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): ~~October~~November 131, 2022

Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. IV

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-40219	85-3271127
(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation)	(CommissionFile Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(CommissionFile Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)


1345 Avenue of the Americas, 46th Floor
New York, New York		10105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(212) 798-6100 ~~(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)~~

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant	FVIV.U	New York Stock Exchange
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	FVIV	New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	~~FVIV WS~~	~~New York Stock Exchange~~OTC

☒	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).

☐	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.

Item 38.01. ~~Notice~~Other ~~of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing~~Events.

AsOn ~~announced on October~~November 121, 2022, Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. IV (the “Company”) ~~and~~filed ~~its~~a ~~sponsor,~~definitive ~~Fortress~~proxy ~~Value~~statement ~~Acquisition~~relating ~~Sponsor~~to IVa ~~LLC~~special ~~(the~~meeting ~~“Sponsor”),~~of ~~are~~shareholders ~~seeking~~to ~~approval~~approve of(i) an amendment to the Company’s ~~stockholders~~amended toand ~~redeem~~restated ~~its~~certificate ~~outstanding~~of ~~Class A~~incorporation ~~common stock~~ (the “~~Public~~Charter ~~Shares~~Amendment Proposal”) ~~for~~and ~~cash~~(ii), ~~held~~an inamendment ~~its~~to ~~trust~~the ~~account~~Investment ~~prior~~Management toTrust ~~December~~Agreement, dated March 3115, ~~2022.~~2021, ~~The~~by ~~Company~~and ~~expires~~between bythe ~~its~~Company ~~terms~~and onContinental ~~March~~Stock Transfer 18& Trust Company, ~~2023.~~as ~~The~~trustee ~~Company~~(the ~~believes~~“Trust ~~that~~Amendment ~~consummation~~Proposal” ofand atogether ~~suitable~~with ~~merger~~the isCharter ~~highly~~Amendment ~~improbable~~Proposal, ~~and~~the ~~because~~“Proposals”), ~~redemptions~~which ~~made~~would, ~~after~~if ~~December 31~~implemented, ~~2022~~allow ~~may~~the beCompany ~~subject~~ to aredeem 1%all ~~excise~~of ~~tax~~its ~~included~~outstanding asshares ~~part~~of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Public Shares”) in advance of the ~~Inflation~~Company’s ~~Reduction~~contractual ~~Act~~expiration date of ~~2022~~March 18, it2023 isby inchanging ~~stockholders’~~the ~~best~~date ~~interests~~by towhich ~~return~~the Company must cease all operations except for the ~~cash~~purpose inof ~~trust~~winding ~~within~~up ~~calendar~~if ~~2022~~it ~~rather~~fails ~~than~~to ~~wait~~complete ~~for~~a ~~expiration~~merger, incapital ~~2023.~~stock Inexchange, ~~the~~asset ~~event~~acquisition, ~~that~~stock ~~stockholders~~purchase, ~~approve~~reorganization ~~the~~or ~~proposals~~similar ~~and~~business ~~the~~combination ~~Public~~(a ~~Shares~~“Business ~~are~~Combination”) ~~redeemed~~from March 18, 2023 to the ~~Company’s~~later ~~warrants~~of (~~NYSE:~~x) November 22, ~~FVIV~~2022 WSor (y) the ~~will~~date ~~expire~~of ~~worthless.~~effectiveness of the second amended and restated charter (the “Amended Termination Date”).

~~Following~~If ~~such~~the ~~announcement,~~Proposals onare ~~October 13~~approved, ~~2022,~~and because the ~~New~~Company ~~York~~will ~~Stock~~not ~~Exchange~~be ~~(the~~able ~~“NYSE”)~~to ~~notified~~complete ~~the~~an ~~Company,~~initial ~~and~~Business ~~publicly~~Combination ~~announced,~~by ~~that~~the Amended Termination Date, the ~~NYSE~~Company ~~determined~~will be obligated to ~~commence~~redeem ~~proceedings~~all toPublic ~~delist~~Shares ~~the~~as ~~Company’s~~promptly ~~warrants~~as ~~from~~reasonably ~~the~~possible ~~NYSE~~but ~~and~~not ~~that~~more ~~trading~~than inten business days after the ~~Company’s~~Amended ~~warrants~~Termination ~~would~~Date be(the ~~suspended~~“Mandatory ~~immediately,~~Redemption”). ~~due~~The Company expects to ~~trading~~complete ~~price~~the ~~levels~~Mandatory ~~pursuant~~Redemption toon ~~Section~~or around November ~~802.01D~~23, of2022, ~~the~~if ~~NYSE~~shareholders ~~Listed~~approve ~~Company~~the ~~Manual~~Proposals. AsAdditionally, athe ~~result~~last day of ~~the~~trading ~~expected expiration~~ of the ~~warrants~~Public ~~described~~Shares ~~above,~~will ~~the~~be ~~Company~~November 22, ~~does~~2022, ~~not~~if ~~intend~~shareholders toapprove ~~appeal~~ the ~~NYSE’s determination~~Proposals.

The virtual special meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time, and the record date for the meeting is the close of business (New York time) on October 27, 2022.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are not historical facts, including with respect to the Company’s anticipated redemption, liquidation and dissolution, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek,” “future,” “project,” “anticipate” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company’s Form S-1 relating to its initial public offering, Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC, as amended from time to time. Copies of such filings are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. Nothing in this Current Report on Form 8-K should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. The inclusion of any statement in this Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an admission by the Company or any other person that the events or circumstances described in such statements are material.

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.

Date: November 1, 2022


FORTRESS VALUE ACQUISITION CORP. IV

By:		/s/ Alexander P. Gillette
		Name: Alexander P. Gillette
		Title: General Counsel and Secretary

FORTRESS VALUE ACQUISITION CORP. III

Date: October 13, 2022

/s/ Alexander P. Gillette

Alexander P. Gillette

General Counsel and Secretary

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