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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): June 17, 2020

 

 

FORTRESS VALUE ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware    001-39277    84-4465489

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1345 Avenue of the Americas

46th Floor

New York, NY 10105

(Address of principal executive offices)

  

10105

(Zip Code)

(212) 798-6100

(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:

 

Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencements 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:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbols

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Units, each consisting of one

share of Class A common stock

and one-third of one

redeemable warrant

  FVAC.U   New York Stock Exchange

Class A common stock, par

value $0.0001 per share

  FVAC   New York Stock Exchange

Redeemable warrants, each

whole warrant exercisable

for one share of Class A

common stock at an exercise price

of $11.50 per share

  FVAC WS   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).

☐   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 8.01

Other Events.

On June 17, 2020, Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing that the holders of the Company’s units (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade the shares of Class A common stock and warrants comprising the Units commencing on June 22, 2020. Those Units not separated will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FVAC.U,” and each of the Class A common stock and warrants that are separated will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “FVAC” and “FVAC WS,” respectively.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description of Exhibits

99.1    Press Release dated June 17, 2020.

 

 

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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.

Fortress Value Acquisition Corp.

 

Date: June 17, 2020

By:     /s/ Andrew A. McKnight                            

Name: Andrew A. McKnight

Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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