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 24, 2018 (May 18, 2018)

VectoIQ Acquisition Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

(646) 475-8506
(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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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) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company  x

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.  o

Item 8.01.  Other Events.

On May 18, 2018, VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 20,000,000 units (“Units”), each Unit consisting of one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), and one redeemable warrant (“Warrant”), each Warrant exercisable to purchase one share of Common Stock, pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-224351). The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $200,000,000.

As previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company, on May 18, 2018, simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, the Company completed a private placement (the “Private Placement”) of an aggregate of 800,000 units (the “Private Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $8,000,000.

A total of $202,000,000 of the net proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement were deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders. An audited balance sheet as of May 18, 2018 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the Private Placement has been issued by the Company and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.                    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)                                 Exhibits.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:                  May 24, 2018

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