UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 6, 2021

ACAMAR PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1450 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2130

Miami, Florida 33131

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (786) 264-6680

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing

On January 6, 2021, Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), received a written notice (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a) (the “Annual Meeting Rule”) as a result of not having held an annual meeting of stockholders within 12 months of the end of the Company’s fiscal year on December 31, 2019. The Notice is only a notification of deficiency, not of imminent delisting, and has no current effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

The Notice states that, under Nasdaq rules, the Company has 45 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance with the Annual Meeting Rule. If such plan is acceptable to Nasdaq, Nasdaq may grant the Company an extension of up to 180 calendar days from the Company’s fiscal year end, or until June 29, 2021, to regain compliance. The Notice further states that in determining whether to accept the Company’s plan, Nasdaq will consider such things as the likelihood that the annual meeting can be held within the 180-day period, the Company’s past compliance history, the reasons for the delayed meeting, other corporate events that may occur during the review period, the Company’s overall financial condition and its public disclosures. If Nasdaq does not accept the Company’s plan, the Company will have the opportunity to appeal the decision in front of an independent Nasdaq Hearings Panel. If the Company timely appeals, the Company’s securities will remain listed pending such Panel’s decision and the expiration of any additional extension granted by the Panel. However, there can be no assurance that, if the Company does appeal, such appeal will be successful.

As previously disclosed in the Form S-4 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 23, 2020 and Form 424B3 filed with the SEC on December 30, 2020, in connection with the approval of the proposed business combination involving the Company and CarLotz, Inc., the Company has called a special meeting of stockholders to be held on January 20, 2021. Such special meeting will be held in lieu of the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. The Company intends to inform Nasdaq soon after the special meeting that such meeting has occurred and expects to regain compliance with the Annual Meeting Rule soon thereafter.

Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Generally, forward-looking statements include statements that are not historical facts, such as statements concerning possible or assumed future actions, business strategies, events or results of operations, including statements regarding Acamar Partners’ and CarLotz’ expectations or predictions of future financial or business performance or conditions. Forward-looking statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “plans,” “scheduled,” “anticipates” or “intends” or similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events, results or performance to differ materially from those indicated by such statements. Certain of these risks are identified and discussed in the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 under “Risk Factors,” the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A and in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 and Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020 under “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A. These risk factors will be important to consider in determining future results and should be reviewed in their entirety.

In addition to risks previously disclosed in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC and those identified elsewhere in this communication, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: ability to meet the closing conditions to the merger, including approval by the Company’s stockholders on the expected terms and schedule; delay in closing the merger; failure to realize the benefits expected from the proposed transaction; the effects of pending and future legislation; risks related to management’s focus on the proposed transaction rather than on the ongoing business operations of CarLotz; business disruption following the transaction; risks related to Acamar Partners’ or CarLotz’ indebtedness; other consequences associated with mergers, acquisitions and legislative and regulatory actions and reforms; risks of the automotive and used vehicle industries; the potential impact of COVID-19 on the used vehicle industry and on the CarLotz business; litigation, complaints, product liability claims or adverse publicity; the impact of changes in consumer spending patterns, consumer preferences, local, regional and national economic conditions, crime, weather, demographic trends and employee availability; new entrants in the consignment-to-retail used vehicle business; technological disruptions, privacy or data breaches, the loss of data or cyberattacks; and the ability to compete successfully with new and existing market participants.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update, alter or otherwise revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Readers should carefully review the statements set forth in the reports that the Company has filed or will file from time to time with the SEC. Forward-looking statements are expressed in good faith, and the Company believes there is a reasonable basis for then. However, there can be no assurance that the events, results or trends identified in these forward-looking statements will occur or be achieved.

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.