| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 03/18/2026 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ads-Tec Energy Public Ltd Co [ ADSE ] | |||||||||||||||
| 3a. Foreign Trading Symbol
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
| 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Ordinary Shares, $0.0001 nominal value per share | 254,439(1) | D | |
| Ordinary Shares, $0.0001 nominal value per share | 18,020,882 | I | Via ads-tec Energy GmbH. See Footnote(2) |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Non-Qualified Stock Options | 03/31/2026 | 03/31/2032 | Ordinary Shares | 355,000(3) | $8.62 | D | |
| Non-Qualified Stock Options | 07/05/2027 | 07/05/2033 | Ordinary Shares | 406,250(4) | $6 | D | |
| Non-Qualified Stock Options | 04/15/2028 | 04/15/2034 | Ordinary Shares | 153,100(5) | $10.44 | D | |
| Non-Qualified Stock Options | 05/01/2029 | 05/01/2035 | Ordinary Shares | 120,818(6) | $13.45 | D | |
| Warrants | 08/26/2025 | 08/26/2026 | Ordinary Shares | 800,000 | $6.2 | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Granted pursuant to the issuer's 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one ordinary share of the issuer, nominal value $0.0001 per share ("Ordinary Share"). Of the RSUs reported, (i) 127,170 are fully vested, (ii) 54,167 were granted on 7/5/23 and will vest in four equal installments commencing the first anniversary of the grant date, (iii) 31,130 were granted on 4/15/24, and will vest in four equal installments commencing the first anniversary of the grant date, (iv) 9,217 were granted on 9/23/24 and will vest in full upon the one-year anniversary of the grant date, (v) 24,164 were granted 5/1/25, and will vest in four equal installments commencing the first anniversary of the grant date, and (vi) 8,591 were granted on 9/26/25, and will vest in full upon the one-year anniversary of the grant date. |
| 2. Mr. Speidel is the chief executive officer of ads-tec Energy GmbH and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by ads-tec Energy GmbH. Mr. Speidel disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities held by ads-tec Energy GmbH other than to the extent of his pecuniary interests therein, directly or indirectly. |
| 3. Granted pursuant to the issuer's 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan. 355,000 non-qualified stock options ("NQOs") were granted on March 31, 2022. The reported number of NQOs represent (i) 266,250 vested and unexercised NQOs and (ii) 88,750 outstanding NQOs which will vest in full on the fourth anniversary of the grant date. |
| 4. Granted pursuant to the issuer's 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan. 406,250 NQOs were granted on July 5, 2023. The reported number of NQOs represent (i) 203,124 vested and unexercised NQOs and (ii) 203,126 unvested NQOs that will vest in two equal installments commencing the third and fourth anniversary of the grant date. |
| 5. Granted pursuant to the issuer's 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan. 153,100 NQOs were granted on April 15, 2024. The reported number of NQOs represent (i) 38,275 vested and unexercised NQOs and (ii) 114,825 unvested NQOs which will vest in three equal installments commencing the second, third, and fourth anniversary of the grant date. |
| 6. Granted pursuant to the issuer's 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan. 120,818 NQOs were granted on May 1, 2025 and will vest in four equal installments commencing the first anniversary of the grant date. |
| /s/ Thomas Speidel | 03/26/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
| * Form 3: SEC 1473 (03-26) | ||