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Workhorse Group Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/21 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Tuesday, 3/1/22, at 9:04am ET   ·   For:  12/31/21   ·   Accession #:  1425287-22-31   ·   File #:  1-37673

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 3/01/22  Workhorse Group Inc.              10-K       12/31/21   99:9M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML    981K 
 2: EX-3.12     Articles of Incorporation/Organization or Bylaws    HTML     78K 
 3: EX-10.25    Material Contract                                   HTML     58K 
 4: EX-10.26    Material Contract                                   HTML     87K 
 5: EX-10.28    Material Contract                                   HTML     92K 
 6: EX-10.29    Material Contract                                   HTML     91K 
 7: EX-10.47    Material Contract                                   HTML     53K 
 8: EX-10.48    Material Contract                                   HTML     70K 
 9: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     24K 
10: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     25K 
11: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
12: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
13: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
14: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
20: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     85K 
21: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     31K 
22: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    134K 
23: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     46K 
24: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     97K 
25: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss)     HTML     47K 
                Income                                                           
26: R7          Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity      HTML    101K 
                (Deficit)                                                        
27: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    142K 
28: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML     41K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
29: R10         Summary of Business and Significant Accounting      HTML     82K 
                Principles                                                       
30: R11         Inventory                                           HTML     35K 
31: R12         Investment in Lordstown Motors Corp. (?Lmc?)        HTML     40K 
32: R13         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets           HTML     38K 
33: R14         Revenue                                             HTML     32K 
34: R15         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                  HTML     40K 
35: R16         Accrued Liabilities and Other                       HTML     36K 
36: R17         Debt                                                HTML     49K 
37: R18         Leases                                              HTML    112K 
38: R19         Mandatorily Redeemable Series B Preferred Stock     HTML     30K 
39: R20         Income Taxes                                        HTML     94K 
40: R21         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     62K 
41: R22         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     64K 
42: R23         Recent Pronouncements                               HTML     39K 
43: R24         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     35K 
44: R25         Related Parties                                     HTML     29K 
45: R26         Divestiture of Surefly                              HTML     28K 
46: R27         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     43K 
47: R28         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     29K 
48: R29         Summary of Business and Significant Accounting      HTML    104K 
                Principles (Policies)                                            
49: R30         Summary of Business and Significant Accounting      HTML     64K 
                Principles (Tables)                                              
50: R31         Inventory (Tables)                                  HTML     36K 
51: R32         Investment in Lordstown Motors Corp. (?Lmc?)        HTML     35K 
                (Tables)                                                         
52: R33         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Tables)  HTML     37K 
53: R34         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Tables)         HTML     38K 
54: R35         Accrued Liabilities and Other (Tables)              HTML     35K 
55: R36         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     39K 
56: R37         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     88K 
57: R38         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     93K 
58: R39         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     58K 
59: R40         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     65K 
60: R41         SUMMARY OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING      HTML     39K 
                PRINCIPLES - Estimated Useful Lives (Details)                    
61: R42         SUMMARY OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING      HTML     32K 
                PRINCIPLES - Warranty Accrual (Details)                          
62: R43         SUMMARY OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING      HTML     59K 
                PRINCIPLES - Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share                
                (Details)                                                        
63: R44         SUMMARY OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING      HTML     33K 
                PRINCIPLES - computation of diluted net loss per                 
                share of common stock (Details)                                  
64: R45         SUMMARY OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING      HTML     29K 
                PRINCIPLES - Narrative (Details)                                 
65: R46         INVENTORY - inventory (Details)                     HTML     38K 
66: R47         Investment in Lordstown Motors Corp. (?Lmc?)        HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R48         Investment in Lordstown Motors Corp. (?LMC?) -      HTML     38K 
                Rollforward (Details)                                            
68: R49         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets           HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
69: R50         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets -         HTML     28K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
70: R51         Revenue (Details)                                   HTML     32K 
71: R52         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Details)        HTML     53K 
72: R53         ACCRUED LIABILITIES AND OTHER - Accrued             HTML     40K 
                Liabilities And Other Current Liabilities                        
                (Details)                                                        
73: R54         DEBT - Fair Value Of The Convertible Notes          HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
74: R55         DEBT - Additional Information (Details)             HTML    117K 
75: R56         LEASES - Lease Expense For Operating Leases         HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R57         LEASES - Supplemental cash flow (Details)           HTML     37K 
77: R58         LEASES - Maturities of our Operating and Finance    HTML     78K 
                Lease (Details)                                                  
78: R59         LEASES - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     27K 
79: R60         Mandatorily Redeemable Series B Preferred Stock     HTML     54K 
                (Details)                                                        
80: R61         INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     43K 
81: R62         INCOME TAXES - Components of Loss Before Income     HTML     44K 
                Taxes (Details)                                                  
82: R63         INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation of Statutory Federal  HTML     50K 
                Income Tax (Details)                                             
83: R64         INCOME TAXES - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities  HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R65         INCOME TAXES - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)  HTML     39K 
85: R66         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS- Assets and Liabilities     HTML     48K 
                Measured at Fair Value (Details)                                 
86: R67         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details)      HTML     67K 
87: R68         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Share Based              HTML     35K 
                Compensation Expense (Details)                                   
88: R69         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Stock Option Activity    HTML     67K 
                (Details)                                                        
89: R70         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Restricted Stock Awards  HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
90: R71         STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Narrative (Details)          HTML     53K 
91: R72         Related Parties (Details)                           HTML     29K 
92: R73         Divestiture of Surefly (Details)                    HTML     47K 
93: R74         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     34K 
94: R75         Subsequent Events?? (Details)                       HTML     28K 
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