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): March 22, 2019

CAPITOL INVESTMENT CORP. IV

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Cayman Islands	001-38186	N/A
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1300 17th Street, Suite 820 Arlington, VA	22209
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 202-654-7060

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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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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 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

The information included in Item 3.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is also incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K to the extent required.

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

On March 22, 2019, Capitol Investment Corp. IV (the “Company”) issued an aggregate of $750,000 of convertible promissory notes to Capitol Acquisition Management IV LLC, an affiliate of Mark D. Ein, the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Capitol Acquisition Founder IV LLC, an affiliate of L. Dyson Dryden, the President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and Lawrence Calcano, Brooke Coburn and Richard C. Donaldson, each a member of the board of directors of the Company (collectively, the “Lenders”), to evidence loans in such amount made by the Lenders. The loans are unsecured, non-interest bearing and are payable at the consummation by the Company of a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, or other similar business combination, with one or more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”). Upon consummation of a Business Combination, the principal balance of the notes may be converted, at the holders’ option, to warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant. The terms of the warrants will be identical to the warrants issued by the Company in its initial public offering except that such warrants will be non-redeemable by the Company and will be exercisable for cash or on a “cashless” basis, in each case, if held by the initial holder or his permitted transferees. If the Lenders convert the entire principal balance of the convertible promissory notes, they would receive warrants to purchase an aggregate of 500,000 ordinary shares of the Company. If a Business Combination is not consummated, the notes will not be repaid by the Company and all amounts owed thereunder by the Company will be forgiven except to the extent that the Company has funds available to it outside of its trust account established in connection with the initial public offering. The issuance of the notes to the Lenders was exempt pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d)       Exhibits:

Exhibit	Description
10.1	Form of promissory note

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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.

	CAPITOL INVESTMENT CORP. IV
Dated: March 22, 2019	By:	/s/ Mark D. Ein
		Mark D. Ein
		Chief Executive Officer

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