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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-410775"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FEAM"
cik: "0001888654"
company_name: "5E Advanced Materials, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-01T20:46:37+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T14:25:47.615931+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.62
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.62
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# 5E Advanced Materials closes Searles Valley asset buy; pays $3.4M cash, 8.3M shares, $6.2M note

## Summary
- Completed Oct 1, 2026 purchase of Searles Valley Minerals' real property, production facilities and brine resources via subsidiary 5E SVM for ~$3.4M cash, 8.3M shares and a ~$6.2M note.
- Stock consideration includes 312,500 shares issued later once Sellers deliver specified deeds; 49,634,871 common shares outstanding after the transactions.
- Senior unsecured note: $6,220,000 at 14.5% PIK interest capitalized quarterly; $1.22M cash payment due after closing (12 months per exhibit, 24 per 8-K body); matures Sept 30, 2031.
- Bridge Facility from Karnavati Holdings: $10.0M senior secured, 8.00% PIK, $7.0M drawn at close, matures in 270 days with a $1.0M fee; secured by 5E SVM assets, guaranteed by 5E.
- Cash and equivalents were $15.7M at Sept 30, 2026, $19.6M giving effect to the deal; acquiree financials and pro formas to be filed within 71 days.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-410775
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FEAM
- cik: 0001888654
- company_name: 5E Advanced Materials, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-01T20:46:37+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.62
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.62
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1888654/000119312526410775/0001193125-26-410775-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1888654/000119312526410775/feam-20261001.htm

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