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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-25-028194"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SDST"
cik: "0001831979"
company_name: "Stardust Power Inc."
filed_at: "2025-12-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:56:40.939520+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stardust Power terminates equity purchase agreement with B. Riley; $471,942 make-whole payment

## Summary
- Mutual termination effective Dec 11, 2025 of Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated Oct 7, 2024 with B. Riley Principal Capital II.
- Make-whole payment of $471,942.90 in three parts: restricted stock at $4.40/share, cash upon next financing, or via future B. Riley facility.
- Termination provides greater flexibility for non-dilutive financing; company maintains constructive relationship with B. Riley.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-25-028194
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SDST
- cik: 0001831979
- company_name: Stardust Power Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-12-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831979/000149315225028194/0001493152-25-028194-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831979/000149315225028194/form8-k.htm

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## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  Stardust Power Inc. terminated Common Stock Purchase Agreement with B. Riley Principal Capital II, LLC valued at termination of agreements; make-whole payment of $471,942.90 (effective 2025-12-11).
  - Action: termination
  - Agreement: equity purchase
  - Counterparty: B. Riley Principal Capital II, LLC
  - Value: termination of agreements; make-whole payment of $471,942.90
  - Effective: 2025-12-11
  source text: On December 11, 2025, Stardust Power Inc. (the “ Company ”) and B. Riley Principal Capital II, LLC (the “ Investor ”) entered into a letter agreement pursuant to which the parties mutually agreed to terminate, effective as of 4:30 p.m., New York City time, on December 11, 2025 (the “ Termination Effective Time ”), that certain Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated October 7, 2024, as amended, and the related Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 7, 2024 (collectively, the “ Agreements ”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1831979/000149315225028194/0001493152-25-028194-index.htm

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