Canoo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOEV), (“Canoo” or the “Company”), an advanced
high-tech mobility company, announced today that it will effect a
1-for-20 reverse stock split of its common stock, par value $0.0001
per share (“Common Stock”), that will become effective on December
24, 2024, at 8:00 a.m., Eastern Time (“Effective Date”). Canoo’s
Common Stock will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market
under the existing ticker symbol "GOEV" and will begin trading on a
split-adjusted basis when the market opens on December 24, 2024.
The new CUSIP number for Canoo’s Common Stock following the reverse
stock split will be 13803R300.
At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on December
6, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders granted
the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) the discretion to
effect one or more consolidations of the issued and outstanding
shares of the Company’s Common Stock with each reverse stock split
ratio ranging from 1:2 up to 1:30 through an amendment to its
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation; provided
that (i) the Company shall not effect reverse stock splits that, in
the aggregate, exceed 1:60 and (ii) any reverse stock split is
completed prior to the one-year anniversary of the date on which
the reverse stock split proposal is approved by the Company’s
stockholders. The Board approved a 1-for-20 reverse split ratio,
and the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Second
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on December 19,
2024, to effect the reverse stock split.
The Board implemented the reverse stock split with the objective
of bringing the Company into compliance with the minimum bid price
requirement for maintaining the listing of its Common Stock on
Nasdaq, and to make the bid price more attractive to a broader
group of institutional and retail investors. Nasdaq requires, among
other things, that a listing company’s common stock maintains a
minimum bid price of at least $1.00 per share. To evidence
compliance with this requirement, the closing bid price of the
Company’s Common Stock must be at least $1.00 per share for a
minimum of ten consecutive business days by June 2, 2025.
As a result of the reverse stock split, every 20 shares of the
Company’s Common Stock will automatically be combined into one
share of Common Stock. The reverse stock split will affect all
stockholders uniformly and will not alter any stockholder’s
percentage ownership interest in the Company’s equity, except for
immaterial adjustments that may result from the treatment of
fractional shares as described below. No fractional shares will be
issued in connection with the reverse stock split.
Canoo’s transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company (“Continental”), will aggregate all fractional shares of
our Common Stock and sell them as soon as practicable after the
Effective Date at the then-prevailing prices on the open market, on
behalf of those stockholders who would otherwise be entitled to
receive a fractional share of our Common Stock as a result of the
reverse stock split. The Company expects that Continental will
conduct the sale in an orderly fashion at a reasonable pace and
that it may take several days to sell all the aggregated fractional
shares of our Common Stock (the “Aggregated Fractional Shares”).
After the completion of such sale, stockholders of record who
otherwise would be entitled to receive fractional shares (i.e.,
stockholders that hold a number of pre-reverse stock split shares
of Common Stock not evenly divisible by the final ratio) will
instead receive their respective pro rata share of the total
proceeds of that sale (the “Total Sale Proceeds”). These
stockholders will be entitled to a cash payment (without interest),
in lieu of any fractional shares, in an amount equal to: (a) their
respective fractional share interest, multiplied by (b) a share
price equal to (i) the Total Sale Proceeds, divided by (ii) the
Aggregated Fractional Shares. There will not be a reduction in the
total number of authorized shares of Common Stock.
As of the Effective Date, the number of shares of Common Stock
available for issuance under the Company’s equity incentive plans
and issuable pursuant to equity awards immediately prior to the
reverse stock split will be proportionately adjusted by the reverse
stock split. The exercise prices of the Company’s outstanding
options and equity awards will be adjusted in accordance with their
respective terms.
The combination of, and reduction in, the number of issued
shares of Common Stock as a result of the reverse stock split will
occur automatically at the Effective Date without any additional
action on the part of our stockholders. Continental is acting as
the exchange agent for the reverse stock split and will send
stockholders a transaction statement indicating the number of
shares of Common Stock stockholders hold after the reverse stock
split. Stockholders owning shares via a broker, bank, trust or
other nominee will have their positions automatically adjusted to
reflect the reverse stock split, subject to such broker’s
particular processes, and will not be required to take any action
in connection with the reverse stock split.
Additional information regarding the reverse stock split is
available on the Form 8-K filed December 192, 2024, as well as in
the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on October 8, 2024, a copy of which is
available at www.sec.gov and on the Company’s website. For more
information, visit www.canoo.com
About Canoo
Founded in 2017, Canoo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOEV) is an automotive tech
company that manufactures electric cargo vehicles, built to
deliver, for large commercial, government and fleet customers
globally. The company has developed design-forward innovative
electric vehicles with steer-by-wire technology on its common
modular platform with end-to-end software plus power solutions.
Canoo’s platform is purpose-built to maximize the vehicle interior
space and is customizable to support a wide range of business and
government applications. Headquartered in Justin, Texas, Canoo has
teams located in California, Michigan and Oklahoma with world-class
vehicle and battery facilities in Oklahoma City. For more
information please visit www.canoo.com and investors.canoo.com.
Forward-Looking StatementsThe information in
this press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward- looking
statements may be identified by the use of words such as
"estimate," "plan," "project," "forecast," "intend," "will,"
"expect," "anticipate," "believe," "seek," "target" or other
similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or
trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements about our plans, expectations and objectives with
respect to the results and timing of the reverse stock split and
the effect the reverse stock split will have on the Company’s
ability to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing standards.
These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not
identified in this press release, and on the current expectations
of Canoo's management and are not predictions of actual
performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for
illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and
must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an
assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or
probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or
impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual
events and circumstances are beyond the control of Canoo. These
forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties, including changes in domestic and foreign business,
market, financial, political and legal conditions; Canoo's ability
to access future capital, via debt or equity markets, or other
sources; the rollout of Canoo's business and the timing of expected
business milestones and commercial launch; future market adoption
of Canoo's offerings; risks related to Canoo's go-to-market
strategy and manufacturing strategy; the effects of competition on
Canoo's future business, and those factors discussed under the
captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Canoo's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
on April 1, 2024, as well as its past and future Quarterly Reports
on Form 10-Q and other filings with the SEC, copies of which may be
obtained by visiting Canoo's Investors Relations website at
investors.canoo.com or the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. If any of
these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual
results could differ materially from the results implied by these
forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that
Canoo does not presently know or that Canoo currently believes are
immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from
those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition,
forward-looking statements reflect Canoo's expectations, plans or
forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press
release. Canoo anticipates that subsequent events and developments
will cause Canoo's assessments to change.
However, while Canoo may elect to update these forward-looking
statements at some point in the future, Canoo specifically
disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements
should not be relied upon as representing Canoo's assessments as of
any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Accordingly,
undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking
statements.
Media Contactpress@canoo.com
Investor Relations ContactIR@canoo.com
Source: Canoo Inc.
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