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): January 1724, 2025

CANOO INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-38824	83-1476189
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


19951 Mariner Avenue Torrance, California			90503
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

(424) 271-2144

(Registrant’s telephone number,

including area code)

N/A

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

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

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

GOEV

The Nasdaq Capital Market

Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock

GOEVW

The Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 ☐

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 13.0301 ~~Bankruptcy~~Notice of Delisting of Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or ~~Receivership~~Standard; Transfer of Listing

On January 1722, 2025, ~~Canoo, Inc. (~~the “Company”) ~~and~~received ~~certain~~a ofletter ~~its~~from ~~subsidiaries,~~the ~~including~~staff ~~Canoo~~of ~~Technologies~~the ~~Inc.,~~Listing EVQualifications USDepartment ~~Holdco Inc., EV Global Holdco LLC, Canoo Sales, LLC and Canoo Manufacturing, LLC~~ (~~collectively,~~ the “~~Filing Subsidiaries~~Staff”) ~~and,~~of ~~together~~the ~~with~~Nasdaq ~~the~~Stock ~~Company,~~Market ~~the~~LLC (“~~Debtors~~Nasdaq”), ~~filed~~notifying ~~for liquidation under Chapter 7 of Title 11 of~~ the ~~United~~Company ~~States~~that ~~Code (~~the ~~“Bankruptcy~~Staff ~~Code”)~~has indetermined that the ~~United~~Company’s ~~States~~securities ~~Bankruptcy~~will ~~Court~~be ~~for~~delisted ~~the~~from ~~District~~Nasdaq ofbased ~~Delaware~~on (the ~~“Bankruptcy~~following ~~Court”), located in Wilmington, Delaware.~~ factors:

A•The ~~Chapter 7 trustee will be appointed by the Bankruptcy Court and will assume control over the assets and liabilities of the~~ Company’s ~~and~~filing ~~other~~for ~~Debtors,~~protection ~~effectively~~under ~~eliminating~~Chapter ~~the~~7 ~~authority and powers~~ of the ~~Board~~U.S. ofBankruptcy ~~Directors~~Code ~~of the Company and its executive officers to act~~ on ~~behalf~~January of17, ~~the~~2025 ~~Company. The assets of~~ (the ~~Debtors~~“Filing”) ~~will be liquidated~~ and ~~claims~~public ~~paid~~interest inconcerns ~~accordance~~raised ~~with~~by ~~the Bankruptcy Code.~~it;

~~Item~~•Concerns ~~5.02~~regarding ~~Departure~~the ofresidual ~~Directors~~equity orinterest ~~Certain Officers; Election~~ of ~~Directors;~~the ~~Appointment~~existing oflisted ~~Certain~~securities ~~Officers~~holders; ~~Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.~~and

~~The~~•Concerns ~~information~~about inthe ~~Item~~Company’s ~~1.03~~ability isto ~~hereby~~sustain ~~incorporated~~compliance bywith ~~reference~~all ~~herein~~requirements tofor ~~the~~continued ~~extent~~listing ~~required~~on The Nasdaq Stock Market.

The Company does not intend to appeal the Staff’s determination, given the commencement of the bankruptcy proceedings. Therefore, the Company anticipates that trading in the Company’s common stock will be suspended at the opening of business on January 29, 2025, and subsequently delisted from Nasdaq, as indicated in the Staff’s letter.

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.

Dated: January 1724, 2025


			CANOO INC.

			By:			/s/ Kunal Bhalla
						Kunal Bhalla
						Chief Financial Officer

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