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): February 1, 2017

 

WORKHORSE GROUP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   000-53704   26-1394771
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

100 Commerce Drive, Loveland, Ohio 45140

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

 

513-297-3640

 

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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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Item 8.01. Other Events

On February 1, 2017, Workhorse Group Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Closing Press Release”) announcing that it had closed its previously announced public offering of 7,475,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $3.00 per share. The Company sold an aggregate of 7,475,000 shares of its common stock, including 975,000 additional shares which the underwriters exercised their option to purchase, with net proceeds to the Company of approximately $20.5 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.

The Company’s Closing Press Release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)       Exhibits

Exhibit Number

 

Description

     
99.1   Press Release dated February 1, 2017

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

 

 

  WORKHORSE GROUP INC.
   
Date: February 1, 2017 By:  /s/ Julio Rodriguez
  Name:
Title:
Julio Rodriguez
Chief Financial Officer

 

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