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NOTE 13—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation: The Company may become party to lawsuits, administrative proceedings, and government investigations, including environmental, regulatory, construction, and other matters, in the ordinary course of business. Large, and sometimes unspecified, damages or penalties may be sought in some matters, and certain matters may require years to resolve. Other than the matter described below, the Company is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation that it believes would have a material adverse effect on its unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company is currently in a dispute with a general contractor for a construction project, which is scheduled to go to binding arbitration. The Company disputes that it owes any monies (and believes it has a valid claim against the contractor) in connection with this construction project. The Company is unable to estimate a range of loss, if any, at this time. If an unfavorable outcome were to occur in the binding arbitration, it is possible that the impact could be material to the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in the period in which any such outcome becomes probable and reasonably estimable.

NOTE 14—REVENUE RECOGNITION

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers by segment and by type of good sold, which are transferred to customers at a point in time:

Rare earth concentrate revenue was primarily generated from sales to Shenghe under the Offtake Agreement (as defined in Note 19, “Related-Party Transactions”). The sales price of rare earth concentrate sold to Shenghe is based on a preliminary market price (net of taxes, tariffs, and certain other agreed charges) per MT and estimated exchange rate between the Chinese yuan and the U.S. dollar, with an adjustment for the ultimate market price of the product realized by Shenghe upon sales to their customers, including the impact of changes in the exchange rate between the Chinese yuan and the U.S. dollar. There were no tariffs that impacted the Company’s sales for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

NdPr oxide and metal revenue was generated from individual sales agreements as well as sales made under the Company’s distribution agreement with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas.

Other revenue was generated primarily from sales of other refined products, including lanthanum carbonate and cerium chloride.

Magnetic precursor products revenue commenced in the first quarter of 2025 and was generated from sales of NdPr metal produced at the Independence Facility under the long-term supply agreement with GM. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recognized $5.2 million of revenue under a bill-and-hold arrangement, under which control of the product transfers to the customer, but the product remains in the physical possession of the Company. The performance obligation is satisfied at the point in time the finished product is packaged, segregated and ready for shipment to GM. There were no bill-and-hold transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Contract Balances: The Company recognizes revenue based on the criteria set forth in ASC Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” Given the nature of the Company’s contracts with customers, contract assets are not material for any period presented. Furthermore, the amount of revenue recognized in the periods presented from performance obligations that were satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous periods were not material to any period presented.

Contract liabilities, commonly referred to as deferred revenue, represent the Company’s obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the Company has received consideration or has the unconditional right to receive consideration in advance of such transfer. Deferred revenue decreases as revenue is recognized from the satisfaction of the related performance obligations.

The following table summarizes the activity of the Company’s deferred revenue:

There was no deferred revenue activity recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Pursuant to the long-term agreement with GM, GM prepaid to the Company $50.0 million in April 2025 and $100.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, for magnetic precursor products. The $50.0 million received in April 2025 was the final prepayment for magnetic precursor products under the long-term agreement with GM and was recorded as deferred revenue as of March 31, 2025, in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets based on the Company’s unconditional right to the consideration as of March 31, 2025.

As of March 31, 2025, the Company classified $75.3 million of the $144.8 million total remaining prepayment as current deferred revenue and $69.5 million as non-current deferred revenue in its unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets based on the Company’s expectation of when the performance obligations will be satisfied. The Company currently estimates that the performance obligations associated with the current deferred revenue will be satisfied within one year after March 31, 2025, and between approximately one and two years after the same date for the non-current deferred revenue. The Company’s estimate of when the performance obligations will be satisfied and revenue will be recognized is dependent upon the timing of the production ramp of NdPr metal at the Independence Facility. There were no other deferred revenue balances as of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

NOTE 15—GOVERNMENT GRANTS

Income-Based Grants: In August 2022, the U.S. government enacted the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which, among other things, promotes clean energy adoption by providing several tax incentives for the domestic production and sale of eligible components. Specifically, the 45X Credit provides a credit equal to 10% of eligible “production costs incurred” with respect to the production and sale of critical minerals, including NdPr oxide. In October 2024, the Internal Revenue Service released final regulations on the 45X Credit, which among other things, added direct and indirect materials costs, including costs related to the extraction or acquisition of raw materials, to the definition of “production costs incurred,” which were previously excluded from the definition under the proposed regulations released in December 2023. The impact of the new guidance, including a cumulative adjustment to reflect the inclusion of direct and indirect costs on previous sales, was accounted for in the fourth quarter of 2024.

As of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the government grant receivable balance and deferred government grant within the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets pertained to the 45X Credit. The non-current portion of government grant receivable, which is included in “Other non-current assets,” was $7.0 million andzero as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The current portion of deferred government grant, which is included in “Other current liabilities,” was $2.3 million and $2.0 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

The benefits (reduction of expenses) recognized in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations pertaining to the 45X Credit were recorded as follows:

NOTE 16—STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Treasury Stock

In March 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program (the “Program”) effective for one year under which the Company became authorized to repurchase up to an aggregate amount of $300.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock. In August 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a $300.0 million increase to the Program, bringing the total authorized amount to $600.0 million. The Program was also extended and is effective until August 30, 2026. The authorization does not require the purchase of any minimum number of shares.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company repurchased 13.0 million shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $200.8 million. Of the number of shares repurchased during the three months ended March 31, 2024,12.3 million were repurchased in March 2024 contemporaneous with the 2030 Notes offering using $191.6 million of the net proceeds from such offering. The shares repurchased in connection with the 2030 Notes offering were privately negotiated transactions with or through one of the initial purchasers of the 2030 Notes or its affiliate at a price of $15.53 per share, which was equal to the closing price per share of common stock on the date of such transactions. No shares were repurchased during the three months ended March 31, 2025.

As of March 31, 2025, $375.0 million was available for additional share repurchases under the Program.

Stock-Based Compensation

2020 Incentive Plan: In November 2020, the Company’s stockholders approved the MP Materials Corp. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2020 Incentive Plan”), which permits the Company to issue stock options (incentive and/or non-qualified); stock appreciation rights (“SARs”); restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and other stock awards (collectively, the “Stock Awards”); and performance awards, which vest contingent upon the attainment of either or a combination of market- or performance-based goals. As of March 31, 2025, the Company has not issued any stock options or SARs and there were 4,834,796 shares available for future grants under the 2020 Incentive Plan.

Performance-Based PSUs: In March 2025, pursuant to the 2020 Incentive Plan, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a performance share plan (the “2025 Performance Share Plan”). Pursuant to the 2025 Performance Share Plan, during the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company granted 235,533 of performance-based PSUs at target, all of which cliff vest after a requisite performance period ofthree years. The performance-based PSUs have a requisite service period of approximately three years and have the potential to be earned in 50% increments between 0% and 200% of the number of granted awards depending on the achievement of the performance conditions. The fair value of these performance-based PSUs was determined using the Company’s stock price on the grant date.

The Company’s stock-based compensation was recorded as follows:

NOTE 17—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy. The following methods and assumptions are used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate. The fair value of the Company’s accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximates the carrying amounts because of the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The carrying amounts reported in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets approximate the fair value of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash due to the short-term nature of these assets.

Short-term Investments

The fair value of the Company’s short-term investments, which are classified as available-for-sale securities, is estimated based on quoted prices in active markets and is classified as a Level 1 measurement.

Derivative Instrument

The Company’s derivative instrument pertains to the redemption feature included in the portion of the 2030 Notes that were issued in December 2024. This instrument’s fair value is measured using a binomial lattice model, which utilizes observable inputs (e.g., the Company’s stock price) and unobservable inputs (e.g., the expected volatility and instrument specific discount rate) that cause the valuation measurements to be classified as Level 3. The significant unobservable inputs used in the determination of the fair value of instruments classified as Level 3 have an inherent measurement uncertainty that, if changed, could result in higher or lower fair value measurements of the derivative instrument as of the reporting date. The following assumptions were used within the model:

Convertible Notes

The fair value of the Company’s Convertible Notes is estimated based on quoted prices in active markets and is classified as a Level 1 measurement.

Equipment Notes

The Company’s equipment notes are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because there are inputs that are directly observable for substantially the full term of the liability. Model-based valuation techniques for which all significant inputs are observable in active markets were used to calculate the fair values of liabilities classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The carrying amounts and estimated fair values by input level of the Company’s financial instruments were as follows:

The following table summarizes the changes in fair value of the Company’s Level 3 assets measured on a recurring basis:

(1)The gain is included in “Other income, net” within the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

NOTE 18—EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

Basic earnings or loss per share is computed by dividing net income or loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings or loss per share is computed by dividing net income or loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method or the if-converted method, as applicable. During the periods when there is a net loss, potentially dilutive common stock equivalents have been excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share as their effect is anti-dilutive.

The following table reconciles the weighted-average common shares outstanding used in the calculation of basic earnings or loss per share to the weighted-average common shares outstanding used in the calculation of diluted earnings or loss per share:

The following table presents unweighted potentially dilutive shares that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings or loss per share because to do so would have been antidilutive:

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted earnings or loss per share for the Company’s common stock:

(1)The three months ended March 31, 2024, were tax-effected at a rate of 30.2%.

(2)The 2026 Notes were antidilutive for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Convertible debt becomes antidilutive whenever the combined impact of interest expense and any gains or losses recognized on actual settlements of convertible debt (net of tax) per common share obtainable upon conversion exceeds basic earnings or loss per share.

(3)Pertains to the 2026 Notes, a portion of which were repurchased during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

In connection with the issuance of the 2030 Notes, the Company entered into Capped Call Options, which were not included for purposes of calculating the number of diluted shares outstanding, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. The Capped Call Options are expected to partially offset the potential dilution to the Company’s common stock upon any conversion of the 2030 Notes. The Company has not exercised any of the Capped Call Options as of March 31, 2025.

As discussed in Note 10, “Debt Obligations,” in March 2024, the Company provided a written notice to the trustee and the holders of the 2026 Notes that it has irrevocably elected to fix the settlement method for all conversions that may occur subsequent to the election date, to a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock with the specified dollar amount per $1,000 principal amount of the 2026 Notes of $1,000. As a result, subsequent to the election, only the amounts in excess of the principal amount are considered in diluted earnings or loss per share. The amount of the 2026 Notes settled in shares of common stock will have a dilutive impact on diluted earnings or loss per share when the average market price of the Company’s common stock for a given period exceeds the conversion price, which was initially approximately $44.28 per share of common stock.

NOTE 19—RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Offtake Agreement: In January 2024, the Company entered into an offtake agreement (the “Offtake Agreement”) with Shenghe Resources (Singapore) International Trading Pte. Ltd. (“Shenghe”), a majority-owned subsidiary of Leshan Shenghe Rare Earth Co., Ltd. whose ultimate parent is Shenghe Resources Holding Co., Ltd., a leading global rare earth company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The Offtake Agreement replaced and extended the offtake agreement with Shenghe entered into in March 2022. The initial term of the Offtake Agreement istwo years, with the option for the Company to extend the term for an additionalone-year period.

Pursuant to the Offtake Agreement, and subject to certain exclusions, Shenghe is obligated to purchase on a “take or pay” basis the rare earth concentrate produced by the Company as the exclusive distributor in China, with certain exceptions for the Company’s direct sales globally. In addition, at the discretion of the Company, Shenghe may be required to purchase on a “take or pay” basis certain non-concentrate rare earth products, although the Company may sell all non-concentrate rare earth products in its sole discretion to customers or end users in any jurisdiction. Under the Offtake Agreement, Shenghe is paid a variable commission on net proceeds to the Company.

On April 17, 2025, in response to China’s retaliatory tariffs and export controls, the Company announced the strategic decision to cease shipments of rare earth concentrate to China. See Note 22, “Subsequent Events,” for additional information.

Tolling Agreement with VREX Holdco: In October 2023, the Company entered into a tolling agreement with VREX Holdco (the “Tolling Agreement”), which has an initial term ofthree years with options to be renewed for additional three-year terms. Pursuant to the Tolling Agreement, the Company delivered NdPr oxide to VREX Holdco, which VREX Holdco then caused VREX to process into NdPr metal for delivery to the Company’s customers globally in exchange for a processing fee per unit of rare earth metal produced paid to VREX Holdco. The Company maintained title to the products and directly entered into sales agreements for the produced NdPr metal.

Revenue and Cost of Sales: The Company’s related-party revenue and cost of sales were as follows:

Purchases of Materials and Supplies: The Company purchases certain reagent products (generally produced by an unrelated third-party manufacturer) used in the flotation process, as well as other materials from Shenghe in the ordinary course of business. Total purchases were $16.1 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

Accounts Receivable: As of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, $7.6 million and $14.9 million, respectively, of the accounts receivable as stated within the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, were receivable from and pertained to sales made to Shenghe in the ordinary course of business.

Aircraft Lease and Time Sharing Agreement: On November 13, 2024, the Company entered into an aircraft operating lease agreement effective as of January 1, 2025, with an entity affiliated with James H. Litinsky, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, providing for the lease of an aircraft (the “Aircraft Lease”). The rent payable by the Company under the Aircraft Lease is $0.5 million per year.

In addition, on November 13, 2024, the Company entered into a time sharing agreement effective as of January 1, 2025, with Mr. Litinsky, pursuant to which he may lease the aircraft from the Company for limited personal use (“Time Sharing Agreement”). For flights taken under the Time Sharing Agreement, Mr. Litinsky will pay for the actual expenses of such flights as listed in the Time Sharing Agreement, but not to exceed the maximum amount permitted under the Federal Aviation Administration rules.

In connection with the Company’s use of the aircraft, the Company contracted with a third party and will pay for certain fixed and variable expenses associated with the Company’s use of the aircraft.

NOTE 20—SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company’s reportable segments, which are primarily based on the Company’s internal organizational structure and types of products, are itstwo operating segments—Materials and Magnetics (no operating segments have been aggregated). Where applicable, prior period amounts have been recast to conform to this segment reporting structure, which was modified during the fourth quarter of 2024.

The Materials segment operates Mountain Pass, which produces refined rare earth products as well as rare earth concentrate and related products. The Materials segment primarily generates revenue from sales of rare earth concentrate, primarily sold for further distribution to a single, principal customer in China, and sales of NdPr oxide and metal, primarily sold to customers in Japan, South Korea, and broader Asia. Refer to the“Concentration of Risk” section in Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies,” and Note 19, “Related-Party Transactions,” for information about the Company’s principal customer.

The Magnetics segment operates the Independence Facility, where the Company produces and sells magnetic precursor products and anticipates manufacturing NdFeB permanent magnets by the end of 2025. The first sales of magnetic precursor products, including NdPr metal, were recognized during the first quarter of 2025, to a single customer in the U.S.

The CODM uses Segment Adjusted EBITDA as management’s primary segment measure of profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate the Company’s resources. Segment Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as segment revenues less significant segment expenses, specifically, cost of sales (excluding depreciation, depletion and amortization and stock-based compensation expense) and selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding stock-based compensation expense), as well as certain other operating expenses (referred to as “other segment items”). Significant segment expenses and other segment items also exclude certain costs that are non-recurring, non-cash or are not related to the segments’ underlying business performance. A reconciliation of total Segment Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated income or loss before income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, is included in the tables below.

As the Company’s CODM manages the Company’s assets on a consolidated basis, the CODM is not regularly provided asset information for the reportable segments.

The following tables present the Company’s reportable segment information:

(1)The primary difference between this significant segment expense and “Cost of sales (excluding depreciation, depletion and amortization) (including related party)” within the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations relates to stock-based compensation, which as disclosed in Note 16, “Stockholders’ Equity and Stock-Based Compensation,” was $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Other differences are the result of excluding certain other costs because they are non-recurring, non-cash or are not related to the segments’ underlying business performance.

(2)The primary differences between this significant segment expense and “Selling, general and administrative” within the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations relates to stock-based compensation and unallocated corporate costs, which are included in “Corporate expenses and other” in the table above. As disclosed in Note 16, “Stockholders’ Equity and Stock-Based Compensation,” the total stock-based compensation expense included in “Selling, general and administrative” within the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was $5.1 million. Other differences are the result of excluding certain other costs because they are non-recurring, non-cash or are not related to the segments’ underlying business performance.

(3)Principally relates to expenses included in “Advanced projects and development” within the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(4)Corporate expenses and other represents costs incurred at the corporate level that are not allocated to the operating segments, specifically relating to executive compensation, investor relations, other corporate costs, and unallocated shared service functions such as legal, information technology, human resources, finance and accounting and supply chain. “Corporate expenses and other” is included in the table above to reconcile the total of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to the Company’s consolidated loss before income taxes.

(1)The primary difference between this significant segment expense and “Cost of sales (excluding depreciation, depletion and amortization) (including related party)” within the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations relates to stock-based compensation, which as disclosed in Note 16, “Stockholders’ Equity and Stock-Based Compensation,” was $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Other differences are the result of excluding certain other costs because they are non-recurring, non-cash or are not related to the segments’ underlying business performance.

(2)The primary differences between this significant segment expense and “Selling, general and administrative” within the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations relates to stock-based compensation and unallocated corporate costs, which are included in “Corporate expenses and other” in the table above. As disclosed in Note 16, “Stockholders’ Equity and Stock-Based Compensation,” the total stock-based compensation expense included in “Selling, general and administrative” within the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was $5.8 million. Other differences are the result of excluding certain other costs because they are non-recurring, non-cash or are not related to the segments’ underlying business performance.

(3)Principally relates to expenses included in “Advanced projects and development” within the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(4)Corporate expenses and other represents costs incurred at the corporate level that are not allocated to the operating segments, specifically relating to executive compensation, investor relations, other corporate costs, and unallocated shared service functions such as legal, information technology, human resources, finance and accounting and supply chain. “Corporate expenses and other” is included in the table above to reconcile the total of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to the Company’s consolidated income before income taxes.

NOTE 21—SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Supplemental cash flow information and non-cash investing and financing activities were as follows:

NOTE 22—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 17, 2025, in response to China’s retaliatory tariffs and export controls, the Company announced the strategic decision to cease shipments of rare earth concentrate to China. Historically, through the Company’s Materials segment, the Company sold the vast majority of its rare earth concentrate to Shenghe under the terms of the Offtake Agreement, and Shenghe typically sold that product to refiners in China.

As a result of the cessation of shipments to China, the Company has temporarily lost a principal source of its revenue. Sales of rare earth concentrate to Shenghe accounted for approximately 50% of the Company’s revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Despite ceasing shipments to Shenghe, the Offtake Agreement continues in effect through expiration in January 2026 (subject to the Company’s option in its discretion to extend the term for an additional one-year period) and would govern future shipments of rare earth concentrate to Shenghe in the event that the Company resumes shipping to China during the term of the Offtake Agreement, should shipments resume.

The Company is now prioritizing accelerating the ramp of its separated rare earth products and generating sales of such separated products to customers located outside of China—including Japan and South Korea. The Company continues to produce concentrate, and to the extent not further processed and sold as separated product, will stockpile such concentrate for future use. This includes potential sales to customers located outside of China.