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PL · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed January 16, 2026

Planet Labs Pbc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
January 16, 2026
Period
Jan 13, 2026
Ticker
PL
Accession
0001193125-26-014326
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Planet Labs issued earnout shares after price targets; sponsor earnout securities partially vested.

About Planet Labs Pbc
Market cap
$16.6B
1Y TSR
+727.5%
3Y TSR
+125.9%
Board grade
B-
Sector
Industrials
CEO
William Spencer Marshall
Last annual meeting: Jul 9, 2026 · View full Planet Labs Pbc profile →
8-K

 

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

 

 

Planet Labs PBC

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

California

001-40166

85-4299396

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

645 Harrison Street, Floor 4

 

San Francisco, California

 

94107

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 415 829-3313

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 


Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

 

PL

 

New York Stock Exchange

Warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock, at an exercise price of $11.50 per share

 

PL WS

 

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 


Item 3.02 Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities

To the extent applicable, the information contained in Item 8.01 below related to the issuance of the Class B Shares (as defined below) is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. Planet Labs PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (f/k/a dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV, the “Company”) issued the Class B Shares in reliance on exemptions from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 3.03 Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders.

To the extent applicable, the information contained in Item 8.01 below related to the issuance of the Class B Shares is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Issuance of Certain Earnout Shares

As previously disclosed, the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 7, 2021 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Photon Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, Photon Merger Sub Two, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and Planet Labs Inc. (“Legacy Planet”), contemplated the potential issuance of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), and shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ( “Class B Common Stock”) to former qualifying securityholders of Legacy Planet (such shares, the “Contingent Consideration”). The Contingent Consideration of up to 27 million shares of common stock of the Company could be earned in four equal tranches (x) if the closing price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $15.00, $17.00, $19.00 and $21.00, over any 20 trading days within any 30 day trading period prior to the fifth anniversary of the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Closing”) or (y) if the Company consummates a change of control transaction that entitles its stockholders to receive a per share consideration of at least $15.00, $17.00, $19.00 and $21.00. Any right to Contingent Consideration that remains unvested on the first business day after five years from Closing will be forfeited without any further consideration.

On January 13, 2026 the Company issued an aggregate of 10,286,172 shares (the “Class A Shares”) of Class A Common Stock and 1,168,104 shares (the “Class B Shares” and, together with the Class A Shares, the “Earnout Shares”) of Class B Common Stock as a result of the closing price of the Class A Common Stock equaling or exceeding $15.00 and $17.00, respectively, for 20 out of 30 trading days preceding the issuance of the Earnout Shares.

All newly issued Class A Shares confer the same rights as all other outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. All newly issued Class B Shares confer the same rights as all other outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, including conferring 20 votes per share of Class B Common Stock and being subject to certain transfer restrictions and sunset provisions, each as more fully described in the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws.

Following the issuance of the Earnout Shares on January 13, 2026, the Company had 306,262,586 shares of Class A Common Stock and 22,325,690 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding.

Partial Vesting of Sponsor Earnout Securities

Additionally, pursuant to the Lockup Agreement, dated December 7, 2021 (the “Lockup Agreement”), by and among the Company, dMY Sponsor IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) and the Stockholder Parties (as defined in the Lockup Agreement), the Sponsor agreed that 862,500 shares of Class A Common Stock (“Sponsor Earnout Shares”) and 2,966,667 warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock (“Sponsor Earnout Warrants”), in each case held by the Sponsor immediately following Closing, would be unvested and vest in four equal tranches when the closing price of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $15.00, $17.00, $19.00 and $21.00, respectively, over any 20 trading days within any 30 day trading period prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing. The Sponsor Earnout Securities that remain unvested on the first business day after five years from Closing will be cancelled by New Planet and will no longer be issued and outstanding.

The vesting condition has been satisfied with respect to 50% of the Sponsor Earnout Shares and 50% of the Sponsor Earnout Warrants as a result of the closing price of the Class A Common Stock equaling or exceeding $15.00 and $17.00, respectively, for 20 out of 30 trading days.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

Planet Labs PBC

 

 

 

 

Date:

January 15, 2026

By:

/s/ Ashley Johnson

 

 

 

Ashley Johnson
President and Chief Financial Officer

 


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When did Planet Labs Pbc file this 8-K?
Planet Labs Pbc (PL) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on January 16, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001193125-26-014326.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Planet Labs issued earnout shares after price targets; sponsor earnout securities partially vested. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
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