# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001786471
**File Stem:** 0001493152-25-019080
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
**Character Count:** 24870
**Document Hash:** c197c2e166f533add8e86d9fffdf437f
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001493152-25-019080.hdr.sgml**: 20251023

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001493152-25-019080

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 16

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251023

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251023

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20251023

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Aptera Motors Corp
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001786471
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** MOTOR VEHICLES & PASSENGER CAR BODIES [3711]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 834079594
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-291032
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251413168

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 5818 EL CAMINO REAL
- **CITY:** CARLSBAD
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92008
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 858-371-3151

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 5818 EL CAMINO REAL
- **CITY:** CARLSBAD
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92008

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 23, 2025**

**Registration No. 333-**

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM S-8**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933**

**APTERA MOTORS CORP.**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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|:---|:---|
| **Delaware** | **83-4079594** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of<br> incorporation or organization)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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**5818 El Camino Real**

**Carlsbad, California 92008**

**858-371-3151**

**(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)**

**Chris Anthony**

**Co-Chief Executive Officer**

**Aptera Motors Corp.**

**5818 El Camino Real**

**Carlsbad, California 92008**

**858-371-3151**

**(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)**

**Traci M. Tomaselli, Esq.**

**Daniel L. Forman, Esq.**

**Stephen G. Zapf, Esq.**

**Lowenstein Sandler LLP**

**1251 Avenue of the Americas**

**New York, NY 10020**

**(646) 414-6926**

**Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.**

Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐ <br> Non-accelerated filer ☒ Smaller reporting company ☒ <br> Emerging growth company ☒

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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

**PART I**

**Information Required in the Section 10(a) Prospectus**

**Item 1. <u>Plan Information</u>.**

The information called for by Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "***Registration Statement***") and has been or will be sent or given to participating service providers in accordance with Rule 428 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "***Securities Act***"), and the instructions to Form S-8. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "***Commission***") and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.

**Item 2. <u>Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</u>**

Aptera Motors Corp. (the "***Company***") will furnish without charge to each person to whom the prospectus is delivered, upon the written or oral request of such person, a copy of any and all of the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, other than exhibits to such documents (unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in such documents that are incorporated), and the other documents required to be delivered to eligible participants in the Plan pursuant to Rule 428(b) under the Securities Act. Those documents are incorporated by reference in the Section 10(a) prospectus. Requests should be directed to:

Aptera Motors Corp.

5818 El Camino Real

Carlsbad, California 92008

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

Telephone: 858-371-3151

**PART II**

**Information Required in the Registration Statement**

**Item 3. <u>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</u>.**

The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "***Exchange Act***"), are incorporated herein by reference:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The
 Company's prospectus filed on August 27, 2025, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act relating to the Registration
 Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-289898), which contains audited financial statements for the Registrant's latest fiscal
 year for which such statements have been filed.

(b) The
description of the Company's Class B Common Stock which is contained in a registration statement on Form 8-A filed on September
30, 2025 (File No. 001-42884) under the Exchange Act, as amended, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating
such description.

All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the filing of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment, which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents, except as to specific sections of such documents as set forth therein. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document, which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement.

**Item 4. <u>Description of Securities</u>.**

Not applicable.

**Item 5. <u>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</u>.**

Not applicable.

**Item 6. <u>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</u>.**

As permitted by Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, we have adopted provisions in our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws that limit or eliminate the personal liability of our directors for a breach of their fiduciary duty of care as a director. The duty of care generally requires that, when acting on behalf of the corporation, directors exercise an informed business judgment based on all material information reasonably available to them. Consequently, a director will not be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability for:

● any
 breach of the director's duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;

● any
 act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

● any
 act related to unlawful stock repurchases, redemptions or other distributions or payment of dividends; or

● any
 transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

These limitations of liability do not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or rescission. Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation also authorizes us to indemnify our officers, directors and other agents to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law.

As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, our Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that:

● we
 may indemnify our directors, officers, and employees to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject
 to limited exceptions;

● we
 may advance expenses to our directors, officers and employees in connection with a legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted
 by the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject to limited exceptions; and

● the
 rights provided in our Amended and Restated Bylaws are not exclusive.

Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto, and our Amended and Restated Bylaws, filed as Exhibit 4.2 hereto, provide for the indemnification provisions described above and elsewhere herein. We have entered into and intend to continue to enter into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and elective officers which may be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in the Delaware General Corporation Law. These indemnification agreements generally require us, among other things, to indemnify our officers and directors against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers, other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct. These indemnification agreements also generally require us to advance any expenses incurred by the directors or officers as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. In addition, we have purchased a policy of directors' and officers' liability insurance that insures our directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in some circumstances. These indemnification provisions and the indemnification agreements may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of our officers and directors for liabilities, including reimbursement of expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act.

**Item 7. <u>Exemption from Registration Claimed</u>.**

Not applicable.

**Item 8. <u>Exhibits</u>.**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | | **Incorporated by Reference** | **Incorporated by Reference** | **Incorporated by Reference** |
| **Exhibit**<br>**Number** | <br>**Exhibit Description** | **Form** | **Exhibit** | **Filing Date** |
| 4.1 | [Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1786471/000164117225025725/ex3-4.htm) | S-1 | 3.4 | 8/27/2025 |
| 4.2 | [Amended and Restated Bylaws](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1786471/000164117225025725/ex3-5.htm) | S-1 | 3.5 | 8/27/2025 |
| 4.3 | [Aptera Motors Corp. 2025 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1786471/000164117225025725/ex10-9.htm) | S-1 | 10.9 | 8/27/2025 |
| 4.4 | [Form of Incentive Stock Option Grant Agreement](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1786471/000164117225025725/ex10-10.htm) | S-1 | 10.10 | 8/27/2025 |
| 4.5 | [Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Grant Agreement](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1786471/000164117225025725/ex10-11.htm) | S-1 | 10.11 | 8/27/2025 |
| 4.6 | [Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1786471/000164117225025725/ex10-12.htm) | S-1 | 10.12 | 8/27/2025 |
| 5.1\* | [Opinion of Lowenstein Sandler LLP](ex5-1.htm) |  |  |  |
| 23.1\* | [Consent of dbbMcKennon](ex23-1.htm) |  |  |  |
| 23.2\* | [Consent of Lowenstein Sandler LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)](ex5-1.htm) |  |  |  |
| 24.1\* | [Power of Attorney (included on the signature page)](#a_001) |  |  |  |
| 107\* | [Calculation of Filing Fee Table](ex107.htm) |  |  |  |

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\*Filed herewith

**Item 9. <u>Undertakings</u>.**

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To
 include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii) To
 reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
 post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
 forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if
 the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end
 of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
 if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price
 set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii) To
 include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
 or any material change to such information in the registration statement.

 

*Provided, however*, that Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering

.

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Carlsbad, State of California on October 23, 2025.

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|:---|:---|
| **APTERA MOTORS CORP.** | **APTERA MOTORS CORP.** |
| By: | */s/ Chris Anthony* |
|  | Chris Anthony |
|  | Co-Chief Executive Officer |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officers and directors of Aptera Motors Corp., a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint each of Chris Anthony and Steve Fambro as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement (including post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| Person | Capacity | Date |
| */s/ Chris Anthony* | Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director | October 23, 2025 |
| Chris Anthony | (Principal Executive Officer) |  |
| */s/ Tom DaPolito* | Interim Chief Financial Officer | October 23, 2025 |
| Tom DaPolito | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |  |
| */s/ Steve Fambro* | Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director | October 23, 2025 |
| Steve Fambro |  |  |
| */s/ Tony Kirton* | Director | October 23, 2025 |
| Tony Kirton |  |  |
| */s/ Todd Butz* | Director | October 23, 2025 |
| Todd Butz |  |  |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**

![](ex5-1_001.jpg)

October 23, 2025

Aptera Motors Corp.

5818 El Camino Real

Carlsbad, California 92008

Re: Form S-8 Registration Statement of Aptera Motors Corp.

We have acted as counsel for Aptera Motors Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Registration Statement relates to the registration of an aggregate of 14,000,000 shares of the Company's Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Shares"), issuable pursuant to awards under the Aptera Motors Corp. 2025 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the "2025 Plan").

In connection with rendering this opinion, we have examined: (i) the 2025 Plan; (ii) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company; (iii) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company; and (iv) such corporate records, agreements, documents and other instruments, and such certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company, and have made such inquiries of such officers and representatives, as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth.

In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity of original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. As to all questions of fact material to these opinions that have not been independently established, we have relied upon certificates or comparable documents of officers and representatives of the Company.

Based on the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications stated herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares being registered pursuant to the Registration Statement have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered upon the grant or exercise of awards in accordance with the terms of the 2025 Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

The opinion expressed herein is limited to the corporate laws of the State of Delaware, and we express no opinion as to the effect on the matters covered by this letter of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

We hereby consent to the filing of a copy of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act.

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| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Lowenstein Sandler LLP |

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![](ex5-1_002.jpg)

## Exhibit 23.1

**EXHIBIT 23.1**

**Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

We consent to the incorporation by reference, in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 11, 2025, except for the reverse stock split as described in Notes 2 and 13, as to which date is August 5, 2025, related to the consolidated financial statements of Aptera Motors Corp. as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 and for the years then ended, which includes an explanatory paragraph regarding substantial doubt about Aptera Motor Corp.'s ability to continue as a going concern.

/s/ dbb*mckennon*

San Diego, California

October 23, 2025

## Ex-Filing

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**Exhibit 107**

**Calculation of Filing Fee Table**

**Form S-8**

(Form Type)

**Aptera Motors Corp.**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Table 1: Newly Registered Securities

Fees Previously Paid

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Security Type | Security<br> Class Title | Fee<br> Calculation<br> Rule | Amount<br> Registered |  | Proposed<br> Maximum <br> Offering<br> Price <br> Per Share |  | Maximum <br> Aggregate<br> Offering <br> Price | Fee Rate | Amount of <br> Registration<br> Fee |
| Equity | Class B Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | Other | 14000000 | (1)(4) | $6.14 | (5) | $85960000 | 0.0001381 | $11871.08 |
| Total Offering Amounts | Total Offering Amounts | Total Offering Amounts | 14000000 |  | $6.14 |  | $85960000 | 0.0001381 | $11871.08 |
| Total Fee Offsets | Total Fee Offsets | Total Fee Offsets |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |
| Net Fees Due | Net Fees Due | Net Fees Due |  |  |  |  |  |  | $11871.08 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Represents
 shares of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("  ***Common Stock***") issuable under
 the Registrant's 2025 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan ("  ***2025 Plan*** "). Pursuant to Rule 416 promulgated
 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "  ***Securities Act*** "), this registration statement shall
 also be deemed to cover any additional shares of Common Stock that may from time to time be offered or issued under the 2025 Plan
 to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions that increases the number of outstanding
 shares of Common Stock.

(2) Consists
 of shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon exercise of stock options granted pursuant to the 2025 Plan (the "  ***Stock Options*** ")
 outstanding as of the date of this registration statement.

(3) Estimated
 solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) promulgated under the Securities
 Act. The offering price per share and the aggregate offering price for shares issuable upon the exercise of the Stock Options are
 based upon the weighted average exercise price of the Stock Options.

(4) Represents
 shares of Common Stock reserved for future issuance under the 2025 Plan that are not subject to outstanding awards.

(5) Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act on
the basis of the average of the high and low prices per share of the Registrant's Common Stock on October 22, 2025 as reported
by The Nasdaq Stock Market.