by the reverse stock split. The Company has retroactively adjusted all periods presented for the effects of the stock split.

February 2023 Securities Purchase Agreement

On February 27, 2023, Momentus sold an aggregate of 187,920 shares of Class A common stock at a purchase price of $43.23 per share, pre-funded warrants to purchase an aggregate of 43,401 shares of Class A common stock at a purchase price of $43.23 per pre-funded warrant less the exercise price of $0.00001 per pre-funded warrant, and warrants to purchase 231,321 shares of Class A common stock to an institutional investor. The aggregate gross proceeds of this offering, before the deduction of fees and expenses, was approximately $10.0 million. We used all of the net proceeds from this offering to satisfy certain stock repurchase obligations of the Company from prior to the Business Combination.

The Company issued 43,401 shares of Class A common stock as a result of all of the February Pre-Funded Warrants being exercised and the Company received an immaterial amount of cash proceeds from the exercise of such February Pre-Funded Warrants.

Organizational Changes

On November 28, 2022, Jikun Kim, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, tendered his resignation effective January 6, 2023. On January 3, 2023, the Board of Directors appointed Dennis Mahoney as the Interim Chief Financial Officer and principal accounting officer of the Company, effective as of January 7, 2023. Then on April 5, 2023, the Board of Directors appointed Eric Williams as the Chief Financial Officer and principal accounting officer of the Company. Mr. Williams resigned from the Company on April 2, 2024. The Board of Directors appointed Lon

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Ensler as the interim Chief Financial Officer and principal accounting officer of the Company effective April 2, 2024.

At-The-Market Offering

On September 28, 2022, Momentus entered into the ATM Sales Agreement. Pursuant to the ATM Sales Agreement, the Company may from time to time sell, through the sales agent using ATM offerings, shares of Class A common stock up to an aggregate offer price of $50.0 million. Under the ATM Sales Agreement, the sales agent will be entitled to compensation at a commission rate of up to 3.0% of the gross sales price per share sold.

During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no sales under the ATM Sales Agreement. Due to the delay in any sales under the ATM Sales Agreement, during the year ended December 31, 2023, $0.3 million of previously deferred offering costs were written off to operating expenses.

CFIUS Review

We have incurred significant expenses in connection with the CFIUS review described below and have incurred significant expenses in connection with the implementation of the NSA described below, which has now been completed and we therefore do not expect to incur additional implementation expenses since this NSA has been terminated. We have also incurred significant expenses related to the SEC settlement discussed below. The Company incurred legal expenses related to these matters of approximately $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 and $1.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 and expects to continue to incur legal expenses in the future.

NSA

In February 2021, the Company and Mikhail Kokorich submitted a joint notice to the CFIUS for review of the historical acquisition of interests in the Company by Mr. Kokorich, his wife, and entities that they control in response to concerns of the U.S. Department of Defense regarding the Company’s foreign ownership and control. On June 8, 2021, the U.S. Departments of Defense and the Treasury, on behalf of CFIUS, Mr. Kokorich, on behalf of himself and Nortrone Finance S.A. (an entity controlled by Mr. Kokorich), Lev Khasis and Olga Khasis, each in their respective individual capacities and on behalf of Brainyspace LLC (an entity controlled by Olga Khasis) entered into the National Security Agreement with the U.S. government, represented by the U.S. Departments of Defense and the Treasury (the “NSA”).

Momentus made significant strides to implement the NSA in 2023. In March 2023, Momentus paid the final divestiture payment to Mr. Kokorich, Nortrone Trust, and Mr. Khasis (through Brainyspace Trust). Momentus also implemented the remaining aspects of the NSA in 2023. Momentus submitted a request to CFIUS for NSA termination in December 2023, which was subsequently granted and the Company was notified of this decision by the Department of the Treasury in January 2024. Momentus is no longer subject to the provisions of the NSA which is no longer in force.

Co-Founder Divestment and Stock Repurchase Agreements

In accordance with the NSA and pursuant to stock repurchase agreements entered into with the Company, effective as of June 8, 2021, each of Mr. Kokorich, Nortrone Finance S.A. and Brainyspace LLC (collectively “the Co-Founders”) agreed to sell 100% of their respective equity interests in the Company on June 30, 2021. The Company paid an aggregate of $40 million to the Co-Founders following the Business Combination, and an additional payment of an aggregate of $10 million was payable within 10 business days after cumulative business combination or capital raising transactions (whether in the form of debt or equity) resulted in cash proceeds to the Company of no less than $250 million.

On February 27, 2023 the Company raised aggregate gross proceeds of $10.0 million through the sale of securities (see Note 9 for additional information), which together with the Business Combination and other capital raising activities triggered the payment of the $10.0 million liability to the Co-Founders in accordance with the terms of the stock repurchase agreements. The $10.0 million amount paid had previously been recorded as an estimated liability with a corresponding offset to additional paid-in capital within the consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2022.

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Components of Results of Operations

Service Revenue

We enter into contracts for ‘last-mile’ satellite and cargo delivery, payload hosting and in-orbit servicing options with customers that are primarily in the aerospace industry. The Company recognizes revenue (along with any other fees that have been paid) upon the earlier of the satisfaction of our performance obligation or when the customer cancels the contract. The Company also enters into contracts to perform analysis and provide engineering services to U.S. Government organizations.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized $3.1 million of revenue, primarily from the completion of performance obligations in connection with the Vigoride 5 and 6 transportation services and hosted payload missions as well as some forfeited customer deposits upon contract expiration and engineering project services.

As of December 31, 2023 we have signed contracts with customers and have collected approximately $1.0 million in customer deposits, all of which are recorded as non-current contract liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.

The Company estimates variable consideration at the most likely amount, which is included in the transaction price to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. While the Company’s standard contracts do not contain refund or recourse provisions that enable its customers to recover any non-refundable fees that have been paid, the Company may issue full or partial refunds to customers on a case-by-case basis as necessary to preserve and foster future business relationships and customer goodwill. Contracts to provide engineering services to U.S. Government organizations generally have milestone payments subject to the variable consideration constraint. When a milestone is achieved, the Company updates its estimate of the transaction price to include the milestone payment and records a cumulative catch-up in revenue.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue consists primarily of expenses associated with the cost of the orbital service vehicle and third-party launch costs. To date, the cost of these orbital service vehicles has been expensed as research and development costs as materials and services are received. The current design and technology allow for a single use of the orbital service vehicle.

Research and Development

Research and development expenditures consist primarily of the cost of the following activities for developing existing and future technologies for our satellites, satellite technologies, and our Orbital Service Vehicles. Research and development activities include basic research, applied research, design, development, and related test program activities. Costs incurred for developing our technologies primarily include equipment, material, and labor hours (both internal and subcontractors). The Company also records launch costs related to the testing of its Vigoride vehicles as research and development costs.

As of December 31, 2023, we have expensed all research and development costs associated with developing and building our vehicles.

Selling, General and Administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses consist of human capital related expenses for employees involved in general corporate functions, including executive management and administration, accounting, finance, tax, legal, information technology, security, sales, marketing, and human resources; depreciation expense and rent relating to facilities, and equipment; professional fees; and other general corporate costs. Headcount-related expenses primarily include salaries, bonuses, equity compensation expense and benefits.

We also incur additional expenses as a result of operating as a public company, including expenses necessary to comply with the rules and regulations applicable to companies listed on a national securities exchange and related to compliance and reporting obligations pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liability

Changes in the fair value of warrants consists of changes in the estimated fair value of our warrant liability.

Interest Income

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Interest income consists of interest earned by the Company on investment holdings in interest bearing bank accounts.

Interest Expense

Interest expense includes interest incurred by the Company related to our loan payables as well as the amortization of warrant discount and debt issuance costs.

Other Income (Expense)

Other income (expense) primarily relates to non-recurring fees incurred in conjunction with the Term Loan financing, SEC settlement cost, and other immaterial items.

Income Tax Provision

We are subject to income taxes in the United States. Our income tax provision consists of an estimate of federal and state income taxes based on enacted federal and state tax rates, as adjusted for allowable credits, deductions, uncertain tax positions, changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities, and changes in tax laws.

The effective tax rate may vary significantly from period to period and can be influenced by many factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes to the statutory rates in the jurisdictions where the Company has operations and changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities. The difference between the effective tax rate and the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily relates to certain nondeductible items, state and local income taxes and a full valuation allowance for deferred tax assets.

Results of Operations

The following tables set forth our results of operations for the periods presented. The period-to-period comparisons of financial results are not necessarily indicative of future results.

Comparison of Financial Results for the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022

Year EndedDecember 31,

(in thousands) 2023 2022 $ Change % Change

Operating expenses:

Other income (expense), net:

Change in fair value of warrant liability 561 5,185 (4,624) (89 %)

Realized loss on disposal of assets (17) (168) 151 (90 %)

Service revenue

The revenue recognized during the year ended December 31, 2023 was primarily driven by fulfillment of performance obligations for Vigoride 5 and Vigoride 6 customers, resulting in $1.7 million of revenue recognition as well as $0.3 millionof engineering services for the Space Development Agency. The remaining $1.1 million of revenue recognized was a combination of customer deposit forfeiture upon contract expiration, engineering services, and the launch of one customer payload through another supplier on the SpaceX Transporter 8 mission.

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The revenue recognized during the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily due to the Company’s first launch in May 2022. This revenue was recognized as the result of a completed performance obligation, as well as other performance obligations which were negatively impacted by the Vigoride 3 anomalies and led to concessions offered to customers. Additional revenues were recognized from forfeited customer deposits related to contract cancellations.

Cost of revenue

The cost of revenue during the year ended December 31, 2023 was due to the launch cost allocated to customer payloads on the Vigoride 5 and Vigoride 6 missions. The Company allocated the cost of the launch proportionally based on payload weight.

The cost of revenue during the year ended December 31, 2022 was due to the revenue recognition relating to deferred revenues from the Company’s first launch in May 2022 described above. The Company allocated the cost of the launch proportionally based on payload weight.

Research and development expenses

Research and development expenses decreased from $41.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2022 to $34.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to (i) $5.1 million reduction in payroll costs due to decreased headcount and related decreases in signing bonuses (ii) $4.6 million reduction in spending on materials and components, (iii) $1.8 million reduction in allocated information technology and facilities expenses, and (iv) $0.7 million reduction on subcontractor cost, and (v) $0.5 million decrease in other overhead costs. These decreases are partially offset by increases in launch costs of $5.3 million associated with impairment of our Space X and ABL deposits, and amortization of the Vigoride 5 and Vigoride 6 missions.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased from $49.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2022 to nearly $36.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease is primarily due to (i) a $3.1 million decrease in stock based compensation due to executive turnover, (ii) a $3.1 million decrease in non-stock based compensation payroll due to prior year one-time bonuses and executive departures temporarily replaced by consultants, (iii) a $2.1 million decrease in non-legal professional fees as the Company’s activity related to the NSA and SEC topics discussed in Note 12 shifted from legal proceedings to compliance, (iv) a $1.1 million decrease in other legal services expenses, (v) a $1.4 million decrease in NSA compliance spending, (vi) a $1.0 million decrease in SEC compliance spending, (vii) a $0.9 million decrease in IT overhead costs, (viii) a $0.6 million decrease in G&A launch costs associated with a strategic supplier test in May 2022 and, (ix) a $0.5 million decrease in other general corporate office expenses (including insurance costs).

Change in fair value of warrant liability

For both the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the decrease in the calculated fair value of the Company’s currently outstanding warrants, which were assumed from the Business Combination, was primarily driven by the observable market price of the publicly listed warrants to purchase the Company’s stock under comparable terms. See Note 9 for additional information.

Realized loss on disposal of assets

The decrease in realized loss on disposal of asset for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to year ended December 31, 2022, was due to disposals of furniture and equipment related to the end of three minor leases during the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to immaterial disposals during the year ended December 31, 2023.

Interest income

Interest income increased from $0.5 million for year ended December 31, 2022 to $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as the Company invested more in money market funds in response to rising interest rates.

Interest expense

Interest expense decreased from $5.3 million of cash and amortization interest for the year ended December 31, 2022 to $2.3 million of cash and amortization interest for the year ended December 31, 2023 due to the application of the effective interest method which results in less cash and amortization interest as the Term Loan approaches maturity. See Note 8 for additional information.

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Litigation settlement, net

Litigation settlement expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 relates to the loss contingency of $8.5 million recorded as a result of the settlement of the Amended Complaint. This contingency was offset by an insurance receivable of $4.0 million for the insurance proceeds expected from its insurers related to the settlement. There were no litigation settlement expenses for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Other income

Other income increased from $0.1 millionfor the year ended December 31, 2022 to $0.2 million year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. The increase was related to the release of interest accrued in relation to the loan during 2022.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Going Concern

The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to successfully raise capital to fund its business operations and execute on its business plan. To date, the Company has not generated sufficient revenues to provide cash flows that enable the Company to finance its operations internally and the Company’s financial position and operating results raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. This is reflected by the Company’s incurred net losses of $68.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 and had an accumulated deficit of $373.0 million as of December 31, 2023. Additionally, the Company used net cash of $61.8 million to fund its operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2023, and had cash and cash equivalents of $2.1 million as of December 31, 2023.

In connection with the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, management conducted an evaluation and concluded that there were conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, which raised substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within twelve months after the date of the issuance of such consolidated financial statements. The Company believes that its current level of cash and cash equivalents are not sufficient to fund commercial scale production and sale of its services and products. These conditions raise substantial doubt regarding its ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements. In order to proceed with the Company’s business plan and operating strategy, the Company will need to raise substantial additional capital to fund its operations. Until such time, if ever, the Company can generate revenues sufficient to achieve profitability, the Company expects to finance its operations through equity or debt financings, which may not be available to the Company on the timing needed or on terms that the Company deems to be favorable. In an effort to alleviate these conditions, the Company continues to seek and evaluate opportunities to access additional capital through all available means.

As a result of these uncertainties, and notwithstanding management’s plans and efforts to date, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If the Company is unable to raise substantial additional capital in the near term, the Company's operations and business plan will need to be scaled back or halted altogether. Additionally, if the Company is able to raise additional capital but that capital is insufficient to provide a bridge to full commercial production at a profit, the Company's operations could be severely curtailed or cease entirely and the Company may not realize any significant value from its assets.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis of accounting. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not reflect any adjustments that might result if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

Cash Flows

Year Ended December 31,

Net cash (used in) provided by:

Investing activities (19) (733)

Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash $ (59,921) $ (98,134)

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $61.8 million, driven primarily by headcount costs, research and development activities, legal expenses, and professional fees, as well as net cash

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changes in operating assets and liabilities. Headcount related payroll costs, excluding stock-based compensation of $8.5 million, were $19.6 million. Research and Development activity expenses, including materials, components, and subcontractor costs were $9.6 million. Professional fees of $16.1 million included $7.9 million in legal fees and $2.4 million of costs related to the SEC and NSA topics discussed in Note 12. Office overheads, other general corporate expenses, and cash interest were $8.4 million, which includes insurance costs of $2.7 million. The Company incurred launch costs of $5.9 million net of prepaid deposit impairment of $3.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2023. These cash outflows were partially offset by gross profit of $2.2 million primarily related to the fulfillment of performance obligations for Vigoride 5 and Vigoride 6 customers during the year ended December 31, 2023. Additionally, the Company had a change in operating assets and liabilities of $8.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2023.

Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $87.9 million, driven primarily by headcount costs, research and development activities, and professional fees related to the SEC and NSA compliance costs, as well as net cash changes in operating assets and liabilities. Headcount related payroll costs, excluding accrued bonus and stock-based compensation, were $28.2 million. Research and development activity expenses, including materials, components, and subcontractor costs were $15.0 million. Legal fees, related to public company costs as well as the class action complaints discussed in Note 12, were $9.0 million. The Company paid the $5.0 million SEC settlement during the year ended December 31, 2022. Professional fees for recruiting, accounting and audit, and other services were $12.7 million. Office overheads, other general corporate expenses, and cash interest were $15.7 million. The Company incurred launch costs of $1.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2022, that were amortized in connection with its first launch.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $0.0 million and $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, which consisted primarily of purchases of machinery and equipment partially offset by proceeds from sale of machinery and equipment.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to gross proceeds of approximately $19.0 million received from the February Offering, September Offering, and October Offerings as well as $7.9 million proceeds from the exercise of warrants. These cash inflows were partially offset by principal repayments of $13.0 million under the Term Loan, $10.0 million paid to satisfy the stock repurchase agreement contingent liability, and $2.0 million in issuance costs related to common stock and related warrants.

Net cash used in financing activities was $9.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily due to principal repayment under the Term Loan, which did not commence until March of 2022.

Funding Requirements

We expect our cash consumption to continue in connection with our ongoing activities.

Specifically, our operating expenses will continue as we:

•continue to refine and operate our corporate infrastructure, people, processes and systems;

•pursue sales and marketing activities for our product and services;

•pursue further research and development related to developing our satellites, satellite technology, and Orbital Service Vehicles;

•seek regulatory approvals for operation of our satellites and vehicles;

•actively manage our workforce, including right sizing in personnel;

•maintain, expand and protect our intellectual property portfolio;

•comply with public company reporting requirements; and

•defend against litigation.

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required to seek additional equity or debt financing. In the event that additional financing is required from outside sources, we may not be able to raise it on terms acceptable to us, or at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital when desired, our business, results of operations, and financial condition would be adversely affected.

Some of these risks and uncertainties are described in more detail under Part II, Item 1A: "Risk Factors," in this Form 10-K under the heading “Risk Factors — We may not be able to continue as a going concern.”

Commitments and Contingencies

We are a party to operating leases primarily for facilities (e.g., office buildings, warehouses and spaceport) under non-cancellable operating leases. These leases expire at various dates through 2028. Refer to Note 6.

We have principal of $2.3 million outstanding under the Term Loan. Refer to Note 8.

We enter into purchase obligations in the normal course of business. These obligations include purchase orders and agreements to purchase goods or services that are enforceable, legally binding, and have significant terms and minimum purchases stipulated. Refer to Note 12.

As a result of the settlement accepted by courts, we recorded a litigation settlement contingency of $8.5 million on December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2023, the Company paid $4.5 million to the escrow account of the litigation settlement while the remainder of $4.0 million was paid by insurance companies (refer to Note 12).

In addition, we enter into agreements in the normal course of business with vendors for research and development services and outsourced services, which are generally cancellable upon written notice.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not engage in any off-balance sheet activities or have any arrangements or relationships with unconsolidated entities, such as variable interest, special purpose, and structured finance entities.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures requires us to make estimates, assumptions and judgments as of the balance sheet date that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses and related disclosures. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions. In addition to our critical accounting policies below, see Note 2 in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

Revenue Recognition

The Company enters into short-term contracts for ‘last-mile’ satellite and cargo delivery (transportation services), payload hosting and in-orbit servicing options with customers that are primarily in the aerospace industry. For its transportation service arrangements, the Company has a single performance obligation of delivering the customers’ payload to its designated orbit and recognizes revenue (along with any other fees that have been paid) at a point in time, upon satisfaction of this performance obligation. Additionally, for its in-orbit service arrangements, the Company provides a multitude of services consistently throughout the mission to its customers and has services available on a ‘stand ready’ basis until the mission reaches its conclusion. The Company recognizes revenue for these in-orbit services ratably over time on a straight-line basis. The Company enters into contracts to perform services for U.S. Government customers. The Company recognizes revenue for these services in accordance with the terms of these contracts.

We account for customer contracts in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which includes the following five-step model:

•Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer.

•Identification of the performance obligations in the contract.

•Determination of the transaction price.

•Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract.

•Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

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The Company estimates variable consideration at the most likely amount, which is included in the transaction price to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. While the Company’s standard contracts do not contain refund or recourse provisions that enable its customers to recover any non-refundable fees that have been paid, the Company may issue full or partial refunds, or concessions on future services to customers on a case-by-case basis as necessary to preserve and foster future business relationships and customer goodwill.

The Company’s satellite and cargo delivery services (transportation services) are considered a single performance obligation, to transport the customers’ payload to a specified orbit in space. We recognize revenue for these services at a point in time, when control is transferred, which is considered to be upon the release of the customers’ payload into its specified orbit. We will calculate the weight distribution of each transfer vehicle at the customer level, and we will estimate the delivery date for each customer’s payload based on the relative weight of payloads released to determine the point in time to recognize revenue for each payload release.

The Company’s in-orbit services consist of a collection of interdependent and integrated services which are not considered distinct from one another and may vary depending on the specific needs of the Customer and mission. Revenue for these in-orbit services is recognized ratably over time on a straight line basis.

The Company’s engineering project services to U.S. Government organizations generally have specific payment attached to each milestone. When a milestone is achieved, the Company submits services performed for approval. Once approval is received, the Company invoices and collects on the milestone completed.

In periods in which we recognize revenue, we will disclose the amounts of revenue recognized that was included as a contract liability balance at the beginning of the reporting period in accordance with ASC 606-10-50-8(b).

Loss Contingencies

We are subject to the possibility of various loss contingencies arising in the ordinary course of business, including product-related and other litigation. We consider the likelihood of loss or impairment of an asset or the incurrence of a liability, as well as our ability to reasonably estimate the amount of loss in determining loss contingencies. An estimated loss contingency is accrued when it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. We regularly evaluate current information available to us to determine whether such accruals should be adjusted and whether new accruals are required. Refer to Note 12.

Deferred Fulfillment and Prepaid Launch Costs

We prepay for certain launch costs to third-party providers that will carry the orbital service vehicle to orbit. Prepaid costs allocated to the delivery of a customer’s payload are classified as deferred fulfillment costs and recognized as cost of revenue upon delivery of the customer’s payload. Prepaid costs allocated to our payload are classified as prepaid launch costs and are amortized to research and development expense upon the release of our payload. The allocation is determined based on the distribution between customer and our payload weight on each launch.

Contract Liabilities

Customer deposits collected prior to the release of the customer’s payload into its specified orbit are recorded as current and non-current contract liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets as the amounts received represent a prepayment for the satisfaction of a future performance obligation that has not yet commenced. Each non-refundable deposit is determined to be a contract liability upon cash collection. Prior to making this determination, we ensure that a valid contract is in place that meets the definition of the existence of a contract in accordance with ASC 606-10-25-1 and 2.

Stock-based Compensation

We have various stock incentive plans under which incentive and non-qualified stock options and restricted stock awards are granted to employees, directors, and consultants. All stock-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options are recognized in the consolidated financial statements based on their respective grant date fair values.

We recognize stock-based compensation expense using a fair value-based method for costs related to all stock-based payments. We estimate the fair value of stock-based payments on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. The model requires management to make a number of assumptions, including expected volatility of our stock, expected life of the option, risk-free interest rate, and expected dividends. The fair value of the stock is expensed over the related service period which is typically the vesting period. The stock-based

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compensation expense that is reported in our consolidated financial statements is based on awards that are expected to vest. We account for forfeitures as they occur.

Estimating the fair value of equity awards as of the grant date using valuation models, such as the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model, is affected by assumptions regarding a number of variables as disclosed above, and any changes in the assumptions can materially affect the fair value and ultimately how much stock-based compensation expense is recognized. These inputs are subjective and generally require significant analysis and judgment to develop.

Income Taxes

We account for income taxes in accordance with authoritative guidance, which requires the use of the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rate expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which the differences are expected to be reversed.

Significant judgment is required in determining any valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, management considers all available evidence, including past operating results, estimates of future taxable income, and the feasibility of tax planning strategies.

In the event that management changes its determination as to the amount of deferred tax assets that can be realized, we will adjust our valuation allowance with a corresponding impact to the provision for income taxes in the period in which such determination is made.

We are required to evaluate the tax positions taken in the course of preparing its tax returns to determine whether tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax benefits of positions not deemed to meet the “more likely than not” threshold would be recorded as a tax expense in the current year. The amount recognized is subject to estimate and management judgment with respect to the likely outcome of each uncertain tax position. The amount that is ultimately sustained for an individual uncertain tax position or for all uncertain tax positions in the aggregate could differ from the amount that is initially recognized.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard setting bodies that are adopted by us as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, we believe that the impact of recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

Please refer to Note 2 in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a description of recently adopted accounting pronouncements and recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted, the timing of their adoptions and our assessment, to the extent we have made one, of their potential impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are exposed to a variety of market and other risks, including the effects of changes in interest rates, and inflation, as well as risks to the availability of funding sources, hazard events, and specific asset risks.

Interest Rate Risk

The market risk inherent in our financial instruments and our financial position represents the potential loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates. As of December 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $2.1 million, which are primarily invested in highly liquid investments purchased with a remaining maturity of three months or less. However, due to the short-term maturities and the low-risk profile of our investments, an immediate 10% change in interest rates would not have a material effect on the fair market value of our cash and cash equivalents.

Because the Term Loan indebtedness bears interests at a fixed rate, it is not impacted by changes in interest rates.

Foreign Currency Risk

There were no material foreign currency transactions for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. Currently, a significant portion of our cash receipts and expenses are generated in U.S. dollars.

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ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Page

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 1596) 59

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 32) 61

Consolidated Financial Statements

Balance Sheets 62

Statements of Operations 63

Statements of Stockholders’ Equity 64

Statements of Cash Flows 65

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 66

Note 1. Nature of Operations 66

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 69

Note 3. Prepaids and Other Current Assets 77

Note 4. Property, Machinery and Equipment, net 78

Note 5. Intangible Assets, net 78

Note 6. Leases 78

Note 7. Accrued Expenses 79

Note 8. Loan Payable 79

Note 9. Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) 80

Note 10. Stock-based Compensation 85

Note 11. Diluted Earnings Per Share 88

Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies 89

Note 13. Income Taxes 94

Note 14. Subsequent Events 96

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Momentus Inc.

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Momentus Inc. and Subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows, for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, before the effects of the adjustments to retrospectively apply the change in accounting related to the reverse stock split described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, were audited by other auditors whose report, dated March 7, 2023, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements. We audited the adjustments to the 2022 consolidated financial statements to retrospectively apply the reverse stock split, as described in Note 1 to the

consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, such retrospective adjustments are appropriate and have been properly applied. However, we were not engaged to audit, review, or apply any other procedures to the 2022 consolidated financial statements of the Company other than with respect to the retrospective adjustments and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance on the 2022 consolidated financial statements taken as a whole.

Substantial Doubt about the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has not generated sufficient revenues to provide cash flows that enable the Company to finance its operations internally and the Company’s financial position and operating results raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the

effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

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We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2023.

/s/ Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP

San Francisco, California

June 5, 2024

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Momentus, Inc.

San Jose, California

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited, before the effects of the adjustments to retrospectively apply the change in accounting discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the consolidated balance sheet of Momentus, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022, the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the year then ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”) (the 2022 consolidated financial statements before the effects of the retrospective adjustments discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements are not presented herein). In our opinion, the 2022 consolidated financial statements, before the effects of the adjustments to retrospectively apply the change in accounting discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2022, in conformity accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We were not engaged to audit, review, or apply any procedures to the adjustments to retrospectively apply the change in accounting discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, and accordingly, we do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance about whether such retrospective adjustments are appropriate and have been properly applied. Those retrospective adjustments were audited by other auditors.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. Our audit of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ ArmaninoLLP

San Ramon, California

March 7, 2023

We began serving as the Company’s auditor in 2019. In 2023, we became the predecessor auditor.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands except number of shares and par value)

ASSETS

Current assets:

Restricted cash, current — 1,007

Prepaids and other current assets 8,513 10,173

Property, machinery and equipment, net 3,252 4,016

Deferred offering costs — 331

Restricted cash, non-current 373 312

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Contract liabilities, current — 1,654

Operating lease liability, current 1,268 1,153

Stock repurchase liability — 10,000

Litigation settlement contingency — 8,500

Other current liabilities 9 27

Contract liabilities, non-current 998 1,026

Loan Payable, non-current — 2,404

Warrant liability 3 564

Operating lease liability, non-current 4,863 6,131

Other non-current liabilities 489 465

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12)

Stockholders’ equity:

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 20,649 $ 92,423

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

Year EndedDecember 31,

Operating expenses:

Selling, general and administrative expenses 36,055 49,827

Other income (expense), net:

Change in fair value of warrant liability 561 5,185

Realized loss on disposal of assets (17) (168)

Litigation settlement, net — (4,500)

Other income (expense) (180) 54

Total other income (expense), net (748) (4,169)

Net loss per share, basic and diluted $ (23.13) $ (58.53)

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted 2,979,845 1,630,762

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands, except share data)

Shares Amount

Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options 43,699 — 574 — 574

Issuance of common stock upon vesting of RSUs 15,741 — — — —

Issuance of common stock upon purchase of ESPP 3,308 — 271 — 271

Share repurchase valuation adjustment — — (10,000) — (10,000)

Shares issued upon exercise of warrant 5,563 — — — —

Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options 10,081 — 130 — 130

Issuance of common stock upon vesting of RSUs 42,741 — — — —

Issuance of common stock upon purchase of ESPP 3,131 — 33 — 33

Issuance of common stock upon exercise of pre-funded warrants 2,216,349 — — — —

Issuance of common stock upon exercise of warrants 3,577,217 — 7,881 — 7,881

Stock-based compensation - stock options, RSAs, RSUs — — 8,480 — 8,480

Issuance of common stock for consulting services 2,700 — 112 — 112

Common stock issued in connection with reverse stock split 59,801 — — — —

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

Years Ended, December 31

Cash flows from operating activities:

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization 894 1,090

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs 1,357 2,690

Amortization of right-of-use asset 1,090 1,163

Change in fair value of warrant liability (561) (5,185)

Impairment of prepaid launch costs 3,685 —

Write-off of deferred offering costs 331 —

Litigation settlement, net — 4,500

Loss on disposal of fixed and intangible assets 17 168

Issuance of common stock for consulting services 112 —

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Prepaids and other current assets (565) (2,206)

Insurance receivable 3,900 —

Other non-current assets 2,649 (147)

Other current liabilities (14) (5,020)

Operating lease liability (1,153) (1,189)

Litigation settlement contingency (8,500) —

Other non-current liabilities 24 23

Net cash used in operating activities (61,826) (87,887)

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchases of property, machinery and equipment (94) (583)

Proceeds from sale of property, machinery and equipment 113 34

Purchases of intangible assets (38) (184)

Net cash used in investing activities (19) (733)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from exercise of stock options 130 574

Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan 33 271

Proceeds from exercise of warrants 7,881 —

Repurchase of Section 16 Officer shares for tax coverage exchange (88) (331)

Principal payments on loan payable (12,984) (9,697)

Payment of deferred offering costs — (331)

Payment for repurchase of common shares (10,000) —

Proceeds from issuance of common stock and related warrants 19,000 —

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 1,924 (9,514)

Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (59,921) (98,134)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year 62,413 160,547

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year $ 2,492 $ 62,413

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities

Issuance costs related to warrant modification $ 2,130 $ —

Stock repurchase liability fair value $ — $ 10,000

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

Cash paid for interest $ 980 $ 2,440

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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Note 1. Nature of Operations

The Company

Momentus Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries “Momentus” or the “Company”) is a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellites, satellite buses, satellite technologies, in-space infrastructure services, including in-space transportation, hosted payloads and in-orbit services. Momentus is making new ways of operating in space possible with its in-space transfer and service vehicles, powered by an innovative, space-proven water plasma-based propulsion system.

On May 25, 2022, the Company launched its Vigoride 3 Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) to Low-Earth Orbit aboard the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission. In addition to Vigoride 3, Momentus used a second port on the same SpaceX mission to fly a third-party deployer from a partner company. Momentus deployed a total of eight customer satellites in low-earth orbit during its inaugural mission, comprising seven satellites from Vigoride 3 and one satellite from the third-party deployer system. The Company incorporated improvements identified during its inaugural mission in advance of its first follow-on mission and other planned follow-on missions.

On January 3, 2023, the Company launched Vigoride 5 to low-earth orbit aboard the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission. As of December 31, 2023, the primary mission objectives were completed. On Vigoride’s first orbital pass, Momentus confirmed that both solar arrays were deployed, and the vehicle was generating power and charging its batteries. Momentus demonstrated all spacecraft subsystems through the course of the Vigoride 5 primary mission and identified several deficiencies which have been incorporated into the Vigoride 7 build. Vigoride 5 included testing of our MET propulsion system. Two thrusters were flown and fired over 300 times and 6 hours 58 minutes of accumulated firing time. Vigoride 5 also carried one cubesat that was successfully released into orbit, and a complex hosted payload developed by CalTech to demonstrate technologies needed to collect and beam power to the Earth. Momentus also performed an orbit raise during this mission of over 3 km.

Momentus launched its third OSV, Vigoride 6, to low-Earth orbit aboard the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission on April 14, 2023. During the Vigoride-6 mission Momentus deployed all customer payloads. Momentus successfully deployed the REVELA payload for ARCA Dynamics, the VIREO CubeSat for C3S LLC., the DISCO-1 CubeSat for Aarhus University, and the IRIS-C payload for an Asian customer booked through ISILAUNCH.

During the Vigoride-6 mission, Momentus also deployed two CubeSats into Low-Earth Orbit as part of the NASA LLITED (Low-Latitude Ionosphere/Thermosphere Enhancements in Density) mission. These two CubeSats, housed behind a single deployer door, were released from the Vigoride OSV earlier than scheduled. While the CubeSats were deployed at the intended altitude of 495km, they were deployed at a different inclination than the intended target orbit needed for the science experiment. Momentus conducted a thorough investigation and identified the root cause as human error in the mapping of a software command. The Company implemented corrective actions to prevent a recurrence.

During the Vigoride 6 mission, Momentus conducted a demonstration test of its patented Tape Spring Solar Array (TASSA). This system utilizes flexible solar cell technology, allowing the solar array to be extended and retracted like a tape measure, using its concave shape to provide rigidity.

TASSA is designed to be deployed and retracted on orbit numerous times, to be configurable to varying lengths based on power requirements, and utilizes thin film solar cells that are radiation resistant and self-annealing. During its demonstration test on orbit, Momentus was able to demonstrate a significant majority of the major performance requirements for TASSA, including boom yoke deployment, initial roll out deployment, thin film flexible solar cell power generation, low-cost slip ring performance, and retraction, providing confidence as well as identifying areas for improvement, such as processing the metallic substrate to better maintain its intended shape as Momentus continues development of this technology.

Other Missions

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Note 1. Nature of Operations (cont.)

Momentus conducted another mission on the SpaceX Transporter-9 mission launched on November 11, 2023. On this mission, Momentus used a third-party deployer system to deliver payloads into orbit. Momentus supported five payloads for four customers. After launch, the Company confirmed the deployment of the Hello Test 1 and 2 satellites for Hello Space. Momentus was not able to confirm the deployment of the remaining three satellites for three other customers and based on the results of a detailed investigation undertaken, the Company does not believe those satellites were released from the third-party deployer system.

Momentus has launched four missions to date, deployed 17 customer satellites, and provided hosted payload services. The Company has produced its next Orbital Service Vehicle, Vigoride 7, that it intends to utilize on a future mission or for use as a satellite bus.

In addition to the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle, Momentus is now also offering its M-1000 satellite bus which has substantial commonality with Vigoride. With a growing demand for satellite bus services, Momentus is positioned to advance its hardware and flight-proven technology for this market. The M-1000 bus is a flexible option to meet various mission requirements. Innovations to improve sensor capability, maneuverability, increased power, and lower costs are integrated into the product. Momentus believes it can manufacture satellite buses like the M-1000 at a rapid and scalable pace.

Momentus has started work in support of its Small Business Innovation Research award from the Space Development Agency. This project's scope involves making tailored modifications to the system underlying the M-1000 satellite bus and Vigoride OSV to support a full range of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) payloads. Some of these areas include adding a secure payload interface, optical communications terminals, a high-volume data recorder, and improving the modularity of the propulsion system.

Business Combination

On August 12, 2021, the Company consummated a merger pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 7, 2020, and as amended on March 5, 2021, April 6, 2021, and June 29, 2021 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Stable Road Acquisition Corp (“SRAC”), Project Marvel First Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of SRAC (“First Merger Sub”), and Project Marvel Second Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of SRAC (“Second Merger Sub”), pursuant to which First Merger Sub merged with and into Momentus Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Legacy Momentus”) with Legacy Momentus as the surviving corporation of the First Merger Sub, and immediately following which Legacy Momentus merged with and into the Second Merger Sub, with the Second Merger Sub as the surviving entity (the “Business Combination”). In connection with the closing of the Business Combination (“Closing”), the Company changed its name from Stable Road Acquisition Corp. to Momentus Inc., and Legacy Momentus changed its name to Momentus Space, LLC.

The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization under ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations, with SRAC and its two wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Company received gross proceeds of $247.3 million upon the closing of the Business Combination. Public and private warrants of SRAC were assumed by the Company as a result of the Business Combination.

Going Concern

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The going concern basis of presentation assumes that the Company will continue in operation one year after the date these consolidated financial statements are issued and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to successfully raise capital to fund its business operations and execute on its business plan. To date the Company remains heavily focused on growth and continued development of its proprietary technology, and as a result, it has not generated sufficient revenues to provide cash flows that enable the Company to finance its operations internally and the Company’s financial position and operating results raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. This is reflected by the Company’s incurred a net loss of $68.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, and accumulated deficit of $373.0 million as of December 31, 2023. Additionally, the Company used net cash of $61.8 million to fund its

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Note 1. Nature of Operations (cont.)

operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2023, and had cash and cash equivalents of $2.1 million as of December 31, 2023.

Pursuant to the requirements of ASC Topic 205-40, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, management must evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date these consolidated financial statements are issued. This evaluation does not take into consideration the potential mitigating effect of management’s plans that have not been fully implemented or are not within control of the Company as of the date the consolidated financial statements are issued. When substantial doubt exists, management evaluates whether the mitigating effect of its plans sufficiently alleviates substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The mitigating effect of management’s plans, however, is only considered if both (1) it is probable that the plans will be effectively implemented within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued, and (2) it is probable that the plans, when implemented, will mitigate the relevant conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued.

In connection with the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, management conducted an evaluation and concluded that there were conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, which raised substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within twelve months after the date of the issuance of such consolidated financial statements. The Company believes that its current level of cash and cash equivalents are not sufficient to fund its regular operations, scaling of commercial production, and maintain its existing services and products. These conditions raise substantial doubt regarding its ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements. In order to proceed with the Company’s business plan and operating strategy, the Company will need to raise substantial additional capital to fund its operations. Until such time, if ever, the Company can generate revenues sufficient to achieve profitability, the Company expects to finance its operations through equity or debt financings, which may not be available to the Company on the timing needed or on terms that the Company deems to be favorable. In an effort to alleviate these conditions, the Company continues to seek and evaluate all opportunities to access additional capital through any available means.

As a result of these uncertainties, and notwithstanding management’s plans and efforts to date, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If the Company is unable to raise substantial additional capital in the near term, the Company's operations and business plan will need to be scaled back or halted altogether. Additionally, if the Company is able to raise additional capital but that capital is insufficient to provide a bridge to full commercial production at a profit, the Company's operations could be severely curtailed or cease entirely and the Company may not realize any significant value from its assets.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis of accounting. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not reflect any adjustments that might result if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

Reverse Stock Split

Effective August 22, 2023, the Company’s stockholders approved a 1-for-50 reverse stock split of the Company’s Class A common stock. As a result of the reverse stock split, every 50 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding on August 22, 2023, were automatically combined into one share of Class A common stock. Any fractional shares resulting from the reverse stock split were rounded up to the next nearest whole share of Class A common stock. The reverse stock split did not affect the stated par value of the Class A common stock nor did it change the total number of the Company’s authorized shares of Class A common stock. The Company’s Class B common stock was not affected by the reverse stock split.

Also on the effective date of the reverse stock split, all options, warrants and other convertible securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to the reverse stock split were adjusted by dividing the number of shares of Class A common stock into which the options, warrants and other convertible securities are exercisable or convertible by 50 and multiplying the exercise or conversion price thereof by 50, all in accordance with the terms of the plans, agreements or arrangements governing such options, warrants and other convertible securities and subject to rounding to the nearest whole share. Such proportional adjustments were also made to the number of shares and restricted stock units issued and issuable under the Company’s equity compensation plan.

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Note 1. Nature of Operations (cont.)

The Company has retroactively adjusted all periods presented for the effects of the stock split. See Note 9 for additional information.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.

Reclassification, Change in Presentation and Prior Year Omitted Disclosures

Certain prior period amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation as follows.

Disclosures including the disaggregation of revenue by type (refer to “disaggregation of revenue by type” in this Note), disclosure in segment reporting regarding the long-lived assets by geographic location (refer to “segment reporting” in this Note), the disclosure of Preferred Stock and Class B common stock on the consolidated balance sheet and the disclosure of Class B common stock in Note 9 were omitted from our prior year financials for the year ended December 31, 2022. The disclosures have been included for the year ended December 31, 2023 and include the comparative period for the year ended December 31, 2022. Additionally, there was an immaterial number change related to the disclosure of gross unrecognized tax benefits (refer to “Gross unrecognized tax benefits” in Note 13) for the year-ended December 31, 2022. The Company also adjusted the 2022 federal and state net operating loss (“NOL’s”) carryforwards as the result of the 2023 return to provision true-up that was recorded in relation to the state apportionments (refer to disclosures in Note 13). These adjustments had no impact on the consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and comprehensive loss, or cash flows as there was no change in the amounts recorded. The Company has determined that these adjustments were immaterial both individually and in aggregate.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other factors it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the timing of revenue recognition, accounting for useful lives of property, machinery and equipment, net, intangible assets, net, accrued liabilities, leases, income taxes including deferred tax assets and liabilities, impairment valuation, stock-based compensation, warrant liabilities, and litigation contingencies.

Emerging Growth Company Status

Section 102(b)(1) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can choose not to take advantage of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies, and any such election to not take advantage of the extended transition period is irrevocable. The Company is an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act and has elected to take advantage of the benefits of the extended transition period for new or revised financial accounting standards. The Company will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which the market value of Class A common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter, (ii) the last day of the fiscal year in which the Company after the consummation of the Business Combination has total annual gross revenue of $1.07 billion or more during such fiscal year (as indexed for inflation), (iii) the date on which the Company has issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt in the prior three-year period or (iv) December 31, 2024. The Company expects to continue to take advantage of the benefits of the extended transition period, although it may decide to early adopt such new or

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Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

revised accounting standards to the extent permitted by such standards. This may make it difficult or impossible to compare the Company’s financial results with the financial results of another public company that is either not an emerging growth company or is an emerging growth company that has chosen not to take advantage of the extended transition period exemptions because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, cash in bank with no restrictions, as well as highly liquid investments which are unrestricted as to withdrawal or use, and which have original maturities of three months or less when initially purchased.

The Company places its cash in the bank, which may at times be in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits of $250,000 per depositor, with high credit quality financial institutions and attempts to limit the amount of credit exposure with any one institution.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash primarily represents deposited cash that is restricted by financial institutions. $0.4 million is restricted primarily as collateral for a letter of credit issued to the Company’s landlord in accordance with the terms of a lease agreement entered into in December 2020, and is classified as a non-current asset as it will be returned to the Company upon the occurrence of future events which are expected to occur beyond one year from December 31, 2023.

Deferred Fulfillment and Prepaid Launch Costs

The Company prepays for certain launch costs to third-party providers that will carry the transport vehicle to orbit. Prepaid costs allocated to the delivery of a customers’ payload are classified as deferred fulfillment costs and recognized as cost of revenue upon delivery of the customers’ payload. Prepaid costs allocated to our payload are classified as prepaid launch costs and are amortized to cost of sales and research and development expense upon the release of our payload. The allocation is determined based on the distribution between customer and our payload weight on each launch. Due to launch delays and decisions to sell launch spots to third parties, during the year ended December 31, 2023, $3.7 million of prepaid launch costs were written off to research and development operating expenses.

As of December 31, 2023, and 2022, the Company had deferred fulfillment and prepaid launch costs of $1.7 million and $7.4 million, respectively, with $1.3 million and $3.0 million recorded within prepaids and other current assets, respectively, and $0.4 million and $4.4 million recorded within other non-current asset, respectively, in our consolidated balance sheets.

Property, Machinery and Equipment

Property, machinery and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is generally recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. The estimated useful lives of fixed assets by asset category are described below:

Fixed Assets Estimated Useful Life

Computer equipment Three years

Furniture and fixtures Five years

Machinery and equipment Seven years

Costs of maintenance or repairs that do not extend the lives of the respective assets are charged to expenses as incurred.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets, which consist of patents, are considered long-lived assets and are reported at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment loss, if any. Amortization is recognized on a straight-line basis over 10 years for patents, which is the estimated useful lives of the intangible assets.

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Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

In accordance with ASC Topic 350-40, Intangibles, the Company presents capitalized implementation costs for cloud computing arrangements within prepaid and other current assets, and other non-current assets to properly present the capitalized costs with their related subscription fees.

Deferred Offering Costs

Offering costs consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred that are directly related to fundraising activities. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, deferred offering costs were attributable to the Company’s S-3 Universal Shelf registration (the “Form S-3”), the at-the-market offering program, and securities purchase agreements entered into during such periods. These costs will be netted with the proceeds proportional to the at-the-market program fundraising and any future fundraising under the "Form S-3". If the Company terminates the Form S-3 or the at-the-market program, or there is a significant delay, all of the deferred offering costs attributed to the Form S-3 or the at-the-market offering program will be immediately written off. Due to the delay in any sales under the at-the-market offering program, during the year ended December 31, 2023, $0.3 million of previously deferred offering costs were written off to other expenses. Refer to Note 9 for additional information.

Loss Contingencies

The Company estimates loss contingencies in accordance with ASC Sub-Topic 450-20, Loss Contingencies (“ASC 450-20”), which states that a loss contingency shall be accrued by a charge to income if both of the following conditions are met: (i) information available before the consolidated financial statements are issued or are available to be issued indicates that it is probable that a liability had been incurred at the date of the consolidated financial statements and (ii) the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. We regularly evaluate current information available to us to determine whether such accruals should be adjusted and whether new accruals are required. Refer toNote 12 for additional information.

Revenue Recognition

The Company enters into short-term contracts for ‘last-mile’ satellite and cargo delivery (transportation service), payload hosting and in-orbit servicing options with customers that are primarily in the aerospace industry. For its transportation service arrangements, the Company has a single performance obligation of delivering the customers’ payload to its designated orbit and recognizes revenue (along with any other fees that have been paid) at a point in time, upon satisfaction of this performance obligation. Additionally, for its in-orbit service arrangements, the Company provides a multitude of services consistently throughout the mission to its customers and also has services available on a ‘stand ready’ basis as needed until the mission reaches its conclusion. The Company recognizes revenue for these in-orbit services ratably over time on a straight-line basis. The Company also enters into contracts to perform analysis and provide engineering services to U.S. Government organizations.

The Company accounts for customer contracts in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), which includes the following five-step model:

•Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer.

•Identification of the performance obligations in the contract.

•Determination of the transaction price.

•Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract.

•Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

The Company estimates variable consideration at the most likely amount, which is included in the transaction price to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. While the Company’s standard contracts do not contain refund or recourse provisions that enable its customers to recover any non-refundable fees that have been paid, the Company may issue full or partial refunds, or concessions on future services to customers on a case-by-case basis as necessary to preserve and foster future business relationships and customer goodwill. Contracts to provide engineering services to U.S. Government organizations generally have set payments tied to each milestone. When a milestone is achieved, the Company submits the completed service for

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approval, invoices, and collects on that completed milestone. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded $0.3 million and $— million of revenue from the U.S. Government, respectively.

As part of its contracts with customers, the Company collects up-front non-refundable deposits prior to launch. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had customer deposit balances of $1.0 million and $2.7 million, respectively, related to signed contracts with customers, including firm orders and options (some of which have already been exercised by customers). These deposits are recorded as non-current contract liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Included in the collected amount as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, are $1.0 million and $1.0 million, respectively, of non-current deposits.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized $3.1 million of revenue, due to transportation services performed in Vigoride 5 and Vigoride 6 spaceship launches, hosted payload services in Vigoride 5, engineering services, and forfeited customer deposits primarily related to expired options. Of the $3.1 million of revenue recognized, $1.8 million was derived from December 31, 2022 contact liability balance. The Company recognized $0.3 million in revenue from transportation services and forfeited customer deposits during the year ended December 31, 2022.

The disaggregation of revenue by type is as follows:

Year EndedDecember 31,

Transportation services $ 1,582 $ 127

Hosted payload services 568 —

Forfeited customer deposits 641 172

Engineering project services 298 —

Fair Value Measurement

The Company uses valuation approaches that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. A three-tiered hierarchy is established as a basis for considering such assumptions and for inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value. This hierarchy requires that the Company use observable market data, when available, and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value:

•Level 1, observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

•Level 2, inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

•Level 3, unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which requires that the Company develop its own assumptions.

The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, and certain prepaid and other current assets and accrued expenses approximate carrying values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments which fall with Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The carrying value of certain other non-current assets and liabilities approximates fair value. The Company had no Level 2 instruments for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

Certain of the Company’s warrants are recorded as a derivative liability pursuant to ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC Topic 815”), and are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as the Company is using the Black Scholes Option Pricing model. The primary significant unobservable input used in the valuation of the warrants is expected stock price volatility. Expected stock price volatility is based on the actual historical volatility of a group of comparable publicly traded companies observed over a historical period equal to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect on the date of valuation equal to the remaining expected life of the warrants. The expected term was based on the maturity of the warrants, which is 5 years. The dividend yield percentage is zero because the Company does not currently pay dividends, nor does it intend to do so during the expected term of the warrants. Upon conversion of the Legacy

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Momentus private warrants immediately prior to the business combination, the key valuation input was the closing price of Company’s Class A common stock on the Closing, as the expected term and volatility were immaterial to the pricing model.

The Company’s stock repurchase agreements with the Co-Founders (see Note 12 for additional information) are recorded as contingent liabilities pursuant to ASC Topic 480, measured at fair value. The stock repurchase agreements are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy as the fair value is dependent on management assumptions about the likelihood of non-market outcomes. The Company paid $10.0 million to satisfy the stock repurchase agreement contingent liabilities during the three months ended March 31, 2023 (see Note 9 for additional information). There were no transfers between levels of input during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

The change in fair values of liabilities subject to recurring remeasurement were as follows:

Warrant Liability 3 $ 564 $ — $ (561) $ 3

Key assumptions for the Black-Scholes model used to determine the fair value of warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2023 were as follows:

Warrant term (years) 2.61

Risk-free rate 4.05 %

Dividend yield 0.00 %

Warrant Liability

The Company’s private warrants and stock purchase warrants are recorded as derivative liabilities pursuant to ASC Topic 815 and are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as the Company is using the Black Scholes Option Pricing model to calculate fair value. See Note 9 for additional information. Significant unobservable inputs, prior to the Company’s stock being publicly listed, included stock price, volatility and expected term. At the end of each reporting period, changes in fair value during the period are recognized as components of other income within the consolidated statements of operations. The Company will continue to adjust the warrant liability for changes in fair value until the earlier of (i) the exercise or expiration of the warrants or (ii) the redemption of the warrants, at which time the warrants will be reclassified to additional paid-in capital within the consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity.

The warrants issued by Momentus Inc. prior to the Business Combination were exercised in connection with the Business Combination and as a result, the Company performed a fair value measurement of those warrants on the Closing and recorded the change in the instruments’ fair values prior to converting them to equity. The warrants assumed by the Company as a result of the Business Combination remain outstanding.

Public and Private Warrants

Prior to the Business Combination, SRAC issued 225,450 private placement warrants (“Private Warrants”) and 172,500 public warrants (“Public Warrants” and, together with the “Private Warrants”, “Public and Private Warrants”). Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of the Company’s Class A common stock at a price of $575.00 per share, subject to adjustments and will expire five years after the Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

The Private Warrants do not meet the derivative scope exception and are accounted for as derivative liabilities. Specifically, the Private Warrants contain provisions that cause the settlement amounts to be dependent upon the characteristics of the holder of the warrant which is not an input into the pricing of a fixed-for-fixed option on equity shares. Therefore, the Private Warrants are not considered indexed to the Company’s stock and should be classified

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as a liability. Since the Private Warrants meet the definition of a derivative, the Company recorded the Private Warrants as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value upon the Closing, with subsequent changes in the fair value recognized in the consolidated statements of operations at each reporting date. The fair value of the Private Warrants was measured using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model at each measurement date.

In addition, the Public Warrants are accounted for as equity classified by the Company. On consummation of the Business Combination, the Company recorded equity related to the Public Warrants of $20.2 million, with an offsetting entry to additional paid-in capital. Similarly, on the consummation of the Business Combination, the Company recorded a liability related to the Private Warrants of $31.2 million, with an offsetting entry to additional paid-in capital.

The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates all of its financial instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC Topic 815, at the initial recognition.

Other than the Public and Private Warrants noted above, the Company also had other warrants issued and outstanding which were recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC Topic 815 until they were fully exercised. Accordingly, the Company recognized the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period until exercised. The fair value of the warrant liabilities issued were initially measured using the Black-Scholes model and were subsequently remeasured at each reporting period with changes recorded as a component of other income in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. Derivative warrant liabilities are classified as non-current as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities. See Note 9 for additional information.

Source: SEC EDGAR (public domain) · 10-K for the period ended 2023-12-31, filed 2024-06-06 · accession 0001628280-24-026929

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