8-K - Aptera Motors Corp (0001786471) (Filer)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 16, 2026

APTERA MOTORS CORP.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (858) 371-3151

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

The Board of Directors of Aptera Motors Corp. (the “Company”) approved an amendment (the “Amendment”), effective as of October 16, 2026, to the engagement letter, dated August 25, 2025, by and between the Company and Tom DaPolito, the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer (the “Engagement Agreement”).

The Amendment: (i) extends the term of the Engagement Agreement through October 16, 2027, unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms; (ii) provides that all of Mr. DaPolito’s outstanding and unvested stock options will vest in full immediately upon a change of control of the Company, whether or not his engagement is terminated; and (iii) extends the period during which Mr. DaPolito may exercise his vested stock options to three years (but not beyond the original expiration date) following any termination of his engagement, other than a termination by the Company for Cause (as defined in the Engagement Agreement). All other terms of the Engagement Agreement remain in full force and effect.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

# Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.