VLDR Velodyne Lidar Inc

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Vella Michael	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Velodyne Lidar, Inc. [ VLDR ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) General Counsel
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 5521 HELLYER AVENUE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/29/2020
(Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95138 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/1/2020	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit	(1)	9/29/2020		A		102823		(2)	5/28/2027	Common Stock	102823 (4)	$0.00	102823	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(1)	9/29/2020		A		1558		(3)	9/28/2027	Common Stock	1558 (4)	$0.00	1558	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	In connection with the merger described in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 2, 2020 (the "Merger"), and amended on August 20, 2020, by and among Graf Industrial Corp., a Delaware corporation now known as Velodyne Lidar, Inc. ("New Velodyne"), VL Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Velodyne Lidar, Inc., a Delaware corporation now known as Velodyne Lidar USA, Inc., the Reporting Person received restricted stock units in New Velodyne (the "RSUs") in exchange for restricted stock units in Velodyne Lidar USA, Inc.
(2)	The RSUs were received in exchange for 35,000 restricted stock units in Velodyne Lidar, Inc. in connection with the Merger. Subject to the satisfaction of both a liquidity event requirement and service-based requirement, each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock. The liquidity-event requirement was deemed satisfied by the Board of Directors of New Velodyne in October 2020 and the service-based requirement will be or, as applicable, was satisfied with respect to 25% of the RSUs when the Reporting Person remains or, as applicable, remained in continuous service through the one-year anniversary of May 13, 2020 and with respect to 6.25% of the RSUs when the Reporting Person completes or, as applicable, completed each three (3) months of continuous service thereafter.
(3)	Subject to the satisfaction of a service-based requirement, each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock. The service-based requirement will be satisfied with respect to 100% of the RSUs if the Reporting Person remains in continuous service through March 29, 2021.
(4)	On October 1, 2020, the Reporting Person filed a Form 4 (the "Prior Report") that inadvertently included the incorrect total number of RSUs granted. The Reporting Person is filing this amended Form 4 to correct the number of RSUs subject to the previously reported grant(s) and to report a single additional RSU grant that was unintentionally omitted from the Prior Report.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Vella Michael 5521 HELLYER AVENUE SAN JOSE, CA 95138			General Counsel

Signatures
/s/ Karen Skelton, Attorney-in-Fact		12/23/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date