8-K 1 tm2026872d1_8k.htm FORM 8-K

 

 

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): August 5, 2020

 

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-22

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)

 

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

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of common stock and one redeemable warrant   GRAF.U   The New York Stock Exchange
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share   GRAF   The New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each exercisable for three-quarters of one share of common stock   GRAF 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 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company x

 

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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On August 5, 2020, Graf Industrial Corp. (the “Company” or “we”) issued an unsecured convertible promissory note (the “Sponsor Convertible Note”) to Graf Acquisition LLC (the “Sponsor”), pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to $1,500,000 from the Sponsor for ongoing expenses reasonably related to the business of the Company and the consummation of the Business Combination, as defined below. All unpaid principal under the Sponsor Convertible Note will be due and payable in full on the earlier of (i) October 31, 2020 and (ii) the effective date of a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, involving the Company and one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”)(such earlier date, the “Maturity Date”). The Sponsor will have the option, at any time on or prior to the Maturity Date, to convert any amounts outstanding under the Sponsor Convertible Note into warrants to purchase shares of Company common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“common stock”), at a conversion price of $0.75 per warrant, with each warrant entitling the holder to purchase three-fourths (3/4) of one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to the same adjustments applicable to the private placement warrants sold concurrently with the Company’s initial public offering. As previously disclosed, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, James A. Graf, is the managing member of the Sponsor, which is owned by Mr. Graf, Michael Dee, the Company’s President, Chief Financial Officer and director, and certain other investors.

 

The foregoing description of the Sponsor Convertible Note does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the Sponsor Convertible Note, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

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

 

The disclosure set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The disclosure set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

 

The issuance of the Sponsor Convertible Note was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
10.1   Convertible Promissory Note, dated as of August 5, 2020, issued to Graf Acquisition LLC.

 

 

 

 

 

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
     

Date: August 6, 2020