This Amendment No. 6 (this “Amendment No. 6”)
amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation on Schedule 14D-9 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Schedule 14D-9”) previously
filed by Romeo Power, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Romeo” or the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 29, 2022, relating to the exchange offer by J
Purchaser Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Offeror”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Nikola Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Nikola”), to exchange for each outstanding share of common stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Romeo Common Stock”), validly tendered and not validly withdrawn, 0.1186 of a share of Nikola common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Nikola Common Stock”) rounded down to
the nearest whole share of Nikola Common Stock (such offer, on the terms and subject to the conditions and procedures set forth in the prospectus/offer to exchange, dated August 29, 2022 (the “Prospectus/Offer to Exchange”),
and in the related letter of transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), together with any amendment or supplements thereto, the “Offer”). Nikola has filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated August 29, 2022 (as amended or supplemented from time to time), relating to the Offer and sale of shares of Nikola Common Stock to be issued to holders of Romeo Common Stock validly tendered and not
validly withdrawn in the Offer (the “Registration Statement”). The terms and conditions of the Offer are set forth in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange, which is part of the Registration Statement and the Letter of Transmittal, which
were filed as Exhibits (a)(4) and (a)(1)(A), respectively, to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the SEC on August 29, 2022 (as amended or supplemented from time to time) by Nikola and the Offeror. Any capitalized term used
and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Schedule 14D-9.
Except as otherwise set forth below, the information set forth in the Schedule 14D-9 remains unchanged
and is incorporated herein by reference as relevant to the items in this Amendment No. 6. This Amendment No. 6 is being filed to reflect certain updates as set forth below.
Item 8. Additional Information.
Item 8 of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following immediately
prior to the section captioned “Forward-Looking Statements”:
“On October 6, 2022, Romeo issued a press release
entitled: “Important Reminder for All Romeo Power Stockholders: Deadline to Tender Shares for Nikola Transaction is October 12, 2022” reminding Romeo stockholders to tender their shares of Romeo Common Stock into the Offer by Nikola
to purchase all outstanding shares of Romeo Common Stock by October 12, 2022 at midnight Eastern Time.”
Item 9. Exhibits.
Item 9 of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit:
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Press Release of Romeo entitled “Important Reminder for All Romeo Power Stockholders: Deadline to Tender Shares for Nikola Transaction is October 12, 2022”, dated October 6, 2022 |