# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001855428
**File Stem:** 0001123292-26-000184
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001123292-26-000184.hdr.sgml**: 20260217

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001123292-26-000184

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: SCHEDULE 13D/A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260217

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260217

**SUBJECT COMPANY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001780312
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** COMMUNICATION SERVICES, NEC [4899]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SCHEDULE 13D/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 005-91129
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26641344

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** MIDLAND INTL. AIR & SPACE PORT
- **STREET 2:** 2901 ENTERPRISE LANE
- **CITY:** MIDLAND
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 79706
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 432-276-3966

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** MIDLAND INTL. AIR & SPACE PORT
- **STREET 2:** 2901 ENTERPRISE LANE
- **CITY:** MIDLAND
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 79706

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** New Providence Acquisition Corp.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20190620
**FILED BY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Vodafone Ventures Ltd
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001855428

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** X0
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0331

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SCHEDULE 13D/A

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** VODAFONE HOUSE, THE CONNECTION
- **CITY:** NEWBURY
- **STATE:** X0
- **ZIP:** RG14 2FN
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 44163533251

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** VODAFONE HOUSE, THE CONNECTION
- **CITY:** NEWBURY
- **STATE:** X0
- **ZIP:** RG14 2FN

## Exhibit 99.1

SCHEDULE 1

Set forth below is the name, position and principal occupation of the directors and officers of Vodafone Group Plc. The business address of each of such persons is c/o Vodafone Group Plc, Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2FN, United Kingdom.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Vodafone Group Plc** | | |
| **Name** | **Citizenship** | **Principal Occupation or Employment** |
| Stephen Carter | United Kingdom | Company Director |
| Delphine Ernotte Cunci | France | Company Director |
| Margherita Della Valle | Italy and the United Kingdom | Company Director |
| Michel Demaré | Belgium and Switzerland | Company Director |
| Simon Dingemans | United Kingdom | Company Director |
| Hatem Dowidar | Egypt | Company Director |
| Deborah Kerr | United States | Company Director |
| Maria Amparo Moraleda Martinez | Spain | Company Director |
| Christine Ramon | South Africa | Company Director |
| Simon Segars | United Kingdom | Company Director |
| Jean-François van Boxmeer | Belgium | Company Director |
| Anne-Françoise Nesmes | United Kingdom and France | Company Director |
| Pilar López Álvarez | Spain | Company Director |
| ***Executive Officers*** | | |
| Margherita Della Valle | Italy and the United Kingdom | Chief Executive Officer and Company Director |
| Scott Petty | United Kingdom and Australia | Group Chief Technology Officer |
| Alberto Ripepi | Italy | Group Chief Network Officer |
| Maaike de Bie | The Netherlands and the United Kingdom | Group General Counsel and Company Secretary |
| Joakim Reiter | Sweden | Chief External and Corporate Affairs Officer |
| Shameel Joosub | South Africa | CEO Vodacom Group |
| Ahmed Essam | Egypt | CEO Vodafone UK |
| Marika Auramo | Finland | CEO of Vodafone Business |
| Pilar López Álvarez | Spain | Group Chief Financial Officer |
| Ruth McGill | United Kingdom and Ireland | Chief Human Resources Officer <br>|
| Guillame Boutin | France | CEO Vodafone Investments |

---

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Vodafone Ventures Limited** | | |
| **Name** | **Citizenship** | **Principal Occupation or Employment** |
| Tim Boddy | United Kingdom | Company Director |
| Pierre Klotz | Sweden | Company Director |

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### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## SCHEDULE 13D

### Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

**(Amendment No. 3)**

**AST SpaceMobile, Inc.**

*(Name of Issuer)*

**Class A Common Stock**

*(Title of Class of Securities)*

**00217D100**

*(CUSIP Number)*

**Vodafone Ventures Limited**<br>Attn: Vodafone Group General Counsel<br>Vodafone House, The Connection<br>Newbury, Berkshire X0 RG14 2FN<br>016-353-3251

*(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)*

**01/29/2026**

*(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)*

| **CUSIP No.** | **00217D100** |

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| | | | |
|:--|:--|:--|:--|
| 1 | Name of reporting person<br>**Vodafone Ventures Ltd** | Name of reporting person<br>**Vodafone Ventures Ltd** | |
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>[x] (a)<br>[ ] (b) | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>[x] (a)<br>[ ] (b) | |
| 3 | SEC use only | SEC use only | |
| 4 | Source of funds (See Instructions)<br>**OO** | Source of funds (See Instructions)<br>**OO** | |
| 5 | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)<br>[ ] | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)<br>[ ] | |
| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization<br>**X0** | Citizenship or place of organization<br>**X0** | |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 7 | Sole Voting Power<br>**0.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 8 | Shared Voting Power<br>**14516197.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 9 | Sole Dispositive Power<br>**0.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 10 | Shared Dispositive Power<br>**14516197.00** |
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person<br>**14516197.00** | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person<br>**14516197.00** | |
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)<br>[ ] | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)<br>[ ] | |
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)<br>**5%** | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)<br>**5%** | |
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>**CO** | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>**CO** | |

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**Comment for Reporting Person:** The shares reported in rows (7) - (11) consist of (i) 5,471,743 shares of Class A Common Stock (the "Class A Common Stock") of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (the "Issuer") and (iii) 9,044,454 common units (the "AST Common Units") of AST & Science LLC ("AST OpCo"). In addition, the Reporting Person beneficially owns 9,044,454 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer (the "Class B Common Stock"). The Reporting Person may redeem or exchange one AST Common Unit for one share of Class A Common Stock or, at the election of the Issuer (in the Issuer's capacity as managing member of AST OpCo), under certain circumstances, cash payment based on the value of Class A Common Stock. At the time of any such redemption or exchange, the Reporting Person would forfeit an equivalent number of shares of Class B Common Stock to the Issuer.

The percentage in row (13) assumes (i) 277,628,960 outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock as of November 6, 2025, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2025 and (ii) conversion of the 9,044,454 AST Common Units referred to above into shares of Class A Common Stock.

| **CUSIP No.** | **00217D100** |

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| | | | |
|:--|:--|:--|:--|
| 1 | Name of reporting person<br>**Vodafone Group Plc** | Name of reporting person<br>**Vodafone Group Plc** | |
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>[x] (a)<br>[ ] (b) | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>[x] (a)<br>[ ] (b) | |
| 3 | SEC use only | SEC use only | |
| 4 | Source of funds (See Instructions)<br>**OO** | Source of funds (See Instructions)<br>**OO** | |
| 5 | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)<br>[ ] | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)<br>[ ] | |
| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization<br>**X0** | Citizenship or place of organization<br>**X0** | |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 7 | Sole Voting Power<br>**0.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 8 | Shared Voting Power<br>**14516197.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 9 | Sole Dispositive Power<br>**0.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 10 | Shared Dispositive Power<br>**14516197.00** |
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person<br>**14516197.00** | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person<br>**14516197.00** | |
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)<br>[ ] | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)<br>[ ] | |
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)<br>**5%** | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)<br>**5%** | |
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>**CO** | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>**CO** | |

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**Comment for Reporting Person:** The shares reported in rows (7) - (11) consist of (i) 5,471,743 shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) 9,044,454 AST Common Units. In addition, the Reporting Person beneficially owns 9,044,454 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer. The Reporting Person may redeem or exchange one AST Common Unit for one share of Class A Common Stock or, at the election of the Issuer (in the Issuer's capacity as managing member of AST OpCo), under certain circumstances, cash payment based on the value of Class A Common Stock. At the time of any such redemption or exchange, the Reporting Person would forfeit an equivalent number of shares of Class B Common Stock to the Issuer.

The percentage in row (13) assumes (i) 277,628,960 outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock as of November 6, 2025, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2025 and (ii) conversion of the 9,044,454 AST Common Units referred to above into shares of Class A Common Stock.

**Item 1. Security and Issuer**

**(a) Title of Class of Securities:**
Class A Common Stock

**(b) Name of Issuer:**
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.

**(c) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:**
Midland Intl. Air & Space Port, 2901 Enterprise Lane, Midland, TX, 79706

This Amendment No. 3 ("Amendment No. 3") to Schedule 13D amends the statement on Schedule 13D originally filed by Vodafone Ventures Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of the United Kingdom ("VVL"), and Vodafone Group Plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of the United Kingdom (Vodafone Group Plc and, together with VVL, the "Reporting Persons") on April 16, 2021, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on January 18, 2024 and Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on March 12, 2025 (such Schedule 13D, as amended, the "Schedule 13D"). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment No. 3 shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D. This Amendment No. 3 is being filed to report that the Reporting Persons ceased to be a beneficial owner of more than five percent of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock due to an increase in the Issuer's total number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and not as a result of any transactions by the Reporting Persons.

**Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer**

**(a)**
The responses of the Reporting Persons set forth in Rows 7 through 13 of the respective cover pages to this Schedule 13D are incorporated herein by reference.

**(b)**
The responses of the Reporting Persons set forth in Rows 7 through 13 of the respective cover pages to this Schedule 13D are incorporated herein by reference.

**(c)**
The Reporting Persons have not effected any transactions with respect to the Class A Common Stock within the past 60 days.

### SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

**Reporting Person:** Vodafone Ventures Ltd

**Signature:** /s/ Timothy Boddy

**Name/Title:** Timothy Boddy, Director

**Date:** 02/17/2026

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

**Reporting Person:** Vodafone Group Plc

**Signature:** /s/ Maaike de Bie

**Name/Title:** Maaike de Bie, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

**Date:** 02/17/2026