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): July 23, 2021
QuantumScape Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-39345 | 85-0796578 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
1730 Technology Drive San Jose, California | 95110 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
(408) 452-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 | Name of each exchange | ||
| Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | QS | The New York Stock Exchange | ||
| Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | QS.WS | The New York Stock Exchange |
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) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2).
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On July 23, 2021, QuantumScape Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the redemption of all of its outstanding warrants (other than the Private Placement Warrants and the Working Capital Warrants (as defined in the Warrant Agreement)) to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock that were issued under the Warrant Agreement, dated June 25, 2020, as amended on February 13, 2021 (the “Warrant Agreement”), by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of the Notice of Redemption delivered by the Company is filed as Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. None of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 or the Notice of Redemption attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 constitutes an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Company’s securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 23, 2021 announcing redemption of all outstanding warrants (other than the Private Placement Warrants and the Working Capital Warrants) | |
| 99.2 | ||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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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, hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: July 23, 2021
| QUANTUMSCAPE CORPORATION | ||||
| By: | /s/ Michael McCarthy | |||
| Name: | Michael McCarthy | |||
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer and Head of Corporate Development | |||