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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-23-043735"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KITT"
cik: "0001849820"
company_name: "Nauticus Robotics, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T11:56:33.143373+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nauticus Robotics signs BRL 21.6M (~$4.3M) contract with Petrobras for underwater inspection using Aquanaut

## Summary
- Fixed fee of BRL 21.6M (~$4.3M) for underwater inspection services using Aquanaut.
- Contract term is 1,080 days; services subject to Petrobras inspection and acceptance.
- Nauticus must comply with local labor laws, information security, and maintain insurance.
- Termination rights include delay in payment by Petrobras or certain breaches by Nauticus.
- Nauticus may be liable for damages up to 100% of readjusted contract value under certain conditions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-23-043735
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KITT
- cik: 0001849820
- company_name: Nauticus Robotics, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849820/000121390023043735/0001213900-23-043735-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849820/000121390023043735/ea179432-8k_nauticusrobo.htm

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## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  Nauticus Robotics, Inc. entered into Agreement with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) valued at BRL 21.6 million (approximately USD 4.3 million) (effective 2022-05-23).
  - Action: entry
  - Counterparty: Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras)
  - Value: BRL 21.6 million (approximately USD 4.3 million)
  - Effective: 2022-05-23
  source text: On May 23, 2022, Nauticus Robotics Brazil Ltda., a Brazilian limited liability company (the "Company") and a wholly owned subsidiary of Nauticus Robotics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, entered into an agreement (the "Agreement") by and between the Company and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., a Brazilian limited liability corporation ("Petrobras"), pursuant to which, among other things and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Company will provide Petrobras with underwater inspection services through the use of Aquanaut, the Company’s autonomous subsea robotic system.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849820/000121390023043735/0001213900-23-043735-index.htm

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