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BANK BORROWINGS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Bank Borrowings [Abstract]  
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On September 27, 2022, Microvast Power Systems Co., Ltd. (“MPS”), one of the Company’s subsidiaries, entered into a $111.5 million (RMB800 million) loan facilities agreement with a group of lenders led by a bank in China (the “2022 Facility Agreement”). The interest rate is prime plus 115 basis points where prime is based on the Loan Prime Rate published by the National Inter-bank Funding Center of China and is payable on a quarterly basis. The loan facilities can only be used for the manufacturing capacity expansion at the Company’s facility located in Huzhou, China. The 2022 Facility Agreement contains certain customary restrictive covenants, including but not limited to disposal of assets and dividend distribution without the consent of the lender, and certain customary events of default.
As of June 30, 2026, MPS had outstanding borrowings of $22.1 million under the 2022 Facility Agreement with the following repayment schedule:
Repayment DateRepayment Amount
December 10, 2026
$22.1 million (RMB149.9 million)
Capitalized interest, which was recorded in construction in progress, was $108 thousand and $246 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $270 thousand and $524 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
MPS entered into two long-term working capital loan agreements with a Chinese bank in June 2025 and March 2026 and borrowed a total $29.5 million or RMB200 million (RMB100 million per each agreement). The term of these loans is two years with interest rates ranging from 2.70% to 2.80% per annum. The interest expense the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was $204 thousand and nil, respectively, and $301 thousand and nil for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. As of June 30, 2026, MPS had outstanding borrowings of $28.7 million (RMB195 million) under these agreements with the following repayment schedule:
Repayment DateRepayment Amount
September 18, 2026
$147 thousand (RMB1.0 million)
December 19, 2026
$368 thousand (RMB2.5 million)
March 18, 2027
$147 thousand (RMB1.0 million)
June 19, 2027
$13.6 million (RMB92.5 million)
September 18, 2027
$147 thousand (RMB1.0 million)
March 18, 2028
$14.3 million (RMB97.0 million)
The Company's PRC subsidiaries have also entered into short-term loan agreements and bank facilities with certain banks in China. The original terms of these loans are with a maximum maturity of 12 months and the interest rates range from 2.40% to 4.85% per annum. The amount of interest expense was $498 thousand and $471 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $926 thousand and $861 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Changes in bank borrowings were as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2026202520262025
Beginning balance$138,769 $127,543 $106,279 $111,728 
Proceeds from bank borrowings17,635 31,384 69,356 59,571 
Repayments of principal(40,025)(43,122)(60,829)(56,184)
Exchange difference2,243 1,542 3,816 2,232 
Ending balance$118,622 $117,347 $118,622 $117,347 
Certain assets of the Company have been pledged to secure the above bank facilities granted to the Company. The aggregate carrying amount of the assets pledged by MPS as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 is as follows (in thousands):
June 30,
2026
December 31,
2025
Buildings$118,103 $117,855 
Machinery and equipment53,369 54,975 
Land use rights11,771 11,570 
Total$183,243 $184,400