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): September 29, 2023

AppHarvest, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-39288	84-5042965
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


1890 Star Shoot Pkwy Ste. 170 PMB 168 Lexington, KY			40509
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (606) 653-6100

500 Appalachian Way, Morehead, KY, 40351

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

APPHQ

None

Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share

APPHWQ

None

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


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. ☐

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

As previously disclosed, on August 1, 2023, AppHarvest Richmond Farm, LLC and AppHarvest Morehead Farm, LLC (collectively, the “Sellers”) entered into a binding “stalking horse” Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Stalking Horse APA”) with CEFF II AppHarvest Holdings, LLC (“Equilibrium”), an affiliate of Equilibrium Sustainable Foods, LLC, providing for the sale and purchase of certain assets related to the Richmond Business and Morehead Business (each as defined in the Stalking Horse APA, and collectively, the “Assets”) for a credit bid in the amount of $113,179,726. On September 19, 2023, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas approved the sale. On September 29, 2023, the Sellers and Equilibrium consummated the sale, thereby completing the disposition of the Assets.

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

In connection with the Chapter 11 Cases (as defined below), on September 29, 2023, AppHarvest, Inc. (the “Company”) notified Jonathan Webb, previously a named executive officer who had been serving as the Company’s Chief Strategy Officer and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), that his employment as Chief Strategy Officer of the Company would terminate without cause, effective September 29, 2023. Mr. Webb will continue to serve as a member of the Board.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Trading in the Company’s Securities

The Company’s securityholders are cautioned that trading in the Company’s securities during the pendency of the Company’s and its debtor affiliates’ chapter 11 cases (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) is highly speculative and poses substantial risks. Trading prices for the Company’s securities may bear little or no relationship to the actual recovery, if any, by holders thereof in the Chapter 11 Cases. Accordingly, the Company urges extreme caution with respect to existing and future investments in its securities.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations concerning matters that are not historical facts. Words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,”, “could” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” “can,” “goal,” “target” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases; the Company’s financial projections and cost estimates; the Company’s ability to raise additional funds during the Chapter 11 Cases; and risks associated with the Company’s business prospects, financial results and business operations. These and other factors that may affect the Company’s future business prospects, results and operations are identified and described in more detail in the Company’s filings with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Form 8-K. Except as required by applicable law, the Company does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results, later events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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.


	AppHarvest, Inc.

Dated: October 5, 2023
	By:	/s/ Loren Eggleton
		Loren Eggleton
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

AppHarvest, Inc. 8-K