UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. __)*

 

Spire Global, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)

 

  848560108  
  (CUSIP Number)  
 
August 16, 2021
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

 

  x Rule 13d-1(b)
     
  ¨ Rule 13d-1(c)
     
  ¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

 

 

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

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CUSIP No.  848560108
1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Scottish Enterprise

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)

 

 

(a) x

(b) o

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Scotland, United Kingdom

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH REPORTING

PERSON WITH:

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

7,998,288

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

0

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

7,998,288

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

7,998,288

10

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)

 

o

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

5.98%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)

 

OO

 

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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
   
  Spire Global, Inc.
   
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
   
 

800 Towers Crescent Drive

Suite 1225

Vienna, Virginia 22182

   
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
   
  Gail Fulton authorized signatory on behalf of Scottish Enterprise
   
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
   
 

Atrium Court

50 Waterloo Street

Glasgow G2 6HQ

United Kingdom

   
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
   
  Scotland, United Kingdom
   
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
   
  Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
   
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:  848560108

 

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Item 3. If this Statement is filed pursuant to 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
  (a) o Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;
  (b) o Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;
  (c) o Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act;
  (d) o Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;
  (e) o An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
  (f) o An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
  (g) o A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
  (h) o A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
  (i) o A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940;
  (j) o A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
  (k) x

Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:  

 

Scotland’s national economic development agency and a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government    

 

Item 4. Ownership.

 

  Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
  (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 7,998,288 Class A common shares
  (b) Percent of Class: 5.98%
  (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
    (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 7,998,288 Class A common shares
    (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
    (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 7,998,288 Class A common shares
    (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0

 

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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
   
  If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following .
   
 Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
   
  Not applicable.
   
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
   
  Not applicable.
   
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
   
  Not applicable.
   
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
   
  Not applicable.
   
Item 10. Certification.
   
 

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above 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 of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.

 

By signing below I also certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to government agencies is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institutions. I also undertake to furnish to the Commission staff, upon request, information that would otherwise be disclosed in a Schedule 13D.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

  August 25, 2021  
  Date  
     
  /s/ Gail Fulton  
  Signature  
     
  Gail Fulton, authorized signatory on behalf of Scottish Enterprise  
  Name/Title  

 

 

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