0001104659-24-001376.txt : 20240104 0001104659-24-001376.hdr.sgml : 20240104 20240104162640 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-24-001376 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20231229 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20240104 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240104 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Lordstown Motors Corp. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001759546 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTOR VEHICLES & PASSENGER CAR BODIES [3711] ORGANIZATION NAME: 04 Manufacturing IRS NUMBER: 832533239 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-38821 FILM NUMBER: 24512295 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2300 HALLOCK YOUNG ROAD CITY: LORDSTOWN STATE: OH ZIP: 44481 BUSINESS PHONE: 234-285-4001 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2300 HALLOCK YOUNG ROAD CITY: LORDSTOWN STATE: OH ZIP: 44481 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DiamondPeak Holdings Corp. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20181120 8-K 1 tm242109d1_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): December 29, 2023

LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-38821	83-2533239
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2300 Hallock Young Road

Lordstown, Ohio 44481

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (234) 285-4001

N/A

(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:

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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
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share		RIDEQ		*

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 ¨

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. ¨

      * The registrant’s Class A common stock began trading exclusively on the over-the-counter market on July 7, 2023 under the symbol “RIDEQ.” The NASDAQ Global Select Market filed a Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2023 to remove the registrant’s Class A common stock from listing and registration on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Delisting became effective ten days thereafter and deregistration under Section 12(b) of the Act will become effective 90 days later.

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As previously disclosed, on June 27, 2023 (the “Petition Date”), Lordstown Motors Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”), commenced voluntary proceedings under chapter 11 (“Chapter 11”) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The Chapter 11 proceedings are being jointly administered under the caption In re: Lordstown Motors Corp., et al., Cases No. 23-10831 through 23-10833 (the “Chapter 11 Cases”).

The employment of Melissa Leonard, the Debtors’ Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, was terminated on December 29, 2023. The Debtors have entered into an agreement with Ms. Leonard on the previously disclosed terms to settle severance obligations under the Debtors’ employment agreements with executive officers that were approved by the Bankruptcy Court on November 29, 2023. Ms. Leonard will continue to provide support to the Debtors through a consulting arrangement set forth in the agreement and otherwise through resuming her role as a partner at Baker & Hostetler LLP.

SIGNATURES

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.

	LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.

	By:	/s/ Adam Kroll
	Name:	Adam Kroll
Date: January 4, 2024	Title:	Chief Financial Officer