zev-20220830

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 30, 2022

Lightning eMotors, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-39283	84-4605714
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

815 14th Street SW, Suite A100

Loveland, Colorado 80537

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

1-800-223-0740

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

ZEV

New York Stock Exchange

Redeemable Warrants, each full warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share

ZEV.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).

Emerging growth company x

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On August 30, 2022, Lightning eMotors, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“Lincoln Park”), pursuant to which Lincoln Park has committed to purchase up to $50.0 million of shares (the “Purchase Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”). The Company issued 299,491 shares of Common Stock to Lincoln Park as a commitment fee in connection with entering into the Purchase Agreement (the “Commitment Shares” and together with the Purchase Shares, the “Shares”). Concurrently with entering into the Purchase Agreement, the Company also entered into a registration rights agreement with Lincoln Park (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to take certain actions relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the offer and sale of the shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Purchase Agreement.

Beginning on the Commencement Date (as defined below) and thereafter, the Company has the right, in its sole discretion, to present Lincoln Park with a purchase notice (a “Regular Purchase Notice”), directing Lincoln Park to purchase up to 200,000 Purchase Shares (the “Regular Purchase Amount”) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (a “Regular Purchase”) which may be increased to up to 300,000 shares, if the closing price of our Common Stock exceeds certain threshold prices set forth in the Purchase Agreement, subject to a maximum purchase commitment of Lincoln Park of $2,000,000 per Regular Purchase. The above-referenced share amount limitations and closing sale price thresholds are subject to adjustment for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction as provided in the Purchase Agreement. The purchase price per share for each Regular Purchase will be based on prevailing market prices of the Common Stock immediately preceding the time of sale as computed in accordance with the terms set forth in the Purchase Agreement. There are no upper limits on the price per share that Lincoln Park must pay for shares of Common Stock under the Purchase Agreement. Lincoln Park may not assign or transfer its rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement.

If the Company directs Lincoln Park to purchase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that the Company may sell in a Regular Purchase, then in addition to such Regular Purchase, and subject to certain conditions and limitations in the Purchase Agreement, the Company may direct Lincoln Park to purchase additional shares of Common Stock in an “accelerated purchase” (each, an “Accelerated Purchase”) and an “additional accelerated purchase” (each, an “Additional Accelerated Purchase”) (including multiple Additional Accelerated Purchases on the same trading day) as provided in the Purchase Agreement. The purchase price per share for each Accelerated Purchase and Additional Accelerated Purchase will be based on market prices of the Common Stock on the applicable purchase date for such Accelerated Purchases and such Additional Accelerated Purchases.

The Company expects to use any proceeds it receives under the Purchase Agreement for investment and acquisitions, capital expenditures, and general corporate purposes.

The purchase price for the Purchase Shares that may be sold by the Company to Lincoln Park in Regular Purchases, Accelerated Purchases and Additional Accelerated Purchases will be adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction occurring during any business day used in the calculation of the applicable purchase price for any such Purchase Shares that may be sold by the Company to Lincoln Park pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

The aggregate number of Shares that the Company can issue to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement may in no case exceed 15,119,694 Shares (subject to proportional adjustments for stock splits, reverse stock splits and similar events as described above), which number of Shares is equal to 19.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the execution of the Purchase Agreement (the “Exchange Cap”), unless the Company obtains shareholder approval to issue shares in excess of the Exchange Cap. The Exchange Cap is not applicable to any shares of Common Stock that the Company may elect to sell to Lincoln Park pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, if any, at a purchase price equal to or in excess of the applicable “minimum price” (as defined in the applicable listing rules of the New York Stock Exchange), calculated at the time of such sales, if any, plus an incremental amount to take into account, among other things, the issuance of the Commitment Shares to Lincoln Park for non-cash consideration. In all instances, the Company may not sell shares of its Common Stock to Lincoln Park and its affiliates under the Purchase

Agreement if it would result in Lincoln Park beneficially owning more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.

The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants, closing conditions and indemnification and termination provisions. Sales under the Purchase Agreement may commence only after certain conditions have been satisfied (the date on which all requisite conditions have been satisfied, the “Commencement Date”), which conditions include the delivery to Lincoln Park of a prospectus supplement covering the shares of Common Stock issued or sold by the Company to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement, and the receipt by Lincoln Park of a customary opinion of counsel and other certificates and closing documents. We anticipate that such conditions will be satisfied on or about August 30, 2022.

The Purchase Agreement may be terminated by the Company at any time, at its sole discretion, without any cost or penalty, by giving one business day notice to Lincoln Park to terminate the Purchase Agreement. Lincoln Park has covenanted not to cause or engage in any manner whatsoever, any direct or indirect short selling or hedging of the Common Stock. Although the Company has agreed to reimburse Lincoln Park for a limited portion of the fees it incurred in connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company did not pay any additional amounts to reimburse or otherwise compensate Lincoln Park in connection with the transaction, other than the issuance of the Commitment Shares.

There are no limitations on use of proceeds, financial or business covenants, restrictions on future financings (other than restrictions on the Company’s ability to enter into variable rate transactions described in the Purchase Agreement), rights of first refusal, participation rights, penalties or liquidated damages in the Purchase Agreement. The Company may deliver Purchase Notices under the Purchase Agreement, subject to market conditions, and in light of its capital needs from time to time and under the limitations contained in the Purchase Agreement.

The offer and sale of the Purchase Shares and Commitment Shares are being made pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-266736) (the “Registration Statement”), and the related base prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about August 30, 2022 (the “Prospectus Supplement”). A copy of the legal opinion as to the legality of the Shares is filed as Exhibit 5.1 attached hereto.

The foregoing is a summary description of certain terms of the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and, by its nature, is incomplete. Copies of the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 attached hereto. The foregoing descriptions of the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to such exhibits. The Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement contain customary representations and warranties, covenants and indemnification provisions that the parties made to, and solely for the benefit of, each other in the context of all of the terms and conditions of such agreements and in the context of the specific relationship between the parties thereto. The provisions of the Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement, including any representations and warranties contained therein, are not for the benefit of any party other than the parties thereto and are not intended as documents for investors and the public to obtain factual information about the current state of affairs of the parties thereto. Rather, investors and the public should look to other disclosures contained in the Company’s annual, quarterly and current reports it may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the shares of the Company’s Common Stock discussed herein, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of the shares in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the Company’s press release dated August 30, 2022 announcing the transaction described in Item 1.01 is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

The information contained in Item 7.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit						Description
5.1						Opinion of Foley & Lardner LLP
10.1						Purchase Agreement , dated August 30 , 2022, between Lightning eMotors, Inc. and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC
10.2						Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 30, 2022, between Lightning eMotors, Inc. and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC
23.1						Consent of Foley & Lardner LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
99.1						Press release dated August 30, 2022
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

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.


	Lightning eMotors, Inc.
Dated: August 30, 2022
	By:	/s/ Timothy Reeser
	Name:	Timothy Reeser
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and President

Lightning eMotors Inc filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits