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accession: "0001720990-23-000093"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001720990"
company_name: "Fisker Inc./DE"
filed_at: "2023-09-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T09:44:14.933261+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fisker CAO resigns; shareholders approve doubling authorized common shares to 1.25B

## Summary
- CAO John Finnucan IV resigns effective after Oct 27, 2023, to join a private refueling-solutions company; departure unrelated to accounting issues.
- Company has begun search for new CAO; Finnucan will stay through transition period.
- Shareholders approved amendment to increase authorized Class A common shares from 750M to 1.25B; filed with Delaware on Sep 22, 2023 and effective immediately.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001720990-23-000093
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001720990
- company_name: Fisker Inc./DE
- filed_at: 2023-09-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720990/000172099023000093/0001720990-23-000093-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720990/000172099023000093/fsr-20230922.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001720990-23-000093
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001720990-23-000093.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001720990-23-000093.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John C. Finnucan IV resigned as chief accounting officer at Fisker Inc./DE.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: chief accounting officer
  source text: On September 19, 2023, John C. Finnucan IV, the chief accounting officer of Fisker Inc. (the “Company”), provided notice of his intent to resign from the Company to become the chief financial officer of a private company that is focused on refueling solutions.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720990/000172099023000093/0001720990-23-000093-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  Fisker Inc./DE: Stockholders approved an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to increase authorized shares of Class A Common Stock from 750,000,000 to 1,250,000,000, filed and effective September 22, 2023 (effective 2023-09-22).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2023-09-22
  source text: The Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on September 22, 2023 to reflect this amendment, which became effective immediately upon filing.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720990/000172099023000093/0001720990-23-000093-index.htm

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