(a) and (b). Set forth below is the beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock of the Issuer for each person named in Item 2. Shares reported as beneficially owned by ValueAct Spring Fund are also reported as beneficially owned by (i) ValueAct Management L.P. as the manager of each such investment partnership, (ii) ValueAct Management LLC, as General Partner of ValueAct Management L.P., (iii) ValueAct Holdings, as the majority owner of the membership interests of VA Partners I, (iv) ValueAct Holdings II, as the sole owner of the limited partnership interests of ValueAct Management L.P. and the membership interests of ValueAct Management LLC, (v) ValueAct Holdings GP, as General Partner of ValueAct Holdings and ValueAct Holdings II, and (vi) Mr. Ubben as a member of the management board of ValueAct Holdings GP. Shares reported as beneficially owned by ValueAct Spring Fund are also reported as beneficially owned by VA Partners I, as General Partner of ValueAct Spring Fund. VA Partners I, ValueAct Management L.P., ValueAct Management LLC, ValueAct Holdings, ValueAct Holdings II, ValueAct Holdings GP, and Mr. Ubben also, directly or indirectly, may own interests in one or more than one of the partnerships from time to time. Unless otherwise indicated below, by reason of such relationship ValueAct Spring Fund is reported as having shared power to vote or to direct the vote, and shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of, such shares of Common Stock, with VA Partners I (only with respect to ValueAct Spring Fund), ValueAct Management L.P., ValueAct Management LLC, ValueAct Holdings, ValueAct Holdings II, ValueAct Holdings GP and Mr. Ubben.
Shares reported as beneficially owned by Spring NM are also reported as beneficially owned by Mr. Ubben as the managing member of Spring NM.
As of the date hereof, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 20,362,024 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 5.6% of the Issuer's outstanding Common Stock. All percentages set forth in this Schedule 13D are based upon the Issuer's reported 360,904,478 outstanding shares of Common Stock as of June 3, 2020 as reported in the Issuer's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 3, 2020.
The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any securities reported herein. The Reporting Persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities reported herein except to the extent such Reporting Person actually exercises voting or dispositive power with respect to such securities.
(c) The following table sets forth all transactions with respect to shares of Common Stock effected in the previous sixty days to this Schedule 13D by the Reporting Persons, inclusive of any transactions effected through 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 15, 2020. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission full information regarding the number of shares purchased in the below noted transactions at each separate price.
On June 3, 2020, ValueAct Spring Fund received 6,675,437 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement.
On June 3, 2020, ValueAct Spring Fund purchased 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $10.00 per share, pursuant to a private placement.
On June 3, 2020, Spring NM received 8,686,587 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement.
(d) and (e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
The responses to Items 3, 4 and 5 of this Schedule 13D are incorporated herein by reference.
On February 26, 2020, ValueAct Spring Fund entered into a Subscription Agreement, the form of which was disclosed as Exhibit 10.1 of the Issuer's Form S-4, and incorporated herein by reference.
ValueAct Spring Fund and Spring NM each entered into a Registration Rights and Lock-up Agreement with VectoIQ Acquisition Corp., the form of which was disclosed as Exhibit 4.2 of the Issuer's Form S-4, and incorporated herein by reference.
Other than as described in this Report and as previously reported, the Reporting Persons have no understandings, arrangements, relationships or contracts relating to the Issuer's Common Stock which are required to be described hereunder.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
(1) Joint Filing Agreement
(2) Subscription Agreement, the form of which was disclosed as Exhibit 10.1 of the Issuer's Form S-4, and incorporated herein by reference.
(3) Registration Rights and Lock-up Agreement, the form of which was disclosed as Exhibit 4.2 of the Issuer's Form S-4, and incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below on this Schedule 13D hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey W. Ubben, Bradley E. Singer, G. Mason Morfit and Jason Breeding, and each of them, with full power to act without the other, his or its true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or it and in his or its name, place and stead, in any and all capacities (until revoked in writing) to sign any and all amendments to this Schedule 13D, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary fully to all intents and purposes as he or it might or could do in person, thereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Dated: June 15, 2020
| ValueAct Spring Master Fund L.P., by VA Partners I, LLC, its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Bradley E. Singer |
| | Name: Bradley E. Singer |
| | Title: Chief Operating Officer |
Dated: June 15, 2020
| VA Partners I, LLC |
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| By: | /s/ Bradley E. Singer |
| | Name: Bradley E. Singer |
| | Title: Chief Operating Officer |
Dated: June 15, 2020
| ValueAct Capital Management, L.P., by ValueAct Capital Management, LLC its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Bradley E. Singer |
| | Name: Bradley E. Singer |
| | Title: Chief Operating Officer |
Dated: June 15, 2020
| ValueAct Capital Management, LLC |
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| By: | /s/ Bradley E. Singer |
| | Name: Bradley E. Singer |
| | Title: Chief Operating Officer |
Dated: June 15, 2020
| ValueAct Holdings, L.P., by ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC, its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Bradley E. Singer |
| | Name: Bradley E. Singer |
| | Title: Chief Operating Officer |
Dated: June 15, 2020
| ValueAct Holdings II, L.P., by ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC, its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Bradley E. Singer |
| | Name: Bradley E. Singer |
| | Title: Chief Operating Officer |
Dated: June 15, 2020
| ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC |
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| By: | /s/ Bradley E. Singer |
| | Name: Bradley E. Singer |
| | Title: Chief Operating Officer |
Dated: June 15, 2020
| VA Spring NM, LLC
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| By: | /s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben
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| | Name: Jeffrey W. Ubben
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| | Title: Managing Member
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Dated: June 15, 2020
| Jeffrey W. Ubben
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| By: | /s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben
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Exhibit 1
JOINT FILING UNDERTAKING
The undersigned parties hereby agree that the Schedule 13D filed herewith (and any amendments thereto) relating to the Common Stock of the Issuer, is being filed jointly on behalf of each of them with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Dated: June 15, 2020
| ValueAct Spring Master Fund L.P., by VA Partners I, LLC, its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Bradley E. Singer |
| | Name: Bradley E. Singer |
| | Title: Chief Operating Officer |
Dated: June 15, 2020
| VA Partners I, LLC |
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| By: | /s/ Bradley E. Singer |
| | Name: Bradley E. Singer |
| | Title: Chief Operating Officer |
Dated: June 15, 2020
| ValueAct Capital Management, L.P., by ValueAct Capital Management, LLC its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Bradley E. Singer |
| | Name: Bradley E. Singer |
| | Title: Chief Operating Officer |
Dated: June 15, 2020
| ValueAct Capital Management, LLC |
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| By: | /s/ Bradley E. Singer |
| | Name: Bradley E. Singer |
| | Title: Chief Operating Officer |
Dated: June 15, 2020
| ValueAct Holdings, L.P., by ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC, its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Bradley E. Singer |
| | Name: Bradley E. Singer |
| | Title: Chief Operating Officer |
Dated: June 15, 2020
| ValueAct Holdings II, L.P., by ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC, its General Partner |
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| By: | /s/ Bradley E. Singer |
| | Name: Bradley E. Singer |
| | Title: Chief Operating Officer |
Dated: June 15, 2020
| ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC |
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| By: | /s/ Bradley E. Singer |
| | Name: Bradley E. Singer |
| | Title: Chief Operating Officer |
Dated: June 15, 2020
| VA Spring NM, LLC |
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| By: | /s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben |
| | Name: Jeffrey W. Ubben |
| | Title: Managing Member |
Dated: June 15, 2020
| Jeffrey W. Ubben |
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| By: | /s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben |
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