UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023

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: 001-38821

Lordstown Motors Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

83-2533239
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

2300 Hallock Young Road
Lordstown, Ohio 44481
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (234285-4001

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

Title of each class

    

Trading symbol

    

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 Par Value

RIDERIDEQ

NASDAQ*

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 Data File required to be submitted 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," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   

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

As of November 7, 2022, 216,976,245August 10, 2023, 15,953,212 shares of the registrant’s Class A common stock were outstanding.

* The registrant’s Class A common stock began trading exclusively on the over-the-counter market on July 7, 2023 under the symbol “RIDEQ.” The NASDAQ Global Select Market filed a Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2023 to remove the registrant’s Class A common stock from listing and registration on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Delisting became effective ten days thereafter and deregistration under Section 12(b) of the Act will become effective 90 days later.

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LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.

Debtor-in-Possession

INDEX

June 30, 2023

    

PAGE
NUMBER

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

56

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and December 31, 20212022

56

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and 20212022

67

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity/(Deficit) for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and 20212022

78

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and 20212022

89

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

910

Item 2.

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

3435

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

4244

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

42

44

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

4445

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

4445

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

5052

Item 5.

Other Information

5052

Item 6.

Exhibits

5253

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report, including, without limitation, statements under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the words “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “potential,” “projects,” “predicts,” “continue,” “could” or “should,” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements are accompanied by such terms. There can be no assurance that actual results will not materially differ from expectations. Such statements include, but are not limited to, any statements regarding our intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, financial or operational prospects, growth, strategies and the industry in which we operate,effects of our filing of voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (“Chapter 11”) and any other statements that are not statements of current or historical facts.

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. Although we base these forward-looking statements on assumptions that we believe are reasonable when made, 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 report. In addition, even if our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity and developments in the industry in which we operate, are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this report, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods. These statements are based on management’s current expectations, but actual results may differ materially due to various factors, including, but not limited to those described in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021,2022, as filed with the SECSecurities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 28, 2022March 6, 2023 (the “Form 10-K”), and in subsequent reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”),SEC, including this Form 10-Q for the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, as well as the following:

our ability to continue as a going concern, which requires us to manage costs, obtain significant additional funding to execute our business plan, achieve scaled production ofsuccessfully complete the Endurance and develop any additional vehicle programs, andChapter 11 Cases (as defined below), including our ability to raise such funding onsuccessfully market and sell all, substantially all or some of our assets, to successfully resolve litigation and other claims that may be filed against us, and to develop, negotiate, confirm and consummate a reasonable timeline and with suitable terms;Chapter 11 plan (a “Plan”);
our ability to raise sufficient capital, including underobtain timely approval of the financing arrangements we have established, in orderBankruptcy Court (as defined below) with respect to investour motions filed in the tooling that we expect will enable us to eventually lower the Endurance bill of materials cost, continue design enhancements of the Endurance and fund any future vehicles we may develop;Chapter 11 Cases;
the costadverse impact of the Chapter 11 Cases on our business, financial condition and results of operations, including due to significantly increased professional and other impactscosts and the length of contingent liabilities, such as extensive currenttime that we will operate under Chapter 11 protection, a substantial reduction in our workforce and the claims that may be brought against the Company or our officers;
the impact of the Foxconn Litigation (as defined below), the SEC investigation and any other pending or future litigation or claims regulatory proceedings, investigations, complaints, product liabilityasserted with respect to the Company (including the Karma Action (as defined below)), and possible claims stockholder demand letters, andby suppliers for our inability to meet obligations to them, the availability of insurance coverage and/with respect to such litigation or claims, adverse publicity with respect to these matters, which may have a material adverse effect, whether or not successful or valid, on our liquidity position, market price of our stock, cash projections, business prospects and ability and timeframe to obtain financing (Seeas well as the significant ongoing costs associated with such litigation (see Note 57 – Commitments and Contingencies)Contingencies and Note 9 – Subsequent Events);
the outcome of our efforts to market and sell our assets in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases and ability to realize value for such assets, including in light of the claims in the Karma action that certain assets were misappropriated by the Company and the accounting principles and estimates applied to value our assets for financial reporting purposes resulting in significant impairments and reserves that may not bear any relationship to their actual market value;
our ability to effectively implement and realize the benefits from our recently completed transactions and agreements with Foxconn (as defined below) under the Asset Purchase Agreement (as defined below), the Contract Manufacturing Agreement (as defined below)retain key employees, and the Investment Agreement (as defined below), which depend on many variables that could include regulatory approvalcosts associated therewith, to facilitate the Chapter 11 Cases, and other closing conditions, our ability to utilize the designs, engineering data and other foundational work of Foxconn, its affiliates, and other membersimpact of the MIH consortium as well as other parties,loss of employees on our prospects for all such parties to adhere to timelines to develop, commercialize, industrialize, homologate and certify a vehicle in North America, along with variables that are outrealizing any value from any sale of the parties' control, such as technology, innovation, adequate funding, supply chain and other economic conditions, competitors, customer demand and other factors, and the funding under the Investment Agreement is subject to regulatoryour assets;

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approvalthe adverse impact of ceasing production and sales of the Endurance and developing other closing conditions (See Note 1 — Organizationvehicles and Descriptionlack of Business and Basis of Presentation and Note 8 – Subsequent Events);ongoing meaningful revenue;
the adverse impact of the Company’s limited ability to continue to service the vehicles we have sold and the likelihood that we will not be able to sell any additional vehicles and may not recover value for the vehicles that we have sold;
risks regarding our limited liquidity and unlikely access to financing as we continue to incur significant costs during and in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, have significant known and contingent liabilities and claims for which we will continue to incur legal costs and may be subject to significant uninsured losses, face uncertainty as to the ability to realize value through the sale of our assets and litigation claims, and other claims that may be filed against us, lack any meaningful revenue stream and do not expect an ongoing business following the Chapter 11 Cases;
risks related to the substantial costs and diversion of our personnel’s attention and resources due to the Chapter 11 Cases, our efforts to market and sell assets, litigation matters and other claims;
the impact of the delisting of our Class A common stock on the liquidity and trading price of our Class A common stock;
our ability to executeutilize, and any benefit to us from, our business plan, expansion plans, strategic alliances and other opportunities, including development and market acceptance of our planned products;net operating losses, which is likely to be limited;
risks related to our limited operating history, the rollout of our business and the timing of expected business milestones, including the ability to ensure the completion of tooling, establish and maintain appropriate supplier relationships, successfully complete testing, homologation and certification and continue ramp of commercial production (which is currently expected to be slow) and start delivery of the Endurance, in accordance with our projected timeline;
our ability to sourcecomply with terms and maintain suppliers for our critical components and the termsconditions of such arrangements, and our ability to complete building out our supply chain;any financing, even if obtained;
the availability and cost of raw materials and components, particularly in light of current supply chain disruptions and labor concerns, inflation, and the consequences of such shortages on testing and other activities, which could present challenges that impact the timing of our commercial production;
our ability to successfully identifymaintain our relationships with our suppliers, vendors, customers and implement actionsother third parties, including those suppliers providing services that will lower the Endurance bill of materials cost, including sourcing benefits anticipated fromare integral to maintaining our relationship with Foxconn;financial, information technology and other systems used to operate our business;
our suppliers’ and vendors’ likely unwillingness or ability to fulfill any obligations they may have under supply terms or agreements for ongoing support, including their warranty obligations to us, as a result of the Chapter 11 Cases or other disputes, that would cause us to incur substantial costs or liabilities, damage our reputation with our customers or potential acquirers of our assets, all of which would have a material adverse impact on the Company;
our ability to obtain binding purchase orders and build customer relationships, including uncertainties as to whether and to what degree we are able to convert previously-reported nonbinding pre-orders and other indications of interest in our vehicle into binding orders and ultimately sales;
our ability to deliver on the expectations of customers with respect to the pricing, performance, quality, reliability, safety and efficiency of the Endurance and to provide the levels of after sale service, support and warranty coverage that they will require;
the risk that our technology, including our hub motors, do not perform as expected;
our ability to conduct business using a direct sales model, rather than through a dealer network used by most other OEMs;
our ability to remain in compliance with our financing covenants and the risks associated with having pledged significant assets as collateral for recently incurred indebtedness;
the effects of competition on our ability to market and sell vehicles;
our ability to attract and retain key personnel and hire additional personnel;
the pace and depth of electric vehicle adoption generally;
our expectations regarding our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection and not infringe on the rights of others;
our ability to obtain required regulatory approvals and changes in laws, regulatory requirements, interpretations of existing law, governmental incentives and fuel and energy prices;
the impact of health epidemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, on our business, the other risks we face and the actions we may take in response thereto;
cybersecurity threats and breaches and compliance with privacy and data protection laws;
failure to timely implement and maintain adequate financial, information technology and management processes, and controls and procedures;procedures, particularly in light of the substantial reduction in personnel in connection with the lack of support from Foxconn and the Chapter 11 Cases and the risk of further attrition;
potential changes to the amount, composition and value of our assets and liabilities depending on the outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases and the litigation and other claims asserted by or against the Company, including the claims asserted in the Karma Action;
the description of our operations, assets, liabilities, contingencies, liquidity and capital resources included in this report or in any filing we make with the Bankruptcy Court may not accurately reflect such matters during the pendency of or following the Chapter 11 Cases, or the actual market value of our assets in a sale process in light of the accounting principles and estimates applied compared to the results of an organized marketing process, which could result in a higher or lower value;
the fact that the periodic financial information we report to the Bankruptcy Court is not presented in accordance with GAAP and may differ materially from information that has been or may in the future be provided in our periodic SEC filings and may reflect estimates based on assumptions that may change significantly during the course of the Chapter 11 Cases or due to other contingencies;
the actions and decisions of our stakeholders and other third parties who have interests in our Chapter 11 Cases that may be inconsistent with our operational and strategic plans and adversely impact the Chapter 11 Cases or our ability to realize value from any of our assets; and
the possibility that wecosts associated with complying with our warranty obligations for vehicles sold to customers may be adversely affected by other economic, geopolitical, business and/significant, and may necessitate we repurchase the vehicles and or competitive factors, including rising interest rates andrefund the direct and indirect effects of the war in Ukraine.purchase price paid.

There can be no guarantees regarding the liabilities for which the Company will be responsible, that we will be able to sell some or all of our assets in an orderly fashion, that we will otherwise realize any significant value for our assets or our damages through the Foxconn Litigation, that we will be able to successfully complete our Chapter 11 Cases, or that our creditors or stockholders will receive any recovery from the bankruptcy proceedings. Trading prices for our securities may bear little or no relationship to the actual recovery, if any, by holders of our securities in bankruptcy proceedings.

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In light of these risks and uncertainties, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and the periodic financial information reported to the Bankruptcy Court (which are also subject to the qualifications provided with respect thereto). Any forward-looking statement that we make in this report speaks only as of the date of such statement, and 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. Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future performance, particularly due to the fact that the Chapter 11 Cases were initiated near the end of the reporting period and have resulted in material changes in the nature of the Company’s operations and cost structure after the reporting period discussed herein, and, unless specifically expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.

Unless the context indicates otherwise, references in this report to the “Company,” “Lordstown,” “we,” “us,” “our” and similar terms refer to Lordstown Motors Corp. (f/k/a DiamondPeak Holdings Corp.) and its consolidated subsidiaries (including Legacy Lordstown (as defined below)). References to “DiamondPeak” refer to our predecessor company prior to the consummation of merger completed on October 23, 2020 pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 1, 2020 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among DiamondPeak, DPL Merger Sub Corp. (“Merger Sub”) and Lordstown Motors Corp. (“Legacy Lordstown” and now known as Lordstown EV Corporation (as defined below)), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into Legacy Lordstown, with Legacy Lordstown surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of DiamondPeak (the “Merger” and, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the “Business Combination”).

Unless the context indicates otherwise, all shares of the Company’s Class A common stock are presented after giving effect to the 1:15 reverse stock split of the outstanding Class A common stock, which became effective as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on May 24, 2023.

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Lordstown Motors Corp.

Debtor-In Possession

Balance Sheets

(in thousands except for share data)

(Unaudited)

    

September 30, 2022

December 31, 2021

ASSETS:

  

  

Current Assets

 

  

 

  

Cash and cash equivalents

$

154,232

$

244,016

Short-term investments

49,304

Inventory, net

11,180

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

37,462

 

47,121

Total current assets

$

252,178

$

291,137

Property, plant and equipment

 

220,020

 

382,746

Intangible assets

 

1,000

 

1,000

Other non-current assets

27,882

13,900

Total Assets

$

501,080

$

688,783

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

  

 

  

Current Liabilities

 

  

 

  

Accounts payable

$

15,634

$

12,098

Accrued and other current liabilities

 

57,014

 

35,507

Purchase price down payment from Foxconn

 

 

100,000

Note payable to Foxconn

 

13,500

 

Total current liabilities

$

86,148

$

147,605

Warrant and other non-current liabilities

2,495

1,578

Total liabilities

$

88,643

$

149,183

Stockholders’ equity

 

  

 

  

Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized; 216,904,965 and 196,391,349 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

$

22

$

19

Additional paid in capital

 

1,137,628

 

1,084,390

Accumulated deficit

 

(725,213)

 

(544,809)

Total stockholders’ equity

$

412,437

$

539,600

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

501,080

$

688,783

June 30, 2023

December 31, 2022

ASSETS:

  

  

Current Assets

 

  

 

  

Cash and cash equivalents

$

115,732

$

121,358

Short-term investments

22,000

100,297

Inventory, net

13,672

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

16,697

 

20,548

Total current assets

$

154,429

$

255,875

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

193,780

Assets held for sale

 

6,882

 

Other non-current assets

1,783

2,657

Total Assets

$

163,094

$

452,312

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

  

 

  

Current Liabilities

 

  

 

  

Accounts payable

$

3,507

$

12,801

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

13,358

 

56,033

Total current liabilities

$

16,865

$

68,834

Liabilities subject to compromise

84,995

Warrant and other non-current liabilities

779

1,446

Total liabilities

$

102,639

$

70,280

Mezzanine equity

Series A Convertible Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 12,000,000 shares authorized; 300,000 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022

$

31,484

$

30,261

Stockholders’ equity

 

  

 

  

Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized; 15,953,212 and 15,928,299, as adjusted reflecting the May 2023 1:15 reverse stock split, shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

$

24

$

24

Additional paid in capital

 

1,182,370

 

1,178,960

Accumulated deficit

 

(1,153,423)

 

(827,213)

Total stockholders’ equity

$

28,971

$

351,771

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

163,094

$

452,312

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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Lordstown Motors Corp.

Debtor-In Possession

Statements of Operations

(in thousands except for per share data)

(unaudited)

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Three months ended

Three months ended

   

Nine months ended

   

Nine months ended

  

September 30, 2022

   

September 30, 2021

September 30, 2022

September 30, 2021

Net sales

$

$

$

$

Operating expenses

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

60,145

31,281

 

116,105

 

79,468

Research and development expenses 1

 

19,839

56,890

 

92,213

 

225,246

Impairment of fixed assets

74,865

74,865

Amortization of intangible assets

11,111

11,111

Gain on sale

(101,736)

Total operating expenses

$

154,849

$

99,282

$

181,447

$

315,825

Loss from operations

 

(154,849)

(99,282)

$

(181,447)

$

(315,825)

Other (expense) income

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Other (expense) income

 

(643)

3,467

 

(144)

 

(13,788)

Interest income

 

1,062

9

 

1,187

 

396

Loss before income taxes

$

(154,430)

$

(95,806)

$

(180,404)

$

(329,217)

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(154,430)

$

(95,806)

$

(180,404)

$

(329,217)

Income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders

 

  

 

  

 

  

    

 

  

Basic

(0.73)

(0.54)

(0.89)

    

(1.86)

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

 

  

 

  

 

  

    

 

  

Basic

 

211,946

178,761

 

203,147

    

 

176,573

1Research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 are net of $18.4 million in operating expense reimbursements as described in Note 1.

Three months ended

Three months ended

   

Six months ended

   

Six months ended

  

June 30, 2023

   

June 30, 2022

June 30, 2023

June 30, 2022

Net sales

$

2,151

$

$

2,340

$

Cost of sales

 

60,739

 

 

91,550

Operating Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

57,688

29,941

 

72,375

 

55,960

Research and development expenses

 

12,303

10,510

 

26,728

 

72,374

Impairment of property plant & equipment and intangibles

25,041

139,481

Total operating expenses

$

95,032

$

40,451

$

238,584

$

128,334

Loss from operations

 

(153,620)

(40,451)

$

(327,794)

$

(128,334)

Other income (expense)

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(Loss) gain on sale of assets

(2,609)

101,736

(2,609)

101,736

Other income

 

93

1,991

 

157

 

499

Investment and interest income

 

1,645

383

 

4,036

 

125

Loss before income taxes

$

(154,491)

$

63,659

$

(326,210)

$

(25,974)

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

Net loss

(154,491)

63,659

(326,210)

(25,974)

Less preferred stock dividend

(618)

(1,223)

Net loss attributable to common shareholders

$

(153,873)

$

63,659

$

(324,987)

$

(25,974)

Net loss per share attributable to common shareholders

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Basic

(9.69)

4.75

$

(20.39)

$

(1.96)

Diluted

(9.69)

4.75

(20.47)

(1.96)

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

 

  

 

  

 

  

    

 

  

Basic

 

15,940

13,388

 

15,936

    

 

13,245

Diluted

15,940

13,401

15,936

13,245

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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Lordstown Motors Corp.

Debtor-In Possession

Statements of Stockholders’ Equity/(Deficit)

(in thousands)

(Common Stock adjusted to reflect May 2023 reverse stock split)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2022

Additional

Total

Common Stock

Paid-In

Accumulated

Stockholders’

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Deficit

    

Equity

Balance at June 30, 2022

 

205,871

$

21

$

1,106,521

$

(570,783)

$

535,759

Issuance of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

RSU Vesting

132

Common stock issued under the Equity Purchase Agreement

10,902

1

26,704

26,705

Stock compensation

 

 

 

4,403

 

 

4,403

Net income

 

 

 

 

(154,430)

 

(154,430)

Balance at September 30, 2022

 

216,905

$

22

$

1,137,628

$

(725,213)

$

412,437

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021

Additional

Total

Common Stock

Paid-In

Accumulated

Stockholders’

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Deficit

    

Equity

Balance at June 30, 2021

176,606

$

18

$

966,837

$

(367,852)

$

599,003

Issuance of common stock

 

1,522

 

 

2,724

 

 

2,724

Common stock issued under the Equity Purchase Agreement

3,947

20,000

20,000

Stock compensation

 

 

 

6,585

 

 

6,585

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(95,806)

 

(95,806)

Balance at September 30, 2021

 

182,075

$

18

$

996,146

$

(463,658)

$

532,506

Three Months Ended June 30, 2023

Additional

Total

Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Paid-In

Accumulated

Stockholders’

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Deficit

   

Deficit

Balance at March 31, 2023

 

300

30,866

15,935

$

24

$

1,180,723

$

(998,932)

$

181,815

Issuance of common stock

 

 

 

 

RSU Vesting

18

(20)

(20)

Stock compensation

 

 

2,284

 

 

2,284

Accrual of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock dividends

618

(617)

(617)

Net income

 

 

 

(154,491)

 

(154,491)

Balance at June 30, 2023

 

300

$

31,484

15,953

$

24

$

1,182,370

$

(1,153,423)

$

28,971

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

Additional

Total

Common Stock

Paid-In

Accumulated

Stockholders’

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Deficit

    

Equity

Balance at December 31, 2021

196,391

$

19

$

1,084,390

$

(544,809)

$

539,600

Issuance of common stock

 

1,106

1

1,852

1,853

RSU Vesting

1,944

Common stock issued under the Equity Purchase Agreement

17,464

2

40,437

40,439

Stock compensation

 

10,949

10,949

Net loss

 

(180,404)

(180,404)

Balance at September 30, 2022

216,905

$

22

$

1,137,628

$

(725,213)

$

412,437

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022

Additional

Total

Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Paid-In

Accumulated

Stockholders’

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Deficit

   

Equity

Balance at March 31, 2022

13,132

$

20

1,088,925

$

(634,442)

$

454,503

Issuance of common stock

 

43

 

1,237

 

1,237

RSU Vesting

113

Common stock issued to YA

437

1

13,733

13,734

Stock compensation

 

2,626

 

2,626

Net loss

 

63,659

 

63,659

Balance at June 30, 2022

13,725

$

21

$

1,106,521

$

(570,783)

$

535,759

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

Additional

Total

Common Stock

Paid-In

Accumulated

Stockholders’

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Deficit

    

Equity

Balance at December 31, 2020

168,008

$

17

$

765,162

$

(134,441)

$

630,738

Issuance of common stock

 

2,136

 

 

3,822

 

 

3,822

Common stock issued for exercise of warrants

7,984

1

194,797

194,798

Common stock issued under Equity Purchase Agreement

3,947

20,000

20,000

Stock compensation

 

 

 

12,365

 

 

12,365

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(329,217)

 

(329,217)

Balance at September 30, 2021

182,075

$

18

$

996,146

$

(463,658)

$

532,506

Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

Additional

Total

Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Paid-In

Accumulated

Stockholders’

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Deficit

   

Equity

Balance at December 31, 2022

300

$

30,261

15,928

$

24

$

1,178,960

$

(827,213)

$

351,771

Issuance of Class A common stock

 

 

 

 

 

RSU vesting

25

(65)

(65)

Stock compensation

4,698

4,698

Accrual of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock dividends

1,223

(1,223)

(1,223)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(326,210)

 

(326,210)

Balance at June 30, 2023

300

$

31,484

15,953

$

24

$

1,182,370

$

(1,153,423)

$

28,971

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

Additional

Total

Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Paid-In

Accumulated

Stockholders’

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Deficit

   

Deficit

Balance at December 31, 2021

$

13,093

$

19

$

1,084,390

$

(544,809)

$

539,600

Issuance of Class A common stock

 

74

1

1,852

1,853

RSU vesting

121

Common stock issued to YA

437

1

13,733

13,734

Stock compensation

 

6,546

6,546

Net loss

 

(25,974)

(25,974)

Balance at June 30, 2022

$

13,725

$

21

$

1,106,521

$

(570,783)

$

535,759

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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Debtor-In Possession

Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

Nine months ended

Nine months ended

Six months ended

Six months ended

September 30, 2022

    

September 30, 2021

June 30, 2023

  

June 30, 2022

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

  

 

 

  

Net loss

$

(180,404)

$

(329,217)

$

(326,210)

$

(25,974)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used by operating activities:

 

 

  

 

 

  

Stock-based compensation

 

10,949

 

12,365

 

4,698

 

6,546

Gain on disposal of fixed assets

 

(101,736)

 

Impairment of fixed assets

74,865

Amortization of intangible assets

11,111

(Loss) gain on disposal of fixed assets

 

2,609

 

(101,736)

Impairment of property plant and equipment and intangible assets

139,481

Depreciation of property plant and equipment

54,308

Write down of inventory and prepaid inventory

24,105

Other non-cash changes

26,108

13,903

(1,761)

9,123

Changes in assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivables

 

 

21

Inventory

(36,695)

(10,537)

(13,413)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

10,289

(3,001)

4,596

5,301

Accounts payable

5,120

10,929

(5,997)

1,197

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

20,482

 

37,649

 

39,016

 

(2,471)

Net Cash used by operating activities

$

(171,022)

$

(246,240)

Net Cash used in operating activities

$

(75,692)

$

(121,427)

Cash flows from investing activities

  

  

  

  

Purchases of capital assets

$

(50,563)

$

(255,528)

Purchases of short-term assets

(49,304)

Purchases of property plant and equipment

$

(10,188)

$

(40,043)

Purchases of short-term investments

(32,147)

Maturities of short-term investments

112,203

Investment in Foxconn Joint Venture

(13,500)

(13,500)

Proceeds from the sale of capital assets

38,813

198

37,553

Net Cash used by investing activities

$

(74,554)

$

(255,528)

Net Cash provided by (used in) investing activities

$

70,066

$

(15,990)

Cash flows from financing activities

  

  

  

  

Proceeds from notes payable

$

13,500

$

82,016

Proceeds from notes payable for Foxconn Joint Venture

$

$

13,500

Down payments received from Foxconn

100,000

100,000

Issuance of common stock

1,853

3,822

Proceeds from Equity Purchase Agreement with YA, net of issuance costs

40,439

20,000

Issuance of Class A common stock

1,853

Proceeds from Equity Purchase Agreement, net of issuance costs

13,734

Net Cash provided by financing activities

$

155,792

$

105,838

$

$

129,087

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

$

(89,784)

$

(395,930)

$

(5,626)

$

(8,330)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning balance

 

244,016

 

629,761

 

121,358

 

244,016

Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance

$

154,232

$

233,831

$

115,732

$

235,686

Non-cash items

Derecognition of Foxconn down payments for sale of capital assets

$

200,000

$

Capital assets acquired with payables

$

2,162

$

10,793

$

321

$

1,846

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP

Debtor-In Possession

NOTES TO INTERIMCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATIONOPERATIONS

Lordstown Description of Business

Lordstown Motors Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Lordstown,” the “Company” or “we”), is an original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) of electric light duty vehicles focused on the commercial fleet market. Since inception, we have been developing our flagship vehicle, the Endurance, an electric full-size pickup truck.

Our strategy was designed to accelerate the launch of new commercial electric vehicles (“EVs”). This included working on our own vehicle programs as well as partnering with third parties, including Foxconn and its affiliates (as defined below), as we sought to leverage our vehicle development experience, our proprietary and open-source code and other non-proprietary technologies, our existing Endurance vehicle platform, and potential new vehicle platforms to drive commonality and scale, and more efficiently develop and launch EVs, to enhance capital efficiency and achieve profitability.

In Septemberthe third quarter of 2022, the Company started commercial production of the Endurance with the first two vehicles completing assembly. Production volume is expectedassembly in September. The Company subsequently completed homologation and testing and received required certifications enabling us to ramp slowly primarily as a resultrecord sales of supply chain constraints, with engineeringthe first three vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2022. Engineering readiness, quality and part availability continuing to governgoverned the initial timing and speed of the Endurance launch. We anticipate sales startingThe rate of Endurance production remained very low as we addressed launch and supplier quality related issues until June 30, 2023 when management made the decision to cease production. During the second quarter of 2023, we delivered 33 Endurance trucks to customers as we continued to evaluate the merits of producing and selling vehicles to customers in order to seed the commercial fleet market, demonstrate the capabilities of the Endurance, and support our OEM partnership pursuits.

Leading up to filing the Chapter 11 Cases (as further discussed below), it became apparent that we would be unable to effectively implement and realize the anticipated benefits of the Foxconn Transactions (as defined below) as Foxconn continued to shift its approach to the nature of the partnership and the product, failed to meet funding commitments and refused to engage with the Company on various initiatives contemplated by the Foxconn Transactions that were essential to sustain ongoing operations. Due to the failure to identify a strategic partner for the Endurance, lack of expected funding and other support from Foxconn (as discussed in more detail below) and extremely limited ability to raise sufficient capital in the fourthcurrent market environment, we determined it was in the best interests of the Company’s stakeholders to take aggressive actions to cut costs and preserve cash, file the Chapter 11 Cases and cease production of the Endurance and new program development. As part of these actions, two notices were provided to a substantial number of employees under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN Act”) in May 2023, for job eliminations to occur in July 2023. Therefore, this reduction in costs occurred after the end of the second quarter of 2022 subject to full homologation, testing and required certification. We intend to design, develop, engineer, test and industrialize all-electric commercial vehicles (“EC Vehicles”) leveraging the Foxconn ecosystem, including its Mobility-in-Harmony (“MIH”) consortium, which would also be built at the Foxconn Ohio plant.2023.

Foxconn Transactions

The Company has entered into a series of transactions with affiliates of Hon Hai Technology Group (“HHTG”;, either HHTG or applicable affiliates of HHTG are referred to herein as “Foxconn”), beginning with the Agreement in Principal that was announced on September 30, 2021, pursuant to which we entered into definitive agreements to sell our manufacturing facility in Lordstown, Ohio under an Asset Purchase Agreement (as defined below) and outsource manufacturing of the Endurance to Foxconn under a Contract Manufacturing Agreement and established the Foxconn Joint Venture (as defined below) for the development of other electric vehicles that included $100 million of capital commitment from Foxconn, of which $45 million was made available to us to fund our 45% share under the Notes (as defined below), each discussed in greater detail below.

. On November 7, 2022, we entered into an Investment Agreement with Foxconn under which Foxconn agreed to purchase $70 million of our Class A common stock and up to $100 millionmake an additional equity investment in convertible preferred stock, subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approvals and achievement of vehicle development milestones established by the partiesCompany (the “Investment Agreement”). Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, the parties have agreed to terminate the Foxconn Joint Venture and cause development activities to be undertaken directly by us. (See Note 8 – Subsequent Events.)

The Asset Purchase Agreement, Contract Manufacturing Agreement, the Joint Venture Agreement, Note, Security and Guarantee Agreement and the Investment Agreement together are herein referred to as the “Foxconn Transactions.”

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Investment Agreement

Under the Investment Agreement, Foxconn agreed to make additional equity investments in the Company through the purchase of $70 million of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Class A common stock”), and up to $100 million in Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Preferred Stock”), subject to certain conditions, including, without limitation, regulatory approvals and satisfaction of certain EV Program (as defined herein) budget and EV Program milestones established by the parties. The Preferred Stock funding could only be used in connection with planning, designing, developing, engineering, testing, industrializing, certifying, homologating and launching one or more EVs in collaboration with Foxconn (the “EV Program”).

On November 22, 2022, the parties completed the initial closing under the Investment Agreement, pursuant to which Foxconn purchased approximately $22.7 million of Class A common stock and $30 million of Preferred Stock (the “Initial Closing”).

The Investment Agreement provided for the second closing of Class A common stock (the “Subsequent Common Closing”), at which time Foxconn was required to purchase approximately 10% of the Class A common stock for approximately $47.3 million. The Subsequent Common Closing was to occur within 10 business days following the parties’ receipt of a written communication from the U.S. government’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) that CFIUS has concluded that there are no unresolved national security concerns with respect to the transactions (“CFIUS Clearance”) and subject to satisfaction of the other conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement (which the Company believes were or would have been satisfied). CFIUS Clearance was received on April 25, 2023, which means the Subsequent Common Closing was to occur on or before May 8, 2023. The Company was ready, willing and able to complete the Subsequent Common Closing on a timely basis.

In addition, following the parties’ agreement to the EV Program budget and the EV Program milestones and satisfaction of those EV Program milestones and other conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement, Foxconn was to purchase in two tranches, a total of 0.7 million additional shares of Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $100 per share for aggregate proceeds of $70 million (the “Subsequent Preferred Funding”). The parties agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to agree upon the EV Program budget and EV Program milestones no later than May 7, 2023.

The completion of the Subsequent Common Closing and the Subsequent Preferred Funding would have provided critical liquidity for the Company’s operations. Since April 21, 2023, Foxconn has disputed its obligations under the Investment Agreement to consummate the Subsequent Common Closing and to use necessary efforts to agree upon the EV Program budget and EV Program milestones to facilitate the Subsequent Preferred Funding. Foxconn initially asserted that the Company was in breach of the Investment Agreement due to the Company’s previously disclosed receipt of a notice (the “Nasdaq Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), which Nasdaq Notice indicated that the Company’s Class A common stock price dropped below the $1.00 per share threshold set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) (the “Bid Price Requirement”) and that the Company had a 180-day period to remedy the drop in the stock price. As previously disclosed, Foxconn purported to terminate the Investment Agreement if that purported breach was not cured within 30 days.

The Company continues to believe that the breach allegations by Foxconn are without merit, and that Foxconn was obligated to complete the Subsequent Common Closing on or before May 8, 2023. Despite the Company taking action to satisfy the Bid Price Requirement as of June 7, 2023, and discussions between the parties to seek a resolution regarding the Investment Agreement, Foxconn did not proceed with the Subsequent Common Closing or any Subsequent Preferred Funding. As a result of Foxconn’s actions, the Company has been deprived of critical funding necessary for its operations. To seek relief for Foxconn’s contractual breaches and other fraudulent and tortious conduct the Company believes were committed by Foxconn, the Company commenced the Foxconn Litigation.

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Closing of the APA with Foxconn

On May 11, 2022, Lordstown EV Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Lordstown EV”), closed the transactions contemplated by the asset purchase agreement with Foxconn EV Technology, Inc., an Ohio corporation, and an affiliate of HHTG, dated November 10, 2021 (the “Asset Purchase Agreement” or “APA” and the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby, the “APA Closing”).

Pursuant to the APA, Foxconn purchased Lordstown EV’s manufacturing facility located in Lordstown, Ohio. Lordstown EV continues to own our hub motor assembly line, as well as our battery module and pack line assets, certain tooling, intellectual property rights and other excluded assets, and outsourcedoutsources all of the

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manufacturing of the Endurance to Foxconn under the Contract Manufacturing Agreement (defined below).Agreement. Lordstown EV also entered into a lease pursuant to which Lordstown EV leases space located at the Lordstown, Ohio facility from Foxconn for itsLordstown EV’s Ohio-based employees for a term equal to the duration of the Contract Manufacturing Agreement plus 30 days. The right of use asset and liability related to this lease is immaterial.

The

We received $257 million in proceeds related to the sale, consisting of the $230 million initial purchase price for the Lordstown facility consisted of $230assets, plus $8.9 million for expansion investments and aan $18.4 million reimbursement payment for certain operating and expansion costs incurred by Lordstown EVus from September 1, 2021 untilthrough the APA Closing. Foxconn made down payments of the purchase price totaling $200 million through April 15, 2022, of which $100 million was received during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.in both 2022 and 2021. The $30 million balance of the purchase price and a reimbursement payment of approximately $27.5 million were paid at the APA Closing; $17.5 million was attributable to the reimbursement of certain operating expenses reported in research and development and $10 million was attributable to expansion costs. Under the terms of the APA, the $17.5 million reimbursement costs were an estimate which upon final settlement was subsequently increased to $18.4 million as of September 30, 2022.million.

Research and development costs are presented net of the $18.4 million reimbursement of costs by Foxconn for the nine monthsyear ended September 30,December 31, 2022. Included in the $18.4 million reimbursement were approximately $7.7 million of research and development costs incurred in 2021. Of the $10 million expansion costs, $7.5 million is attributable to assets sold to Foxconn at the APA Closing with the remaining $2.5 million being a prepayment for open purchase orders as of the APA Closing related to expansion costs. Also, in connection with the APA Closing, the Company issued warrants tothe Foxconn thatWarrants (as defined herein), which are exercisable until the third anniversary of the APA Closing for 1.70.13 million shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $10.50$157.50 per share (the “Foxconn Warrants”). In October 2021, prior to entering into the APA, Foxconn purchased 7.20.48 million shares of the Company’s Class A common stock for approximately $50.0 million.

Contract Manufacturing Agreement

On May 11, 2022, Lordstown EV and Foxconn entered into a manufacturing supply agreement (the “Contract Manufacturing Agreement” or “CMA”) in connection with the APA Closing. Pursuant to the Contract Manufacturing Agreement, Foxconn willwas to (i) manufacture the Endurance at the Lordstown facility for a fee per vehicle, (ii) following a transition period, procure components for the manufacture and assembly of the Endurance, subject to sourcing specifications provided by Lordstown EV, and (iii) provide certain post-delivery services. To date, Foxconn has not provided the aforementioned procurement and post delivery services. The CMA providesprovided us with an almost entirely variable manufacturing cost structure and alleviates us ofalleviated the burden to invest in and maintain the Lordstown facility.

The CMA requiresrequired Foxconn to use commercially reasonable efforts to assist with reducing component and logistics costs and reducing the overall bill of materials (“BOM”) cost of the Endurance, and otherwise improving the commercial terms of procurement with suppliers, and the partiessuppliers. However, we did not realize any material reduction of raw material or component costs or improvement in commercial terms based on Foxconn’s actions. Foxconn was required to work together to reduce the overall bill of materials cost of the Endurance. Foxconn conductsconduct testing in accordance with procedures established by us and we are generally responsible for all motor vehicle regulatory compliance and reporting. The Contract Manufacturing Agreement also allocates responsibility between the parties for other matters, including component defects, quality assurance and warranties of manufacturing and design. Foxconn invoicesinvoiced us for manufacturing costs on a fee per vehicle produced basis, and to the extent purchased by Foxconn,

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component and other costs. Production volume and scheduling arewere based upon rolling weekly forecasts we provideprovided that arewere generally binding only for a twelve-week12-week period, with some ability to vary the quantities of vehicle type.

The CMA became effective on May 11, 2022 and continues for an initial term of 18 months plus a 12-month notice period in the event either party seeks to terminate the agreement. In the event noneither party terminates the Contract Manufacturing Agreement following the initial term, it will continue on a month-to-month basis unless terminated upon 12 months’ prior notice. The CMA can also be terminated by either party due to a material breach of the agreement and will terminateterminates immediately upon the occurrence of any bankruptcy event.

Voluntary Chapter 11 Petition

On June 27, 2023, the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The Chapter 11 cases are being jointly administered under the caption In re: Lordstown Motors Corp., et al., Cases No. 23-10831 through 23-10833 (the “Chapter 11 Cases”). Additional information about the Chapter 11 Cases, including access to documents filed with the Bankruptcy Court, is available online at https://www.kccllc.net/lordstown/document/list, a website administered by Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC ("KCC"), a third-party bankruptcy claims and noticing agent. The information on this website is not incorporated by reference and does not constitute part of this Form 10-Q.

The Bankruptcy Court has approved certain motions filed by the Debtors that were designed primarily to mitigate the impact of the Chapter 11 Cases on the Company’s remaining operations, customers and employees. The Debtors are authorized to conduct their business activities in the ordinary course, and pursuant to orders entered by the Bankruptcy Court, the Debtors are authorized to, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions of such orders: (i) pay employees’ wages and related obligations; (ii) pay certain taxes; (iii) pay critical vendors; (iv) continue to honor certain customer obligations; (v) maintain their insurance program; (vi) continue their cash management system and (v) establish certain procedures to protect any potential value of the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes (the “NOLs”). Shortly after filing the Chapter 11 Cases, the Company ceased production of the Endurance and new program development and, accordingly, the Company has no meaningful ongoing revenue stream.

As part of the Chapter 11 Cases, on August 8, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court approved procedures for the Debtors to conduct a comprehensive marketing and sale process for all, substantially all or some of their assets in order to maximize the value of those assets. The Debtors’ investment banker, Jefferies LLC, has reached out to a wide range of potential buyers. The Debtors have received a number of non-binding indications of interest. The procedures approved by the Bankruptcy Court provide that August 24, 2023 is the deadline by which the Company may select and file with the Bankruptcy Court one or more stalking horses with respect to their assets. The deadline to submit bids is September 8, 2023 and the auction, if any, is scheduled for September 19, 2023. Each of these dates is subject to change and the sale process may be cancelled in accordance with the procedures approved by the Bankruptcy Court. The Company can provide no assurance that any sale of assets (whether in whole or in part) will be consummated or what the proceeds or other terms of any such transaction may be. Further, the assets included in this report or in any filing we make with the Bankruptcy Court may not reflect the fair values thereof during the pendency of or following the Chapter 11 Cases or the value of our assets in an organized sale process in light of the uncertainty of the estimates and assumptions used in the applicable reporting principles, and such values may be higher or lower as a result.

The Company also intends to use the tools of Chapter 11 to fully, finally, and efficiently resolve its contingent and other liabilities and to pursue the Foxconn Joint Venture AgreementLitigation before the Bankruptcy Court. However, the Company provides no assurance as to the timing or outcome of the resolution of these matters by the Bankruptcy Court or any other court in which these matters may be adjudicated, including as a result of the proceedings that will occur outside of the Bankruptcy Court prior to a final disposition by the Bankruptcy

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Court, including the Karma Action. In addition, the Bankruptcy Court has not established a deadline by which parties are required to file proofs of claim in the Chapter 11 Cases. The Company cannot provide any assurances regarding when such deadline will be, the amount or nature of the claims that may be filed by such deadline, or what the Company’s total estimated liabilities based on such claims will be.

On July 31, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court granted Karma (defined below) relief from the automatic stay imposed by the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases and to allow the multi-week trial in the Karma Action scheduled in September 2023 to continue. The Company is continuing to vigorously defend against Karma’s claims and continues to believe that there are strong defenses to the claims and damages demanded. However, the outcome of the Karma Action is subject to uncertainties inherent in the litigation process and no assurances can be given regarding the outcome of the trial or the impact of the Karma Action on the Company, including with respect to the amount of any claim that Karma may have against the Company and the Company’s ability to sell assets that Karma contends were misappropriated by the Company or that incorporate trade secrets or property that Karma claims were misappropriated by the Company. See Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies and Note 9 – Subsequent Events.

On July 20, 2023, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (a/k/a Hon Hai Technology Group), Foxconn EV Technology, Inc., and Foxconn EV System LLC filed a motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 Cases or to convert the cases under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Foxconn Motion to Dismiss”). The movants allege that the Debtors filed the Chapter 11 Cases in bad faith, that the Debtors do not have a reasonable likelihood of rehabilitation, and that dismissal or conversion would benefit the Debtors’ creditors. The Debtors believe that there are strong defenses to the movants’ assertions and intend to vigorously oppose the motion. However, no assurances can be given regarding the outcome of the motion.

AlsoFoxconn Litigation

On June 27, 2023, the Company commenced an adversary proceeding against Foxconn (the “Foxconn Litigation”) in connection withthe Bankruptcy Court seeking relief for fraudulent and tortious conduct as well as breaches of the Investment Agreement, the parties’ joint venture agreement, the APA, Closing, Lordstown EV and Foxconn entered into a Limited Liabilitythe CMA that the Company Agreement (the “Foxconn Joint Venture Agreement”) and filed a Certificate of Formation on May 11, 2022 to form MIH EV Design LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a joint venture to design, develop, test and industrialize EC Vehicles (the “Foxconn Joint Venture”). Foxconnbelieves were committed $100 million to the Foxconn Joint Venture, consisting of $55 million in the form of direct capital contributions, and a $45 million loan to Lordstown EV pursuant to and on the conditionsby Foxconn. As set forth in the Notes (as defined below), the proceeds of which are only to be used to fund our capital contributionscomplaint relating to the Foxconn Joint Venture. Initially, Foxconn has an ownership interest in the Foxconn Joint Venture of 55% and Lordstown EV has a 45% interest. On June 24, 2022, Foxconn made its initial investment totaling $16.5 million in the Foxconn Joint Venture pursuantadversary proceeding, Foxconn’s actions have caused substantial harm to the Foxconn Joint Venture Agreement. Lordstown EV’s 45% share, or $13.5 million, was invested with proceeds from issuance of the Notes on June 27, 2022. The initial funding was provided in anticipation of funding to be agreed upon vehicle development activities. Pursuant to the Investment Agreement entered into on NovemberCompany’s operations and prospects and significant damages. See “Foxconn Transactions” above and Note 7 2022, the parties have agreed to terminate the Foxconn Joint Venture– Commitments and will no longer be subject to their capital commitments. In connection with the termination, all remaining funds held by the Foxconn Joint Venture will be distributed to Foxconn as a distributionContingencies for amounts contributed by it and as a repayment in full of any loans advanced by it to Lordstown EV. (See Note 8 – Subsequent Events.) The following description of the Foxconn Joint Venture and the Notes reflect the terms in effect until the termination of the obligations of the parties with respect to the Foxconn Joint Venture is effected by the parties as a condition to the closing of the initial funding under the Investment Agreement.

additional information. The Foxconn Joint Venture Agreement contemplates a license to the Foxconn Joint Venture to use certain intellectual property owned by Foxconn and its affiliated entities relating to certain automotive related designs (the “FX IP”) to develop EC Vehicles, with the Foxconn Joint Venture owning all intellectual property rights it develops (other than the FX IP). The Foxconn Joint Venture Agreement also contemplates an exclusive license of all intellectual property owned by the Foxconn Joint Venture relating to any EC Vehicle designed by the Foxconn Joint Venture to Lordstown EV for use in the North American commercial market, and to Foxconn for use outside of North America, each subject to customary and reasonable licensing fees. The parties have not yet entered into these licensing arrangements.

The Foxconn Joint Venture Agreement provides for oversight of the Foxconn Joint Venture by a five-person management board with Foxconn initially having the right to appoint three members and Lordstown EV initially having the right to appoint two members. Certain major decisions, including, but not limited to, the approval of budgets, raising additional equity, incurring third party indebtedness, mergers, related party transactions, dissolution and increases in the size of the management board, require the consent of at least one member of the management board appointed by Lordstown EV for so long as we own at least 30% of the Foxconn Joint Venture. Other than with respect to certain customary permitted transfers, neither Lordstown EV nor FoxconnLitigation is permitted to transfer its interest in the Foxconn Joint Venture for a period of three years following the formation of the Foxconn Joint Venture. Thereafter, each party has a right of first refusal and a tag-along right with respect to any proposed transfer by the other party.

Under the Foxconn Joint Venture Agreement, we are designated as Foxconn’s primary development partner in North America. The Foxconn Joint Venture Agreement provides for our development of a portfolio of electric vehicles targeting commercial fleet customers, built at the Lordstown, Ohio plant using the advanced designs from Foxconn and its affiliates. The agreement also provides that Foxconn will supply the FX IP for the vehicles to be customized for and homologated in North America by the Foxconn Joint Venture, along with certain vehicle components and subsystems, enabling us to leverage Foxconn’s manufacturing expertise, supply-chain network and extensive experience in software development and integration (key capabilities in the production of EVs) to complement our EV design, development, engineering and homologation contributions.

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Note, Guaranty and Security AgreementsCessation of Production

The Foxconn Joint Venture Agreement provides that Lordstown EV, asShortly after commencing the issuer, and guaranteed by our wholly-owned subsidiary Lordstown EV Sales LLC, andChapter 11 Cases, the Company (collectively, the “Note Parties”), will enter into note, guaranty and security agreements (the “Notes”) with Foxconn, as the payee, pursuant to

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which Foxconn makes term loans to Lordstown EV in an aggregate original principal amount not to exceed $45 million as advances are requested by Lordstown EV. On June 27, 2022, Foxconn funded $13.5 million in exchange for Lordstown EV delivering a Note in such amount. The proceeds were used for our initial investment in the Foxconn Joint Venture.

To secure its obligations under the Notes, Lordstown EV has granted Foxconn a security interest in (i) all of Lordstown EV’s equity interests in the Foxconn Joint Venture, and (ii) personal property constituting the hub motor, battery module and battery pack assembly lines, among other assets. We may use the proceeds only to fund our capital commitment of $45 million to the Foxconn Joint Venture, pursuant to the Foxconn Joint Venture Agreement. Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, the parties have agreed to terminate the Foxconn Joint Venture and the parties will no longer be subject to their capital commitments. In connection with the termination, all remaining funds held by the Foxconn Joint Venture will be distributed to Foxconn as a distribution for amounts contributed by it and as a repayment in full of any loans advanced by it to Lordstown EV and the security interest in the assets of the Company will be released.

The Notes will accrue interest at a rate of 7.0% per annum, to be paid-in-kind, and are due on the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of issuance and (ii) December 31, 2025, unless earlier terminated in the event of a default. Pursuant to the Foxconn Joint Venture Agreement, each Note maturing before December 31, 2025 will be refinanced by Foxconn with a new Note in the principal amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of the refinanced Note, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and will have terms substantively identical to the terms of the refinanced Note. Events of default include, among other things, the breach of certain covenants or representations, defaults under other loans or obligations, judgments, orders or claims not vacated or otherwise paid, involvement in bankruptcy proceedings, an occurrence of a change of control or the loss of any material collateral (as such terms are defined in the Notes). Each Note is to contain negative covenants which, while in effect, restrict the Note Parties from, among other things, incurring certain types of other debt (subject to various baskets), making certain expenditures or investments, any mergers or other fundamental changes, or changing the character of the Note Parties’ businesses. While it is not intended that any amounts will become due under the Notes prior to December 31, 2025, each Note has a term of one year and the refinancing of each Note is subject to certain conditions, including the absence of an event of default. Given the risk of the incurrence of an event of default, we classified the Notes as a current liability.

Each Note and all accrued but unpaid interest thereon may be prepaid, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, without any penalty or premium. Lordstown EV is required to prepay each Note and all accrued but unpaid interest thereon with proceeds received upon distributions from the Foxconn Joint Venture or cash proceeds of certain asset dispositions.

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Ongoing Operations

We need additional funding to execute our business plan that includes scalingceased production of the Endurance and developing othernew program development. Accordingly, the Company lacks any meaningful revenue related to selling vehicles. Our ongoing operations as of the end of the second quarter and continuing into the third quarter of 2023 primarily include support of vehicles duethat have been delivered to customers, custody and maintenance of our assets for prospective sale under the capital required to complete testing and validation, purchase the raw materials and vehicle components for saleable vehicles, investprocess established in the hard tooling to lower our bill of materials costChapter 11 Cases or otherwise, support for the sale process and fund future engineeringadministration and corporate expenditures. By entering into the Investment Agreement with Foxconn, subject to the conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement, we expect to receive approximately $52.7 million from the issuance of our Class A common stock and Preferred Stock (as defined below) in the fourth quarter of 2022, of which approximately $22.7 million can be used for general corporate purposes and $30 million is restricted for use in connection with the planning, designing, developing, engineering, testing, industrializing, certifying, homologating and launching one or more electric vehicles in collaboration with Foxconn (the “EV Program”). The additional capital that may be available to us under the Investment Agreement is subject to regulatory approvals and achieving certain program milestones, among other conditions. Notwithstanding this funding arrangement, we will continue to require substantial additional capital in order to fulfill our business plans under the EV Program and otherwise. No assurance can be given that we will successfully or timely implement the termsfacilitation of the Investment Agreement or be able to realize the potential benefits of the Foxconn TransactionsChapter 11 Cases and otherwise.

As discussed under Note 8 – Subsequent Events and Part II, Item 5. Other Events, on November 7, 2022, the Company entered into an Open Market Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC, as agent (“Jefferies”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell up to approximately 50.2 million shares of its Class A common stock from time to time through Jefferies (the “ATM Offering”). The Company intends to file a prospectus supplement, concurrent with this Form 10-Q, with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the ATM Offering (the “Prospectus Supplement”) under the Company’s existing shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-267052), which became effective on September 2, 2022 (the “Registration Statement”). The Company is not obligated to make any sales of shares of Class A common stock under the Sales Agreement. Actual sales will depend on a variety of factors and no assurance can be given that the Company will sell any shares of Class A common stock under the Sales Agreement, or, if it does, as to the price or amount of the shares that it sells or the dates when such sales will take place and, even if funds are raised under the ATM Offering, the Company will require additional financing to execute its business plan. It is expected that the Sales Agreement will replace our existing Equity Purchase Agreement (as defined below) with YA II PN, LTD. (“YA”). See Note 8 – Subsequent Events and Part II, Item 5. Other Events for additional information.related proceedings.

We continue to explore all financing alternatives as our operations are anticipated to require significant capital for the foreseeable future, along with maintaining liquidity in excess of our targeted minimum liquidity of $75 million to $100 million. We are also seeking strategic partners, including other automakers, to provide additional capital and other support to enable us to scale the Endurance program and to develop new vehicle programs in coordination with Foxconn or otherwise. As we seek additional sources of financing, there can be no assurance that such financing would be available to us on favorable terms or at all.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements and the instructions to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to these rules and regulations. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Form 10-K.

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In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of our interim financial results. All such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. The results of operations for any interim period are not indicative of results for the full fiscal year. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements include

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our accounts and those of our controlled subsidiaries. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Actual amounts realized or paid could differ materially from those estimates.

Since filing the Chapter 11 petitions, the Company has operated as debtor-in-possession under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. In the accompanying Balance Sheet, the “Liabilities subject to compromise” line is reflective of expected allowed claim amounts in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 852-10 and are subject to change materially based on the proceedings and continued consideration of claims that may be modified, allowed, or disallowed. Refer to Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies for further detail.

Liquidity and Going Concern

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. The going concern basis of presentation assumes that the Company will continue in operation one year after the date these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are issued and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. As a result of the Company’s recurring losses from operations, accumulated deficit, cessation of production of the Endurance and lack of any meaningful revenue stream, as well as the risks and uncertainties related to (i) the Company’s ability to successfully complete the Chapter 11 Cases, including our ability to sell all, substantially all or some of our assets, to successfully resolve litigation and other claims that may be filed against us, and to develop, negotiate, confirm and consummate a Plan, after which we do not expect to conduct ongoing business, (ii) the effects of disruption from the Chapter 11 Cases, including challenges with respect to retaining employees, (iii) the costs of the Chapter 11 Cases and (iv) the costs of defending the Company in substantial litigation and claims, along with the risk of future litigation or claims that we have and may continue to experience, substantial doubt exists regarding our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the carrying amounts and classification of assets, liabilities, and reported expenses that may be necessary if the Company were unable to continue as a going concern.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)ASC Topic 205-40, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, management must evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are issued. This evaluation does not take into consideration the potential mitigating effect of management’s plans that have not been fully implemented or are not within control of the Company as of the date the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are issued. When substantial doubt exists under this methodology, management evaluates whether the mitigating effect of its plans sufficiently alleviates substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The mitigating effect of management’s plans, however, is only considered if both (1) it is probable that the plans will be effectively implemented within one year after the date that the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are issued, and (2) it is probable that the plans, when implemented, will mitigate the relevant conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are issued.

WeThe Company had cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of approximately $203.5$137.7 million and an accumulated deficit of $725.2��$1,153.4 million at SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and a net loss of $180.4$154.5 million and $326.2 million for the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2023, respectively.

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Since inception, we have been developing our flagship vehicle,

Due to the failure to identify a strategic partner for the Endurance, an electric full-size pickup truck. In Septemberlack of 2022,expected funding and other support from Foxconn (as discussed in more detail above and elsewhere in this report) and extremely limited ability to raise sufficient capital in the Company started commercialcurrent market environment, we determined it was in the best interests of the Company’s stakeholders to take aggressive actions to cut costs and preserve cash, file the Chapter 11 Cases and cease production of the Endurance and new program development. On June 27, 2023, we voluntarily initiated the Chapter 11 Cases in the Bankruptcy Court. Since filing the Chapter 11 petitions, we have operated our business as debtors-in-possession in accordance with the first two vehicles completing assembly. Production volume is expectedapplicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. After we filed our Chapter 11 petitions, the Bankruptcy Court granted certain relief enabling us to ramp slowly primarily as a result of supply chain constraints, with engineering readiness, quality, and part availability continuing to govern the speed of launch. We anticipate sales startingconduct our business activities in the fourth quarter of 2022ordinary course, including, among other things and subject to full homologation, testingthe terms and required certification.conditions of such orders, authorizing us to pay employee wages and benefits, to pay taxes, to maintain our insurance policies, to honor certain of our customer obligations, to continue to operate our cash management system in the ordinary course, to pay the prepetition claims of certain of our vendors and to establish certain procedures to protect any potential value of the Company’s NOLs.

The Company’sOur liquidity and ability to continue as a going concern is dependent onupon, among other things: (i) our ability to effectively implementdevelop, confirm and realizeconsummate a Plan or other alternative liquidating transaction, (ii) the benefitsresolution of contingent and other claims, liabilities, the Karma Action and the Foxconn Litigation (see Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies and Note 9 – Subsequent Events), (iii) the outcome of the Foxconn Transactions, raise substantial additional capital, completeCompany’s efforts to sell all or a portion of its assets, and (iv) the developmentcost, duration and outcome of the Endurance, obtain regulatory approval, launchChapter 11 Cases.

We have incurred significant professional fees and other costs in connection with preparation for the saleChapter 11 Cases and expect to continue to incur significant professional fees and costs throughout our Chapter 11 Cases. In addition, we are subject to significant contingent liabilities, the full scope of which is uncertain at this time (see Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies and Note 9 – Subsequent Events). Further, the Bankruptcy Court has not established a deadline by which parties are required to file proofs of claim in the Chapter 11 Cases and we cannot provide any assurances regarding when such deadline will be, the amount or nature of the Enduranceclaims that may be filed by such deadline, or what the Company’s total estimated liabilities based on such claims will be.

The Bankruptcy Court approved procedures for the Debtors to conduct a comprehensive marketing and develop additional vehicles.sale process with respect to all, substantially all or some of their assets in order to maximize the value of those assets. The Company’s current levelCompany provides no assurance that it will successfully complete any such dispositions or the pricing and other terms of cashany such transactions. The Company also intends to use the tools of Chapter 11 to fully, finally, and cash equivalents are not sufficientefficiently resolve its contingent and other liabilities and to execute our business plan, achieve scaled productionpursue the Foxconn Litigation before the Bankruptcy Court. However, the Company provides no assurance as to the timing or outcome of the Endurance dueresolution of these matters by the Bankruptcy Court or any other court in which these matters may be adjudicated, including as a result of the proceedings that will occur outside of the Bankruptcy Court prior to a final disposition by the Bankruptcy Court, including the Karma Action. See Note 1 - Description of Organization and Business Operations - Description of Business – Voluntary Chapter 11 Petition, Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies and Note 9 – Subsequent Events.

On July 20, 2023, certain Foxconn entities filed the Foxconn Motion to Dismiss. See Note 1 — Description Of Organization And Business Operations. The movants allege that the Debtors filed the Chapter 11 Cases in bad faith, that the Debtors do not have a reasonable likelihood of rehabilitation, and that dismissal or conversion would benefit the Debtors’ creditors. The Debtors believe that there are strong defenses to the substantial additional capital requiredmovants’ assertions and intend to complete testing and validation, purchasevigorously oppose the raw materials and vehicle components for saleable vehicles, investmotion. However, no assurances can be given regarding the outcome of the motion. If confirmation by the Bankruptcy Court of a Plan does not occur, or if the Bankruptcy Court otherwise finds that it would be in the hard toolingbest interest of holders of claims and interests or upon the showing of cause, the Bankruptcy Court may convert the Chapter 11 Cases to lower our billcases under Chapter 7 of materials costthe Bankruptcy Code. In such event, a Chapter 7 trustee would be appointed or elected to liquidate the Company's assets for distribution in accordance with the priorities established by the Bankruptcy Code. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and fund future engineering

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classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and corporate expenditures. Forclassification of liabilities that might result from the foreseeable future, we will incur significant operating expenses, capital expendituresoutcome of this uncertainty. As a result of these and working capital funding that will deplete our cash on hand. These conditions raiseother circumstances, there is substantial doubt regarding the Company’sour ability to continue as a going concern, The value available to our various stakeholders, including our creditors and stockholders, is highly uncertain. The trading prices for a periodour securities may bear little or no relationship to the actual recovery, if any, by holders of at least one year from the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements. As a result of having insufficient capital to execute our business plan, we have substantially limited investments in tooling and other aspects of the Endurance and our operations. The trade-offs we are making, including related to hard tooling, are likely to result in higher costs for the Companysecurities in the future and are likely to slow or impair future design enhancements or options we may otherwise seek to make available to Endurance customers.

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Our research and development expenses and capital expenditures are significant due to spending needed to achieve certification, homologation and all the related activities to commence commercial sale of the Endurance. During 2021, we experienced the stress that the COVID-19 pandemic put on the global automotive supply chain. Furthermore, in 2021 and 2022, we have incurred significant freight charges due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and challenging logistics that created delays and higher pricing on standard freight, as well as substantially higher expedited freight charges to mitigate delays. The Company expects continued supply chain constraints including the availability of and long lead times for components, as well as raw materials and other pricing pressures that are likely to negatively impact our cost structure and production timeline. We also have meaningful exposure to material losses and costs related to ongoing litigation for which insurance has been denied for certain claims and may be unavailable for those and other claims. See Note 5 – Commitments and Contingencies for additional information.Chapter 11 Cases, if any.

In an effort to alleviate these conditions, management continues to seek and evaluate opportunities to raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or debt securities, asset sales, through arrangements with strategic partners or through financing from government or financial institutions. We have engaged a financial advisor to advise the Company on additional financing alternatives. No assurances can be given that any such financing will be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all.Reverse Stock Split

As further described in Note 7,At the annual meeting of stockholders held on July 23, 2021,May 22, 2023 (the “2023 Annual Meeting”), the stockholders of the Company entered into the Equity Purchase Agreement with YA, pursuantapproved a proposal to which YA has committed to purchase up to $400 million of its Class A common stock, atamend the Company’s direction from timeSecond Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) to time, subject toeffect a reverse split of the satisfaction of certain conditions (the “Equity Purchase Agreement”). During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company issued 17.5 million shares to YA and received $40.4 million, net of equity issuance costs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company issued 3.9 million shares to YA and received $20.0 million, net of equity issuance costs. The actual amount that the Company may raise under this agreement will depend on market conditions and limitations in the agreement. In particular, without stockholder approval, the amount of shares the Company can issue would be limited to up to 35.1 million shares (unless the average price of all shares sold is $7.48 or higher) (the “Exchange Cap”), less the 27.1 million shares already issued, and therefore this share limitation and the current market price that would be the basis for the price of theCompany’s outstanding shares of Class A common stock at a ratio within a range of between 1:3 and 1:15, with the timing and the exact ratio of the reverse split to be sold limitdetermined by the fundsBoard of Directors of the Company is able to raise to significantly less than the original $400 million commitment under the Equity Purchase Agreement. As of September 30, 2022, the Company was(the “Board”) in compliance with the terms and conditionsits sole discretion. The Board authorized a 1:15 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of the Equity Purchase Agreement and the remaining availability under the Equity Purchase Agreement was limited to approximately 8outstanding Class A common stock, which became effective as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on May 24, 2023 (the “Effective Time”).

million shares due

The Company filed a Certificate of Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the conditions described above.Charter on May 22, 2023, which provided that, at the Effective Time, every fifteen shares of the issued and outstanding Class A common stock would automatically be combined into one issued and outstanding share of Class A common stock.

The Reverse Stock Split was intended to improve the marketability and liquidity of the Class A common stock. In addition, it is expected that the Sales Agreement will replaceReverse Stock Split was intended to increase the Equity Purchase Agreement asper share market price of the means for the Company to obtain financing through the periodic sale of Class A common stock in at-the-market transactions, subjectorder to various conditions and limitations, andsatisfy the Equity Purchase Agreement will be terminated. See Note 8 – Subsequent Events and Part II, Item 5. Other Events for additional information.Minimum Bid Price Requirement. On June 7, 2023, the Company received a written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq informing the Company that it had regained compliance with the Bid Price Requirement.

Nasdaq Delisting

On May 11, 2022, pursuant to the APA Closing,June 28, 2023, the Company sold received written notice from the Lordstown facility to Foxconn for $230 million and a reimbursement payment for certain operating and expansion costs incurred byListing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq notifying the Company from September 1, 2021 through the APA Closing (see – Closingthat, as a result of the APAChapter 11 Cases and in accordance with Foxconn).

Foxconn made down payments ofNasdaq Listing Rules 5101, 5110(b) and IM-5101-1, Nasdaq had determined that the purchase price totaling $200 million through April 15, 2022, of which $100 millionCompany’s Class A common stock was received during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and the $30 million balance of the purchase price as well as a reimbursement payment of approximately $27.5 million were paid at the APA Closing. Under the terms of the APA, the $17.5 million reimbursement costs were an estimate which was subsequently increased to $18.4 million as of September 30, 2022, and on October 13, 2022, the final settlement payment was received.

In addition to providing the Company with additional capital, the Foxconn Transactions provide opportunity for the benefits of scaled manufacturing, more cost-effective access to certain raw materials, components and inputs, and will reduce the overhead costs associated with the Lordstown facility that were previously borne by the Company. In connection with the Foxconn Joint Venture Agreement, Foxconn committed to make term loans to Lordstown EV exclusively to fund our capital commitments to the Foxconn Joint Venture in an

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aggregate original principal amount not to exceed $45 million pursuant to Notes. As of September 30, 2022, $13.5 million was borrowed by Lordstown EV under a Note dated June 24, 2022. Under the Investment Agreement, the parties have agreed to terminate the Foxconn Joint Venture and the parties will no longer be subject to their capital commitments. In connection withsuitable for listing on the termination, all remaining funds held by the Foxconn Joint Venture will be distributed to Foxconn as a distribution for amounts contributed by it and as a repayment in full of any loans advanced by it to Lordstown EV.

By entering into the Investment Agreement with Foxconn, subject to the conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement, we expect to receive approximately $52.7 million from the issuanceNasdaq Global Select Market. Trading of our Class A common stock was suspended at the opening of business on July 7, 2023 and Preferred Stock in the fourth quarter of 2022, of which approximately $22.7 million can be used for general corporate purposes and $30 million is restricted for use in connectiona Form 25 was filed with the EV Program. The additional capital that may be availableSEC on July 27, 2023 to us underdelist the Investment Agreement isClass A common stock from Nasdaq. We will remain subject to regulatory approvals and achieving certain program milestones, among other conditions. Notwithstanding this funding arrangement, we will continue to require substantial additional capital in order to fulfill our business plans under the EV Program and otherwise. (SeeSEC reporting obligations.

See Note 8 -9 – Subsequent Events for additional information.)– Nasdaq Delisting.

As we seek additional sources of financing and strategic partners, there can be no assurance that such financing would be available to us on favorable terms or at all. The Company’s ability to obtain additional financing is subject to several factors, including market and economic conditions, the significant amount of capital required, the fact that the Endurance bill of materials cost is currently, and expected to continue to be, substantially higher than the anticipated selling price of the Endurance, uncertainty surrounding regulatory approval and the performance of the vehicle, meaningful exposure to material expenses and losses related to ongoing litigation, the market price of our stock, our performance and investor sentiment with respect to the Company and our business and industry, as well as our ability to effectively implement and realize the expected benefits of the Foxconn Transactions. As a result of these uncertainties, and notwithstanding management’s plans and efforts to date, there continues to be substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we are unable to raise substantial additional capital in the near term, our operations and production plans will be scaled back or curtailed. If the funds raised are insufficient to provide a bridge to full commercial production at a profit, our operations could be severely curtailed or cease entirely and we may not realize any significant value from our assets.

NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Use of Estimates in Financial Statement Preparation

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requiresis based on the useselection and application of accounting policies that require us to make significant estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities,in the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, if any, at the date of theconsolidated financial statements, and related disclosures in the reported amounts of revenues and expenses duringaccompanying notes to the reporting period.financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates and assumptions are periodically reviewed and the effects of changes are reflected in the condensed consolidated Financial Statements in the period they are determined to be necessary. The Chapter 11 Cases will result in continuous changes in facts and circumstances that will cause the Company’s estimates and assumptions to change, potentially materially. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any of the disclosures, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

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There have been no material changes to the critical accounting policies and estimates described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, except for the areas noted below, primarily driven by the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases.

Liabilities Subject to Compromise

As noted above, since filing the Chapter 11 petitions, the Company has operated as debtor-in-possession under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. In the accompanying Balance Sheet, the “Liabilities subject to compromise” line is reflective of expected allowed claim amounts in accordance with ASC 852-10 and are subject to change materially based on the proceedings and continued consideration of claims that may be modified, allowed, or disallowed. Refer to Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies for further detail.

Inventory and Inventory Valuation

Substantially all of the Company’s inventory is specific to the production of the Endurance and is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value (“NRV”). NRV is the estimated value of the inventory in the context of the Chapter 11 Cases, which is minimal due to its unique nature. In addition to the NRV analysis, the Company recognizes an excess inventory reserve to adjust for inventory quantities in excess of anticipated Endurance production. As discussed above, the Company ceased production of the Endurance on June 30, 2023. Accordingly, NRV and excess inventory charges of $4.3 million and $24.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, are recorded within Cost of Sales in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. No such charges were recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, as the Company had not yet commenced commercial production of the Endurance.

Property, plant and equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment charges. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives and residual values of the related assets. Upon retirement or sale, the cost and related accumulated depreciation and impairments are removed from the balance sheet and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in operations. Maintenance and repair expenditures are expensed as incurred, while major improvements that increase functionality of the asset are capitalized and depreciated ratably to expense over the identified useful life.

Due to the failure to identify a strategic partner for the Endurance, lack of expected funding and other support from Foxconn (as discussed in more detail above and elsewhere in this report) and extremely limited ability to raise sufficient capital in the current market environment, we determined it was in the best interests of the Company’s stakeholders to take aggressive actions to cut costs and preserve cash, file the Chapter 11 Cases and cease production of the Endurance and new program development.

Valuation of Long-Lived and Intangible Assets

Long-lived assets, such as property, plant, and equipment are reviewed for potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Asset impairment loss calculations require us to apply judgment in estimating asset group fair values and future cash flows, including periods of operation, projections of product pricing, production levels, product costs, market supply and demand, inflation, projected capital spending and, specifically for fixed assets acquired, assigned useful lives, residual values functional obsolescence, asset condition and discount rates. When performing impairment tests, we estimate the fair values of the assets using management’s best assumptions, which we believe would be consistent with the assumptions that a hypothetical marketplace participant would use. Estimates and assumptions used in these tests are evaluated and updated as appropriate. The assessment of whether an asset group should be classified as held and used or held for sale requires us to apply judgment in estimating the probable timing of the sale, and in testing for impairment loss, judgment is required in estimating the net proceeds from the sale. Actual asset impairment losses could vary considerably from estimated impairment losses if actual results are not consistent with the assumptions

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and judgments used in estimating future cash flows and asset fair values. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and any impairment charge.

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Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

Cash includes cash equivalents which are highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to cash. The Company considers all liquid investments with original maturities of three months or lessFor assets to be cash equivalents. At September 30, 2022held and used, including identifiable intangible assets and long-lived assets subject to amortization, we initiate our cash and cash equivalents totaled approximately $154.2 million. In general, investments with original maturities of greater than three months and remaining maturities of less than one year are classified as short-term investments. Our short-term investments consist primarily of liquid investment grade commercial paper, which are diversified among individual issuers, including non-U.S. governments, non-U.S. governmental agencies, supranational institutions, banks and corporations. At September 30, 2022, we had short-term investments with a fair value of approximately $49.3 million with maturities in January and February of 2023. The short-term investments are accounted for as available-for-sale securities. The settlement risk related to these investments is insignificant given that the short-term investments held are primarily highly liquid investment-grade fixed-income securities.

The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit and securities accounts that exceed federally insured limits. We have not experienced significant losses in such accounts and management believes it is not exposed to material credit risk.

Inventory and Inventory Valuation

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value (“LCNRV”). Net realizable value (“NRV”) is the estimated future selling price of the inventory in the ordinary course of business. Non-cash charges to reflect the NRV of inventory on hand are recorded within Selling, General & Administrative expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations.

Property, plant and equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation will be computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets.

Upon retirement or sale, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the balance sheet and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in operations. Maintenance and repair expenditures are expensed as incurred, while major improvements that increase functionality of the asset are capitalized and depreciated ratably to expense over the identified useful life. Further, interest on any debt financing arrangement is capitalized to the purchased property, plant, and equipment if the requirements for capitalization are met.

Long-lived assets, such as property, plant, and equipment are reviewed for potential impairmentreview whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset groupthese assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assetsa long-lived asset subject to be held and usedamortization is measured by a comparison of theits carrying amount of an asset or asset group to estimatedthe expected future undiscounted future cash flows that the asset is expected to generate. Any impairment to be generated by the asset or asset group. If the carrying amount of an asset or asset group exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, an impairment chargerecognized is recognizedmeasured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset or asset group exceeds its fair value. Significant management judgment is required in this process.The uncertainties regarding the ability to determine the realizable value for our property, plant and equipment, including in light of the timing of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases and lack of available reference data for market transactions, particularly with respect to Endurance-specific assets, resulted in a determination by the Company of the fair value of the assetassets based on their estimated residual or asset group.salvage values, which represent a range of 0% to 4% of original acquisition cost. This resulted in an impairment charge of $23.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.

The Company also evaluated the decision to actively market the sale of its long-lived fixed assets in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, against ASC 360-10-45-9 “Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed of By Sale.” See Note 4 – Property, Plant and Equipment and Assets Held for Sale for details regarding our impairment.impairment assessment and classification of assets held for sale.

Equity-Method InvestmentsWarrants

We recognize our investments in unconsolidated entities over whose operatingAs a result of the Chapter 11 Cases, the fair value of the Company’s warrants was deemed to be zero and financial policies we have the ability to exercise significant influenceadjusted accordingly as of June 30, 2023.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements

There are no recently issued, but not control, under the equity method of accounting. We initially record our investments based on our cash invested.

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Research and development costs

The Company expenses research and development costs as they are incurred. Research and development costs consist primarily of personnel costs for engineering, testing and manufacturing costs, along with expenditures for prototype manufacturing, testing, validation, certification, contract and other professional services and costs associated with operating the Lordstown facility, prior to its sale.

Stock-based compensation

The Company hasyet adopted, ASC Topic 718, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“ASC Topic 718”),accounting pronouncements which establishes a fair value-based method of accounting for stock-based compensation plans. In accordance with ASC Topic 718, the cost of stock-based awards issued to employees and non-employees over the awards' vest period is measured on the grant date based on the fair value. The fair value is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which incorporates assumptions regarding the expected volatility, expected option life and risk-free interest rate.

The resulting amount is charged to expense on the straight-line basis over the period in which the Company expects to receive the benefit, which is generally the vesting period. Further, pursuant to ASU 2016-09 – Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718), the Company has elected to account for forfeitures as they occur.

Warrants

The Company accounts for the Public Warrants (as defined below), the Private Warrants (as defined below) and the Foxconn Warrants as described in Note 3 in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC Topic 815-40-15-7D and 7F under which the Public Warrants, the Private Warrants and the Foxconn Warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded as liabilities. Accordingly, the Company classifies the Public Warrants, the Private Warrants and the Foxconn Warrants as liabilities at their fair value and adjusts the Public Warrants, the Private Warrants and the Foxconn Warrants to fair value at each reporting period or at the time of settlement. Any change in fair value is recognized in the statement of operations.  The Company accounts for the BGL Warrants as equity as these warrants qualify as share-based compensation under ASC Topic 718.

Income taxes

Income taxes are recorded in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC Topic 740”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are provided, if based upon the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company has recordedhave a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets.

The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 740. When uncertain tax positions exist, the Company recognizes the tax benefit of tax positions to the extent that the benefit would more likely than not be realized assuming examination by the taxing authority. The determination as to whether the tax benefit will more likely than not be realized is based upon the technical merits of the tax position as well as consideration of the available facts and circumstances. The Company recognizes any interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. The Company does not have material uncertain tax positions.

Recent accounting pronouncements

In February 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases, and has subsequently issued several supplemental and/or clarifying ASUs (collectively, “ASC 842”) to increase transparency and comparability among

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organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The Company adopted ASC 842 effective January 1, 2021, but there was no material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.Company’s Condensed Financial Statements and related disclosures.

NOTE 3 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company follows the accounting guidance in ASC Topic 820,Fair Value Measurements (“ASC Topic 820”) for its fair value measurements of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is defined as an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. The three-tiered fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes when inputs should be used in measuring fair value, is comprised of: (Level I) observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; (Level II) inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly and (Level III) unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data. The fair value hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available in determining fair value.

The Company has short-term investments which are primarily commercial paper that are classified as Level II. The valuation inputs for the short-term investments are based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant inputs are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets.

The Company has issued the following warrants:warrants (with exercise prices shown in pre-Reverse Stock Split amounts): (i) warrants (the “Public Warrants”) to purchase shares of Class A common stock with an exercise price of $11.50 per share, (ii) warrants (the “Private Warrants”) to purchase Class A common stock with an exercise price of $11.50 per share, (iii) warrants (the “BGL Warrants”) to purchase Class A common stock with an exercise price of $10.00 per share, and (iv) the Foxconn Warrants to purchase shares of Class A common stock with an exercise price of $10.50.  The BGL Warrants are classified as equity as they qualify as share-based compensation under ASC Topic 718.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, approximately 6.7 million Public Warrants and 0.6 million of the Private Warrants were exercised which resulted in cash proceeds of $82.0 million. As of December 31, 2021 and September 30, 2022, there were 2.3 million Private Warrants, 1.6 million BGL Warrants and no Public Warrants outstanding. Additionally, as of September 30, 2022, there were also 1.7 million Foxconn Warrants outstanding.  The fair value of the Foxconn Warrants was $0.3 million at issuance. The Public Warrants, the Private Warrants and the Foxconn Warrants are classified as a liability with any changes in the fair value recognized immediately in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The following table summarizes the net (loss) gain on changes in fair value (in thousands) related to the Public Warrants, the Private Warrants, and the Foxconn Warrants:

Three months ended

Three months ended

Nine months ended

Nine months ended

September 30, 2022

September 30, 2021

September 30, 2022

September 30, 2021

Public Warrants

$

$

$

$

(27,180)

Private Warrants

(523)

3,344

(246)

12,263

Foxconn Warrants

(238)

(238)

Net (loss) gain on changes in fair value

$

(761)

$

3,344

$

(484)

$

(14,918)

Observed prices for the Public Warrants are used as Level 1 inputs as they were actively traded until being redeemed in January 2021. The Private Warrants and the Foxconn Warrants are measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs. These instruments are not actively traded and are valued using a Monte Carlo option pricing model and Black Scholes option pricing model, respectively, that use observable and unobservable market data as inputs.

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A Monte Carlo model was used to simulate a multitudeTable of price paths to measure fair value of the Private Warrants. The Monte Carlo model simulates risk-neutral stock price paths utilizing two parameters – a drift term (based on the risk-free rate and assumed volatility) and an error term (determined using a random number and assumed volatility). This analysis simulates possible paths for the stock price over the term of the Private Warrants. For each simulated price path, we evaluate the conditions under which the Company could redeem each Private Warrant for a fraction of whole shares of the underlying as detailed within the applicable warrant agreement. If the conditions are met, we assume redemptions would occur, although the Private Warrant holders would have the option to immediately exercise if it were more advantageous to do so. For each simulated price path, if a redemption does not occur the holders are assumed to exercise the Private Warrants if the stock price exceeds the exercise price at the end of the term. Proceeds from either the redemption or the exercise of the Private Warrants are reduced to a present value amount at each measurement date using the risk-free rate for each simulated price path. Present value indications from iterated priced paths were averaged to derive an indication of value for the Private Warrants.

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The Foxconn Warrants do not have any redemption features and their fair value was measured using the Black-Scholes closed-form option pricing model. Inputs to the model include remaining term, prevailing stock price, strike price, risk-free rate, and volatility.

The stock price volatility rates utilized were 90% and 50% for the valuations as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. This assumption considers observed historical stock price volatility of other companies operating in the same or similar industry as the Company over a period similar to the remaining term of the Private Warrants and the Foxconn Warrants, as well as the volatility implied by the traded options of the Company. The risk-free rates utilized were 4.173% and 1.123% for the valuations as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, for the Private Warrants.  The risk-free rate utilized for the valuation of the Foxconn Warrants as of September 30, 2022 was 4.173%.

exercise price of $11.50 per share, (iii) warrants (the “BGL Warrants”) to purchase Class A common stock with an exercise price of $10.00 per share, and (iv) the Foxconn Warrants to purchase shares of Class A common stock with an exercise price of $10.50. The BGL Warrants were issued as part of the Business Combination in October 2020, which are set to expire in October 2023, are classified as equity as they qualify as share-based compensation under ASC Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (“ASC Topic 718”).

As of June 30, 2023, following the Reverse Stock Split, we had 0.113 million Foxconn Warrants with an exercise price of $157.50, 0.153 million Private Warrants with a strike price of $172.50 and 0.107 million BGL Warrants with a strike price of $150.00 outstanding. As of June 30, 2022, on a pre-Reverse Stock Split basis, we had outstanding 2.3 million Private Warrants and 1.6 million BGL Warrants. The fair value of the Foxconn Warrants was $0.3 million at issuance. The Private Warrants and the Foxconn Warrants were classified as a liability with any changes in the fair value recognized immediately in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. As a result of the Chapter 11 Cases, the fair value of the Company’s warrants was deemed to be zero and adjusted accordingly as of June 30, 2023.The following table summarizes the net gain on changes in fair value related to the Private Warrants and the Foxconn Warrants:

(in thousands)

Three months ended

Three months ended

Six months ended

Six months ended

June 30, 2023

June 30, 2022

June 30, 2023

June 30, 2022

Private Warrants

$

27

$

1,797

$

254

$

277

Foxconn Warrants

34

170

Net gain on changes in fair value

$

61

$

1,797

$

424

$

277

The Private Warrants and the Foxconn Warrants were measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs. These instruments are not actively traded and were valued as of June 30, 2022 using a Monte Carlo option pricing model and Black-Scholes option pricing model, respectively, that use observable and unobservable market data as inputs.

The stock price volatility rate utilized was 80% for the valuation as of June 30, 2022. This assumption considered observed historical stock price volatility of other companies operating in the same or similar industry as the Company over a period similar to the remaining term of the Private Warrants, as well as the volatility implied by the traded options of the Company. The risk-free rate utilized was 2.454% for the valuation for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.

The following tables summarize the valuation of our financial instruments (in thousands):

    

Total

    

Quoted prices in
active markets
(Level 1)

    

Prices with
observable inputs
(Level 2)

    

Prices with unobservable inputs
(Level 3)

June 30, 2023

Cash and cash equivalents

$

115,732

$

115,732

$

$

Short-term investments

22,000

22,000

Private Warrants

Foxconn Warrants

    

Total

    

Quoted prices in
active markets
(Level 1)

    

Prices with
observable inputs
(Level 2)

    

Prices with unobservable inputs
(Level 3)

September 30, 2022

Cash and cash equivalents

$

154,232

$

154,232

$

$

Short-term investments

49,304

49,304

Private Warrants

731

731

Foxconn Warrants

561

561

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Total

    

Quoted prices in
active markets
(Level 1)

    

Prices with
observable inputs
(Level 2)

    

Prices with unobservable inputs
(Level 3)

December 31, 2021

Cash and cash equivalents

$

244,016

$

244,016

$

$

Short-term investments

Private Warrants

485

485

The following table summarizes the changes in our Level 3 financial instruments (in thousands):

    

Balance at December 31, 2021

Additions

Settlements

Loss on fair
value adjustments
included in earnings

    

Balance at September 30, 2022

Private Warrants

$

485

246

$

731

Foxconn Warrants

323

238

561

    

Total

    

Quoted prices in
active markets
(Level 1)

    

Prices with
observable inputs
(Level 2)

    

Prices with unobservable inputs
(Level 3)

December 31, 2022

Cash and cash equivalents

$

121,358

$

121,358

$

$

Short-term investments

100,297

100,297

Private Warrants

254

254

Foxconn Warrants

170

170

The following table summarizes the changes in our Level 3 financial instruments (in thousands):

    

Balance at December 31, 2022

    

Additions

    

Settlements

    

Loss on fair
value adjustments
included in earnings

    

Balance at June 30, 2023

Private Warrants

$

254

254

$

Foxconn Warrants

170

170

Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements

At June 30, 2023, the Company had assets held for sale that have been adjusted to their fair value as the carrying value exceeded the estimated fair value.  The categorization of the framework used to value the assets is Level 3 given the significant unobservable inputs used to determine fair value.  During the three months ended June 30, 2023, we recorded a loss on asset impairment of $23.7 million related to the valuation of assets held for sale.  Refer to Note 4 – Property, Plant and Equipment and Assets Held for Sale for further detail.

NOTE 4 — PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND ASSETS HELD FOR SALE

Property,Due to the failure to identify a strategic partner for the Endurance, lack of expected funding and other support from Foxconn (as discussed in more detail above and elsewhere in this report) and extremely limited ability to raise sufficient capital in the current market environment, we determined it was in the best interests of the Company’s stakeholders to take aggressive actions to cut costs and preserve cash, file the Chapter 11 Cases and cease production of the Endurance and new program development.

During the first quarter of 2023, the Company lowered Endurance production targets, accelerating the depreciable lives of its manufacturing assets to July 31, 2023. Consistent with the decision to cease production of the Endurance as of June 30, 2023, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $23.7 million for the quarter. Prior to the quarterly impairment analysis, as discussed below, the Company’s property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:

(in thousands)

September 30, 2022

December 31, 2021

Property, Plant & Equipment

Land

$

$

326

Buildings

6,223

Machinery and equipment

43,723

39,073

Tooling

127,225

Construction in progress

49,072

337,124

$

220,020

$

382,746

Less: Accumulated depreciation

Total

$

220,020

$

382,746

depreciation and prior period impairments, was $30.6 million.

As of December 31, 2021, construction in progress included manufacturing equipment, operating equipment and other general assets, retooling and construction at the Company's facilities in Lordstown, Ohio, Farmington Hills, Michigan, and Irvine, California, along with tooling held at various supplier locations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, theThe Company sold its manufacturing facility, certain equipment, and other assets located in Lordstown, Ohio and recorded a gain of $101.7 million. We continue to own our hub motor assembly line, as well as our battery module and pack line assets, certain tooling and other excluded assets. As all of our fixed assets currently support the production of the Endurance, wehas determined that our assetsits property, plant, and equipment represent one asset group as thiswhich is the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are available. Historically, fair value of the Company’s property, plant, and equipment was derived from the Company's enterprise value at the time of impairment as the Company believed it represented the most appropriate fair value of the asset group in accordance with accounting guidance. However, since the Company’s cash balances exceeded its market capitalization as of June 30, 2023, the Company determined that continuing the impairment analysis based on enterprise value was not appropriate. In light of the Chapter 11 Cases, as discussed above, the Company valued its property, plant and equipment based on its estimate of residual and salvage values, resulting in an impairment charge of $23.7 million.

In conjunction with the Chapter 11 Cases, the Company commenced a comprehensive marketing and sale process for the Endurance and related assets to maximize the value of those assets. The Company evaluated this decision against ASC 360-10-45-9 “Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed of By Sale” and determined that all criteria were met to present property, plant and equipment as “assets held for sale”, as of June 30, 2023. Based on the fact that there are significant unobservable inputs used to determine fair value,

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this is categorized as a Level 3 fair value measurement, Specifically, in this case since the assets were in most cases considered “Endurance-specific,” the estimates were primarily focused on residual or salvage value where appropriate. As noted above, the Company has already recorded an impairment charge to reduce the assets to the lower of carrying or fair value less costs to sell. In light of these uncertainties, limited market data and estimates used in the valuation, the assets included in this report or in any filing we make with the Bankruptcy Court may not reflect the fair values thereof during the pendency of or following the Chapter 11 Cases or the value of our assets in an organized sale process, and such values may be higher or lower as a result.

NOTE 5 – MEZZANINE EQUITY

On November 7, 2022, the Company issued 0.3 million shares of Preferred Stock for $100 per share to Foxconn, resulting in gross proceeds of $30 million.

In addition, following the parties’ agreement to the EV Program budget and the EV Program milestones and satisfaction of those EV Program milestones and other conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement, Foxconn was to purchase in two tranches, a total of 0.7 million additional shares of Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $100 per share for aggregate proceeds of $70 million.

The first tranche would be in an amount equal to 0.3 million shares for an aggregate purchase price of $30 million; the second tranche would be in an amount equal to 0.4 million shares for an aggregate purchase price of $40 million. The parties agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to agree upon the EV Program budget and EV Program milestones no later than May 7, 2023.

The completion of the Subsequent Preferred Funding would have provided critical liquidity for the Company’s operations. Since April 21, 2023, Foxconn has disputed its obligations under the Investment Agreement to consummate the Subsequent Common Closing and to use necessary efforts to agree upon the EV Program budget and EV Program milestones to facilitate the Subsequent Preferred Funding. Foxconn initially asserted that the Company was in breach of the Investment Agreement due to the Company’s previously disclosed receipt of the Nasdaq Notice regarding the Bid Price Requirement. As previously disclosed, Foxconn purported to terminate the Investment Agreement if that purported breach was not cured within 30 days.

The Company continues to believe that the breach allegations by Foxconn are without merit, and that Foxconn was obligated to complete the Subsequent Common Closing on or before May 8, 2023. Despite the Company taking action to satisfy the Bid Price Requirement as of June 7, 2023, and discussions between the parties to seek a resolution regarding the Investment Agreement, Foxconn did not proceed with the Subsequent Common Closing or any Subsequent Preferred Funding. As a result of Foxconn’s actions, the Company has been deprived of critical funding necessary for its operations.

On June 27, 2023, the Company filed its Chapter 11 Cases and on that same date the Company commenced the Foxconn Litigation in the Bankruptcy Court seeking relief for fraudulent and tortious conduct as well as breaches of the Investment Agreement, the parties’ joint venture agreement, the APA, and the CMA that the Company believes were committed by Foxconn. As set forth in the complaint relating to the adversary proceeding, Foxconn’s actions have caused substantial harm to the Company’s operations and prospects and significant damages. See “Foxconn Transactions” above and Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies for additional information. The Foxconn Litigation is Adversary Case No. 23-50414.

The descriptions herein with respect to the Preferred Stock and any rights thereunder do not account for the potential effects of the Chapter 11 Cases or the Foxconn Litigation on the Preferred Stock or any rights thereunder. The Company reserves all claims, defenses, and rights with respect to the Chapter 11 Cases, the Foxconn Litigation, the Preferred Stock, and any treatment of Preferred Stock or other interests held by Foxconn or any other party. Among other things, the Foxconn Litigation includes a claim to subordinate Foxconn’s Preferred Stock and the descriptions below do not account for the impact of that relief should it be granted.

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The Preferred Stock, with two vehicles completing assemblyrespect to dividend rights, rights on the distribution of assets on any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company and completed assets were transferredredemption rights, ranks: (a) on a parity basis with each other class or series of any equity interests (“Capital Stock”) of the Company now or hereafter existing, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series ranks on a parity basis with the Preferred Stock as to their respective asset classes. Depreciation duringsuch matters (such Capital Stock, “Parity Stock”); (b) junior to each other class or series of Capital Stock of the quarter ended September 30, 2022 was immaterial.Company now or hereafter existing, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series ranks senior to the Preferred Stock as to such matters (such Capital Stock, “Senior Stock”); and (c) senior to the Class A common stock and each other class or series of Capital Stock of the Company now or hereafter existing, the terms of which do not expressly provide that such class or series ranks on a parity basis with, or senior to, the Preferred Stock as to such matters (such Capital Stock, “Junior Stock”). While Foxconn’s beneficial ownership of our Class A common stock meets the 25% Ownership Requirement (defined below), Parity Stock and Senior Stock can only be issued with Foxconn’s consent.

The Certificate of Designation provides that, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, the holders of Preferred Stock are entitled, out of assets legally available therefor, before any distribution or payment to the holders of any Junior Stock, and subject to the rights of the holders of any Senior Stock or Parity Stock and the rights of the Company’s existing and future creditors, to receive in full a liquidating distribution in cash and in the amount per share of Preferred Stock equal to the greater of (1) the sum of $100 per share plus the accrued unpaid dividends with respect to such share, and (2) the amount the holder would have received had it converted such share into Class A common stock immediately prior to the date of such event.

All holders of shares of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote with the holders of Class A common stock on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Company as a single class with each share of Preferred Stock entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of shares of Class A common stock into which such share could then be converted; provided, that no holder of shares of Preferred Stock will be entitled to vote to the extent that such holder would have the right to a number of votes in respect of such holder’s shares of Class A common stock, Preferred Stock or other capital stock that would exceed the limitations set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition of Ownership Limitations.

The Certificate of Designation provides that, commencing on the earlier of (x) the date of the Subsequent Common Closing and (y) November 7, 2023 (the “Conversion Right Date”), and subject to the Ownership Limitations, the Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holder into a number of shares of Class A common stock obtained by dividing the sum of the liquidation preference (i.e., $100 per share) and all accrued but unpaid dividends with respect to such share as of the applicable conversion date by the conversion price as of the applicable conversion date. The conversion price currently is $29.04 per share and it is subject to customary adjustments. At any time following the third anniversary of the date of issuance, the Company can cause the Preferred Stock to be converted if the volume-weighted average price of the Class A common stock exceeds 200% of the Conversion Price for a period of at least twenty trading days in any period of thirty consecutive trading days. Foxconn’s ability to convert is limited by clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition of the Ownership Limitations.

Upon a change of control, Foxconn can cause the Company to purchase any or all of its Preferred Stock at a purchase price equal to the greater of its liquidation preference (including any unpaid accrued dividends) and the amount of cash and other property that it would have received had it converted its Preferred Stock prior to the change of control transaction (the “Change of Control Put”).

The terms of the Company’s Preferred Stock do not specify an unconditional obligation of the Company to redeem the Preferred Stock on a specific or determinable date, or upon an event certain to occur. The Company notes the Change of Control Put; however, this is contingent on the occurrence of the change of control event, which is not a known or determinable event at time of issuance. Therefore, the Preferred Stock is not considered to be mandatorily redeemable. The conversion of the Preferred Stock is based on fixed conversion price rather than a fixed conversion amount. The value of the Preferred Stock obligation would not vary based on something other than the fair value of the Company’s equity shares or change inversely in relation to the fair value of the Company’s equity shares. Based on these factors, Preferred Stock does not

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require classification as a liability in accordance with the provisions in ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity”.

The Preferred Stock is not redeemable at a fixed or determinable date or at the option of the holder. However, the Preferred Stock does include the Change of Control Put, which could allow the holder to redeem the Preferred Stock upon the occurrence of an event. As the Company cannot assert control over any potential event which would qualify as a change of control, the event is not considered to be solely within the control of the issuer, and would require classification in temporary equity (as per ASC 480-10-S99-3A(4)). Accordingly, the Preferred Stock is classified as temporary equity and is separated from permanent equity on the Company’s Balance Sheet.

The Company believes that the transaction price associated with the sale of the Preferred Stock to Foxconn is representative of fair value and will be the basis for initial measurement.

The Preferred Stock issued by the Company accrues dividends at the rate of 8% per annum whether or not declared and/or paid by the Company (cumulative dividends). In addition, the dividends will compound on a quarterly basis (upon each Preferred Dividend Payment Date (as defined in the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock filed by the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Certificate of Designations”))) to the extent they are not paid by the Company. The Company records the dividends (effective PIK dividends) as they are earned, based on the fair value of the Preferred Stock at the date they are earned. In addition, the holders of the Preferred Stock participate with any dividends payable in respect of any Junior Stock or Parity Stock. For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2023 the Company accrued $0.6 million and $1.2 million in dividends, respectively, which represents the estimated fair value to Preferred Stock with a corresponding adjustment to additional-paid-in-capital common stock in the absence of retained earnings.

While the Company concluded above that accretion to redemption value of the Preferred Stock was not required as the Preferred Stock is not currently redeemable or probable of becoming redeemable, it is noted that the recognition of the dividends will not necessarily reflect the redemption value at any time (given the ‘greater of’ language included as part of the determination of redemption value per above). As of June 30, 2023, the endCompany did not consider change of control to be probable. The Chapter 11 Cases and the Foxconn Litigation were filed just prior to the June 30, 2023 determination date and in light of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020significant uncertainty with respect to the process to be undertaken and any potential outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases and the Foxconn Litigation, this determination does not take into account any potential impact thereof. The Company reserves all rights with respect to the amounts and the effects of the Chapter 11 Cases and the Foxconn Litigation.

NOTE 6 — CAPITAL STOCK AND LOSS PER SHARE

On August 17, 2022, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders whereby our stockholders voted to amend the Charter to increase our authorized shares of capital stock from 312 million to 462 million, consisting of (i) 450 million shares of Class A common stock and (ii) 12 million shares of preferred stock, each with a par value of $0.0001.

At the 2023 Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved a proposal to amend the Charter to effect a reverse split of the Company’s outstanding shares of Class A common stock at a ratio within a range of between 1:3 and 1:15, with the timing and the exact ratio of the reverse split to be determined by the Board in its sole discretion. The Board authorized the Reverse Stock Split at a 1:15 ratio, which became effective as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on May 24, 2023, or the Effective Time.

The Company filed the Amendment to the Charter on May 22, 2023, which provided that, at the Effective Time, every fifteen shares of the issued and outstanding Class A common stock would automatically be combined into one issued and outstanding share of Class A common stock.

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We had 16.0 million and 15.9 million shares of Class A common stock issued and outstandingas of June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively, after giving effect to the Company determined that there was a substantial doubt inReverse Stock Split. We had 0.3 million shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of each of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, requires the presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”). Basic EPS is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive EPS is calculated to include any dilutive effect of our ability to continueshare equivalents.

The weighted-average number of shares outstanding for basic and diluted loss per share of Class A common stock is as a going concern. Our capital constraints have lifollows:

(in thousands)

Three months ended

Three months ended

Six months ended

Six months ended

   

June 30, 2023

   

June 30, 2022

   

June 30, 2023

   

June 30, 2022

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

15,940

13,388

15,936

13,245

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

15,940

13,401

15,936

13,245

mited our ability to: (a) invest in hard tooling for scaled production ofFor the Endurancethree and (b) establish multi-year production volumes consistent with our suppliers’ expectations. These factors together result in a bill of materials (“BOM”) costsix months ended June 30, 2023 and for the Endurance that is significantly higher thansix months ended June 30, 2022 share awards and warrants were excluded from the expected selling price.calculation of diluted earnings per share as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

For the three months ended June 30, 2022, the calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding included, on a pre-Reverse Stock Split basis, 0.2 million share awards,1.6 million BGL Warrants, 2.3 million Private Warrants, and 1.7 million Foxconn Warrants outstanding. For the three months ended June 30, 2022, the calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding included 0.2 million shares (on a pre-Reverse Stock Split basis) related to share awards.

As of September 30, 2022, property, plant, and equipment was reviewed for potential impairment for recoverability by comparing the carrying amount of our asset group to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset group. As the carrying amount of our asset group exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, we recognized a $74.9 million charge based on the difference between the carrying value of the fixed assets and their fair value. The fair value was based on total enterprise value using level 1 inputs as we believe this technique results in the highest and best use of a hypothetical marketplace participant. Additional impairments could occur in future periods.

As of September 30, 2022, construction in progress primarily includes certain production equipment and tooling not yet placed in service and uninstalled equipment acquired for higher capacity production, and general assets at Farmington Hills, Michigan, and Irvine, California.Investment Transactions

We outsource allOn November 7, 2022, the Company entered into the Investment Agreement under which Foxconn agreed to make additional equity investments (collectively, the “Investment Transactions”) in the Company through the purchase of the manufacturing$70 million of the EnduranceClass A common stock and operationup to $100 million in Preferred Stock, subject to certain conditions, including, without limitation, regulatory approvals and satisfaction of certain remaining assets to Foxconn underEV Program budget and EV Program milestones established by the Contract Manufacturing Agreement.

NOTE 5 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company has entered into a supply agreement with Samsung to purchase lithium-ion cylindrical battery cells. The agreement provides for certain pricing and minimum quantity parameters, including our obligation to purchase such minimum amounts, subject to change for increases in raw material pricing. The agreement was amended for 2022 such that our minimum obligations for the year were satisfied as of September 30, 2022.parties.

The Company can use any proceeds from the sale of the Class A common stock for general corporate purposes as determined by the Board and the proceeds from the sale of the Preferred Stock was to be limited to funding the EV Program or any substitute or replacement electric vehicle program as agreed to by Foxconn and the Company.

On November 22, 2022, the Company completed the Initial Closing under the Investment Agreement, at which Foxconn purchased (a) approximately 1.8 million shares of Class A common stock at a purchase price of $26.40 per share (such amounts give effect to the Reverse Stock Split), and (b) 0.3 million shares of Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $100 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $52.7 million.

The Investment Agreement provided for the Subsequent Common Closing, at which time Foxconn was required to purchase approximately 10% of the Class A common stock for approximately $47.3 million. The Subsequent Common Closing was to occur on or before May 8, 2023. The Company was ready, willing and able to complete the Subsequent Common Closing on a timely basis.

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purchase in the Subsequent Preferred Funding two tranches equal to 0.7 million additional shares of Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $100 per share for aggregate proceeds of $70 million. The parties agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to agree upon the EV Program budget and EV Program milestones no later than May 7, 2023.

Foxconn has failed to proceed with the Subsequent Common Closing or any Subsequent Preferred Funding. As a result of Foxconn’s actions, the Company has been deprived of critical funding necessary for its operations. The Company commenced the Foxconn Litigation in the Bankruptcy Court seeking relief for fraudulent and tortious conduct as well as breaches of the Investment Agreement, the parties’ joint venture agreement, the APA, and the CMA that the Company believes were committed by Foxconn. As set forth in the complaint relating to the adversary proceeding, Foxconn’s actions have caused substantial harm to the Company’s operations and prospects and significant damages. See Note 1 – Description of Organization and Business Operations – Description of Business and Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies for additional information.

As previously disclosed, the Investment Agreement also contains the following additional terms with respect to Foxconn’s ownership of the Company’s securities; however, as detailed herein, Foxconn has refused to fulfill its obligations under the Investment Agreement, and those breaches, among the Company’s other causes of action against Foxconn, are now subject to the Foxconn Litigation.

Board Representation: Foxconn would have the right to appoint two designees to the Board subject to the resolution of our dispute with Foxconn and the consummation of the Subsequent Common Closing. Foxconn would relinquish one Board seat if it did not continue to beneficially own shares of Class A common stock, Preferred Stock and shares of Class A common stock issued upon conversion of shares of Preferred Stock that represent (on an as-converted basis) at least 50% of the number of shares of Class A common stock (on an as-converted basis) acquired by Foxconn in connection with the Investment Transactions and would relinquish its other Board seat if it did not continue to beneficially own at least 25% of the number of shares of Class A common stock (on an as-converted basis) acquired by Foxconn in connection with the Investment Transactions (the “25% Ownership Requirement”).
Termination of Foxconn Joint Venture: The Company and Foxconn terminated the Joint Venture Agreement, the Note, dated June 24, 2022, issued by Lordstown EV Corporation and guaranteed by the Company and Lordstown EV Sales (the “Note”), and all liens on assets of Lordstown EV Corporation and the Company. All remaining funds held by the Foxconn Joint Venture were distributed to Foxconn EV Technology, Inc. as a distribution for amounts contributed by it and as a repayment in full of any loans advanced by it to Lordstown EV Corporation under the Note.
Standstill: Until the date that is the later of December 31, 2024 and 90 days after the first day on which no Foxconn-appointed director serves on the Board and Foxconn no longer has a right to appoint any directors, without the approval of the Board, Foxconn would not (A) acquire any equity securities of the Company if after the acquisition Foxconn and its affiliates would own (i) prior to the Subsequent Common Closing, 9.99% of the capital stock of the Company that is entitled to vote generally in any election of directors of the Company (“Voting Power”), (ii) prior to the time the Company obtains the approval of stockholders contemplated by Rule 5635 of the Nasdaq listing rules as in effect on November 7, 2022 with respect to certain equity issuances (the “Requisite Stockholder Approval”), 19.99% of the Voting Power, and (iii) at all times following the Subsequent Common Closing and the Requisite Stockholder Approval, 24% of the Voting Power (collectively, the “Ownership Limitations”), or (B) make any public announcement with respect to, or offer, seek, propose or indicate an interest in, any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization or purchase of more than 50% of the assets, properties or securities of the Company, or enter into discussions, negotiations, arrangements, understandings, or agreements regarding the foregoing.
Exclusivity: Prior to the Subsequent Common Closing, (i) without Foxconn’s consent, the Company had agreed not to (A) encourage, solicit, initiate or facilitate any Acquisition Proposal (as defined below), (B) enter into any agreement with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or that would cause it

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not to consummate any of the Investment Transactions or (C) participate in discussions or negotiations with, or furnish any information to, any person in connection with any Acquisition Proposal, and (ii) the Company had agreed to inform Foxconn of any Acquisition Proposal that it receives. An “Acquisition Proposal” means any proposal for any (i) sale or other disposition by merger, joint venture or otherwise of assets of the Company representing 30% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company, (ii) issuance of securities representing 15% or more of any equity securities of the Company, (iii) tender offer, exchange offer or other transaction that would result in any person beneficially owning 15% or more of any equity securities of the Company, (iv) merger, dissolution or similar transaction involving the Company representing 30% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company, or (v) combination of the foregoing. The Company had also agreed that, while the Preferred Stock is outstanding, it would not put in place a poison pill arrangement that applies to Foxconn to the extent of its ownership of shares of Preferred Stock or Class A common stock that it acquired from the Company as of the date such arrangement is adopted by the Company.
Voting Agreement and Consent Rights: The terms of the Investment Agreement and Certificate of Designations provide that, until the later of (i) December 31, 2024 and (ii) 90 days after the first day on which no Foxconn-appointed director serves on the Board and Foxconn no longer has a right to appoint any directors, Foxconn agreed to vote all of its shares of Class A common stock and Preferred Stock (to the extent then entitled to vote) in favor of each director recommended by the Board and in accordance with any recommendation of the Board on all other proposals that are the subject of stockholder action (other than any action related to any merger or business combination or other change of control transaction or sale of assets). So long as the 25% Ownership Requirement is satisfied, without the consent of the holders of at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding Preferred Stock (voting as a separate class), the Company agreed not to (i) amend any provision of the Charter or the Company’s amended and restated bylaws in a manner that would adversely affect the Preferred Stock or increase or decrease the number of shares of Preferred Stock, (ii) authorize or create, or increase the number of shares of any parity or senior securities other than securities on parity with the Preferred Stock with an aggregate liquidation preference of not more than $30 million, (iii) increase the size of the Board, or (iv) sell, license or lease or encumber any material portion of the Company’s hub motor technology and production line other than in the ordinary course of business.
Participation Rights: Following the Subsequent Common Closing and until Foxconn no longer has the right to appoint a director to the Board, other than with respect to certain excluded issuances, Foxconn has the right to purchase its pro rata portion of equity securities proposed to be sold by the Company; provided, that the Company is not required to sell Foxconn securities if the Company would be required to obtain stockholder approval under any applicable law or regulation.

The Investment Agreement also contains closing conditions. The Investment Agreement provides for termination by mutual agreement of the parties to amend the Investment Agreement to allow such a termination, and cannot otherwise be terminated by either party following the Initial Closing.

Registration Rights Agreement

On November 22, 2022, the Company and Foxconn entered into the Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to use reasonable efforts to file and cause to be declared effective a registration statement with the SEC registering the resale of the Class A common stock issued to Foxconn, including any shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock under the Investment Agreement, which was to be filed promptly following the earlier to occur of (i) the Subsequent Common Closing and (ii) May 7, 2023. Foxconn also has customary demand and piggyback registration rights with respect to the shares of Class A common stock issued or issuable under the Investment Agreement, and indemnification rights. The Company filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC on May 11, 2023 with the intent to satisfy its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement.

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Sales Agreement and ATM Offering

On November 7, 2022, the Company entered into an Open Market Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC, as agent (“Jefferies”), pursuant to which the Company could offer and sell up to approximately 50.2 million shares of our Class A common stock, from time to time through Jefferies (the “ATM Offering”). During 2022, Jefferies sold approximately 7.8 million shares of Class A common stock, which resulted in net proceeds of $12.4 million. There were no shares sold in the quarter ending June 30, 2023. As a result of our delisting from Nasdaq, we do not anticipate any transactions under the ATM Offering in the future.

We entered into an equity purchase agreement (“Equity Purchase Agreement”) with YA II PN, LTD. (“YA”) on July 23, 2021, pursuant to which YA had committed to purchase up to $400 million of our Class A common stock, at our direction from time to time, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Equity Purchase Agreement was terminated on November 22, 2022. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, we issued 6.6 million shares to YA and received $13.7 million cash, net of equity issuance costs. During the year ended December 31, 2022, we issued 17.5 million shares to YA and received $40.4 million cash, net of equity issuance costs.

NOTE 7 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company has been subject to extensive pending and threatened legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business and we havehas already incurred, and expectexpects to continue to incur, significant legal expenses in defending against these claims. The Company records a liability for loss contingencies in the condensed consolidated interim financial statementsCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements when a loss is known or considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company may seek to achieve resolution of these matters with respect to the Company as part of the Chapter 11 Cases and has and may in the future enter into discussions regarding settlement of these matters, and may enter into settlement agreements if it believes it is in the best interest of the Company. SettlementCompany’s stakeholders. Legal fees and costs of litigation, settlement by the Company or adverse decisions with respect to the matters disclosed may result in liability that is not insured or that is in excess of insurance coverage and could significantly exceed our current accrual and ability to pay and be, individually or in the aggregate, may result in liability material to the Company’s condensed consolidated results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.flows, impair our ability to sell certain assets and diminish or eliminate any assets available for any distribution to stockholders in the Chapter 11 Cases.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022,On June 27, 2023, the Company and its subsidiaries commenced the Chapter 11 Cases in the Bankruptcy Court. The Chapter 11 Cases are being jointly administered under the caption In re: Lordstown Motors Corp., et al., Cases No. 23-10831 through 23-10833 and the Foxconn Litigation is Adversary Case No. 23-50414. The Company received the Bankruptcy Court’s approval of its customary motions filed on June 27, 2023. The Debtors are authorized to conduct their business activities in the ordinary course, and pursuant to orders entered by the Bankruptcy Court, the Debtors are authorized to, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions of such orders: (i) pay employees’ wages and related obligations; (ii) pay certain taxes; (iii) pay critical vendors; (iv) continue to honor certain customer obligations; (v) maintain their insurance program; (vi) continue their cash management system; and (v) establish certain procedures to protect any potential value of the Company’s NOLs. The filing of the Chapter 11 Cases resulted in an initial automatic stay of legal proceedings against the Company. Additional information about the Chapter 11 Cases, including access to documents filed with the Bankruptcy Court, is available online at https://www.kccllc.net/lordstown/document/list, a website administered by KCC, a third-party bankruptcy claims and noticing agent. The information on this web site is not incorporated by reference and does not constitute part of this Form 10-Q.

On July 27, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court modified the automatic stay that was in effect at the time of filing the Chapter 11 Cases to allow the Karma Action (defined below) to proceed against the Company in the District Court (defined below). On August 8, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court approved procedures for the Debtors to conduct a comprehensive marketing and sale process for all, substantially all or some of their assets in order to maximize the value of those assets. The Debtors’ investment banker, Jefferies LLC, has reached out to a

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wide range of potential buyers. The Debtors have received a number of non-binding indications of interest. The procedures approved by the Bankruptcy Court provide that August 24, 2023 is the deadline by which the Company may select and file with the court one or more stalking horses with respect to its assets. The deadline to submit bids is September 8, 2023 and the auction, if any, is scheduled for September 19, 2023.

Since filing the Chapter 11 petitions, the Company has operated as debtor-in-possession under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. In accordance with ASC 852, in the accompanying June 30, 2023 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, the caption “Liabilities subject to compromise” reflects the expected allowed amount of the pre-petition claims that are not fully secured and that have at least a possibility of not being repaid at the full claim amount. “Liabilities subject to compromise” at June 30, 2023 consisted of the following:

(in thousands)

June 30, 2023

Accounts payable

$

3,279

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

6,716

Accrued legal settlements

75,000

Liabilities subject to compromise

$

84,995

“Liabilities subject to compromise” are recorded at the expected amount of the total allowed claim, however, the ultimate settlement of these liabilities remain at the discretion of the Bankruptcy Court, thus may be settled for different amounts. These amounts are also subject to adjustments if we make changes to our assumptions or estimates related to claims as additional information becomes available to us. Such adjustments may be material, and the Company will continue to evaluate the amount and classification of its pre-petition liabilities. Any additional liabilities that are subject to compromise will be recognized accordingly, and the aggregate amount of “Liabilities subject to compromise” may change. The Company had accruals of $30.0$75.0 million and $32.0$35.9 million, for the periods ending June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, for certain of its outstanding legal proceedings within Accrued and other current liabilities on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The accrual is based on current information, legal advice and the potential impact of the outcome of one or more claims on related matters and may be adjusted in the future based on new developments. developments. This accrual does not reflect a full range of possible outcomes for these proceedings or the full amount of any damages alleged, which are significantly higher. Furthermore, the Company may use Class A common stock as consideration in any settlement. While the Company believes that additional losses beyond current accruals are likely, and anyAny such additional losses may be significant, itsignificant; however, the Company cannot presently estimate a possible loss contingency or range of reasonably possible loss

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contingencies beyond current accruals. Estimating probable losses requires the analysis of multiple forecasted factors that often depend on judgments and potential actions by third parties.

Lordstown

The Bankruptcy Court has not established the deadline by which parties are required to file proofs of claim in the Chapter 11 Cases. There is substantial risk of additional litigation and claims against the Company or its indemnified directors and officers, as well as other claims by third parties that may be known or unknown and the Company does not have the resources to adequately defend or dispute due to the Chapter 11 Cases. The Company cannot provide any assurances regarding when such deadline will be, the amount or nature of the claims that may be filed by such deadline, or what the Company’s total estimated liabilities based on such claims will be.

The Company was notified by its primary insurer under ourits post-merger directors and officers insurance policy that the insurer is taking the position that no coverage is available for the consolidated securities class action, various shareholder derivative actions, the consolidated stockholder class action, various demands for inspection of books and records, the SEC investigation, and the investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York described below, and certain indemnification obligations, under an exclusion to the policy called the “retroactive date exclusion.” The insurer has identified other potential coverage issues as well. Excess coverage attaches only after the underlying insurance has been exhausted, and generally applies in conformance with the terms of the underlying insurance. LordstownThe Company is analyzing the insurer’s position, and intends to pursue any available coverage under this policy and other insurance. As

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a result of the denial of coverage, no or limited insurance may be available to us to reimburse our expenses or cover any potential losses for these matters, which could be significant. The insurers in our Side A D&O insurance program, providing coverage for individual directors and officers in derivative actions and certain other situations, have issued a reservation of rights letter which, while not denieddenying coverage, has cast doubt on this basis the availability of coverage for at least some individuals and/or otherwise.claims.

Legal fees and costs of litigation or an adverse judgment or settlement in any one or more of our ongoing litigation matters that are not insured or that is in excess of insurance coverage could significantly exceed our current accrual and ability to pay. This would have a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations and could severely curtail or cause our operations to cease entirely.

On October 30, 2020, the Company, together with certain of its current and former executive officers, including Mr. Burns, Mr. LaFleur, Mr. Post and Mr. Schmidt, and certain of our other current and former employees, were named as defendants in a lawsuit (the “Karma Action”) filed by Karma Automotive LLC (“Karma”) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (“District Court”). On November 6, 2020, the District Court denied Karma’s request for a temporary restraining order. On April 16, 2021, Karma filed an Amended Complaint that added additional defendants (two Company employees and two Company contractors that were previously employed by Karma) and a number of additional claims alleging generally that the Company unlawfully poached key Karma employees and misappropriated Karma’s trade secrets and other confidential information. The Amended Complaint contains a total of 28 counts, including: (i) alleged violations under federal law of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Defend Trade Secrets Act,Act; (ii) alleged violations of California law for misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition; (iii) common law claims for breach of contract and tortious interference with contract; (iv) common law claims for breach of contract, including confidentiality agreements, employment agreements and the non-binding letter of intent; and (v) alleged common law claims for breach of duties of loyalty and fiduciary duties. The Amended Complaint also asserts claims for conspiracy, fraud, interstate racketeering activity, and violations of certain provisions of the California Penal Code relating to unauthorized computer access. Karma is seeking permanent injunctive relief and monetary damages in excess of $900 million based on a variety of claims and theories asserting very substantial losses by Karma and/or improper benefit to the Company that significantly exceed the Company’s accrual with respect to the matter and ability to pay. The Company has opposed Karma’s damages claims on factual and legal grounds, including lack of causality. The Company is vigorously challenging Karma’s asserted damages.

After several months of discovery, Karma filed a motion for preliminary injunction on August 8, 2021, seeking to temporarily enjoin the Company from producing any vehicle that incorporated Karma’s alleged trade secrets. On August 16, 2021, Karma also moved for sanctions for spoliation of evidence. On September 16, 2021, the District Court denied Karma’s motion for a preliminary injunction, and denied, in part, and granted, in part, Karma’s motion for sanctions. As a result of its partial grant of Karma’s sanctions motion, the District Court awarded Karma a permissive adverse inference jury instruction, the scope of which will be determined at trial.

On January 14, 2022, Karma filed a motion for terminating sanctions (i.e., judgment in its favor on all claims) against the Company and defendant, Darren Post, as a result of Mr. Post’s handling of documents subject to discovery requests. The Company and Mr. Post opposed the request for sanctions. On February 18, 2022, the Court granted in part Karma’s motion for sanctions against Mr. Post and the Company, finding that Karma

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was entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred as a result of Mr. Post’s and the Company’s failure to comply with the Court’s discovery orders. Karma’s request for terminating sanctions was denied. As a result of the Court’s order, on March 4, 2022, Karma submitted its application for attorneys’ fees and costs in the amount of $0.1 million. The Company did not oppose Karma’s application, and on March 21, 2022 the Court ordered an award of Karma’s costs and attorneys’ fees against the Company and Mr. Post in the amount of $0.1 million, which has been paid by the Company.

On July 22,In late November 2022, Karma filed a secondthe Court ruled on the motion for terminating sanctions againstsummary judgment filed by the Company and against Mr. Post based upon Mr. Post’s installation of anti-forensic softwarethe individual defendants. The ruling granted summary judgment in defendants’ favor on his personal computers following his second deposition. Karma has requested that the Court enter default9 counts and partial summary judgment on all11 counts of Karma’s Complaint. Although favorable, the ruling does not substantively alter the scope of the trial, as Karma’s claims against Mr. Post and the Company.  Karma also asks that, in the event terminating sanctions are not issued, the Court order a negative adverse inference on “remaining issues,” specifically that “Defendants Lordstown Motors Corp. and Darren Post shall be presumed to have misappropriated Karma’sfor misappropriation of trade secrets, conspiracy, breach of the non-disclosure agreement, interference with Karma’s employment contracts, and confidential information, used Karma’s trade secrets and confidential information, and deliberately and maliciously destroyed evidenceviolation of their misappropriation and usethe computer fraud statutes will be the subject of Karma’s trade secrets and confidential information in considering all damages and maliciousness.” The Court denied Karma’s second request for terminating sanctions in all respects.

On September 27, 2022, Karma filed an ex parte application to continue the trial date until January 2023. The Company opposed the request. On September 28, 2022, the Court denied Karma’s request to continue the trial. However, on October 26, following the receipt of the parties’ pretrial filings, the Court, on its own initiative vacated the December 6, 2022 trial date. The case will be rescheduled for a trial date in 2023.

The Company andDistrict Court initially stayed the individual defendants have moved for summary judgment on manyKarma Action in light of the claims and issuesautomatic stay imposed by the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases. However, the Bankruptcy Court granted Karma relief from the automatic stay on July 31, 2023 to allow the multi-week trial in the case. A hearing on the summary judgment motionsKarma Action to proceed, which trial is scheduled for November 14, 2022.Thetrial in California beginning on September 12, 2023. The jury trial is expected to last approximately three weeks.

The Company is continuing to evaluate the matters asserted in the lawsuit and is vigorously defendingdefend against Karma’s claims. The Company continues to believe that there are strong defenses to the claims and any damages demanded. The proceedings areHowever, the outcome of the Karma Action is subject to uncertainties inherent in the litigation process.process and no assurances can be given regarding the outcome of the trial or the impact of the Karma Action on the Company, including its ability to sell assets that Karma claims were misappropriated by the Company or that incorporate trade secrets or property that

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Karma claims were misappropriated by the Company. The outcome of the litigation with Karma may have an impact upon which assets the Company is able to sell through the process before the Bankruptcy Court.

Six related putative securities class action lawsuits were filed against the Company and certain of its current and former officers and directors and former DiamondPeak Holdings Corp. (“DiamondPeak”) directors between March 18, 2021 and May 14, 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (Rico v. Lordstown Motors Corp., et al. (Case No. 21-cv-616); Palumbo v. Lordstown Motors Corp., et al. (Case No. 21-cv-633); Zuod v. Lordstown Motors Corp., et al. (Case No. 21-cv-720); Brury v. Lordstown Motors Corp., et al. (Case No. 21-cv-760); Romano v. Lordstown Motors Corp., et al., (Case No. 21-cv-994); and FNY Managed Accounts LLC v. Lordstown Motors Corp., et al. (Case No. 21-cv-1021)). The matters have been consolidated and the Court appointed George Troicky as lead plaintiff and Labaton Sucharow LLP as lead plaintiff’s counsel. On September 10, 2021, lead plaintiff and several additional named plaintiffs filed their consolidated amended complaint, asserting violations of federal securities laws under Section 10(b), Section 14(a), Section 20(a), and Section 20A of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder against the Company and certain of its current and former officers and directors. The complaint generally alleges that the Company and individual defendants made materially false and misleading statements relating to vehicle pre-orders and production timeline. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss, which is fully briefed as of March 3, 2022. A hearing on the motion to dismiss has not been scheduled and a decision has not yet been rendered. The Company filed a suggestion of bankruptcy on June 28, 2023, and filed an amended suggestion of bankruptcy on July 11, 2023, which notified the court of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases and resulting automatic stay; however the ultimate scope and effect of the stay remains subject to further proceedings before the Bankruptcy Court. We intend to vigorously defend against the claims. The proceedings are subject to uncertainties inherent in the litigation process.

Four related stockholder derivative lawsuits were filed against certain of the Company’s officers and directors, former DiamondPeak directors, and against the Company as a nominal defendant between April 28, 2021 and July 9, 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (Cohen, et al. v. Burns, et al. (Case No. 21-cv-604); Kelley, et al. v. Burns, et al. (Case No. 12-cv-724); Patterson, et al. v. Burns, et al. (Case No. 21-cv-910); and Sarabia v. Burns, et al. (Case No. 21-cv-1010)). The derivative actions in the District Court of Delaware have been consolidated. On August 27, 2021, plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint, asserting violations of Section 10(b), Section 14(a), Section 20(a) and Section 21D of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, breach of fiduciary duties, insider selling, and unjust enrichment, all relating to vehicle

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pre-orders, production timeline, and the merger with DiamondPeak. On October 11, 2021, defendants filed a motion to stay this consolidated derivative action pending resolution of the motion to dismiss in the consolidated securities class action. On March 7, 2022, the court granted in part defendants'defendants’ motion to stay, staying the action until the resolution of the motion to dismiss in the consolidated securities class action, but requiring the parties to submit a status report if the motion to dismiss was not resolved by September 3, 2022. The court further determined to dismiss without a motion, on the grounds that the claim was premature, plaintiffs'plaintiffs’ claim for contribution for violations of Sections 10(b) and 21D of the Exchange Act without prejudice. The parties filed a joint status report as required because the motion to dismiss in the consolidated securities class action was not resolved as of September 3, 2022. The parties filed anotheradditional court-ordered joint status reportreports on October 28, 2022. 2022, January 6, 2023 and April 3, 2023. On April 4, 2023, the Court ordered the parties to submit a letter brief addressing whether the Court should lift the stay. On April 14, 2023, the parties submitted a joint letter requesting that the Court not lift the stay. On April 17, 2023, the court lifted the stay and ordered the parties to meet and confer by May 8, 2023 and submit a proposed case-management plan. On May 9, 2023, the court reinstated the stay and ordered the parties to advise the court of any developments in the consolidated securities class action or material changes to Lordstown’s condition. The Company filed a suggestion of bankruptcy on June 27, 2023, which notified the court of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases and resulting automatic stay; however the ultimate scope and effect of the stay remains subject to further proceedings before the Bankruptcy Court. The court entered an order acknowledging the effect of the automatic stay on June 28, 2023. We intend to vigorously defend against the claims. The proceedings are subject to uncertainties inherent in the litigation process.

Another related stockholder derivative lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on June 30, 2021 (Thai v. Burns, et al. (Case No. 21-cv-1267)), asserting violations of Section 10(b), Section 14(a), Section 20(a) and Section 21D of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, breach of fiduciary

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duties, unjust enrichment, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, and waste, based on similar facts as the consolidated derivative action in the District Court of Delaware. On October 21, 2021, the court in the Northern District of Ohio derivative action entered a stipulated stay of the action and scheduling order relating to defendants’ anticipated motion to dismiss and/or subsequent motion to stay that is similarly conditioned on the resolution of the motion to dismiss in the consolidated securities class action. We intend to vigorously defend against the claims. The Company filed a suggestion of bankruptcy on June 28, 2023, and filed an amended suggestion of bankruptcy on July 19, 2023, which notified the court of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases and resulting automatic stay; however the ultimate scope and effect of the stay remains subject to further proceedings before the Bankruptcy Court. The proceedings are subject to uncertainties inherent in the litigation process.

Another related stockholder derivative lawsuit was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery on December 2, 2021 (Cormier v. Burns, et al. (C.A. No. 2021-1049)), asserting breach of fiduciary duties, insider selling, and unjust enrichment, based on similar facts as the federal derivative actions. An additional related stockholder derivative lawsuit was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery on February 18, 2022 (Jackson v. Burns, et al. (C.A. No. 2022-0164)), also asserting breach of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment, and insider selling, based on similar facts as the federal derivative actions. On April 19, 2022, the parties in Cormier and Jackson filed a stipulation and proposed order consolidating the two actions, staying the litigation until the resolution of the motion to dismiss in the consolidated securities class action and appointing Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP and Lifshitz Law PLLC as Co-Lead Counsel. On May 10, 2022, the court granted the parties’ proposed stipulation and order to consolidate the actions, and to stay the consolidated action pending the resolution of the motion to dismiss in the consolidated securities class action. While the action remains stayed, on June 24, 2022, the plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint asserting similar claims, and substituting a new plaintiff (Ed Lomont) for Cormier, who no longer appears to be a named plaintiff in the consolidated action. On June 27, 2023, the Company filed a suggestion of bankruptcy, which notified the court of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases and resulting automatic stay; however the ultimate scope and effect of the stay remains subject to further proceedings before the Bankruptcy Court. We intend to vigorously defend against these actions. The proceedings are subject to uncertainties inherent in the litigation process.

Two putative class action lawsuits were filed against former DiamondPeak directors and DiamondPeak Sponsor LLC on December 8 and 13, 2021 in the Delaware Court of Chancery (Hebert(Hebert v. Hamamoto, et al. (C.A. No. 2021-1066); and Amin v Hamamoto, et al. (C.A. No. 2021-1085)) (collectively, the “Delaware Class Action Litigation).  The plaintiffs purport to represent a class of investors in DiamondPeak and assert breach of fiduciary duty claims based on allegations that the defendants made or failed to prevent alleged misrepresentations regarding vehicle pre-orders and production timeline, and that but for those allegedly false and misleading disclosures, the plaintiffs would have exercised a right to redeem their shares prior to the de-SPAC transaction. On February 9, 2022, the parties filed a stipulation and proposed order consolidating the two putative class action lawsuits, appointing Hebert and Amin as co-lead plaintiffs, appointing Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP and Pomerantz LLP as co-lead counsel and setting a briefing schedule for the motions to dismiss and motions to stay. The motions to stay were fully briefed as of February 23, 2022 and the court held oral argument on February 28, 2022. On March 7, 2022, the court denied the motion to stay. On March 10, 2022, defendants filed their brief in support of their motion to dismiss. The motion to dismiss was fully briefed on April 27, 2022, and was scheduled for oral argument on May 10, 2022. On May 6, 2022, defendants withdrew the motion to dismiss without prejudice. On July 22, 2022, co-lead plaintiffs filed an amended class action complaint asserting similar claims. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended class action complaint on October 14, 2022. Plaintiffs’ answering brief and Defendants’ reply brief arewere due on November 18 and December 9,

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2022, respectively. Oral argument on the motion to dismiss has beenwas scheduled for January 6, 2022.2023. On January 5, 2023, the defendants withdrew their motion to dismiss. On February 2, 2023, the court issued a case scheduling order setting forth pre-trial deadlines and a date for trial in March 2024. On February 3, 2023, defendants filed their answer to plaintiffs’ amended class action complaint. On February 7, 2023, plaintiffs served the Company, as a non-party, with a subpoena for certain information, which the Company responded to on February 21, 2023.

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the Company filed (i) an adversary complaint seeking injunctive relief to extend the automatic stay to the plaintiffs in the Delaware Class Action Litigation, initiating the adversary proceeding captioned Lordstown Motors Corp. v. Amin, Adv. Proc. No. 23-50428 (Bankr. D. Del.) and (ii) a motionand brief in support thereof, seeking a preliminary injunction extending the automatic stay to the Delaware Class Action Litigation.  On August 3, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court denied the Company’s preliminary injunction motion.  On July 21, 2023, plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification in the Delaware Class Action Litigation. Plaintiffs and the Company, as a non-party, are currently meeting and conferring regarding the scope of the Company’s discovery obligations pursuant to the subpoena. The defendants intend to vigorously defend against the claims. The proceedings are subject to uncertainties inherent in the litigation process.

In addition, between approximately March 26, 2021 and September 23, 2021, LMC received eight demands for books and records pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law from stockholders who state they are investigating whether to file similar derivative lawsuits, among other purposes. A lawsuit to compel inspection of books and records under 8 Del. C. § 220 was filed against the Company on May 31, 2022 in the Delaware Court of Chancery (Turner v. Lordstown Motors Corp. (C.A. No. 2022-0468)). The plaintiff seeks production of documents related to, among other things, vehicle pre-orders, production timeline, and stock sales by insiders. The parties are engaged in discussions to resolve or narrow this action and do not have a schedule for responding to the complaint. We intend to vigorously defend against this action to the extent it is not resolved. The proceedings are subject to uncertainties inherent in the litigation process.

The Company has also received two subpoenas from the SEC for the production of documents and information, including relating to the merger between DiamondPeak and Lordstown EV Corporation (formerly known as Lordstown Motors Corp.), a Delaware corporation (“Legacy Lordstown”)Lordstown and pre-orders of vehicles, and the Company has been informed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York that it is investigating these matters. The Company has cooperated, and will continue to cooperate, with these and any other regulatory or governmental investigations and inquiries.

On March 24, 2022, the Company received a letter addressed to its Board from the law firm of Purcell & Lefkowitz LLP (“Purcell”) on behalf of three purported stockholders.

The stockholder letter alleged that we wouldCompany has potential indemnification obligations with respect to the current and former directors named in the above-referenced actions, which obligations may not be requiredcovered by Rules 14a-4(a)(3)the Company’s applicable directors and (b)(1)officers insurance.

On June 27, 2023, the Company commenced the Foxconn Litigation in the Bankruptcy Court seeking relief for breaches of the Exchange ActInvestment Agreement and other agreements and fraudulent and tortious actions that the Company believes were committed by Foxconn, which have caused substantial harm to present two separate proposals atour operations and prospects and significant damages. Foxconn’s answer is currently due on September 1, 2023.

On July 20, 2023, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (a/k/a Hon Hai Technology Group), Foxconn EV Technology, Inc., and Foxconn EV System LLC filed a motion to dismiss the annual meetingChapter 11 Cases or to convert the cases under Chapter 7 of stockholders held on May 19, 2022 (the “2022 Annual Meeting”) relatingthe Bankruptcy Code. The movants allege that the Debtors filed the Chapter 11 Cases in bad faith, that the Debtors do not have a reasonable likelihood of rehabilitation, and that dismissal or conversion would benefit the Debtors’ creditors. The Debtors believe that there are strong defenses to the proposed amendmentmovants’ assertions and will vigorously oppose the motion. However, no assurances can be given regarding the outcome of our Second Amendedthe motion.

As a result of the Chapter 11 Cases and Restated Certificateceasing production of Incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”) to increase the number of authorized shares, such that separate votes could be cast on a proposed increase inEndurance, the number of shares of Class A common stockCompany has received claims from its suppliers and a proposed increase invendors for amounts those parties believe the number of shares of preferred stock.Company owes. The Company does not believeand its advisors are analyzing the claims for validity. As of June 30, 2023, the Company has accrued $6.7 million for claims it believes are appropriate to recognize as a liability. There are significant additional claims being asserted and we are likely to learn of additional claims once the Bankruptcy Court establishes a deadline by which parties are required to file proofs of claims. The Company intends to vigorously defend against claims it believes are invalid. No assurances can be provided as to the extent of the claims, its ability to minimize future losses, or the substantial costs that separate proposals wouldmay be requiredincurred to evaluate known or unknown claims.

As part of the Chapter 11 Cases, the Company engaged Jefferies to act as its investment banker, and such engagement was authorized by the Exchange Act. Irrespective ofBankruptcy Court on July 25, 2023. The engagement letter with Jefferies, dated June 26, 2023 (the “Engagement Letter”), provides for certain payment, reimbursement, contribution, and indemnification obligations, including the position asserted in the stockholder letter,payment by the Company no longer believes an increase inof (i) a monthly fee equal to $0.2 million per month until the sharesEngagement Letter is terminated (the “Monthly Fee”), (ii) a fee equal to $3.0 million (a “Transaction Fee”) upon either the consummation of preferred stock is needed and did not include this aspect of(x) any transaction involving the proposal in the definitive proxy statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting filed with the SEC on April 8, 2022, as supplemented on May 9, 2022 (the “2022 Proxy Statement”).

The stockholder letter also addressed the approval of the Charter at the special meeting of stockholders held on October 22, 2020 (the “2020 Special Meeting”), which included a 200 million share increase in the number of authorized shares of Class A common stock and was approved by majority of the then-outstanding shares of both seriesrestructuring, reorganization, recapitalization, repayment or material modification of the Company’s common stock, voting as a single class. The stockholder letter alleged that the Charter approval required a separate vote in favor by at least a majorityoutstanding indebtedness (other than any dismissal of the outstanding sharesChapter 11 Cases or any conversion of Class A common stockthese cases to cases under Section 242(b)(2)Chapter 7 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”Bankruptcy Code) or (y) any sale, disposition or other similar business transaction or series of related transactions involving all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (any such event, a “Transaction”), and (iii) reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses. All Monthly Fees actually paid to and retained by Jefferies will be credited once, without duplication, against any Transaction Fee that becomes

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payable to Jefferies.  Either party may terminate the 200 million shares in question are thus unauthorized. The stockholder letter requested thatEngagement Letter upon five days’ notice, but if a Transaction occurs within twelve months after termination, Jefferies remains entitled to the Company present a proposal at the 2022 Annual Meeting seeking ratification of the number of shares of Class A common stock authorized under the Company’s current Charter.applicable fee.

NOTE 8 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company’s Board has completedadopted a written Related Party Transaction Policy that sets forth policies and procedures for the review and approval or ratification of any transaction, arrangement or relationship in which the Company or any of its reviewsubsidiaries was, is or will be a participant, the amount of the matters raised by the stockholder letter with the assistancewhich exceeds $120,000 and in which any director, executive officer or beneficial owner of outside counsel not involved in the underlying transactions at issue and determined, (a) in reliance upon, among other things, advice of several law firms including a legal opinion of Delaware counsel, that the assertions regarding DGCL Section 242(b)(2) are wrong and that a separate class vote5% or more of the Class A common stock was not requiredhad, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest (a “Related Party Transaction”). Pursuant to approvethis policy, the amendmentAudit Committee of the Charter atBoard (the “Audit Committee”) reviews and approves any proposed Related Party Transaction, considering among other factors it deems appropriate, whether the 2020 Special MeetingRelated Party Transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to increasean unaffiliated third-party under the sharessame or similar circumstances and the extent of the related person’s interest in the transaction. The Audit Committee may then approve or disapprove the transaction in its discretion. Any related person transaction will be disclosed in the applicable SEC filing as required by the rules of the SEC.

Pursuant to the Investment Agreement described in Note 6 – Capital Stock and Loss Per Share, Foxconn’s beneficial ownership of Class A common stock exceeded 5% in November 2022 causing Foxconn to become a related party. The Company has entered into the Foxconn Transactions with Foxconn described under Note 1 – Description of Organization and (b) that the remaining allegations therein are without merit. However, no assurances can be madeBusiness Operations – Foxconn Transactions. See Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies for additional information regarding the outcomestatus of any claims, proceedings or litigation regarding the authorization of our Class A common stock, including the claims raised by the stockholder letter. Any proceedings on these matters would beFoxconn Transactions.

In August 2020, we entered into an emissions credit agreement with GM pursuant to which, and subject to uncertainties inherent in the litigation process.

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Claims alleging that a portionterms of our Class A common stock was not authorized could lead to shares of our Class A common stock being voidable and have a material adverse effect onwhich, until the Company and its prospects.

On May 20, 2022, the Company received a second letter addressed to its Board from Purcell on behalf of the same three purported stockholders regarding the vote at the 2022 Annual Meeting to approve the amendment to our Charter to increase the total number of authorized shares of Class A common stock from 300 million shares to 450 million shares (the “Charter Amendment”), as further described in the 2022 Proxy Statement. The letter asserted, among other things, that that in connection with the vote at the Annual Meeting to approve the Charter Amendment, brokers had cast discretionary votes on such proposal despite a statement in the 2022 Proxy Statement that they would not have authority to do so. The Proxy Statement erroneously indicated that brokers would not have discretionary authority to vote with respect to the proposal to approve the Charter Amendment and that if beneficial owners did not provide direction to their broker as to how to vote, a broker non-vote would result that would have the effect of a vote cast against such proposal. The Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 19, 2022 reported that the Charter Amendment was approved at the Annual Meeting and that the Charter was thereby amended, as the Charter Amendment had been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

The Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2022 reported that the Purcell letter had been received (and filed it as an exhibit), that the report of the votes at the Annual Meeting regarding the approval of the Charter Amendment was not considered final and that, to date, none of the shares authorized by the Charter Amendment had been issued. On May 31, 2022, after further review by the Company and its Board of the votes on the proposal to approve the Charter Amendment, due to uncertainty in counting the number of votes cast “for” by brokers exercising discretion without direction from the beneficial owner, the Board determined not to consider the Charter Amendment approved by the Company’s stockholders and we filed a Certificate of Correction with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, voiding the Charter Amendment and causing the number of authorized shares of Class A common stock to remain at 300 million.

The Company’s Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on June 1, 2022, amending and supplementing the Forms 8-K filed by the Company on May 19, 2022, and May 23, 2022, reported that the Company had filed the Certificate of Correction and announced that the Board had called a special meeting of stockholders to be held on August 17, 2022 (“2022 Special Meeting”), to resubmit for approval an amendment to our Charter to increase the number of authorized shares of our Common Stock from 300 million to 450 million shares (the “Certificate of Amendment”). On July 7, 2022, we filed a definitive proxy statement for the 2022 Special Meeting and, at the 2022 Special Meeting, our stockholders approved the Certificate of Amendment.The parties have reached a settlement agreement to resolve the issues raised in both of the letters from Purcell. The amount of the settlement is not material to the Company.

Except as described above, the Company is not a party to any material legal proceedings and is not aware of any pending or threatened material claims. From time to time however, the Company may be subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business activities.

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NOTE 6 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On November 7, 2019, the Company entered into a transaction with Workhorse Group Inc., for the purpose of obtaining certain intellectual property. In connection with granting this license, Workhorse Group received 10% of the outstanding Legacy Lordstown common stock and was entitled to royalties of 1% of the gross sales pricecompletion of the first 200,000 vehicle sales. three annual production/model years wherein we produce vehicles at least ten months out of the production/model year, the counterparty will have the option to purchase such emissions credits as well as emissions credits from any other U.S. state, country or jurisdiction generated by vehicles produced by us not otherwise required by us to comply with emissions laws and regulations at a purchase price equal to 75% of the fair market value of such credits. Shortly after filing the Chapter 11 Cases, the Company ceased production of the Endurance and new program development.

In November 2020, we pre-paidprepaid a royalty payment of $4.75 million to Workhorse Group, in the amount of $4.75 million. The upfront royalty payment representedrepresenting an advance on the royalties, discussed above. The upfrontbut only to the extent that the aggregate amount of such royalty payment was recorded as other non-current assets as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

Duringfees exceeded the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we continued to refine the design of the Endurance and considered technologies we would use in future vehicles.amount paid upfront. Given the lack ofthat Workhorse Group technology is not being used in the Endurance and new management’sour strategic direction, of the Company, inclusive of the transactions contemplated with Foxconn, as detailed in Note 1, we deemed it appropriate to changeterminate the useful life of the technology we acquired from Workhorse to zero months.license agreement during 2022. As such, we recorded accelerated amortizationa charge of $11.1$4.75 million during the third quarter of 2021.

As of September 30, 2021, Workhorse Group was no longer determined to be a related party.

As described in Note 1, the Company invested $13.5 million into the Foxconn Joint Venture, of which the Company owns 45%. Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, the Company will be reimbursed for certain costs incurred by the Company on behalf of the Foxconn Joint Venture (See Note 8 – Subsequent Events).

The Company has adopted a related party transaction policy that instituted a process to review and approve all material transactions between the Foxconn Joint Venture and the Company. The Company intends to modify this policy to apply to those transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreement.

NOTE 7 — CAPITAL STOCK AND LOSS PER SHARE

Our Charter provides for 462 million authorized shares of capital stock, consisting of (i) 450 million shares of Class A common stock and (ii) 12 million shares of preferred stock each with a par value of $0.0001. We had 216.9 million and 196.4 million shares of common stock issued and outstandingas of September 30, 2022 andyear ended December 31, 2021, respectively.Prior2022 to the Initial Closing (as defined below), the Company will file with the Secretary of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock designating 1 million shares as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and designating the rights, preferences and limitations of such shares. (See Note 8 – Subsequent Events.)write-off prepaid royalty.

FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, requires the presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”). Basic EPS is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive EPS is calculated to include any dilutive effect of our share equivalents. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, our share equivalent included 0.3 million options,1.6 million BGL Warrants, 2.3 million Private Warrants, and 1.7 million Foxconn Warrants outstanding.  For the three months ended September 30, 2021, our share equivalent included 3.1 million options, 1.6 million BGL Warrants, and 2.3 million Private Warrants outstanding. None of the stock options or warrants were included in the calculation of diluted EPS because we recorded a net loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 as including these instruments would be anti-dilutive.

The weighted-average number of shares outstanding for basic and diluted loss per share is as follows:

(in thousands)

Three months ended

Three months ended

Nine months ended

Nine months ended

   

September 30, 2022

   

September 30, 2021

   

September 30, 2022

   

September 30, 2021

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding

211,946

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On July 23, 2021, the Company entered into the Equity Purchase Agreement with YA, pursuant to which YA has committed to purchase up to $400 million of our Class A common stock, at our direction from time to time, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Such sales of Class A common stock, are subject to certain limitations, and may occur from time to time at our sole discretion, over the approximately 36-month period commencing on the date of the Equity Purchase Agreement, provided that a registration statement covering the resale by YA of the shares of Class A common stock purchased from us is declared effective by the SEC and the other conditions set forth in the Equity Purchase Agreement are satisfied. We filed the registration statement with the SEC on July 30, 2021, and it was declared effective on August 11, 2021.

Under applicable Nasdaq rules and the Equity Purchase Agreement, we will not sell to YA shares of our Class A common stock in excess of 35.1 million shares, or the Exchange Cap, which is 19.9% of the shares of Class A common stock outstanding immediately prior to the execution of the Equity Purchase Agreement, unless (i) we obtain stockholder approval to issue shares of Class A common stock in excess of the Exchange Cap or (ii) the average price of all applicable sales of shares of Class A common stock under the Equity Purchase Agreement (including the Commitment Shares described below in the number of shares sold for these purposes) equals or exceeds $7.48 per share (which represents the lower of (i) the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (as reflected on Nasdaq.com) immediately preceding the signing of the Equity Purchase Agreement; or (ii) the average Nasdaq Official Closing Price of the Class A common stock (as reflected on Nasdaq.com) for the five trading days immediately preceding the signing of the Equity Purchase Agreement). At current market prices of our shares of Class A common stock, without stockholder approval, the Exchange Cap would limit the amount of funds we are able to raise to significantly less than the $400 million commitment under the Equity Purchase Agreement.

We may direct YA to purchase amounts of our Class A common stock under the Equity Purchase Agreement that we specify from time to time in a written notice (an “Advance Notice”) delivered to YA on any trading day. The maximum amount that we may specify in an Advance Notice without YA’s consent is equal to the lesser of: (i) an amount equal to thirty percent (30%) of the Daily Value Traded of the Class A common stock on the trading day immediately preceding an Advance Notice, or (ii) $30.0 million. For these purposes, “Daily Value Traded” is the product obtained by multiplying the daily trading volume of our Class A common stock by the volume weighted average price for that trading day. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions under the Equity Purchase Agreement, we may deliver Advance Notices from time to time, provided that we have delivered all shares relating to all prior Advance Notices, and the purchase price of the shares of Class A common stock will be equal to 97% of the simple average of the daily volume weighted average prices for the three trading days following the Advance Notice as set forth in the Equity Purchase Agreement.

As consideration for YA’s irrevocable commitment to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock upon the terms of and subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Equity Purchase Agreement, upon execution of the Equity Purchase Agreement, the Company issued 0.4 million shares of its Class A common stock to YA (the “Commitment Shares”).

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, inclusive of the 0.4 million Commitment Shares, we issued 3.9 million shares to YA and received $20.0 million cash. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we issued 17.5 million shares to YA and received $40.4 million cash, net of equity issuance costs.

As of September 30, 2022, we were in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Equity Purchase Agreement and the remaining availability under the Equity Purchase Agreement was $309.1 million which is subject to certain limitations as described above. In particular, without stockholder approval, the amount of shares the Company can issue would be limited to up to 35.1 million shares (unless the average price of all shares sold is $7.48 or higher) (“the Exchange Cap”), less the 27.1 million shares already issued, and therefore this share limitation and the current market price that would be the basis for the price of the shares of Class A common stock to be sold limit the funds the Company is able to raise to significantly less than the original $400 million commitment under the Equity Purchase Agreement.

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It is expected that the Equity Purchase Agreement will be terminated as the Sales Agreement will be used as the means for the Company to obtain financing through the periodic sale of the Class A common stock in at the-market transactions, subject to various conditions and limitations. See Note 8 – Subsequent Events and Part II, Item 5. Other Events for additional information.

NOTE 89 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Investment TransactionsBankruptcy and Litigation Matters

On November 7, 2022,June 27, 2023, the Company and an affiliate of Foxconn, Foxconn Ventures Pte, Ltd. (whichits subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court. The Chapter 11 Cases are being jointly administered under the caption In re: Lordstown Motors Corp., et al., Cases No. 23-10831 through 23-10833. Additional information about the Chapter 11 Cases, including access to documents filed with the Bankruptcy Court, is available online at https://www.kccllc.net/lordstown/document/list, a website administered by KCC. The information on this website is not incorporated by reference and does not constitute part of the entities we collectively refer to herein as “Foxconn”), entered into the Investment Agreement, pursuant to which Foxconn agreed to make an additional equity investment (collectively, the “Investment Transactions”) in the Company in the form of $70 million of our Class A common stock and up to $100 million of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Preferred Stock,” and together with the Class A common stock, the “Securities”). The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Class A common stock for general corporate purposes as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and the proceeds from the sale of the Preferred Stock to fund the EV Program.

Investment Agreement

At an initial closing to be held on or after November 22, 2022 (the “Initial Closing”), subject to the conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement, Foxconn will purchase: (a) 12.9 million shares of Class A common stock at a purchase price of $1.76 per share for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $22.7 million, and (b) 0.3 million shares of Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $100 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $30 million.

Following the parties’ receipt of a written communication from the U.S. government’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) that CFIUS has concluded that the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreement are not a “covered transaction” or CFIUS has concluded that there are no unresolved national security concerns with respect to the transactions (“CFIUS Clearance”) and any applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, has expired or terminated and subject to the other conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement, at a second closing (the “Subsequent Common Closing”) Foxconn will purchase 26.9 million additional shares of Class A common stock at a purchase price of $1.76 per share.

Upon satisfaction of certain EV Program milestones (including establishing an EV Program budget) and subject to satisfaction of other customary conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement, Foxconn will purchase in two tranches up to 0.7 million additional shares of Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $100 per share. The first tranche will be in an amount up to 0.3 million shares for an aggregate purchase price of $30 million; and the second tranche will be in an amount up to 0.4 million shares for an aggregate purchase price of $40 million. The parties have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to agree upon the EV Program budget and funding milestones no later than May 7, 2023.

The Investment Agreement provides that:

Board Representation: Foxconn will have the right to appoint two designees to the Board after receiving CFIUS Clearance and consummation of the Subsequent Common Closing. Foxconn will relinquish one Board seat if it does not continue to beneficially own shares of Class A common stock, Preferred Stock and shares of Class A common stock issued upon conversion of shares of Preferred Stock that represent (on an as-converted basis) at least 50% of the number of shares of Class A common stock (on an as-converted basis) acquired by Foxconn in connection with the Investment Transactions and will relinquish its other Board seat if it does not continue to beneficially own at least

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25% of the number of shares of Class A common stock (on an as-converted basis) acquired by Foxconn in connection with the Investment Transactions (the “25% Ownership Requirement”).
Termination of Foxconn Joint Venture: The Company and Foxconn will cause (i) the Foxconn Joint Venture Agreement to be amended to terminate all obligations of Lordstown EV Corporation and Foxconn EV Technology, Inc. thereunder, (ii) the Note, dated June 24, 2022, issued by Lordstown EV Corporation and guaranteed by the Company and Lordstown EV Sales to be terminated, and (iii) all liens on assets of Lordstown EV Corporation and the Company to be released. In addition, Foxconn will pay Lordstown EV Corporation approximately $0.4 million for services and reimburse Lordstown EV Corporation approximately $0.1 million for expenses. All remaining funds held by the joint venture will be distributed to Foxconn EV Technology, Inc. as a distribution for amounts contributed by it and as a repayment in full of any loans advanced by it to Lordstown EV Corporation under the Note.
Standstill: Until the date that is the later of December 31, 2024 and 90 days after the first day on which no Foxconn-appointed director serves on the Board and Foxconn no longer has a right to appoint any directors, without the approval of the Board, Foxconn will not (A) acquire any equity securities of the Company if after the acquisition Foxconn and its affiliates would own (i) prior to the Subsequent Common Closing, 9.99% of the capital stock of the Company that is entitled to vote generally in any election of directors of the Company (“Voting Power”), (ii) prior to the time the Company obtains the approval of stockholders contemplated by Rule 5635 of the Nasdaq listing rules as in effect on November 7, 2022 with respect to certain equity issuances (the “Requisite Stockholder Approval”), 19.99% of the Voting Power, and (iii) at all times following the Subsequent Common Closing and the Requisite Stockholder Approval, 24% of the Voting Power (collectively, the “Ownership Limitations”), or (B) make any public announcement with respect to, or offer, seek, propose or indicate an interest in, any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization or purchase of more than 50% of the assets, properties or securities of the Company, or enter into discussions, negotiations, arrangements, understandings, or agreements regarding the foregoing.
Exclusivity: Prior to the Subsequent Common Closing, (i) without Foxconn’s consent, the Company will not (A) encourage, solicit, initiate or facilitate any Acquisition Proposal (as defined below), (B) enter into any agreement with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or that would cause it not to consummate any of the Investment Transactions or (C) participate in discussions or negotiations with, or furnish any information to, any person in connection with any Acquisition Proposal, and (ii) the Company will inform Foxconn of any Acquisition Proposal that it receives. An “Acquisition Proposal” means any proposal for any (i) sale or other disposition by merger, joint venture or otherwise of assets of the Company representing 30% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company, (ii) issuance of securities representing 15% or more of any equity securities of the Company, (iii) tender offer, exchange offer or other transaction that would result in any person beneficially owning 15% or more of any equity securities of the Company, (iv) merger, dissolution or similar transaction involving the Company representing 30% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company, or (v) combination of the foregoing. The Company has also agreed that, while the Preferred Stock is outstanding, it will not put in place a poison pill that applies to Preferred Stock held by Foxconn or to Common Stock that Foxconn acquires from the Company.
Voting Agreement and Consent Rights: The terms of the Investment Agreement and Certificate of Designations (as defined below) provide that, until the later of (i) December 31, 2024 and (ii) 90 days after the first day on which no Foxconn-appointed director serves on the Board and Foxconn no longer has a right to appoint any directors Foxconn has agreed to vote all of its shares of Class A common stock and Preferred Stock (to the extent then entitled to vote) in favor of each director recommended by the Board and in accordance with any recommendation of the Board on all other proposals that are the subject of stockholder action (other than any action related to any merger or business combination or other change of control transaction or sale of assets). So long as the 25% Ownership Requirement is satisfied, without the consent of the holders of at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding Preferred Stock (voting as a separate class), the Company cannot (i) amend any provision of the Charter or By-Laws in a manner that would adversely affect the Preferred Stock or increase or decrease the number of shares of Preferred Stock, (ii) authorize or create, or increase the number of shares of any parity or senior securities other than securities on parity with the Preferred Stock with an aggregate liquidation preference of not more than $30 million, (iii)

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increase the size of the Board, or (iv) sell, license or lease or encumber any material portion of the Company’s hub motor technology and production line other than in the ordinary course of business.
Participation Rights: Following the Subsequent Common Closing and until Foxconn no longer has the right to appoint a director to the Board, other than with respect to certain excluded issuances, Foxconn has the right to purchase its pro rata portion of equity securities proposed to be sold by the Company; provided, that the Company is not required to sell Foxconn securities if the Company would be required to obtain stockholder approval under any applicable law or regulation.

The Investment Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and closing conditions.  The Investment Agreement can be terminated by either party if the Initial Closing has not occurred on or before November 7, 2023 and also can be terminated by mutual consent of the parties.

Certificate of Designations of Preferred Stock

Prior to the Initial Closing, the Company will file with the Secretary of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”) designating 1 million shares as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and designating the rights, preferences and limitations of such shares.

The Preferred Stock will, with respect to dividend rights, rights on the distribution of assets on any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company and redemption rights, rank: (a) on a parity basis with each other class or series of any equity interests (“Capital Stock”) of the Company now or hereafter existing, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series ranks on a parity basis with the Preferred Stock as to such matters (such Capital Stock, “Parity Stock”); (b) junior to each other class or series of Capital Stock of the Company now or hereafter existing, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series ranks senior to the Preferred Stock as to such matters (such Capital Stock, “Senior Stock”); and (c) senior to the Class A common stock and each other class or series of Capital Stock of the Company now or hereafter existing, the terms of which do not expressly provide that such class or series ranks on a parity basis with, or senior to, the Preferred Stock as to such matters (such Capital Stock, “Junior Stock”).

In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, the holders of Preferred Stock will be entitled, out of assets legally available therefor, before any distribution or payment to the holders of any Junior Stock, and subject to the rights of the holders of any Senior Stock or Parity Stock and the rights of the Company’s existing and future creditors, to receive in full a liquidating distribution in cash and in the amount per share of Preferred Stock equal to the greater of (1) the sum of $100 per share plus the accrued unpaid dividends with respect to such share and (2) the amount the holder would have received had it converted such share into Class A common stock immediately prior to the date of such event.

Holders of the Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive dividends at a rate equal to 8% per annum, which accrue and accumulate whether or not declared. Such dividends compound quarterly and are payable quarterly in arrears. In addition, the holders of the Preferred Stock participate with any dividends payable in respect of any Junior Stock or Parity Stock.

All holders of shares of Preferred Stock will be entitled to vote with the holders of Class A common stock on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Company as a single class with each share of Preferred Stock entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which such share could be converted; provided, that no holder of shares of Preferred Stock will be entitled to vote (i) until the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, if applicable, or (ii) to the extent that such holder would have the right to a number of votes in respect of such holder’s shares of Class A common stock, Preferred Stock or other capital stock that would exceed the limitations set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition of Ownership Limitations.

Pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, commencing on the later of (1) May 7, 2023, and (2) the earlier of (x) the date of the Subsequent Common Closing and (y) November 7, 2023 (the “Conversion Right Date”), the Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holder into shares of Class A common stock at a

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conversion price of $1.936 (the “Conversion Price”), subject to customary adjustments. At any time following the third anniversary of the date of issuance, the Company can cause the Preferred Stock to be converted if the volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock exceeds 200% of the Conversion Price for a period of at least twenty trading days in any period of thirty consecutive trading days. Foxconn’s ability to convert is limited by clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition of the Ownership Limitations. Upon a change of control, Foxconn can cause the Company to purchase any or all of its Preferred Stock at a purchase price equal to the greater of its liquidation preference (including any unpaid accrued dividends) and the amount of cash and other property that it would have received had it converted its Preferred Stock prior to the change of control transaction.

Registration Rights Agreement

The Company and Foxconn will enter into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) as a condition to the Initial Closing pursuant to which the Company will agree to use reasonable efforts to file and cause to be declared effective a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) registering the resale of the Securities, including any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, by the earlier to occur of (i) the Subsequent Common Closing, (ii) a determination that CFIUS Clearance will not occur and (iii) May 7, 2023. Foxconn also has customary demand and piggyback registration rights with respect to the Securities, and indemnification rights.this Form 10-Q.

Sales AgreementThe Bankruptcy Court has approved certain motions filed by the Debtors that were designed primarily to mitigate the impact of the Chapter 11 Cases on the Company’s operations, customers and ATM Offering

On November 7, 2022,employees. The Debtors are authorized to conduct their business activities in the Company entered into the Sales Agreement with Jefferies, as agent,ordinary course, and pursuant to whichorders entered by the Company may offer and sell upBankruptcy Court, the Debtors are authorized to, approximately 50.2 million shares of our Class A common stock, from time to time through Jefferies. The Company intends to file the Prospectus Supplement, concurrent with this Form 10-Q, in connection with the ATM Offering under the Registration Statement. The Company has agreed to pay Jefferies commissions for its services of acting as agent of up to 3% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement. The Company has also agreed to provide Jefferies with customary indemnification and contribution rights.

Upon delivery of an issuance noticeamong other things and subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement, Jefferies may sell sharessuch orders: (i) pay employees’ wages and related obligations; (ii) pay certain taxes; (iii) pay

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critical vendors; (iv) continue to honor certain customer obligations; (v) maintain their insurance program; (vi) continue their cash management system and (v) establish certain procedures to protect any method deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including sales made directly on or through The Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”), the existing trading market for the Class A common stock. The Company may instruct Jefferies to not sell the shares of Class A common stock if the sales cannot be transacted at or above the price designated by the Company in any issuance notice. The Company is not obligated to make any salespotential value of the shares of Class A common stock under the Sales Agreement. Actual sales will depend on a variety of factors and no assurance can be given that the Company will sell any shares of Class A common stock under the Agreement, or, if it does, as to the price or amount of the shares of Class A common stock that it sells or the dates when such sales will take place. The shares of Class A common stock will be sold pursuant to the Registration Statement, and offerings of the shares of Class A common stock will be made only by means of the Prospectus Supplement and accompanying prospectus. This quarterly report on Form 10-Q shall not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the shares of Class A common stock, nor shall there be any sale of the shares of Class A common stock in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities law of such state or jurisdiction.

The Company or Jefferies may suspend or terminate the offering of shares of Class A commons stock upon notice to the other party, subject to certain conditions. Jefferies will act as sales agent on a commercially reasonable efforts basis consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable state and federal law, rules and regulations and the rules of Nasdaq.

Company’s NOLs.

As part of the Chapter 11 Cases, on August 8, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court approved procedures for the Debtors to conduct a comprehensive marketing and sale process for all, substantially all or some of their assets in order to maximize the value of those assets. The Debtors’ investment banker, Jefferies LLC, has reached out to a wide range of potential buyers. The Debtors have received a number of non-binding indications of interest. The procedures approved by the Bankruptcy Court provide that August 24, 2023 is the deadline by which the Company may select and file with the Bankruptcy Court one or more stalking horse bids with respect to their assets. The deadline to submit bids is September 8, 2023 and the auction, if any, is scheduled for September 19, 2023. Each of these dates is subject to change and the sale process may be modified or cancelled in accordance with the procedures approved by the Bankrupt Court. The Company can provide no assurance that any sale of assets (whether in whole or in part) will be consummated or what the proceeds or other terms of any such transaction may be. Further, the assets included in this report or in any filing we make with the Bankruptcy Court may not reflect the fair values thereof during the pendency of or following the Chapter 11 Cases or the value of our assets in an organized sale process in light of the uncertainty of the estimates and assumptions used in the applicable reporting principles, and such values may be higher or lower as a result.

On July 31, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court granted Karma relief from the automatic stay imposed by the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases and to allow the multi-week trial in the Karma Action scheduled in September 2023 to continue. The Company is continuing to vigorously defend against Karma’s claims and continues to believe that there are strong defenses to the claims and damages demanded. However, the outcome of the Karma Action is subject to uncertainties inherent in the litigation process and no assurances can be given regarding the outcome of the trial or the impact of the Karma Action on the Company, including its ability to sell assets that Karma claims were misappropriated by the Company or that incorporate trade secrets or property that Karma claims were misappropriated by the Company. See Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies.

On July 26, 2023, a purported class action lawsuit was filed against certain of the Company’s officers in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (Bandol Lim, Individually and on behalf of other stockholders (Case No. 4:23-cv-01454-BYP) asserting violations of Section 10(b), Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder relating to the Company’s disclosure regarding the status of its relationship with Foxconn and the Foxconn Transactions. The defendants, as well as the Company, are reviewing the claims and the timing thereof in light of the Chapter 11 Cases. A vigorous defense is expected and the Company may have indemnification obligations with respect thereto. The proceedings are subject to uncertainties inherent in the litigation process.

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This Management'sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statementsCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes. Forward-looking statements in this MD&A are not guarantees of future performance and may involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Refer to the "Cautionary“Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" aboveStatements” and Part I – Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Form 10-K prior Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and under Part II – Item 1A. Risk Factors below for a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, with respect to the Chapter 11 Cases, our estimated productionability to confirm and sale timeline, need for additional financingconsummate the Plan and the risks related to effectively implementingour liquidity, capital resources and realizing the benefits of the Foxconn Transactionsfinancial condition.

Our mission isstrategy was designed to accelerate electricthe launch of new commercial EVs. This included working on our own vehicle adoptionprograms as well as partnering with third parties, and included our intended development program with Foxconn and its affiliates, as we sought to be a catalyst in the transitionleverage our vehicle development experience, our proprietary and open-source and other non-proprietary technologies, our existing Endurance vehicle platform,

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and potential new vehicle platforms to all-electric vehicles for adrive commonality and scale, and more sustainable future. We are an EV innovator focused on developing high-quality light-duty work vehicles.efficiently develop and launch EVs, to enhance capital efficiency and achieve profitability.

Since inception, we have been developing our flagship vehicle,In the Endurance, an electric full-size pickup truck. During the first half of 2022, we built pre-production vehicles (“PPVs“) for testing, validation, certification, regulatory approvals and to demonstrate the capabilities of the Endurance to potential customers. In Septemberthird quarter of 2022, we started commercial production of the Endurance with the first two vehicles completing assembly. Production volume is expectedassembly in September. We subsequently completed homologation and testing and received required certifications enabling us to ramp slowly primarily as a resultrecord sales of supply chain constraints, with engineeringthe first three vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2022. Engineering readiness, quality and part availability continuing to governgoverned the initial timing and speed of the Endurance launch. We anticipate sales starting inThe rate of Endurance production remained very low as we addressed launch and supplier quality related issues until June 30, 2023 when management made the fourthdecision to cease production. During the second quarter of 2022 subject2023, we delivered 33 Endurance trucks to full homologation, testingcustomers as we continued to evaluate the merits of producing and required certification.

Our current bill of materials cost forselling vehicles to customers in order to seed the Endurance is well above our anticipated selling price. Our capital constraints have limited our ability to: (a) invest in hard tooling for scaled productioncommercial fleet market, demonstrate the capabilities of the Endurance, and (b) support our OEM partnership pursuits.

As a result of having insufficient capital to execute our business plan, we made trade-offs with respect to how we allocated our capital, including substantially limiting investments in tooling, other aspects of the Endurance and our operations, which resulted in higher costs for the Company and slowed or impaired future design efforts. As a further result, our ability to establish multi-year production volumes consistent with our suppliers’ expectations.expectations was limited. These factors, together resultamong others, resulted in a bill of materialsBOM cost for the Endurance that is,was, and willwould continue to be, significantly higher than the expectedrecent selling price. While we believe we will be able to achieve cost improvements over time if we are able to scale production of the Endurance, we do not anticipate reachingcould be achieved with a positive gross margin until or unless we are able to make the investments and design enhancements to reduce the bill of materials cost. We are also seeking strategic partners, including other automakers,partner to provide additional capital or other support to enable us to scale the Endurance, program and to develop new vehicle programs in cooperation with Foxconn or otherwise. If we raise sufficient capital, wea positive gross margin would have the opportunity to allocate funds to investments in hard tools that are designed for long term use and higher production volumes. We have identified significant piece price savings from these investments that we could seek to realize over time. Such hard toolrequire investments and piece price reductions may not be sufficient to achieve profitability, and we expect to continue to evaluate the need and opportunity for design enhancements that may result in further reductions into reduce the bill of materialsBOM cost. However, no assurances can be made regarding our ability to successfully identify and implement actions that will lower the Endurance bill of materials cost, including that we will have sufficient capital to make these investments or our suppliers will be willing or able to manufacture the tools or the parts. Until such time as we have sufficient capital and we are able to lower the bill of materials cost, we expect to limit or curtail our production of the Endurance in order to minimize our losses, which we anticipate to be through 2023 or potentially longer.

As of September 30, 2022, property, plant, and equipment was reviewed for potential impairment for recoverability by comparing the carrying amount of our asset group to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset group. As the carrying amount of our asset group exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, an impairment charge of $74.9 million was recognized as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset group exceeds the fair value of the asset group.

We plan to focus our sales and marketing efforts on direct sales through our subsidiary, Lordstown EV Sales, LLC, to commercial fleet operators and fleet management companies rather than through third-party

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dealerships. However, we intend to explore other distribution strategies as our business grows. An important aspect of our sales and marketing strategy involves pursuing relationships with specialty upfitting and fleet management companies to incorporate the Endurance into their fleets or sales programs. As their main area of business, fleet management companies act as an intermediary facilitating the acquisition of new vehicles for the ultimate end user fleets. They provide a valuable distribution channel for us because of their extensive end user relationships and ability to offer attractive financing rates. As a result of this strategy, we expect that we will not be required to make significant investments in a large direct sales force or third-party dealership network, thereby avoiding substantial fixed costs. Our expected limited initial production levels may make it more difficult to get support from commercial fleets or fleet management companies in the marketing, sale and distribution of the Endurance.

We intend to leverage our advanced technologies and highly talented team to develop additional all-electric vehicles targeted for the commercial market.

Pursuant to and subject to the conditions in the Investment Agreement with Foxconn, Foxconn agreed to purchase $70 million of our Class A common stock and up to $100 million in convertible preferred stock. Subject to the conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement, we expect to receive approximately $52.7 million from the issuance of our Class A common stock and Preferred Stock inIn the fourth quarter of 2022, of which approximately $22.7 million can be used for general corporate purposes and $30 million is to be used in connection with the EV Program. The remainder of the investment is subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions. Any such program will require substantially more capital than the initial funding from Foxconn. See Note 1 ¾ Organization and Description of Business and Basis of Presentation ¾Lordstown Description of Business ¾FoxconnJoint Venture Agreement and Note 8 – Subsequent Events for additional detail.

See Liquidity and Capital Resources and Risk Factors under Part I - Item 1A. of our Form 10-K, prior Forms 10-Q and below for further discussion of the risks associated with the capital required to execute our business plan, implementation of2021, we began entering into the Foxconn Transactions and our production timeline.

The APA Closing with Foxconn on May 11, 2022 described in(see Note 1 resulted in more than $257 million in funding for the Company,– Description of which $200 million was received in the formOrganization and Business Operations) as part of down payments prior to the APA Closing, in addition to the $50 million purchase of our Class A common stock in October 2021. The Foxconn Transactions represent a shift in our business strategy from a fully vertically integrated OEM designer, developer and manufacturer of EVs into a less capital-intensive OEM business focused on designing, developing, engineering, testing, industrializing, and industrializinglaunching vehicles in partnership with Foxconn. See Note 1 for additional detail.Since October of 2021, Foxconn provided $280 million of funding and invested approximately $103 million in our Class A common stock and Preferred Stock.

The sale

Pursuant to the Investment Agreement with Foxconn (see Note 6 – Capital Stock and Loss Per Share), Foxconn agreed to provide up to $117.3 million of additional funding pursuant to the Subsequent Common Closing and Subsequent Preferred Funding, subject to conditions, including satisfaction of certain EV Program budget and EV Program milestones as set forth in the Investment Agreement. Proceeds from the Subsequent Preferred Funding would only be used in connection with the EV Program or any substitute or replacement electric vehicle program as agreed to by Foxconn and the Company. Since April 21, 2023, Foxconn has disputed its obligations under the Investment Agreement to consummate the Subsequent Common Closing and to use necessary efforts to agree upon the EV Program budget and EV Program milestones to facilitate the Subsequent Preferred Funding and has asserted breaches by the Company of the Lordstown facility allowed usInvestment Agreement. The Company continues to meaningfully reduce our operating complexitybelieve that the breach allegations by Foxconn are without merit, and fixed cost structure by transferringthat Foxconn was obligated to complete the Subsequent Common Closing on or before May 8, 2023. As a result of Foxconn’s actions, the Company has been deprived of critical funding necessary for its operations and commenced the Foxconn the current and future manufacturing employees along with nearly all of the fixed and variable overhead costs, such as maintenance, utilities, insurance and more. The Foxconn Transactions should also provide more cost-effective access to certain raw materials, components and other inputs over time. In addition, we believe we will realize the benefits of scaled manufacturing sooner, as Foxconn contracts with other OEMs to produce their vehicles in the Lordstown facility.Litigation on June 27, 2023.

We believe that outsourcing our manufacturing

Leading up to a highly qualified partner will enable us to leverage Foxconn’s technology, supply chain network and expertise to acceleratefiling the launch of current and future vehicle programs. The Foxconn Transactions should also allow us to leverage our EV product development and engineering capabilities across a broader platform. However, no assurances can be givenChapter 11 Cases, it became apparent that we willwould be ableunable to effectively implement and realize the anticipated benefits of the Foxconn Transactions as Foxconn continued to shift its approach to the nature of the partnership and the product, failed to meet funding commitments and refused to engage with the Company on various initiatives contemplated by the Foxconn Transactions that were essential to sustain ongoing operations. Due to the failure to identify a strategic partner for the Endurance, lack of expected funding and other support from Foxconn and extremely limited ability to raise sufficient capital in the current market environment, we determined it was in the best interests of the Company’s stakeholders to take aggressive actions to cut costs and preserve cash, file the Chapter 11 Cases and cease production of the Endurance and new program development. As part of these actions, two notices were provided to a substantial number of employees under the WARN Act in May 2023, for job eliminations to occur in July 2023. Therefore, this reduction in costs occurred after the end of the second quarter of 2023.

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As part of the Chapter 11 Cases, we have initiated a process to seek a buyer for some or all of the Company’s assets. The Company can provide no assurance that any sale of assets (whether in whole or in part) will be consummated or what the proceeds or other terms of any such transaction may be. The Company also intends to use the Chapter 11 Cases to fully, finally and efficiently resolve its contingent and other liabilities and is pursuing the Foxconn Litigation before the Bankruptcy Court. However, the Company provides no assurance as to the timing or outcome of the resolution of these matters by the Bankruptcy Court or any other court in which these matters may be adjudicated, including as a result of the proceedings that will occur outside of the Bankruptcy Court prior to a final disposition by the Bankruptcy Court, including the Karma Action. In addition, the Bankruptcy Court has not established a deadline by which parties are required to file proofs of claim in the Chapter 11 Cases. The Company cannot provide any assurances regarding when such benefits.deadline will be, the amount or nature of the claims that may be filed by such deadline, or what the Company’s total estimated liabilities based on such claims will be. See Note 1 – Description of Organization and Business Operations – Description of Business – Voluntary Chapter 11 Petition.

Because the Chapter 11 Cases were filed just prior to the end of the second quarter, the Company had limited information available and substantial uncertainty regarding the impact of the Chapter 11 Cases. As a result, the Company’s results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 do not fully reflect the significant increase in costs we are incurring and other accounting impact caused by the Chapter 11 Cases. As a result of the Company’s decision to cease production of the Endurance, we recorded an impairment charge of $23.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. Additional impairments could occur in future periods and may be significant. See – Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 84 – Property, Plant and Risk Factors underEquipment and Assets Held for Sale for additional information.

See Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors of our Form 10-K and prior Forms 10-Q andPart II – Item 1A. Risk Factors below for further discussion of the risks associated with the Foxconn Transactions.Chapter 11 Cases, our ability to confirm and consummate the Plan, our liquidity, capital resources and financial condition, and the use of estimates and resulting uncertainty in establishing our presented financial results, among other risks.

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Results of Operations for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and 20212022

(in thousands)

(in thousands)

Three months ended

Three months ended

June 30, 2023

    

June 30, 2022

Net sales

$

2,151

$

Cost of sales:

60,739

Operating expenses:

Selling, general and administrative expenses

57,688

29,941

Research and development expenses1

12,303

10,510

Impairment of property plant & equipment and intangibles

25,041

Total operating expenses

$

95,032

$

40,451

Loss from operations

(153,620)

40,451

Other income (expense)

  

  

(Loss) gain on sale of assets

(2,609)

101,736

Other income

93

1,991

Investment and interest income

1,645

383

Loss before income taxes

$

(154,491)

$

63,659

Income tax expense

Net loss

$

(154,491)

$

63,659

Three months ended

Three months ended

September 30, 2022

September 30, 2021

Net sales

$

$

Operating expenses

 

  

 

  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

60,145

31,281

Research and development expenses

 

19,839

 

56,890

Amortization of intangible assets

11,111

Impairment of fixed assets

74,865

Total operating expenses

 

154,849

 

99,282

Loss from operations

 

(154,849)

 

(99,282)

Other (expense) income

Other (expense) income

 

(643)

3,467

Interest income

 

1,062

9

Loss before income taxes

 

(154,430)

 

(95,806)

Income tax expense

 

 

Net loss

$

(154,430)

$

(95,806)

1Research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2022 are net of $18.4 million in operating expense reimbursements and $1.8 million in other adjustments in connection with the APA (see Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations).

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Revenue and Cost of Sales

Production of the Endurance ended on June 30, 2023. A total of 33 vehicles were sold in the three months ended June 30, 2023.

Cost of sales totaled $60.7 million for the second quarter of 2023. Costs associated with producing the Endurance totaled $4.0 million, including direct materials net of an adjustment to inventory to reflect its NRV, product warranty accruals and other costs related to selling and delivering the vehicles. The Company recorded $46.6 million in manufacturing depreciation for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Additionally, for the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recorded a $6.0 million charge to reduce the carrying value of inventory to NRV. See Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 4 — Property, Plant and Equipment regarding depreciation and inventory charges. Finally, the Company recorded an additional $4.1 million reserve for potential claims from suppliers regarding costs incurred for materials.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense

Selling, general and administration expenses (“SG&A”) of $60.1$57.7 million during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2023 consisted primarily of $7.3 million in personnel and professional fees, $40.3 million in litigation accruals, $6.8 million in legal costs and $1.5 million in insurance premiums. Compared to the second quarter of 2022, includedSG&A was $27.7 million higher primarily due to a $30.0$41.2 million increase in litigation accrual with respectaccruals and other legal expenses, offset by decreases of $6.9 million due to certain ongoing legal proceedings as described in Note 5 and a $16.2 millionthe charge to reflect the NRV being recorded in SG&A prior to Endurance start of inventory as described in Note 2. Our costs related to legal proceedings are subject to uncertainties inherent in the litigation process and we cannot predict the outcome of many of these matters. The remaining selling, general and administration expenses incurred in the third quarter of 2022 totaled $13.9 million primarily consisted of $6.4 million of personnel costs and $4.5 million of legal and insurance costs. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $28.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to three months ended September 30, 2021 primarily due to increases of $19.8production, $2.7 million in legalpersonnel and insurance costsprofessional fees and $16.2$1.6 million in the NRV charge, offset by a decrease of $7.0 million in professional fees.insurance premiums.

Research and Development Expense

Research and development (“R&D”) expenses were $19.8$12.3 million during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022 to support2023, consisting of $9.0 million in personnel costs, $1.3 million for outside engineering and consulting services and $2.0 million in prototype components, testing certification and validation as we initiated a slow start of commercial production. Our research and development supplies. For the period ended June 30, 2022, the Company’s R&D costs in the third quarter of 2022 consisted of $14.2were $10.5 million, of personnel and professional fees, $0.9including $13.8 million in personnel costs, associated with manufacturing readiness$6.1 million in outside engineering and $1.7consulting services, and $10.8 million in prototype components and $3.0 millionother testing and development supplies. The Company’s R&D costs in other costs. Thethe three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022 represents the first full quarter the Company did not ownincluded $10.7 million associated with operating the Lordstown Ohio facility, as itfacility. R&D in 2022 was sold to Foxconn on May 11, 2022. During the third quarter of 2021, research and development costs totaled $56.9 million and were primarily made up of $16.0reduced by $18.4 million related to thea reimbursement of costs associated with operating the Lordstown facility including approximately $11.5for periods back to September 1, 2021, by Foxconn, and $1.8 million in personnel and professional fees and $12.3 million of prototype component costs. Duringdue to adjustments related to the third quarter of 2021, we incurred $28.6 million of non-plant related costs, consisting primarily of $16.8 million in outside engineering, testing and other services, and $8.3 million in personnel costs. Total research and development expenditures decreased by $37.1 million for the three months ended 2022 as compared to 2021, primarily from the elimination of the costs associated with operating the plant, $10.6 million in prototype components and a reduction of $10.9 million in other personnel and professional fees.

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Impairment of fixed assetsFoxconn APA.

Impairment of fixed assets totaled $74.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022 as described in Note 4. property, plant, and equipment and other intangibles

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, property, plant, and equipment was reviewed for potential impairment for recoverability by comparing the carrying amount of our asset group to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset group. As the carrying amount of our asset group exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, we recognized a $74.9 million charge based on the difference between the carryingrecoverability. In prior periods, fair value of the fixed assetsCompany’s property, plant, and their fair value. Theequipment was derived from the Company’s enterprise value at the time of impairment as the Company believed it represented the most appropriate fair value wasof the asset group in accordance with accounting guidance. In light of the Chapter 11 Cases, the Company valued its property, plant and equipment based on total enterprise value using level 1 inputs as we believe this technique resultsits estimate of residual and salvage values, resulting in the highest and best usean impairment charge of a hypothetical marketplace participant. Additional impairments could occur in future periods.

Amortization of Intangible Assets

During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, we continued to refine the design of the Endurance and consider technologies we would use in future vehicles.  Given the lack of Workhorse technology used in the Endurance and new management’s strategic direction of the Company, inclusive of the transactions contemplated with Foxconn, we deemed it appropriate to change the useful life of the technology we acquired from Workhorse to zero months. As such, we recorded accelerated amortization of $11.1$23.7 million, during the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Results of Operations for the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022 and 2021

(in thousands)

Nine months ended

Nine months ended

September 30, 2022

    

September 30, 2021

Net sales

$

$

Operating expenses

 

  

 

  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

116,105

 

79,468

Research and development expenses 1

 

92,213

 

225,245

Impairment of fixed assets

74,865

Amortization of intangible assets

11,111

Gain on sale

(101,736)

Total operating expenses

 

181,447

 

315,825

Loss from operations

 

(181,447)

 

(315,825)

Other (expense) income

 

  

 

  

Other expense

 

(144)

 

(13,788)

Interest income

 

1,187

 

396

Loss before income taxes

 

(180,404)

 

(329,217)

Income tax expense

 

 

Net loss

$

(180,404)

$

(329,217)

1Research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 are net of $18.4 million in operating expense reimbursements as described in Note 1.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense

Selling, general and administration expenses of $116.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 included a $32.0 million litigation accrual with respect to certain ongoing legal proceedings, as described in Note 5 and a $25.6 million charge to reflect the NRV of inventory as described in Note 2. Our costs related to legal proceedings are subject to uncertainties inherent in the litigation process

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and we cannot predict the outcome of many of these matters. The remaining selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 totaled $58.5 million which consisted primarily of $32.3 million in personnel and professional fees and $20.8 million of legal and insurance costs. Total selling, general and administrative expenses increased $36.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to 2021 primarily due to the NRV charge for inventory and increases of $14.9 million in legal and insurance costs and $5.4 million in personnel costs, offset by a $9.3 million decrease in professional fees.

Research and Development Expense

Research and development expenses were $92.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, which includes the impact of $18.4 million in reimbursement of certain operating costs incurred by the Company between September 1, 2021 and the APA Closing as described in Note 1. Until we initiate commercial sales, the costs associated with operating the Lordstown facility are included in research and development expense as they relate to the design and construction of beta and pre-production vehicles, along with manufacturing readiness. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we incurred $33.6 million in costs associated with the Lordstown facility, including $15.7 million in personnel and professional costs, $7.8 million in freight, $4.5 million in utilities and $5.6 million of other facility and manufacturing costs. The substantial majority of the costs associated with operating the Lordstown, Ohio facility2023. No such impairment charges were incurred prior to the sale of the plant to Foxconn on May 11, 2022 (see Note 1). During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we incurred $42.4 million in costs associated with operating the Lordstown facility, including $26.9 million in personnel and professional costs, $5.1 million in utilities, and $10.3 million in other facility operating costs.

Also included in research and development expense are the prototype components used for part, module or system design testing and validation, as well as full production of beta and pre-production vehicles. In the nine months ended September 30, 2022, our prototype component costs totaled $22.8 million compared to $84.9 million in the same period of 2021. The substantial majority of2022. See Note 4 — Property, Plant, and Equipment and Assets Held For Sale for additional details regarding our impairment. Additionally, during the 2022 costs represented parts used in the production of PPVs.

All other research and development expenses totaled $54.1 million for the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022 which primarily consisted2023, the Company recognized an impairment of $44.6$1.4 million related to prepaid inventory purchases.

Gain (Loss) on Sale of personnel and professional fees. This represents a decrease of $43.9 million inAssets

For the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023, the Company recognized a loss of $2.6 million on the sale of manufacturing equipment, compared to the same period in 2021 primarily due to a $44.4 million decrease in outside engineering and testing services and $4.7 million in freight as Endurance development costs decline as we approached commercial production, partially offset by an increase in personnel costs.

Gain on sale

Gain on sale totaled $101.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022gain which was primarily attributable to the gain on the sale of the Lordstown facility sold to Foxconn as described in Note 1.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of approximately $203.5 million and an accumulated deficit of $725.2 million at September 30, 2022 and a net loss of $180.4 million for the nine months ended September 30,same period of 2022.

In See Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations for additional details regarding the first half of 2022, we continued to build PPVs for testing, validation, certification, regulatory approvals, and to demonstrate the capabilities of the Endurance to potential customers. In September of 2022, the Company started commercial production of the Endurance with the first two vehicles completing assembly. We expect production volume will primarily as a result of supply chain constraints, with engineering readiness, quality, and part availability continuing to govern the speed of launch. We anticipate sales starting in the fourth quarter of 2022 subject to full homologation, testing and required certification. For theFoxconn Transactions.

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Results of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

(in thousands)

Six months ended

Six months ended

June 30, 2023

    

June 30, 2022

Net sales

$

2,340

$

Cost of sales

91,550

Operating Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

72,375

 

55,960

Research and development expenses 1

 

26,728

 

72,374

Impairment of property plant & equipment and intangibles

139,481

(101,736)

Total operating expenses

$

238,583

$

26,598

Loss from operations

 

(327,794)

 

(26,598)

(Loss) gain on sale of assets

(2,609)

101,736

Other income

 

158

 

499

Interest income

 

4,036

 

125

Loss before income taxes

$

(326,210)

$

(25,974)

Income tax expense

 

 

Net loss

$

(326,210)

$

(25,974)

foreseeable future, we will incur significant operating expenses, capital expenditures

1Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 are net of $18.4 million in operating expense reimbursements and $1.8 million in other adjustments in connection with the APA (see Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations).

Revenue and working capital funding that will deplete our cash on hand. As a resultCost of having insufficient capital to execute our business plan, we have substantially limited investments in tooling and other aspectsSales

Production of the Endurance ended on June 30, 2023. A total of 36 vehicles were sold in the first six months of 2023.

Cost of sales totaled $91.6 million for the first half of 2023, consisting of $7.6 million in costs associated with producing the Endurance, including direct materials net of an adjustment to inventory to reflect its NRV, product warranty accruals and our operations. The trade-offs we are making, includingother costs related to hard tooling, are likelyselling and delivering the vehicles. The Company recorded $54.3 million in manufacturing depreciation, a $25.8 million charge to resultreduce the carrying value of inventory to NRV, and a $4.1 million reserve for potential claims from suppliers regarding costs incurred or otherwise that may be owed during the six months ended June 30, 2023. See Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 4 — Property, Plant and Equipment and Assets Held for Sale regarding depreciation and inventory charges.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense

Selling, general and administration expenses (“SG&A”) of $72.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2023 consisted primarily of $40.3 million in higher costs for the Companylitigation accruals, $15.6 million in the futurepersonnel and are likely to slow or impair future design enhancements or options we may otherwise seek to make available to customers. The Company’s researchprofessional fees, $9.8 million in legal fees and development expenses and capital expenditures are significant due to spending needed for PPVs, vehicle validation tests, securing necessary parts/equipment, and utilizing in-house and third-party engineering, testing and validation services. During 2021, the Company experienced the stress that the COVID-19 pandemic put on the global automotive supply chain including with regard$2.9 million in insurance premiums. Compared to the availability, pricing and lead times for components and raw materials. Furthermore,first half of 2022, SG&A was $16.4 million higher, due primarily to a $40.3 million increase in 2021 and 2022, we have incurred significant freight charges that in part were higherlitigation accruals, offset by decreases of $9.3 million due to the COVID-19 pandemiccharge to reflect NRV being recorded in SG&A in the first six months of 2022, prior to Endurance start of production, $3.8 million in personnel and challenging logistics that created delaysprofessional fees, $3.3 million in insurance premiums and higher pricing on standard freight,$2.4 million in legal fees.

Research and incurred substantially higher expedited freight charges to mitigate delays. The Company expects continued supply chain constraints as well as raw materialDevelopment Expense

Research and other pricing pressures that are likely to negatively impact our cost structure and production timeline. See Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Form 10-K and Forms 10-Q for further discussiondevelopment (“R&D”) expenses consisted of the riskscosts associated with disruptions to the supply chain.

We also have meaningful exposure to material lossesongoing development and costsengineering work related to ongoing litigation and regulatory proceedings for which insurance coverage has been denied for certain claims and may be unavailable for those and other claims. See Note 5 – Commitments and Contingencies for additional information and Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Form 10-K and Forms 10-Q and below for further discussion of the risks associated with our exposure to litigation and regulatory proceedings and availability of insurance coverage.

We need additional funding to execute our business plan, including scaling production of the Endurance and developing other vehicles including throughfuture programs, totaling $26.7 million during the EV Program, due to the capital required to complete testing and validation, purchase the raw materials and vehicle components for saleable vehicles, investsix months ended June 30, 2023. The costs in the hard tooling to lower our billfirst half of materials cost and fund future engineering, operating and corporate expenditures. If we are unable to raise substantial additional capital2023 included $18.7 million in the near term, our ability to invest in hard tooling to lower the bill of material cost of the Endurance will be significantly scaled back or curtailed. If the funds raised are insufficient to provide a bridge to full scale commercial production at a profit, our operations could be severely curtailed or cease entirely. Until such time as we have sufficient funds to invest in the necessary actions to reduce our bill of material costs, we will limit our curtail production in order to minimize our losses.

In an effort to alleviate these conditions, management continues to actively seek and evaluate opportunities to raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or debt securities, asset sales, arrangements with strategic partners or obtaining financing from government or financial institutions. We have engaged a financial advisor to advise the Company on additional financing alternatives. No assurances can be given that any such financing will be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all.

As part of our funding efforts, on July 23, 2021, the Company entered into the Equity Purchase Agreement with YA, pursuant to which YA has committed to purchase up to $400 million of our Class A common stock, at our direction from time to time, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we issued 3.9 million shares to YA and received $20.0 million cash, net of equity issuance costs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we issued 17.5 million shares to YA and received $40.4 million cash, net of equity issuance costs.

The actual amount that we may raise under the Equity Purchase Agreement depends on market conditions and limitations in the agreement. In particular, without stockholder approval, the Exchange Cap provision would limit the amount of shares we can issue to 35.1 million shares (unless the average price of all shares sold is $7.48 or higher), including the 27.1 million shares previously issued, and therefore this share limitation and the current market price that would be the basis for the price of the shares of Class A common stock to be sold limit funds we are able to raise to significantly less than the $400 million commitment under the Equity Purchase Agreement. As of September 30, 2022, we were in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Equity Purchase Agreement and the remaining availability under the Equity Purchase Agreement was 8 million shares, due to certain limitations as described above and in Note 7 of the condensed consolidated

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financial statements.personnel costs, $3.5 million for outside engineering and consulting services and $4.5 million in prototype components, other testing and development supplies. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company’s R&D costs were $72.4 million, including $31.1 million in personnel costs, $16.1 million in outside engineering and consulting services, and $27.1 million in prototype components and other testing. The Company’s R&D costs for the six months ended June 30, 2022 included $32.7 million associated with operating the Lordstown facility. R&D in 2022 was reduced by $18.4 million related to a reimbursement of costs associated with operating the Lordstown facility for periods back to September 1, 2021, by Foxconn, and $1.8 million due to adjustments related to the Foxconn APA..

Impairment of property, plant, and equipment and other intangibles

As of June 30, 2023, property, plant, and equipment was reviewed for potential impairment for recoverability. In addition, it is expected thatprior periods, fair value of the Sales Agreement will replaceCompany’s property, plant, and equipment was derived from the Equity Purchase AgreementCompany’s enterprise value at the time of impairment as the meansCompany believed it represented the most appropriate fair value of the asset group in accordance with accounting guidance. In light of the Chapter 11 Cases, the Company valued its property, plant and equipment based on its estimate of residual and salvage values, resulting in an impairment charges of $133.5 million, for the six months ended June 30, 2023. No such impairment charges were incurred for the same period of 2022. See Note 4 — Property, Plant, and Equipment and Assets Held For Sale for additional details regarding our impairment. Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recognized an impairment of $6.0 million related to obtain financing throughprepaid inventory purchases.

Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets

For the periodicsix months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recognized a loss of $2.6 million on the sale of upmanufacturing equipment, compared to approximately 50.2a $101.7 million sharesgain which was primarily attributable to the gain on the sale of Class A common stock in at-the-market transactions, subjectthe Lordstown facility to various conditions and limitations, andFoxconn for the Equity Purchase Agreement will be terminated.same period of 2022. See Note 8 – Subsequent Events1 — Description of Organization and Part II, Item 5. Other EventsBusiness Operations for additional information.details regarding the Foxconn Transactions.

The APA Closing with Foxconn provided more than $257 million in funding for the Company, including the $230 million purchase priceLiquidity and $27.5 million in reimbursements, in addition to the $50 million purchase of our Class A common stock in October 2021. The Foxconn Transactions represent a shift into a less capital-intensive business.

Capital Resources

In addition, the Foxconn Joint Venture Agreement provides that Foxconn will make term loans to Lordstown EV in an aggregate original amount not to exceed $45 million as advances are requested by Lordstown EV to fund our capital commitment of $45 million pursuant to the Foxconn Joint Venture Agreement. To secure its obligations under the Notes, Lordstown EV has granted Foxconn a security interest in (i) all of Lordstown EV’s equity interests in the Foxconn Joint Venture, and (ii) personal property constituting the hub motor assembly lines, battery module assembly lines and battery pack assembly lines. Each outstanding Note will accrue interest at a rate of 7.0% per annum, to be paid-in-kind, and is due on the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of issuance and (ii) December 31, 2025, unless earlier terminated in the event of a default. Pursuant to the Foxconn Joint Venture Agreement, each Note maturing before December 31, 2025 will be refinanced by Foxconn with a new Note in the principal amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of the refinanced Note, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and will have terms otherwise substantively identical to the terms of the refinanced Note. As a result it is not expected, absent a default, that any amounts will become due under the Notes prior to December 31, 2025. Lordstown EV will be required to prepay each Note and all accrued but unpaid interest thereon with proceeds received upon distributions from the Foxconn Joint Venture or cash proceeds of certain asset dispositions. On June 16, 2022, Lordstown EV requested an initial advance of $13.5 million, which was funded by Foxconn in exchange for the delivery by Lordstown EV of a Note in such amount on June 24, 2022. See Note 1 of the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional details. UnderCompany’s recurring losses from operations, accumulated deficit, cessation of production of the Investment Agreement, the parties have agreed to terminate the Foxconn Joint VentureEndurance and the parties will no longer be subject to their capital commitments. In connection with the termination, all remaining funds held by the Foxconn Joint Venture will be distributed to Foxconn as a distribution for amounts contributed by it and as a repayment in fulllack of any loans advanced by itmeaningful revenue stream, as well as the risks and uncertainties related to Lordstown EV, and(i) the security interest inCompany’s ability to successfully complete the assets of the Company will be released. (See Note 8 - Subsequent Events for additional information.)

Under the Investment Agreement, Foxconn agreedChapter 11 Cases, including our ability to purchase $70 millionsell all, substantially all or some of our Class A common stockassets, to successfully resolve litigation and up to $100 million in Preferred Stock, subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approvals and achievement of development milestones established by the parties, of which we expect to receive approximately $52.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 (subject to satisfaction of the funding conditions). Approximately $22.7 million can be used for general corporate purposes and $30 million is restricted for use in connection with the EV Program. The additional capitalother claims that may be availablefiled against us, and to us underdevelop, negotiate, confirm and consummate a Plan, after which we do not expect to conduct ongoing business, (ii) the Investment Agreement is subject to regulatory approvals and achieving certain program milestones, among other conditions, and therefore may be limited. Notwithstanding this funding arrangement, we will continue to require substantial additional capital in order to fulfill our business plans undereffects of disruption from the EV Program and otherwise. (See Note 8 - Subsequent Events for additional information.)

As we seek additional sources of financing, there can be no assurance that such financing would be available to us on favorable terms or at all. Our ability to obtain additional financing is subject to several factors,Chapter 11 Cases, including market and economic conditions, the significant amount of capital required, the fact that our bill of materials cost is currently, and expected to continue to be, substantially higher than our anticipated selling price, uncertainty surrounding regulatory approval and the performance of the vehicle, meaningful exposure to material losses and costs related to ongoing litigation and the SEC investigation, the market price of our stock, our performance and investor sentimentchallenges with respect to us and our business and industry, as well as our ability to effectively implement and realizeretaining employees, (iii) the expected benefitscosts of the Foxconn Transactions. As a result

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Chapter 11 Cases and (iv) the costs of these uncertainties,defending the Company in substantial litigation and notwithstanding management’s plansclaims, along with the risk of future litigation or claims that we have and effortsmay continue to date, there continues to beexperience, substantial doubt aboutexists regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.concern for a period of at least one year from the date of issuance of the consolidated financial statements included in this report.

Pursuant to the requirements of the FASB’s ASC Topic 205-40, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, management must evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date the consolidated financial statements included in this report are issued. This evaluation does not take into consideration the potential mitigating effect of management’s plans that have not been fully implemented or are not within control of the Company as of the date the financial statements are issued. When substantial doubt exists, management evaluates whether the mitigating effect of its plans sufficiently alleviates substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The mitigating effect of management’s plans, however, is only considered if both (1) it is probable that the plans will be effectively implemented within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued, and (2) it is probable that the plans, when implemented, will mitigate the relevant conditions or events that

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raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued.

We had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of approximately $137.7 million and an accumulated deficit of $1,153.4 million at June 30, 2023 and a net loss of $154.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023.

As discussed under Note 6 – Capital Stock and Loss Per Share, on November 7, 2022, the Company entered into the Sales Agreement for the ATM Offering with Jefferies, pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell up to approximately 50.2 million shares of its Class A common stock from time to time through Jefferies. As a result of our delisting from Nasdaq, we do not anticipate any transactions under the ATM Offering in the future.

Pursuant to the Investment Agreement with Foxconn, described above and in Note 6 – Capital Stock and Loss Per Share, Foxconn agreed to provide up to $117.3 million of additional funding, subject to conditions, including establishment of the EV Program budget and EV Program milestones and satisfaction of the EV Program milestones as set forth in the Investment Agreement. Proceeds from the Preferred Stock would only be used in connection with the EV Program or any substitute or replacement electric vehicle program as agreed to by Foxconn and the Company. Foxconn did not proceed with the Subsequent Common Closing or any Subsequent Preferred Funding and the Company has commenced the Foxconn Litigation, seeking relief for fraudulent and tortious conduct as well as breaches of the Investment Agreement, the parties’ joint venture agreement, the APA, and the CMA that the Company believes were committed by Foxconn. As a result of Foxconn’s actions, the Company has been deprived of critical funding necessary for its operations. See Note 1 – Description of Organization and Business Operations – Foxconn Transactions and Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies.

Due to the failure to identify a strategic partner for the Endurance, lack of expected funding and other support from Foxconn (as discussed in more detail above and elsewhere in this report) and extremely limited ability to raise sufficient capital in the current market environment, we determined it was in the best interests of the Company’s stakeholders to take aggressive actions to cut costs and preserve cash, file the Chapter 11 Cases and cease production of the Endurance and new product development. On June 27, 2023, we voluntarily initiated the Chapter 11 Cases in the Bankruptcy Court. Since filing the Chapter 11 petitions, we have operated our business as debtors-in-possession in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. After we filed our Chapter 11 petitions, the Bankruptcy Court granted certain relief enabling us to conduct our business activities in the ordinary course, including, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions of such orders, authorizing us to pay employee wages and benefits, to pay taxes, to maintain our insurance policies, to honor certain of our customer obligations, to continue to operate our cash management system in the ordinary course, to pay the prepetition claims of certain of our vendors and to establish certain procedures to protect any potential value of the Company’s NOLs.

Our liquidity and ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon, among other things: (i) our ability to develop, confirm and consummate a Plan or other alternative liquidating transaction, (ii) the resolution of contingent and other claims, liabilities, the Karma Action and the Foxconn Litigation (see Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies), (iii) the outcome of the Company’s efforts to sell all or a portion of its assets, and (iv) the cost, duration and outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases.

We have incurred significant professional fees and other costs in connection with preparation for the Chapter 11 Cases and have and expect to continue to incur significant professional fees and costs throughout our Chapter 11 Cases. In addition, we are subject to significant contingent liabilities, the full scope of which is uncertain at this time (see Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies and Note 9 – Subsequent Events). Further, the Bankruptcy Court has not established a deadline by which parties are required to file proofs of claim in the Chapter 11 Cases and we cannot provide any assurances regarding when such deadline will be, the amount or nature of the claims that may be filed by such deadline, or what the Company’s total estimated liabilities based on such claims will be.

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The Company intends to use the tools of Chapter 11 to fully, finally, and efficiently resolve its contingent and other liabilities and to pursue the Foxconn Litigation before the Bankruptcy Court. However, the Company provides no assurance as to the timing or outcome of the resolution of these matters by the Bankruptcy Court or any other court in which these matters may be adjudicated, including as a result of the proceedings that will occur outside of the Bankruptcy Court prior to a final disposition by the Bankruptcy Court, including the Karma Action.

As part of the Chapter 11 Cases, on August 8, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court approved procedures for the Debtors to conduct a comprehensive marketing and sale process for all, substantially all or some of their assets in order to maximize the value of those assets. The Debtors’ investment banker, Jefferies LLC, has reached out to a wide range of potential buyers. The Debtors have received a number of non-binding indications of interest. The procedures approved by the Bankruptcy Court provide that August 24, 2023 is the deadline by which the Company may select and file with the Bankruptcy Court one or more stalking horses with respect to their assets. The deadline to submit bids is September 8, 2023 and the auction, if any, is scheduled for September 19, 2023. Each of these dates is subject to change and the sale process may be cancelled in accordance with the procedures approved by the Bankrupt Court. The Company can provide no assurance that any sale of assets (whether in whole or in part) will be consummated or what the proceeds or other terms of any such transaction may be. Further, the description of our assets included in this report or in any filing we make with the Bankruptcy Court may not accurately reflect the values thereof during the pendency of or following the Chapter 11 Cases or the value of our assets in an organized sale process in light of the uncertainty of the estimates and assumptions used in the applicable reporting principles, and such values may be higher or lower as a result.

On July 20, 2023, certain Foxconn entities filed the Foxconn Motion to Dismiss. See Note 1 — Description Of Organization And Business Operations. The movants allege that the Debtors filed the Chapter 11 Cases in bad faith, that the Debtors do not have a reasonable likelihood of rehabilitation, and that dismissal or conversion would benefit the Debtors’ creditors. The Debtors believes that there are strong defenses to the movants’ assertions and intend to vigorously oppose the motion. However, no assurances can be given regarding the outcome of the motion.

On July 31, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court granted Karma relief from the automatic stay imposed by the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases and to allow the multi-week trial in the Karma Action scheduled in September 2023 to continue. The Company is continuing to vigorously defend against Karma’s claims and continues to believe that there are strong defenses to the claims and damages demanded. However, the outcome of the Karma Action is subject to uncertainties inherent in the litigation process and no assurances can be given regarding the outcome of the trial or the impact of the Karma Action on the Company, including its ability to sell assets that Karma claims were misappropriated by the Company or that incorporate trade secrets or property that Karma claims were misappropriated by the Company. See Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies and Note 9 – Subsequent Events.

If confirmation by the Bankruptcy Court of a Plan does not occur, or if the Bankruptcy Court otherwise finds that it would be in the best interest of holders of claims and interests or upon the showing of cause, the Bankruptcy Court may convert the Chapter 11 Cases to cases under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. In such event, a Chapter 7 trustee would be appointed or elected to liquidate the Company’s assets for distribution in accordance with the priorities established by the Bankruptcy Code. See Note 1 – Description of Organization and Business Operations – Description of Business – Voluntary Chapter 11 Petition.

As a result of these circumstances, there is substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern and the value available to our various stakeholders, including our creditors and stockholders, is uncertain and trading prices for our securities may bear little or no relationship to the actual recovery, if any, by holders of our securities in the Chapter 11 Cases, if any.

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See Risk Factors under Part I - Item 1A. of our Form 10-K and prior Forms 10-Q andPart II – Item 1A. Risk Factors below for further discussion of the risks associated with our need for additional financinglimited capital resources and loss exposures, among other risks.

Summary of Cash Flows

The following table provides a summary of Lordstown’s cash flow data for the period indicated:

(in thousands)

    

Nine months ended

    

Nine months ended

(in thousands)

September 30, 2022

September 30, 2021

    

Six months ended

    

Six months ended

Net Cash used by operating activities

$

(171,022)

$

(246,240)

Net Cash used by investing activities

$

(74,554)

$

(255,528)

    

June 30, 2023

    

June 30, 2022

Net Cash used in operating activities

$

(75,692)

$

(121,427)

Net Cash provided by (used in) investing activities

$

70,066

$

(15,990)

Net Cash provided by financing activities

$

155,792

$

105,838

$

$

129,087

Net Cash Used by Operating Activities

For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 compared to 2021,2022, net cash used byin operating activities decreased by $75.2$45.7 million. The net loss increased $300.2 million from the first six months of 2022 to the first six months of 2023, principally due to the $101.7 million gain on the sale of the Lordstown plant in recognized in 2022 and impairment charges of $139.5 million and depreciation charges of $54.2 million recognized in the first six months of 2023.

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

For the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to 2022, cash used in investing activities increased $86.1 million primarily due to changes$112.2 million in workingmaturities of short-term investments, partially offset by an increase in purchases of short-term investments of $32.1 million. Compared to the six months ended June 30, 2023, the decrease in purchases of capital and the $17.5assets of $29.9 million received from Foxconn for the reimbursementfirst six months of operating costs.

Net Cash Used2023 was offset by Investing Activities

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to 2021, cash used by investing activities decreased $181.0 million primarily due to lower capital spending in 2022. Cash used by investing activities in 2022 also included a $13.5 million investment into the Foxconn Joint Venture and was net of $37.5 millionan increase in proceeds from the sale of capital assets to Foxconn. The $200of $37.3 million for the same period in down payments received prior to closing are reflected as financing proceeds and are reflected as a non-cash transaction when the down payment was applied at the APA Closing and the Company’s repayment obligation was terminated. The capital spending in 2021 represented the early investments to retool the Lordstown Facility, acquire testing equipment and related capabilities, and to prepare for manufacturing.2022.

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 compared to 2021,2022, cash flows from financing activities increased $50decreased $129.1 million. Financing cash flows inThere were no financing transactions during the six months ended June 30, 2023. For the first six months of 2022, was primarilywe received a $100.0 million down payment related to the $100sale of the Lordstown facility to Foxconn and $13.7 million down payment received from Foxconn, $13.5 million fromin proceeds from Foxconn notes payable and $40.4 million from

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sales under the Equity Purchase Agreement net of issuance costs. Financing cash flows in 2021 was primarily due to $82.0 million of cash proceeds from the exercise of warrants in 2021 and $20.0 million from sales under the Equity Purchase Agreement, net of issuance costs.

with YA.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of SeptemberJune 30, 2022.2023. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would 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 purchased any non-financial assets.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the condensed consolidated financial statementsCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information about recent accounting pronouncements, the timing of their adoption, and management’s assessment, to the extent they have made one, of their potential impact on Lordstown’s financial condition and results of operations.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

On SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of approximately $203.5$137.7 million. We believe that a 10 basis point change in interest rates is likely in the near term. Based on our current level of investment, an increase or decrease of 10 basis points in interest rates would not have a material impact to our cash balances.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Management’s Evaluation of our Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that 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 Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2021 due to the material weakness described below and discussed in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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In the course of preparing the Company’s financial statements for the Form 10-K, our management identified the following material weakness in internal control over financial reporting:

The Company did not have a sufficient number of trained resources with assigned responsibilities and accountability for the design and operation of internal controls over financial reporting.

As a consequence, the Company did not effectively operate process-level control activities related to procure-to-pay (including operating expenses, prepaid expenses, and accrued liabilities), review and approval of manual journal entries, and user access controls to ensure appropriate segregation of duties.

These control deficiencies create a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement to the consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis, and therefore we conclude that the deficiencies represent a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting and our internal control over financial reporting is not effective as of December 31, 2021.

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2022. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2022 as our material weakness has been remediated.

Management’s Remediation of the Material Weakness

As of September 30, 2022, management has designed and implemented additional controls to remediate the material weakness previously reported in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and Form 10-Q for each of the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022.The Board and management, with the assistance of our third-party consultants and oversight of the Audit Committee, have implemented, among other items, the following measures:

hired and trained additional qualified personnel
performed detailed risk assessments in key process areas to identify risks of material misstatement
with the assistance of a large nationally recognized accounting firm, designed and implemented control procedures to address the identified risks of material misstatements in key process areas and tested these quarterly.

Given the remediation efforts noted above, testing of applicable controls completed during the third quarter and the determination that controls are designed and operating effectively, management has concluded that the material weakness set forth above was remediated as of September 30, 2022. Our independent registered public accounting firm will complete their audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and report on their independent evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022 in connection with the filing of the Company’s 2022 annual financial statements.

Notwithstanding the material weakness that existed as of the beginning of the quarter ended September 30, 2022, management believes that the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q present fairly in all material respects our condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the period presented.2023.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

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There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting except for the remediation efforts with regard to the material weakness described above.reporting.

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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

For a description of our legal proceedings, see Note 57 - Commitments and Contingencies of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There are no material changes from the risk factors set forth in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K, and prior Forms 10-Q, except as set forth below. In addition to the risk factors set forth below and the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K and Forms 10-Q and other filings, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future operating results.

The funding transactions contemplatedWe have filed litigation against Foxconn with the Bankruptcy Court seeking substantial damages for fraudulent and tortious conduct and contractual breaches the Company believes were committed by Foxconn, under the Investment Agreement are subject to closing conditions including regulatory approvals and further negotiation of development milestones, and the EV Program development plans contemplated withbut no assurances can be provided that our claims against Foxconn will require additional funding and the establishment and implementation of the program requirements, among other matters, and may not be consummated, sufficiently implementedsuccessful or provide the benefitsthat we expect, which could havewill recover any damages as a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects.result thereof.

The closing of all tranches of funding underOn June 27, 2023, we filed the Investment AgreementFoxconn Litigation against Foxconn in the Bankruptcy Court seeking relief for the aggregate sale of up to approximately 39.8 million shares of Class A common stockcontractual breaches and up to $100 million of Preferred Stock to Foxconn is subject to certain conditions as follows: (a) the Initial Closing of the sale of approximately 12.9 million shares of Class A common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $22.7 millionfraudulent and $30 million of Preferred Stock is subject to satisfaction of customary representations and covenants, (b) the Subsequent Common Closing of the sale of approximately 26.9 million shares for an aggregate purchase price of $47.3 million will occur only if CFIUS Clearance is received and any applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, has expired or terminated, and is subject to satisfaction of customary representations and covenants, and (c) once certain initial EV Program milestones to be agreed to by the parties (the “Preferred Funding Milestones”) have been established, the sale of the remaining $70 million of Preferred Stock is subject to satisfaction of such Preferred Funding Milestones and customary representations and covenants. If these conditions are not satisfied, the funding under the Investment Agreement may not be received or may be limited, which could result in a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects.

The funding from the sale of Preferred Stock may be used only to fund expenditures in respect of pre-development activities and related overhead and support in connection with the Company carrying out certain product development and engineering services in connection with the EV Program and to fund the design, development and production of the covered electric vehicle program in accordance with the terms of a related EV Program agreement; provided, that if the EV Program is abandoned, the Compay may use proceeds from the sale of the Preferred Stocktortious actions that the Company receives priorbelieves were committed by Foxconn, which have caused substantial harm to the date of such abandonment to fund expenditures in connection with the any substitute or replacement electric vehicle program agreed to by the Companyour operations and Foxconn. The parties are to use commercially reasonable good faith efforts to agree upon the Preferred Funding Milestonesprospects and a budget for the EV Program no later than May 7, 2023. There is no

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assurance that the parties will meet these conditions and, if they are unable to do so, the lack of further funding and progress on the EV Program in accordance with the milestones may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to achieve its business plan with respect to the development of additional electric vehicles.significant damages.

Further, implementationThe Foxconn Litigation involves allegations of fraudulent conduct by Foxconn, which induced the EV Program will require substantial funding beyondCompany to enter into a series of agreements, including the amounts contemplated byAgreement in Principle, the APA, the CMA, the joint venture agreement, and the Investment Agreement and effective cooperation by the parties to establish plans, processes and a budget and to timely and effectively fulfill these commitments. Our ability to undertake these actions depends on many variables, which could include our ability to utilize the designs, engineering data and other foundational work of Foxconn, its affiliates, and other members of the MIH consortium as well as other parties, establish appropriate infrastructure and processes with such parties and for all such parties to adhere to timelines to develop, commercialize, industrialize, homologate and certify a vehicle in North America, along with variables that are out of the parties' control, such as technology, innovation, adequate funding, supply chain and other economic conditions, competitors, customer demand and other factors.Agreement. We are still at an early stage of developmentvigorously pursuing the Foxconn Litigation claims and seeking substantial damages from Foxconn. However, no assurances can be givenprovided that our claims against Foxconn will be successful or that we will recover any damages as to the timing or completion of design, development, homologation, certification and production under the EV Program. If we are unable to obtain the additional funding that is needed or the parties are otherwise unable to successfully complete the steps required by the EV Program on a timely basis, our business plan, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely impaired.result thereof.

Furthermore, even ifThere is substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern and our liquidity requirements during the EV Program is completed, we cannot predict whether we will be able to fully realizependency of the anticipated benefits from the intended production of one or more electric vehicle. A variety of other factors, including competition, technological advances, supply chain disruptions, adequate testing, safety and reliability, certifications and government approvals,Chapter 11 Cases and the pace and extentadequacy of vehicle electrification generally, among other matters, could present challengesour capital resources are difficult to the ultimate success of the EV Program and our business plan, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

predict at this time.

We have agreed to issue shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stockconcluded that ranks senior to our Class A common stock in priority of distribution rights and rights upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, accrues dividends andthere is convertible into Class A common stock and provides associated corporate governance rights and rights with respect to subsequent transactions, which may adversely affect and/or limit the influence of holders of our Class A common stock.

On November 7, 2022, the Company and Foxconn entered into the Investment Agreement, pursuant to which Foxconn agreed, subject to certain funding conditions, to purchase $70 million of our Class A common stock and $30 million of Preferred Stock, and subject to the parties agreeing to an EV Program budget and attaining certain EV Program milestones to be established by the parties, up to an additional $70 million of Preferred Stock. If these transactions are consummated, Foxconn will have significant ownership, rights and preferences with respect to our equity securities which may adversely affect and/or limit the influence of holders of our Class A common stock.

The Preferred Stock ranks senior to our Class A common stock with respect to dividend rights, rights on the distribution of assets on any liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company and redemption rights. Upon any dissolution, liquidation or winding up, holders of the Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive distributions in cash in an amount per share equal to the greater of (1) the sum of $100 per share plus the accrued unpaid dividends with respect to such share and (2) the amount the holder would have received had it converted such share into Class A common stock immediately prior to the date of such event, before any distributions shall be made on any shares of our Class A common stock. In addition, holders of the Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive dividends at a rate equal to 8% per annum, which accrue and accumulate whether or not declared. The holders of the Preferred Stock also participate with any dividends payable in respect of any Junior Stock or Parity Stock. Such dividend obligations could limit our ability to obtain additional financing, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition. The preferential rights described above could also result in divergent interests between the holders of shares of Preferred Stock and the holders of our Class A common stock.

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Commencing on the Conversion Right Date, the Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holder, or by us in certain instances, into shares of Class A common stock based on the Conversion Price, which is subject to customary adjustments. The issuance of our Class A common stock upon conversion of the Preferred Stock will result in immediate dilution that may be substantial to the interests of holders of our Class A common stock and could affect the market price of our Class A common stock.

In addition, all holders of shares of Preferred Stock will be entitled to vote with the holders of Class A common stock on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Company as a single class on an as-converted basis; provided, that no holder of shares of Preferred Stock will be entitled to vote (i) until the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, if applicable, or (ii) to the extent that such holder would have the right to a number of votes in respect of such holder’s shares of Class A common stock, Preferred Stock or other capital stock would exceed the limitations set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition of Ownership Limitations. Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, Foxconn will have the right to appoint two designees to the Board after receiving CFIUS Clearance and consummation of the Subsequent Common Closing. Foxconn will relinquish one Board seat if it does not continue to beneficially own shares of Class A common stock, Preferred Stock and shares of Class A common stock issued upon conversion of shares of Preferred Stock that represent (on an as-converted basis) at least 50% of the number of shares of Class A common stock (on an as-converted basis) acquired by Foxconn in connection with the Investment Transactions and will relinquish its other Board seat if it does not continue to beneficially own at least 25% of the number of shares of Class A common stock (on an as-converted basis) acquired by Foxconn in connection with the Investment Transactions.

Further, following the Subsequent Common Closing and until Foxconn no longer has the right to appoint a director to sit on the Board, other than with respect to certain excluded issuances, Foxconn has the right to purchase its pro rata portion of equity securities proposed to be sold by the Company, with some exceptions; provided, that the Company is not required to sell Foxconn securities if the Company would be required to obtain stockholder approval under any applicable law or regulation. Foxconn has agreed to a standstill until the later of (i) December 31, 2024 and (ii) 90 days after the first day on which no Foxconn-appointed director serves on the Board and Foxconn no longer has a right to appoint any directors. Pursuant to such stanstill, and without the approval of the Board, Foxconn will not (A) acquire any equity securities of the Company if after the acquisition Foxconn and its affiliates would cross an ownership threshold of 19.99% of the Voting Power and if CFIUS Clearance and the Requisite Stockholder Approval were received, 24% of the Voting Power, or (B) make any public announcement with respect to, or offer, seek, propose or indicate an interest in, any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization or purchase of more than 50% of the assets, properties or securities of the Company, or enter into discussions, negotiations, arrangements, understandings, or agreements regarding the foregoing. Prior to the Subsequent Common Closing, we have agreed that, without Foxconn’s consent, we will not encourage, initiate, facilitate or negotiate any Acquisition Proposal or enter into any agreement with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or that would cause us not to consummate any of the Investment Transactions, and will inform Foxconn of any Acquisition Proposal that we receive. We have also agreed that, while the Preferred Stock is outstanding, we will not put in place a poison pill arrangement that applies to Preferred Stock or to Common Stock that Foxconn acquires from the Company.

Until the later of (i) December 31, 2024 and (ii) 90 days after the first day on which no Foxconn-appointed director serves on the Board and Foxconn no longer has a right to appoint any directors, Foxconn has agreed to vote in favor of each director recommended by the Board and in accordance with any recommendation of the Board on all other proposals that are the subject of stockholder action (other than any action related to any merger or other change of control transaction or sale of assets). So long as the 25% Ownership Requirement is satisfied, we cannot take any of the following actions without the consent of the holders of at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding Preferred Stock (voting as a separate class) (i) amend any provision of the Charter or By-Laws in a manner that would adversely affect the Preferred Stock or increase or decrease the number of shares of Preferred Stock, (ii) authorize or create, or increase the number of shares of any parity or senior securities other than securities on parity with the Preferred Stock with an aggregate liquidation preference of not more than $30 million, (iii) increase the size of the Board, or (iv) sell,

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license or lease or encumber any material portion of our hub motor technology and production line other than in the ordinary course of business.

As long as Foxconn or another party or concentrated group owns or controls a significant percentage of our Preferred Stock or outstanding voting power, they have the ability to have a significant influence on our actions and operation of the Board and to influence certain corporate actions requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors, any amendment of our Charter and the approval of significant corporate transactions. On a pro forma basis, solely giving effect to the Initial Closing and Subsequent Common Closing and not any conversion of Preferred Stock or exercise of Warrants, following the Second Closing, Foxconn would hold shares of Class A common stock representing approximately 18.3% of our outstanding Class A common stock. In addition, to our knowledge, as of November 4, 2022, Steven S. Burns held approximately 16.3% of our Class A common stock. These concentrations of voting power and other rights could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control or changes in management and would make the approval of certain transactions difficult or impossible without the support of these significant stockholders. Any of the foregoing could impact our ability to run our business, and may adversely affect the influence of the holders and market price of our Class A common stock.

Even if the Investment Transactions are consummated, we need substantial additional funding and expect to use the ATM Offering to raise capital, however, our ability to obtain funding through the ATM Offering and the amount that we may raise is uncertain, and a lack of sufficient funding for our operations would have an adverse effect on our business.

We have entered into the Sales Agreement for the ATM Offering and may sell up to approximately 50.2 million shares of Class A common stock from time to time through at-the-market offerings by Jefferies, as agent. Subject to certain limitations in the Sales Agreement and compliance with applicable law, we have the discretion to deliver a placement notice to Jefferies at any time throughout the term of the Sales Agreement. The proceeds we receive after delivering a placement notice will fluctuate based on a number of factors, including the market price of our Class A common stock during the sales period, any limits we may set with Jefferies in any applicable placement notice and the demand for our Class A common stock. Because the price per share of each share sold pursuant to the sales agreement will fluctuate over time, it is not currently possible to predict the aggregate proceeds to be raised in connection with sales under the Sales Agreement.

Further, given the decrease in the market price of our Class A common stock and volatility in the public markets, we may not be willing or able to use the ATM Offering to raise significant amounts, or any funding at all. In addition, the sale of a substantial number of shares of our Class A common stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for our Class A common stock in the public markets, or the perception that such sales could occur, could depress the market price of our Class A common stock and impair our ability to raise capital through such sales, which could result in a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects.

Even if the ATM Offering is successful and we receive the funds contemplated by the Investment Agreement, we need additional funding to execute our business plan that, including scaling production of the Endurance and developing other vehicles through the EV Program and otherwise, due to the capital required to complete testing and validation, purchase the raw materials and vehicle components for saleable vehicles, invest in the hard tooling to lower our bill of materials cost and fund future engineering, operating and corporate expenditures. We also have meaningful exposure to material losses and costs related to ongoing litigation and regulatory proceedings for which insurance coverage has been denied for certain claims and may be unavailable for those and other claims. The opinion of our independent registered public accountants on our audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021 contains an explanatory paragraph regarding substantial doubt aboutregarding our ability to continue as a going concern. Until such time as we have sufficient fundsWe face uncertainty regarding the adequacy of our liquidity and capital resources to investbe used during the Chapter 11 Cases and to settle known, unknown and contingent liabilities in connection therewith. Through the necessary actions to reduce our bill of material costs, we will limit our production in order to minimize our losses. IfChapter 11 Cases, we are unableseeking to raise substantial additional capital insell substantially all of our assets. We can give no assurances as to the near term, our ability to invest in hard tooling to lower the billoutcome of material cost of the Endurance will be significantly scaled back or curtailed. If the funds raised are insufficient to provide a bridge to full scale commercial production at a profit, our operations could be severely curtailed or cease entirely.that sale process.

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In an effort to alleviate these conditions, management continues to actively seek and evaluate opportunities to raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or debt securities, asset sales, arrangements with strategic partners or obtaining financing from government or financial institutions. We have engaged a financial advisor to adviseincurred significant professional fees and other costs in connection with our contingent liabilities and preparation for the Company on additional financing alternatives. There can be no assurance that such financing would be available to us on favorable terms or at all. Our ability to obtain additional financing is subject to several factors, including marketChapter 11 Cases and economic conditions, the significant amount of capital required, the fact that our bill of materials cost is currently, and expectedexpect to continue to be, substantially higher than our anticipated selling price, uncertainty surrounding regulatory approval and the performance of the vehicle, meaningful exposure to material lossesincur significant professional fees and costs related to ongoing litigation and the SEC investigation, the market price ofthroughout our stock, potential dilution from the issuance of the Preferred Stock and future financings, our performance and investor sentiment with respect to us and our business and industry, as well as our ability to effectively implement and realize the expected benefits of the Foxconn Transactions. As a result of these uncertainties, and notwithstanding management’s plans and efforts to date, there continues to be substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

If we are unable to raise substantial additional capital, our continuing operations and production plans will be scaled back or curtailed and, if any funds raised are insufficient to provide a bridge to full commercial production, our operations could be severely curtailed or cease entirely.

We may issue additional shares of preferred stock or additional shares of Class A common stock, and sales of a substantial number of shares of our securities would dilute the interest of our stockholders and could cause the price of our Class A common stock to decline.

Our Charter provides for 462 million authorized shares of capital stock, consisting of (i) 450 million shares of Class A common stock and (ii) 12 million shares of preferred stock, of which 1 million shares has been designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

To raise capital, we may sell additional shares of Class A common stock, preferred stock, convertible securities or other equity securities in one or more transactions. Such securities may be offered at a price per share that is less than the price per share paid by our current stockholders, and investors purchasing shares or other securities in the future could have rights superior to existing stockholders. Any such issuance:

may significantly dilute the equity interest of our then-current stockholders;
may subordinate the rights of holders of shares of Class A common stock if one or more classes of preferred stock are created, and such preferred shares are issued, with rights senior to those afforded to our Class A common stock;
may have covenants that restrict our financial and operating flexibility;
could cause a change in control if a substantial number of shares of Class A common stock are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors; and
may adversely affect the prevailing market price for our Class A common stock.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of Class A common stock in the public market could occur at any time, including sales pursuant to the Invesment Agreement and expected resale registration statement covering such shares, the Equity Purchase Agreement and resale registration statement covering such shares (although we expect this to be terminated), the Sales Agreement and ATM Offering, or other efforts to raise additional capital or in connection with a strategic alliance, business combination or similar transaction, as well as pursuant to a resale prospectus covering shares and Warrants issued in the Business Combination and registered pursuant to the Registration Rights and Lock-up Agreement entered into with certain investors, and our 2020 Equity Incentive Plan and other Warrants. These sales, or the perception in the market that the

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holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of our Class A common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. We are unable to predict the effect that sales may have on the prevailing market price of our Class A common stock.

As of September 30, 2022, we had outstanding 216 million shares of our Class A common stock and Warrants to purchase approximately 5.6 million shares of our Class A common stock. The exercise price of the Warrants ranges from $10.00 to $11.50 per share.Chapter 11 Cases. In addition, as of September 30, 2022, an aggregate of 18.6 million shares of Class A common stock are subject to outstanding awards or available for future issuance under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. Prior to the Initial Closing, the Company will file the Certificate of Designations to designate 1 million shares of Preferred Stock which are expected to be issued under the Investment Agreement, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. To the extent such Warrants or equity awards are exercised or vested and settled or the Preferred Stock is converted into Class A common stock, additional shares of our Class A common stock will be issued, which will result in dilution to the holders of our Class A common stock and will increase the number of shares eligible for resale in the public market. In addition, the Registration Rights and Lock-up Agreement provided that certain of our securities held by the parties to such agreement were locked-up following the Business Combination, and this restriction lapsed as to the remaining 50% of shares of Class A common stock held by Stephen S. Burns as of October 23, 2022. Sales, or the potential sales, of substantial numbers of shares in the public market, subject to certain restrictions on transfer until the termination of applicable lock-up periods, could increase the volatility of or adversely affect the market price of our Class A common stock.

Wewe face risks and uncertainties relateduncertainty with respect to ongoing and potential future litigation and claims, as well as regulatory actions and government investigations and inquiries, for which we will continue to incur significant legal costs and may be subject to significant uninsured losses. although we are seeking to resolve these contingencies through the Chapter 11 Cases. Due to cessation of production of the Endurance, we lack any meaningful revenue stream, our ability to obtain additional financing is highly unlikely and we do not expect continued operations following the completion of the Chapter 11 Cases. There can be no assurances that cash on hand and our current capital resources will be sufficient to allow us to satisfy our obligations related to the Chapter 11 Cases or the pending litigation, claims and investigations and may negatively impact our ability to make any distribution and, if so, the amount of such distribution, to our stockholders.

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Trading in our Class A common stock during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases is highly speculative and poses substantial risks.

It is too early to determine if our Plan will allow for distributions or other residual value with respect to our Class A common stock. It is very possible that our Class A common stock will be canceled and extinguished upon the approval of the Bankruptcy Court and the holders thereof would not be entitled to receive, and would not receive or retain, any property or interest in property on account of such equity interests. In the event of a cancellation of our Class A common stock, amounts invested by such holders in our outstanding Class A common stock will not be recoverable. Consequently, our currently outstanding Class A common stock would have no value. Any trading in our Class A common stock during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases is highly speculative and poses substantial risks to purchasers of our Class A common stock. Trading prices for our securities may bear little or no relationship to the actual recovery, if any, by holders of our securities in bankruptcy proceedings.

During the Chapter 11 Cases, the value that will be available to our various stakeholders, including our creditors and stockholders, is uncertain and our ability to generate value for stakeholders, if any, will be subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with bankruptcy proceedings, including, among others: our ability to execute, confirm and consummate a plan of reorganization or liquidation, or to negotiate and consummate a sale or other transaction with a third party; the potentially high costs of bankruptcy proceedings and related fees; the sufficiency of the Company’s cash on hand and ability to obtain sufficient financing, if needed, to allow us to continue our limited operations during the bankruptcy proceedings, confirm a plan of reorganization or sell some or all of our assets during the bankruptcy proceedings in orderly fashion, and our ability to comply with terms and conditions of any such financing; our ability to continue our operations in the ordinary course; our ability to maintain our relationships with our suppliers, vendors, customers and other third parties; our ability to obtain, maintain or renew agreements that are critical to our operations on reasonably acceptable terms and conditions; our ability to attract, motivate and retain key employees; the ability of third parties to use certain limited safe harbor provisions of the Bankruptcy Code to terminate contracts without first seeking Bankruptcy Court approval; the ability of third parties to force us to into Chapter 7 proceedings, rather than Chapter 11 proceedings; and the actions and decisions of our stakeholders and other third parties who have interests in our bankruptcy proceedings that may be inconsistent with our operational and strategic plans.

We are subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with the Chapter 11 Cases.

Since filing the Chapter 11 Cases, we have operated our business as debtors-in-possession under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. As a consequence of filing the Chapter 11 Cases, we will be subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with bankruptcy. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

our ability to successfully develop, prosecute, confirm and consummate a Plan with respect to the Chapter 11 Cases;
our ability to obtain the Bankruptcy Court’s approval with respect to motions or other requests made to the Bankruptcy Court in the Chapter 11 Cases, including maintaining strategic control as debtors-in-possession;
our ability to successfully resolve our outstanding contingent liabilities through the Chapter 11 Cases, which is highly uncertain;
the possibility that actions and decisions of our creditors and other third parties with interests in the Chapter 11 Cases may be inconsistent with our plans;
the high costs of bankruptcy proceedings and related fees, particularly if delays in the Chapter 11 Cases increase fees and costs;
our ability to motivate and retain key employees, and the costs associated therewith, throughout the Chapter 11 Cases, and the impact of the loss of employees on our prospects for realizing any value from the sale of our assets;

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shortly after filing the Chapter 11 Cases we ceased production of the Endurance and new program development and, accordingly, this may adversely impact our ability to sell our assets and we have no meaningful ongoing revenue streams;
our ability to sell all, substantially all, or some of our assets or to otherwise realize any value with respect to our assets;
the ability of third parties to assert claims against the Company, which may be substantial or terminate the Company’s rights with respect to contracts, leases, agreements, or other assets;
our ability to maintain our relationships with our suppliers, vendors, customers and other third parties, including those suppliers providing services that are integral to maintaining our financial, information technology and other systems used to operate our business;
our suppliers’ and vendors’ likely unwillingness or ability to fulfill any obligations they may have under supply terms or agreements for ongoing support, including their warranty obligations to us, as a result of the Chapter 11 Cases or other disputes, that could cause us to incur costs or liabilities, damage our reputation with our customers or potential acquirers of our assets;
our ability to maintain adequate financial, information technology and management processes, controls and procedures, particularly in light of the reduction in personnel due to the lack of support from Foxconn and the Chapter 11 Cases and risk of further attrition; and
the ability of third parties to seek and obtain court approval to terminate or shorten the exclusivity period for us to propose and confirm a Plan, to appoint a Chapter 11 trustee, or to convert the Chapter 11 Cases to Chapter 7 cases.

Because of the risks and uncertainties associated with a voluntary filing for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and the related proceedings, we cannot accurately predict or quantify the ultimate impact that events that occur during the Chapter 11 Cases may have on ultimate recovery for stakeholders, including creditors and stockholders.

As a result of the Chapter 11 Cases, our historical financial information will not be indicative of our future performance.

Due to the failure to identify a strategic partner for the Endurance, lack of expected funding and other support from Foxconn and extremely limited ability to raise sufficient capital in the current market environment, we determined it was in the best interests of the Company’s stakeholders to take aggressive actions to cut costs and preserve cash, file the Chapter 11 Cases and cease production of the Endurance and new program development. Therefore, the nature of our current business activities is materially different than those prior to June 30, 2023. Furthermore, during the Chapter 11 Cases, we expect our financial results to continue to be volatile as restructuring activities and expenses, contract terminations and rejections, new claims that may be significant, and claims assessments significantly impact our consolidated financial statements. As a result, our historical financial performance, including information presented as of June 30, 2023, is likely not indicative of our financial performance after the date of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases.

In particular, the amount and composition of our assets and liabilities could be significantly different as a result of the Chapter 11 Cases, and the description of our operations, assets, liabilities, contingencies, liquidity and capital resources included in our periodic reports or in any filing we make with the Bankruptcy Court may not accurately reflect our such matters during the pendency of or following the Chapter 11 Cases or the value of our assets in an organized sale process in light of the uncertainty of the estimates and assumptions used in the applicable reporting principles, and such values may be higher or lower as a result. The periodic financial information reported to the Bankruptcy Court is not presented in accordance with GAAP and may differ materially from information that has been or may in the future be provided as of quarter end in our periodic reports and may reflect estimates based on assumptions that may change significantly during the course of the Chapter 11 Cases or due to other contingencies, and, as applicable, is subject to all of the disclaimers presented therewith.

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cause, the Bankruptcy Court may convert the Chapter 11 Cases to cases under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. In such event, a Chapter 7 trustee would be appointed or elected to liquidate the Company’s assets for distribution in accordance with the priorities established by the Bankruptcy Code. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

We have significant contingent liabilities, the full scope of our liabilities is uncertain, and we may also be subject to claims that will not be discharged in the Chapter 11 Cases, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

The Company is subject to significant contingent liabilities, including, but not limited to, potential indemnification obligations to current and former directors and officers named in the actions described herein. See Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies and Note 9 – Subsequent Events. The full scope of the Company’s contingent liabilities is uncertain at this time. In addition, the Bankruptcy Court has not established a deadline by which parties are required to file proofs of claim in the Company’s Chapter 11 Cases. The Company cannot provide any assurances regarding when such deadline will be, the amount or nature of the claims that may be filed by such deadline, or what the Company’s total estimated liabilities based on such claims will be. The Bankruptcy Code provides that the confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan discharges a debtor from substantially all debts arising prior to consummation of such plan. With few exceptions, all claims that arose prior to the consummation of a Chapter 11 plan (i) would be subject to compromise and/or treatment under such plan and/or (ii) would be discharged in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code and the terms of such plan. However, the outcome and timing of any claims not ultimately discharged is uncertain, and it is possible material costs, penalties, fines, sanctions, or injunctive relief could result from such a matter. As a result, an adverse ruling with respect to potential matters could have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows and recoveries for creditors and stakeholders.

In the event we are not able to obtain confirmation of a Plan, it may be necessary to pursue bankruptcy protection under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code for all or a part of our business.

If confirmation by the Bankruptcy Court of a Plan under Chapter 11 does not occur, or if the Bankruptcy Court otherwise finds that it would be in the best interest of holders of claims and interests or upon the showing of cause, the Bankruptcy Court may convert our Chapter 11 Cases to cases under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. In such event, a Chapter 7 trustee would be appointed or elected to liquidate our assets for distribution in accordance with the priorities established by the Bankruptcy Code. Although the value, if any, that would be available to any of our various stakeholders (including creditors and stockholders) would be uncertain in any bankruptcy proceeding, we believe that liquidation under Chapter 7 would result in significantly smaller distributions being made to our stakeholders than those we might obtain under Chapter 11 primarily because of the likelihood that the assets would have to be sold or otherwise disposed of in a distressed fashion over a short period of time rather than in a controlled manner and as a going concern.

The Bankruptcy Court may grant Foxconn’s motion to dismiss or convert the Chapter 11 Cases to cases under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code

As described in Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies, on July 20, 2023, certain Foxconn entities filed a motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 Cases or to convert the cases under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. Although we believe that there are strong defenses to the movants’ assertions and intend to vigorously oppose the motion, we cannot make any assurances on the outcome and the Bankruptcy Court may grant Foxconn’s motion and dismiss the Chapter 11 Cases or convert the Chapter 11 Cases to cases under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. The dismissal of the Chapter 11 Cases or conversion to Chapter 7 cases could materially and adversely impact the Company and recoveries to creditors and other stakeholders.

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Prosecution of the Chapter 11 Cases has consumed and will continue to consume a substantial portion of the time and attention of our management, which may have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations, and we have faced increased levels of employee attrition.

While the Chapter 11 Cases continue, our management will be required to spend a significant amount of time and effort focusing on the cases. This diversion of attention may materially adversely affect the conduct of our business, and, as a result, our financial condition and results of operations, particularly if the Chapter 11 Cases are protracted.

We depend on a few highly skilled key employees to navigate the Chapter 11 Cases and contribute to the future value of our assets, and if we are unable to retain, manage, and appropriately compensate them, the outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases and ability to realize value from our assets and litigation claims could be adversely affected.

Our ability to consummate a successful Plan and realize the value of our assets is based on continued service of our senior management team and other key employees, and on our ability to continue to motivate and appropriately compensate key employees. Some of our employees are, and others may be, subject to claims and risks of litigation for which indemnification may be uncertain. We may not be able to retain the services of our key employees, who work for us on an at-will basis, in the future. We have experienced significant voluntary resignations among our employees following the lack of support from Foxconn and the Chapter 11 Cases. The attrition we have already experienced, and may continue to experience, causes us to rely on fewer employees, increases the number of key employees as a share of the total personnel we employ, and in some cases these employees are less experienced which puts at greater risk our ability to execute our plans and strategies. Attrition has, and may also cause, us to engage third parties to perform the work. Such third parties are likely to be more costly and less efficient than if we were to be able to use our own employees. If our key employees fail to work together effectively and to execute our plans and strategies, the Chapter 11 Cases, including our efforts to sell assets and resolve and pursue litigation and other claims, could be prolonged or adversely affected.

We face risks and uncertainties related to ongoing and potential future litigation and claims, as well as regulatory actions and government investigations and inquiries, for which we will continue to incur significant legal costs and may be subject to significant uninsured losses and we are seeking to resolve these contingencies through the Chapter 11 Cases.

We are currently subject to extensive litigation, including securities class action litigation, shareholder derivative suits, a stockholder class action, an SEC investigation, and litigation involving alleged trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition and other related claims.claims, among other disputes. We may in the future be subject to, or become a party to, additional litigation, claims, regulatory actions, and government investigations and inquiries, as in the ordinary course of business, we may be subject to claims by customers, suppliers, vendors, contractors, competitors, government agencies, stockholders or other parties regarding our products, development, accidents, advertising, securities, contract and corporate matter disputes, intellectual property infringement matters and employee claims against us based on, among other things, discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, disability or violation of wage and labor laws. These proceedings and incidents include claims for which we have no or limited insurance coverage. See Part II – Item 1The Company has potential indemnification obligations with respect to the current and updates provided underformer directors named in the heading “Legal Proceedings”above-referenced actions, which obligations may not be covered by the Company’s applicable directors and otherwise in our subsequent filings with the SEC for additional information regarding our ongoing litigation matters.officers insurance.

These claims have diverted and may in the future divert our financial and management resources that would otherwise be used to benefit our operations, increase our insurance costs and cause reputational harm. We have already incurred, and expect to continue to incur, significant legal expenses in defending against these claims. Further, the ongoing expense of lawsuits, investigations and any substantial settlement payment by us or damage award enforceable against us could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial condition or cash flows and adversely affect our businessability to formulate and resultsexecute a successful Plan under Chapter 11, sell our assets and make any distribution and, if so, the amount of operations.such distribution, to our stockholders.

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While we currently carry commercial general liability, commercial automobile liability, product liability, excess liability, workers’ compensation, cyber security and directors’ and officers’ insurance policies, coverage amounts are limited and we may not maintain as much insurance coverage as other OEMs do.limited. In some cases, we may not maintain any insurance coverage at all.Additionally, the policies that we do have may include significant deductibles and exclusions, and we cannot be certain that our insurance coverage will be applicable to or sufficient to cover all current and future claims against us.

Our insurers have asserted a denial of coverage under the main tower of our director and officer insurance program with respect to numerous ongoing matters, including the consolidated securities class action, various shareholder derivative actions, the consolidated stockholder class action, various demands for inspection of

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books and records, the SEC investigation, and the investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, and certain indemnification obligations, under an exclusion to the policy called the “retroactive date exclusion.” The insurer has identified other potential coverage issues as well. Excess coverage attaches only after the underlying insurance has been exhausted, and generally applies in conformance with the terms of the underlying insurance. We are analyzing the insurer’s position, and intend to pursue any available coverage under this policy and other insurance. As a result of the denial of coverage, no or limited insurance may be available to us to reimburse our expenses or cover any potential losses for these matters, which could be significant. The insurers in our Side A D&O insurance program, providing coverage for individual directors and officers in derivative actions and certain other situations, have issued a reservation of rights letter which, while not denieddenying coverage, has cast doubt on this basis the availability of coverage for at least some individuals and/or otherwise.claims.

In addition, as a result of the Chapter 11 Cases, we have been and may be subject to additional litigation or other claims related to the Foxconn dispute and bankruptcy, dissolution and liquidation. The resolution of outstanding claims will be subject to the bankruptcy process.

The filing of the Chapter 11 Cases established an automatic stay of proceedings against the Company. However, the Bankruptcy Court granted Karma relief from the automatic stay to allow the Karma Action to proceed with the jury trial against the Company scheduled in September 2023. Karma is seeking permanent injunctive relief and monetary damages in excess of $900 million based on a variety of claims and theories asserting very substantial losses by Karma and/or improper benefit to the Company that significantly exceed our accrual with respect to the matter and ability to pay. We are continuing to vigorously defend against Karma’s claims and continue to believe that there are strong defenses to the claims and damages demanded. However, the outcome of the Karma Action is subject to uncertainties inherent in the litigation process and no assurances can be given regarding the outcome of the trial or the impact of the Karma Action on the Company, including its ability to sell assets that Karma claims were misappropriated by the Company or that incorporate trade secrets or property that Karma claims were misappropriated by the Company. At this time, the Company cannot predict the results of many of the currentongoing proceedings or the interim and futureultimate determinations regarding the claims to be made by the Bankruptcy Court. Future resolution of these matters could result in changes in management'smanagement’s estimates of losses, which could be material to our consolidated financial statements.

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, we have an aggregate provision for potential settlements of litigation costs of $34$75.0 million. The

This provision is based on current information, legal advice and the potential impact of the outcome of one or more claims on related matters and may be adjustedincreased in the future based on new developments. This accrual does not reflect a full range of possible outcomes for these proceedings or the full amount of any damages alleged, which are significantly higher. Furthermore, we may use Class A common stock as consideration in any settlement. While we believe that additional losses beyond current accruals are likely, and anyAny such additional losses may be significant,significant; however, we cannot presently estimate a possible loss contingency or range of reasonably possible loss contingencies beyond current accruals. Estimating probable losses requires the analysis of multiple forecasted factors that often depend on judgments and potential actions by third parties. Legal fees and costs of litigation or an adverse judgment or settlement in any one or more of our ongoing litigation matters that are not insured or that is in excess of insurance coverage could significantly exceed our current accrual and ability to pay. This would have a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of operationsoperations.

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We may not be able to consummate a sale of all, substantially all or some of our assets, or generate significant proceeds from any such sale.

On August 8, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court approved our procedures for conducting a comprehensive marketing and could severely curtailsale process for all, substantially all or causesome of our operations to cease entirely. Furthermore,assets. Given general economic and market conditions, and the uncertainty regarding our ability to raisesell assets that Karma claims were misappropriated by us or that incorporate trade secrets or property that Karma claims were misappropriated by us, we can provide no assurance that we will be able to successfully complete any such dispositions, the additional capitaltiming or proceeds and other terms of any such transactions. Further, the accounting principles and estimates applied to value our assets for financial reporting purposes resulting in significant impairments and reserves may not bear any relationship to their actual market value, which may be higher or lower.

The failure to consummate a sale of all, substantially all or some of our assets or to generate sufficient proceeds, may have a material impact on the ultimate recovery for stakeholders, including creditors. As mentioned above, it is uncertain whether holders of our equity securities will recover any portion of their investments.

The amount of claims allowed could significantly exceed our estimates.

The Bankruptcy Court has not established a bar date for all creditors to file their proof of claim or interest. There can be no assurance regarding the amount of claims allowed to participate in distributions under a Plan or that such claims will not be significantly greater than may be anticipated which, could in turn result in the value of distributions to stakeholders being delayed, reduced, or eliminated entirely. Inevitably, some assumptions will not materialize, and unanticipated events and circumstances may affect the ultimate results and total amount of claims against us.

Our Class A common stock has been delisted from Nasdaq and experiences the risks of trading in an over-the-counter market.

On June 28, 2023, we needreceived notification from Nasdaq that our Class A common stock is no longer suitable for listing on Nasdaq. Trading of our Class A common stock was suspended at the opening of business on July 7, 2023 and a Form 25 was filed with the SEC on July 27, 2023 to executedelist the Class A common stock from Nasdaq. The delisting became effective August 6, 2023. We will remain subject to SEC reporting obligations.

As a result of the suspension and expected delisting, our Class A common stock began trading on the OTC Pink Marketplace under the symbol “RIDEQ” on July 7, 2023, and such market is currently the only trading market for our Class A common stock. We can provide no assurance that our Class A common stock will continue to trade on this market, whether broker-dealers will continue to provide public quotes of our Class A common stock on this market, whether the trading volume of our Class A common stock will be sufficient to provide for an efficient trading market or whether quotes for our Class A common stock will continue on this market in the future, which could result in significantly lower trading volumes and reduced liquidity for investors seeking to buy or sell our Class A common stock. Furthermore, because of the limited market and generally low volume of trading in our Class A common stock, the price of our Class A common stock is likely to be volatile and more likely to be affected by broad market fluctuations, general market conditions, changes in the markets’ perception of our securities, and announcements made by us or third parties with interests in the Chapter 11 Cases.

Operating in bankruptcy for a long period of time would harm our business, plans is adversely impacted byand would otherwise harm or eliminate recoveries to creditors and stockholders.

A long period of operations in the potentialChapter 11 Cases under Bankruptcy Court protection would likely have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity and ability to generate significant proceeds from any asset sales. So long as the Chapter 11 Cases continue, senior management will be required to spend a significant amount of time and effort dealing with the Chapter 11 Cases. A prolonged

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period of operating under Bankruptcy Court protection may make it more difficult to retain management and other key personnel necessary to the success of our remaining business and the sale of all, substantially all, or some of the Company’s assets. Attrition has, and may also cause, us to engage third parties to perform the work. Such third parties are likely to be more costly and less efficient than if we were to be able to use our own employees.

So long as the Chapter 11 Cases continue, we will be required to incur substantial costs for professional fees and other expenses associated with the administration of the Chapter 11 Cases, including potentially the cost of litigation. In general, litigation can be expensive and time consuming to bring or defend against. Such litigation could result in settlements or damages that could significantly and adversely affect our financial results. It is also possible that certain parties will commence litigation with respect to the treatment of their claims under a plan. It is not possible to predict the potential litigation that we may become party to, nor the final resolution of such litigation. The impact of any one or moresuch litigation on our business and financial stability, however, could be material.

Moreover, shortly after filing the Chapter 11 Cases, we ceased production of the pending litigations, SEC investigationEndurance and relatednew program development and accordingly have no ongoing source of meaningful revenue. Any delays in our Chapter 11 Cases could increase the costs and risks associated with the bankruptcy process, and diminish the value, if any, that is available to our various stakeholders (including creditors and stockholders). Also, we need the prior approval of the Bankruptcy Court for transactions outside the ordinary course of business during the course of bankruptcy proceedings, which may limit our ability to respond timely to certain events or take advantage of certain opportunities. Because of the risks and uncertainties associated with bankruptcy proceedings, we cannot accurately predict or quantify the ultimate impact of events that could occur during any such proceedings. There can be no assurances that we will be able to sell some or all of our assets in orderly fashion, that we will otherwise realize any significant legal costs.value for our assets, or that our creditors or stockholders (including holders of our Class A common stock) will receive any recovery from the Chapter 11 Cases or any other bankruptcy proceedings.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Except as described below and previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K, there were no sales of equity securities during the quarter ended September 30, 2022 that were not registered under the Securities Act.

N/A

On August 10, 2022 and August 19, 2022, pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement the Company sold an aggregate of 10.9 million shares of its Class A common stock to YA and received $26.7 million cash, net of equity issuance costs.

The shares were issued and sold to an accredited investor in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 5. Other Information

On November 7, 2022, the Company entered into the Sales Agreement with Jefferies, as agent, pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell up to approximately 50.2 million shares of our Class N/A common Stock, from time to time through Jefferies. The Company filed the Prospectus Supplement in connection with the

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ATM Offering under the Registration Statement. The Company has agreed to pay Jefferies commissions for its services of acting as agent of up to 3% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement. The Company has also agreed to provide Jefferies with customary indemnification and contribution rights.

Upon delivery of an issuance notice and subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement, Jefferies may sell shares of Class A common stock at market prices by any method deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including sales made directly on or through Nasdaq, the existing trading market for the Class A common stock. The Company may instruct Jefferies to not sell the shares of Class A common stock if the sales cannot be transacted at or above the price designated by the Company in any issuance notice, and in no event may sales occur below a minimum price of $1.00. The Company is not obligated to make any sales of the shares of Class A common stock under the Sales Agreement. Actual sales will depend on a variety of factors and no assurance can be given that the Company will sell any shares of Class A common stock under the Agreement, or, if it does, as to the price or amount of the shares of Class A common stock that it sells or the dates when such sales will take place.

The shares of Class A common stock will be sold pursuant to the Registration Statement, and offerings of the shares of Class A common stock will be made only by means of the Prospectus Supplement and accompanying prospectus. This quarterly report on Form 10-Q shall not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the shares of Class A common stock, nor shall there be any sale of the shares of Class A common stock in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities law of such state or jurisdiction.

The Company or Jefferies may suspend or terminate the offering of shares of Class A commons stock upon notice to the other party, subject to certain conditions. Jefferies will act as sales agent on a commercially reasonable efforts basis consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable state and federal law, rules and regulations and the rules of Nasdaq.

A copy of the Sales Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the material terms of the Sales Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

Baker & Hostetler LLP, counsel to the Company, has issued a legal opinion relating to the shares under the Sales Agreement. A copy of such legal opinion, including the consent included therein, is attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.

Description

3.1

Form of Certificate of Designation, PreferencesAmendment of Second Amended and RightsRestated Certificate of Series A Convertible Preferred StockIncorporation of Lordstown Motors Corp. (incorporated by reference to the current reportCompany’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed bywith the CompanySEC on November 7, 2022)

5.1*

Opinion of Baker & Hostetler LLP

10.1

Investment Agreement dated November 7, 2022, between Lordstown Motors Corp. and Foxconn Ventures Pte. Ltd. (incorporated by reference to the current report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on November 7, 2022)

10.2

Form of Registration Rights Agreement between Lordstown Motors Corp. and Foxconn Ventures Pte. Ltd. (incorporated by reference to the current report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on November 7, 2022)

10.3*

Open Market Sales Agreement, dated November 7, 2022, between Lordstown Motors Corp. and Jefferies LLC

23.1*

Consent of Baker & Hostetler LLP (included in exhibit 5.1)May 23, 2023)

31.1*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)

31.2*

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)

32.1*

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350

32.2*

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350

101.INS*

Inline 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.SCH*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

Exhibit 104*

Cover Page Interactive Data File – The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

*Filed herewith

Filed herewith

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SIGNATURE

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

eE

LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.

Date: November 7, 2022August 14, 2023

/s/ Edward T. Hightower

Edward T. Hightower

Chief Executive Officer and President

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 7, 2022August 14, 2023

/s/ Adam Kroll

Adam Kroll

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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