UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 13, 2026
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39040 | 84-2027232 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Midland International Air & Space Port
2901 Enterprise Lane
Midland, Texas 79706
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(432) 276-3966
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | ASTS | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Mr. Hiroshi Mikitani was previously appointed to the Board as the Rakuten Group, Inc. (“Rakuten”) designee pursuant to the Company’s Stockholders Agreement. As a result of subsequent issuances of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, Rakuten no longer holds a sufficient percentage of the Company’s Class A Common Stock to retain its right to designate a director nominee pursuant to the Company’s Stockholders Agreement. Rakuten still retains its right to appoint one observer to the Board pursuant to the Company’s Stockholders Agreement.
On January 13, 2026, Mr. Mikitani notified AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (the “Company”) of his resignation from the Board, effective on the same date. Mr. Mikitani was a member of the Network Planning & Spectrum Committee. The decision of Mr. Mikitani to resign from the Board was not a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter related to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
On January 16, 2026, in connection with the resignation, the Board resolved to reduce the size of the Board from 12 directors to 11 directors in order to eliminate the vacant seat on the Board that was previously occupied by Mr. Mikitani.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AST SPACEMOBILE, INC. | ||
| Date: January 16, 2026 | By: | /s/ Andrew M. Johnson |
| Andrew M. Johnson | ||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer | ||