Current Report Filing (8-k)
May 19 2017 - 5:03PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): May 19, 2017
WORKHORSE
GROUP INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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000-53704
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26-1394771
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification Number)
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100
Commerce Drive, Loveland, Ohio 45140
(Address
of principal executive offices) (zip code)
513-297-3640
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Copies
to:
Stephen
M. Fleming, Esq.
Fleming
PLLC
49
Front Street, Suite 206
Rockville
Centre, New York 11570
Phone:
(516) 833-5034
Fax:
(516) 977-1209
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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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
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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.
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Item
1.01
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Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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Item
3.02
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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On
May 19, 2017, Stephen S. Burns and Workhorse Group Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Executive Retention Agreement
whereby Mr. Burns was retained as Chief Executive Officer in consideration of an annual salary of $325,000. Further, the Company
entered Executive Retention Agreements with Duane Hughes as Chief Operating Officer/President at an annual salary of $275,000
and Julio Rodriguez as Chief Financial Officer at an annual salary of $225,000. Subject to the Company adopting an equity incentive
plan and increasing its authorized shares of common stock, the Company also granted stock options exercisable at $5.28 per share
to Mr. Burns, Mr. Hughes and Mr. Rodriguez Stock Options to acquire 1,000,000, 400,000 and 200,000 shares of common stock of the
Company, respectively, which are exercisable for a period of ten years. The Stock Options vest in 16 equal quarterly tranches.
For
each executive, the Company has agreed to provide a bonus of 25% of their base salary upon the Company achieving 75% of annual
reveue targets established by the Board of Directors and management. The cash bonus will be increased to 37.5% and 50% of the
base salary in the event that 100% or 125% of the revenue target is achieved, respectively. The Company and the executives also
each entered into an Indemnification Agreement. The employment of each of the executives is at will and may be terminated at any
time, with or without formal cause.
Pursuant
to the terms of the executive retention agreements, the Company has agreed to provide specified severance and bonus amounts and
to accelerate the vesting on their equity awards upon termination upon a change of control or an involuntary termination, as each
term is defined in the agreements. In the event of a termination upon a change of control or an involuntary termination, the executives
are entitled to receive an amount equal to 12 months of their base salary and the target bonus then in effect for the executive
officer for the year in which such termination occurs, such bonus payment to be pro-rated to reflect the full number of months
the executive remained in the Company’s employ. In addition, the vesting on any equity award held by the executive officer
will be accelerated in full upon a change of control or an involuntary termination. In the event the executive is terminated for
cause, then the vesting of all equity awards shall cease and such equity awards will be terminated. In the event the executive
leaves for any reason that is not considered a good reason, then the vesting of equity award shall cease. At the election of the
executive officer, the Company will also continue to provide health related employee insurance coverage for twelve months, at
the Company’s expense upon termination upon a change of control or an involuntary termination.
The
above offers and sales of the securities were made to accredited investors and the Company relied upon the exemptions contained
in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated there under with regards to the sales. No advertising
or general solicitation was employed in offerings the securities. The offers and sales were made to accredited investors and transfer
of the securities was restricted by the Company in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
The
foregoing is only a brief description of the material terms of the above corporate actions and agreements, and does not purport
to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties under those agreements, and such descriptions are qualified
in their entirety by reference to the agreements which are filed as exhibits to this Current Report.
Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits.
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.
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WORKHORSE
GROUP INC.
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Date:
May 19, 2017
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By:
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/s/
Julio Rodriguez
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Name:
Title:
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Julio
Rodriguez
Chief Financial Officer
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