UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 23, 2019
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CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP II
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-38960
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83-4388331
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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640 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY
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10019
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(212) 380-7500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Units, each consisting of one share of
Class A common stock,
$0.0001 par value, and one-third of one warrant
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CCX.U
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New York Stock Exchange
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Shares of Class A common stock
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CCX
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New York Stock Exchange
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Warrants
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CCX WS
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New York Stock Exchange
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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 ☒
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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Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Effective October 23, 2019, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Churchill Capital Corp II (the “Company”) appointed Jeremy Abson as a director of the Company. Mr. Abson will serve as a Class III director.
Mr. Abson is currently the President and Chief Financial Officer of TBG AG, an investment company. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Manchester University, United Kingdom, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School in October 2011. He has more than 20 years of experience in financial and general management. Prior to joining TGB AG, Mr. Abson was the Chief Operating Officer of Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd, a multi-billion investment company which had significant interests in the telecommunications, media, power, energy, marine logistics and real estate sectors. Prior to that, he was a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
In connection with his election to the Board, Mr. Abson will enter into an indemnification agreement with the Company pursuant to which the Company will agree to indemnify him from certain liabilities that may arise by reason of his status as a director and advance certain expenses incurred by him. The form of indemnification agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 10, 2019. Mr. Abson will also enter into a letter agreement among Churchill Sponsor II LLC and the Company’s officers and directors, and this agreement waives certain redemption rights and certain rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account. The form of letter agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2019.
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.
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Churchill Capital Corp II
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Date: October 23, 2019
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By:
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/s/ Peter Seibold
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Name:
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Peter Seibold
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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