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 10, 2020
Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-39768 | | 85-2994421 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | | | | Identification No.) |
| 1717 Rhode Island Avenue, NW 10th floor | | |
| Washington, D.C. | | 20036 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(202) 776-1400
(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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-third of one redeemable warrant | | RAACU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | RAAC | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | | RAACW | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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On December 10, 2020, Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) completed its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 28,750,000 units (the “Units”), including the issuance of 3,750,000 Units as a result of the underwriter’s exercise of its option to purchase additional Units in full. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant of the Company. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $287,500,000.
Substantially concurrently with the closing of the IPO, the Company completed the private sale of 5,166,667 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to the Company’s sponsor, RAAC Management LLC, at a purchase price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $7,750,000.
A total of $287,500,000, comprised of proceeds from the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a U.S.-based trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee. An audited balance sheet as of December 10, 2020 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants has been issued by the Company and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K: |
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.
| | Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp |
| | |
| Date: December 16, 2020 | By: | /s/ John K. Delaney |
| | | Name: | John K. Delaney |
| | | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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