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Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">54,711</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.63%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:21.01%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">8,428,399</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.5pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:30.32%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Robert Fenwick-Smith </span></p></td><td 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transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:21.01%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">8,428,399</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.5pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:30.32%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Kenneth P. Jack</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:22.24%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">48,064,294</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.76%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:21.01%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">104,514</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.63%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:21.01%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">8,428,399</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:11.05pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.05pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;width:100%;"><tr style="height:10.35pt;"><td colspan="5" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:100%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:11.25pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">2. Ratification of Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP:</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:11.25pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.25pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:11.25pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.25pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:30.68%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:11.25pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">FOR</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.93%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:11.25pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.25pt;text-decoration:underline;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:30.68%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:11.25pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">AGAINST</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:4.01%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:11.25pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.25pt;text-decoration:underline;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:30.68%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:11.25pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">ABSTAIN</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20.25pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:30.68%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:11.25pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">56,170,285</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.93%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:11.25pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.25pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:30.68%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:11.25pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">32,776</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:4.01%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:11.25pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.25pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:30.68%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:11.25pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">394,146</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:11.25pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.25pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:10.1pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10.1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:'Times New 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Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;table-layout:fixed;width:100%;border:0pt;"><tr><td style="width:8.5pt;"></td><td style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11pt;vertical-align:text-top;white-space:nowrap;width:12.5pt;padding:0pt;">(d)</td><td style="padding:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">Not applicable.</span></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Arial','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div><div style="clear:both;margin-bottom:21.6pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div>
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the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">&#160;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><div style="padding-left:0.25pt;"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:100%;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:44.93%;margin:0pt;padding:0.25pt;"></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:0.94%;margin:0pt;padding:0.25pt;"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:3.92%;margin:0pt;padding:0.25pt;"></td><td 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style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Lightning eMotors, Inc.</b></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7" style="vertical-align:top;width:100%;margin:0pt;padding:0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Dated: October 7, 2021</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:44.93%;margin:0pt;padding:0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:0.94%;margin:0pt;padding:0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.92%;margin:0pt;padding:0.25pt;"><p 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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 7, 2021
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Lightning eMotors, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
001-39283
84-4605714
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
815 14th Street SW, Suite A100
Loveland
,
Colorado
80537
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
1-
800
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223-0740
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
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ZEV
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New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable Warrants, each full warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
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ZEV.WS
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New York Stock Exchange
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
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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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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a)
The annual meeting of stockholders of Lightning eMotors, Inc. (the "Company") was held on
October 7, 2021 (the "Annual Meeting").
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(b)
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders:
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Elected three Class 1 directors, each to serve for a three-year term until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified; and
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Ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.
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The following are the final voting results for each of the two items votes on at the Annual Meeting.
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1. Election of Directors:
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FOR
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WITHHOLD
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BROKER
NON-VOTE
Timothy Reeser
48,114,097
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54,711
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8,428,399
Robert Fenwick-Smith
48,065,720
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103,088
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8,428,399
Kenneth P. Jack
48,064,294
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104,514
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8,428,399
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2. Ratification of Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP:
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
56,170,285
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32,776
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394,146
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(c)
Not applicable.
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(d)
Not applicable.
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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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Lightning eMotors, Inc.
Dated: October 7, 2021
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By:
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/s/ Timothy Reeser­­­
Chief Executive Officer
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