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)

 

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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

 

 

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