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): May 12, 2020
VectoIQ Acquisition Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-38495 | 82-4151153 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | | Identification Number) |
| 1354 Flagler Drive | |
| Mamaroneck, NY | 10543 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
| | |
(646) 475-8506
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 | | VTIQ | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Warrants to purchase one share of Common Stock | | VTIQW | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock and one Warrant | | VTIQU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws. |
The information included in Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 5.03 to the extent required herein.
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 12, 2020, VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the stockholders approved an amendment (the “Charter Amendment”) to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination (the “Extension”) from May 18, 2020 to July 31, 2020. The affirmative vote of at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock was required to approve the Charter Amendment. The purpose of the Charter Amendment is to allow the Company more time to complete its proposed business combination with Nikola Corporation (“Nikola”) pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2020, by and among the Company, VCTIQ Merger Sub Corp. and Nikola. 13,426 shares of the Company’s common stock were redeemed in connection with the Extension.
Set forth below are the final voting results for the Charter Amendment proposal:
Charter Amendment
The Charter Amendment was approved. The voting results of the shares of the Company’s common stock were as follows:
| For | | | Against | | | Abstentions | | | |
| | 21,230,825 | | | | 38,787 | | | | 47,844 | | | |
Following the Meeting, the Company filed the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. A copy of the Charter Amendment is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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.
| | VECTOIQ ACQUISITION CORP. |
| | |
| | By: | /s/ Stephen Girsky |
| | | Name: Stephen Girsky |
| | | Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: May 12, 2020
