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- China Export-control Designation (new) — USAR placed on China's export-control list Jun 22, 2026, blocking access to key raw materials and supplies from Chinese sources; company states this has already impacted production and will continue to do so.
- Merger Closing Conditioned On Third-party Government Funding (new) — USAR's obligation to close the $3.2B Serra Verde merger now depends on the offtake counterparty receiving $1B+ in U.S. government capital and contracts by Aug 14, 2026—a condition outside USAR's control.
- Loss of Offtake Agreement Would Eliminate Revenue Protections (new) — If the offtake agreement fails to become effective or is terminated, SVRE loses floor pricing, escalation, upside sharing, and take-or-pay commitments that underpin its business plan; alternative arrangements may not be available on comparable terms.
USA Rare Earth adds offtake-agreement conditions to $3.2B Serra Verde merger, discloses China export ban
Filed July 16, 2026 · Period ending July 16, 2026 · ~2 min read
Key Changes
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USAR amended merger agreement to require SVRE's offtake agreement be in effect at closing; offtake counterparty must receive $500M capital, $500M debt facility, and $300M+ forward purchase contracts from U.S. government by Aug 14, 2026 or USAR can walk away.
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China placed USAR on export-control list Jun 22, 2026, prohibiting Chinese suppliers from exporting key raw materials and supplies to USAR without likely-unobtainable licenses; company states restriction has already impacted and will continue to impact production.
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Merger will issue 126.8M shares (30.9% of fully-diluted) to SVRE holders; combined with DOC warrant (17.6M shares), DOC direct funding shares (16.1M), and earnout shares already issued (10.1M), existing holders diluted from 54.8% to 410.9M fully-diluted shares.
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If offtake agreement fails, SVRE loses floor price protection, 2% annual escalation, 70% upside sharing, take-or-pay commitments, and 20-year term underpinning its business plan; alternative arrangements on comparable terms may not be available.
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USAR filed Amendment No. 2 to preliminary proxy statement with updated pro forma financials for Serra Verde merger; SEC review ongoing and may result in further changes before definitive proxy issued.
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Summary
USA Rare Earth amended its merger agreement with Serra Verde on July 16, 2026 to make the transaction contingent on SVRE's offtake agreement becoming effective.
The offtake counterparty—a U.S. government-backed special purpose vehicle—must receive $500 million in capital, a $500 million debt facility, and at least $300 million in forward purchase contracts by August 14, 2026, or USAR can walk away from the $3.2 billion acquisition.
The offtake agreement commits 100% of SVRE's phase-one rare earth production for 20 years with floor pricing, 2% annual escalation, and 70% upside sharing; if it fails, SVRE would face full commodity price volatility and likely be unable to secure comparable alternative arrangements, materially impairing the merged entity's revenue and debt-service capacity. Separately, USAR disclosed that China placed the company on its export-control list on June 22, 2026, prohibiting Chinese suppliers from exporting key raw materials and supplies to USAR without licenses that may be impossible to obtain. The company states this restriction has already impacted production and will continue to do so. The merger will also dilute existing shareholders significantly: 126.8 million shares (30.9% of fully-diluted) go to SVRE holders, and combined with the Department of Commerce warrant (17.6 million shares), DOC direct funding shares (16.1 million), and earnout shares already issued (10.1 million), existing holders' stake falls from 54.8% to a 410.9 million fully-diluted share base. Retail holders face three material concerns: the merger's closing now depends on a third party securing government funding by mid-August, China's export ban threatens USAR's supply chain, and the transaction will substantially dilute existing equity.
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Event · Exhibit 99.2
USAR discloses merger dilution details, China export-control designation, and conditions for SVRE offtake agreement critical to merger closing.
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On June 22, 2026, USAR was added to China’s export control list, along with several other U.S. companies. Following this designation, exporters in China have been prohibited from exporting certain items to USAR, and exporters outside China have been prohibited from transferring or providing certain China-origin items to USAR without a license from the Chinese government, which in practice may be difficult or impossible to obtain. This restriction has had and is expected to continue to have an adverse impact on USAR’s ability to source key raw materials and supplies from China, which in turn has impacted and is expected to continue to impact USAR’s business.
USAR was placed on China's export-control list on June 22, 2026, prohibiting Chinese exporters and third parties from supplying China-origin items to USAR without a license that may be unobtainable. The company states this restriction has already impacted and will continue to impact its ability to source key raw materials and supplies, with negative effects on production. The scope and enforcement of China's evolving export-control regime remain uncertain.
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On January 21, 2026, SVRE entered into a Finance Agreement with the United States International Development Finance Corporation (the “DFC”), which was amended on March 5, 2026 (as further amended from time to time, the “Retained Finance Agreement”). The Retained Finance Agreement provides SVRE with a long-term debt financing to support the debottlenecking and optimization of its rare earth mining and processing operations in an aggregate committed amount not to exceed $565 million, consisting of (i) an initial loan tranche with a principal amount not to exceed $465 million and (ii) a second loan tranche with a principal amount not to exceed $100 million (the “Incremental Loan”). As of March 31, 2026, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of indebtedness of SVRE and its subsidiaries under the Retained Finance Agreement was approximately $325 million. The Incremental Loan was fully disbursed to SVRE on June 4, 2026. ... As a condition to the disbursement of the Incremental Loan, SVRE and the DFC entered into a side letter (the “DFC Side Letter”) pursuant to which the DFC will have the right to nominate (i) a director to the board of directors of Merger Sub, and (ii) an observer to attend all meetings of the board of directors of Merger Sub, which appointments, if made, are conditions to USAR’s obligation to complete the merger.
SVRE's DFC financing totals up to $565 million, with approximately $325 million outstanding as of March 31, 2026 and the remaining $100 million incremental loan fully disbursed on June 4, 2026. As a condition of the incremental loan, the DFC gained the right to nominate a director and an observer to the Merger Sub board, and USAR's obligation to close the merger is conditioned on these appointments being made if the DFC exercises its nomination rights. The DFC also holds warrants to purchase SVRE shares that will be automatically exercised immediately prior to closing.
Event · Exhibit 99.1
USA Rare Earth filed pro forma financials for its pending $3.2B acquisition of SVRE Holdings, a Brazilian rare earth miner, funded by $1.5B equity raise.
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On April 19, 2026, USAR entered into a Merger Agreement by and among (i) USAR, (ii) Middlebury Merger Sub Ltd. (“Merger Sub”), (iii) SVRE, and (iv) Serra Verde Rare Earths Ltd. The Merger Agreement provides for the merger of SVRE with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving such merger as an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of USAR (the “Merger”), subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent to such closing. In the Merger, USAR will issue 126,849,307 shares of USAR’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) and pay an aggregate of $300 million of merger consideration.
USA Rare Earth agreed to acquire SVRE Holdings, a Brazilian rare earth mining company, for total consideration of approximately $3.15 billion: 126.8 million USAR shares (valued at $2.85 billion at $22.47/share) plus $300 million cash. The pro forma financials show SVRE holds $611.6 million in property, plant and equipment (development-stage rare earth mine expected operational in 2027) and $325 million in DFC debt. The acquisition adds significant mining assets but also substantial liabilities including a $215.4 million royalty agreement.
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Concurrently with the execution of the Direct Funding Agreement and the Loan Guarantee Agreement, USAR entered into a Securities Issuance Agreement with the DOC and issued to the DOC 16,132,790 shares of Common Stock (“the SIA Shares”) and a warrant to purchase 17,600,584 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $17.17 per share (the “DOC Warrant”). ... The Company has recorded deferred financing and other transaction costs for the issuance of the SIA Shares and warrant. ... The Company has determined that the warrant issued to the DOC is liability-classified, with an initial fair value of $24.48 per common share, or approximately $430.9 million in aggregate as of the issuance date of June 3, 2026.
As a condition for CHIPS Act funding (up to $277 million in direct grants and loan guarantees), USAR issued 16.1 million shares to the Department of Commerce (fair value $451.4 million) and a warrant for 17.6 million shares at $17.17 strike (fair value $430.9 million). The SIA shares are treated as $277 million deferred financing cost (recoverable through future grant income) plus $174.4 million immediate cost charged to accumulated deficit. The warrant is a liability remeasured quarterly at fair value, with changes hitting the income statement. This represents significant government participation in USAR's equity — the warrant alone could add 17.6 million shares (roughly 5% dilution at March 2026 share count) if exercised.
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On January 26, 2026, USAR, entered into a securities purchase agreement, for the private placement of 69,767,442 shares of the USAR’s Common Stock, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $1.5 billion, at a price per share of $21.50 (the “Private Placement”). USAR closed the Private Placement and issued the shares of Common Stock on January 28, 2026.
USAR raised $1.5 billion in a private placement at $21.50/share, issuing 69.8 million shares in January 2026. This capital raise funded the $300 million cash portion of the SVRE acquisition and provides working capital for development of the combined rare earth mining operations. The placement price was below the June 2026 closing price of $22.47, indicating investor demand at a modest discount.
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On or about the date of the Merger Agreement, SV Management Switzerland AG ("SV Management Switzerland"), a subsidiary of SVRE, entered into an offtake agreement with a special purpose vehicle capitalized by the U.S. government, as well as private capital sources (the "Counterparty") (as amended from time to time, the "Offtake Agreement") for the long-term supply of rare earth materials produced by SVRE. The Offtake Agreement provides for the sale of 100% of the rare earth products produced from phase one of the Pela Ema project, subject to limited carve-outs. ... The agreement remains in effect until the earlier of specified production-based volume delivery thresholds and the date that is 20 years after the date on which SVRE's facility becomes capable of producing the contemplated products (the "Commercial Operations Date"), unless extended with the consent of the U.S. government. Pricing is based on annually escalated contractual floor prices, with amounts above the applicable floor price, as well as certain cost savings and yield variances, allocated 70% to SV Management Switzerland and 30% to the Counterparty.
SVRE's Brazilian rare earth mine entered a 20-year offtake agreement committing 100% of phase-one production to a U.S. government-backed buyer. Pricing includes contractual floor prices (escalating annually) plus a 70/30 split of upside (price above floor, cost savings, yield improvements favor SVRE 70%). This secures long-term revenue but locks in the buyer and pricing structure for two decades. The offtake is valued at $246.7 million as an intangible asset in the pro forma balance sheet, indicating material expected future cash flows.
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In connection with the business combination between the Company and USA Rare Earth, LLC, the Company agreed to issue common stock of the Company (the “earnout shares”) to certain shareholders of USA Rare Earth, LLC in two tranches upon the occurrence of certain triggering events. On April 15, 2026, the Company achieved the market-price condition for the first tranche of earnout shares, as the Company’s common stock exceeded $15.00 per share for at least 20 out of 30 consecutive trading days. 5.05 million shares were issued to USA Rare Earth, LLC shareholders. The second tranche of 5.05 million earnout shares were issued on May 15, 2026 when the Company achieved the market-price condition for the second tranche, as the Company’s common stock exceeds $20.00 per share for at least 20 out of 30 consecutive trading days.
USAR issued 10.1 million earnout shares (5.05 million each in April and May 2026) to USA Rare Earth LLC shareholders after the stock price exceeded $15 and $20 thresholds for 20 of 30 trading days. The earnout liability increased $71 million in fair value between March 31 and conversion, which will be recorded as a loss in Q2 2026 results. This represents additional dilution from the original 2025 business combination.
Event · Item 8.01 — Other Events
Item 8.01 — Other Events filed; see Key Changes for terms.
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on July 16, 2026, USAR filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) Amendment No. 2 (“Amendment No. 2”) to the preliminary proxy statement that was filed on Schedule 14A on May 13, 2026 (together with Amendment No. 1, which was filed on June 12, 2026, and Amendment No. 2, the “Preliminary Proxy Statement”), which included an updated version of USAR’s unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and for the year ended December 31, 2025, giving effect to the Merger (the “Updated USAR Pro Forma Financial Statements”).
This is the second amendment to the proxy statement originally filed in May 2026, with the first amendment filed in June 2026. The updated financials reflect the expected combined entity post-merger.
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As a public company, our filings are subject to review by the SEC, including the Preliminary Proxy Statement filed in connection with the Merger, which includes USAR’s pro forma financial statements referenced above, which could cause changes or modifications to such information.
The company disclosed that the preliminary proxy statement and pro forma financials are under SEC review, which may result in further changes or modifications before the definitive proxy statement is issued. This indicates the merger approval process is still in progress and the financial information may be subject to revision.
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SVRE’s shareholders approved the merger by written consent which was delivered concurrently with the signing of the merger agreement and will not receive a proxy statement or prospectus.
Serra Verde's shareholders have already approved the merger via written consent delivered when the merger agreement was signed, so they will not vote separately. This means only USAR stockholders need to approve the transaction, which will vote on the issuance of USAR common stock as merger consideration.
Event · Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement filed; see Key Changes for terms.
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On July 16, 2026, USAR, Merger Sub, SVRE and the Shareholder Representative entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Merger Agreement (“Amendment No. 1 to the Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which the satisfaction (and non-waiver) of certain conditions precedent set forth in the offtake agreement entered into on April 20, 2026 by and between SV Management Switzerland AG (“SV Management Switzerland”), a subsidiary of SVRE, and a special purpose vehicle capitalized by the U.S. government and private capital sources (the “Counterparty”) (as amended from time to time, the “Offtake Agreement”) for the long-term supply of rare earth materials produced by SVRE, the lapse of the right of SV Management Switzerland to terminate the Offtake Agreement, and the Offtake Agreement being in full force and effect as of the closing of the Merger became conditions to the obligation of USAR and Merger Sub to complete the Merger.
USAR amended its merger agreement with SVRE to add new closing conditions tied to an offtake agreement for rare earth materials. The merger cannot close unless certain conditions in the April 2026 offtake agreement (between SVRE's subsidiary and a U.S. government-backed entity) are satisfied, SVRE's termination right has lapsed, and the offtake agreement remains in effect. This amendment makes the merger contingent on securing the long-term supply contract, adding execution risk to the transaction.
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