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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On May 26, 2025, Solid Power Operating, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Solid Power, Inc. (collectively, the “Company”), and the United States Department of Energy (the “DOE”) entered into an Amendment to Assistance Agreement Award No. DE-MS0000122 (the “Amendment”), with an effective date of May 15, 2025. The Company and the DOE previously entered into an Assistance Agreement, with an effective date of January 1, 2025. The Amendment provides that, in discharge of its oversight and administration responsibilities, the DOE will submit periodic data requests to the Company. The Company must provide timely and complete responses to such data requests and any follow-up questions from the DOE.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
See the Exhibit index below, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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| 10.1 | Amendment to Assistance Agreement Award No. DE-MS0000122, dated May 15, 2025, between Solid Power Operating, Inc. and the U.S. Department of Energy. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: May 30, 2025
| SOLID POWER, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Linda Heller | |
| Name: Linda Heller | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary | ||