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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-25-016548"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SEV"
cik: "0001786471"
company_name: "Aptera Motors Corp"
filed_at: "2025-10-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T05:06:40.837834+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aptera Motors amends charter and bylaws to adopt public benefit corporation provisions

## Summary
- Filed Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with Delaware Secretary of State on Sep 30, 2025.
- Amended and Restated Bylaws effective same day, governing stockholder proposals, director nominations, and public benefit corporation status.
- Both documents approved by board and stockholders, include customary provisions for public companies.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-25-016548
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SEV
- cik: 0001786471
- company_name: Aptera Motors Corp
- filed_at: 2025-10-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1786471/000149315225016548/0001493152-25-016548-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1786471/000149315225016548/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-25-016548.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  Aptera Motors Corp: Filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with provisions customary for public companies and public benefit corporations (effective 2025-09-30).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2025-09-30
  source text: On September 30, 2025, Aptera Motors Corp. (the “Company”) filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Restated Certificate”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1786471/000149315225016548/0001493152-25-016548-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  Aptera Motors Corp: Adopted Amended and Restated Bylaws establishing procedures for stockholder proposals, director nominations, public benefit corporation status, and conforming amendments (effective 2025-09-30).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2025-09-30
  source text: On September 30, 2025, the Amended and Restated Bylaws previously approved by the Company’s board of directors became effective.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1786471/000149315225016548/0001493152-25-016548-index.htm

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