Fortress Value Acquisition Corp IV (FVIV) 8-K Other Events

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 3, 2021

FORTRESS VALUE ACQUISITION CORP. IV

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-40219	85-3271127
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1345 Avenue of the Americas
46th Floor
New York, NY 10105	10105
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(212) 798-6100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-eighth of one redeemable warrant	FVIV.U	New York Stock Exchange
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	FVIV	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 per share	FVIV WS	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 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 3, 2021, Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. IV (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 the holders of the Company’s units (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade the shares of Class A common stock and warrants comprising the Units commencing on May 6, 2021. Those Units not separated will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FVIV.U,” and each of the Class A common stock and warrants that are separated will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “FVIV” and “FVIV WS,” respectively.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibits
99.1	Press Release dated May 3, 2021.

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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.

	Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. IV
Date: May 3, 2021	By:	/s/ Alexander P. Gillette
	Name:	Alexander P. Gillette
	Title:	General Counsel and Secretary

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