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Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. – ‘S-4/A’ on 6/9/21 – ‘EX-8.1’

On:  Wednesday, 6/9/21, at 5:20pm ET   ·   Accession #:  1213900-21-31736   ·   File #:  333-255017

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 6/09/21  NewHold Investment Corp.          S-4/A                 71:27M                                    EdgarAgents LLC/FA

Pre-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement – Securities for a Merger   —   Form S-4   —   SA’33

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: S-4/A       Pre-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement   HTML  14.28M 
                - Securities for a Merger                                        
 2: EX-3.5      Amended and Restated Bylaws of Combined Company     HTML    143K 
 3: EX-4.4      Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Combined       HTML     28K 
                Company                                                          
 4: EX-5.1      Opinion of Loeb & Loeb LLP Regarding the Validity   HTML     26K 
                of the Securities                                                
 5: EX-8.1      Form of Loeb Tax Opinion                            HTML     29K 
 6: EX-10.10    Form of Indemnification Agreement                   HTML     90K 
 7: EX-10.16    Form of Amended and Restated Registration Rights    HTML    109K 
                Agreement by and Among Newhold, Evolv and Certain                
                Stockholders                                                     
 8: EX-23.1     Consent of Withumsmith+Brown, Pc, Independent       HTML     21K 
                Registered Public Accounting Firm of Newhold.                    
 9: EX-23.2     Consent of Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP, Independent  HTML     21K 
                Registered Public Accounting Firm of Evolv                       
                Technologies, Inc.                                               
10: EX-99.1     Consent of Peter George to Be Named as A Director   HTML     22K 
19: EX-99.10    Preliminary Proxy Card                              HTML     33K 
11: EX-99.2     Consent of Michael Ellenbogen to Be Named as A      HTML     22K 
                Director                                                         
12: EX-99.3     Consent of Alan Cohen to Be Named as A Director     HTML     22K 
13: EX-99.4     Consent of David Orfao to Be Named as A Director    HTML     22K 
14: EX-99.5     Consent of Merline Saintil to Be Named as A         HTML     22K 
                Director                                                         
15: EX-99.6     Consent of Mahesh Saptharishi to Be Named as A      HTML     22K 
                Director                                                         
16: EX-99.7     Consent of Kimberly Sheehy to Be Named as A         HTML     22K 
                Director                                                         
17: EX-99.8     Consent of Mark Sullivan to Be Named as A Director  HTML     22K 
18: EX-99.9     Consent of Bilal Zuberi to Be Named as A Director   HTML     22K 
26: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     40K 
27: R2          Condensed Balance Sheets                            HTML     89K 
28: R3          Condensed Balance Sheets (Parentheticals)           HTML     47K 
29: R4          Condensed Statements of Operations                  HTML     69K 
30: R5          Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders?    HTML     73K 
                Equity (Unaudited)                                               
31: R6          Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders?    HTML     33K 
                Equity (Unaudited) (Parentheticals)                              
32: R7          Condensed Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)       HTML     91K 
33: R8          Description of Organization and Business            HTML     58K 
                Operations                                                       
34: R9          Restatement of Previously Issued Financial          HTML    716K 
                Statements                                                       
35: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    162K 
36: R11         Public Offering                                     HTML     35K 
37: R12         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     55K 
38: R13         Trust Account and Fair Value Measurement            HTML     91K 
39: R14         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     32K 
40: R15         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     30K 
41: R16         Subsequent Event - Merger Agreement and Related     HTML     28K 
                Items                                                            
42: R17         Merger Agreement                                    HTML     27K 
43: R18         Accounting for Warrant Liability                    HTML    182K 
44: R19         Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)           HTML    198K 
45: R20         Restatement of Previously Issued Financial          HTML    769K 
                Statements (Tables)                                              
46: R21         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    105K 
                (Tables)                                                         
47: R22         Trust Account and Fair Value Measurement (Tables)   HTML     81K 
48: R23         Accounting for Warrant Liability (Tables)           HTML    256K 
49: R24         Description of Organization and Business            HTML     45K 
                Operations (Details)                                             
50: R25         Restatement of Previously Issued Financial          HTML     24K 
                Statements (Details)                                             
51: R26         Restatement of Previously Issued Financial          HTML     80K 
                Statements (Details) - Schedule of the restatement               
                on each financial statement                                      
52: R27         Restatement of Previously Issued Financial          HTML     44K 
                Statements (Details) - Schedule of basic and                     
                diluted loss per common share                                    
53: R28         Restatement of Previously Issued Financial          HTML     37K 
                Statements (Details) - Schedule of fair value                    
                hierarchy of valuation techniques                                
54: R29         Restatement of Previously Issued Financial          HTML     52K 
                Statements (Details) - Schedule of quantitative                  
                information regarding Level 3 fair value                         
                measurements                                                     
55: R30         Restatement of Previously Issued Financial          HTML     35K 
                Statements (Details) - Schedule of changes in the                
                fair value of warrant liabilities                                
56: R31         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     61K 
                (Details)                                                        
57: R32         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     39K 
                (Details) - Schedule of operations includes a                    
                presentation of income (Loss)                                    
58: R33         Public Offering (Details)                           HTML     57K 
59: R34         Related Party Transactions (Details)                HTML     73K 
60: R35         Trust Account and Fair Value Measurement (Details)  HTML     37K 
61: R36         Trust Account and Fair Value Measurement (Details)  HTML     37K 
                - Schedule of fair values investments active                     
                markets for identical assets or liabilities                      
62: R37         Stockholders' Equity (Details)                      HTML     44K 
63: R38         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     40K 
                (Details) - Schedule of operations includes a                    
                presentation of income (Loss)                                    
64: R39         Trust Account and Fair Value Measurement (Details)  HTML     37K 
                - Schedule of fair values investments active                     
                markets for identical assets or liabilities                      
65: R40         Accounting for Warrant Liability (Details)          HTML     27K 
66: R41         Accounting for Warrant Liability (Details) -        HTML     36K 
                Schedule of warrant liabilities are measured at                  
                fair value on a recurring basis                                  
67: R42         Accounting for Warrant Liability (Details) -        HTML     39K 
                Schedule of quantitative information regarding                   
                Level 3 fair value measurements                                  
68: R43         Accounting for Warrant Liability (Details) -        HTML     37K 
                Schedule of changes in fair value of warrant                     
                liabilities                                                      
70: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    108K 
69: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX     69K 
20: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- nhic-20210331                       XML   2.88M 
22: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- nhic-20210331_cal               XML     70K 
23: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- nhic-20210331_def                XML    590K 
24: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- nhic-20210331_lab                     XML   1.00M 
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‘EX-8.1’   —   Form of Loeb Tax Opinion


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Exhibit 8.1

 

Loeb & Loeb LLP

 

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[●] [●], 2021

 

NewHold Investment Corp.

12141 Wickchester Ln., Suite 325

Houston, Texas 77079

 

Re:Registration Statement of NewHold Investment Corp.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel to NewHold Investment Corp. (“NHIC”), a Delaware corporation, in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), filed on April 2, 2021 (the “Registration Statement”), relating to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 5, 2021, as amended (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among NHIC, NHIC Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of NHIC (“Merger Sub”) and Evolv Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) Pursuant to the Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger” or the “Business Combination”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of NHIC. Any capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning given to such terms in the Merger Agreement.

 

In providing our opinion, we have examined the Merger Agreement, the Registration Statement, certain customary tax representation letters provided by the Company, on the one hand, and NHIC and Merger Sub, on the other hand (the “Tax Representation Letters”), and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of this opinion. In addition, we have assumed that (i) the transaction will be consummated in accordance with the provisions of the Merger Agreement and as described in the Registration Statement (and no transaction or condition described therein will be waived by any party), (ii) the statements concerning the transactions and the parties thereto set forth in the Merger Agreement and in the Registration Statement are true, complete and correct and will remain true, complete and correct at all times up to and including the effective time of the Merger, (iii) the statements and representations contained in the Tax Representation Letters are true, complete and correct and will remain true, complete and correct at all times up to and including the effective time of the Merger, (iv) any such statement or representation set forth in the Merger Agreement, the Registration Statement or the Tax Representation Letters that is qualified by belief, knowledge, intention, materiality or any comparable or similar qualification, is and will be true, complete and correct as if made without such qualification, (v) the parties to the Merger Agreement and their respective subsidiaries will treat the transactions for U.S. federal income tax purposes in a manner consistent with this opinion, (vi) such parties have complied with and will continue to comply with the obligations, covenants and agreements contained in the Merger Agreement and (vii) there will be no change in applicable U.S. federal income tax law from the date hereof through the effective time of the Merger. If any of the above described assumptions is untrue for any reason or if the transaction is consummated in a manner that is different from the manner described in the Merger Agreement, the Registration Statement, or the Tax Representation Letters, this opinion may be adversely affected. We have not undertaken any independent investigation of any factual matter set forth in any of the foregoing.

 

 

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NewHold Investment Corp.

Houston, Texas 77079

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Based on the foregoing and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated in the Registration Statement and herein, we hereby confirm and adopt as our opinion the statements of United States federal income tax law on the date hereof as set forth in the Registration Statement under the caption Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences – Characterization of the Merger."

 

This opinion is based upon the existing provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, published revenue rulings and procedures from the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and judicial decisions, all as in effect on the date hereof. Any such authority is subject to change, and any change may be retroactive in effect and may affect our opinion as set forth herein. Our opinion is based on the facts, assumptions and representations set forth in the Registration Statement and this opinion. If any of the facts, assumptions or representations is not true, correct or complete, our opinion may not be applicable. We undertake no responsibility to update this opinion or to advise you of any developments or changes as a result of a change in legal authority, fact, representation, assumption or document, or any inaccuracy in any fact, representation or assumption, upon which this opinion is based, or otherwise.

 

Our opinion is not binding on the IRS or a court. The IRS may disagree with one or more of our conclusions, and a court may sustain the IRS’s position.

 

Except as expressly provided herein, we express no opinion with respect to any tax matter.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this letter, as applicable or required, as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm as counsel to NHIC under the caption Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences – Characterization of the Merger” in the Registration Statement, without implying or admitting that we are “experts” within the meaning of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, with respect to any part of the Registration Statement, including this exhibit.

 

Very truly yours,

 

Loeb & Loeb LLP

 

 

 

 

 


Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

This ‘S-4/A’ Filing    Date    Other Filings
Filed on:6/9/21425,  8-K,  CORRESP
4/2/21S-4
3/5/218-K
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11 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/29/24  Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. 10-K       12/31/23  120:10M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA
 3/24/23  Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. 10-K       12/31/22  129:16M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA
10/27/22  Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. POS AM                 2:744K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 4/18/22  Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. POS AM               119:14M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 3/28/22  Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. 424B3                  1:2.9M                                   Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 3/28/22  Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. 10-K       12/31/21  126:13M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 9/02/21  Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. S-1/A                267:35M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 8/16/21  Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. 8-K/A:9     7/16/21    4:1.1M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 8/12/21  Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. S-1                  257:31M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 7/22/21  Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. 8-K:5       7/16/21    9:974K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 7/22/21  Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. 8-K:1,2,3,4 7/16/21    9:974K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA


4 Previous Filings that this Filing References

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 5/14/21  Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. S-4/A                 49:20M                                    EdgarAgents LLC/FA
 4/02/21  Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. S-4                   38:14M                                    EdgarAgents LLC/FA
 3/08/21  Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. 8-K:1,3,7,9 3/05/21    9:13M                                    EdgarAgents LLC/FA
 7/24/20  Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. S-1/A                 25:1.6M                                   EdgarAgents LLC/FA
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