---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001013762-21-000141"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MNTS"
cik: "0001781162"
company_name: "Momentus Inc."
filed_at: "2021-10-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T23:30:06.887461+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Momentus appoints Paul Ney, former DoD General Counsel, as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

## Summary
- Paul Ney appointed CLO and Corporate Secretary effective September 30, 2021.
- Ney served as General Counsel of U.S. Department of Defense from 2018 to 2021.
- Annual base salary of $450,000; target bonus of 50% of base salary (prorated for 2021).
- Equity award with $3,000,000 grant date fair value, vesting 25% annually over four years.
- He will oversee legal operations and implement the Company's National Security Agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001013762-21-000141
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MNTS
- cik: 0001781162
- company_name: Momentus Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-10-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1781162/000101376221000141/0001013762-21-000141-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1781162/000101376221000141/ea148376-8k_momentus.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001013762-21-000141
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001013762-21-000141.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001013762-21-000141.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Paul Ney was appointed as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Momentus Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
  source text: the Company appointed Paul Ney as the Company's Chief Legal Officer (" CLO ") and Corporate Secretary.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1781162/000101376221000141/0001013762-21-000141-index.htm

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