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<title>gsat-20230331</title></head><body><div style="display:none"><ix:header><ix:hidden><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i70b3c4181efc4eddb86ee9291838d4f4_D20230331-20230331" name="dei:EntityCentralIndexKey" id="f-21">0001366868</ix:nonNumeric><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i70b3c4181efc4eddb86ee9291838d4f4_D20230331-20230331" name="dei:AmendmentFlag" format="ixt:fixed-false" id="f-22">FALSE</ix:nonNumeric></ix:hidden><ix:references xml:lang="en-US"><link:schemaRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="gsat-20230331.xsd"></link:schemaRef></ix:references><ix:resources><xbrli:context id="i70b3c4181efc4eddb86ee9291838d4f4_D20230331-20230331"><xbrli:entity><xbrli:identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0001366868</xbrli:identifier></xbrli:entity><xbrli:period><xbrli:startDate>2023-03-31</xbrli:startDate><xbrli:endDate>2023-03-31</xbrli:endDate></xbrli:period></xbrli:context></ix:resources></ix:header></div><div id="ie7119983030241458e84ea58672415d7_1"></div><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">___________</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i70b3c4181efc4eddb86ee9291838d4f4_D20230331-20230331" name="dei:DocumentType" id="f-1">8-K</ix:nonNumeric></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CURRENT REPORT</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 6, 2023 (<ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i70b3c4181efc4eddb86ee9291838d4f4_D20230331-20230331" name="dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate" format="ixt:date-monthname-day-year-en" id="f-2">March 31, 2023</ix:nonNumeric>)</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i70b3c4181efc4eddb86ee9291838d4f4_D20230331-20230331" name="dei:EntityRegistrantName" id="f-3">GLOBALSTAR, INC.</ix:nonNumeric></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><table 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code: (<ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i70b3c4181efc4eddb86ee9291838d4f4_D20230331-20230331" name="dei:CityAreaCode" id="f-11">985</ix:nonNumeric>) <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i70b3c4181efc4eddb86ee9291838d4f4_D20230331-20230331" name="dei:LocalPhoneNumber" id="f-12">335-1500</ix:nonNumeric></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">N/A</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.561%"><tr><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.534%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.736%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:22.982%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:22.982%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:22.982%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:22.984%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:</span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.707%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:31.744%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.533%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:31.744%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.533%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:31.746%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title of each class</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Trading Symbol</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name of exchange on which registered</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i70b3c4181efc4eddb86ee9291838d4f4_D20230331-20230331" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-17">Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i70b3c4181efc4eddb86ee9291838d4f4_D20230331-20230331" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-18">GSAT</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i70b3c4181efc4eddb86ee9291838d4f4_D20230331-20230331" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-19">NYSE American</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR &#167;230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR &#167;240.12b-2). </span></div><div style="text-align:right"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Emerging growth company <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i70b3c4181efc4eddb86ee9291838d4f4_D20230331-20230331" name="dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" id="f-20">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric> </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. &#9744;</span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Indenture</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">On March 31, 2023, Globalstar, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) completed its previously announced sale of $200.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company&#8217;s non-convertible 13% Senior Notes due 2029 (the &#8220;Notes&#8221;). The Notes were sold pursuant to a Purchase Agreement (the &#8220;Purchase Agreement&#8221;) dated March 28, 2023 among the Company, as issuer, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto (each, a &#8220;Subsidiary Guarantor&#8221; and collectively, the &#8220;Subsidiary Guarantors&#8221;), an affiliate of </span><span style="color:#212121;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">V&#228;rde</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> Partners and the other purchasers party thereto (collectively, the &#8220;Purchasers&#8221;). </span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">As previously disclosed, the Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of March 31, 2023 (the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, as guarantors, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. The Notes are senior, unsecured obligations of the Company and have a stated maturity of September 15, 2029. The Notes were sold at an issue price of 95% of the principal amount of the Notes. The Notes bear interest initially at a rate of 13.00% per annum payable semi-annually in arrears. The Company is required to pay interest (i) at a rate per annum of 4.00% which must be paid in cash and (ii) at a rate per annum of 9.00% which may be paid either (a) in-kind (&#8220;PIK Interest&#8221;) by increasing the principal amount of the Notes outstanding or (b) in cash, in such proportion as the Company may choose, with a step up in the PIK component of the interest if any Notes remain outstanding after March 15, 2028. The Company has agreed with its Partner to pay cash interest on the Notes at a rate of 6.5% per annum and PIK interest at a rate of 6.5% per annum.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Company at any time, subject to the conditions of the Indenture. Among other things, prior to March 15, 2025 (the &#8220;First Call Date&#8221;), the Company will be permitted to redeem the Notes in whole or in part at the redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus a premium based on the net present value of the remaining interest payments through the First Call Date. Beginning on First Call Date, the Notes may be redeemed at a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount, declining to 100% of the principal amount after March 15, 2027, in each case, together with accrued and unpaid interest. </span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Additionally, in the event of a Change of Control (as such term is defined in the Indenture) or certain termination events with respect to the Partnership Agreements, holders of the Notes have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes at a price (as calculated by the Company) in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and certain tax payments. The Indenture includes customary terms and covenants, including restrictions on the Company&#8217;s and the Subsidiary Guarantors&#8217; ability to incur indebtedness, make guarantees, sell equity interests, and customary events of default after which the holders may accelerate the maturity of the Notes and become due and payable immediately.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Company used the proceeds from the sale of the Notes to repay all of its outstanding obligations under the 2019 Facility Agreement (the &#8220;2019 Facility&#8221;) of approximately $148 million, to pay fees associated with the Notes and for general corporate purposes. Upon repayment of the 2019 Facility, all security interests and liens granted by the Company and its subsidiaries pursuant to the 2019 Facility were released.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Collateral Agreement</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Following the release of the security interests under the 2019 Facility, the Company entered into a Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (the &#8220;Collateral Agreement&#8221;), dated April 6, 2023, by and among the Company, certain other grantors and guarantors from time to time party thereto, in favor of the Company&#8217;s Partner under its previously disclosed Partnership Agreements. The Collateral Agreement grants a first priority security interest (the &#8220;Security Interest&#8221;) in all of the Company&#8217;s and its domestic subsidiaries&#8217; assets to secure amounts under the Company&#8217;s previously disclosed Prepayment Agreements and Partnership Agreements.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The foregoing summaries of the Indenture and the Collateral Agreement do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, the full text of, the Indenture and the Collateral Agreement, which are attached as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the Collateral Agreement is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:98.684%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.788%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.392%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:85.420%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(d) Exhibits:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Exhibit No.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Description</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">10.1</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline" href="gsatindentureedgar.htm">Indenture (including form of Note) dated March 31, 2023, by and among Globalstar, Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">10.2*</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline" href="globalstar-guaranteeandc.htm">Collateral Agreement dated April 6, 2023 by and among Globalstar, Inc. the grantors and guarantors party thereto and Partner</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">104</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">*             Portions of the exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:18pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SIGNATURES</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:324pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;GLOBALSTAR, INC.</span></div><div style="padding-left:144pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:144pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:144pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">/s/ David B. Kagan</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</span></div><div style="padding-left:144pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;David B. Kagan</span></div><div style="padding-left:144pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Chief Executive Officer</span></div><div style="padding-left:144pt"><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Date: April 6, 2023</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div></body></html>
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gsat-20230331
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
___________
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 6, 2023 (
March 31, 2023
)
GLOBALSTAR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-33117
41-2116508
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1351 Holiday Square Blvd.
Covington,
LA
70433
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (
985
)
335-1500
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
GSAT
NYSE American
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Indenture
On March 31, 2023, Globalstar, Inc. (the "Company") completed its previously announced sale of $200.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company's non-convertible 13% Senior Notes due 2029 (the "Notes"). The Notes were sold pursuant to a Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") dated March 28, 2023 among the Company, as issuer, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto (each, a "Subsidiary Guarantor" and collectively, the "Subsidiary Guarantors"), an affiliate of
Värde
Partners and the other purchasers party thereto (collectively, the "Purchasers").
As previously disclosed, the Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of March 31, 2023 (the "Indenture"), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, as guarantors, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. The Notes are senior, unsecured obligations of the Company and have a stated maturity of September 15, 2029. The Notes were sold at an issue price of 95% of the principal amount of the Notes. The Notes bear interest initially at a rate of 13.00% per annum payable semi-annually in arrears. The Company is required to pay interest (i) at a rate per annum of 4.00% which must be paid in cash and (ii) at a rate per annum of 9.00% which may be paid either (a) in-kind ("PIK Interest") by increasing the principal amount of the Notes outstanding or (b) in cash, in such proportion as the Company may choose, with a step up in the PIK component of the interest if any Notes remain outstanding after March 15, 2028. The Company has agreed with its Partner to pay cash interest on the Notes at a rate of 6.5% per annum and PIK interest at a rate of 6.5% per annum.
The Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Company at any time, subject to the conditions of the Indenture. Among other things, prior to March 15, 2025 (the "First Call Date"), the Company will be permitted to redeem the Notes in whole or in part at the redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus a premium based on the net present value of the remaining interest payments through the First Call Date. Beginning on First Call Date, the Notes may be redeemed at a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount, declining to 100% of the principal amount after March 15, 2027, in each case, together with accrued and unpaid interest.
Additionally, in the event of a Change of Control (as such term is defined in the Indenture) or certain termination events with respect to the Partnership Agreements, holders of the Notes have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes at a price (as calculated by the Company) in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and certain tax payments. The Indenture includes customary terms and covenants, including restrictions on the Company's and the Subsidiary Guarantors' ability to incur indebtedness, make guarantees, sell equity interests, and customary events of default after which the holders may accelerate the maturity of the Notes and become due and payable immediately.
The Company used the proceeds from the sale of the Notes to repay all of its outstanding obligations under the 2019 Facility Agreement (the "2019 Facility") of approximately $148 million, to pay fees associated with the Notes and for general corporate purposes. Upon repayment of the 2019 Facility, all security interests and liens granted by the Company and its subsidiaries pursuant to the 2019 Facility were released.
Collateral Agreement
Following the release of the security interests under the 2019 Facility, the Company entered into a Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (the "Collateral Agreement"), dated April 6, 2023, by and among the Company, certain other grantors and guarantors from time to time party thereto, in favor of the Company's Partner under its previously disclosed Partnership Agreements. The Collateral Agreement grants a first priority security interest (the "Security Interest") in all of the Company's and its domestic subsidiaries' assets to secure amounts under the Company's previously disclosed Prepayment Agreements and Partnership Agreements.
The foregoing summaries of the Indenture and the Collateral Agreement do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, the full text of, the Indenture and the Collateral Agreement, which are attached as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the Collateral Agreement is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Indenture (including form of Note) dated March 31, 2023, by and among Globalstar, Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association
10.2*
Collateral Agreement dated April 6, 2023 by and among Globalstar, Inc. the grantors and guarantors party thereto and Partner
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)
*             Portions of the exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
GLOBALSTAR, INC.
/s/ David B. Kagan
David B. Kagan
Chief Executive Officer
Date: April 6, 2023