USA Rare Earth, Inc. 8K

Serra Verde finalized and activated its 15‑year, take‑or‑pay offtake agreement with the U.S. Government for 100% of its Phase I rare earth production, backed by expanded U.S. funding and defined floor prices, with deliveries expected to start in early Q4 2026.

On August 24, 2026, Serra Verde announced that the special purpose vehicle formed to purchase its Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate under a 15‑year offtake agreement with the U.S. Government has completed its capitalization arrangements, bringing the offtake contract into full force and requiring the SPV to begin accepting deliveries, which are expected to start in early Q4 2026. The U.S. Government has significantly expanded its financial backing for the SPV, increasing total funding to $750 million, confirming $300 million in forward purchase contracts, and issuing a commitment letter for an additional $500 million debt facility, alongside pre‑existing support including a US$565 million financing package from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. The agreement is structured as a take‑or‑pay contract covering 100% of Serra Verde’s Phase I production with guaranteed floor prices for key magnetic rare earth elements—Terbium at US$2,050/kg, Dysprosium at US$575/kg, and Neodymium and Praseodymium each at US$110/kg—providing Serra Verde with secure and predictable cash flows to support ongoing debottlenecking, optimization, and expansion of its Brazilian operations, which are ramping toward approximately 4,000 tpa TREO by year‑end 2026 and a potential Phase II expansion. The company emphasized the strategic importance of this U.S. Government support for diversifying global rare earth supply chains, highlighted the potential for an integrated mine‑to‑magnet supply chain via its proposed combination with USA Rare Earth, and noted that Serra Verde and the U.S. Government will share upside from market prices above the agreed floor levels.

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