vlta-20211231

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

(Mark One)

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Year ended December 31, 2021

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to


Commission file number 001-439508

Volta Inc.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			35-2728007 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
155 De Haro Street, San Francisco, CA (Address of principal executive offices)			94103 (Zip Code)

(888) 264-2208

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 of $0.0001 per share

VLTA

New York Stock Exchange

Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Class A common stock for $11.50 per share

VLTA WS

New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐

Non-accelerated filer ☒ Smaller reporting company ☒

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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $346.0 million as of June 30, 2021 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) based upon the closing sale price on The New York Stock Exchange reported for such date. Shares of Common Stock held by each officer and director and by each person who may be deemed to be an affiliate have been excluded. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.'

The registrant had outstanding 167,198,260 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 395,335 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding as of April 15, 2022.

Volta Inc.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Volta Inc. is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (the “Amendment”) to amend its original Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2021 (the “Original Form 10-K”), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 15, 2022, to amend the certifications filed as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to include paragraph 4(b) as required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

This Amendment contains only the Cover Page to this Amendment, this Explanatory Note, Item 15, the Signature Page, and the certifications attached to this Amendment as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2. No other changes have been made to the Original Form 10-K. This Amendment speaks as of the original filing date of the Original Form 10-K, does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the original filing date, and does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Original Form 10-K.

Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 10-K and our other filings with the SEC. The filing of this Amendment is not an admission that the Original Form 10-K, when filed, included any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make a statement not misleading.

Part IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

The following documents are filed as part of this report:

1.Exhibits. Exhibits listed in the accompanying index to exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

Auditor Information:

Grant Thornton LLP

San Francisco, California

Audit Firm ID: 248


Exhibit Number						Description of Document
2.1*						Business Combination Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2021, by and among Tortoise Corp II, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub and Volta (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 8, 2021).
3.1						Certificate of Incorporation of Volta Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2021).
3.2						Bylaws of Volta Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2021).
3.3						Amendment to the Bylaws of Volta Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2022).
4.1						Specimen Class A Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2021).
4.2						Specimen Class B Common Stock Warrant Certificate of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2021).

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4.3						Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement, dated August 26, 2021, by and among Volta, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2021).
4.4						Description of Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2022).
10.1						Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2021).
10.2						Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2021, by and among the Company, Legacy Volta and Legacy Volta’s founders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 8, 2021).
10.3						Sponsor Letter, dated as of February 7, 2021, by and among the Company, Legacy Volta, Tortoise Sponsor II LLC and certain holders of Legacy Volta’s founder shares named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 8, 2021).
10.4						Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 26, 2021, by and among Volta, Tortoise Sponsor II LLC and certain other parties (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2021).
10.5						Lease by and between 155 De Haro Associates LLC and Legacy Volta, dated as of February 8, 2016, as amended on each of April 20, 2016, August 31, 2016, August 29, 2018, and May 26, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2021).
10.6†						New Volta 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and related forms of award agreements (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2021).
10.7†						New Volta Founder Incentive Plan and related forms of award agreements (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2021).
10.8†						New Volta Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2021).
10.9†						Employment Agreement, dated December 18 , 2018, by and between Scott Mercer and Legacy Volta (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2021).
10.10†						Employment Agreement, dated December 18 , 2018, by and between Chris Wendel and Legacy Volta (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2021).
10.11†						Employment Agreement, dated August 11, 2020, by and between James DeGraw and Legacy Volta (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2021).
10.12†						Settlement and Release Agreement dated March 26, 2022, by and among Scott Mercer, Volta Inc. and Volta Charging Industries, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2022).
10.13†						Settlement and Release Agreement dated March 26, 2022, by and among Christopher Wendel, Volta Inc. and Volta Charging Industries, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2022).

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16.1						Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission from WithumSmith+Brown, PC, dated September 1, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2021).
21.1						List of Subsidiaries (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2021).
23.1***						Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accounting firm of Volta Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 23.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2022).

31.1**						Certification of Interim Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
31.2**						Certification of Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
32.1***						Certification of Interim Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 32 .1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2022).
32.2***						Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 32.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2022).

101.INS***						XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH***						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL***						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF***						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB***						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE***						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104***						The cover page from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101)

* Schedules to this exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The registrant hereby agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule to the SEC upon its request.

** Filed herewith.

*** Previously filed or furnished, as applicable, with the Original Form 10-K.

† Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

Volta Inc.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Volta Inc.

Date: September 9, 2022

By:

/s/ Vincent T. Cubbage

Vincent T. Cubbage

Interim Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: September 9, 2022

By:

/s/ Stephen Pilatzke

Stephen Pilatzke

Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Vincent T. Cubbage

Interim Chief Executive Officer

September 9, 2022

Vincent T. Cubbage

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Stephen Pilatzke

Chief Accounting Officer

September 9, 2022

Stephen Pilatzke

(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

/s/ Eli Aheto

Director

September 9, 2022

Eli Aheto

/s/ Martin Lauber

Director

September 9, 2022

Martin Lauber

/s/ Katherine J. Savitt

Director

September 9, 2022

Katherine J. Savitt

/s/ Bonita C. Stewart

Director

September 9, 2022

Bonita C. Stewart

/s/ John J. Tough

Director

September 9, 2022

John J. Tough