SpaceX signed a binding commitment to lease GPU equipment from an Apollo-managed entity, with about $40B in expected principal payments
- SpaceX filed an 8-K on Oct 26 reporting a binding commitment letter, signed Oct 24, to enter into a master finance lease with an entity managed by Apollo Global Management.
- Under the planned lease, that entity buys GPU pods and related equipment and leases them to SpaceX in tranches, each on its own schedule of about 5 to 5.25 years. SpaceX expects principal payments across the schedules to total about $40B.
- The lease is subject to closing conditions and is expected to close before the end of 2026, with the lease schedules starting in the first half of 2027 as the GPUs are delivered.
- The filing reports no share issuance and no change to lockup terms. Lockup tranches, holder allocations, the unlock chart and release schedule are unchanged.