NextNav (NN) S-3Shelf registration

This prospectus relates to the resale by the Selling Stockholders identified in this prospectus under the caption “Selling Stockholders,” from time to time, of up to an aggregate of 397,037 shares of our Common Stock. We are not selling any of our securities under this prospectus, and we will not receive any proceeds from the sale by such Selling Stockholders of the Registered Shares.

This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described herein under the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.”

Any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the registration statement that we file may add, update or change information included in this prospectus. Any statement contained in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in such prospectus supplement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified will be deemed to constitute a part of this prospectus only as so modified, and any statement so superseded will be deemed not to constitute a part of this prospectus.

Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders have authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus we have prepared. Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders take any responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby and only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus. This prospectus is not an offer to sell securities, and it is not soliciting an offer to buy securities, in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, or any prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date on the front of those documents only, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement, or any sale of a security. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

Certain statements in this prospectus (including the documents incorporated by reference herein) may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, and are not guarantees of future performance. The words “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “future,” “expect,” “intend,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “aim,” “strive,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.

Forward-looking statements in this prospectus may include, for example, statements about:

 These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this prospectus, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, our actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. 

Certain market, ranking and industry data included in this prospectus, including the size of certain markets and our size or position and the positions of our competitors within these markets, including our products and services relative to our competitors, are based on estimates by our management. These estimates have been derived from our management’s knowledge and experience in the markets in which we operate, as well as information based on research, industry and general publications, including surveys and studies conducted by third parties. Industry publications, surveys and studies generally state that they have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable.

We are responsible for all of the disclosure in this prospectus and while we believe the data from these sources to be accurate and complete, we have not independently verified all data from these sources or obtained third-party verification of market share data and this information may not be reliable. In addition, these sources may use different definitions of the relevant markets. Data regarding our industry is intended to provide general guidance but is inherently imprecise. Market share data is subject to change and cannot always be verified with certainty due to limits on the availability and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data gathering process and other limitations and uncertainties inherent in any statistical survey of market shares. In addition, customer preferences can and do change. As a result, you should be aware that market share, ranking and other similar data set forth herein, and estimates and beliefs based on such data, may not be reliable. References herein to us being a leader in a market or product category refers to our belief that we have a leading market share, expertise or thought leadership position in each specified market, unless the context otherwise requires. In addition, the discussion herein regarding our various markets is based on how we define the markets for our products or services, which products or services may be either part of larger overall markets or markets that include other types of products and services. Assumptions and estimates regarding our current and future performance are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors. These and other factors could cause our future performance to differ materially from our assumptions and estimates. See the section entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” 

This prospectus may contain some trademarks, service marks and trade names of the Company or of third parties. Each one of these trademarks, service marks or trade names is either (1) our registered trademark, (2) a trademark for which we have a pending application, or (3) a trade name or service mark for which we claim common law rights. All other trademarks, trade names or service marks of any other company appearing in this prospectus belong to their respective owners. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this prospectus are presented without the TM, SM and ® symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our respective rights or the rights of the applicable licensors to these trademarks, service marks and trade names.

This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in our securities. Before making an investment decision regarding our securities, you should read this entire prospectus carefully, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” included elsewhere in this prospectus and the information incorporated herein by reference and any applicable prospectus supplement.

Our Business

We are the market leader in delivering resilient, next generation positioning, navigation and timing (“PNT”) solutions designed to complement and back up existing Global Positioning System (“GPS”) and Global Navigation Satellite Systems by addressing the limitations and vulnerabilities inherent in space-based systems. Our complementary PNT solutions are built on a deep asset base, which we are evolving to utilize 5G New Radio (“5G NR”) technologies. We expect NextGen, the evolution of our technology platform to 5G NR, to significantly improve the efficiency and flexibility of our operations, technically enabling the delivery of high-quality PNT based on a 5G broadband deployment. Since the inception of NextNav, LLC in 2007, we have secured valuable Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) licenses for a contiguous 8 MHz band of Lower 900 MHz spectrum covering over 90% of the U.S. population, subject to appropriate regulatory approvals have signed an agreement to acquire licenses for an additional 4MHz of Lower 900MHz spectrum, been granted more than 190 patents related to our systems and services, and standardized our TerraPoiNT technology in 3GPP, the global telecommunications standards-setting body.

 On April 16, 2024, we petitioned the FCC to commence a rule making to update the Lower 900MHz band plan to allow the Company to utilize a 15MHz nationwide configuration for both PNT and 5G broadband. The Company believes that modernizing the Lower 900 MHz Band will simultaneously enable a high-performing terrestrial PNT network to complement and back up GPS, a critical national security imperative, and add 5G mobile broadband capacity, a substantial public interest benefit.  NextNav’s NextGen technology will allow one or more partners to integrate our Lower 900MHz spectrum into their 5G networks, while NextNav implements, operates and manages additional PNT-optimized infrastructure over the 5G network.

We currently deliver differentiated PNT solutions through our network-based Pinnacle and TerraPoiNT solutions. Our Pinnacle service provides accurate altitude to any device with a barometric pressure sensor, including most off-the-shelf smartphones., We launched our Pinnacle network in partnership with AT&T Services, Inc. for FirstNet^®, the nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network, and our network covers over 90% of commercial structures over three stories in the U.S. In addition to public safety applications and FirstNet^®, our network is being used for enhanced 911 by Verizon Communications, Inc., and a growing set of devices operating on the remaining national cellular network providers.  Our Pinnacle network is also an important component of our PNT resiliency services, and is being evaluated as a persistent PNT characterization platform. 

Our TerraPoiNT systems is a terrestrially-based network designed to address the limitations and vulnerabilities inherent in space-based PNT systems, and our NextGen technology, through the adoption of 5G NR, will simultaneously support both PNT and 5G broadband capabilities. Space-based PNT systems transmit a faint, unencrypted signal, which is often unavailable indoors, distorted in urban areas, and vulnerable to both jamming and spoofing. TerraPoiNT and its NextGen evolution overcome these limitations through the terrestrial transmission of a PNT signal on licensed Lower 900 MHz spectrum. Unlike space-based signals, the TerraPoiNT and NextGen signals can be reliably received indoors and in urban areas, are difficult to jam or spoof, and can support robust authentication. TerraPoiNT and NextGen signals can embed Pinnacle information to provide a full 3D PNT solution, and can be configured to provide NIST timing distribution services. Because our NextGen technology will be built on 5G NR, we expect significantly increased geographic coverage, more rapid network availability and expanded device availability for PNT services when combined with one or more 5G broadband partners’ networks.  We believe that these capabilities are an essential complement and backup in the event of GPS disruptions, and are a critical need due to the economy’s reliance on GPS for location and precision timing. GPS resiliency is increasingly a U.S. national security priority, and is rising in priority in the European Union, non-European Union countries in Eastern Europe and in other parts of the world due to both the demonstrated vulnerability and lack of local control of space-based signals and systems, highlighted by recent events in Ukraine, the Middle East and elsewhere. Critical infrastructure, including communications networks and power grids, require a reliable GPS signal for accurate timing. A failure of GPS could be catastrophic, and there is no comprehensive terrestrial backup that is widely deployed today.

Simultaneously, demand for wireless data services continues to grow. The backbone of wireless data services, electromagnetic spectrum, is a finite resource. Our spectrum licenses in the Lower 900 MHz band are referred to as “low-band spectrum”. There is a finite amount of low-band spectrum available, and it has favorable coverage characteristics compared to higher frequencies, including the ability to provide services indoors and at greater distances. These characteristics result in its ability to be used for coverage and to be deployed more economically, with higher-frequency spectrum often used to provide additional capacity in targeted locations. Our transition to 5G NR as the basis for our PNT services will provide a technical capability for simultaneous broadband data in our band, in addition to our PNT services, and, subject to appropriate regulatory approvals, may allow us to utilize our spectrum to help meet the continued, growing demand for wireless data capacity while making more efficient use of our Lower 900MHz spectrum licenses.

As of March 2024, TerraPoiNT is deployed and available, with metro-wide service in the San Francisco Bay Area and select services available in 92 total markets nationally. It is also in use by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at its Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA for drone operations research and at its Ames facility in Mountain View, CA, leveraging our network in the San Francisco Bay Area.

On October 31, 2022, we acquired Nestwave, SAS, a French société par actions simplifiée (as subsequently renamed, “NextNav France”), a privately held global leader in low-power geolocation, and completed integrating the NextNav France team into our existing engineering and technology organization during 2023. NextNav France was acquired for an enterprise value of $18.0 million and gross consideration value of $19.3 million, consisting of $4.3 million in cash and $15.0 million in our Common Stock. The transaction resulted in the issuance of 5,165,528 shares of our Common Stock. NextNav France provides advanced geolocation solutions to Internet of Things (“IOT”) modem and digital signal processor vendors and end IOT users. We believe that the combination of our technology with NextNav France’s LTE/5G capabilities will assist us in evolving our system to align with 5G NR.

NextNav France’s intellectual property also included a “soft GPS” capability, allowing GPS processing on LTE and 5G NR chipsets, reducing the cost and power requirements for certain types of GPS services for IOT devices. We have licensed this technology to chipset vendors, including a global Tier 1 LTE and 5G NR modem vendor. We expect to start to see the results of these licensing arrangements in 2024.

Our Strategy

Domestically, we operate primarily as a facilities-based service provider, leveraging our intellectual property, spectrum assets and partnerships with key customers. Our target customers include wireless carriers, applications developers, and adjacent businesses selling PNT products and systems to end users, and Federal, state and local governmental entities. Subject to regulatory approvals and the successful evolution of our technology to align with 5G NR standards, our spectrum can be used to offer high-bandwidth data capabilities. We deploy sensor and network capabilities, either directly or with our customers and partners, and license access to our technologies and the data generated by our networks to our customers. Internationally, we provide equipment, software and services to our customers to enable them to partner in the operation of our systems in their home markets. The key elements of our strategy include:

Business Combination

On October 28, 2021, we consummated a business combination pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 9, 2021, by and among us, Spartacus Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware special purpose acquisition company (“Spartacus”), NextNav Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”) and the other parties thereto (the “Business Combination”). As a result of the Business Combination, certain blocker entities formed by Holdings’ equity holders, Holdings and the various operating subsidiaries of Holdings became our wholly owned subsidiaries, with the equity holders of each of such blocker entities and Holdings and Spartacus’ stockholders becoming our stockholders.

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Smaller Reporting Company

Emerging Growth Company Status

Section 102(b)(1) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) exempts “emerging growth companies,” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Securities Act, from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can choose not to take advantage of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies, and any such election to not take advantage of the extended transition period is irrevocable. We are an emerging growth company (for the period described in the immediately succeeding paragraph) and will take advantage of the benefits of the extended transition period emerging growth company status permits. During the extended transition period, it may be difficult or impossible to compare our financial results with the financial results of another public company that complies with public company effective dates for accounting standard updates because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

We will remain an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act until the earliest of (a) December 31, 2025, (b) the last date of our fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, (c) the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or (d) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the previous three years.

Smaller Reporting Company

We are also a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC and will remain a smaller reporting company while we have determined that either (i) the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates was less than $250 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter or (ii) our annual revenue was less than $100 million during our most recently completed fiscal year and the market value of our stock held by non-affiliates was less than $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter. If we are a smaller reporting company at the time we cease to be an emerging growth company, we may continue to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are available to smaller reporting companies, including many of the same exemptions from disclosure requirements as those that are available to emerging growth companies, such as reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in this prospectus and our periodic reports and proxy statements. For so long as we remain a smaller reporting company, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure and other requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not smaller reporting companies.

Company History and Corporate Information

We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in May 2021 under the name “Spartacus Acquisition Shelf Corp.” by Spartacus Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware special purpose acquisition company, for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or assets. On October 28, 2021, in connection with the closing of the Business Combination, we changed our name to “NextNav Inc.”

Our principal executive office is located at 1775 Tysons Blvd., 5th Floor, McLean, VA 22102. Our telephone number is (800) 775-0982, and our website address is www.nextnav.com. Information contained on, or accessible through, our website is provided for textual reference only and does not constitute part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, this prospectus or the registration statement of which it forms a part.

Our operating subsidiary, NextNav, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of NextNav Holdings, LLC), was formed in October 2007 under the laws of the State of Delaware. In connection with the Business Combination, the various operating subsidiaries of NextNav Holdings, LLC became our wholly owned subsidiaries.

RISK FACTORS

An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risk factors incorporated by reference to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K, and all other information contained or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act, and the risk factors and other information contained in any applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus before you decide whether to invest in our securities. We may face additional risks and uncertainties that are not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, which may also impair our business. You should consult your own financial and legal advisors as to the risks entailed by an investment in our securities and the suitability of investing in our securities in light of your particular circumstances. Some statements in this prospectus, including such statements in the following risk factors, constitute forward-looking statements. See the section entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

This prospectus relates to the resale, from time to time, by the Selling Stockholders of up to 397,037 Registered Shares. All of the securities registered pursuant to this prospectus will be sold by the Selling Stockholders for their respective accounts. The proceeds from any disposition of the Registered Shares will be received by the Selling Stockholders; we will not receive any of the proceeds from these sales.

We are registering the Registered Shares pursuant to the terms of the Share Transfer Agreement in order to permit the Selling Stockholders to offer the Registered Shares for resale from time to time pursuant to this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. When we refer to the “Selling Stockholders” in this prospectus, we mean the persons listed in the table below, and the pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees, successors, designees and others who later come to hold any of the Selling Stockholders’ interest in the Registered Shares other than through a public sale.

The following table sets forth, as of the date of this prospectus, the names of the Selling Stockholders, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned, the aggregate number of Registered Shares that the Selling Stockholders may offer pursuant to this prospectus and the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholders after the sale of the Registered Shares offered hereby. We have based percentage ownership on 122,432,870 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 24, 2024. We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. 

We cannot advise you as to whether the Selling Stockholders will in fact sell any or all of such Registered Shares. The Selling Stockholders may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of some or all of their shares since the date on which such information was furnished. In addition, the Selling Stockholders may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, at any time and from time to time, the Registered Shares in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act after the date of this prospectus. For purposes of the following table, we have assumed that the Selling Stockholders will have sold all of the Registered Shares upon the completion of the offering.

Selling Stockholder information for each additional Selling Stockholder, if any, will be set forth by prospectus supplement to the extent required prior to the time of any offer or sale of such Selling Stockholder’s shares pursuant to this prospectus. Any prospectus supplement may add, update, substitute or change the information contained in this prospectus, including the identity of each Selling Stockholder and the number of shares registered on its behalf. A Selling Stockholder may sell or otherwise transfer all, some or none of such shares in this offering. See the section entitled “Plan of Distribution.”

All expenses incurred with respect to the registration of the Registered Shares will be borne by us, but we will not be obligated to pay underwriting fees, discounts, selling commissions, stock transfer taxes and certain legal expenses incurred by the Selling Stockholders in connection with the sale of such securities.

Except as noted below, none of the Selling Stockholders, nor any of their respective associates or affiliates, has held any position, office, or other material relationship with us in the past three years.

(1)   The Selling Stockholder is a current employee of NextNav France, SAS, a subsidiary of NextNav Inc. 

General

Our authorized capital stock consists of 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 100,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of May 24, 2024, there were approximately 122,432,870 shares of our Common Stock outstanding and no shares of preferred stock outstanding. The following description of our capital stock is intended as a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our charter and bylaws, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and to the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”). 

Common Stock

Dividend Rights

Subject to preferences that may apply to shares of preferred stock outstanding at the time, holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends and other distributions (payable in cash, property or our capital stock) when, as and if declared thereon by our board of directors (our “Board”) from time to time out of any assets or funds legally available therefor and shall share equally on a per share basis in such dividends and distributions.

Voting Rights

Except as otherwise required by law or our charter (including any preferred stock designation), (i) the holders of Common Stock possess all voting power with respect to the Company and (ii) each outstanding share of Common Stock entitles the holder to one vote on any matter properly submitted to the stockholders.

Preemptive Rights

Holders of outstanding shares of our Common Stock are not entitled to preemptive or other similar subscription rights to purchase any of our securities.

Conversion or Redemption Rights

Our Common Stock is neither convertible nor redeemable.

Liquidation Rights

Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of the preferred stock upon our liquidation, the holders of our Common Stock are entitled to receive all of our remaining assets available for distribution to our stockholders, ratably in proportion to the number of shares of our Common Stock held by each stockholder.

Preferred Stock

Our Board may, without further action by our stockholders, from time to time, direct the issuance of up to 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and may, at the time of issuance, fix the voting powers, if any, and determine the designations, powers, preferences, and relative, participating, optional, special and other rights, if any, of each such series and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof. Accordingly, our Board, without stockholder approval, may issue preferred stock with voting, conversion, or other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of our Common Stock. Preferred stock could be issued quickly with terms calculated to delay or prevent a change of control or make removal of management more difficult. Additionally, the issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of decreasing the market price of our Common Stock, may adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holders of our Common Stock, and could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of us or other corporate action.

Anti-Takeover Effects of our Charter and Bylaws

Our charter, bylaws and the DGCL contain provisions, which are summarized in the following paragraphs, that are intended to enhance the likelihood of continuity and stability in the composition of our Board. These provisions are intended to avoid costly takeover battles, reduce our vulnerability to a hostile change of control and enhance the ability of our Board to maximize stockholder value in connection with any unsolicited offer to acquire us. However, these provisions may have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, deter or prevent a merger or acquisition of us by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or other takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider in its best interest, including those attempts that might result in a premium over the prevailing market price for the shares of our Common Stock held by stockholders.

These provisions include:

Special Meetings of Stockholders

Our charter and bylaws provide that, subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of the preferred stock, special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by the chairman of our Board, our chief executive officer, or our Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board. Our bylaws also prohibit the conduct of any business at a special meeting other than as specified in the notice for such meeting. These provisions may have the effect of deferring, delaying or discouraging hostile takeovers, or changes in control or management of the Company.

Advance Notice Procedures

Our bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholders’ proposals to be brought before an annual meeting, including proposed nominations of persons for election to our Board. Stockholders at an annual meeting will only be able to consider proposals or nominations specified in the notice of meeting or brought before the meeting by or at the direction of our Board or by a stockholder who was a stockholder of record entitled to vote at such annual meeting on the date of the giving of the notice and on the record date for the meeting, who has given our Secretary timely written notice, in proper form, of the stockholder’s intention to bring that business before the meeting. Additionally, our bylaws provide that if the stockholder does not appear at the annual meeting of stockholders to present the proposed business, such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such matter may have been received by us. Although our bylaws will not give our Board the power to approve or disapprove stockholder nominations of candidates or proposals regarding other business to be conducted at a special or annual meeting, the bylaws may have the effect of precluding the conduct of certain business at a meeting if the proper procedures are not followed or may discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect its own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us.

Removal of Directors; Vacancies

Our charter and bylaws provide that, subject to the rights of any holders of any class or series of capital stock then outstanding, any or all of the directors may be removed from office, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

In addition, our bylaws provide that, subject to the rights granted to one or more series of preferred stock then outstanding, any newly created directorship on our Board that results from an increase in the number of directors and any vacancies on our Board resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal or other cause may be filled solely and exclusively by a majority vote of the remaining directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, by a sole remaining director (and not by stockholders).

Supermajority Approval Requirements

Our charter and bylaws provide that our Board is expressly authorized to adopt, amend, alter or repeal our bylaws without any action on the part of the stockholders, subject to limited exceptions. The affirmative vote of a majority of the Board shall be required to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the bylaws. The bylaws also may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares entitled to vote on the election of directors, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock required by law (or any preferred stock designation).

The DGCL provides generally that the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, is required to amend a corporation’s certificate of incorporation, unless the certificate of incorporation requires a greater percentage.

Our charter provides that, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of our stock required by law or by the charter, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend Article V (Board of Directors), Article VI (Bylaws), Article VII (Special Meeting of Stockholders; Action by Written Consent), Article VIII (Limited Liability; Indemnification), Article IX (Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation) or Article X (Exclusive Forum from Certain Lawsuits; Consent to Jurisdiction) of the charter; provided that if two-thirds (2/3) of the Board has approved such amendment or repeal or adoption, then only the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors shall be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with, the Articles listed in this sentence.

Authorized but Unissued Shares

Delaware law does not require stockholder approval for any issuance of authorized shares. However, the listing requirements of Nasdaq, which would apply if and so long as our Common Stock is listed on Nasdaq, require stockholder approval of certain issuances equal to or exceeding 20% of the then outstanding voting power or then outstanding number of shares of our Common Stock. Additional shares that may be issued in the future may be used for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings, to raise additional capital, to facilitate acquisitions and for employee benefit plans.

One of the effects of the existence of unissued and unreserved Common Stock may be to enable our Board to issue shares to persons friendly to current management, which issuance could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and thereby protect the continuity of management and possibly deprive stockholders of opportunities to sell their shares at prices higher than prevailing market prices.

Business Combinations

We are and will continue to be subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a three-year period following the time that the person becomes an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A “business combination” includes, among other things, a merger, asset or stock sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. An “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or did own within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status, 15% or more of the corporation’s voting stock.

Under Section 203, a business combination between a corporation and an interested stockholder is prohibited unless it satisfies one of the following conditions: (1) before the stockholder became an interested stockholder, the board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; (2) upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding, shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers, and certain employee stock plan; or (3) at or after the time the stockholder became and interested stockholder, the business combination was approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.

Under certain circumstances, Section 203 of the DGCL will make it more difficult for a person who would be an “interested stockholder” to effect various business combinations with us for a three-year period. This provision may encourage companies interested in acquiring us to negotiate in advance with our Board because the stockholder approval requirement would be avoided if our Board approves either the business combination or the transaction which results in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder. These provisions also may have the effect of preventing changes in our Board and may make it more difficult to accomplish transactions which stockholders may otherwise deem to be in their best interests.

Dissenters’ Rights of Appraisal and Payment

Under the DGCL, with certain exceptions, our stockholders will have appraisal rights in connection with a merger or consolidation of us. Pursuant to the DGCL, stockholders who properly request and perfect appraisal rights in connection with such merger or consolidation will have the right to receive payment of the fair value of their shares as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery.

 Stockholders’ Derivative Actions

Under the DGCL, any of our stockholders may bring an action in our name to procure a judgment in our favor, also known as a derivative action, provided that the stockholders bringing the action is a holder of our shares at the time of the transaction to which the action relates or such stockholders’ stock thereafter devolved by operation of law.

Exclusive Forum

Our charter provides that, unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for (1) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (2) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers or other employees to us or our stockholders, (3) any action asserting a claim against us or any director, officers or employees arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, our charter, or our bylaws or (4) any action asserting a claim against us, our directors, officers or employees that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine and, if brought outside of Delaware, the stockholder bringing the suit will be deemed to have consented to service of process on such stockholder’s counsel, except for, as to each of (1) though (4) above, any action (A) as to which the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery within ten days following such determination), (B) which is vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than the Court of Chancery, or (C) for which the Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the exclusive forum provisions will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction and (ii) unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Although we believe these provisions benefit us by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law for the specified types of actions and proceedings, the provisions may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against us or our directors and officers.

Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors

The DGCL authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties, subject to certain exceptions. Our charter includes a provision that eliminates the personal liability of directors for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL. The effect of these provisions will be to eliminate the rights of us and our stockholders, through stockholders’ derivative suits on our behalf, to recover monetary damages from a director for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, including breaches resulting from grossly negligent behavior. However, exculpation will not apply to any director if the director has acted in bad faith, knowingly or intentionally violated the law, authorized illegal dividends or redemptions or derived an improper benefit from his or her actions as a director.

Our bylaws provide that we must indemnify and advance expenses to our directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL and our charter and we have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our officers and directors, which require us to indemnify our directors and officers for expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of our directors or officers or as a director or officer of any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request. We also are expressly authorized to carry directors’ and officers’ liability insurance providing indemnification for our directors, officers and certain employees for some liabilities. We believe that these indemnification and advancement provisions and insurance will be useful to attract and retain qualified directors and officers.

The limitation of liability, indemnification and advancement provisions included in our charter and bylaws and the indemnification agreements may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breaches of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

There is currently no pending material litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers or employees for which indemnification is sought.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our Common Stock is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. The transfer agent’s address is 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York, New York 10004.

Listing

Our Common Stock is listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “NN”.

We are registering the Registered Shares covered by this prospectus on behalf of the Selling Stockholders. All costs, expenses and fees connected with the registration of the Registered Shares will be borne by us. Any brokerage commissions and similar expenses connected with selling the Registered Shares will be borne by the Selling Stockholders.

The Selling Stockholders may offer and sell the Registered Shares covered by this prospectus from time to time in one or more transactions. When we refer to “Selling Stockholders,” we mean the persons listed in the section entitled “Selling Stockholders,” and the pledgees, donees, transferees and other successors-in-interest who may come to hold any of the Selling Stockholders’ interest in the Registered Shares through a pledge, gift, partnership distribution or other non-sale related transfer from the Selling Stockholders. The Selling Stockholders will act independently of the Company in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale. These transactions include:

In connection with distributions of the Registered Shares or otherwise, the Selling Stockholders may:

The Selling Stockholders may also resell all or a portion of the Registered Shares in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as permitted by that rule, Section 4(a)(1) under the Securities Act, if available, or any other exemption from the registration requirements that become available, rather than under this prospectus. 

If underwriters are used in the sale of any Registered Shares, such Registered Shares will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions described above. Registered Shares may be either offered to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or directly by underwriters. We may use underwriters with whom we have a material relationship. As applicable, we will describe in each accompanying prospectus supplement the name of the underwriter(s) and the nature of any such relationship(s).

If a dealer is used in an offering of Registered Shares, the dealer may purchase the securities, as principal. The dealer may then resell the Registered Shares to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of sale.

Registered Shares may be sold directly or through agents designated from time to time. We will name any agent involved in the offering and sale of such securities and we will describe any commissions paid to the agent in the prospectus supplement. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, the agent will act on a best-efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments made by the underwriters, dealers or agents, under agreements between us and the underwriters, dealers and agents.

Underwriters who participate in the distribution of Registered Shares may be granted an option to purchase additional Registered Shares in connection with the distribution.

Underwriters, dealers or agents may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from us or our purchasers, as their agents in connection with the sale of securities. These underwriters, dealers or agents may be considered to be underwriters under the Securities Act. As a result, discounts, commissions or profits on resale received by the underwriters, dealers or agents may be treated as underwriting discounts and commissions. Each accompanying prospectus supplement will identify any such underwriter, dealer or agent and describe any compensation received by them from us. Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.

In connection with sales of Registered Shares, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of Registered Shares in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell Registered Shares short and the Selling Stockholders may deliver Registered Shares covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed Registered Shares in connection with such short sales. The Selling Stockholders may also loan or pledge Registered Shares to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such Registered Shares, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of Registered Shares offered by this prospectus, which Registered Shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

The Selling Stockholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the Registered Shares owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the Registered Shares from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act, amending, if necessary, the list of Selling Stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as Selling Stockholders under this prospectus. The Selling Stockholders may also transfer and donate Registered Shares in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

Any underwriter may engage in over-allotment transactions, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act.

Underwriters, broker-dealers or agents who may become involved in the sale of Registered Shares may engage in transactions with, and perform other services for, us in the ordinary course of their business for which they receive compensation.

In effecting sales, the Selling Stockholders may engage broker-dealers or agents, who may in turn arrange for other broker-dealers to participate. Broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions, discounts or concessions from the Selling Stockholders and/or from the purchasers of Registered Shares for whom the broker-dealers may act as agents or to whom they sell as principal, or both. The compensation to a particular broker-dealer may be in excess of customary commissions. To our knowledge, there is currently no plan, arrangement or understanding between any Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealer or agent regarding the sale of any Registered Shares by the Selling Stockholders.

The Selling Stockholders, any broker-dealers or agents and any participating broker-dealers that act in connection with the sale of the Registered Shares covered by this prospectus may be “underwriters” under the Securities Act with respect to those Registered Shares and will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. Any profit that the Selling Stockholders realize, and any compensation that any broker-dealer or agent may receive in connection with any sale, including any profit realized on resale of Registered Shares acquired as principal, may constitute underwriting discounts and commissions. If the Selling Stockholders are deemed to be underwriters, the Selling Stockholders may be subject to certain liabilities under statutes including, but not limited to, Section 11, 12 and 17 of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act.

The securities laws of some states may require the Selling Stockholders to sell the Registered Shares in those states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. These laws may also require that we register or qualify the Registered Shares for sale in those states unless an exemption from registration and qualification is available and the Selling Stockholders and we comply with that exemption. In addition, the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of Registered Shares in the market and to the activities of the Selling Stockholders and their affiliates. Regulation M may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the Registered Shares to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Registered Shares. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the Registered Shares and the ability of any person to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Registered Shares.

If any Selling Stockholder notifies us that he has entered into any material arrangement with a broker-dealer for the sale of Registered Shares through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution, over-the-counter distribution or secondary distribution, or a purchase by a broker or dealer, we will file any necessary supplement to this prospectus to disclose:

In addition, if the Selling Stockholder notifies us that a donee, pledgee, transferee or other successor-in-interest of the Selling Stockholder intends to sell more than 500 securities, we will file a supplement to this prospectus, if required.

The validity of the Registered Shares being offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, New York. 

The consolidated financial statements of NextNav Inc. appearing in NextNav Inc.’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2023, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

Available Information

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the securities offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. For further information pertaining to us and our securities, reference is made to the registration statement and the exhibits and any schedules filed therewith. Statements contained in this prospectus concerning any of our contracts, agreements or other documents are not necessarily complete. If a contract or document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, we refer you to the copy of the contract or document that has been filed. Each statement in this prospectus relating to a contract or document filed as an exhibit is qualified in all respects by the filed exhibit.

We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act, and file periodic and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC as required by the Exchange Act. You can read the Company’s SEC filings, including this prospectus, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Those filings are also available to the public at no cost on, or accessible through, our website under the heading “Investors” at www.nextnav.com. The information we file with the SEC or contained on or accessible through our corporate website or any other website that we may maintain is not incorporated by reference into and are not part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

If you would like additional copies of this prospectus, you should contact us by telephone or in writing:

NextNav Inc.
Attn: Investor Relations
1775 Tysons Blvd., 5th Floor
McLean, VA 22102
Telephone: (800) 775-0982

Incorporation by Reference

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus the information in other documents that we file with it. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus, and information in documents that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede information contained in documents filed earlier with the SEC or contained in this prospectus. We incorporate by reference in this prospectus (i) the documents listed below, (ii) all documents that we file with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of the initial filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus is included and prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement, and (iii) any future filings that we may make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of the offering under this prospectus; provided, however, that we are not incorporating, in each case, any documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed, including any information that we disclose under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K, in accordance with SEC rules:

You may request, orally or in writing, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated herein by reference. These documents will be provided to you at no cost by contacting: NextNav Inc., Investor Relations, at 1775 Tysons Blvd., 5th Floor, McLean, VA 22102 or (800) 775-0982. In addition, copies of any or all of the documents incorporated herein by reference may be accessed at our website at www.nextnav.com. The information on such website is not incorporated by reference and is not a part of this prospectus.

397,037 Shares of Common Stock

PROSPECTUS

                , 2024

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following table sets forth the expenses to be borne by the registrant in connection with the issuance and distribution of the Registered Shares being registered hereby. All amounts are estimates except the Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee. 

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Section 145 of the DGCL authorizes a court to award, or a corporation’s board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities, including reimbursement for expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act.

Our charter provides that our directors shall not be liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL, as amended. Our bylaws provide for indemnification of our directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted by the DGCL.

We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our officers and directors. These agreements require us to indemnify our directors and officers for expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of our directors or officers or as a director or officer of any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request. We believe that these charter and bylaw provisions and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.

Insofar as the foregoing provisions permit indemnification of directors, executive officers, or persons controlling us for liability arising under the Securities Act, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of McLean, Commonwealth of Virginia, on June 5, 2024.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Mariam Sorond and Christian Gates, acting alone or together with another attorney-in-fact, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all further amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement (and any additional registration statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto)), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.