BlackRock, Inc. filed a Schedule 13G with the SEC on October 27, 2026, disclosing beneficial ownership of 16,115,870 shares of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Class A Stock as of September 30, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Aggregate beneficial ownership: BlackRock reported beneficial ownership of 16,115,870 shares of AST SpaceMobile Class A Stock, representing 5.4% of the class.
  • Sole voting power: BlackRock reported sole voting power over 14,919,314 shares, with no shared voting power.
  • Sole dispositive power: BlackRock reported sole dispositive power over all 16,115,870 shares, with no shared dispositive power.
  • Triggering event date: The date of the event requiring this filing was September 30, 2026.
  • Filing basis: BlackRock is classified as a parent holding company or control person (type HC), and various subsidiaries and affiliates are identified in Exhibit 99.
  • Dividend/proceeds interest: According to the filing, "various persons have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the common stock," and no single person's interest exceeds five percent of total outstanding common shares.

BlackRock's Reported Position in AST SpaceMobile Class A Stock

BlackRock, Inc., incorporated in Delaware and headquartered at 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, filed a Schedule 13G disclosing a 5.4% beneficial ownership position in AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (CUSIP 00217D100), a company whose principal executive offices are located at Midland International Air and Space Port, 2901 Enterprise Lane, Midland, TX 79706. The event triggering the filing occurred on September 30, 2026, and the statement was signed by Spencer Fleming, Managing Director, on October 27, 2026.

According to the filing, BlackRock's aggregate beneficial ownership stands at 16,115,870 shares of Class A Stock. Of those shares, sole voting power covers 14,919,314 shares, while the remaining shares carry no reported voting power. Sole dispositive power extends to the full 16,115,870 shares, and shared dispositive power is reported as zero. The filing notes that the Schedule 13G "reflects the securities beneficially owned, or deemed to be beneficially owned, by certain business units (collectively, the 'Reporting Business Units') of BlackRock, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates," and does not include securities beneficially owned by other business units disaggregated from the Reporting Business Units in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998).

BlackRock certified in the filing that the securities "were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer." The identity and classification of the subsidiaries through which the position is held are detailed in Exhibit 99, attached to the filing.

What Was Disclosed

BlackRock, Inc. disclosed a 5.4% beneficial ownership stake of 16,115,870 shares of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Class A Stock as of September 30, 2026, with sole dispositive power over all reported shares and sole voting power over 14,919,314 shares.