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): April 8, 2022

Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-39417		84-4473840
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

500 Totten Pond Road, 4^th Floor

Waltham, Massachusetts

02451

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(781) 374-8100

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(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
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	EVLV	The Nasdaq Stock Market
Warrants to purchase one share of Class A common stock	EVLVW	The Nasdaq Stock Market

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 x

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 5.02             Departure of directors or certain officers; election of directors; appointment of certain officers; compensatory arrangements of certain officers

On April 8, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a one-time discretionary cash bonus award in the amount of $1,252,275.53 to Mr. Anil R. Chitkara, the Company's co-founder and Chief Growth Officer, in consideration of Mr. Chitkara’s significant contributions to the Company and his expanded responsibilities as the Company’s Chief Growth Officer. In connection with the payment, Mr. Chitkara signed a bonus payment acknowledgement that described the Company's right to withhold applicable income taxes from the bonus payment and included the Company's customary release of claims.

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.

		Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc.

Date:	April 14, 2022	By:	/s/ Peter George
		Name:	Peter George
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer