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): May 4, 2021 (May 2, 2021)
HUDSON EXECUTIVE INVESTMENT CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-39314 | 84-4636604 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
570 Lexington Avenue, 35th Floor New York, NY |
10022 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 521-8495
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Title of each class |
Trading Symbol |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant | HECCU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | HEC | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | HECCW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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).
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Item 4.02 Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.
On April 12, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) released a public statement (the Public Statement) informing market participants that warrants issued by special purpose acquisition companies may require classification as a liability of the entity measured at fair value, with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings. Hudson Executive Investment Corp. (the Company) has previously classified its private placement warrants and public warrants (collectively, the warrants) issued in connection with its initial public offering in June 2020 and the forward purchase agreement entered into with the sponsor in connection therewith as components of equity. For a full description of the Companys warrants and the forward purchase agreement, please refer to the Companys final prospectus filed in connection with its initial public offering on June 10, 2020 (the Final Prospectus).
Following review of the Public Statement, the Companys management further evaluated the warrants and the forward purchase agreement under Accounting Standards Codification Subtopic 815-40, Contracts in Entitys Own Equity. Based on managements evaluation, on May 2, 2021, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the Audit Committee) of the Company, in consultation with management of the Company and WithumSmith+Brown, PC, the Companys independent registered public accounting firm, concluded that the warrants and the forward purchase agreement did not meet the criteria to be classified in stockholders equity, and should have been classified as liabilities in the Companys previously issued financial statements, and accordingly, the Companys previously issued financial statements as of December 31, 2020 and for the period from February 6, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, as well as its financial data as of June 11, 2020, and other financial data related to the foregoing periods, should no longer be relied upon.
Concurrent with the filing of this Form 8-K, the Company intends to file its amended Form 10-K that will include restated financial statements as of December 31, 2020 and for the period from February 6, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, as well as the data as of June 11, 2020.
The Companys prior accounting for the warrants and the forward purchase agreement as components of equity instead of as liabilities did not have any effect on the Companys previously reported operating expenses, cash flows or cash.
The Companys management and Audit Committee have discussed the matters disclosed in this Item 4.02 with the Companys independent registered public accounting firm, WithumSmith+Brown, PC.
In connection with the restatement, the Companys management reassessed the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures for the periods affected by the restatement. As a result of that reassessment, the Companys management determined that its disclosure controls and procedures for such periods were not effective with respect to the classification of the Companys warrants and forward purchase agreement as components of equity instead of as liabilities as well as the related determination of the fair value of warrant liabilities, additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit, and related financial disclosures.
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.
HUDSON EXECUTIVE INVESTMENT CORP. | ||||||
Dated: May 4, 2021 | ||||||
By: | /s/ Jonathan Dobres | |||||
Name: Jonathan Dobres | ||||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |