Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 30, 2023
Nikola Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-38495
(Commission File Number)
82-4151153
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
4141 E Broadway Road
Phoenix, AZ85040
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(480) 666-1038
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share
NKLA
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b–2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b–2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On June 30, 2023, pursuant to a general assignment (the “Assignment”), Romeo Power, Inc. (“Romeo”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nikola Corporation (the “Company”), transferred ownership of all of Romeo’s right, title and interest in and to all of its tangible and intangible assets, subject to certain agreed upon exclusions (collectively, the “Assets”) to SG Service Co., LLC, in its sole and limited capacity as Assignee for the Benefit of Creditors of Romeo (“Assignee”), and also designated Assignee to act as the assignee for the benefit of creditors of Romeo, such that, as of June 30, 2023, Assignee succeeded to all of Romeo’s right, title and interest in and to the Assets. Pursuant to the Assignment, Romeo shall pay Assignee (i) a fee of $100,000, (ii) certain agreed upon hourly service fees, (iii) reasonable and actual fees and costs incurred by Assignee in connection with the Assignment and (iv) from the proceeds resulting from the sale, disposition or other liquidation of the Assets, a fee equal to 1.00% of proceeds generated for the Assets, excluding proceeds from the Company. Romeo was in the business of manufacturing battery modules, packs, and battery management systems for commercial vehicle applications.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
To the extent that financial statements of the Company are required to be filed under this Item 9.01(b), such financial statements shall be filed by an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
