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 9, 2019

MERIDA MERGER CORP. I

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-39119	84-2266022
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

641 Lexington Avenue, 18th Floor

New York, NY 10022

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(917) 745-7085

(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 filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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-half of one redeemable warrant	MCMJU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	MCMJ	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, exercisable for shares of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	MCMJW	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).

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. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 9, 2019, Merida Merger Corp. I (the “Company”) announced that the Company’s units will be separated and the shares of common stock and warrants included in such units will commence trading on or about December 12, 2019. The common stock and warrants will trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols ““MCMJ” and “MCMJW,” respectively, and on the Neo Exchange Inc. under the symbols “MMK.U” and “MMK.WT.U”, respectively. Once the shares of common stock and warrants commence separate trading, the units will be delisted and no longer trade as a separate security. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the foregoing is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press Release dated December 9, 2019

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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.

Dated: December 9, 2019

MERIDA MERGER CORP. I
By:	/s/ Peter Lee
	Name: Peter Lee
	Title: President and Chief Financial Officer

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