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Item 1.01Item 1.01 - Entry into Material Agreement
Item 1.01 - Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 1, 2025, Blade Air Mobility, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (“Blade” or the “Company”), entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase
Agreement”) among the Company, Trinity Medical Intermediate II, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of
the Company, Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, Joby Aviation, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (“Joby Aviation”), and Joby Aero, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of
Joby Aviation (the “Joby Buyer”), pursuant to which, following a series of restructuring activities designed to separate Blade’s
Passenger business from the rest of the Company’s businesses, the Joby Buyer will acquire the Blade Passenger business. The Passenger
business acquired by the Joby Buyer pursuant to the Purchase Agreement shall consist of Blade’s business of offering, selling, promoting,
marketing, planning, booking, brokering, coordinating and arranging the transportation of passengers on aircraft operated by other entities
and related ground transportation services. The consideration to be paid to the Company will be comprised of up to $125 million in cash
or shares of Joby Aviation’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Buyer Shares”), at the Joby Buyer’s
option, of which the Company will receive $90 million upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement
(the “Closing”), subject to certain adjustments and customary indemnity holdbacks as described in the Purchase Agreement,
and up to $35.0 million (the “earn out”) to be received upon the satisfaction of certain employee retention and financial
performance targets described in the Purchase Agreement during the 18 and 12 months, respectively, following the Closing. The number of
Buyer Shares issued to the Company, if any, shall be based on the average of the daily volume-weighted average sales price per Buyer Share
on the New York Stock Exchange for each of the ten consecutive trading days ending on and including the first trading day preceding the
date of Closing or, with respect to the earn out, the applicable measurement dates described in the Purchase Agreement. Joby Aviation
has agreed to register any Buyer Shares issued to the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for resale under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company,
Joby Aviation and the Joby Buyer will enter into certain ancillary agreements on the date of the Closing pursuant to which, among other
things and subject to certain exceptions, the Company will agree to certain non-solicitation and non-compete obligations that restrict
its ability to offer short distance or jet charter services for a period of eight and three years, respectively, and Joby Buyer will have
the right, but not the obligation, to provide certain medical transport services to Blade. The Purchase
Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the transactions contemplated by the ancillary agreements described therein
are collectively referred to as the “Transactions.”
The consummation of the Transactions is subject
to the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions, including without limitation (i) the absence of any injunction, restraining
order or applicable law prohibiting the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, (ii) the accuracy of representations
and warranties set forth in the Purchase Agreement and compliance with covenants set forth in the Purchase Agreement (in each case, subject
to certain materiality or material adverse effect qualifications), (iii) the absence of any material adverse effect with respect
to the Company’s ability to consummate the transactions or the Passenger business, (iv) the absence of any proceeding seeking
damages against the Joby Buyer or the Passenger business if the Transactions are consummated (other than damages that would not be expected
to have a material adverse effect), (v) the retention of certain employees of the Passenger business and (vi) the completion
by the Company of certain reorganization activities intended to separate the Passenger business from the remainder of the Company’s
business.
The Purchase Agreement contains certain termination
rights for the parties, including, among others, if the Transactions do not close before December 1, 2025 or issuance by any governmental
authority of an order permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Transactions.
The parties have made customary representations,
warranties and covenants in the Purchase Agreement, including covenants relating to (i) the conduct of each party’s respective
businesses in the ordinary course between the date of the signing of the Purchase Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions,
(ii) the parties using their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain any necessary third-party approvals, on the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement and (iii) certain reorganization activities intended to separate the Passenger
business from the remainder of the Company’s business.
The foregoing summary of the Purchase Agreement
and the Transactions contemplated thereby, does not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full
text of the Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by
reference.
The Purchase Agreement is being filed to provide
investors and security holders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about
the Company or any other parties thereto. The representations, warranties and covenants of each party set forth in the Purchase Agreement
were made only for purposes of the Purchase Agreement as of the specific dates set forth therein, were solely for the benefit of the parties
to the Purchase Agreement, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential
disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Purchase Agreement instead of establishing
these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable
to investors. The Company’s investors and security holders are not third-party beneficiaries under the Purchase Agreement and should
not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts
or condition of the Company, the parties to the Purchase Agreement or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information
concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Purchase Agreement, which subsequent
information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures. The Purchase Agreement should not be read alone,
but should instead be read in conjunction with the other information regarding the Company that is or will be contained in, or incorporated
by reference into, the Forms 10-K, Forms 10-Q and other documents that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 5.02Item 5.02 - Departure/Election of Directors
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Management Transition
In connection with the execution of the Purchase
Agreement, the Company entered into a Transition and Transaction Bonus Agreement, dated August 1, 2025 (the “Transition Agreement”),
with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Robert Wiesenthal. Pursuant to the Transition Agreement, effective as of the Closing,
Mr. Wiesenthal’s employment with the Company will terminate and he will be appointed to serve as the Chairman of the Company’s
board of directors (the “Board”), in which capacity he will serve until his resignation or removal in accordance with the
Company’s governance documents and applicable law.
On August 1, 2025, the Board determined that,
effective as of the Closing, Melissa Tomkiel, the Company’s President and General Counsel, and William Heyburn, the Company’s
Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development, will assume the roles of co-Chief Executive Officers of the Company. Ms. Tomkiel
is expected to continue to also serve as the Company’s General Counsel and Mr. Heyburn is expected to continue to also serve
as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.
Information regarding Ms. Tomkiel and Mr. Heyburn
and their respective time with the Company, business experience and compensation arrangements are disclosed under the headings “Executive
Officers” and “Executive Compensation” in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2025 annual meeting
of stockholders, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2025, and such information is incorporated
herein by reference. The Board has not determined to make any changes to Ms. Tomkiel’s or Mr. Heyburn’s existing
compensation arrangements at this time. As of the date of this Report, neither Ms. Tomkiel or Mr. Heyburn, nor any of their
respective immediate family members, had a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction that would be required to be reported
under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Neither Ms. Tomkiel nor Mr. Heyburn have a family relationship with any of the
Company’s directors or other executive officers.
Transition Agreement
The Transition Agreement provides for the following:
As Chairman, Mr. Wiesenthal will receive
compensation for his service on the Board in accordance the Company’s compensation program for nonemployee directors as in effect
from time to time. However, the cash component of his director compensation will be paid in the form of additional restricted stock units
(“RSUs”) subject to the terms of the annual director RSU grant (prorated for 2025).
If Mr. Wiesenthal’s beneficial ownership
of the Company drops below 5%, the Board may require that Mr. Wiesenthal (i) resign as a member of the Board if such event occurs
during the first 18 months following the Closing, or (ii) resign as Chairman (but not as a member of the Board) if his ownership
percentage drops below 5% at any time thereafter.
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During the period between the date hereof and
the Closing, Mr. Wiesenthal will continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and receive his base salary and
benefits as in effect on the date of the Transition Agreement.
· After the Closing and subject to his executing an irrevocable release of claims
in favor of the Company and continued compliance with any applicable restrictive covenants with the Company, the Company will pay to
Mr. Wiesenthal (i) his annual bonus, based on actual performance and paid no later than March 15, 2026 but prorated to
reflect his partial year of service as Chief Executive Officer through the Closing, and (ii) a transaction bonus payment in the
amount of $3,750,000, $750,000 of which will be paid within 30 days of the Closing, and the remaining $3,000,000 of which will be paid
in equal monthly installments over 36 months following the Closing. If his employment with Joby Aviation or its affiliates is terminated
without “Cause” or due to his resignation for “Good Reason” (as each such term is defined in the Transition Agreement),
Mr. Wiesenthal will continue to receive the then unpaid portions of the transaction bonus, subject to his continued compliance with
the applicable restrictive covenants. Mr. Wiesenthal’s entitlement to any further installments of the transaction bonus will
cease if he engages in any action as a member of the Board that constitutes Director Cause (as defined in the Transition Agreement).
The Transition Agreement amends a portion of
Mr. Wiesenthal’s outstanding performance stock units (“PSUs”), which portion will be determined by dividing $3,000,000
by the closing price of a share of the Company’s common stock on the Closing date and rounding up to the nearest whole PSU (such
PSUs, the “Earnout PSUs”) so that such Earnout PSUs will vest based on the level of achievement of the following performance
goals: (i) no Earnout PSUs vest if the Adjusted EBITDA achieved for the Measurement Period (as each such term is defined in the EBITDA
Earnout Exhibit to the Purchase Agreement) is at the Minimum Hurdle (as defined in the Transition Agreement), (ii) 50% of the
Earnout PSUs vest if the Adjusted EBITDA achieved for the Measurement Period is at the 50% Hurdle (as defined in the Transition Agreement),
(iii) 100% of the Earnout PSUs vest if the Adjusted EBITDA achieved for the Measurement Period is at the Target Hurdle (as defined
in the Transition Agreement), and (iv) 150% of the Earnout PSUs vest if the Adjusted EBITDA achieved for the Measurement Period is
at the Maximum Hurdle (as defined in the Transition Agreement). If the Adjusted EBITDA achieved for the Measurement Period is between
any two hurdles, the percentage of Earnout PSUs that will vest will be determined using linear interpolation between the two hurdles.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) the Company’s common stock price on the 18-month anniversary of Closing is higher than
at Closing (in each case, determining using a 10-day volume weighted average), and (2) the performance goal resulting in 100% vesting
of the Earnout PSUs is not achieved, then (x) the number of Earnout PSUs to be forfeited will be calculated by determining the percentage
of the Earnout PSUs that will vest and multiplying the number of unvested Earnout PSUs after applying that percentage by the Company’s
closing stock price on the Closing date using a 10-day volume weighted average (the “Forfeited Value”) and (y) dividing
the Forfeited Value by the closing price of a share of the Company’s common stock on the 18-month anniversary of the Closing using
a 10-day volume weighted average (the “Forfeited PSUs”). The number of Earnout PSUs equal to the difference between the total
number of Earnout PSUs and the number of Forfeited PSUs will vest and be settled at target performance levels upon the Company receiving
the portion of the retention earn-out payment under the Purchase Agreement that is solely contingent on Mr. Wiesenthal’s continued
service with Joby Aviation or its affiliates following the Closing.
The Transition Agreement amends Mr. Wiesenthal’s
currently outstanding RSUs and those currently outstanding PSUs that are not Earnout PSUs such that they will vest upon the Company receiving
the portion of the retention earn-out payment under the Purchase Agreement that is solely contingent on Mr. Wiesenthal’s continued
service with Joby Aviation following the Closing.
The vesting of any of Mr. Wiesenthal’s
RSUs and PSUs is contingent upon (i) his executing an irrevocable release of claims in favor of the Company and continued compliance
with any applicable restrictive covenants with the Company, and (ii) the Company receiving the portion of the retention earn-out
payment under the Purchase Agreement that is solely contingent on Mr. Wiesenthal’s continued service with Joby Aviation or
its affiliates following the Closing.
If Mr. Wiesenthal’s employment with
Joby Aviation or its affiliates is terminated without Cause or due to his resignation for Good Reason, Mr. Wiesenthal will remain
eligible to vest in his PSUs and RSUs to the extent the conditions described above are achieved.
Immediately prior to, and subject to the occurrence
of Closing, Mr. Wiesenthal will be granted an aggregate of $375,000 of flight credits for personal travel on flights with the Business
(as defined in the Purchase Agreement), which flight credits will be recorded as a liability of the Business.
The Company also agreed to reimburse up to $75,000
in legal fees incurred by Mr. Wiesenthal in connection with negotiating and documenting the Transition Agreement.
The Transition Agreement will be void ab initio if the Closing does
not occur.
The foregoing summary
of the Transition Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the
Transition Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 4, 2025,
the Company issued a press release announcing the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this
Item 7.01, including the corresponding Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities
under that section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on
Form 8-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E
of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond
the Company’s control. The Company cautions that the forward-looking information presented in this Current Report is not a guarantee
of future events, and that actual events and results may differ materially from those made in, or suggested by, the forward-looking information
contained in this Current Report. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and may be identified
by the use of words such as “will”, “could”, “continue”, “expect”, “may”,
“future”, and “target”, and other similar expressions and the negatives of those terms.
A number of important
factors could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in or implied by the forward-looking statements,
including, but not limited to: (i) the occurrence of any event, change, or circumstance that could give rise to the termination of
the Purchase Agreement or the Transition Agreement or any delay in, or failure to, consummate the Transactions; (ii) the effect of
the announcement of the events described in this Current Report and the proposed Transactions on the Company’s business relationships,
operating results, and business generally; (iii) unexpected costs, charges, or expenses resulting from the events described in this
Current Report and the proposed Transactions; and (iv) other risks described in the risk factors set forth in the Company’s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q filed by the Company. Any forward-looking information presented herein is made only as of the date of this Current Report,
and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to reflect changes in assumptions,
the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.