Item 8.01 Other Events.
On February 9, 2023, AppHarvest, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Cowen and Company, LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to the issuance and sale (the “Offering”) of 40,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a price to the public of $1.00 per share. In addition, the Company granted the Underwriters an option to purchase, for a period of 30 days, up to an additional 6,000,000 shares of Common Stock. The net proceeds to the Company from this Offering are expected to be approximately $37.1 million, or approximately $42.7 million if the Underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock, in each case after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. All of the shares in the Offering are being sold by the Company. The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on or about February 14, 2023, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The Offering is being made pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-266502), as previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a related prospectus and prospectus supplement.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, and were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement.
The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto. The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement that is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein. A copy of the opinion of Cooley LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the Common Stock in the Offering is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.