Attachment Narrative

This document pretains to SAT-ASG-20190930-00102 for Assignment on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATASG2019093000102_1933339

                                       Before the
                        FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                                 Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of                                        )
                                                        )
Application of Planet Labs Inc.                         )        File No. ___
for Pro Forma Assignment of Licenses                    )
                                                        )


              APPLICATION FOR PRO FORMA ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSES

          Planet Labs Inc. (“Planet”) hereby requests authority from the Federal Communications

Commission (“Commission”) for the pro forma assignment to Planet of the licenses held by

Terra Bella Technologies Inc. (“Terra Bella”).1 Terra Bella is an indirect, wholly-owned

subsidiary of Planet,2 and accordingly, the assignment is pro forma in nature. Approval of the

assignment will facilitate internal corporate restructuring.

          Approval of the proposed pro forma assignment application “does not require a waiver

of, or a declaratory ruling pertaining to, any applicable Commission rule.”3 The parties certify

that “the proposed . . . assignment is pro forma” and “together with all previous pro forma

transactions, [the proposed assignment] would not result in a change in the actual controlling

party.”4 Accordingly, the pro forma assignment application for the earth station licenses should

“be deemed granted one business day after filing.”5




1
    A list of Terra Bella’s licenses is attached in Exhibit A.
2
 See, e.g, Application of Planet, File No. SAT-T/C-20170215-00018, at Appendix (granted Apr.
10, 2017) (providing the post-acquisition ownership chart for Terra Bella).
3
    See 47 C.F.R. § 25.119(i)(1).
4
 See 47 C.F.R. § 25.119(i)(2). Attached as Exhibit B is an exhibit reflecting the updated
ownership of Planet.
5
    See 47 C.F.R. § 25.119(i).


                                   Respectfully submitted,

                                   /s/ Adonica Wada

Tony Lin                           Adonica Wada
Hogan Lovells US LLP               Vice President, Regulatory Affairs &
555 13th Street, NW                Compliance
Washington, DC 20004               Planet Labs Inc.
Counsel for Planet Labs Inc.       645 Harrison Street, Floor 4
                                   San Francisco, CA 94107



Dated: September 27, 2019




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                EXHIBIT A

Licenses held by Terra Bella Technologies Inc.

                 Call Sign
                 S2862
                 E120025


                   EXHIBIT B

Updated Ownership Information for Planet Labs Inc.




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                                    OWNERSHIP EXHIBIT

       Planet is a privately held corporation. As of September 17, 2019, the following individuals or
corporations hold a 10 percent or more equity and/or voting interest in Planet:

Draper Fisher Jurvetson funds (see below)
2882 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150 Menlo Park, CA 94025
~12.39% equity interest on a fully-diluted basis
(~14.77% on a non-diluted basis)

Google LLC (Delaware corporation)
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
~13.81% equity interest on a fully-diluted basis
(~16.45% on a non-diluted basis)

William S. Marshall (United Kingdom citizen; U.S. permanent resident)
645 Harrison St, Floor 4
San Francisco, CA 94107
~29.92% voting interest

Robert H. Schingler Jr. (United States citizen)
645 Harrison St, Floor 4
San Francisco, CA 94107
~29.92% voting interest


                                              Officers

        The address for all officers of Planet is 645 Harrison St, Fl 4, San Francisco, CA 94107.

Name                               Title
William S. Marshall                Chief Executive Officer
Laura Malinasky                    Secretary
Robert H. Schingler, Jr.           President

                                             Directors

Name                               Address
William S. Marshall                645 Harrison St., Fl 4
                                   San Francisco, CA 94107
Robert H. Schingler, Jr.           645 Harrison St., Fl 4
                                   San Francisco, CA 94107
Jo Ann Heidi Roizen                2882 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150
                                    Menlo Park, CA 94025
Zachary Bogue                      665 3​rd​ Street, Suite 150
                                    San Francisco, CA 94107
Ann Mather                         8025 Carmel Valley Road
                                    Carmel, CA 93923
Carl Bass                          111 McInnis Parkway
                                    San Rafael, CA 94903


        Draper Fisher Jurvetson (“DFJ”) is a group of venture capital investment funds led by
founders, Timothy Draper, John H.N. Fisher, and Steve Jurvetson (the “DFJ Founders”).
Historically, DFJ investments have focused on early-stage companies. Some of the more notable
DFJ investments include Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU), Box (NYSE: BOX), Cylance, Nervana (Intel),
Skype, SolarCity (Nasdaq: SCTY), SpaceX, Tesla Motors (Nasdaq: TSLA), Twilio (NYSE:
TWLO), Twitter (NYSE: TWTR), Tumblr (Yahoo!), Unity, Yammer (Microsoft), and Zoox.

        Six DFJ funds (the “DFJ Funds”) are investors in Planet and collectively hold a 12.39%
equity interest on a fully diluted basis (the “DFJ Equity Interest”), as follows:

     ● Draper Fisher Jurvetson Partners X, LLC (California LLC) – 0.31% equity interest in
       Planet on a fully diluted basis;
     ● Draper Associates Riskmasters Fund II, LLC (California LLC) – 0.45% equity
       interest in Planet on a fully diluted basis;
     ● Draper Associates Riskmasters Fund III, LLC (California LLC) – 0.37% equity
       interest in Planet on a fully diluted basis; and
     ● Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund X, L.P. (Cayman Island Limited Partnership) – 10.20%
       equity interest in Planet on a fully diluted basis.
     ● DFJ Growth III, L.P. (Delaware LLC) – 1.01% equity interest in Planet on a fully
       diluted basis; and
     ● DFJ Growth III Parallel Fund, LLC (Delaware LLC) – 0.05% equity interest in Planet
       on a fully diluted basis.

        All of the Founders and management (the “Managing Directors”) of the DFJ Funds are
U.S. citizens. DFJ Founders and Managing Directors can be reached at 2882 Sand Hill Road,
Suite 150, Menlo Park, CA, 94025. No other individual or entity (that is not controlled by one or
more of the DFJ Founders) has control of the DFJ Funds or should be treated as having a 10% or
greater voting interest in the DFJ Funds.​1




1​
 Each of the DFJ Funds is either a limited liability corporation or limited partnership and does not
have voting stock. Further, each member or limited partner is prohibited from, and not engaged in,
active involvement in the management or operation of the applicable DFJ Fund, ​i.e​., is a passive
investor.


             Google LLC is wholly owned by Alphabet Inc., a publicly traded company
     (NASDAQ: GOOGL and GOOG). The following persons have a 10% or greater voting or
     equity interest in Alphabet Inc.:

     Name:                  Larry Page
     Address:               1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
                            Mountain View, CA 94043
     Ownership:             ~42.9% of Class B common stock​2
     Citizenship:           United States
     Principal Business:    CEO and Director, Alphabet Inc.

     Name:                  Sergey Brin
     Address:               1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
                            Mountain View, CA 94043
     Ownership:             ~41.3% of Class B common stock​2
     Citizenship:           United States
     Principal Business:    President and Director, Alphabet Inc.

            The shares held by Mr. Page and Mr. Brin together represent more than 50% of voting
     power. No other person or entity has a 10% or greater direct or indirect voting or equity interest
     in Alphabet Inc.

             For the Commission’s convenience, below is the list of executive officers and directors of
     Alphabet Inc., which is publicly available in the Alphabet Inc. Proxy Statement filed with the
     Securities and Exchange Commission.​2




2​
 See A​ lphabet Inc., Proxy Statement, Schedule 14A (Apr. 30, 2019),
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000130817919000205/lgoog2019_def14a.htm


                                       Executive Officers

         The address for all executive officers is 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA
94043.

Name                       Title
Larry Page                 CEO, Alphabet
Sergey Brin                President, Alphabet
John L. Hennessy           Chairman of the Board of Directors, Alphabet
David C. Drummond          SVP, Corporate Development, and Chief Legal Officer; Alphabet
Sundar Pichai              CEO, Google
Ruth M. Porat              SVP and CFO, Alphabet and Google
Eric E. Schmidt            Technical Advisor, Alphabet

                                            Directors

Name                       Address
Larry Page                 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
                           Mountain View, CA 94043
Sergey Brin                1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
                           Mountain View, CA 94043
L. John Doerr              2750 Sand Hill Road
                            Menlo Park, CA 94025
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.     1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
                            Mountain View, CA 94043
Diane B. Greene            1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
                            Mountain View, CA 94043
John L. Hennessy           1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
                            Mountain View, CA 94043
Ann Mather                 8025 Carmel Valley Road
                            Carmel, CA 93923

                             (Directors continued on following page)


Alan R. Mulally       1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
                       Mountain View, CA 94043
K. Ram Shriram        2725 Sand Hill Road, Suite 120
                       Menlo Park, CA 94025
Sundar Pichai         1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
                      Mountain View, CA 94043
Eric E. Schmidt       1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
                      Mountain View, CA 94043
Robin L. Washington   1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
                      Mountain View, CA 94043



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