# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001745317
**File Stem:** 0001193125-23-013460
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 5854
**Document Hash:** 5c945f992ef0d5dbd860911606669f9f
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-23-013460.hdr.sgml**: 20230124

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-013460

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230123

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230124

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230123

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Velodyne Lidar, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001745317
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT, NEC [3569]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-38703
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23545752

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 5521 HELLYER AVENUE
- **CITY:** SAN JOSE
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 95138
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (669) 275-2251

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 5521 HELLYER AVENUE
- **CITY:** SAN JOSE
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 95138

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Graf Industrial Corp.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20180702

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### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

### Washington, D.C. 20549

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### FORM 8-K

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#### CURRENT REPORT

#### Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

#### of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

#### Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 23, 2023

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## VELODYNE LIDAR, INC.

#### (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **001-38703** | **83-1138508** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction**<br> **of incorporation)** | **(Commission**<br> **File Number)** | **(IRS Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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|:---|:---|
| **5521 Hellyer Avenue**<br> **San Jose, California** | **95138** |
| **(Address of principal executive offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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(669) 275-2251

#### (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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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):

☐ Written communications 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-commencement 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:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading**<br> **symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange**<br> **on which registered** |
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value | VLDR | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Warrants, each exercisable for three-quarters of one share of common stock | VLDRW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☒

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. ☐

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| **Item 5.02** | **Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers**  |

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On January 23, 2023, Michael Dee delivered notice to the board of directors (the "Board") of Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (the "Company") of his resignation as a member of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Dee had resigned as the Chairman and from all committees in July 2022.

Mr. Dee has previously criticized the Board and management and voiced his concerns about his considerable differences of opinion with certain Board members and management.

In accordance with the requirements of Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, the Company has provided Mr. Dee a copy of the disclosures it is making in this Item 5.02 report no later than the day of filing this Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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| **Item 9.01.** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.**  |

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(d) Exhibits

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| Exhibit<br>No. | Description |
| 17.1 | [Letter from Michael Dee to the Board of Directors, dated January 23, 2023](d421993dex171.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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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.

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|  | **VELODYNE LIDAR, INC.** | **VELODYNE LIDAR, INC.** |
| DATE: January 23, 2023 | By: | /s/ Daniel Horwood |
|  |  | Daniel Horwood |
|  |  | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |

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## Exhibit 17.1

**Exhibit 17.1** 

**From:** Michael Dee

**Date:** January 23, 2023 at 5:49:45 PM CST

**To:** Ted Tewksbury, Hamid Zarringhalam, Andy Mattes, Kristin Slanina, Ernest Maddock, Virginia Boulet

**Subject: To the Velodyne Board of Directors** 

I hereby resign from the Board of Directors of VelodyneLidar, Inc. (the "Company"), effective immediately. Michael Dee