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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019

September 30, 2022

OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________________ to __________

________

Commission File Number: 001-37509file number: 001-38824

HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. IV

CANOO INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware83-1476189
Delaware83-1476189
(State or other jurisdictionOther Jurisdiction of
incorporation Incorporation or organization)Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

3485 N. Pines Way, Suite 110
Wilson, WY
83014No.)
19951 Mariner Avenue, Torrance, California90503
(Address of principal executive offices)Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)code)

(424) 271-2144
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (307) 734-4849

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 

code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per shareGOEVThe Nasdaq Global Select Market
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per shareGOEVWThe Nasdaq Global Select Market
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive DateData File required to be submitted and pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”,filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company”company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer ☐Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer ☒Smaller reporting company ☐
xEmerging 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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per shareHCACThe NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50HCACWThe NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and three-quarters of one Redeemable WarrantHCACUThe NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

As of May 10, 2019,November 3, 2022, there were 30,015,000324,500,887 shares of the Company’s class Aregistrant’s common stock, and 7,503,750 of the Company’s class B common stockpar value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding.


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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including, without limitation, statements under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are difficult to predict and are beyond our control and could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or otherwise implied by the forward-looking statements. Below is a summary of certain material factors that may make an investment in our common stock speculative or risky.
Our management has performed an analysis of our ability to continue as a going concern and has identified substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. If we are unable to obtain additional funding or do not have access to additional capital, we will be unable to execute our business plans and could be required to terminate or significantly curtail our operations.
Economic, regulatory, political and other events, including the rise in interest rates, heightened inflation, slower growth or recession, issues with supply chain, shortage of labor and the war in Ukraine, adversely affect our financial results.

Our ability to meet the timelines we have established for start of production of our initial electric vehicles ("EVs") is uncertain.
We are an early stage company with a history of losses and expect to incur significant expenses and continuing losses for the foreseeable future.
We may be unable to adequately control the costs associated with our operations.
If we fail to successfully build and tool our manufacturing facilities and/or if we are unable to establish or continue a relationship with a contract manufacturer or if our manufacturing facilities become inoperable, we will be unable to produce our vehicles and our business will be harmed.
Developing our own manufacturing facilities for production of our EVs could increase our capital expenditures and delay or inhibit production of our EVs.
Customers who have committed to purchase significant amounts of our vehicles may purchase significantly fewer vehicles than we currently anticipate or none at all. In that case, we will not realize the revenue we expect from these customers.
We may not be able to realize the non-dilutive financial incentives offered by the States of Oklahoma and Arkansas where we will develop our own manufacturing facilities.
We have not achieved positive operating cash flow and, given our projected funding needs, our ability to generate positive cash flow is uncertain.
Our financial results may vary significantly from period to period due to fluctuations in our operating costs, product demand and other factors.
Our limited operating history makes evaluating our business and future prospects difficult and increases the risk of your investment.
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We previously identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Although the weaknesses previously identified have been remediated, if we identify additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations, which may adversely affect our business and stock price.
If we fail to manage our growth effectively, we may not be able to design, develop, manufacture, market and launch our EVs successfully.
We are highly dependent on the services of our key employees and senior management and, if we are unable to attract and retain key employees and hire qualified management, technical and EV engineering personnel, our ability to compete could be harmed.
We face significant barriers to manufacture and bring our EVs to market, and if we cannot successfully overcome those barriers our business will be negatively impacted.
Our ability to develop and manufacture EVs of sufficient quality and appeal to customers on schedule and on a large scale is unproven and still evolving.
We have no experience to date in high volume manufacture of our EVs.
We will depend initially on revenue generated from a single EV model and in the foreseeable future will be significantly dependent on a limited number of models.
There is no guarantee that we will be able to develop our software platform, Canoo Digital Ecosystem, or that if we are able to develop it, that we will obtain the revenue and other benefits we expect from it.
We may fail to attract new customers in sufficient numbers or at sufficient rates or at all or to retain existing customers.
If our EVs fail to perform as expected, our ability to develop, market and deploy our EVs could be harmed.
Our distribution model may expose us to risk and if unsuccessful may impact our business prospects and results of operations.
We may experience significant delays in the design, production and launch of our EVs, which could harm our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.
Increases in costs, disruption of supply or shortage of raw materials and other components used in our vehicles, in particular lithium-ion battery cells, could harm our business.    
We depend upon third parties to manufacture and to supply key components and services necessary for our vehicles. We do not have long-term agreements with all of our manufacturers and suppliers, and if these manufacturers or suppliers become unwilling or unable to provide these key components and services we would not be able to find alternative sources in a timely manner and our business would be adversely impacted.
We are or may be subject to risks associated with strategic alliances or acquisitions and may not be able to identify adequate strategic relationship opportunities, or form strategic relationships, in the future.
Our EVs are based on the use of complex and novel steer-by-wire technology that is unproven on a wide commercial scale and rely on software and hardware that is highly technical, and if these systems contain errors, bugs or vulnerabilities, or if we are unsuccessful in addressing or mitigating technical limitations in our systems, our business could be adversely affected.
We are subject to cybersecurity risks to our operational systems, security systems, infrastructure, integrated software in our EVs and customer data processed by us or third-party vendors.
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We face legal, regulatory and legislative uncertainty in how our go-to-market models will be interpreted under existing and future law, including the potential inability to protect our intellectual property rights, and we may be required to adjust our consumer business model in certain jurisdictions as a result.
The automotive market is highly competitive and technological developments by our competitors may adversely affect the demand for our EVs and our competitiveness in this industry.
Importantly, the summary above does not address all the risks and uncertainties that we face. Additional discussion of the risks and uncertainties summarized herein, as well as other risks and uncertainties that we face, can be found under Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 1, 2022. The above summary is qualified in its entirety by those more complete discussions of such risks and uncertainties. Given such risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and developments in the industry in which we operate may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In addition, even if our results or operations, financial condition and liquidity, and developments in the industry in which we operate are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.
Glossary
Unless otherwise stated in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or the context otherwise requires, and regardless of capitalization, references to:
“Business Combination” refers to the Company’s merger consummated on December 21, 2020, pursuant to that certain Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated August 17, 2020, by and among HCAC, HCAC IV First Merger Sub, Ltd., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of HCAC, EV Global Holdco LLC (f/k/a HCAC IV Second Merger Sub, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of HCAC, and Canoo Holdings Ltd., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands;
“Common Stock” are to our common stock, $0.0001 par value per share;
“Company,” “our Company” “we” or “us” are to Canoo Inc. following completion of the Business Combination in December 2020;
“HCAC” means the special purpose acquisition company, Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV;
“Legacy Canoo” means Canoo Holdings Ltd. prior to completion of the Business Combination in December 2020;
“management” or our “management team” are to our officers and directors;
“private placement warrants” are to warrants sold to certain initial purchasers as part of the private placement that occurred simultaneously with the completion of HCAC’s initial public offering, which are not-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers of the warrants or their permitted transferees; and
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“public warrants” are to our redeemable warrants sold as part of the units in HCAC’s initial public offering (whether they were purchased in our initial public offering or thereafter in the open market) and to any private placement warrants that are sold to third parties that are not initial purchasers of the warrants or their permitted transferees or otherwise voluntarily converted by their holder.
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PART 1I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. IV
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

  March 31,  December 31, 
  2019  2018 
  (unaudited)    
ASSETS      
Current assets:      
Cash $1,826,000  $6,000 
Prepaid expenses  142,000   - 
Total current assets  1,968,000   6,000 
Deferred offering costs  -   232,000 
Cash and investments held in trust account  303,682,000   - 
         
Total assets $305,650,000  $238,000 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Current liabilities:        
Note payable to Sponsor $-  $90,000 
Accounts payable  53,000   27,000 
Accrued liabilities  91,000   99,000 
Accrued income and franchise taxes  117,000   - 
Total current liabilities  261,000   216,000 
Other liabilities:        
Deferred underwriting compensation  10,179,000   - 
Total liabilities  10,440,000   216,000 
         
Common stock subject to possible redemption; 28,733,635 and -0- shares at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, (at value of approximately $10.10 per share)  290,210,000   - 
         
Commitments and contingencies        
         
Stockholders’ equity:        
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 authorized shares; none  issued or outstanding  -   - 
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 authorized shares; 1,281,365 and -0- shares, respectively, issued and outstanding (excluding 28,733,635 and -0- shares, respectively, subject to possible redemption)  -   - 
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 authorized shares 7,503,750 shares issued and outstanding  1,000   1,000 
Additional paid-in-capital  4,684,000   24,000 
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)  315,000   (3,000)
Total stockholders’ equity  5,000,000   22,000 
         
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $305,650,000  $238,000 

SeeFinancial Statements

CANOO INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except par values) (unaudited)
September 30,
2022
December 31,
2021
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents$6,815 $224,721 
Restricted cash, current4,208 2,771 
Inventory1,282 — 
Prepaids and other current assets28,107 63,814 
Total current assets40,412 291,306 
Property and equipment, net301,974 202,314 
Restricted cash, non-current9,500 — 
Operating lease right-of-use assets28,469 14,228 
Deferred asset - Walmart warrants50,175 — 
Other assets14,256 15,226 
Total assets$444,786 $523,074 
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable$96,576 $52,267 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities74,118 83,925 
Convertible debt, current12,500 — 
Total current liabilities183,194 136,192 
Contingent earnout shares liability6,188 29,057 
Operating lease liabilities27,533 13,826 
Total liabilities216,915 179,075 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000 authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021— — 
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 500,000 authorized; 299,868 and 238,578 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively29 24 
Additional paid-in capital1,327,435 1,036,104 
Accumulated deficit(1,099,593)(692,129)
Total stockholders’ equity227,871 343,999 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$444,786 $523,074 
The accompanying notes toare an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

statements.

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HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. IV

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

  Three Months Ended
March 31,
2019
 
    
Revenues $- 
General and administrative expenses  112,000 
Loss from operations  (112,000)
Other income – Interest income on Trust Account  530,000 
Income before provision for income tax  418,000 
Provision for income tax  100,000 
Net income $318,000 
     
Two Class Method for Per Share Information:    
     
Weighted average Class A common shares outstanding - basic and diluted  30,015,000 
Net income per Class A common share – basic and diluted $0.01 
Weighted average Class B common shares outstanding – basic and diluted  7,503,750 
Net loss per Class B common share – basic and diluted $(0.01)

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CANOO INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except per share values)
Three and Nine Months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)
Three months ended September 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2022202120222021
Revenue$— $— $— $— 
Costs and Operating Expenses
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation— — — — 
Research and development expenses, excluding depreciation57,063 59,387 255,009 158,033 
Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation48,826 45,510 159,600 144,072 
Depreciation3,449 2,109 9,020 6,317 
Total costs and operating expenses109,338 107,006 423,629 308,422 
Loss from operations(109,338)(107,006)(423,629)(308,422)
Other (expense) income
Interest (expense) income(2,179)33 (2,189)79 
(Loss) gain on fair value change in contingent earnout shares liability(2,067)25,764 22,869 101,166 
Loss on fair value change in private placement warrants liability— — — (1,639)
Loss on extinguishment of debt(4,095)— (4,095)— 
Other (expense) income, net(26)334 (420)160 
Loss before income taxes(117,705)(80,875)(407,464)(208,656)
Provision for income taxes— — — — 
Net loss and comprehensive loss$(117,705)$(80,875)$(407,464)$(208,656)
Per Share Data:
Net loss per share, basic and diluted$(0.43)$(0.35)$(1.62)$(0.92)
Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic and diluted275,455 228,477 250,783 226,747 
The accompanying notes toare an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

statements.

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HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. IV


CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the three months ended March 31, 2019

(unaudited)

  Common Stock  Additional  Retained Earnings  Stockholders’ 
  Class A Shares  Amount  Class B Shares  Amount  Paid-in Capital  (Accumulated Deficit)  Equity (Deficit) 
Balances, December 31, 2018(1)  -  $-   7,503,750  $1,000  $24,000  $(3,000) $22,000 
Sponsor forfeiture of shares  -   -   (871,930)  -   -   -   - 
Anchor Investor purchase of shares  -   -   871,930   -   3,000   -   3,000 
Sale of Units to the public at $10.00 per Unit  30,015,000   3,000   -   -   300,147,000   -   300,150,000 
Underwriters’ discount and offering expenses  -   -   -   -   (18,865,000)  -   (18,865,000)
Sale of 13,581,500 Private Placement Warrants at $1.00 per warrant  -   -   -   -   13,582,000   -   13,582,000 
Change in Class A common stock subject to possible redemption  (28,733,635)  (3,000)  -   -   (290,207,000)  -   (290,210,000)
Net income  -   -   -   -   -   318,000   318,000 
Balances, March 31, 2019 (unaudited)  1,281,365  $-   7,503,750  $1,000  $4,684,000  $315,000  $5,000,000 


CANOO INC.
(1)Share amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect the stock dividend
Condensed Consolidated Statement of approximately 0.05 share for the Company's shares of Class B common stock on February 28, 2019 (see Note 4).Stockholders’ Equity (in thousands)
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 (unaudited)

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Common stockAdditional
paid-in
capital
Accumulated
deficit
Total
stockholders’
Equity
SharesAmount
Balance as of December 31, 2021238,578 $24 $1,036,104 $(692,129)$343,999 
Repurchase of unvested shares – forfeitures(296)— (3)— (3)
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested584 — — — — 
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options20 — — — — 
Purchase of shares and warrants by VDL Nedcar972 — 8,400 — 8,400 
Stock-based compensation— — 20,680 — 20,680 
Net loss and comprehensive loss— — (125,367)(125,367)
Balance as of March 31, 2022239,858 $24 $1,065,181 $(817,496)$247,709 
Repurchase of unvested shares - forfeitures(175)— (3)— (3)
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested1,017 — — — — 
Issuance of shares under SEPA agreement (Note 12)14,236 33,082 — 33,083 
Issuance of shares under PIPE agreement (Note 10)13,699 49,999 — 50,000 
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options— — — — 
Issuance of shares under employee stock purchase plan254 — 1,175 — 1,175 
Stock-based compensation— — 20,773 — 20,773 
Net loss and comprehensive loss— — — (164,392)(164,392)
Balance as of June 30, 2022268,896 $26 $1,170,207 $(981,888)$188,345 
Repurchase of unvested shares - forfeitures(176)— (3)— (3)
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested1,245 — — — — 
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options24 — — — — 
Issuance of shares under employee stock purchase plan830 — 1,324 — 1,324 
Issuance of shares under PPA agreement (Note 7)27,015 81,906 — 81,909 
Issuance of shares under legal settlement (Note 8)2,034 — 5,532 — 5,532 
Recognition of vested Walmart warrants— — 50,175 — 50,175 
Offering costs for the issuance of shares— — (1,233)— (1,233)
Stock-based compensation— — 19,527 — 19,527 
Net loss and comprehensive loss— — — (117,705)(117,705)
Balance as of September 30, 2022299,868 29 1,327,435 (1,099,593)227,871 
The accompanying notes toare an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

statements.

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HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. IV

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

  For the Three Months Ended 
  March 31,
2019
 
    
Cash flows from operating activities:   
Net income $318,000 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:    
Interest income retained in Trust Account  (530,000)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Increase in prepaid expenses  (142,000)
Increase in accounts payable  5,000 
Increase in accrued liabilities  91,000 
Increase in accrued income and franchise taxes  117,000 
Net cash used in operating activities  (141,000)
     
Cash flows from investing activities: Cash deposited in Trust Account  (303,152,000)
     
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Proceeds from sale of stock to Anchor Investor  3,000 
Proceeds from Note payable to Sponsor  210,000 
Proceeds from sale of Public Offering Units  300,150,000 
Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Warrants  13,582,000 
Payment of underwriting discounts  (7,830,000)
Payment of offering costs  (702,000)
Payment of Note payable to Sponsor  (300,000)
Net cash provided by financing activities  305,113,000 
     
Net increase in cash  1,820,000 
Cash at beginning of period  6,000 
Cash at end of period $1,826,000 
     
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:    
Deferred underwriters’ compensation $10,179,000 
Offering costs included in accounts payable $48,000 

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CANOO INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (in thousands)
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited)
Common stockAdditional
paid-in
capital
Accumulated
deficit
Total
stockholders’
equity
SharesAmount
Balance as of December 31, 2020235,753 $24 $910,579 $(345,361)$565,242 
Proceeds from exercise of public warrants597 — 6,867 — 6,867 
Repurchase of unvested shares – forfeitures(118)— (2)— (2)
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested1,230 — — — — 
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options37 — — — — 
Stock-based compensation— — 45,146 — 45,146 
Conversion of private placement warrants to public warrants— — — 8,252 — 8,252 
Net loss and comprehensive loss— — — (15,227)(15,227)
Balance as of March 31, 2021237,499 $24 $970,842 $(360,588)$610,278 
Repurchase of unvested shares - forfeitures(56)— (2)— (2)
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested114 — — — — 
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options— — — — 
Stock-based compensation— — 25,514 — 25,514 
Net loss and comprehensive loss— — — (112,554)(112,554)
Balance as of June 30, 2021237,563 $24 $996,354 $(473,142)$523,236 
Proceeds from exercise of public warrants— 12 — 12 
Repurchase of unvested shares - forfeitures(391)— (3)— (3)
Issuance of shares for restricted stock units vested418 — — — — 
Issuance of shares upon exercise of vested stock options12 — — — — 
Stock-based compensation— — 19,098 — 19,098 
Net loss and comprehensive loss— — — (80,875)(80,875)
Balance as of September 30, 2021237,603 $24 $1,015,461 $(554,017)$461,468 
The accompanying notes toare an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

statements.

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CANOO INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)
Nine months ended
September 30,
20222021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss$(407,464)$(208,656)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation9,020 6,317 
Non-cash operating lease expense1,515 774 
Non-cash commitment fee under SEPA582 — 
Non-cash legal settlement5,532 — 
Stock-based compensation expense60,980 89,758 
Gain on fair value change of contingent earnout shares liability(22,869)(101,166)
Loss on fair value change in private placement warrants liability— 1,639 
Loss on extinguishment of debt4,095 — 
Non-cash debt discount900 — 
Amortization of debt issuance costs and non-cash interest expense1,316 — 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Inventory(1,282)— 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets4,037 (8,915)
Other assets970 (939)
Accounts payable & accrued expenses and other current liabilities12,805 40,567 
Net cash used in operating activities(329,863)(180,621)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment(88,817)(73,976)
Prepayment to VDL Nedcar— (26,134)
Return of prepayment from VDL Nedcar30,440 — 
Net cash used in investing activities(58,377)(100,110)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of public warrants— 6,879 
Repurchase of unvested shares(9)(7)
Payment of offering costs(1,219)(5,306)
Repayment of PPP loan— (6,943)
Proceeds from the purchase of shares and warrants by VDL Nedcar8,400 — 
Proceeds from issuance of shares under SEPA agreement32,500 — 
Proceeds from issuance of shares under PIPE50,000 — 
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan2,499 — 
Proceeds from PPA89,100 — 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities181,271 (5,377)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash(206,969)(286,108)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period227,492 702,422 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period$20,523 $416,314 
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Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash to the condensed consolidated balance sheets
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$6,815 $414,904 
Restricted cash, current at end of period4,208 1,410 
Restricted cash, non-current at end of period$9,500 $— 
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows$20,523 $416,314 
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities
Acquisition of property and equipment included in current liabilities$72,375 $46,774 
Offering costs included in current liabilities$1,189 $8,001 
Recognition of operating lease right-of-use asset$15,757 $2,362 
Conversion of private placement warrants to public warrants$— $8,252 
Issuance of shares for extinguishment of convertible debt under PPA agreement$81,909 $— 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest$— $60 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CANOO INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars in thousands, unless otherwise stated) (unaudited)

NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

1. Organization and General:

Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV (theBusiness

Canoo Inc. (“Canoo” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on August 6, 2018. The Company was formed for the purpose of effectingis a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). The Company is an “emerging growthmobility technology company” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the “Securities Act,” as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”).

At March 31, 2019, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from August 6, 2018 (date of inception) to March 31, 2019 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (“Public Offering”) described below and, subsequent to the Public Offering, identifying and completing a suitable Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of the Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the Public Offering. All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest thousand dollars.

Sponsor and Financing:

The Company’s sponsor is Hennessy Capital Partners IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for the Public Offering (as described in Note 3) was declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 28, 2019. The Company intends to finance a Business Combination with proceeds from the $300,150,000 Public Offering (Note 3) and a $13,581,500 Private Placement (as defined in Note 4). Upon the closing of the Public Offering and the Private Placement, $303,151,500 was deposited in a trust account (the “Trust Account”).

The Trust Account:

The funds in the Trust Account may be invested only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of one hundredmission to bring electric vehicles ("EVs") to everyone. We have developed a breakthrough EV platform that we believe will enable us to rapidly innovate, and eighty (180) days or less or in moneybring new products addressing multiple use cases to market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which invest only in direct U.S. government obligations. Funds will remain in the Trust Account until the earlier of (i) the consummation of its initial Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below. The remaining funds outside the Trust Account may be used to pay for business, legalfaster than our competition and accounting due diligence on prospective acquisition targets and continuing general and administrative expenses.

The Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, other than the withdrawal of interest to pay tax obligations, if any (less up to $100,000 interest to pay dissolution expenses), none of the funds held in trust will be released until the earliest of: (a) the completion of the Initial Business Combination, (b) the redemption of any public shares properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the public shares if the Company does not complete the initial Business Combination within 18 months from the closing of the Public Offering or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity, and (c) the redemption of the public shares if the Company is unable to complete the initial Business Combination within 18 months from the closing of the Public Offering, subject to applicable law. The proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of the public stockholders.

During March 2019, the Company invested approximately $303,120,000 of the funds in the Trust Account in U.S. government treasury bills maturing in September 2019, leaving approximately $32,000 in cash in the Trust Account.

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Business Combination:

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Public Offering, although substantially all of the net proceeds of the Public Offering are intended to be generally applied toward consummating a Business Combination with (or acquisition of) a Target Business. As used herein, “Target Business” is one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (less the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned) at the time of signing a definitive agreement in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination.

The Company, after signing a definitive agreement for a Business Combination, will either (i) seek stockholder approval of the Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose in connection with which stockholders may seek to redeem their shares, regardlesslower cost.

2. Basis of whether they vote for or against the Business Combination, for cash equal to their pro rata sharePresentation and Summary of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, including interest but less taxes payable, or (ii) provide stockholders with the opportunity toSignificant Accounting Policies
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have their shares redeemed by the Company by means of a tender offer (and thereby avoid the need for a stockholder vote) for an amount in cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to commencement of the tender offer, including interest but less taxes payable. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of the Business Combination or will allow stockholders to sell their shares in a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would otherwise require the Company to seek stockholder approval unless a vote is required by the rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market. If the Company seeks stockholder approval, it will complete its Business Combination only if a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A and Class B common stock voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. However, in no event will the Company redeem its public shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 upon consummation of a Business Combination. In such case, the Company would not proceed with the redemption of its public shares and the related Business Combination, and instead may search for an alternate Business Combination.

If the Company holds a stockholder vote or there is a tender offer for shares in connection with a Business Combination, a public stockholder will have the right to redeem its shares for an amount in cash equal to its pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, including interest but less taxes payable. As a result, such shares of Class A common stock are recorded at redemption amount and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Public Offering,been prepared in accordance with FASB ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” The amount in the Trust Account was initially $10.10 per public share, which equals the $303,151,500 held in the Trust Account divided by 30,015,000 public shares.

The Company will only have 18 months, or until September 5, 2020, from the closing daterules and regulations of the Public Offering to complete its initial Business Combination. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within this period of time, it shall (i) cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible, but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares of Class A common stock for a per share pro rata portion of the Trust Account, including interest, but less taxes payable (less up to $100,000 of such net interest to pay dissolution expenses)SEC and (iii) as promptly as possible following such redemption, dissolve and liquidate the balance of the Company’s net assets to its creditors and remaining stockholders, as part of its plan of dissolution and liquidation. The initial stockholders have waived their rights to participate in any redemption with respect to their Founder Shares (as defined in Note 4); however, if the initial stockholders or any of the Company’s officers, directors or affiliates acquire shares of Class A common stock in or after the Public Offering, they will be entitled to a pro rata share of the Trust Account upon the Company’s redemption or liquidation in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within 18 months from the closing of the Public Offering.

In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be less than the price per Unit in the Public Offering.

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation:

The accompanying unaudited condensed interim financial statements of the Company are presented in U.S. dollars and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, whichfor interim reporting. Accordingly, certain notes or other information that are in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position as of March 31, 2019, and the results of operations and cash flows for the period presented. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance withrequired by GAAP have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.


The accompanyingif they substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the unaudited condensed interimconsolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and related notes thereto included in the Company’s final prospectus dated February 28, 2019, as well as the Company’s audited balance sheet included in the CurrentCompany's Annual Report on Form 8-K10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 11, 2019.

Emerging Growth1, 2022 (“Annual Report on Form 10-K”). Results of operations reported for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. In the opinion of management, the Company

Section 102(b)(1) has made all adjustments necessary to present fairly its condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods presented. Such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The Company’s financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards.Company and its subsidiaries. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when an accounting standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.

Net Income (Loss) per Share

Net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Public Offering and Private Placement to purchase an aggregate of 36,092,750 Class A ordinary shares in the calculation of diluted income (loss) per share, since their inclusion would be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method. As a result, diluted income (loss) per common shareCompany’s comprehensive loss is the same as basic loss per common shareits net loss.

Except for the period.

The Company’s statement of operations include a presentation of income (loss) per share for common stock subject to redemption in a manner similarany updates below, no material changes have occurred with respect to the two-class methodCompany’s significant accounting policies disclosed in Note 2 of income (loss) per share. Net income (loss) per share, basicthe Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Liquidity and diluted for Class A common stock is calculated by dividingCapital Resources

As of the interest income earned ondate of the funds infiling of this Form 10-Q, the Trust Account, netCompany’s principal sources of income tax expenseliquidity are its unrestricted cash balance and franchise tax expense, byits access to capital under the weighted average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding since their original issuance. Net income (loss) per common share, basic and diluted, for shares of Class B common stock is calculated by dividing the net income (loss), less income attributable to Class A common stock, by the weighted average number of shares of Class B common stock outstanding for the period. Net income (loss) available to each class of common stockholders is as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2019:

  March 31,
2019
 
    
Net income available to Class A common stockholders:   
Interest income $530,000 
Less: Income and franchise taxes  (117,000)
Net income attributable to Class A common stockholders $413,000 
     
Net income available to Class B common stockholders:    
Net income $318,000 
Less: amount attributable to Class A common  stockholders  (413,000)
Net (loss) attributable to Class B common stockholders $(95,000)

Concentration of Credit Risk:

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which at times, may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $250,000.Wainwright ATM Program (as defined below). The Company has incurred losses since inception and had negative cash flow from operating activities of $329.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The Company expects to continue to incur net losses and negative cash flows from operating activities in accordance with its operating plan and expects that both capital and operating expenditures will increase significantly in connection with its ongoing activities. As previously disclosed in our 2021 Form 10-K, management planned to raise additional capital through a combination of debt financing, other non-dilutive financing and/or equity financing and to the extent unsuccessful at doing so, management had the intent and ability to use its discretion to delay, scale back, or abandon future expenditures. As of the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q, management has not experienced lossestaken actions to delay, scale back, or abandon future expenditures. However, management’s actions to preserve an adequate level of liquidity for a period of twelve months from the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q are not sufficient on these accountstheir own without obtaining access to additional liquidity to mitigate the conditions raising substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

As an early-stage growth company, the Company’s ability to access capital is critical. Although management continues to explore raising additional capital through a combination of debt financing, other non-dilutive financing and/or equity financing to supplement the Company’s capitalization and liquidity, management believescannot conclude as of the date of this filing that its plans are probable of being successfully implemented. The condensed consolidated interim financial information does not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
We believe substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for twelve months from the date of issuance of our financial statements.
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Macroeconomic Conditions
Current adverse macroeconomic conditions, including but not limited to heightened inflation, slower growth or recession, changes to fiscal and monetary policy, higher interest rates, currency fluctuations, challenges in the supply chain and the ongoing impacts from COVID-19, could negatively affect our business.
Ultimately, the Company cannot predict the impact of current or worsening macroeconomic conditions or the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company continues to monitor macroeconomic conditions to remain flexible and to optimize and evolve its business as appropriate. To do this, the Company is not exposedworking on projecting demand and infrastructure requirements and deploying its workforce and other resources accordingly.
Property and Equipment, net
Construction-in-progress is stated at historical cost and is transferred to its respective depreciable asset class once the underlying asset is ready for its intended use. Depreciation of construction-in-progress begins only once placed into service, over the estimated useful life on a straight-line basis. Useful life determination requires significant risksjudgment.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company applies the provisions of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which provides a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and expands on such accounts.

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Financial Instruments:

required disclosures about fair value measurement. Fair value represents the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Company uses the following hierarchy in measuring the fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualifyfocusing on the most observable inputs when available:

Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 Observable inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices, such as financial instruments under FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the financial statements.

Use of Estimates:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts ofquoted prices for similar assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingentin active markets, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets and liabilities, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 Valuations are based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement of the assets or liabilities. Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the datemeasurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.
Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Deferred Offering Costs:

use of unobservable inputs. The Company complies withfollowing table summarizes the requirements of the FASB ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) Topic 5A — “Expenses of Offering”. Costs incurred in connection with preparation for the Public Offering (approximately $18,865,000) including underwriters’ discount, have been charged to equity upon completion of the Public Offering.

Income Taxes:

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under FASB ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred taxCompany’s assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the balance sheet carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

The Company’s currently taxable income consists of interest income on the Trust Account net of taxes. The Company’s general and administrative costs are generally considered start-up costs and are not currently deductible. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recorded income tax expense of approximately $100,000 primarily related to interest income earned on the Trust Account net of taxes. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was approximately 31% which differs from the expected income tax rate due to the start-up costs (discussed above) which are not currently deductible. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company has a deferred tax asset of approximately $20,000 and $-0-, respectively, primarily related to start-up costs. Management has determined that a full valuation allowance of the deferred tax asset is appropriate at this time.

FASB ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. No amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties at March 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.

Redeemable Common Stock:

As discussed in Note 3, all of the 30,015,000 public shares sold as part of Units in the Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of public shares if the Company holds a stockholder vote or there is a tender offer for shares in connection with a Business Combination. In accordance with FASB ASC 480, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require the security to be classified outside of permanent equity. Ordinary liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity’s equity instruments, are excluded from the provisions of FASB ASC 480. Although the Company did not specify a maximum redemption threshold, its charter provides that in no event will it redeem its public shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets (stockholders’ equity) to be less than $5,000,001 upon the closing of a Business Combination.


The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of the securities at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable common stock are affected by adjustments to additional paid-in capital. Accordingly, at March 31, 2019, 28,733,635 of the 30,015,000 public shares were classified outside of permanent equity.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

In July 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Part I. Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features; Part II. Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Non-controlling Interests with a Scope Exception. Part I of this update addresses the complexity of accounting for certain financial instruments with down round features. Down round features are features of certain equity-linked instruments (or embedded features) that result in the strike price being reduced on the basis of the pricing of future equity offerings. Also, entities must adjust their basic Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) calculation for the effect of the down round provision when triggered (that is, when the exercise price of the related equity-linked financial instrument is adjusted downward because of the down round feature). That effect is treated as a dividend and as a reduction of income available to common shareholders in basic EPS. An entity will also recognize the effect of the trigger within equity. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company adopted this guidance during the three months ended March 31, 2019. The adoption of this guidance enabled the Company to record the warrants as equity instruments and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures until a trigger event occurs. Part II of this update addresses the difficulty of navigating Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, because of the existence of extensive pending content in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. This pending content is the result of the indefinite deferral of accounting requirements about mandatorily redeemable financial instruments of certain nonpublic entities and certain mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests. The amendments in Part II of this update are not expected to have an impact on the Company.

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Subsequent Events:

Management has evaluated subsequent events to determine if events or transactions occurring after the date of the financial statements but before the financial statements were issued, require potential adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements and has concluded that all such events that would require adjustment or disclosure have been recognized or disclosed.

NOTE 3 – PUBLIC OFFERING

On March 5, 2019, the Company completed the Public Offering for the sale of 30,015,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one share of the Company’s Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value and three-quarters of one redeemable warrant (the “Warrants”). Each whole Warrant offered in the Public Offering is exercisable to purchase one share of Class A common stock. Under the terms of the warrant agreement, the Company has agreed to use its best efforts to file a new registration statement under the Securities Act, following the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination. No fractional Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants will trade. Accordingly, unless a holder purchases a multiple of four Units, the number of Warrants issuable to such holder upon separation of the Units will be rounded down to the nearest whole number of Warrants. Each Warrant will become exercisable on the later of 30 days after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination or 12 months from the closing of the Public Offering and will expire five years after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. However, if the Company does not complete its initial Business Combination on or prior to the 18-month period allotted to complete the Business Combination, the Warrants will expire at the end of such period. If the Company is unable to deliver registered shares of Class A common stock to the holder upon exercise of a Warrant during the exercise period, there will be no net cash settlement of these Warrants and the Warrants will expire worthless, unless they may be exercised on a cashless basis in the circumstances described in the warrant agreement. Once the Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding Warrants in whole and not in part at a price of $0.01 per Warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption, only in the event that the last reported sale price of the Company’s shares of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within the 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the Warrant holders.


In addition, if the Company issues additional shares of common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of its initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share of common stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the initial stockholders or their affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by them, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “newly issued price”), the exercise price of the Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants (as defined below) will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the newly issued price.

The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 3,915,000 additional Units to cover any over-allotments, at the Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full and closed on the proceeds from the over-allotment option on March 5, 2019. The Warrants issued in connection with the 3,915,000 over-allotment units are identical to the public Warrants and have no net cash settlement provisions.

The Company paid an underwriting discount of 3.0% (or 0% in the case of Units sold to cover any over-allotments) of the per Unit price to the underwriters at the closing of the Public Offering ($7,830,000), with an additional fee (the “Deferred Discount”) of 3.0% (or 6.0% in the case of Units sold to cover any over-allotments) of the gross offering proceeds payable upon the consummation of the initial Business Combination ($10,179,000). The Deferred Discount will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event the Company completes its initial Business Combination.

In connection with the Public Offering, an underwriter of the Public Offering entered into a forward purchase agreement with the Company, which provides for the purchase by that underwriter of public shares for an aggregate purchase price of $125 million through, other than as described below, open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions with one or more third parties. In lieu of purchasing an aggregate of $125 million of public shares in the open market or privately negotiated transactions, up to $75 million of such aggregate purchase price may instead be in the form of an investment in the Company’s equity securities on terms to be mutually agreed between that underwriter and the Company, to occur concurrently with the closing of Business Combination. The decision to make such an investment in other equity securities will not reduce the aggregate purchase price of the forward purchase agreement. However, that underwriter will be excused from its purchase obligation in connection with a specific Business Combination unless, within ten calendar days following written notice delivered by the Company of its intention to enter into such Business Combination, that underwriter notifies the Company that it has decided to proceed with the purchase in whole or in part. That underwriter may decide not to proceed with the purchase for any reason, including, without limitation, if it has determined that such purchase would constitute a conflict of interest.

NOTE 4 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Founder Shares

In September 2018, the Sponsor purchased 7,187,500 shares of Class B common stock (the “Founder Shares”) for $25,000, or approximately $0.003 per share. In October 2018, the Sponsor transferred 75,000 founder shares to each of the Company’s six independent directors, 300,000 shares to our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, and 225,000 shares to our President and Chief Operating Officer. In January 2019, the Sponsor forfeited 871,930 shares of Class B common stock and certain funds and accounts managed by subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc. (collectively, the “Anchor Investor”) purchased 871,930 shares of Class B common stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3,000, or approximately $0.003 per share. On February 28, 2019, the Company effected a stock dividend for approximately 0.05 shares for each of the Company’s shares of Class B common stock, resulting in the Company’s initial stockholders holding an aggregate of 7,503,750 Founder Shares. The financial statements have been retroactively restated to reflect the issuance of the stock dividend in all periods presented. Following the stock dividend, the Company’s officers and directors retransferred an aggregate of 48,823 Founder Shares to the Sponsor and the Anchor Investor waived its right to the stock dividend. The Founder Shares are identical to the Class A common stock included in the Units sold in the Public Offering except that the Founder Shares automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock at the time of the initial Business Combination and are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below. The Sponsor and the Anchor Investor had agreed to forfeit up to 978,750 Founder Shares to the extent that the over-allotment option was not exercised in full by the underwriters. The over-allotment option was exercised in full and therefore no shares were forfeited.


The Company’s initial stockholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares until the earlier of (A) one year after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination, or (B), subsequent to the Company’s initial Business Combination, if (x) the last reported sale price of the Company’s Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Company’s initial Business Combination or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction after the initial Business Combination that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.

Private Placement Warrants

The Sponsor and the Anchor Investor purchased from the Company an aggregate of 13,581,500 warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant (an aggregate purchase price of $13,581,500), in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) that occurred simultaneously with the completion of the Public Offering (the “Private Placement Warrants”). Each whole Private Placement Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at $11.50 per share. A portion of the purchase price of the Private Placement Warrants was added to the proceeds from the Public Offering deposited in the Trust Account pending completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination. The Private Placement Warrants (including the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants) will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination and they will be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the Sponsor, the Anchor Investor or their permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the Sponsor, the Anchor Investor or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the warrants included in the Units sold in the Public Offering. Otherwise, the Private Placement Warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the Warrants sold as part of the Units in the Public Offering and have no net cash settlement provisions.

In addition, if the Company issues additional shares of common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of its initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share of common stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the initial stockholders or their affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by them, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “newly issued price”), the exercise price of the Private Placement Warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the newly issued price.

If the Company does not complete a Business Combination, then the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants will be part of the liquidating distribution to the public stockholders and the Private Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor will expire worthless.

Registration Rights

The Company’s initial stockholders and the holders of the Private Placement Warrants are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on the date of the prospectus for the Public Offering. These holders are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that the Company register such securities for sale under the Securities Act. In addition, these holders have “piggy-back” registration rights to include their securities in other registration statements filed by the Company. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. There will be no penalties associated with delays in registering the securities under the registration rights agreement.

Related Party Loans

In August 2018, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of $300,000 by drawdowns of not less than $10,000 each against the issuance of an unsecured promissory note (the “Note”) to cover expenses related to the Public Offering. The Note was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of March 31, 2019 or the completion of the Public Offering.

In September 2018, the Company drew down $90,000 from the Note in order to fund expenses of the Public Offering. In January 2019, the Company drew down an additional $75,000 from the Note in order to fund expenses of the Public Offering. On February 27, 2019, the Company drew down on the remaining $135,000 of the Note leaving a balance on the Note at that date of $300,000. On March 5, 2019, the Note was repaid in full in connection with the closing of the Public Offering.

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Administrative Support Agreement and Other Matters

The Company has agreed to pay $15,000 a month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support to an affiliate of the Sponsor, Hennessy Capital LLC. Services commenced on the date the securities were first listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and will terminate upon the earlier of the consummation by the Company of an initial Business Combination or the liquidation of the Company. The financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2019 include a charge for $15,000, for one month of such administrative support.

Also, commencing on the date the securities were first listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Company has agreed to compensate its Chief Financial Officer $29,000 per month for his services prior to the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination, of which 60% is payable currently in cash and 40% is payable upon the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination. The financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2019 include an accrued liability for approximately $12,000 for the deferred portion of this compensation and the payment of approximately $17,000 for the cash portion.

Further, the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer will be entitled to a $500,000 cash fee from the Company upon the successful completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination. No amounts have been accrued in the March 31, 2019 financial statements for this fee as the underlying event (completion of the Business Combination) that would trigger this payment is not certain.

NOTE 5 – TRUST ACCOUNT AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

The Company complies with FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, for its financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually.

Upon the closing of the Public Offering and the Private Placement, a total of approximately $303,151,500 was deposited into the Trust Account. The proceeds in the Trust Account may be invested in either U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 180 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and that invest solely in U.S. government treasury obligations.

At March 31, 2019 the proceeds of the Trust Account were invested primarily in U.S. government treasury bills maturing in September 2019 yielding interest of approximately 2.45% per year. The Company classifies its U.S. government treasury bills and equivalent securities as held-to-maturity in accordance with FASB ASC 320, “Investments – Debt and Equity Securities.” Held-to-maturity securities are those securities which the Company has the ability and intent to hold until maturity. Held-to-maturity U.S. government treasury bills are recorded at amortized cost on the accompanying March 31, 2019 condensed balance sheet and adjusted for the amortization of discounts.

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2019 and indicatesrequired by ASC 820, by level, within the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

September 30, 2022
Fair ValueLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Liability
Contingent earnout shares liability$6,188$$$6,188
December 31, 2021
Fair ValueLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Liability
Contingent earnout shares liability$29,057 $— $— $29,057 
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The Company's financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value on a recurring basis include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term debt, accounts payable, and other current liabilities and are reflected in the financial statements at cost. Cost approximates fair value for these items due to their short-term nature.
Earnout Shares Liability
The Company has a contingent obligation to issue 15.0 million shares of Common Stock to certain stockholders and employees upon the achievement of certain market share price milestones within specified periods (the “Earnout Shares”). Upon the occurrence of a bankruptcy or liquidation, any unissued Earnout Shares would be fully issued regardless of whether the share price target has been met.
The Earnout Shares are accounted for as a contingent liability and its fair value is determined using Level 3 inputs, since estimating the fair value of this contingent liability requires the use of significant and subjective inputs that may and are likely to change over the duration of the valuation techniquesliability with related changes in internal and external market factors. The tranches were valued using the Monte Carlo simulation of the stock prices based on historical and implied market volatility of the Company.
Following is a summary of the change in fair value of contingent earnout shares liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 (in thousands).
Beginning fair value at December 31, 2021$29,057 
Change in fair value during the period(22,869)
Ending fair value at September 30, 2022$6,188 
Convertible Debt
The Company accounts for convertible debt that does not meet the criteria for equity treatment in accordance with the guidance contained in Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. Accordingly, the Company utilizedelected to determine such fair value. Since allclassify the convertible debt as a liability at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The Company classifies convertible debt based on the re-payment terms and conditions. Any discounts on the convertible debt and costs incurred upon issuance of the Company’s permitted investments at March 31, 2019 consisted of U.S. government treasury bills and money market funds that invest only in U.S. government treasury bills, fair values of its investmentsconvertible debt are determined by Level 1 inputs utilizing quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as follows:

Description Carrying
value at
March 31,
2019
  Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Gains
  Quoted
Price
Prices in
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
 
Assets:         
Cash and money market funds $32,000  $-  $32,000 
U.S. government treasury bills  303,650,000   40,000   303,690,000 
Total $303,682,000  $40,000  $303,722,000 

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NOTE 6 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock

The authorized common stock of the Company is 110,000,000 shares, including 100,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value, $0.0001, and 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value, $0.0001. The Company may (depending onamortized to interest expense over the terms of the related convertible debt. Convertible debt is also analyzed for the existence of embedded derivatives, which may require bifurcation from the convertible debt and separate accounting treatment. Refer to Note 7 for information regarding convertible debt.

Warrants

The Company determines the accounting classification of warrants it issues as either liability or equity classified by first assessing whether the warrants meet liability classification in accordance with ASC 480-10, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity ("ASC 480"), then in accordance with ASC 815-40 ("ASC 815"), Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock. Under ASC 480, warrants are considered liability classified if the warrants are mandatorily redeemable, obligate the Company to settle the warrants or the underlying shares by paying cash or other assets, or warrants that must or may require settlement by issuing variable number of shares. If warrants do not meet liability classification under ASC 480, the Company assesses the requirements under ASC 815, which states that contracts that require or may require the issuer to settle the contract for cash are liabilities recorded at fair value, irrespective of the likelihood of the transaction occurring that triggers the net cash settlement feature. If the warrants do not require liability classification under ASC 815, and in order to conclude equity classification, the Company also assesses whether the warrants are indexed to its common stock and whether the warrants are classified as equity under ASC 815 or other applicable GAAP. After all relevant assessments, the Company concludes whether the warrants are classified as liability or equity. Liability classified warrants require fair value accounting at issuance and subsequent to initial issuance with all changes in fair value after the issuance date recorded in the statements of operations. Equity classified warrants only require fair value accounting at issuance with no changes recognized subsequent to the issuance date. Refer to Note 13 for information regarding the warrants issued to Walmart Inc. ("Walmart").
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3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Changes to GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), in the form of ASUs, to the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification.
The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs. ASUs not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have immaterial impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Adopted
In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Combination)Entities about Government Assistance, which amends the guidance on accounting for government assistance and requires business entities to disclose information about certain government assistance they receive. The disclosures include information around the nature of the assistance, the related accounting policies used to account for government assistance, the effect of government assistance on the entity’s financial statements, and any significant terms and conditions of the agreements, including commitments and contingencies. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and only impacts annual financial statement footnote disclosures. The Company adopted the new standard during the three months ended March 31, 2022, and the impact of any government assistance transactions within the scope of this standard will be included within our annual financial statement footnote disclosures for year ended December 31, 2022.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In September 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-04, Liabilities—Supplier Finance Programs (Topic 405-50): Disclosure of Supplier Finance Program Obligations, which adds certain disclosure requirements for a buyer in a supplier finance program. The amendments require that a buyer in a supplier finance program disclose sufficient information about the program to allow a user of financial statements to understand the program’s nature, activity during the period, changes from period to period, and potential magnitude. The amendments are expected to improve financial reporting by requiring new disclosures about the programs, thereby allowing financial statement users to better consider the effect of the programs on an entity’s working capital, liquidity, and cash flows. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 on a retrospective basis, including interim periods within those fiscal years, except for the requirement to disclose rollforward information, which is effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently assessing the provisions of this new pronouncement and evaluating any material impact that this guidance may have on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
4. Prepaids and other current assets
Prepaids and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
September 30, 2022December 31, 2021
Receivable from VDL Nedcar$— $30,440 
Deferred battery supplier cost18,300 18,300 
Short term deposits2,977 7,030 
Prepaid expense6,021 4,865 
Other current assets809 3,179 
Prepaids and other current assets$28,107 $63,814 
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5. Property and Equipment, net
Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
September 30,
2022
December 31,
2021
Tooling, machinery, and equipment31,309 18,040 
Computer hardware8,643 6,161 
Computer software9,053 7,837 
Vehicles295 267 
Furniture and fixtures742 742 
Leasehold improvements14,956 14,939 
Construction-in-progress267,830 176,162 
332,828 224,148 
Less: Accumulated depreciation(30,854)(21,834)
Property and equipment, net$301,974 $202,314 
Construction-in-progress is primarily related to the development of manufacturing lines as well as equipment and tooling necessary in the production of the Company’s vehicles. Completed tooling assets are transferred to their respective asset classes and depreciation begins when an asset is ready for its intended use.
Depreciation expense for property and equipment was $3.4 million and $9.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. Depreciation expense for property and equipment was $2.1 million and $6.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.
6. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):
September 30,
2022
December 31,
2021
Accrued property and equipment purchases$26,331 $34,375 
Accrued research and development costs23,398 23,994 
Accrued professional fees14,174 9,239 
Accrued battery supplier costs— 10,000 
Other accrued expenses10,215 6,317 
Total accrued expenses$74,118 $83,925 
7. Convertible Debt
Yorkville PPA

On July 20, 2022, the Company entered into a Pre-Paid Advance Agreement (the "PPA") with YA II PN, Ltd. ("Yorkville") pursuant to which the Company could request advances of up to $50.0 million in cash from Yorkville, with an aggregate limit of $300.0 million (the "Pre-Paid Advance"). Amounts outstanding under Pre-Paid Advances could be offset by the issuance of shares of Common Stock to Yorkville at a price per share calculated pursuant to the PPA as the lower of 120% of the daily volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) on Nasdaq as of the day immediately preceding the date a Pre-Paid Advance was made (“Fixed Price”) or 95% of the VWAP on Nasdaq as of the day immediately preceding the conversion date, which in no event would be less than $1.00 per share (“Floor Price”). The issuance of the shares of Common Stock under the PPA is subject to certain limitations, including that the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the PPA (including the aggregation with the issuance of shares of Common Stock under Standby Equity Purchase Agreement entered into by the Company with Yorkville on May 10, 2022 (the “SEPA”), which was terminated effective August 26, 2022) cannot exceed 19.9% of the Company's outstanding shares of Common Stock as of May 10, 2022 ("Exchange Cap"). Interest accrues on the outstanding balance of any Pre-Paid Advance at an annual rate
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equal to 5%, subject to an increase to 15% upon events of default described in the PPA. Each Pre-Paid Advance has a maturity date of 15 months from the Pre-Paid Advance Date. Yorkville is not entitled to participate in any earnings distributions until a Pre-Paid Advance is offset with shares of Common Stock.

On July 22, 2022, the Company received an aggregate of $49.5 million on account of the first Pre-Paid Advance in accordance with the PPA. On August 26, 2022, the Company received an aggregate of $39.6 million on account of the second Pre-Paid Advance in accordance with the PPA. The net proceeds received by the Company from Yorkville include a 1% discount of the Pre-Paid Advance in accordance with the PPA. As of September 6, 2022, the first Pre-Paid Advance was fully paid off through the issuance of 15.1 million shares of Common Stock to Yorkville. As of September 30, 2022, 11.9 million shares of Common Stock has been issued to Yorkville under the second Pre-Paid Advance, with a remaining principal balance of $12.5 million presented as convertible debt, current within the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2022. The Company is required to pay the balance of the Pre-Paid Advance by making weekly payments of $1.0 million pursuant to a Side Letter to the PPA dated October 5, 2022 (the "PPA Side Letter"). Interest expense incurred under the PPA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $2.2 million, which was a result of effective interest incurred under the PPA of $0.3 million, as well as the amortization of related debt issuance costs of $1.0 million and debt discount of $0.9 million. As of September 30, 2022, total remaining shares of Common Stock issuable under the Exchange Cap was 7.5 million.

Other than the balance to be paid pursuant to the PPA Side Letter, the PPA provides that in respect of any Pre-Paid Advance, if the VWAP of shares of Common Stock is less than the Floor Price for at least five trading days during a period of seven consecutive trading days or the Company has issued substantially all of the shares of Common Stock available under the Exchange Cap, then the Company is required to make monthly cash payments of amounts outstanding under any Pre-Paid Advance beginning on the 10th calendar day and continuing on the same day of each successive calendar month until the entire amount of such Pre-Paid Advance balance has been paid or until the payment obligation ceases. Pursuant to the PPA, the monthly payment obligation ceases if the Exchange Cap no longer applies and the VWAP is greater than the Floor Price for a period of five consecutive trading days, unless a subsequent triggering date occurs.

The Company, at its option, has the right, but not the obligation, to repay early in cash a portion or all amounts outstanding under any Pre-Paid Advance, provided that the VWAP of the Common Stock is less than the Fixed Price during a period of three consecutive trading days immediately prior to the date on which the Company delivers a notice to Yorkville of its intent and such notice is delivered at least 10 trading days prior to the date on which the Company will make such payment. If elected, the early repayment amount is to include a 3% redemption premium (“Redemption Premium”). If any Pre-Paid Advances are outstanding and any event of default has occurred, the full amount outstanding under the Pre-Paid Advances plus the Redemption Premium, together with interest and other amounts owed in respect thereof, will become, at Yorkville’s election, immediately due and payable in cash.
8. Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
Refer to Note 9 for information regarding operating lease commitments.
In connection with the commencement of the Company's Bentonville, Arkansas lease in February 2022, the Company issued a standby letter of credit of $9.5 million which is included in restricted cash, non-current within the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2022. The letter of credit has a five year term and will not be drawn upon unless the Company fails to make its payments.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may become subject to legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Some of these claims, lawsuits and other proceedings may involve highly complex issues that are subject to substantial uncertainties, and could result in damages, fines, penalties, non-monetary sanctions or relief.

On April 2, 2021 and April 9, 2021, the Company was named as a defendant in putative class action complaints filed in California on behalf of individuals who purchased or acquired shares of the Company’s stock during a specified period. Through the complaint, plaintiffs are seeking, among other things, compensatory damages. The Company has filed a pending motion to dismiss the complaints. The final determinations of liability arising from these litigation matters will only be made following comprehensive investigations and litigation processes.

On June 25, 2021, the Company was named as a nominal defendant in a stockholder derivative complaint filed in Delaware. Through the stockholder derivative complaint, the plaintiff asserted claims against certain of the Company’s
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current and former officers and directors and seeking, among other things, damages. On September 7, 2022, the court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the stockholder derivative complaint, dismissed the plaintiff’s claims without prejudice, and closed the case.
On April 29, 2021, the SEC’s Division of Enforcement advised that it has opened an investigation related to, among other things, HCAC’s initial public offering, HCAC’s merger with the Company and the concurrent private investment in public equity offering, historical movements in the Company, the Company’s operations, business model, revenues, revenue strategy, customer agreements, earnings, and other related topics, along with the recent departures of certain of the Company’s officers. The SEC has informed the Company that its current investigation is a fact-finding inquiry. The SEC has also informed the Company that the investigation does not indicate that it has concluded that anyone has violated the law, and does not indicate that it has a negative opinion of any person, entity or security. We are providing the requested information and cooperating fully with the SEC investigation.
In March 2022, the Company received demand letters on behalf of shareholders of the Company identifying purchases and sales of the Company’s securities within a period of less than six months by DD Global Holdings Ltd. (“DDG”) that resulted in profits in violation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. On May 9, 2022, the Company brought an action against DDG in the Southern District of New York seeking the disgorgement of the Section 16(b) profits obtained by DDG from such purchases and sales. In the action, the Company seeks to recover an estimated $61.1 million of Section 16(b) profits. In September 2022, the Company filed an amended complaint and a motion to dismiss by DDG is fully briefed and pending.
The Company was the respondent in a confidential arbitration initiated by a former employee of the Company concerning a dispute over issued shares of Common Stock. The arbitration demand alleged claims for conversion and violations of various California statutory provisions. The Company filed counterclaims against the former employee for breach of contract and declaratory judgment. The parties entered into a confidential settlement whereby the Company, without admitting wrongdoing, liability or unlawful conduct, released the shares of Common Stock that were in dispute and issued 2,033,864 additional shares of the Common Stock for full and final settlement of the claim.
At this time, the Company does not consider any such claims, lawsuits or proceedings that are currently pending, individually or in the aggregate, including the matters referenced above, to be material to the Company’s business or likely to result in a material adverse effect on its future operating results, financial condition or cash flows should such proceedings be resolved unfavorably.
Indemnifications
In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to vendors, lessors, investors, directors, officers, employees and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of the Company’s breach of such agreements, services to be provided by the Company, or from intellectual property infringement claims made by third-parties. These indemnifications may survive termination of the underlying agreement and the maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to increasemake under these indemnification provisions may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. The Company provided indemnifications to certain of its officers and employees with respect to claims filed by a former employee.
9. Operating Leases

Arkansas Facility Lease
During the authorizedfirst quarter of 2022, the Company entered into a real estate lease for its industrialization facility in Bentonville, Arkansas ("Bentonville lease"). The original lease term is 10 years and commenced on February 1, 2022.
The Bentonville lease contains an option to extend the term for 10 years and is classified as an operating lease. At the inception of the lease, it was not reasonably certain we would exercise any of the options to extend the term of the leases.
The rent payments made by the Company under the Bentonville lease are expensed on a straight-line basis in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
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Michigan Lease
On October 20, 2021, the Company entered into a real estate lease for office space ("Michigan office lease") and research and development space ("Michigan R&D lease") located in Auburn Hills, Michigan (collectively the “Michigan lease”). The Michigan R&D lease commenced on August 25, 2022 once the Company gained control of the underlying asset. The Michigan R&D lease expires January 31, 2033 and is classified as an operating lease. As of September 30, 2022, the Company does not have control of the office space and therefore, the Michigan office lease has not commenced. The total minimum lease payments over the Michigan office lease is $8.9 million. Upon the execution of the lease agreement, the Company provided the landlord with a standby letter of credit of $1.1 million, which was included in restricted cash, current on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The Michigan lease contains one option to extend the term for an additional five-year period. At the inception of the lease, it was not reasonably certain we would exercise the option to extend the term of the lease. The rent payments made by the Company under the Michigan lease are expensed on a straight-line basis in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Lease Portfolio
The Company used judgment in determining an appropriate incremental borrowing rate to calculate the operating
lease right-of-use asset and operating lease liability. The weighted average discount rate used was 6.96%. As of September 30, 2022, the remaining operating lease ROU asset and operating lease liability were approximately $28.5 million and $29.3 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, the operating lease ROU asset and operating lease liability were approximately $14.2 million and $14.6 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, $1.8 million and $0.8 million, respectively, of the lease liability was determined to be short term and was included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities within the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Related party lease expense related to these leases were$0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. Related party lease expense related to these leases were $0.1 million and $1.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.
The weighted average remaining lease term at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was 9.7 years and 10.7 years, respectively.
Maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities at September 30, 2022 were as follows (in thousands):
Operating
Lease
2022 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2022)$866 
20233,831 
20243,985 
20254,114 
20263,937 
Thereafter24,401 
Total lease payments41,134 
Less: imputed interest(1)
11,840 
Present value of operating lease liabilities
29,294 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities(2)
1,761 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion$27,533 
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(1)Calculated using the incremental borrowing rate
(2)Included within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities line item on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
10. Related Party Transactions
On November 25, 2020, Legacy Canoo entered into an agreement, which remains in effect, with Tony Aquila, Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company, to reimburse Mr. Aquila for certain air travel
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expenses based on certain agreed upon criteria (“aircraft reimbursement”). The total aircraft reimbursement to Mr. Aquila for the use of an aircraft owned by Aquila Family Ventures, LLC (“AFV"), an entity controlled by Mr. Aquila, for the purposes related to the business of the Company was less than $0.1 million and approximately $0.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The reimbursement was approximately $0.5 million and $1.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. In addition, certain AFV staff provided the Company with shared services support in its Justin, Texas corporate office facility. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company paid AFV approximately $0.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively, for these services. There were no payments made to AFV for these services for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.
On May 10, 2022, the Company entered into Common Stock Subscription Agreement providing for the purchase of an aggregate of 13.7 million shares of Common Stock at a price of $3.65 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $50.0 million (the "PIPE"). The purchasers of the shares are special purpose vehicles managed by entities affiliated with Mr. Tony Aquila, the Company’s Executive Chairman and CEO. The closing of the PIPE occurred on May 20, 2022.
11. Stock-based Compensation
Restricted Stock Units
Under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, employees are compensated through various forms of equity, including restricted stock unit awards (“RSU”). Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, 2,011,240 and 13,754,492 RSUs were granted subject to time-based vesting, respectively.
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units
Performance stock unit awards (“PSU”) represent the right to receive a share of Common Stock if service, performance, and market conditions, or a combination thereof, are met over a defined period. PSUs that contain a market condition, such as stock price milestones, are subject to a Monte Carlo simulation model to determine the grant date fair value by simulating a range of possible future stock prices for the Company over the performance period. The grant date fair value of the market condition PSUs is recognized as compensation expense over the greater of the Monte Carlo simulation model’s derived service period and the arrangement’s explicit service period, assuming both conditions must be met.
PSUs subject to performance conditions, such as operational milestones, are measured on the grant date, the total fair value of which is calculated as the product of the number of PSUs and the grant date stock price. Compensation expense for PSUs with a performance condition is recorded each period based upon a probability assessment of the expected outcome of the performance metric with a final adjustment upon measurement at the end of the performance period. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, 52,606 and 4,298,458 PSUs were granted to Company employees, respectively, with a total grant date fair value of approximately $0.1 million and $13.9 million, respectively. The PSUs vest based on the Company's achievement of certain specified operational milestones by various dates through December 2025. As of the grant date, the Company's analysis determined that these operational milestone
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events are probable of achievement and as such, compensation expense of $3.0 million and $4.6 million has been recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.
No PSUs were granted to the CEO during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. The compensation expense recognized for previously awarded PSUs to the CEO was $4.4 million and $13.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.
The following table summarizes the Company’s stock-based compensation expense by line item for the three and nine months ended period presented in the condensed consolidated statements of operations (in millions):
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2022202120222021
Research and development$8.2 $5.8 $23.4 $22.6 
Selling, general and administrative11.313.337.567.1
Total$19.5 $19.1 $60.9 $89.7 
The Company’s total unrecognized compensation cost as of September 30, 2022, was $86.8 million.
2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2020 ESPP”) was adopted by the board of directors on September 18, 2020, approved by the stockholders on December 18, 2020, and became effective on December 21, 2020 with the Business Combination. On December 21, 2020, the board of directors delegated its authority to administer the 2020 ESPP to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to implement successive three-month purchase periods, with the first offering period commencing on grant date January 3, 2022 and a purchase date of April 1, 2022. The 2020 ESPP provides participating employees with the opportunity to purchase up to a maximum number of shares of Common Stock of 4,034,783, plus the number of shares of Common Stock that are automatically added on January 1st of each year for a period of ten years, in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 1% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year, and (ii) 8,069,566 shares of Common Stock.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, total employee withholding contributions for the 2020 ESPP was $0.5 million and $2.5 million, respectively, which is included in restricted cash, current, within the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2022. Approximately $0.2 million and $1.1 million of stock-based compensation expense was recognized for the 2020 ESPP during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
12. Equity
Yorkville SEPA
On May 10, 2022, the Company entered into the SEPA with Yorkville. Pursuant to the SEPA, the Company could sell to Yorkville up to $250.0 million of its shares of Common Stock, at the sameCompany’s request any time during the 36 months following the execution of the SEPA. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, we issued none and 14.2 million shares of Common Stock to Yorkville, respectively, for cash proceeds of $32.5 million with a portion of the shares issued as its stockholders vote onnon-cash stock purchase discount under the Business Combination to the extentSEPA. Effective August 26, 2022, the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with its Business Combination. Holdersterminated the SEPA. At the time of the Company’s Class A and Class B common stock vote together as a single class and are entitled to one vote for each share of Class A and Class B common stock they own. At March 31, 2019,termination, there were 7,503,750no outstanding borrowings, advance notices, shares of Class B common stockCommon Stock to be issued or fees due under the SEPA.
Wainwright At-The-Market Offering Program

On August 8, 2022, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (as supplemented by side letters entered into on August 8, 2022 and outstandingon October 5, 2022, the “Wainwright Sales Agreement”) with Evercore Group L.L.C. and 1,281,365H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (collectively, the "agents"), to sell shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding (excluding 28,733,635 shares subjectCommon Stock having an aggregate sales price of up to possible redemption).

Preferred Stock

The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001, with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined$200.0 million, from time to time, through an “at-the-market offering” program under which the agents act as sales agents (the “Wainwright ATM Program”). The sales are made by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at-the-market offering” as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company is

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not obligated to sell any shares of Common Stock under the Wainwright Sales Agreement and may at any time suspend solicitation and offers thereunder. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had not sold shares of Common Stock under the Wainwright ATM Program. See Note 16 for shares sold after September 30, 2022.
Other Issuances of Equity
Refer to Notes 10 and 13 for information regarding the PIPE, VDL Nedcar (as defined below) and Walmart warrants, as applicable.
13. Warrants
Public Warrants
As of September 30, 2022, the Company had 23,755,069 public warrants outstanding. Each public warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one share of Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The public warrants will expire on December 21, 2025, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
On March 2, 2021, all of the private placement warrants were converted to public warrants. There were no public warrants exercised for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.
VDL Nedcar Warrants
In February 2022, the Company and a company related to VDL Nedcar entered into an investment agreement, under which the VDL Nedcar-related company agreed to purchase shares of Common Stock for an aggregate value of $8.4 million, at the market price of Common Stock as of December 14, 2021. As a result, the Company issued 972,222 shares of Common Stock upon execution of the agreement. The Company also issued a warrant to purchase an aggregate 972,222 shares of Common Stock to VDL Nedcar at exercise prices ranging from $18 to $40 per share, which are classified as equity. The exercise period is from November 1, 2022, to November 1, 2025 ("Exercise Period"). The warrant can be exercised in whole or in part during the Exercise Period but can only be exercised in three equal tranches and after the stock price per Common Stock has reached at least the relevant exercise price. The $8.4 million received from VDL Nedcar is included as a financing cash inflow in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The shares of Common Stock issued to VDL Nedcar are included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of stockholders' equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Walmart Warrants
On July 11, 2022, Canoo Sales, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an Electric Vehicle Fleet Purchase Agreement (the “Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement") with Walmart. Pursuant to the Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, subject to certain acceptance and performance criteria, Walmart agreed to purchase at least 4,500 EVs, with an option to purchase up to an additional 5,500 EVs, for an agreed upon capped price per unit determined based on the EV model. The Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement (excluding any work order or purchase order as a part thereof) has a five-year term, unless earlier terminated.

In connection with the Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Warrant Issuance Agreement with Walmart pursuant to which the Company issued to Walmart a Warrant to purchase an aggregate of 61.2 million shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $2.15 per share, which represented approximately 20% ownership in the Company on a fully diluted basis as of the issuance date. The Warrant has a term of 10 years and is vested with respect to 15.3 million shares of Common Stock. Thereafter, subject to stockholder approval, as applicable, the Warrant will vest quarterly in amounts proportionate with the net revenue realized by the Company’s board of directors. At March 31, 2019, there were noCompany from transactions with Walmart or its affiliates under the Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement or enabled by any other agreement between the Company and Walmart, and any net revenue attributable to any products or services offered by Walmart or its affiliates related to the Company, until such net revenue equals $300.0 million, at which time the Warrant will have vested fully. Of the aggregate 61.2 million shares of preferred stockCommon Stock issuable to Walmart, 7.3 million shares of Common Stock are subject to stockholder approval. In the event that stockholder approval is not obtained, in lieu of any shares which would have been issued to Walmart on account of the Warrant, the Company is required to pay to Walmart an amount in cash calculated pursuant to the Warrant.

Since the counterparty is also a customer, the issuance of the Warrant was determined to be consideration payable to a customer within the scope of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and was measured at fair value on the Warrant’s issuance date. Warrants that vested immediately resulted in a corresponding other asset presented on the
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condensed consolidated balance sheets under ASC 606 and amortized on a pro-rata basis, commencing upon initial performance, over the term of the Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement.

The fair value of the Warrants at the issuance date was measured using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. The key inputs used in the valuation were as follows:

Expected term (years)10
Risk free interest rate3.0 %
Expected volatility91.3 %
Dividend yield— %
Exercise price$2.15 
Stock price$3.63 

Estimates were determined as follows: (i) expected term based on the warrant’s contractual term, (ii) based on the blended volatilities of historical and implied market volatility of the Company, (iii) risk-free interest rates based on US Treasury yield for the expected term, and (iv) an expected dividend yield of zero percent was used since we did not yet and not yet presently expect to pay dividends.

As of September 30, 2022, a total of 15.3 million warrants have vested, of which none have been exercised.
14. Net Loss per Share
The condensed consolidated statements of operations include the basic and diluted net loss per share.
The following table presents the potential shares that were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share, because their effect was anti-dilutive as follows (in thousands):
September 30,
20222021
Restricted and performance stock units33,257 15,086 
Convertible debt (Note 7)7,451 
Restricted common stock shares3,019 5,123 
Early exercise of unvested stock options870 3,146 
Options to purchase common stock197 285 
15. Income Taxes
As the Company has not generated any taxable income since inception, the cumulative deferred tax assets remain fully offset by a valuation allowance, and no benefit from federal or outstanding.

state income taxes has been included in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

16. Subsequent Events
Side Letter to Pre-Paid Advance Agreement
On October 5, 2022, the Company entered into the PPA Side Letter, pursuant to which the parties agreed that the Company will be permitted to submit sales orders, and consummate sales pursuant to such orders, for the Wainwright ATM Program beginning on October 5, 2022 for so long as the Company pays to Yorkville the sum of $1.0 million per calendar week to be applied in the order of priority set forth in the PPA Side Letter. Failure to make timely payments under the PPA Side Letter will automatically result in the reinstatement of restrictions on the Company’s ability to consummate sales under the Wainwright Sales Agreement and will be deemed an event of default.


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Side Letter to the Wainwright Sales Agreement
On October 5, 2022, the Company entered into a Side Letter to the Wainwright Sales Agreement, pursuant to which, notwithstanding the existence of outstanding balances under the PPA as of October 5, 2022, but only for so long as any portion of such balance is outstanding, the agents agreed to allow the Company to submit orders to sell Common Stock of the Company under the Wainwright Sales Agreement beginning on October 5, 2022. In addition, pursuant to the Side Letter to the Wainwright Sales Agreement, during the period from October 5, 2022 until the beginning of the third business day after the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022: (i) only H.C. Wainwright may be designated as a Designated Manager under the Wainwright Sales Agreement and receive the entire compensation payable thereunder (equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds of the shares of Common Stock sold), and (ii) for so long as H.C. Wainwright acts as the sole Designated Manager, H.C. Wainwright agreed to waive the additional fee of 1.5% of the gross proceeds from any sales under the Wainwright Sales Agreement.
Sale of shares under the Wainwright ATM Program
For the period October 1, 2022 through the date of this filing, the Company sold an aggregate of 22.1 million shares of Common Stock for net proceeds of $30.5 million under the Wainwright ATM Program, and compensation paid to the agents for the period was $0.9 million.
Purchase and Sale Agreement for Manufacturing Facility
On November 9, 2022, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement ("PSA") with Terex USA, LLC for the purchase of approximately 630,000 square foot vehicle manufacturing facility on approximately 121 acres in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The purchase price for the facility is $35.9 million. The closing of the PSA is expected to occur on or before February 22, 2023 and is subject to customary closing conditions.
Zeeba Electric Vehicle Fleet Purchase Agreement
On October 10, 2022, the Company entered into an Electric Vehicle Fleet Purchase Agreement (the “Zeeba EV Fleet Purchase Agreement”) with Zeeba Automotive Group, Inc, a fleet leasing provider. Pursuant to the Zeeba EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, subject to certain acceptance and performance criteria, Zeeba agreed to purchase at least 3,000 EVs by 2024, with an option to purchase up to an additional 2,450 EVs.
Kingbee Electric Vehicle Fleet Purchase Agreement

On October 11, 2022, the Company entered into an Electric Vehicle Fleet Purchase Agreement (the “Kingbee EV Fleet Purchase Agreement,” together with the Zeeba EV Fleet Purchase Agreement and the Kingbee EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, the “EV Fleet Purchase Agreements”) with Kingbee EV Corp, a work-ready van rental provider. Pursuant to the Kingbee EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, subject to certain acceptance and performance criteria, Kingbee agreed to purchase at least 9,300 EVs over the five-year term, with an option to purchase up to an additional 9,300 EVs.
Battery Manufacturing Facility

On November 1, 2022, the Company entered into a commercial lease of approximately 100,000 square foot manufacturing facility located in the MidAmerica Industrial Park in Pryor, Oklahoma with the Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority for the assembly of its proprietary battery modules. The lease term is approximately 10 years with lessee's right to terminate after 5 years. The minimum aggregate lease payment over the initial term is expected to be approximately $7.2 million.

The Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to September 30, 2022 through the date these financial statements were issued and has determined that it does not have any additional material subsequent events to disclose.
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis provides information that our management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of the Company’s financial condition andour results of operations and financial condition. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with theour condensed consolidated interim financial statements and the related notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report.

SpecialQuarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The statements in this discussion regarding expected and other production timelines, development of our own manufacturing facilities, industry trends, our expectations regarding our future performance, liquidity and capital resources and other non-historical statements are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on March 1, 2022 (the “Annual Report on Form 10-K”), Part II, Item IA. “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

All statements other than statements of historical factStatements.” Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements.

Certain figures included in this section and elsewherehave been rounded for ease of presentation. Percentage figures included in this Form 10-Q regardingsection have not in all cases been calculated on the Company’sbasis of such rounded figures but on the basis of such amounts prior to rounding. For this reason, percentage amounts in this section may vary slightly from those obtained by performing the same calculations using the figures in our financial position,statements or in the associated text. Certain other amounts that appear in this section may similarly not sum due to rounding.
Overview
Canoo is a mobility technology company with a mission to bring electric vehicles (“EVs”) to everyone and provide connected services that improve the vehicle ownership experience. We are developing a technology platform that we believe will enable us to rapidly innovate and bring new products, addressing multiple use cases, to market faster than our competition and at lower cost. Our vehicle architecture and design philosophy are aimed at driving productivity and returning capital to our customers, and we believe the software and technology capabilities we are developing, packaged around a modular, customizable product, have the potential to fundamentally alter the value proposition across a vehicle’s lifecycle. We remain committed to the environment and to delivering sustainable mobility that is accessible to everyone. We proudly intend to manufacture our fully electric vehicles in Arkansas and Oklahoma, bringing advanced manufacturing and technology jobs to communities in America's heartland. We are committed to building a diverse workforce that will draw heavily upon the local communities of Native Americans and veterans.

We believe we are one of the first automotive manufacturers focused on capturing value across the entirety of the vehicle lifecycle, across multiple owners. Our platform and data architecture is purpose-built to be durable and serve as the foundation for the vehicles we intend to offer, unlocking a highly differentiated, multi-layer business strategymodel. The foundational layer is our Multi-Purpose Platform (“MPP” or “platform”) architecture, which serves as the base of our vehicles, including the Lifestyle Vehicle and its Delivery, Base, Premium, and Adventure trims; the Multi-Purpose Delivery Vehicle (“MPDV”) and the plansPickup. The next layer is cybersecurity which is embedded in our vehicle to ensure the privacy and objectivesprotection of managementvehicle data. Our top hats, or cabins, are modular and purpose-built to provide tailored solutions for future operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this Form 10-Q, wordsour customers. This intentional design enables us to efficiently use resources to produce only what is necessary, underscoring our focus on sustainability and returning capital to customers. The remaining layers, connected accessories and digital customer ecosystem, present high-margin opportunities that extend beyond the initial vehicle sale, across multiple owners. Owners will further be able to customize their vehicles by adding connected accessories such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend”Bluetooth devices or infotainment systems. In addition, there are opportunities for software sales throughout the vehicle life, including predictive maintenance and similar expressions, as they relateservice software or advanced driver assistance systems upgrades.

Our platform architecture is a self-contained, fully functional rolling chassis that directly houses the most critical components for operation of an EV, including our in-house designed proprietary electric drivetrain, battery systems, advanced vehicle control electronics and software and other critical components, which all have been optimized for functional integration. Both our true steer-by-wire system, believed to be the first such system applied to a production-intent vehicle, and our flat composite leaf-spring suspension system are core components of our platform’s differentiated functionality, enabling the development of a broad range of vehicle types and use cases due to the chassis’ flat profile and fully variable steering positions. All of our announced vehicles, including the Lifestyle Vehicle and the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle, the MPDV and the Pickup, will share a common platform architecture paired with different top hats to create a range of uniquely customized and use case optimized purpose-built mobility solutions targeting multiple segments of the rapidly expanding EV marketplace.

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In addition to our vehicle technology, we are developing a software platform that aggregates car data from both Canoo and non-Canoo vehicles and delivers valuable insights to our customers. Collected over-the-air for connected vehicles or via an on-board diagnostics device for non-connected vehicles, we believe car data is critical to powering the customer journey and maximizing utility and value from the vehicle ownership experience. Leveraging our data aggregation platform, we aim to create the Canoo Digital Ecosystem, an application store that centralizes all vehicle information for customers and provides key tools across Security & Safety, Household Management, Fleet Management, Lifecycle Management and Vehicle Asset Management. Through our software offering, we believe we can provide differentiated value to both commercial customers and consumers by staying connected throughout the vehicle lifecycle, across multiple owners.

Core to our ethos is delivering high quality products while empowering local communities, which drove our decision to build in America and source a majority of our parts from America and allied nations. We believe vertical integration across our manufacturing and assembly process will enable us or the Company’s management, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statementsto achieve start of production with less supply chain risk and provide us better oversight of our vehicle manufacturing. We are based on the beliefs of management,building production facilities in states and communities that are investing in high-tech manufacturing alongside us, creating American jobs and driving innovation. We intend to have our battery manufacturing and a mega microfactory in Pryor, Oklahoma as well as assumptionsa facility in Bentonville, Arkansas. We also plan to move our corporate headquarters to Bentonville.

We have made by,strategic investments in our technology and information currently availableproducts that position us to capture three large and growing markets - commercial and passenger vehicles, upfitting and accessories, and car data. With the rise of on-demand delivery and eCommerce, it is increasingly important to bring electrification to commercial vehicles, which Mordor Intelligence estimated represented a market opportunity of over $715 billion as of 2020. We also have chosen to pursue the most profitable segments of the passenger vehicle market, the SUV and Pickup segments, which IHS estimated to have generated over $115 billion in profits in 2020. In addition to this opportunity in commercial and passenger vehicle markets, due to the modularity and customization of all our vehicles, we believe there is a significant opportunity in upfitting and accessories across the vehicle lifecycle, which the Specialty Equipment Market Association estimated were valued at $24 billion in 2020. Lastly, according to research conducted by McKinsey, the value from car data monetization is expected to generate an over $250 billion market by 2030. Altogether, we estimate our highly strategic total market opportunity could grow to be over $1 trillion.
We continue to innovate and develop every aspect of our business, from our non-traditional business model to our built in America, highly utilitarian vehicles optimized to return capital to our customers. We believe being forward-thinking across these areas has set the foundation for us to develop into a scalable business that is differentiated from our peers across the automotive original equipment manufacturer landscape.
Recent Developments

Refer to Note 16 for information regarding subsequent events.
Key Factors Affecting Operating Results
We believe that our performance and future success depend on several factors that present significant opportunities for us but also pose risks and challenges, including those discussed below.
Availability of Financing Sources and Commercialization of Our EVs
We expect to derive future revenue from our first vehicle offerings. In order to reach commercialization, we must purchase and integrate related property and equipment, as well as achieve several research and development milestones.
Our capital and operating expenditures have increased significantly in connection with our ongoing activities and we expect they will continue to increase, as we:
continue to invest in our technology, research and development efforts;
compensate existing personnel;
invest in manufacturing capacity, via our owned facilities;
increase our investment in marketing, advertising, sales and distribution infrastructure for our EVs and services;
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obtain, maintain and improve our operational, financial and management information systems;
hire additional personnel;
commercialize our EVs;
obtain, maintain, expand and protect our intellectual property portfolio; and
continue to operate as a public company.
We require substantial additional capital to develop our EVs and services and fund our operations for the foreseeable future. We will also require capital to identify and commit resources to investigate new areas of demand. Until we can generate sufficient revenue from vehicle sales, we are financing our operations through access to private and public equity offerings and debt financings. Management believes substantial doubt exists about the Company’s management. Actualability to continue as a going concern for twelve months from the date of issuance of the financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Macroeconomic Conditions

Current adverse macroeconomic conditions, including but not limited to heightened inflation, slower growth or recession, changes to fiscal and monetary policy, higher interest rates, currency fluctuations, challenges in the supply chain and the ongoing impacts from COVID-19, could negatively affect our business.

Increased demand for semiconductor chips in 2020, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and increased demand for consumer electronics that use these chips, resulted in a global shortage of chips in 2021 that has continued into 2022. As a result, our ability to source semiconductor chips used in our vehicles may be adversely affected. This shortage may result in increased chip delivery lead times, delays in the production of our vehicles, and increased costs to source available semiconductor chips.

Although we have made our best estimates based upon current information, actual results could materially differ from the estimates and assumptions developed by management. Accordingly, it is reasonably possible that the estimates made in the financial statements have been, or will be, materially from those contemplated byand adversely impacted in the forward-looking statementsnear term as a result of certain factors detailed in our filings with the SEC.

Overview

these conditions, and if so, we may be subject to future impairment losses related to long-lived assets as well as changes to valuations.

Key Components of Statements of Operations
Basis of Presentation
Currently, we conduct business through one operating segment. We are a blank checkan early stage-growth company incorporated on August 6, 2018 as a Delaware corporation and formedwith limited commercial activities to date, which are primarily conducted in the United States. For more information about our basis of presentation, refer to Note 2 of the notes to our accompanying financial statements for the purposethree and nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Research and Development Expenses, excluding Depreciation
Research and development expenses, excluding depreciation consist of effectingsalaries, employee benefits and expenses for design and engineering and certain manufacturing personnel, stock-based compensation, as well as materials and supplies used in research and development activities. In addition, research and development expenses include fees for consulting and engineering services from third party vendors.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, excluding Depreciation
The principal components of our selling, general and administrative expenses are salaries, wages, benefits and bonuses paid to our employees; stock-based compensation; travel and other business expenses; and professional services fees including legal, audit and tax services.
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Depreciation Expense
Depreciation is provided on property and equipment over the estimated useful lives on a merger, capital stock exchange,straight-line basis. Upon retirement or disposal, the cost of the asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Initial Business Combination”). We intend to effectuate our Initial Business Combination using cashdisposed of and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the proceeds of our initial public offering that was completed in March 2019 (the “Public Offering”)accounts and the sale of warrants in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) that occurred simultaneously with the completion of the Public Offering (the “Private Placement Warrants”), our capital stock, debtany gain or a combination of cash, stock and debt.

The issuance of additional shares of our stock in an Initial Business Combination:

may significantly dilute the equity interest of our stockholders;

may subordinate the rights of holders of our common stock if preferred stock is issued with rights senior to those afforded our common stock;

could cause a change in control if a substantial number of shares of our common stock is issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors;

may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the stock ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us; and

may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Class A common stock and/or warrants.

Similarly, if we issue debt securities or incur other indebtedness to finance our Initial Business Combination, it could result in:

default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an Initial Business Combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations;

acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;

our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand;

our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security or other indebtedness contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt security or other indebtedness is outstanding;

our inability to pay dividends on our common stock;

using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our common stock if declared, or limit our ability to pay expenses, make capital expenditures and acquisitions and fund other general corporate purposes;


limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate;

increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation;

limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our strategy and other purposes and

other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt.

At March 31, 2019, we had approximately $1,826,000 in cash outside of the Trust Account. We expect to incur significant costsloss is reflected in the pursuitloss from operations. No depreciation expense is allocated to research and development, cost of an Initial Business Combinationrevenue and we cannot assure you that our plans to complete an Initial Business Combination will be successful.

selling, general and administrative expenses.

Results of Operations

For

Comparison of the period from August 6, 2018 (date of inception) to March 31, 2019Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
The following table sets forth our activities consisted of formation and preparationhistorical operating results for the Public Offeringperiods indicated:
Three Months Ended September 30,
$
Change
%
Change
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$
Change
%
Change
(in thousands)2022202120222021
Revenue$— $— $— NM— — — NM
Costs and Operating Expenses 
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation— — — NM— — — NM
Research and development expenses, excluding depreciation57,063 59,387 (2,324)(4)%255,009 158,033 96,976 61 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation48,826 45,510 3,316 %159,600 144,072 15,528 11 %
Depreciation3,449 2,109 1,340 64 %9,020 6,317 2,703 43 %
Total costs and operating expenses109,338 107,006 2,332 %423,629 308,422 115,207 37 %
Loss from operations(109,338)(107,006)(2,332)%(423,629)(308,422)(115,207)37 %
Interest (expense) income(2,179)33 (2,212)NM(2,189)79 (2,268)NM
(Loss) gain on fair value change in contingent earnout shares liability(2,067)25,764 (27,831)(108)%22,869 101,166 (78,297)(77)%
Loss on fair value change in private placement warrants liability— — — NM— (1,639)1,639 (100)%
Loss on extinguishment of debt(4,095)— (4,095)NM(4,095)— (4,095)NM
Other (expense) income, net(26)334 (360)(108)%(420)160 (580)(363)%
Loss before income taxes(117,705)(80,875)(36,830)46 %(407,464)(208,656)(198,808)95 %
Provision for income taxes— — — NM— — — NM
Net loss and comprehensive loss(117,705)(80,875)(36,830)46 %(407,464)(208,656)(198,808)95 %
“NM” means not meaningful
Research and subsequentDevelopment Expenses, excluding Depreciation

Research and development expenses decreased by $2.3 million, or 4%, to the Public Offering, identifying and completing a suitable Initial Business Combination. As such, we had no operations or significant operating expenses until March 2019.

Our normal operating costs include costs associated with our search for an Initial Business Combination, costs associated with our governance and public reporting, state franchise taxes of approximately $17,000 per month (see below), a charge of $15,000 per month from our Sponsor for administrative services and approximately $29,000 per month ($11,600 of which is deferred as to payment until closing of our Initial Business Combination) for compensation to our Chief Financial Officer. In addition, since our operating costs are not expected to be deductible for federal income tax purposes, we are subject to federal income taxes on the income from the Trust Account less taxes. Such federal income taxes could approximate $1.5$57.1 million per year based on the level of interest income inherent in our current U.S. treasury bill investments. However, we are permitted to withdraw interest earned from the Trust Account for the payment of taxes. We expect our costs to increase from our costs in the three months ended March 31, 2019September 30, 2022, compared to $59.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to decreases in research and development costs such as engineering and design, testing, prototype tooling, and gamma parts of $16.2 million and partially offset by an increase in salary and related benefits expense of $8.5 million and increase in stock-based compensation expense of $2.4 million.

Research and development expenses increased by $97.0 million, or 61%, to $255.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $158.0 million the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was primarily due to increases in salary and related benefits expense of $40.6 million, research and development costs such as engineering and design, testing, prototype tooling, and gamma parts of $39.6 million, travel and other business expenses of $4.9 million, and professional fees of $4.0 million.
Salary and related benefits expenses increased $8.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $32.3 million from $23.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2021, and to $99.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from $58.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. These increases are primarily due to continued investment in personnel and contract employees to drive and reach our research and development goals.
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Travel and other business expenses increased by $4.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $6.2 million from $1.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily due to travel related to gamma stage engineering design and development costs.
Professional fees increased by $4.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $6.7 million from $2.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily due to consulting fees.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, excluding Depreciation
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $3.3 million, to $48.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $45.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was primarily due to increases of $2.6 million in information technology ("IT") expenses, $1.2 million in salary and related benefits, $0.9 million in professional fees, and $0.7 million in occupancy costs, partially offset by a decrease of $2.0 million in stock-based compensation expenses. Other factors affecting selling, general and administrative expenses were individually immaterial.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $15.5 million to $159.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $144.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was primarily due to increases of $19.3 million in salary and related benefits, $10.6 million in IT expenses, $9.6 million in professional fees, and $3.6 million in occupancy costs, offset by a decrease of $29.6 million in stock-based compensation expenses. Other factors affecting selling, general and administrative expenses were individually immaterial.
Salary and related benefits expenses increased by $1.2 million to $10.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $9.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2021. Salary and related benefits expenses increased by $19.3 million to $38.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $18.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. These increases were due primarily to investment in personnel to support our growth and achieve start of production in late 2022.
Professional fees increased by $0.9 million to $16.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $15.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2021. Professional fees increased by $9.6 million to $42.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $32.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. These increases were primarily due to activities related to business development, legal fees, and consulting fees.
IT expenses increased by $2.6 million to $6.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to $3.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2021. IT expenses increased by $10.6 million to $16.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $5.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. These increases were primarily due to increased computer software-related costs including subscriptions and maintenance.
Occupancy fees and travel associated with evaluating various Initial Business Combination candidates subsequentincreased by $0.7 million to $3.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $3.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2021. Occupancy fees increased by $3.6 million to $12.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $9.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. These increases were primarily due to increased rent from additional spaced leases that commenced in 2022. Refer to Note 9 for information regarding the Company's lease portfolio.
Stock-based compensation expenses decreased by $2.0 million to $11.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $13.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2021. Stock-based compensation expenses decreased by $29.6 million to $37.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $67.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. These decreases were primarily driven by the granting of certain restricted stock awards in the prior period, partially offset by the continued recognition of stock compensation expense related to issuance of awards to employees. See further discussion on stock-based compensation in Note 11 of the notes to our Public Offering. Further, onceaccompanying financial statements. Other factors affecting stock-based compensation expenses were individually immaterial.
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Interest (expense) income
We recognized interest expense of$2.2 millionin thethree and nine months ended September 30, 2022, which was a result of effective interest incurred under the PPA of $0.3 million, as well as the amortization of related debt issuance costs of $1.0 million and debt discount of $0.9 million.
(Loss) Gain on Fair Value Change in Contingent Earnout Shares Liability
We recognized a non-cash loss on fair value change of contingent earnout shares liability of $2.1 million and non-cash gain of $22.9 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, which was a result of the periodic remeasurement of the fair value of our contingent earnout shares liability. A non-cash gain on fair value change of contingent earnout shares liability of $25.8 million and $101.2 million was recognized in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.
Loss on Fair Value Change of Private Placement Warrants Liability
We recognized a non-cash loss on fair value change of private placement warrants liability of $1.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 which was a result of the periodic remeasurement of the fair value of our private placement warrants liability. All of the private placement warrants were converted to public warrants on March 2, 2021.
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt
We recognized$4.1 million of extinguishment of debt loss as a result of repayments made to Yorkville of convertible debt through the issuance of shares during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to our results determined in accordance with GAAP, we identifybelieve the following non-GAAP measures are useful in evaluating our operational performance. We use the following non-GAAP measures to evaluate our ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe that non-GAAP financial information, when taken collectively, may be helpful to investors in assessing our operating performance.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
“EBITDA” is defined as net loss before interest expense, income tax expense or benefit, and depreciation and amortization. “Adjusted EBITDA” is defined as EBITDA adjusted for stock-based compensation, changes to the fair value of contingent earnout shares liability, changes to the fair value of warrants liability, and any other one-time non-recurring transaction amounts impacting the statement of operations during the year. Adjusted EBITDA is intended as a supplemental measure of our performance that is neither required by, nor presented in accordance with, GAAP. We believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, when combined with net loss are beneficial to an Initial Business Combination candidate,investor’s complete understanding of our costsoperating performance. We believe that the use of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing our financial measures with those of comparable companies, which may present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors. However, you should be aware that when evaluating EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA we may incur future expenses similar to those excluded when calculating these measures. In addition, our presentation of these measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Our computation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures computed by other companies, because all companies may not calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in the same fashion.
Because of these limitations, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. We manage our business utilizing EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as supplemental performance measures.
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The following table reconciles net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)2022202120222021
Net loss$(117,705)$(80,875)$(407,464)$(208,656)
Interest expense (income)2,179 (33)2,189 (79)
Provision for income taxes— — — — 
Depreciation3,449 2,109 9,020 6,317 
EBITDA(112,077)(78,799)(396,255)(202,418)
Adjustments:
Loss (gain) on fair value change in contingent earnout shares liability2,067 (25,764)(22,869)(101,166)
Loss on fair value change in private placement warrants liability— — — 1,639 
Loss on extinguishment of debt4,095 — 4,095 — 
Other expense (income), net26 (334)420 (160)
Stock-based compensation19,527 19,098 60,980 89,758 
Non-cash legal settlement (Note 8)5,532 — 5,532 — 
Adjusted EBITDA$(80,830)$(85,799)$(348,097)$(212,347)
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2022, we had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents in the amount of $6.8 million, which was primarily invested in money market funds that consist of liquid debt securities issued by the U.S. government. In assessing our liquidity requirements and cash needs, we also consider contractual obligations to which we are expecteda party. Additionally, see discussion related to the operating lease maturity schedule and any new leases entered into in Note 9 of the notes to our accompanying financial statements.

We have incurred and expect to incur, net losses which have resulted in an accumulated deficit of $1.1 billion as of September 30, 2022. Management continues to explore raising additional capital through a combination of debt financing, other non-dilutive financing and/or equity financing to supplement the Company’s capitalization and liquidity. If and as we raise additional funds by incurring loans or by issuing debt securities or preferred stock, these forms of financing have rights, preferences, and privileges senior to those of holders of our Common Stock. The availability and the terms under which we are able to raise additional capital could be disadvantageous, and the terms of debt financing or other non-dilutive financing involve restrictive covenants and dilutive financing instruments, which could place significant restrictions on our operations. Macroeconomic conditions and credit markets are also impacting the availability and cost of potential future debt financing. As we raise capital through the issuance of additional equity, such sales and issuance has and will continue to dilute the ownership interests of the existing holders of Common Stock. There can be no assurances that any additional debt, other non-dilutive and/or equity financing would be available to us on favorable terms or at all. We expect to continue to incur net losses, comprehensive losses, and negative cash flows from operating activities in accordance with our operating plan as we continue to expand our research and development activities to complete the development of our MPP and EVs, establish our go-to-market model and scale our operations to meet anticipated demand. We expect that both our capital and operating expenditures will increase significantly in connection with negotiatingour ongoing activities, as we:
continue to invest in our technology, research and executingdevelopment efforts;
compensate existing personnel;
invest in manufacturing capacity, via our owned facilities;
increase our investment in marketing, advertising, sales and distribution infrastructure for our EVs and services;
obtain, maintain and improve our operational, financial and management information systems;
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hire additional personnel;
commercialize our EVs;
obtain, maintain, expand and protect our intellectual property portfolio; and
operate as a merger agreementpublic company.
As of the date of this report, we believe that our existing cash resources and additional sources of liquidity are not sufficient to support planned operations, which comprise bringing our lifestyle vehicle to the point of production, for the next 12 months. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related agreementsto the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Cash Flows Summary
Presented below is a summary of our operating, investing and financing cash flows (in thousands):
For the nine months ended September 30,
Consolidated Cash Flow Statements Data
20222021
Net cash used in operating activities$(329,863)$(180,621)
Net cash used in investing activities(58,377)(100,110)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities181,271 (5,377)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Our cash flows from operating activities are significantly affected by the growth of our business primarily related to research and development as well as additional professional, due diligenceselling, general, and consulting feesadministrative activities. Our operating cash flow is also affected by our working capital needs to support growth in personnel-related expenditures and travel costs that will be requiredfluctuations in connection with an Initial Business Combination.

accounts payable and other current assets and liabilities.

Net cash used in operating activities was $329.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Our Public Offeringcash outflow from operating activities primarily consist of payments related to our research and Private Placement closed on March 5, 2019development and selling, general and administration expenses. Total expenditure as more fully describedit relates to research and development excluding depreciation was $255.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, of which $23.4 million related to stock-compensation expenses. We also incurred selling, general and administration expenses of $159.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, of which $37.5 million related to stock-compensation expenses. The expenses include salaries and benefits paid to employees as primarily all salaries and benefits were paid in “Liquiditycash during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Net cash used in operating activities was $180.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Our cash outflow from operating activities primarily consist of payments related to our research and Capital Resources” below.development and selling, general and administration expenses. Total expenditure as it relates to research and development excluding depreciation was $158.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, of which $22.6 million related to stock-compensation expenses. We also incurred selling, general and administration expenses of $144.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, of which $67.1 million related to stock-compensation expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The proceedsexpenses include salaries and benefits paid to employees as primarily all salaries and benefits were paid in cash during the Trust Account were initially investednine months ended September 30, 2021.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
We generally expect to experience negative cash flows from investing activities as we expand our business and continue to build our infrastructure. Cash flows from investing activities primarily relate to capital expenditures to support our growth.
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Net cash used in a money market fund that invests solely in direct U.S. government obligations meeting the applicable conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. In March 2019, the money market fund was largely liquidated and the trust assets were invested in U.S. government treasury bills which mature in September 2019 and currently yield approximately 2.45% on a yearly basis. Interest on the Trust Accountinvesting activities was approximately $530,000$58.4 million for the threenine months ended March 31, 2019 consistingSeptember 30, 2022, which consisted of interest earned since$88.8 million related to purchase of property and equipment, primarily purchases of production tooling, machinery, and equipment to support future manufacturing activities, offset by a repayment received in February 2022 totaling $30.4 million from VDL Nedcar.
Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $100.1 million for the closingnine months ended September 30, 2021, which primarily consisted of purchases of production tooling as well as machinery and equipment and prepayment to VDL Nedcar.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $181.3 million for the Public Offering on March 5, 2019.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On March 5, 2019, we consummated the Public Offeringnine months ended September 30, 2022, which primarily consisted of an aggregate of 30,015,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per unit generating gross proceeds of approximately $300,150,000 before underwriting discounts and expenses. Simultaneously with$89.1 million under the consummation of the Public Offering, we consummated the Private Placement of 13,581,500 Private Placement Warrants, each exercisable to purchase one share of our Class A common stock at $11.50 per share, to the Sponsor and certain funds and accounts managed by subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc. (collectively, the “Anchor Investor”), at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds, before expenses, of approximately $13,581,500.

The net proceeds from the Public Offering and Private Placement was approximately $305,056,000, net of the non-deferred portion of the underwriting commissions of $7,830,000 and offering costs and other expenses of approximately $856,000. $303,151,500 of thePPA, proceeds of the Public Offering and the Private Placement have been deposited in the Trust Account and are not available to us for operations (except amounts to pay taxes). At March 31, 2019, we had approximately $1,826,000 of cash available outside of the Trust Account, before unpaid costs of the Public Offering of approximately $48,000, to fund our activities until we consummate an Initial Business Combination.


Until the consummation of the Public Offering, the Company’s only sources of liquidity were an initial purchase of shares of our common stock for $28,000 by the Sponsor and the Anchor Investor, and a total of $300,000 loaned by the Sponsor against$50.0 million from the issuance of an unsecured promissory note (the “Note”). The Note was non-interest bearing and was paidCommon Stock under the PIPE closed in full on March 5, 2019May 2022, proceeds of $32.5 million from issuance of Common Stock under SEPA, proceeds of $8.4 million received from VDL Nedcar in connection withFebruary 2022 for the closingpurchase of the Public Offering.

The Company believes that it has sufficient working capital at March 31, 2019 to fund its operations for more thanshares of Common Stock, and proceeds of $2.5 million from the next twelve months.

The Company has only until September 5, 2020 to complete an Initial Business Combination. Ifissuance of Common Stock under the Company does not complete an Initial Business Combinationemployee stock purchase plan, partially offset by September 5, 2020, the Company will (i) cease all operations exceptpayment of $1.2 million in offering costs.

Net cash used in financing activities was $5.4 million for the purposes of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible, but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares for a per share price equalnine months ended September 30, 2021, which was primarily due to a pro rata portion$6.9 million repayment of the Trust Account, including interest, but less taxes payable (and less up to $100,000Company's PPP loan and $5.3 million in payments for offering costs, offset by proceeds of interest to pay dissolution expenses) and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, dissolve and liquidate$6.9 million resulting from the balanceexercise of the Company’s net assets to its creditors and remaining stockholders, as part of its plan of dissolution and liquidation. The initial stockholders have waived their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares; however, if the initial stockholders or any of their affiliates acquire shares of Class A common stock in or after the Public Offering, they will be entitled to a pro rata share of the Trust Account upon the Company’s redemption or liquidation in the event the Company does not complete an Initial Business Combination within the required time period.

In the event of such liquidation, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be less than the price per unit in the Public Offering.

Off-balance sheet financing arrangements

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities orpublic warrants.

Critical Accounting Estimates
Our condensed consolidated financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which wouldstatements (unaudited) have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements.

We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or entered into any agreements for non-financial assets.

Contractual obligations

At March 31, 2019, we did not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities. In connectionprepared in accordance with the Public Offering, we entered into an Administrative Support Agreement with Hennessy Capital LLC, an affiliate of our Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company pays Hennessy Capital LLC $15,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support.

In addition, commencing on March 1, 2019 (the date the Company’s securities were first listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market), the Company has agreed to compensate its Chief Financial Officer $29,000 per month prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, of which 60% is payable in cash currently and 40% in cash upon the successful completion of the Initial Business Combination. Approximately $12,000 has been included in accrued liabilities for the deferred compensation of the Chief Financial Officer at March 31, 2019. Further, the Company has entered into an agreement with its President and Chief Operating Officer to pay him a success fee of $500,000 in cash upon the closing of an Initial Business Combination.

Upon completion of the Initial Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying or accruing these monthly fees.

In connection with identifying an Initial Business Combination candidate, the Company expects to enter into engagement letters or agreements with various consultants, advisors, professionals and others in connection with an Initial Business Combination. The services under these engagement letters and agreements are likely to be material in amount and in some instances include contingent or success fees. Contingent or success fees (but not deferred underwriting compensation) would be charged to operations in the quarter that an Initial Business Combination is consummated. In most instances (except with respect to our independent registered public accounting firm), these engagement letters and agreements are expected to specifically provide that such counterparties waive their rights to seek repayment from the funds in the Trust Account.

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Critical Accounting Policies

GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP requires managementus to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities atas of the date of the financial statements, and income andas well as the reported expenses incurred during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. The Company has identified the following as its critical accounting policies:

Emerging Growth Company

Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, thosereporting periods. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registeredwe believe are reasonable under the Exchange Act) are required to comply withcircumstances, the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.

Net Income Per Share:

Net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Public Offering and Private Placement (see Note 4 to the condensed financial statements) to purchase an aggregate of 36,092,750 Class A ordinary shares in the calculation of diluted income (loss) per share, since their inclusion would be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method. As a result, diluted income (loss) per common share is the same as basic loss per common share for the period.

The Company’s statement of operations include a presentation of income (loss) per share for common stock subject to redemption in a manner similar to the two-class method of income (loss) per share. Net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted for Class A common stock is calculated by dividing the interest income earned on the funds in the Trust Account, net of income tax expense and franchise tax expense, by the weighted average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding since their original issuance. Net income (loss) per common share, basic and diluted, for Class B common stock is calculated by dividing the net income (loss), less income attributable to Class A common stock, by the weighted average number of shares of Class B common stock outstanding for the period. Net income (loss) available to each class of common stockholders is as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2019:

  March 31,
2019
 
    
Net income available to Class A common stockholders:   
Interest income $530,000 
Less: Income and franchise taxes  (117,000)
Net income available to Class A common stockholders $413,000 
     
Net income available to Class B common stockholders:    
Net income $318,000 
Less: amount attributable to Class A common stockholders  (413,000)
Net (loss) available to Class B common stockholders $(95,000)

Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying condensed financial statements.


Public Offering Costs

The Company complies with the requirements of FASB ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) Topic 5A- “Expenses of Offering”. Public Offering costs of approximately $18,865,000 consist of underwriters’ discounts of approximately $18,009,000 (including approximately $10,719,000results of which payment is deferred) and approximately $856,000 of professional, printing, filing, regulatory and other costs associated withform the Public Offering were charged to additional paid in capital upon completion of the Public Offering in March 2019.

Income Taxes:

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accountingbasis for income taxes under FASB ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the balance sheet carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

The Company’s currently taxable income consists of interest income on the Trust Account net of taxes. The Company’s general and administrative costs are generally considered start-up costs and are not currently deductible. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recorded income tax expense of approximately $100,000 primarily related to interest income earned on the Trust Account net of taxes. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was approximately 31% which differs from the expected income tax rate due to the start-up costs (discussed above) which are not currently deductible. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company has a deferred tax asset of approximately $20,000 and $-0-, respectively, primarily related to start-up costs. Management has determined that a full valuation allowance of the deferred tax asset is appropriate at this time.

FASB ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. No amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties at March 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.

Redeemable Common Stock

All of the 30,015,000 public shares sold as part of a Unit in the Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of public shares under the Company’s Liquidation or Tender Offer/Stockholder Approval provisions. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 480, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require the security to be classified outside of permanent equity. Ordinary liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity’s equity instruments, are excluded from the provisions of FASB ASC 480. Although the Company did not specify a maximum redemption threshold, its charter provides that in no event will it redeem its public shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets (stockholders’ equity) to be less than $5,000,001 upon the closing of a Business Combination.

The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjustsmaking judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.

Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe that the securitiesaccounting policies discussed below are critical to understanding our historical and future performance, as these policies relate to the more significant areas involving management’s judgments and estimates.
Warrants
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the instruments’ specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480 and ASC 815, as further described in Note 2. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the endtime of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the instruments are outstanding. The Company concluded that the warrants issued to Walmart and vested as of September 30, 2022 qualify for equity accounting treatment. The equity classified warrants are measured at fair value on its grant date using a Black-Scholes-Merton model, with no fair value re-measurement at each reporting period. Increases or decreasesperiod given equity classification. Refer to Note 13 for information regarding the warrants issued to Walmart.
Except for any updates above, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates described in the carrying amount of redeemable common stock are affected by adjustments to additional paid-in capital. Accordingly, at March 31, 2019, 28,733,635 of the 30,015,000 public shares were classified outside of permanent equity.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Part I. Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features; Part II. Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Non-controlling Interests with a Scope Exception. Part I of this update addresses the complexity of accounting for certain financial instruments with down round features. Down round features are features of certain equity-linked instruments (or embedded features) that result in the strike price being reducedour Annual Report on the basis of the pricing of future equity offerings. Also, entities must adjust their basic Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) calculationForm 10-K for the effectyear ended December 31, 2021. For a discussion of our critical accounting estimates, see the down round provision when triggered (that is, when the exercise pricesection titled “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” included in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the related equity-linked financial instrument is adjusted downward becauseFinancial Condition and Results of the down round feature). That effect is treated as a dividend and as a reduction of income available to common shareholdersOperations", each included in basic EPS. An entity will also recognize the effect of the trigger within equity. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company adopted this guidance during the three months ended March 31, 2019. The adoption of this guidance enabled the Company to record the warrants as equity instruments and is not expected to have a material impactour Annual Report on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures until a trigger event occurs. Part II of this update addresses the difficulty of navigating Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, because of the existence of extensive pending content in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. This pending content is the result of the indefinite deferral of accounting requirements about mandatorily redeemable financial instruments of certain nonpublic entities and certain mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests. The amendments in Part II of this update are not expected to have an impact on the Company.

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Form 10-K.

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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We were incorporatedhave not, to date, been exposed to material market risks given our early stage of operations. Upon commencing commercial operations, we may be exposed to material market risks. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to adverse changes in Delaware on August 6, 2018financial market prices and rates. Our current market risk exposure is primarily the result of fluctuations in interest rates.
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Interest Rate Risk

We are exposed to market risk for the purpose of effecting an Initial Business Combination. As of March 31, 2019, we had not commenced any operations or generated any revenues. All activity through March 31, 2019 relateschanges in interest rates applicable to our formationcash and our Public Offeringcash equivalents. We had cash and subsequent to the Public Offering identifyingcash equivalents totaling $6.8 million as of September 30, 2022. Our cash and completing a suitable Initial Business Combination. $303,151,500 of the net proceeds of the Public Offering and the Private Placement that closed on March 5, 2019cash equivalents were deposited into a Trust Account that invests solely in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 180 days or less orinvested primarily in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 underand are not invested for trading or speculative purposes. However, due to the Investment Company Actshort-term nature and the low-risk profile of 1940 which invest only in direct U. S. government obligations. In March 2019, the money market fund was largely liquidatedfunds, we do not believe a sudden increase or decrease in market interest rates would have a material effect on the fair market value of our portfolio.
Inflation Risk

We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Inflationary factors such as increases in material costs (e.g. semiconductor chips) or overhead costs may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and the trust assets were invested in U.S. government treasury bills which mature in September 2019 and currently yield approximately 2.45% on a yearly basis. At March 31, 2019, there was approximately $303,682,000 in the Trust Account.

operating costs upon commencing commercial operations.

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Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure

Our management, with the participation of our Executive Chair and CEO and Interim Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures areas of September 30, 2022. We have established and currently maintain disclosure controls and other procedures, that areas such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act, designed to ensureprovide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act, of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’sSEC's rules and forms. Disclosure controlsforms, and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information required to be disclosed in company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officerprincipal executive officer and Chief Financial Officer,principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As In designing and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required by Rules 13a-15to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried outprocedures.

Based on an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as of March 31, 2019. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive OfficerCEO and Chief Financial OfficerCFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective.

effective at a reasonable assurance level as of September 30, 2022.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, there has been

There were no changechanges in our internal control over financial reporting (as that hasterm is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the three months ended September 30, 2022 that have materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

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Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.

Legal Proceedings
For a description of any material pending legal proceedings, please see Note 8, Commitments and Contingencies, of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,Risk Factors


Except as stated below, there have been no material changes to our risk factors as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Any of the risk factors disclosedincluded in our Prospectus filed with the SECAnnual Report on March 4, 2019. Any of these factorsForm 10-K or enumerated below could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or financial condition.cash flows. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. We may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional risk factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.


Risks Related to Our Business and Financial Results

Our management has performed an analysis of our ability to continue as a going concern and has identified substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. If we are unable to obtain sufficient additional funding or do not have access to capital, we may be required to terminate or significantly curtail our operations.

Based on their assessment, our management has raised concerns about our ability to continue as a going concern. Management continues to explore raising additional capital through a combination of debt financing, other non-dilutive financing and/or equity financing to supplement the Company’s capitalization and liquidity. However, as substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern exists, our ability to finance our operations through the sale and issuance of additional debt or equity securities or through bank or other financing could be impaired and management cannot conclude as of the date of this filing that its plans are probable of being successfully implemented. As of the date of this report, we believe that our existing cash resources and additional sources of liquidity are not sufficient to support planned operations, which comprise bringing our lifestyle vehicle to the point of production, for the next 12 months. Our ability to continue as a going concern will depend on our ability to obtain additional capital.

Our principal sources of liquidity are our unrestricted cash balance in the amount of $6.8 million as of September 30, 2022 and potential proceeds from the Wainwright ATM Program (Note 12). The decision regarding the sale of shares through the Wainwright ATM Program is subject to market conditions, such as trading volume, price of our Common Stock and other factors beyond our control, as well as conditions included in the programs’ governing documents and the timely weekly payment of $1.0 million of Pre-Paid Advances pursuant to the PPA Side Letter. As of November 7, 2022, we had issued an aggregate of 22.1 million shares under the Wainwright ATM Program. There’s no guarantee that we will be able to sell any additional shares and receive any additional proceeds from the Wainwright ATM Program. Therefore, our current sources of financing remain limited.

Additional capital may not be available on favorable terms, or at all, and additional equity financing, including shares issued under the Wainwright ATM Program, will further dilute our current stockholders. If we raise additional funds by issuing debt securities or preferred stock, or by incurring additional loans, these forms of financing would have rights, preferences, and privileges senior to those of holders of our Common Stock. If adequate capital is not available to us in the amounts needed, we could be required to terminate or significantly curtail our operations in which case our investors could lose some or all of their investment.

Outstanding amounts under the PPA will make us more vulnerable to downturns in our financial condition.

As of November 7, 2022, there are $5.0 million of Pre-Paid Advances outstanding under the PPA. If our cash flow from operations is insufficient to meet our payments under the PPA, including the timely weekly payment of $1.0 million pursuant to the PPA Side Letter, and if there are any future Pre-Paid Advances and we are unable to offset amounts outstanding under the PPA with the issuance of shares of Common Stock or otherwise pay in cash, we would incur an event of the default under the PPA, in which case, all outstanding amounts would be immediately due and payable and we would also be unable to continue issuing shares under the Wainwright ATM Program. Any debt we owe Yorkville under the PPA or any other debt owed to other parties could make us more vulnerable to a downturn in our operating results or a downturn in economic conditions. If our cash flow from operations is insufficient to meet any debt service requirements or we incur an event of default, we could be required to refinance our obligations, or dispose of assets in order to meet debt service requirements.
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Customers who have committed to purchase significant amounts of our vehicles may purchase significantly fewer vehicles than we currently anticipate or none at all. In that case, our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

Our future success depends on us commencing commercial sales and attracting a large number of customers for our EVs. In the near-term, if we are able to complete the development of our MPP and EVs, we have secured commitments from Walmart, Zeeba and Kingbee to purchase vehicles . Pursuant to EV Fleet Purchase Agreements, such parties agreed to purchase certain specific number of EVs, in each case with an option to purchase additional EVs. Such parties’ purchases are subject to us meeting certain acceptance and performance criteria with respect to EVs. If we are unable to meet such requirements, such parties may terminate the EV Fleet Purchase Agreements or decide to purchase fewer vehicles than expected. Walmart also has the right to terminate the Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement for convenience upon at least 30 days’ written notice. Furthermore, these parties may not have the financial resources to purchase vehicles from us. If these parties terminate the EV Fleet Purchase Agreements or purchase less EVs than expected or none at all, we will not realize the revenue that we expect to realize from these agreements.

In addition, the automotive market is highly competitive, and our relationship with Walmart will limit our access to certain customers that could represent substantial business opportunities. Under the Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, we granted Walmart exclusivity rights, which restrict our ability to contract with Amazon.com, Inc., its subsidiaries, or affiliates. If due to the exclusivity granted to Walmart, we cannot sell our EVs to these customers, our operations may be adversely impacted. Furthermore, our commercial relationship with Walmart, together with its ownership of our Common Stock as a result of the exercise of the Warrant we issued to Walmart, may deter Walmart’s competitors or other third parties from contracting with us.

As a result of the EV Fleet Purchase Agreements, we will make substantial capital investments and strategic business decisions. If we are unable to maintain our relationships with Walmart, Zeeba or Kingbee or other similar parties, our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

Risks Related to Our Securities

The issuance of shares of our Common Stock upon exercise of our outstanding warrants will increase the number of shares eligible for future resale in the public market and result in dilution to our stockholders.

As of September 30, 2022, there were 23,755,069 public warrants outstanding. In February 2022, we also issued a warrant to purchase an aggregate of approximately 1.0 million shares of Common Stock to VDL Nedcar at exercise prices ranging from $18 to $40 per share. In connection with the Walmart EV Fleet Purchase Agreement, we issued to Walmart a Warrant to purchase an aggregate of 61.2 million shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $2.15 per share. The Warrant is vested with respect to 15.3 million shares of Common Stock.

To the extent any of our outstanding warrants are exercised, additional shares of our Common Stock will be issued, which will result in dilution to the holders of our Common Stock and increase the number of shares subject to resale in the public market. Sales of substantial numbers of such shares in the public market or the fact that such warrants may be exercised could adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock and may make it more difficult for you to sell your shares at a time and price that you deem appropriate.

Substantial blocks of our Common Stock may be sold into the market as a result of the financing instruments we have entered or may enter into, which may cause the price of our Common Stock to decline.

The price of our Common Stock could decline if there are substantial sales of shares of our Common Stock, if there is a large number of shares of our Common Stock available for sale, or if there is the perception that these sales could occur.

We have entered into various equity and financing agreements, under which we have issued, as of November 7, 2022, an aggregate of 67.5 million shares of Common Stock, all of which are expected to be sold in the market. In addition, on July 11, 2022, we issued the Warrant to Walmart to purchase 61.2 million shares of Common Stock, of which 15.3 million shares of Common Stock have vested and may be immediately exercised. Issuances of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the equity and financing agreements that we have entered, and will enter, into will continue to dilute the percentage ownership of our stockholders and may dilute the per share projected earnings (if any) or book value of our Common Stock. Sales of a substantial number of shares of our Common Stock in the public market or other issuances of shares of our Common Stock, or the perception that these sales or issuances could occur, could cause the market price of
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our Common Stock to decline and may make it more difficult for you to sell your shares at a time and price that you deem appropriate.

The actual number of shares of Common Stock we will issue pursuant to the Wainwright ATM Program, at any one time or in total, is uncertain.

Subject to certain conditions and compliance with applicable law, we will issue, or continue to issue, as applicable, shares of our Common Stock from time to time in the market under the Wainwright ATM Program. It is not possible at this stage to predict the total number of shares of Common Stock that will be ultimately issued pursuant to these programs.

General Risk Factors

For the second quarter of 2022, we have re-qualified as a “smaller reporting company” within the meaning of the Securities Act. The reduced disclosure requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies may make our Common Stock less attractive to investors.

Based on the aggregate worldwide market value of voting and non-voting Common Stock held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2022, we re-qualified as a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act and for so long as we remain a smaller reporting company, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not smaller reporting companies. These exemptions include, among others:

being permitted to provide only two years of audited financial statements, in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements, with correspondingly reduced “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosure;
being permitted to omit quantitative and qualitative disclosures of market risk; and
not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

These scaled disclosures may make comparison of our disclosures with another public company, which is not a smaller reporting company, difficult because of the differences in the extent of such disclosure. We cannot predict whether investors will find our Common Stock less attractive if we rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our Common Stock less attractive as a result, we could experience greater difficulty raising equity capital, there may be a less active trading market for our Common Stock, and our stock price may be more volatile.    

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Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Private Placement

On March 5, 2019, we consummatedUnregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company issued 2,033,864 shares of Common Stock to a private placementformer employee of an aggregate 13,581,500 warrants (“Private Placement Warrants”) atthe Company in connection with the settlement of a priceconfidential arbitration. For more information, see Note 8, Commitments and Contingencies, of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total proceeds of approximately $13,581,500. The Private Placement Warrants, which were purchased by our sponsor Hennessy Capital Partners IV, LLC and by our Anchor investor, are substantially similarthe notes to the warrantscondensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in the units issued in our Public Offering (the “Public Warrants”), except that if held by the original holder or their permitted assigns, they (i) may be exercised for cash orthis Quarterly Report on a cashless basis, (ii) are not subject to being called for redemption and (iii) are subject to certain limited exceptions, will be subject to transfer restrictions until 30 days following the consummationForm 10-Q. The issuance of our initial business combination. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by holders other than its initial holders, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants. The sale of the Private Placement Warrantsthese shares was made pursuant to an exemptionexempt from registration contained inpursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”).

Use of Proceeds fromAct.


During the Initial Public Offering

On March 5, 2019, we consummated our Public Offering of 30,015,000 units, with each unit consisting of one share of Class A common stock and three-quarters of one warrant. Each whole warrant is exercisable to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share. The warrants will become exercisable onthree months ended September 30, 2022, the later of (i) 30 days after the completion of the initial business combination and (ii) 12 months from the closing of the Public Offering. The warrants expire five years after the completion of the initial business combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. Once the warrants become exercisable, the warrants will be redeemable in whole andCompany sold other equity securities not in part at a price of $0.01 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ notice if, and only if, the last sale price of the Company’s Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period.  The Units in the Public Offering were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, generating total gross proceeds of approximately $300,150,000.  Nomura Securities International, Inc.and Stifel Nicolaus & Company acted as joint book-runner managers for the Public Offering.   The securities sold in the Public Offering were registered under the Securities Act, on a registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-229608). The SEC declared the registration statement effective on February 28, 2019.

We paid a total of approximately $7,830,000as has been previously disclosed in underwriting discounts and commissions and approximately $856,000 for other costs and expenses related to the Public Offering.  In addition, the underwriters for the Public Offering agreed to defer payment of approximately $10,179,000 in underwriting discounts and commissions, which amount will be payable upon consummation of our initial business combination, if consummated. We also repaid the promissory note to our Sponsor from the proceeds of the Public Offering.

After deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions (excluding the deferred portion of approximately $10,179,000 in underwriting discounts and commissions, which amount will be payable upon consummation of our Business Combination, if consummated) and the offering expenses, the total net proceeds from our Public Offering and the private placement of the Private Placement Warrants was approximately $305,056,000 of which approximately $303,151,500 (or $10.10 per unit sold in the Public Offering) was placed in the Trust Account.  As of March 31, 2019, approximately $1.8 million was held outside the Trust Account and will be used to fund (a) the unpaid offering costs aggregating approximately $48,000 and (b) the Company’s operating expenses.  The proceeds held in the trust account may be invested by the trustee only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 180 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. government treasury obligations and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act. See also the Current Reports on Forms 8-K filedForm 8-K.

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Purchases of Equity Securities by the Company on March 6, 2019Issuer and March 11, 2019.

Affiliated Purchasers

In connectionThe table below provides information with the closingrespect to recent repurchases of the Public Offering a stock dividend of 316,250 shares was made to the holders of 7,187,500unvested shares of Class B common stock (increasing the total numberour Common Stock:

Period
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
(1)
Average Price
 Paid per Share
Total Number of
 Shares Purchased as
 part of Publicly
 Announced Plans or
 Programs
Maximum Number
 of Shares that May
 Yet Be Purchased
 Under the Plans or
 Programs
July 1 - July 31, 202251,680 $0.01 — — 
August 1 - August 31, 202245,290 $0.02 — — 
September 1 - September 30, 202279,668 $0.02 — — 
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(1)Certain of our shares of Class B common stocks outstandingCommon Stock held by employees and service providers are subject to 7,503,750) so thatvesting. Unvested shares are subject to a right of repurchase by us in the initial stockholdersevent the holder of such shares is no longer employed by or providing services for us. All shares in the Company would collectively own 20.0%above table were shares repurchased as a result of the issuedour exercising this right and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company after the Public Offering.

not pursuant to a publicly announced plan or program.

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Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

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Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None.

Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.

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Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

Other Information
Not applicable.

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ITEM

Item 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
1.1**Exhibit
No.
Underwriting Agreement, dated February 28, 2019, by and among the Company and Nomura Securities International, Inc., and Stifel Nicholas & Company, IncorporatedDescription
3.1**3.1
4.1**3.2
4.1
10.1**Investment Management Trust Account Agreement, dated March 5, 2019, between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company
10.2**Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 28, 2019, among the Company and certain security holders
10.3**Letter Agreement, dated March 5, 2019,as of July 11, 2022, by and between Canoo Inc. and Walmart Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company and certain security holdersCompany’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 13, 2022).
10.4**4.2
10.1†
10.5**10.2
10.3
10.6**10.4
10.7***10.5
31.131.1*
31.231.2*
32.1**
32.2**
101.INS
101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

*Furnished herewith
**Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on March 6, 2019.
104***Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Company on February 11, 2019.Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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†    Certain confidential portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K. The omitted information is (i) not material and (ii) would likely cause the Company competitive harm if publicly disclosed. The Company agrees to furnish an unredacted copy to the SEC upon request.
*      Filed herewith.
**     The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 and Exhibit 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are deemed furnished and not filed with the SEC and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
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SIGNATURES

In accordance with

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrantRegistrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 9, 2022
HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. IV
CANOO INC.
Dated: May 15, 2019  /s/ Daniel J. Hennessy

By:

/s/ Tony Aquila
Name: Daniel J. Hennessy

Tony Aquila
Title: ChairmanChief Executive Officer and Executive Chair of the Board of Directors and

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Dated: May 15, 2019  By:/s/ Nicholas A. PetruskaRamesh Murthy

Name: Nicholas A. Petruska

Ramesh Murthy
Title: Executive Vice President,Interim Chief

Financial Officer and Secretary

Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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