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SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Apr 30, 2025.

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The yearly report of a company based outside the US. It covers much of what a 10-K does, and may follow accounting rules other than US ones.

FY2024 · Filed Apr 30, 2025

SQNS$2.65+7.7%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

¨REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

OR

¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

OR

¨SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report

Commission file number 001-35135

SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS S.A.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

French Republic

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

15-55 Boulevard Charles de Gaulle

92700 Colombes, France

(Address of principal executive offices)

Georges Karam

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

15-55 Boulevard Charles de Gaulle

92700 Colombes, France

Telephone:+33 1 70 72 16 00

Facsimile:+33 1 70 72 16 09

(Name, telephone, e-mail and/or facsimile number and address of company contact person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Title of each classSymbolName of each exchange on which registered
American Depositary Shares, each representing four ordinary shares, nominal value €0.01 per shareSQNSNew York Stock Exchange
Ordinary shares, nominal value €0.01 per shareNew York Stock Exchange*
*Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares.

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.

(Title of Class)

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

Ordinary shares, nominal value €0.01 per share:251,408,922 as of December 31, 2024

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.¨ Yesþ No

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes¨ No þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No¨

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

Large accelerated filer¨ Accelerated filer¨

Non-accelerated filer þ Emerging growth company¨

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, 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 13(a) of the Exchange Act.¨

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. Yes¨ Noþ

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.¨

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).¨

Indicate by check mark which basis for accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financing statements included in this filing:

U.S. GAAP ¨International Financial Reporting Standards as issuedby the International Accounting Standards Board þOther ¨

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.¨ Item 17¨ Item 18

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes¨ Noþ

SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS S.A.

FORM 20-F

ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction1
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Industry Data1
PART I
Item 1.Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers3
Item 2.Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable3
Item 3.Key Information3
Item 4.Information on the Company27
Item 4A.Unresolved Staff Comments37
Item 5.Operating and Financial Review and Prospects38
Item 6.Directors, Senior Management and Employees62
Item 7.Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions72
Item 8.Financial Information76
Item 9.The Offer and Listing77
Item 10.Additional Information77
Item 11.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk88
Item 12.Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities89
PART II
Item 13.Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies91
Item 14.Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds91
Item 15.Controls and Procedures91
Item 16A.Audit Committee Financial Expert93
Item 16B.Code of Ethics93
Item 16C.Principal Accountant Fees and Services93
Item 16D.Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees93
Item 16E.Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers93
Item 16F.Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant93
Item 16G.Corporate Governance94
Item 16H.Mine Safety Disclosure94
Item 16I.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections94
Item 16J.Insider Trading Policy94
Item 16K.Cybersecurity94
PART III
Item 17.Financial Statements96
Item 18.Financial Statements96
Item 19.Exhibits96
Signatures
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

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