8-K
filed February 3, 2026, 6:59 PM ET
ticker LAC
CIK 0001966983
other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.75
Lithium Americas grants DOE 5% equity warrants, signs put/call with GM
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP.
- Issued DOE warrant for 18,268,687 common shares (5% of outstanding) at $0.01/share, 10-year term.
- Issued DOE warrant for 8,656,509,695 non-voting units (5% economic interest) in LAC-GM JV at $0.0001/unit.
- Registration rights filed: company must file resale registration statement by June 30, 2026.
- Put, Call and Exchange Agreement gives DOE put right and GM call right on JV warrant; may convert to company shares.
- Second A&R LLCA of LAC-GM JV establishes non-voting units and requires fair market value capital contributions.
Key facts
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Equity Issuances
SEC 8-K Item 3.02/3.03
confidence 0.95
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP. issued 18,268,687 Common Shares of warrant to United States Department of Energy for $0.01 per share exercise price.
- Security
- warrant
- Shares
- 18,268,687 Common Shares
- Purchaser
- United States Department of Energy
- Consideration
- $0.01 per share exercise price
Exact text from the filing
The A&R Company Warrant is to purchase up to 18,268,687 Common Shares, which is equal to 5% of the Company's total outstanding shares as of the Issuance Date, with an exercise price of $0.01 per share, exercisable for ten years from the date of issuance of the A&R Company Warrant, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments and other terms set forth in the A&R Company Warrant.
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Equity Issuances
SEC 8-K Item 3.02/3.03
confidence 0.95
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP. issued 8,656,509,695 Non-Voting Units of warrant to United States Department of Energy for $0.0001 per Non-Voting Unit exercise price.
- Security
- warrant
- Shares
- 8,656,509,695 Non-Voting Units
- Purchaser
- United States Department of Energy
- Consideration
- $0.0001 per Non-Voting Unit exercise price
Exact text from the filing
the “A&R JV Warrant”), providing for, among other things, the right to purchase non-voting units of the LAC-GM Joint Venture (“Non-Voting Units”) at an exercise price of $0.0001 per Non-Voting Unit, exercisable for ten years from the date of issuance of the A&R JV Warrant, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments and other terms set forth in the A&R
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Material Agreements
SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02
confidence 0.9
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP. entered into A&R Company Warrant with United States Department of Energy (effective 2026-01-30).
- Action
- entry
- Counterparty
- United States Department of Energy
- Effective
- 2026-01-30
Exact text from the filing
As required under the OWCA, the Company entered into a warrant agreement with one of its subsidiaries (the “Company Warrant”), which such warrant agreement was promptly thereafter assigned by a subsidiary of the Company to the DOE and amended and restated (such amended and restated agreement, the “A&R Company Warrant”), providing for, among other things, the right to purchase common shares of the Company, no par value (“Common Shares”).
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Material Agreements
SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02
confidence 0.9
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP. entered into Registration Rights Agreement with United States Department of Energy (effective 2026-01-30).
- Action
- entry
- Counterparty
- United States Department of Energy
- Effective
- 2026-01-30
Exact text from the filing
On the Issuance Date, as required under the OWCA, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the DOE.
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Material Agreements
SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02
confidence 0.9
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP. entered into A&R JV Warrant with United States Department of Energy (effective 2026-01-30).
- Action
- entry
- Agreement
- collaboration
- Counterparty
- United States Department of Energy
- Effective
- 2026-01-30
Exact text from the filing
As required under the OWCA, the LAC-GM Joint Venture entered into a warrant agreement with one of its subsidiaries (the “JV Warrant”), which such warrant agreement was promptly thereafter assigned by a subsidiary of the LAC-GM Joint Venture to the DOE and amended and restated (such amended and restated agreement, the “A&R JV Warrant”), providing for, among other things, the right to purchase non-voting units of the LAC-GM Joint Venture (“Non-Voting Units”)
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Material Agreements
SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02
confidence 0.9
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP. amended Second A&R LLCA (effective 2026-01-30).
- Action
- amendment
- Agreement
- collaboration
- Effective
- 2026-01-30
Exact text from the filing
On the Issuance Date, as required under the OWCA, the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the LAC-GM Joint Venture was amended and restated to, among other things, set forth the rights, preferences, and privileges of the Non-Voting Units (the “Second A&R LLCA”).
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Material Agreements
SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02
confidence 0.9
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP. entered into Put, Call and Exchange Agreement with General Motors Holdings LLC and the United States Department of Energy (effective 2026-01-30).
- Action
- entry
- Agreement
- collaboration
- Counterparty
- General Motors Holdings LLC and the United States Department of Energy
- Effective
- 2026-01-30
Exact text from the filing
On the Issuance Date, the LAC-GM Joint Venture, the Company, B.C. Corp, the LAC JV Member, General Motors Holdings LLC (“GM Holdings”), and the DOE entered into the Put, Call and Exchange Agreement (the “Put, Call and Exchange Agreement”).
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