UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 23, 2019 (December 17, 2019)
CF FINANCE ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-38759 | 47-3806343 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
110 East 59th Street New York, New York | 10022 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212)938-5000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange onwhich registered | ||
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and three-quarters of one redeemable warrant | CFFAU | The Nasdaq Stock Market | ||
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | CFFA | The Nasdaq Stock Market | ||
Redeemable warrants, exercisable for Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | CFFAW | The Nasdaq Stock Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) orRule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 3.01. | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. |
On December 17, 2019, CF Finance Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) was notified by the staff of the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that the Staff had determined to initiate procedures to delist the Company’s securities due to the Company’snon-compliance, following the termination of thephase-in period, with the majority independent board and audit committee composition requirements set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rules 5605(b)(1) and 5605(c)(2), respectively, (collectively, the “Rules”) which procedures will be stayed once the Company timely requests a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”).
On December 19, 2019, the Company timely requested a hearing before the Panel, which request served to stay any such delisting action by Nasdaq pending the outcome of the hearing process. Based on discussions with the Staff, the Company expects Nasdaq to cancel the hearing and any delisting actions provided the Company complies with the Rules prior to the hearing date. The Company expects to comply with the Rules prior to the hearing date by electing a new independent director by early January 2020 along with reducing the number of sponsor-related (and therefore non-independent) directors to two in which case the Company would request that the Staff confirm the Company’s compliance status and, upon such confirmation, the hearing and such delisting actions would be canceled.
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On December 20, 2019, Steven Bisgay informed the Board of his intention to resign as director and Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective as of January 1, 2020. The Company has identified a strong candidate for the Chief Financial Officer position who is currently awaiting Board approval.
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders. |
On December 18, 2019, the Company held its 2019 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, stockholders(i) re-elected three directors to serve as the Class I directors on the Board until the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified and (ii) ratified the selection by the audit committee of the Board of WithumSmith+Brown, PC (“Withum”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019.
Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals:
Proposal No. 1 – Election of directors
Steven Bisgay, Robert G. Sharp and Anshu Jain werere-elected to serve as the Class I directors. The voting results were as follows:
Name | For | Withheld | BrokerNon-Votes | |||
Steven Bisgay | 17,139,356 | 7,500,984 | 0 | |||
Anshu Jain | 17,139,356 | 7,500,984 | 0 | |||
Robert G. Sharp | 22,558,094 | 2,082,246 | 0 |
Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm
The stockholders ratified the selection of Withum to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019. The voting results were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | BrokerNon-Votes | |||
24,631,190 | 9,150 | 0 | 0 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: December 23, 2019
CF FINANCE ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Howard W. Lutnick | |
Name: | Howard W. Lutnick | |
Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |