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):October 23, 2018
GRAF INDUSTRIAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38703 | 83-1138508 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
118 Vintage Park Blvd., Suite W-222
Houston, Texas 77070
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(281) 515-3517
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On October 23, 2018, Graf Industrial Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing that, commencing on or about October 26, 2018, the holders of the Company’s units (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and warrants included in the Units (the “Warrants”). The Common Stock and Warrants that are separated will trade on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbols “GRAF” and “GRAF WS”, respectively. Units that are not separated will continue to trade on the NYSE under the symbol “GRAF.U”. Holders of Units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the Units into Common Stock and Warrants.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated October 23, 2018. |
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.
| GRAF INDUSTRIAL CORP. | ||||
| By: | /s/ James A. Graf | |||
| Name: | James A. Graf | |||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
| Dated: October 23, 2018 | ||||