UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
    
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission file number 001-38795
ROMEO POWER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware83-2289787
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4380 Ayers Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
(833) 467-2237
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per shareRMONew York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒ No  ☐ 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).     Yes  ☒   No  ☐ 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer  Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
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.  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes   ☐     No  ☒
As of November 8, 2021, 134,137,938April 29, 2022, 151,231,501 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.0001 par value, were issued and outstanding.




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                         Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Part I - Financial Statements
Item 1. Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
September 30, 2021December 31, 2020March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
AssetsAssetsAssets
Current assetsCurrent assetsCurrent assets
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$53,278 $292,442 Cash and cash equivalents$41,330 $22,638 
InvestmentsInvestments127,798 — Investments25,548 97,309 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for expected credit loss of $117 and $238 at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively2,623 841 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for expected credit loss of $3 and $0 at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectivelyAccounts receivable, net of allowance for expected credit loss of $3 and $0 at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively9,201 8,378 
Inventories, netInventories, net15,256 4,937 Inventories, net34,129 37,125 
Insurance receivableInsurance receivable6,000 6,000 Insurance receivable250 1,250 
Deferred costs88 — 
Prepaid inventoriesPrepaid inventories11,891493 Prepaid inventories7,4383,002 
Prepaid expenses and other current assetsPrepaid expenses and other current assets4,893776 Prepaid expenses and other current assets8,7955,579 
Total current assetsTotal current assets221,827 305,489 Total current assets126,691 175,281 
Restricted cashRestricted cash3,000 1,500 Restricted cash3,000 3,000 
Property, plant and equipment, netProperty, plant and equipment, net10,618 5,484 Property, plant and equipment, net17,555 15,158 
Equity method investmentsEquity method investments37,183 35,000 Equity method investments35,000 36,329 
Operating lease right-of-use assetsOperating lease right-of-use assets5,287 5,469 Operating lease right-of-use assets22,707 23,115 
Finance lease right-of-use assetsFinance lease right-of-use assets4,051 4,070 
Deferred assetsDeferred assets5,018 — Deferred assets5,018 5,018 
Prepayment - long-term supply agreementPrepayment - long-term supply agreement64,703 — Prepayment - long-term supply agreement64,703 64,703 
Insurance receivableInsurance receivable6,000 6,000 
Other noncurrent assetsOther noncurrent assets2,807 3,100 Other noncurrent assets2,028 2,772 
Total assetsTotal assets$350,443 $356,042 Total assets$286,753 $335,446 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equityLiabilities and stockholders’ equityLiabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilitiesCurrent liabilitiesCurrent liabilities
Accounts payableAccounts payable$10,287 $2,900 Accounts payable$17,292 $11,724 
Accrued expensesAccrued expenses9,595 2,844 Accrued expenses11,053 8,156 
Contract liabilitiesContract liabilities709 815 Contract liabilities331 384 
Current maturities of long-term debt10 2,260 
Operating lease liabilities, currentOperating lease liabilities, current855 853 Operating lease liabilities, current838 416 
Legal settlement payable6,000 6,000 
Finance lease liabilities, currentFinance lease liabilities, current1,134 927 
Other current liabilitiesOther current liabilities1,120 384 Other current liabilities1,233 1,509 
Total current liabilitiesTotal current liabilities28,576 16,056 Total current liabilities31,881 23,116 
Long-term debt, net of current portion32 1,082 
Public and private placement warrants3,718 138,466 
Private placement warrantsPrivate placement warrants254 1,526 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portionOperating lease liabilities, net of current portion4,533 4,723 Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion22,743 23,058 
Other noncurrent liabilities— 17 
Finance lease liabilities, net of current portionFinance lease liabilities, net of current portion2,342 2,595 
Legal settlement payableLegal settlement payable6,000 6,000 
Total liabilitiesTotal liabilities36,859 160,344 Total liabilities63,220 56,295 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)00Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)00
Stockholders’ equityStockholders’ equityStockholders’ equity
Preferred stock ($0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020)— — 
Common stock ($0.0001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 134,096,818 and 126,911,861 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)13 12 
Common stock ($0.0001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 151,221,283 and 134,458,439 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)Common stock ($0.0001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 151,221,283 and 134,458,439 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)15 13 
Additional paid-in capitalAdditional paid-in capital447,684 377,253 Additional paid-in capital476,907 451,040 
Accumulated other comprehensive lossAccumulated other comprehensive loss(55)— Accumulated other comprehensive loss(740)(366)
Accumulated deficitAccumulated deficit(134,058)(181,567)Accumulated deficit(252,649)(171,536)
Total stockholders’ equityTotal stockholders’ equity313,584 195,698 Total stockholders’ equity223,533 279,151 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equityTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity$350,443 $356,042 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$286,753 $335,446 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income
For The Three and Nine Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
202120202021202020222021
Revenues:Revenues:Revenues:
Product revenuesProduct revenues$2,740 $51 $3,818 $2,097 Product revenues$11,402 $612 
Service revenuesService revenues3,019 624 3,921 2,229 Service revenues169 442 
Total revenues (1)
Total revenues (1)
5,759 675 7,739 4,326 
Total revenues (1)
11,571 1,054 
Cost of revenues:Cost of revenues:Cost of revenues:
Product costProduct cost7,904 716 17,884 5,182 Product cost29,116 4,438 
Service costService cost2,565 1,080 3,357 2,669 Service cost137 389 
Total cost of revenuesTotal cost of revenues10,469 1,796 21,241 7,851 Total cost of revenues29,253 4,827 
Gross lossGross loss(4,710)(1,121)(13,502)(3,525)Gross loss(17,682)(3,773)
Operating expenses:Operating expenses:Operating expenses:
Research and developmentResearch and development4,732 1,817 10,295 5,213 Research and development6,705 3,771 
Selling, general and administrativeSelling, general and administrative17,607 4,945 54,393 10,303 Selling, general and administrative22,248 15,902 
Acquisition of in-process research and developmentAcquisition of in-process research and development35,402 — 
Total operating expensesTotal operating expenses22,339 6,762 64,688 15,516 Total operating expenses64,355 19,673 
Operating lossOperating loss(27,049)(7,883)(78,190)(19,041)Operating loss(82,037)(23,446)
Interest expenseInterest expense(4)(265)(16)(783)Interest expense(39)(7)
Change in fair value of public and private placement warrantsChange in fair value of public and private placement warrants6,134 — 124,254 — Change in fair value of public and private placement warrants1,271 116,125 
Gain from extinguishment of PPP loan3,300 — 3,300 — 
Investment gain (loss), net266 — (23)— 
Other expense— (228)— (1,614)
Investment (loss) gain, netInvestment (loss) gain, net(37)90 
(Loss) income before income taxes and loss in equity method investments(Loss) income before income taxes and loss in equity method investments(17,353)(8,376)49,325 (21,438)(Loss) income before income taxes and loss in equity method investments(80,842)92,762 
Loss in equity method investmentsLoss in equity method investments(611)(540)(1,817)(1,272)Loss in equity method investments(271)(643)
Benefit from income taxesBenefit from income taxes11 — — Benefit from income taxes— (10)
Net (loss) incomeNet (loss) income(17,953)(8,916)47,509 (22,710)Net (loss) income(81,113)92,109 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Other comprehensive (loss) incomeOther comprehensive (loss) income
Available-for-sale debt investments:Available-for-sale debt investments:Available-for-sale debt investments:
Change in net unrealized losses, net of income taxesChange in net unrealized losses, net of income taxes(61)— (369)— Change in net unrealized losses, net of income taxes(716)(342)
Net losses reclassified to earnings, net of income taxesNet losses reclassified to earnings, net of income taxes161 — 314 — Net losses reclassified to earnings, net of income taxes342 38 
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes100 — (55)— 
Total other comprehensive loss, net of income taxesTotal other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes(374)(304)
Comprehensive (loss) incomeComprehensive (loss) income$(17,853)$(8,916)$47,454 $(22,710)Comprehensive (loss) income$(81,487)$91,805 
Net (loss) income per shareNet (loss) income per shareNet (loss) income per share
BasicBasic$(0.13)$(0.11)$0.36 $(0.30)Basic$(0.60)$0.72 
DilutedDiluted$(0.13)$(0.11)$0.35 $(0.30)Diluted$(0.60)$0.68 
Weighted average number of shares outstandingWeighted average number of shares outstandingWeighted average number of shares outstanding
BasicBasic134,017,528 78,639,037 131,307,617 76,900,247 Basic135,260,665 128,788,715 
DilutedDiluted134,017,528 78,639,037 135,342,504 76,900,247 Diluted135,260,665 135,890,719 
(1)    Total revenues included related party revenues of $449$162 and $558$713 for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively, and $1,735 and $2,027 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. See Note 14.14 - Transactions with Related Parties.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
For The Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share data)
Common StockAPICNotes Receivable from StockholdersAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossAccumulated DeficitTotal
SharesAmount
Balance—June 30, 2021132,995,060 $13 $429,946 $— $(155)$(116,105)$313,699 
Issuance of common stock1,101,758 — 6,275 — — — 6,275 
Proceeds received for common stock issuance in the prior quarter— — 7,148 — — — 7,148 
Stock based compensation— — 4,315 — — — 4,315 
Other comprehensive income— — — — 100 — 100 
Net loss— — — — — (17,953)(17,953)
Balance—September 30, 2021134,096,818 $13 $447,684 $— $(55)$(134,058)$313,584 

Common StockAPICNotes Receivable from StockholdersAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossAccumulated DeficitTotal
SharesAmount
Balance—December 31, 2020126,911,861 $12 $377,253 $— $— $(181,567)$195,698 
Issuance of common stock6,534,957 50,480 — — — 50,481 
Issuance of common stock as contract consideration650,000 — 5,018 — — — 5,018 
Stock based compensation— — 14,933 — — — 14,933 
Other comprehensive loss— — — — (55)— (55)
Net income— — — — — 47,509 47,509 
Balance—September 30, 2021134,096,818 $13 $447,684 $— $(55)$(134,058)$313,584 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Common StockAPICAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossAccumulated DeficitTotal
SharesAmount
Balance—December 31, 2021134,458,439 $13 $451,040 $(366)$(171,536)$279,151 
Issuance of common stock79,536 — — — 
Issuance of common stock under SEPA agreement, net of stock purchase discount (Note 1)16,683,308 24,998 — — 25,000 
Settlement on restricted stock tax withholding— — (1)— — (1)
Stock based compensation— — 863 — — 863 
Other comprehensive loss— — — (374)— (374)
Net loss— — — — (81,113)(81,113)
Balance—March 31, 2022151,221,283 $15 $476,907 $(740)$(252,649)$223,533 


Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity
For The Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share data)
Common StockAPICNotes Receivable from StockholdersAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossAccumulated DeficitTotal
SharesAmount
Balance—June 30, 202078,638,872 $$187,252 $(9,175)$— $(183,620)$(5,535)
Issuance of common stock2,173 — — — — 8
Stock based compensation— — 132 — — — 132
Net loss— — — — — (8,916)(8,916)
Balance—September 30, 202078,641,045 $$187,392 $(9,175)$— $(192,536)$(14,311)

Common StockAPICNotes Receivable from StockholdersAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossAccumulated DeficitTotal
SharesAmount
Balance—December 31, 201974,449,847 $$181,567 $(9,175)$— $(169,826)$2,573
Issuance of common stock4,191,198 5,041 — — — 5,042
Stock based compensation— — 784 — — — 784
Net loss— — — — — (22,710)(22,710)
Balance—September 30, 202078,641,045 $$187,392 $(9,175)$— $(192,536)$(14,311)
Common StockAPICAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossAccumulated DeficitTotal
SharesAmount
Balance—December 31, 2020126,911,861 $12 $377,253 $— $(181,567)$195,698
Issuance of common stock3,617,286 36,626 — — 36,627
Stock based compensation— — 4,456 — — 4,456
Other comprehensive loss— — — (304)— (304)
Net income— — — — 92,109 92,109 
Balance—March 31, 2021130,529,147 $13 $418,335 $(304)$(89,458)$328,586 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For The NineThree Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2021202020222021
Cash flows from operating activities:Cash flows from operating activities:Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)$47,509 $(22,710)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
Net (loss) IncomeNet (loss) Income$(81,113)$92,109 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization1,833 1,404 Depreciation and amortization1,098 505 
Amortization of investment premium paidAmortization of investment premium paid1,486 — Amortization of investment premium paid148 420 
Allowance for expected credit lossAllowance for expected credit loss— 
Stock-based compensationStock-based compensation14,933 784 Stock-based compensation863 4,456 
Inventory provisionInventory provision1,617 — Inventory provision3,300 392 
Change in fair value of public and private placement warrantsChange in fair value of public and private placement warrants(124,254)— Change in fair value of public and private placement warrants(1,271)(116,125)
Gain from extinguishment of PPP loan(3,300)— 
Acquisition of in-process research and development (Note 1)Acquisition of in-process research and development (Note 1)35,402 — 
Loss in equity method investmentsLoss in equity method investments1,817 1,272 Loss in equity method investments271 643 
Non-cash lease expense - operating leasesNon-cash lease expense - operating leases182 176 Non-cash lease expense - operating leases692 58 
Non-cash lease expense - finance leasesNon-cash lease expense - finance leases212 211 Non-cash lease expense - finance leases169 71 
Derivative expense— 1,614 
OtherOther303 — Other342 (533)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:Changes in operating assets and liabilities:Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivableAccounts receivable(1,782)(689)Accounts receivable(1,135)(603)
InventoriesInventories(11,936)(1,902)Inventories(304)(1,144)
Prepaid inventoriesPrepaid inventories(4,436)(58)
Prepaid and other current assetsPrepaid and other current assets(3,713)(7,963)
Prepaid and other current assets(14,930)(218)
Prepayment - long-term supply agreement(64,703)— 
Accounts payableAccounts payable7,014 2,734 Accounts payable6,470 2,630 
Accrued expensesAccrued expenses5,415 2,163 Accrued expenses1,876 250 
Interest accrued on notes payable— 741 
Deferred costs(88)— 
Contract liabilitiesContract liabilities(106)458 Contract liabilities(53)857 
Operating lease liabilitiesOperating lease liabilities(188)(165)Operating lease liabilities(177)(60)
Other, netOther, net189 Other, net1,529 (77)
Net cash used in operating activitiesNet cash used in operating activities(138,777)(14,126)Net cash used in operating activities(40,039)(24,172)
Cash flows from investing activities:Cash flows from investing activities:Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of investmentsPurchase of investments(308,970)— Purchase of investments— (281,124)
Proceeds from maturities of investmentsProceeds from maturities of investments120,030 — Proceeds from maturities of investments1,483 32,318 
Proceeds from sales of investmentsProceeds from sales of investments59,296 — Proceeds from sales of investments69,413 1,300 
Equity method investmentEquity method investment(4,000)— Equity method investment— (4,000)
Asset acquisition, net of cash acquired (Note 14)Asset acquisition, net of cash acquired (Note 14)(34,035)— 
Capital expendituresCapital expenditures(4,998)(561)Capital expenditures(2,940)(1,617)
Net cash used in investing activities(138,642)(561)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activitiesNet cash provided by (used in) investing activities33,921 (253,123)
Cash flows from financing activities:Cash flows from financing activities:Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of convertible notes— 1,924 
Issuance of term notes— 4,450 
Proceeds from PPP loan— 3,300 
Issuance of common stock— 5,027 
Issuance of common stock under the SEPA, net of stock purchase discount (Note 1)Issuance of common stock under the SEPA, net of stock purchase discount (Note 1)25,000 — 
Exercise of stock optionsExercise of stock options18,481 15 Exercise of stock options4,681 
Exercise of stock warrantsExercise of stock warrants21,580 — Exercise of stock warrants— 21,526 
Warrant redemption payments(72)— 
Settlement on restricted stock withholdingSettlement on restricted stock withholding(1)— 
Principal portion of finance lease liabilitiesPrincipal portion of finance lease liabilities(234)(212)Principal portion of finance lease liabilities(196)(76)
Net cash provided by financing activitiesNet cash provided by financing activities$39,755 $14,504 Net cash provided by financing activities24,810 26,131 
(Continued)
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For The NineThree Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2021202020222021
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashNet change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$(237,664)$(183)Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$18,692 $(251,164)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of periodCash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period293,942 1,929 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period25,638 293,942 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of periodCash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$56,278 $1,746 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$44,330 $42,778 
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the condensed consolidated balance sheets:Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the condensed consolidated balance sheets:Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the condensed consolidated balance sheets:
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$53,278 $246 Cash and cash equivalents$41,330 $41,278 
Restricted cashRestricted cash3,000 1,500 Restricted cash3,000 1,500 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashTotal cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$56,278 $1,746 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$44,330 $42,778 
Supplemental cash flow information:Supplemental cash flow information:Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interestCash paid for interest$— $— Cash paid for interest$$— 
Cash paid for income taxesCash paid for income taxes$10 $— Cash paid for income taxes$— $10 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment in accounts payable and accrued expenses at the end of periodPurchases of property, plant and equipment in accounts payable and accrued expenses at the end of period$2,292 $686 Purchases of property, plant and equipment in accounts payable and accrued expenses at the end of period$2,625 $86 
Deferred offering costs in accounts payable and accrued expenses at period end$— $2,804 
Issuance of common stock as contract consideration$5,018 $— 
Extinguishment of PPP loan$3,300 $— 
Finance lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange of finance lease liabilitiesFinance lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange of finance lease liabilities$150 $— 
Write off of equity method investment in the BorgWarner JV (Note 1)Write off of equity method investment in the BorgWarner JV (Note 1)$1,058 $— 
(Concluded)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ROMEO POWER, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1.       DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Romeo Power, Inc. (f/k/a RMG Acquisition Corp.) was originally incorporated under the name RMG Acquisition Corp. (“RMG”) as a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on October 22, 2018 for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock-exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination.
On October 5, 2020, RMG and RMG Merger Sub, Inc. a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of RMG (“Merger Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”) with Romeo Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Legacy Romeo”). On December 29, 2020, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the business combination with Legacy Romeo was effected through the merger of Merger Sub with and into Legacy Romeo, with Legacy Romeo continuing as the surviving company and as our wholly owned subsidiary (the “Merger” and, collectively with the other transactions described in the Merger Agreement, the “Business Combination”). Upon the closing of the Business Combination, we changed our name to Romeo Power, Inc.
Romeo Power, Inc. designs, engineers, and manufactures lithium ionlithium-ion cylindrical battery packs for electric vehiclesEVs and energy storage solutions, with a focus on battery innovation, functionality, energy density, safety, and performance. We are headquartered in Vernon, California.
Unless the context otherwise requires, “Romeo,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refers to the combined company and its subsidiaries following the Business Combination and “Legacy Romeo” refers to Romeo Systems, Inc.
Acquisition of BorgWarner’s Ownership in the BorgWarner Romeo Power LLC

In May 2019, Legacy Romeo and BorgWarner Inc. (“BorgWarner”) formed BorgWarner Romeo Power LLC (the “Joint Venture”(“the JV” or “JV”“BorgWarner JV”) of which we own 40%. The Joint Venture was intendedOn October 25, 2021, BorgWarner exercised its rights under the JV Agreement to accelerate our reach into international regions in a capital efficient way. See Note 17 - Subsequent Events for further information on BorgWarner’s election to sellput its ownership interest in the JV to Romeo. Following agreed upon steps related to the Company.put process, Romeo acquired BorgWarner’s 60% ownership interest in the JV pursuant to a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) on February 4, 2022 (the “Purchase Agreement Closing Date”). Upon acquiring the additional 60% of the JV, Romeo owned 100% interest of the JV. Romeo subsequently dissolved the JV, effective February 11, 2022, and distributed all of the JV’s assets, including its rights under Romeo’s intellectual property, to Romeo. As a result, Romeo has recaptured all of the rights under its intellectual property that it had previously been licensed to the JV under the Intellectual Property License Agreement (the “IP License”). Consequently, we now have the right to exploit all of our intellectual property in all fields of use and all geographic markets. Further, by dissolving the JV and terminating the IP License, we also assumed full, unilateral control of our R&D budget and related activities.
Basis of Presentation
The Business Combination wasCompany accounted for the Purchase Agreement as an asset acquisition, as it was determined that the acquired JV did not meet the definition of a reverse recapitalization (the “Recapitalization Transaction”) in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)business under ASC 805, Business Combinations. For accountingThe total consideration transferred has been allocated to the non-monetary assets acquired and financial reporting purposes, Legacy Romeo was considered the acquirerliabilities assumed based on facts and circumstances, including the following:their relative fair value.
•    Legacy Romeo’s former stockholders hold a majority ownership interest in the combined company;
•    Legacy Romeo’s senior management team became the senior management of the combined company;
•    Legacy Romeo was the larger of the companies based on historical operating activity and employee base; and
•    Legacy Romeo’s operations comprise the ongoing operations of the combined company.

Accordingly, all historical financial information presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements representsAs of December 31, 2021, the accounts of Legacy Romeo and its wholly owned subsidiaries “as if” Legacy Romeo is the predecessor and legal successor. The historical operations of Legacy Romeo are deemed to be thosecarrying value of the Company. Thus,non-marketable equity investment was $1.3 million, representing the financial statements included in this report reflect (i) the historical operating results of Legacy Romeo priorCompany’s contributions to the Business Combination; (ii)JV offset by the combined resultsCompany’s share of RMGequity method investee losses, and Legacy Romeo followingis presented as equity method investments on the Business Combination on December 29, 2020;consolidated balance sheet. For the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the JV had no revenue and (iii) RMG’s equity structure for all periods presented. No step-up basisrecorded a net loss of RMG’s assets and liabilities and no intangible assets or goodwill were recorded in connection with$0.7 million up to the Business Combination transaction consistent with the treatmenttime of the transactionacquisition which was February 4, 2022. The Company reflected its 40% share of the JV’s losses as a reverse recapitalization.loss in equity method investments in the consolidated statements of operations through the Purchase Agreement Closing Date.

In connection with the Business Combination each share of Legacy Romeo common stock and preferred stock issued and outstanding immediately priorPrior to the Business Combination (with each sharePurchase Agreement Closing Date, the unconsolidated balance sheet of Legacy Romeo preferred stock being treated as if it were converted into Legacy Romeo common stock immediately priorthe JV had total assets of $3.0 million, total liabilities of $0.3 million and total equity of $2.7 million.

The following table presents the components of the consideration transferred at the Purchase Agreement Closing Date (in thousands):

DescriptionPurchase Consideration
Cash transferred$28,614 
Carrying amount of the Company’s equity method investment in the JV1,057 
Transaction costs8,446 
Total$38,117 

The primary asset acquired in the Purchase Agreement constitutes an in-process research and development asset (“IPR&D”). Due to the Business Combination) converted into the right to receive 0.121730 shares (the “Exchange Ratio”) of common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “Common Stock”). The recapitalizationnature of the numberother assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the difference between the fair value of sharesthe consideration transferred and the fair value of Common Stock attributable to Legacy Romeo is reflected retroactivelythe tangible net assets acquired, the remaining cost was allocated solely to the earliest period presented based uponIPR&D. The Company recorded a charge of $35.4 million to acquired in-process research and development expense in the Exchange Ratiocondensed consolidated statements of operations at the Purchase Agreement Closing Date because the Company determined that the IPR&D asset had no alternative future use that is distinct and is utilized for calculating earnings per share in all prior periods presented.different from the Company’s existing research and development.

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The accompanyingfollowing table presents the components of the purchase allocation (in thousands):

DescriptionAmount
Total consideration transferred$38,117 
Cash received(3,025)
Liabilities assumed310 
Acquired IPR&D$35,402 

The Company has elected the accounting policy to present the cash payments for IPR&D assets acquired in an asset acquisition that have no alternative use as investing activities in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements include the results of Romeo Power, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated and the effect of variable interest entities have been considered in the consolidation.

As of March 31, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents, and investments of $41.3 million and $25.5 million, respectively. We have recurring losses, which have resulted in an accumulated deficit of $252.6 million as of March 31, 2022. On February 15, 2022, we entered into a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (the “SEPA”) with YA II PN, Ltd. (“Yorkville”), which is an affiliate of Yorkville Advisors.Under terms of the SEPA, we have the right, but not the obligation, to sell up to $350.0 million of common equity to an affiliate of Yorkville Advisors, subject to certain limitations, at the time of our choosing during the two-year term of the agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we issued 16.7 million shares of Common Stock to Yorkville for cash proceeds of $25.0 million with a portion of the shares issued as non-cash stock purchase discount under the SEPA. Despite the access to liquidity resulting from sales of common stock under the SEPA, as a result of continuing anticipated operating cash outflows, capital expenditures, amounts paid to BorgWarner in February 2022, and costs to support future growth, we believe that substantial doubt exists regarding our ability to continue as a going concern for 12 months from the date of the issuance of our financial statements. Although management continues to explore a range of options to further address the Company’s capitalization and liquidity, management cannot conclude as of the date of this filing that it is probable that additional options will become available to fund our longer range investment plans and our operating losses. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but include all material adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the period. These results are not necessarily indicative of results for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to the rules of the SEC. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, as filed with the SEC on April 15, 2021March 1, 2022 (the “2020“2021 Form 10-K”).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make certain estimates and assumptions for the reporting periods covered by the financial statements. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent liabilities. Actual amounts could differ from these
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estimates. The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that Romeo will continue as a going concern.

Reclassification of Presentation in Our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, Our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income and Note 3 to Our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Revenues of comparative prior periodsperiod in our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income are reclassified to conform with our current revenue presentation. In the condensed consolidated statements of operations, we’vewe have combined related party revenues with product revenues and service revenues and disclosed the amount of related party revenues in a captioned note.

Reclassification of Presentation in Note 3 of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Revenues of comparative prior periodsperiod presented in Note 3 of our condensed consolidated financial statements are reclassified to conform with our current revenue presentation. Since April 1, 2021, we have presentedWe present disaggregated revenue by product and service instead of further disaggregating product by battery packs and modules.

Immaterial Correction of Previously Issued Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, we identified a misstatement in our accounting for performance and market-based options granted in 2020 to our former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), who was awarded 4,633,978 stock options at an exercise price of $6.69 per share. All shares covered by such award were subject to time based, performance and market condition vesting requirements.

As of December 29, 2020, the date of the Business Combination, the performance condition was satisfied (the “Performance Condition Date”), and we began recognizing stock-based compensation expense, based on the fair value of the award at August 12, 2020 which was the stock option grant date (the “Grant Date”). We recognized expense prospectively, over the remaining requisite service period, which was six months from the date of the Business Combination and included the period of December 29, 2020 through June 27, 2021.

However, in accordance with ASCAccounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, we should have recognized a cumulative catch-up adjustment upon the performance condition being satisfied on December 29, 2020 for the services rendered from the
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Grant Date through the Performance Condition Date. This resulted in an understatement of $4.1 million in stock-based compensation expense, included within selling, general and administrative expense and additional paid-in capital as of December 31, 2020 and a subsequent overstatement of stock-based compensation expense, included within selling, general and administrative expense, during the interim periods ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021.

The Company evaluated the materiality of the error both qualitatively and quantitatively in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 99, Materiality, and SAB No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements, and determined the effect of the correction was not material to the previously issued financial statements.

Therefore, to correctThe following tables provide the misstatements, we have elected to correctimpact of the correction on a prospective basis our previously issued consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 and our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarter and year-to-date periodsthree months ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Further information regarding the misstatements and related prospective corrections is included in Part II, Item 5 - Other Information of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


Condensed Consolidated Balance SheetsAs of March 31, 2021
As Previously ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands)
Additional paid-in capital$416,308 $2,027 $418,335 
Accumulated deficit(87,431)(2,027)(89,458)
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of OperationsFor the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
As Previously ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands except share and per share data)
Selling, general and administrative expenses$17,999 $(2,097)$15,902 
Total operating expenses21,770 (2,097)19,673 
Operating loss(25,543)2,097 (23,446)
Income before income taxes and loss in equity method investments90,665 2,097 92,762 
Net Income90,012 2,097 92,109 
Net income per share
Basic$0.70 $0.02 $0.72 
Diluted0.66 0.02 0.68 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
Diluted135,812,697 78,022 135,890,719 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ EquityFor the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
As Previously ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands)
Additional paid-in capital - December 31, 2020$373,129 $4,124 $377,253 
Stock-based compensation6,553 (2,097)4,456 
Additional paid-in capital, Balance - March 31, 2021416,308 2,027 418,335 
Accumulated deficit - December 31, 2020(177,443)(4,124)(181,567)
Net income90,012 2,097 92,109 
Accumulated deficit, Balance - March 31, 2021(87,431)(2,027)(89,458)

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash FlowsFor the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
As Previously ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$90,012 $2,097 $92,109 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used for operating activities:
Stock-based compensation6,553 (2,097)4,456 

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2.       SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Except as described below, no material changes have been madeIn addition to ourthe significant accounting policies disclosed in Note 2 of the notes to consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of the 20202021 Form 10-K.10-K, the Company has the following significant accounting policies.
ChangeImpairment of Long-Lived Assets—We review the carrying value of our long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment and lease ROU assets, whenever events or changes in Segments — Duringcircumstances indicate that the third quarter of 2021, we hired a new CEO who became our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), in placecarrying value may not be recoverable. We measure recoverability by comparing the carrying amount to the future undiscounted cash flows that the asset or asset group is expected to generate, and consider other factors regarding the Company’s future performance including revenue growth, sales backlog, commercial market size and market share, production capabilities and historical equity market capitalization of the previous senior leadership team which consisted of 2 individuals. Our new CODM changed how we manage our business and allocate resources, which resulted in modifications to our organizational and segment structure. As a result, we reorganized from 2 segments (Romeo Power North America and Joint Venture Support) to a single operating segment forCompany. If the consolidated business. Our operations are now comprised of a single reportable segment. As a result, the note on segment informationasset or asset group is not presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The CODM evaluates and monitors performance primarily through consolidated sales and gross profit. Asset information is not regularly reportedrecoverable, its carrying amount would be adjusted down to its fair value. As of March 31, 2022, the CODM for purposesCompany identified an indicator of impairment of the allocation of resources or assessing segment performance.
All of our revenues (based on location of customer) and long-lived assets, were within North America forbut determined based on future undiscounted cash flow estimates and other factors noted above that the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Available-for-Sale Debt Investments — We classify our investments in fixed income debt securities as available-for-sale debt investments. Our available-for-sale debt investments primarily consist of U.S. government securities, municipal securities, corporate debt, commercial paper, and U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities. These available-for-sale debt investments are primarily heldasset group is recoverable. Potential impairment charges may be required in the custody of a major financial institution. These investmentsfuture if the Company’s current forecasts are reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on these investments, to the extent the investments are unhedged, are included as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax. A specific identification method is used to determine the cost basis of available-for-sale debt investments and any realized gainssignificantly reduced or losses when sold. We classify our investments as current based on the nature of the investments and their availability for use in current operations.not realized.

Deferred Assets Derivative Accounting for the SEPA Deferred assets represent upfront paymentsWe issued 16.7 million shares of Common Stock to Yorkville for cash proceeds of $25.0 million with a portion of the Company’s commonshares issued as non-cash stock issuedpurchase discount under the SEPA during the three months ended March 31, 2022. The Company has the right, but not the obligation, to sell up to $350 million of Common Stock to Yorkville, subject to certain limitations, at the time of our choosing during the two-year term of the agreement. The Company determined that SEPA represents a customerderivative financial instrument under ASC 815, Derivatives and willHedging, which should be amortizedrecorded at fair value at inception and each reporting date thereafter. The financial instrument was classified as a reductionderivative asset with a fair value of revenuezero at the inception of the SEPA and as the related products or services are provided to the customer.of March 31, 2022.

Prepayment for Long-Term Supply Agreement — Prepayment for long-term supply agreement represents an upfront cash payment to a major supplier, which will be applied as an advance for the cells to be purchased from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028. See Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies for further information.

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Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2016,October 2021, the FASB issuedFinancial Accounting Standards UpdateBoard (“ASU”FASB”) No. 2016-01,issued ASU 2021-08, ASC subtopic 825-10, Financial Instruments - Overall: Recognition and Measurement of FinancialBusiness Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and FinancialContract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, whichrevised an entity’s accounting related to (1) the classification and measurement of investments in equity securities and (2) the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities measured at fair value. This accounting guidance also amended certain disclosure requirements associated with the fair value of financial instruments.. Under ASU No. 2016-01, entities2021-08, an acquirer must recognize and measure certain equity investments at fair valuecontract assets and recognize any changescontract liabilities acquired in fair valuea business combination in net income, unless the investments qualify for a new practicality exception. ASU 2016-01 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years. We adopted the standard on January 1, 2021, when we began making significant investments in available-for-sale debt securities and formulating a company investment policy to support the use and management of the proceeds from the Business Combination.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, ASC 740, Income Taxes(ASC 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which is intended to simplify various aspects related to accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles in ASC 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application.accordance with Topic 606. The guidance is effective for all public business entities for fiscal yearsinterim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods therein. Early2022, with early adoption is also permitted. We early adopted the standardASU 2021-08 on a prospective basis effective January 1, 20212022 and the adoption of the new guidance doesdid not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial position, operating resultsstatements and related disclosures.

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06 , Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options ( Subtopic 470-20 )andDerivatives and Hedging - Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity ( Subtopic 815-40 ): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, which simplifies the accounting for convertible debt and convertible preferred stock by removing the requirements to separately present certain conversion features in equity. In addition, the amendment also simplifies the guidance in ASC Subtopic 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging: Contracts in Entity's Own Equity, by removing certain criteria that must be satisfied in order to classify a contract as equity, which is expected to decrease the number of freestanding instruments and embedded derivatives accounted for as assets or cash flows.liabilities. Finally, the amendment revises the guidance on calculating earnings per share, requiring use of the if-converted method for all convertible instruments and rescinding an entity's ability to rebut the presumption. ASU 2020-06 may be adopted through either a modified retrospective method of transition or a fully retrospective method of transition.We adopted ASC 2020-06 effective January 1, 2022 and the adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Other recently issued accounting updates are either not expected to have a material impact or are not relevant to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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3.       REVENUES
Contract Liabilities

Contract liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets relate to payments received in advance of satisfying performance obligations under our contracts and are realized when the associated revenue is recognized under the contracts. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, changes in contract liabilities were as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
Beginning balance$3,123 $815 
Revenues recognized(2,791) (3,610)
Increase due to billings377  3,504 
Ending balance$709 $709 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022
Beginning balance$384 
Revenues recognized(72)
Increase due to billings19 
Ending balance$331 

Contract liabilities are earned as services and prototypes are transferred to the customer. The remaining contract liability balance as of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 is expected to be earned and recognized as revenue within the next twelve12 months.
Backlog

As of September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, we had executed certain contracts with customers to deliver specific battery packs, modules, and battery management system and software services. These contracts contain minimum quantity purchase requirements that are non-cancellable (other than for a breach by Romeo), and we have enforceable rights to pursue payments due under these contracts under make-whole provisions, or through customary remedies for breach of contract if the minimum quantities are not ordered. The following table presents the non-cancellable minimum purchase commitments under such contracts as of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 (in thousands):
Contractual Minimum Purchase Commitments
Purchase contracts with make-whole provisions (1)
$310,269316,629 
Purchase contracts with provisions of customary remedies for breach of contract (2)
 236,68695,379 
Total$546,955412,008 

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(1)     For the $310.3approximately $316.6 million of unsatisfied performance obligations related to minimum quantity purchase commitments, if the customers do not follow through on their minimum purchase commitments, we would receive a maximum of $290.8$297.4 million under certain make-whole provisions included in these contracts.

(2) For the remaining $236.7$95.4 million of unsatisfied performance obligations related to minimum quantity purchase commitments included in these contracts, if the customers do not follow through on their minimum purchase commitments, we would seek damages through customary remedies for breach of contract.

The following table presents the estimated revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) as of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 (in thousands):
Revenues Expected
To be Recognized
OctoberApril 1, 20212022 through December 31, 20212022$9,82533,429 
January 1, 20222023 through December 202331, 2024 447,852278,273 
Thereafter 89,278100,306 
Total$546,955412,008 

This backlog includes the total value of our existing customer contracts and includes products that are within the scope of the license granted to the JV, based on the types of customer vehicles in which the products will be used. To the extent that those product deliveries are fulfilled by the JV, or pursuant to an agreement with the JV, we may not recognize the full amount of such contracted backlog as revenue. The realization and timing of the recognition of our backlog is dependent, among other things, on our ability to obtain and secure a sufficient supply of battery cells from our suppliers as well as our ability to meet the acceptance requirements in contracts, such as design and quality tests.

In addition, theseThese amounts exclude any potential adjustments for variable consideration which could arise from provisions in our contracts where the price for a product or service can change based on future events. Based on practical expedient elections



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permitted by ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, the Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for variable consideration that is allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation.

Disaggregation of Revenues
We earn revenue through the sale of products and services. Product and service lines are the disaggregation of revenues primarily used by management, as this disaggregation allows for the evaluation of market trends, and certain product lines and services vary in recurring versus non-recurring nature. We do not have any material sales outside of North America.
The following tables disaggregate revenues by type of revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Product revenues
Total product revenues$2,740 $3,818 
Service revenues
Total service revenues3,019 3,921 
Total revenues$5,759 $7,739 

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2020Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Product revenues
Total product revenues$51 $2,097 
Service revenues
Total service revenues624 2,229 
Total revenues$675 $4,326 


The following table disaggregates revenues by when control is transferred for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
202120202021202020222021
Point in timePoint in time$5,328 $117 $6,406 $2,299 Point in time$11,402 $612 
Over timeOver time431 558 1,333 2,027 Over time169 442 
TotalTotal$5,759 $675 $7,739 $4,326 Total$11,571 $1,054 

4.       INVENTORYINVENTORIES, NET

As of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, inventory consisted of the following (in thousands):

    September 30, 2021    December 31, 2020    March 31, 2022    December 31, 2021
Raw materialsRaw materials $13,400 $4,064 Raw materials $30,442 $35,327 
Work-in-processWork-in-process1,280 531 Work-in-process2,983 1,364 
Finished goodsFinished goods576 342 Finished goods704 434 
Total inventoriesTotal inventories $15,256 $4,937 Total inventories $34,129 $37,125 

We provide inventory write downs for slow-moving and obsolete inventory items when the net realizable value of inventory items is less than their carrying value. The Company then evaluates the carrying value of the remaining raw materials inventories based on the market resale value assumption using recent purchase information, supplier quotes or reputable third-party sources for market price. Work in progress is valued at an estimate of cost, including attributable overheads, based on stage of completion. During the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, we recorded $0.4$3.3 million and no$0.4 million inventory provision, respectively, in cost of revenues. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded $1.6 million and no inventory provision, respectively, in cost of revenues.

5.       EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS

BorgWarner Romeo Power LLC
Legacy Romeo and BorgWarner formed BorgWarner Romeo Power LLCthe JV on June 28, 2019. Legacy Romeo and BorgWarner received a 40% interest and 60% interest in the Joint Venture,JV, respectively. Subsequently, Legacy Romeo and BorgWarner agreed to contribute an additional $10.0 million in total to the Joint Venture which represented funding for 2021 capital needs. In January 2021, we invested $4.0 million in the Joint Venture,JV, which represented our pro rata share of the agreed upon funding. During the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, and the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded our share of the net loss of the JV as “Loss in equity method investments” in our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. For information on our transactions with the JV, see Note 14 - Transactions with Related Parties. See Note 17 - Subsequent Events for further information on BorgWarner’s electionOn October 25, 2021, BorgWarner elected to sellexercise a right under the Joint Venture Operating Agreement, dated May 6, 2019 (the “Operating Agreement”), to put its 60% ownership stake in the JV to the Company. For further information on our acquisition of the BorgWarner’s ownership share in the JV, see Note 1.
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Heritage Battery Recycling, LLC
On October 2, 2020, we entered into a Battery Recycling Agreement (the “Battery Recycling Arrangement”) with Heritage Battery Recycling, LLC (“HBR”), an affiliate of Heritage Environmental Services, Inc. (“HES”). Under the Battery Recycling Arrangement, HBR has agreed to design, build and operate a system for redeploying, recycling or disposing of lithium-ion batteries (the “System”) to be located at HES’s facility in Arizona. Immediately following the Business Combination on December 29, 2020, we contributed $35.0 million to HBR, a related party to an investor in Legacy Romeo and an investor of $25.0 million in the private placement of shares of Common Stock (the “PIPE Shares”) that were sold in connection with the Business Combination. While the arrangement is in effect, it establishes a strategic arrangement with HES for the collection of our battery packs for recycling, and it gives our customers priority at the recycling facility. We also have agreed to fund, in principal, up to $10.0 million for a pilot program that, if successful, could lead to the purchase of commercial vehicles containing Romeo batteries by HBR’s affiliate. The terms of the pilot program have not yet been finalized and reflected in an executed agreement.
As of September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, HBR had not yet begun construction of the battery recycling facility or begun operation of the System. Therefore, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022, there are no profits or losses from our equity method investment to be recognized in our condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.

6.  PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PLACEMENT WARRANTS

In February 2019, in connection with the RMG initial public offering (the “RMG IPO”), RMG issued 7,666,648 warrants (the “Public Warrants”) to purchase shares of Common Stock at $11.50 per share. Simultaneously with the consummation of the RMG IPO, RMG issued 4,600,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants” and, together with the Public Warrants, the “Public and Private Placement Warrants”) to purchase shares of Common Stock at $11.50 per share, to RMG Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”), certain funds and accounts managed by subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc., and certain funds and accounts managed by Alta Fundamental Advisers LLC.
On February 16, 2021, we announced the redemption of all of the outstanding Public Warrants to purchase shares of our Common Stock, that were issued under the Warrant Agreement, dated February 7, 2019, by and between RMG and American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as warrant agent. All Public Warrants could be exercised until April 5, 2021 to purchase shares of our Common Stock, at the exercise price of $11.50 per share, and any Public Warrants that remained unexercised were voided and no longer exercisable. On April 5, 2021, 7,223,683 Public Warrants were redeemed at the redemption price of $0.01 per Public Warrant. The Company paid Public Warrant holders a total of $72,237 in connection with the redemption.

The Public and Private Placement warrants are recorded as liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30,March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had 3,178,202 Private Placement Warrants and no Public Warrants outstanding. As of December 31, 2020, we had 4,600,000 Private Warrants and 7,666,648 Public Warrants outstanding.

7.      STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

We estimate the grant date fair value of stock options containing only a service condition using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires inputs such as the fair value of our Common Stock, the risk-free interest rate, expected term, expected dividend yield and expected volatility. Prior to the Business Combination, when there was no public market for Legacy Romeo’s common stock, the fair value of its common stock was estimated with the assistance of an independent third-party valuation firm using a combination of a market and income approach. The risk-free interest rate assumption is determined by using the U.S. Treasury rates of the same period as the expected option term of each stock option. We use the simplified method to calculate the expected term. The dividend yield assumption is based on the dividends expected to be paid over the expected life of the stock option. Our volatility is derived from several publicly traded peer companies, due to our limited history as a publicly traded company. The grant date fair value of awards with market conditions is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation or other appropriate fair value method with the assistance of an independent third-party valuation firm. The fair value of our restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance-related restricted stock units (“PSUs”) is based on the closing price of our Common Stock on the date of grant.

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2016 Stock Plan
Following the Business Combination, the outstanding stock options issued under the Romeo Systems, Inc. 2016 Stock Plan may be exercised (subject to their original vesting, exercise and other terms and conditions) to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Legacy Romeo common stock subject to such Legacy Romeo options multiplied by the Exchange Ratio (rounded down to the nearest whole share) at an exercise price per share divided by the Exchange Ratio (rounded up to the nearest whole cent). The information presented herein is as if the exchange of stock options and Common Stock occurred as of the earliest period presented.

Time-based awards
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 we did not grant any stock options to employees. During the three months ended September 30, 2021, our employees exercised stock options totaling 958,815 shares for total proceeds of $6.3 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, our employees exercised stock options totaling 3,607,851 shares for total proceeds of $18.5 million.
The fair value of the time-based stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was determined using the following assumptions:
Assumption Range
Fair Value Assumptions:MinimumMaximum
Risk-free interest rate0.28%~0.92%
Expected term (in years)5.5~6.5
Expected volatility60.0%~77.0%
Dividend yield0%
Grant date fair value per share$1.48~$8.63

Performance and market-based option award
In August 2020, we awarded 4,633,978 stock options to our then Chairman and CEO at an exercise price of $6.69 per share. All of the shares covered by such award are subject to time-based, performance and market condition vesting requirements. As of December 29, 2020, the date of the Business Combination, the performance condition was satisfied, and we began recognizing stock-based compensation expense based upon the grant date fair value of the award. We recognized the stock-based compensation expense over the requisite service period, which was from August 12, 2020 through June 27, 2021. We estimated the grant date fair value of the award to be $9.6 million, which was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation with the assistance of an independent third-party valuation firm. Out of the $9.6 million stock-based compensation expense, $4.1 million was recognized at December 29, 2020. Also see Note 1 – “Immaterial Correction of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements” for further discussion regarding this stock option award.

According to the table of exercisable shares below and the average of the closing price per share of our Common Stock on each of the five trading days immediately following the vesting date of June 27, 2021, 926,795 shares of the performance and market-based option became exercisable when the six-month lockup period assigned to Legacy Romeo stockholders in connection with the Business Combination expired. On July 6, 2021, all 926,795 shares of such option were exercised.
Average Closing Share Price:Cumulative Number Of Shares
$6.6869 - $8.9452 926,795
$8.9453 - $11.9272 1,853,591
$11.9273 - $14.9092 3,243,781
$14.9093 4,633,978

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2020 Stock Plan

On December 29, 2020, our stockholders approved the Romeo Power, Inc. 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”).The purpose of the 2020 Plan is to attract, retain, incentivize and reward top talent through stock ownership, to improve operating and financial performance and strengthen the mutuality of interest between eligible service providersaward recipients and stockholders. As

The 2020 Plan provides for the grant of September 30, 2021,incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards (“RSU”s), stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalent rights, and performance-based stock unit awards (“PSU”s) (collectively, “stock awards”) and cash awards. Incentive stock options may be granted only to our employees, including officers, and the employees of our subsidiaries. All other stock awards and cash awards may be granted to our employees, officers, non-employee directors, and consultants and the employees and consultants of our subsidiaries and affiliates.

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The aggregate number of shares of our Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to stock awards under the 2020 Plan will not exceed the sum of (x) 15,000,000 shares, plus (y) 11,290,900, the number of shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2016 Plan on the date of the Business Combination.

During three months ended March 31, 2022, we have grantedissued RSUs and PSUs under the 2020 Plan, as described further
in the section titled “Restricted Stock Units and Performance-related Stock Units” below. As of March 31, 2022, there were 9,862,090 shares remaining available for issuance under the 2020 Stock Plan.

RSUs and PSUsTime-based Option awards
On June 11, 2021,During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we granted 1,411,961 RSUs to employees, 133,492 RSUs to our directors, and 1,354,313 PSUs to certain executives. On July 26, 2021, we granted 308,067 RSUsdid not grant any stock options to employees and 327,468 PSUs to certain executives. On August 16, 2021,our employees exercised stock options totaling 4,396 shares for total proceeds of $7 thousand.
The following table summarizes our time-based stock option activity (dollars in thousands, except weighted average exercise prices):
Number of
Options
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding Options, December 31, 20213,410,387 $4.13 4.7$2,496 
Exercised(4,396)1.56 
Forfeited(147,824)4.77 — 
Expired(45,744)6.04 — 
Outstanding Options, March 31, 20223,212,423 $4.07 3.9$— 
Exercisable and vested, March 31, 20223,124,911 $4.12 3.8$— 

Restricted Stock Units and Performance-related Stock Units
During three months ended March 31, 2022, we granted 269,7096,414,028 RSUs and 588,458 PSUs to our new CEO.

employees. The RSUs granted to our employees are generally eligible to vest over three years from the commencement date, subject to continued employment on each vesting date. OnePrimarily, one third of these shares vest on the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the remaining shares vest equally over eight quarters thereafter. The RSUs granted to our directors on June 11, 2021 vested in full on July 1, 2021.

The PSUs vest after three years from the commencement date based on the achievement of the either certain predetermined performance andgoals or market goals, and are payable in cash or shares of our Common Stock, at our election. The market based goal will beis measured by referencethe 100-trading-day average stock closing price at the end of the 2021 to 2023 performance period, and total stockholder’ return (“TSR”) of the Company relative to the highest 100-consecutive-trading-day average closing price for our Common Stock through December 31, 2023.TSRs of a selected public company peer group at the end of the 2022 to 2024 performance period. The performance-based goal will beis measured by the achievement of certain internal operations results for the first fiscal year of the respective three-year performance period commencing when the PSUs are granted. The performance-based measurements for the 2021 to 2023 performance period include backlog targets and percentage reductions in bill-of-material costs per Kilowatt-Hour byfor the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The performance-based measurements for the 2022 to 2024 performance period include revenue targets and percentage of first-pass manufacturing yield of certain battery modules we manufacture for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The actual number of shares to be issued for the PSUs will be the higher of the market-based vesting percentage or the performance-based vesting percentage, subject to a market-based limitation, and can range from 0% to 200% of the target number of shares set at the time of grant. For the period ended on December 31, 2021, the market-based valuation exceeded the performance based results. Stock-based compensation expense for the PSUs is recognized on a straight-line basis over the service period based upon the value determined using the Monte Carlo valuation method for the market goal plus an incremental value, if any, determined by expected achievement of the performance-based goals. The Monte Carlo valuation method incorporates stock price correlation and other variables over the time horizons matching the performance periods. ManagementFor the performance goals measured by revenue targets and percentage of first-pass manufacturing yield of certain battery modules, management will review and assess the achievement of the performance-based goals quarterly through the performance assessment period ending December 31, 2021.2022.

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The grant date fair value of the PSUs granted on June 11, 2021, July 26, 2021 and August 16, 2021February 18, 2022 derived from the Monte Carlo simulation, was based, in part, on the following assumptions:
Assumption Range
Fair Value Assumptions:MinimumMaximum
Grant date stock price$5.82~$9.23
Risk-free interest rate0.24%~0.29%
Simulation term (in years)2.4~2.6
Expected volatility63.7%~64.4%
Dividend yield0%
Grant date fair value per share$2.60~$9.23

Fair Value Assumptions:
Grant date stock price$2.05
Risk-free interest rate1.67%
Simulation term (in years)3.0
Expected volatility63.1%
Dividend yield0%
Grant date fair value per share$3.27
The following table summarizes our RSU and PSU activity during the three months ended March 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands, except weighted average fair values):
SharesWeighted Average Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 20213,824,397 $6.64 
Granted6,414,028 $2.51 
Vested(75,633)$9.23 
Forfeited(1,285,687)$7.57 
Outstanding at March 31, 20228,877,105 $3.50 

The fair value of all RSUs and PSUs granted during the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $16.1 million.

Stock-based compensation expense

During the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recorded $3.3recognized a total of $0.9 million and $4.5 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation (“SBC”) expense related to the vesting of stock options, RSUs and PSUs. ForThe SBC expense for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021, we recorded $5.1March 31, 2022 reflects a $2.7 million reversal of previously recognized SBC expense for unvested PSUs and RSUs forfeited due to terminations of employment.

The following table summarizes our SBC expense by line item in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Cost of revenues$220 $121 
Research and development765 61 
Selling, general, and administrative(122)(1)4,274 
Total$863 (1)$4,456 
(1) Amount includes $2.7 million of stock-based compensation expensePSU and RSU forfeitures primarily related to RSUs and PSUs. At September 30, 2021, the unrecognized stock-based compensation related to RSUs and PSUs was $25.1 million which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.76 years.2 terminated executive officers.

The following table summarizes our SBC expense by award type for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Options$82 $4,456 
Restricted awards (RSUs and PSUs)781 (1)— 
Total$863 (1)$4,456 
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(1) Amount includes $2.7 million of PSU and RSU and PSU activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was as follows:
SharesWeighted Average Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2020— $— 
Granted4,393,468 $7.18 
Vested(142,943)$9.23 
Forfeited(152,342)$9.04 
Outstanding at September 30, 20214,098,183 $7.04 

The fair value of all RSUs and PSUs granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $31.5 million.

Award modification

On August 6, 2021 our Board of Directors announced that our former CEO would resign from the Company, effective August 16, 2021. In connection with the former CEO’s cessation of employment we agreed to modify the terms of 81,153 unvested stock options to allow the shares to continue vesting during the former CEO’s consulting period. In connection with the modification, we recorded a reduction of $0.3 million in stock-based compensation expense.

Stock-based compensation expense

During the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we recognized a total of $4.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation expenseforfeitures primarily related to 2 terminated executive officers.
As of March 31, 2022, the vesting of stock options, RSUsunrecognized SBC expense and PSUs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, weweighted average period over which this SBC expense is expected to be recognized a total of $14.9 million and $0.8 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense related to the vesting of stock options, RSUs and PSUs.
The following table summarizes our stock-based compensation expense by line itemis summarized as follows (dollar in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) (in thousands):

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2021202020212020
Cost of revenues$289 $47 $451 $277 
Research and development819 — 1,386 — 
Selling, general, and administrative3,207 85 13,096 507 
Total$4,315 $132 $14,933 $784 
March 31, 2022Weighted Average Recognition Period
Options$123 0.46
Restricted awards (RSUs and PSUs)27,419 2.48
Total$27,542 0

8.  INCOME TAXES

Our income tax provision consists of federal and state income taxes. The tax provisionprovisions for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 was based onwere computed by applying the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rates applicableto the year-to-date pre-tax income for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020.adjusting for discrete tax items recorded in each period. The Company’s overall effective tax rate of zero percent is different than the federal statutory tax rate because the Company has established a full valuation allowance against its net deferred income tax assets. As of September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, the Company continued to record a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset balance as realization was uncertain.


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9.      INVESTMENTS

Available-for-sale debt investments

The following table summarizes our available-for-sale debt investment holdings at September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 (in thousands):



Amortized Cost

Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized and Credit
Losses
Fair Value
U.S. government securities$38,009 $$(4)$38,011 
Municipal securities44,039 56 (34)44,061 
Corporate debt securities23,480 (38)23,443 
Asset-backed securities9,295 — (7)9,288 
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities6,539 — (42)6,497 
Commercial paper6,491 — 6,498 
Total (1)
$127,853 $70 $(125)$127,798 


Amortized Cost

Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized and Credit
Losses
Fair Value
Municipal securities$15,921 $— $(411)$15,510 
Corporate debt securities10,367 — (329)10,038 
Total (1)
$26,288 $— $(740)$25,548 

(1) There were no unsettled sales of available-for-sale debt investments at September 30,March 31, 2022.

The following table summarizes our available-for-sale debt investment holdings at December 31, 2021 (in thousands):



Amortized Cost

Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized and Credit
Losses
Fair Value
U.S. government securities$28,008 $— $(37)$27,971 
Municipal securities37,370 47 (194)37,223 
Corporate debt securities21,706 — (122)21,584 
Asset-backed securities5,890 — (9)5,881 
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities4,700 — (50)4,650 
Total (1)
$97,674 $47 $(412)$97,309 

(1) There were no unsettled sales of available-for-sale debt investments at December 31, 2021.

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The following table presents the gross realized gains and gross realized losses related to available-for-sale debt investments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021(inMarch 31, 2022 (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
20222021
Gross realized gainsGross realized gains$25 $62 Gross realized gains$108 $34 
Gross realized lossesGross realized losses(186)(376)Gross realized losses(450)(72)
Gross realized loss, net Gross realized loss, net$(161)$(314) Gross realized loss, net$(342)$(38)

The following tables present the breakdown of the available-for-sale debt investments with gross unrealized losses and the duration that those losses had been unrealized at September 30,March 31, 2022 (in thousands):

Unrealized Losses
12 Months or less
Unrealized Losses
Greater than One Year
Total
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Municipal securities$— $— $15,510 $(411)$15,510 $(411)
Corporate debt securities720 (31)9,318 (298)10,038 (329)
Total$720 $(31)$24,828 $(709)$25,548 $(740)

The following tables present the breakdown of the available-for-sale debt investments with gross unrealized losses and the duration that those losses had been unrealized at December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

Unrealized Losses
Less than 12 Months
Unrealized Losses
12 Months or Greater
TotalUnrealized Losses
12 Months or Less
Unrealized Losses
Greater than 12 Months
Total
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
U.S. government securitiesU.S. government securities$14,000 $(4)$— $— $14,000 $(4)U.S. government securities$27,971 $(37)$— $— $27,971 $(37)
Municipal securitiesMunicipal securities31,702 (34)— — 31,702 (34)Municipal securities30,823 (194)— — 30,823 (194)
Corporate debt securitiesCorporate debt securities21,041 (38)— — 21,041 (38)Corporate debt securities21,584 (122)— — 21,584 (122)
Asset-backed securitiesAsset-backed securities7,988 (7)— — 7,988 (7)Asset-backed securities5,598 (9)— — 5,598 (9)
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securitiesU.S. agency mortgage-backed securities6,497 (42)— — 6,497 (42)U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities4,650 (50)— — 4,650 (50)
TotalTotal$81,228 $(125)$— $— $81,228 $(125)Total$90,626 $(412)$— $— $90,626 $(412)

The following table summarizes the maturities of our available-for-sale debt investments at September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 (in thousands):
Amortized CostFair Value
Less than 1 year$55,850 $55,855 
1 year through 5 years65,464 65,446 
Mortgage-backed securities with no single maturity6,539 6,497 
Total$127,853 $127,798 
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Amortized CostFair Value
1 year through 5 years$26,288 $25,548 

Actual maturities may differ from the contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay certain obligations.

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10. FAIR VALUE

Fair Value of Financial Instruments — The accounting guidance for fair value provides a framework for measuring fair value, clarifies the definition of fair value, and establishes the disclosure requirements regarding fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received in the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting date. The accounting guidance establishes a three-tiered hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1 Inputs—Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2 Inputs—Inputs, other than quoted prices included within Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (i.e., interest rates, yield curves, etc.), and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).
Level 3 Inputs—Unobservable inputs reflecting our assessment of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. We develop these inputs based on the best information available.
Our available-for-sale debt investments are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, consisting of investment grade high quality fixed income assets, which are priced using quoted market prices for similar instruments or unbinding market prices that are corroborated by observable market data.data, which represents a Level 2 fair value measurement.

The Public and Private Placement Warrants are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. We will continue to adjust these liabilities for changes in the fair value of the Public and Private Placement Warrants until the warrants are exercised, redeemed or cancelled. Prior to the redemption of the Public Warrants on April 5, 2021, the Public Warrants were traded on the NYSE and were recorded at fair value using the closing stock price as of the measurement date, which represents a Level 1 fair value measurement.
The fair value of the Private Placement Warrants is established using both Level 1 and Level 2 inputs and determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires inputs such as the fair value of our Common Stock, the risk-free interest rate, expected term, expected dividend yield and expected volatility. The fair value of our Common Stock is considered a Level 1 input as our Common Stock is freely traded on the NYSE. The risk-free interest rate assumption is determined by using the U.S. Treasury rates of the same period as the expected term of the Private Placement Warrants, which is 4.253.75 years. The dividend yield assumption is based on the dividends expected to be paid over the expected life of the warrant. Our volatility is derived from several publicly traded peer companies.
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As of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in thousands):

September 30, 2021March 31, 2022
Total(Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)Total(Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)
Assets:Assets:Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$263 $263 $— $— 
Available-for-sale debt investments:Available-for-sale debt investments:
Municipal securitiesMunicipal securities15,510 — 15,510 — 
Corporate debt securitiesCorporate debt securities10,038 — 10,038 — 
Subtotal263 263 — — 
Available-for-sale debt investments:
U.S. government securities38,011 — 38,011 — 
Municipal securities44,061 — 44,061 — 
Corporate debt securities23,443 — 23,443 — 
Asset-backed securities9,288 — 9,288 — 
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities6,497 — 6,497 — 
Commercial paper6,498 — 6,498 — 
Subtotal127,798 — 127,798 — 
TotalTotal$128,061 $263 $127,798 $— Total$25,548 $— $25,548 $— 
Financial Liabilities:Financial Liabilities:Financial Liabilities:
Private Placement WarrantsPrivate Placement Warrants$3,718 $— $3,718 $— Private Placement Warrants$254 $— $254 $— 
TotalTotal$3,718 $— $3,718 $— Total$254 $— $254 $— 
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December 31, 2020December 31, 2021
Total(Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)Total(Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)
Assets:Assets:Assets:
Cash equivalents:Cash equivalents:Cash equivalents:
U.S. Treasury BillsU.S. Treasury Bills$16,000 $16,000 $— $— U.S. Treasury Bills$263 $263 $— $— 
SubtotalSubtotal$263 $263 $— $— 
Available-for-sale debt investments:Available-for-sale debt investments:
U.S. government securitiesU.S. government securities27,971 — 27,971 — 
Municipal securitiesMunicipal securities37,223 — 37,223 — 
Corporate debt securitiesCorporate debt securities21,584 — 21,584 — 
Asset-backed securitiesAsset-backed securities5,881 — 5,881 — 
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securitiesU.S. agency mortgage-backed securities4,650 — 4,650 — 
SubtotalSubtotal97,309 — 97,309 — 
TotalTotal$16,000 $16,000 $— $— Total$97,572 $263 $97,309 $— 
Financial liabilities:Financial liabilities:Financial liabilities:
Public Warrants$71,453 $71,453 $— $— 
Private Placement WarrantsPrivate Placement Warrants67,013 — 67,013 — Private Placement Warrants1,526 — 1,526 — 
TotalTotal$138,466 $71,453 $67,013 $— Total$1,526 $— $1,526 $— 

The key assumptions used to determine the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants as of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 using the Black-Scholes model were as follows:

Fair Value AssumptionsFair Value AssumptionsSeptember 30, 2021December 31, 2020Fair Value AssumptionsMarch 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Risk-free interest rateRisk-free interest rate0.81%0.17%Risk-free interest rate2.42%1.11%
Expected term (in years)Expected term (in years) 4.255Expected term (in years) 3.754
Expected volatilityExpected volatility 58%57%Expected volatility 60%53%
Dividend yieldDividend yield Dividend yield 
Fair value of common stockFair value of common stock$4.95$22.49Fair value of common stock$1.49$3.65

11.     ACCRUED EXPENSES

As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, accrued expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):

    March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Accrued professional service fees $4,989 $2,225 
Accrued payroll expenses1,289 1,896 
Accrued construction in progress1,679 658 
Accrued inventory1,249 1,422 
Accrued warranty expenses880 560 
Other accrued expenses967 1,395 
Total accrued expenses $11,053 $8,156 

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11.     ACCRUED EXPENSES

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, accrued expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):

    September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Accrued professional service fees $4,941 $1,130 
Accrued payroll expenses1,576 617 
Accrued construction in progress1,336 — 
Accrued tax liabilities427 — 
Accrued warranty expenses295 103 
Other accrued expenses1,020 994 
Total accrued expenses $9,595 $2,844 

12.     NET (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE

The basic and diluted net (loss) income per share is computed by dividing our net loss or net income by the weighted average shares outstanding during the period. The calculation of basic and diluted net (loss) income per share for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 is presented below (in thousands, except share and per share data):

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
202120202021202020222021
Net (loss) incomeNet (loss) income$(17,953)$(8,916)$47,509 $(22,710)Net (loss) income$(81,113)$92,109 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basicWeighted average common shares outstanding – basic134,017,528 78,639,037 131,307,617 76,900,247 Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic135,260,665 128,788,715 
Dilutive effect of potentially issuable sharesDilutive effect of potentially issuable shares— — 4,034,887 — Dilutive effect of potentially issuable shares— 7,102,004 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – dilutedWeighted average common shares outstanding – diluted134,017,528 78,639,037 135,342,504 76,900,247 Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted135,260,665 135,890,719 
Basic net (loss) income per shareBasic net (loss) income per share$(0.13)$(0.11)$0.36 $(0.30)Basic net (loss) income per share$(0.60)$0.72 
Diluted net (loss) income per shareDiluted net (loss) income per share$(0.13)$(0.11)$0.35 $(0.30)Diluted net (loss) income per share$(0.60)$0.68 

Potentially dilutive shares that were considered in the determination of diluted net (loss) income per share include stock options and warrants to purchase our Common Stock as well as RSUs and PSUs. Antidilutive shares excluded from the calculation of diluted net (loss) income per share were 10,763,17112,708,540 and 25,167,451,11,277,997, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and 2020, and 7,200,464 and 23,125,325, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.2021. As the inclusion of common stock share equivalents in the calculation of diluted loss per share would be anti-dilutive for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020,March 31, 2022, diluted net loss per share was the same as basic net loss per share.

13. CONCENTRATION OF RISK

Customer Concentration and Accounts Receivable

We had certain customers whose revenue individually represented 10% or more of our total revenue, or whose accounts receivable balances individually represented 10% or more of our total accounts receivable, as follows:
Revenues from each major customer (including engineering services revenue from the JV) as % of total revenue are summarized in the following table for the three months ended March 31, 2022:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Major Customer 177 %26 %
Major Customer 2%22 %
Total Major Customers82 %48 %
Joint Venture%42 %
Total Major Customers83 %90 %
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13. DEBTAccounts receivable from each major customer (including the JV) as % of total accounts receivable as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are summarized in the following table:
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Major Customer 173 %48 %
Major Customer 211 %16 %
Joint Venture— %%
Total Major Customers84 %65 %

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, our debt is comprised of the following (in thousands):Supplier Concentration

September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) issued June 2020, interest rate fixed at 1%. Principal and interest are due in installments starting 6 months after issuance through maturity in June 2022$— $3,300 
PPP loan issued June 2020, interest rate fixed at 1%. Principal and interest are due in installments starting 16 months after issuance through maturity in June 202542 42 
Total debt42 3,342 
Less: debt, current portion(10)(2,260)
Debt, non-current portion$32 $1,082 
We rely on third-party suppliers for the provision and development of many of the key components and materials used in our battery modules and packs, such as battery cells, electrical components, electromechanical components, mechanical components and enclosure materials. Some of the components used in our battery modules and packs are purchased by us from single sources. While we believe that we may be able to establish alternative supply relationships and can obtain or engineer replacement components for our single-sourced components, we may be unable to do so in the short term (or at all) at prices or quality levels that are favorable to us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results, and future prospects. Furthermore, in certain cases, the establishment of an alternative supply relationship could require us to visit a new supplier’s facilities in order to qualify the supplier and perform supplier quality audits, which process may be hampered depending on travel restrictions or facility closures due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, seven third-party suppliers of key single-sourced components and materials used in our battery modules and packs represented 23% of our total purchases during the period.

PPP LoansWe are dependent on the continued supply of battery cells for our products, and we may require more cells to grow our business according to our plans. Currently, the overall supply of battery cells that we utilize in our manufacturing process has been constrained by high market demand when compared to available supply. We currently purchase our cylindrical battery cells from two Tier 1 cylindrical battery cell suppliers, whose cells are qualified for use in EV applications. To date, we have only fully qualified a very limited number of additional suppliers and have limited flexibility in changing battery cell suppliers, though we are actively engaged in activities to qualify additional battery cell suppliers for use in EV applications. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, 38% of our total purchases for components of our products were for battery cells, of which 90% of the battery cell purchases were concentrated with two Tier 1 suppliers. We may purchase our battery cells either directly from the cell supplier or through a distributor.

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) a global pandemic and recommended containment and mitigation measures worldwide. As a result of COVID-19, we faced risks to raising necessary capital which could significantly disrupt our business. To help mitigate those risks and support our ongoing operations, in June 2020, we received proceeds totaling $3.34 million for 2 loans granted under the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) PPP. The PPP, established as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), provides for loans to qualifying businesses for amounts up to 2.5 times of the average monthly payroll expenses. The loans and accrued interest are forgivable after 24 weeks as long as the borrower uses the loan proceeds for eligible purposes, including payroll, benefits, rent and utilities, and maintains its payroll levels. The amount of loan forgiveness will be reduced if the borrower terminates employees or reduces salaries during the forgiveness period. For the $3.30 million PPP loan, any unforgiven portion would be payable over two years, at an interest rate of 1%, with a deferral of payments for the first six months. For the $0.04 million PPP loan, any unforgiven portion would be payable over five years, at an interest rate of 1%, with a deferral of payments for the first sixteen months. We currently believe that our use of the loan proceeds through the forgiveness period has been in compliance with the conditions for forgiveness of the loan. Per the terms of the PPP loans, payments are deferred for borrowers who apply for loan forgiveness until the SBA makes a determination on the loan amount to be forgiven. We applied for forgiveness of the loans following the covered period of the loans. In August 2021, we received a notice from the SBA that our $3.3 million PPP loan was fully forgiven. As of September 30, 2021, we had not made any payments against our remaining PPP loan.

At September 30, 2021, the $0.04 million PPP loan remained outstanding. The expected maturities associated with the outstanding PPP loan as of September 30, 2021 were as follows (in thousands):

October 2021 through September 2022$10 
October 2022 through September 202311 
October 2023 through September 202412 
October 2024 through June 2025
Total$42 

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14.    TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into transactions with related parties to sell products and services. The following table presents the net revenues and cost of revenues associated with our related parties, which are included in our condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive (loss) income (in thousands):

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
202120202021202020222021
Related party revenues - product revenuesRelated party revenues - product revenues$38 $— $407 $— Related party revenues - product revenues$— $271 
Related party revenues - service revenuesRelated party revenues - service revenues411 558 1,328 2,027 Related party revenues - service revenues162 442 
Total related party revenuesTotal related party revenues449 558 1,735 2,027 Total related party revenues162 713 
Costs associated with related party revenues - product revenuesCosts associated with related party revenues - product revenues38 — 309 — Costs associated with related party revenues - product revenues— 200 
Costs associated with related party revenues - service revenuesCosts associated with related party revenues - service revenues357 505 1,154 1,750 Costs associated with related party revenues - service revenues138 389 
Total costs associated with related party revenuesTotal costs associated with related party revenues395 505 1,463 1,750 Total costs associated with related party revenues138 589 
Gross profit associated with related party revenuesGross profit associated with related party revenues$54 $53 $272 $277 Gross profit associated with related party revenues$24 $124 

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Transactions with BorgWarner and the Joint Venture JV

In connection with Legacy Romeo’s investment in the Joint VentureJV formed on June 28, 2019 (Note 5), Legacy Romeo entered into a services agreement to provide various professional services to the Joint Venture.JV. We have also sold certain products directly to a subsidiary of BorgWarner. On February 4, 2022, we acquired BorgWarner’s ownership share in the JV, which was subsequently dissolved on February 11, 2022. For further information on our acquisition of BorgWarner’s ownership share in the JV, see Note 1. Revenues earned for services rendered to the Joint VentureJV and products sold to BorgWarner were presented in the table above. Accounts receivable from BorgWarner JV was $0.3zero and $0.5 million and zero at September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively.

Transactions with Heritage Environmental Services and its related parties
On October 2, 2020, we entered into the Battery Recycling Arrangement with HBR, an affiliate of HES, a related party to an investor in Legacy Romeo and an investor of $25.0 million in the PIPE Shares. Immediately following the Business Combination on December 29, 2020, we contributed $35.0 million to HBR. See Note 5 - Equity Method Investments for additional information relating to our contribution to HBR.

In connection with the Battery Recycling Arrangement, we also agreed to fund up to $10.0 million to purchase 10 battery electric vehicle (“BEV”) trucks and the charging infrastructure for a one-year pilot program to determine the feasibility of transitioning HES’s or its affiliates’ fleet of trucks from diesel powered vehicles to BEVs. If such pilot program is successful, the parties would enter into an agreement for the procurement through us of at least 500 BEVs on terms acceptable to HBR, HES and us. The participants in the pilot program have been selected, and the parties are beginninghave entered into agreements to work towards an agreement to fund and support the pilot program. Development of batteries for the program is underway, and the pilot program is expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2022. During the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, we accrued a $0.9recorded $0.3 million payment to HESand no selling, general and administrative expenses incurred for the pilot program.program, respectively.

Transactions with Michael Patterson and related parties

On April 15, 2021, Michael Patterson ended his employment with Romeo, resigned from all positions he used to hold in the Company, the Board of Directors and the BorgWarner JV board of directors, and we entered into a consulting agreement with him for services to be provided through the end of 2021. On May 5, 2021, we signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Crane Carrier Company (“CCC”) to explore the terms of a potential commercial relationship in which we would supply batteries to CCC for its electric refuse trucks. CCC was recently acquired by Battle Motors, a company founded by Michael Patterson, and Mr. Patterson is the Chief Executive Officer of both CCC and Battle Motors.

15.     COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation
We are subject to certain claims and legal matters that arise in the normal course of business. Management does not expect any such claims and legal actions to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity, except the following:

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Chelico Litigation

A police officer was injured in connection with of an automobile accident resulting from an allegedly intoxicated Legacy Romeo employee driving following his departure from a 2017 company holiday party that occurred after hours and not on our premises. We terminated the employee’s employment shortly after the incident occurred. This matter resulted in a personal injury lawsuit (Chelico et al. v. Romeo Systems, Inc., et al., Case # 18STCV04589, Los Angeles County), for which we are a named defendant. In July 2020, we settled this matter in principle and agreed to pay a settlement of $6.0 million. Correspondence that we believe constituted a legally enforceable agreement was exchanged on July 22, 2020. Our business and umbrella insurance carriers agreed to cover the cost of damages owed. As a result, we accrued $6.0 million as a legal settlement payable with a corresponding insurance receivable for $6.0 million as of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020.2021. Because the plaintiff had not proceeded to finalize the settlement transaction due to a dispute with the City of Los Angeles related to the allocation of the global settlement payment between the plaintiff and the LAPD (unrelated to Romeo), we filed a claim for
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breach of contract against the plaintiff in Romeo Systems et al. v. Chelico, Case # 21STCV20701. The cases have been deemed related and are now both pending before Hon. Mark Epstein. Further proceedings areA trial date for the contract-related claims has been set for late November 2021.October 2022, and trial for the personal injury claims has been set for June 2023. Based upon information presently known to management, we are not currently able to estimate the outcome of this proceeding or a possible range of loss, if any, more than the $6.0 million settlement payable we agreed upon.

The $6.0 million of legal settlement payable and the related $6.0 million of insurance receivable were reported in the noncurrent liability section and noncurrent asset section, respectively, of our balance sheet as of March 31, 2022.

Wage and Hour Litigation

In October 2020, a wage-and-hour class action was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of all current and former non-exempt employees in California from October 2016 to present. The allegations include meal and rest period violations and various related claims. The parties met and mediated on October 7, 2021.2021 and reached a settlement shortly thereafter. The parties were unableare preparing to comesubmit the settlement to agreementthe Court for approval. The proposed settlement amount is not material to settle the case; however, negotiations are ongoing. The case is currently stayed until the initial status conference, which is scheduled for November 22, 2021. If a settlement cannot be reached, we intend to defend ourselves against these claims and the possible range of loss, if any, cannot currently be estimated.Company's consolidated financial statements.

Cannon Complaint

On February 26, 2021, plaintiff Lady Benjamin PD Cannon f/k/a Ben Cannon filed a complaint (the “Cannon Complaint”) against Romeo and Michael Patterson (“Patterson”) in the Court of Chancery for the State of Delaware.The Cannon Complaint includes claims for declaratory relief (against Romeo and Patterson), non-compliance with Article 9 of the Delaware UCC (against Patterson), conversion (against Romeo and Patterson), and breach of contract (against Romeo).Generally, plaintiff alleges that the transfer to Patterson of a warrant for 1,000,000 shares of Romeo’s Common Stock, which plaintiff pledged as security for a loan, is invalid, that Patterson improperly accepted that warrant in satisfaction of the loan, and that she, not Patterson, holds the right to exercise that warrant and to purchase the equivalent of 1% of Romeo’s Common Stock. The relief sought by plaintiff includes declaratory relief, return of the warrant, specific performance on the warrant, money damages, cost of suit, and attorneys’ fees. On May 4, 2021, Romeo filed a motion to dismiss all claims against it under Delaware Chancery Rule 12(b)(6); on May 17, 2021, plaintiff filed a motion for partial summary judgment; and on June 16, 2021, Romeo and Patterson filed a joint Rule 56(f) motion for discovery.

On September 24, 2021, the Court granted Romeo’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim for conversion against the Company, but otherwise denied Romeo’s motion. The Court also deferred a ruling on plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment and Romeo and Patterson’s Rule 56(f) motion for discovery.

On October 8, 2021, the Court granted the parties’ stipulation pursuant to which plaintiff withdrew her motion for partial summary judgment without prejudice, the parties agreed that plaintiff would file a first amended complaint, and the parties agreed to a schedule for Romeo and Patterson to file Answers to that first amended complaint and a date by when the parties would complete certain discovery. Plaintiff filed her first amended complaint on October 18, 2021, removing her claim for conversion against Romeo and adding a claim against Romeo for alleged violation of 6 Del. C. § 8-404(a) on account of the same allegedly improper transfer of a warrant from plaintiff to Patterson. Romeo and Patterson filed Answers to that amended complaint on October 28, 2021 denying plaintiff’s claims.

The parties are enteringcurrently engaged in the discovery phase of litigation, and we intend to defend ourselves vigorously against plaintiff’s claims. The outcome of any complex legal proceeding is inherently unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties. Given the early stage of the litigation and based upon information presently known to management, we are not currently able to estimate the outcome of this proceeding or a possible range of loss, if any.

Nichols and Toner Complaints
On April 16, 2021, plaintiff Travis Nichols filed a class action complaint (the “Nichols Complaint”) against Romeo, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Nichols Complaint alleges that defendants made false and
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misleading statements regarding the supply of battery cells, which are components of Romeo’s products, and the Company’s ability to meet customer demand and achieve its revenue forecast for 2021. On May 6, 2021, plaintiff Victor J. Toner filed a second class action complaint (the “Toner Complaint”) against Romeo, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The allegations in the Toner Complaint are substantially similar to the allegations in the Nichols Complaint. The
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relief sought by both plaintiffs includes money damages, reimbursement of expenses, and equitable relief. On July 15, 2021, the Court consolidated the 2 pending cases and appointed a lead plaintiff. The lead plaintiff filed his consolidated amended complaint on September 15, 2021. We intend to defend ourselves vigorously against these claims, and on November 5, 2021 we have filed a motion to dismiss all claims. AllBriefing on the motion to dismiss is now complete and all other proceedings in the case are stayed pending resolution of our motion to dismiss. This litigation is at preliminary stages and the outcome of any complex legal proceeding is inherently unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties. Based upon information presently known to management, we are not currently able to estimate the outcome of this proceeding or a possible range of loss, if any.

Unconditional Purchase Obligations
An unconditional purchase obligation is defined as an agreement to purchase goods or services that is enforceable and legally binding (non-cancelable, or cancelable only in certain circumstances). As of September 30, 2021, we have met all of the Company’s minimum 2021 annual purchase commitments. We estimate our total unconditional purchase commitments (for those contracts with terms in excess of one year) are $512.9 million through the end of 2025 and $472.4 million thereafter. However, the amount of our purchase commitments subsequent to September 30, 2021 is not fully fixed and is subject to change based on changes in certain raw materials indexes as well the quantities of purchases we actually make. These commitments relate to our inventory purchases.

Supply Agreement

Effective August 10, 2021, we entered intoWe have a long-term supply agreement (the “Supply Agreement”) for the purchase of lithium-ion battery cells with a Tier 1 battery cell and materials manufacturer (“Supplier”). Under the Supply Agreement, Supplier is committed to supplying cells to us, at escalating annual minimums, through June 30, 2028. Supplier's minimum total supply commitment to us, and our minimum purchase obligation, is for 8 GWh, and Supplier has agreed to use its best effort to allocate additional cells to us through 2023.

To facilitate Supplier’s supply of cells, we agreed to paypaid Supplier by December 31, 2021 a deposit of $1.5 million which will be appliedin 2021 (the “Deposit”). As of March 31, 2022, the balance of the Deposit was $0.3 million. The decrease in the Deposit reflects credits received as an advance for cells were purchased in 2021the first quarter of 2022 and an updated view of the number of cells to be purchased for the remainder of 2022 (the “Deposit”), andrelative to the minimum volume commitment.

In addition, we paid a prepayment of approximately $64.7 million by September 10, 2021 (the “Prepayment”), which will be applied as an advance for the cells to be purchased from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028.

If the Company breaches its minimum volume commitment during any applicable year or portion thereof, Supplier is entitled to retain, as liquidated damages, the remaining balance of the Deposit or Prepayment for that year, as applicable. If Supplier materially breaches its minimum volume commitment during any applicable year or portion thereof, or in the event of a force majeure, Supplier will be required to return the remaining balance of the Deposit or Prepayment for that year, as applicable.

Unconditional Contractual Obligations
16. CONCENTRATION OF RISK

Customer ConcentrationAn unconditional contractual obligation is defined as an agreement to purchase goods or services that is enforceable and Accounts Receivable

We hadlegally binding (non-cancelable, or cancellable only in certain customers whose revenue individually represented 10% or morecircumstances). As of March 31, 2022, we estimate our total revenue, or whose accounts receivable balances individually represented 10% or more of our total accounts receivable, as follows:
For the three months ended September 30, 2021, total revenue recognized included 68% from one major customerunconditional contractual commitments, including inventory purchases, lease minimum payments and 10% from a second major customer, together representing 78% of our total revenue. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, total revenue recognized included 83% from the Joint Venture engineering services.
Forother contractual commitments, are $9.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, total revenue recognized included 51% from one major customer, 11% from a second major customerending December 31 2022, $37.7 million for the year ending December 31 2023, $197.1 million for the year ending December 31 2024, $195.6 million for the year ending December 31 2025, $193.2 million for the year ending December 31 2026 and 17% from$354.9 million thereafter. However, the Joint Venture engineering services, together representing 79%amount of our total revenue. Forpurchase commitments subsequent to March 31, 2022 is not fully fixed and is subject to change based on changes in certain raw materials indexes as well the nine months ended September 30, 2020, total revenue recognized included 47% from one major customer, and 47% from the Joint Venture engineering services, together representing 94%quantities of our total revenue.
As of September 30, 2021, our total reported accounts receivable balance included 41% from one major customer, 24% frompurchases we actually make. Amounts exclude a second major customer and 12% from the Joint Venture engineering services account, together representing 77% of our
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total accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2020, our total reported accounts receivable balance included 13% from one major customer, 13% from another major customer and 44% from the Joint Venture engineering services account, together representing 70% of our total accounts receivable.
Supplier Concentration

We rely on third-party suppliers$6.0 million legal settlement payable related to an employee liability matter, for the provision and development of many of the key components and materials used in our battery modules and packs, such as battery cells, electrical components, electromechanical components, mechanical components and enclosure materials. Some of the components used in our battery modules and packs are purchased by us from single sources. While we believe that we may be able to establish alternative supply relationships and can obtain or engineer replacement components for our single-sourced components, we may be unable to do so in the short term (or at all) at prices or quality levels that are favorable to us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business financial condition, operating results, and future prospects. Furthermore, in certain cases,umbrella insurance carriers have agreed to cover the establishmentcost of an alternative supply relationship could require us to visit a new supplier’s facilities in order to qualify the supplier and perform supplier quality audits, and, over the past twelve months, our ability to travel and qualify new suppliers has been directly impacted by COVID-19. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, three third-party suppliers of key single-sourced components and materials used in our battery modules and packs represented 12% and 17% of our total purchases during the period.

We are dependent on the continued supply of battery cells for our products,damages owed, and we will require substantially more cellshave recorded a $6.0 million insurance receivable to grow our business according to our plans. Currently, the overall supply of battery cellsreflect that we utilize in our manufacturing process has been constrained by high market demand. We currently purchase our cylindrical battery cells from two Tier 1 cylindrical battery cell suppliers, whose cells are qualified for use in electric vehicle (“EV”) applications. To date, we have only fully qualified a very limited number of additional suppliers and have limited flexibility in changing battery cell suppliers, though we are actively engaged in activities to qualify additional battery cell suppliers for use in EV applications. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, 73% and 58% of our total purchases for components of our products were for battery cells, of which 79% and 85% of the battery cell purchases were concentrated with two Tier 1 suppliers. We may purchase our battery cells either directly from the cell supplier or through a distributor.

Effective August 10, 2021, we entered into a Supply Agreement for the purchase of lithium-ion battery cells with a Tier 1 battery cell and materials manufacturer. As a result of the Supply Agreement, our concentration of battery cell purchases will shift more predominantly to a single supplier. See Note 15 – Commitments and Contingencies for additional information about the Supply Agreement.

17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

New Corporate Headquarter Lease

Effective as of October 1, 2021, the Company entered into a Single-Tenant Commercial Lease (the “Lease”), with Warland Investments Company (the “Landlord”) relating to approximately 215,000 square feet of office, assembly, storage, warehouse and distribution space located at 5560 Katella Avenue, Cypress, California 90630 (the “Premises”). The Company intends to use the Premises for its corporate headquarters. The Lease will commence on the earliest of (i) twelve (12) weeks after the Landlord tenders possession of the Premises, (ii) the date on which the Company commences any business use at the Premises, and (iii) the date of substantial completion pursuant to the work letter agreement between the Company and the Landlord.

Under the terms of the Lease, the Company is obligated to pay the Landlord an initial base monthly rent of $210,700, or $0.98 per square foot. The monthly base rent will increase annually by approximately three percent of the then-current base rent. The Company will also be responsible for its proportional share of operating expenses, real estate tax expenses, insurance charges and maintenance costs, each as defined in the Lease, associated with the ownership, operation, maintenance, and repair of the Premises, subject to certain exclusions provided in the Lease.The term of the Lease is 97 calendar months. The Company may, at its option, extend the term of the Lease for five (5) additional years on the same terms and conditions, except that the base monthly rent shall be adjusted to the “fair rental value” of the Premises.

The Lease contains customary default provisions allowing the Landlord to terminate the Lease if the Company fails to remedy a breach of any of its obligations under the Lease within specified time periods, or upon bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company. The Lease also contains other customary provisions for real property leases of this type.commitment.

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BorgWarner’s Election to Sell Its Ownership in the JV to The Company

On October 25 2021, BorgWarner elected to exercise a right under the Joint Venture Operating Agreement, dated May 6, 2019 (the “Operating Agreement”), to put its 60% ownership stake in the JV to the Company.

Pursuant to the terms of the Operating Agreement, upon exercise of a party’s put right, the Company and BorgWarner are required to select a nationally recognized valuation firm to determine the market value of the JV as of the date the put is exercised using comparable company, discounted cash flow and other standard valuation methodologies used in such valuations (the “Joint Venture Valuation”). We will be required to pay BorgWarner 95% of the market value of its stake based upon the Joint Venture Valuation. The parties will be obligated to consummate Romeo’s purchase of BorgWarner’s ownership stake in the Joint Venture within 30 days of the Joint Venture Valuation being determined. As a result of our purchase of BorgWarner’s ownership stake in the JV, we believe that the Company will (1) own 100% and fully consolidate the JV, (2) reacquire control of all of our intellectual property, and (3) be relieved of various contractual geographic, product and manufacturing limitations on our business and limitations on our research and development activities. We currently are unable to estimate the range of our obligation to purchase BorgWarner’s ownership stake in the JV.


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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Unless the context indicates otherwise, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) to the “Company,” “Romeo,” “we,” “us,” “our” and similar terms refer to Romeo Power, Inc. (f/k/a RMG Acquisition Corp.) and its consolidated subsidiaries. References to “RMG” refer to RMG Acquisition Corp. prior to the consummation of the Business Combination (as defined below) and “Legacy Romeo” refers to Romeo Systems, Inc.As discussed in Note 1 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, we corrected the 2021 condensed consolidated financial statements related to the accounting for performance and market-based options granted in 2020 to our former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. These corrections are reflected in the discussions.
Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report contains “forward-looking statements” relating to our future financial performance, forward-looking statements within the market for our services and our expansion plans and opportunities.meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “contemplate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” “goal,” “project” or the negative of such terms or other similar terms. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or otherwise implied by the forward-looking statements, including the following:

risks that we are unsuccessful in integrating potential acquired businesses and product lines;
risks of decreased revenues due to pricing pressures or lower product volume ordered from customers;
risks that our products and services fail to interoperate with third-party systems;
potential price increases or lack of availability of third-party technology, battery cells, components or other raw materials that we use in our products;
potential disruption of our products, offerings, and networks;
our ability to deliver products and services following a disaster or business continuity event;
risks resulting from our international operations, including overseas supply chain partners;
risks related to strategic alliances, such as our joint venture with BorgWarner (the “BorgWarner JV”);
risks related to BorgWarner’s recent exercise of its right to put its membership interest in the BorgWarner JV to us for 95% of the market value, and the timing and impact of such purchase on our financial condition and business operations;alliances;
risks related to our ability to raise additional capital in the future if required;
potential unauthorized use of our products and technology by third parties;
potential impairment charges related to our long-lived assets, including our fixed assets and equity method investments;
changes in applicable laws or regulations, including tariffs and similar charges;
potential failure to comply with privacy and information security regulations governing the client datasets we process and store;
the possibility that the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic may adversely affect our future results of operations, financial position and cash flows;

the possibility that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may result in continued price increases or lack of availability of certain raw materials; and
the possibility that we may be adversely affected by other economic, business or competitive factors.

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The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with the other cautionary statements included in this and other reports we file with or furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the information in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” included in Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20202021 (“2021 Form 10-K”). If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what we anticipate.
Overview
We are an industry leading energy storage technology company focused on designing and manufacturing lithium-ion battery modules and packsleader delivering advanced electrification solutions for commercial electric vehicles.complex vehicle applications. Through our energy denseenergy-dense battery modules and packs, we enable large-scale sustainable transportation by delivering safe, longer lasting batteries that have shorter charge times and longer life. With greater energy density, we are able to create lightweight and efficient solutions that deliver superior performance and provide improved acceleration, range and durability compared to battery packs provided by our competitors. Our modules and packs are customizable and scalable and are optimized by our proprietary battery management system (“BMS”). We differentiate ourselves frombelieve we produce superior battery products compared to our competitors by leveraging our technical expertise and depth of knowledge of energy storage systems.systems into high performing products that fit a wide range of demanding applications.
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Since 2016, we have been designing and building battery modules, and we provide enabling battery technology for key customers in the vehicle electrification industry. Currently, we primarily focus on marketing mobility energy technology for commercial vehicles in Classes 4-8, recreational marine vessels, and construction and agriculture vehicles. We have collaborated with HES to focus on sustainability and reuse applications of our batteries, and we have a strategic alliance with Republic to cooperate in opportunities to incorporate next-generation battery technology into its fleet operations. We also collaborate with Dynexus to integrate Dynexus’s battery performance and health sensors into our battery ecosystem. These relationships help us to de-risk our business model, scale our business and deliver value to our customers.

Our operations now consist of a single business segment, which is Romeo Power. Romeo Power designs and manufactures industry leading battery modules, battery packs, and BMS technologies for our customers.
We expect our capital and operating expenditures to increase significantly in connection with our ongoing activities, and to prepare for growth, as the Company:

purchases production equipment and increases the number of production lines used to manufacture its products;

completes construction in a new factory in Cypress, California and moves our operations to the new location;
commercializes products;
continues to invest in research and developmentR&D related to new technologies;
commits toconsiders additional long-term supply agreements with cell suppliers that may require substantial advance payment;
increases its investment in marketing and advertising, as well as the sales and distribution infrastructure for its products and services;
maintains and improves operational, financial and management information systems;
hires additional personnel;
obtains, maintains, expands and protects its intellectual property portfolio; and
enhances internal functions to support theits requirements ofas a publicly-traded company.
Comparability of Financial Information

Our results of operations and reported assets and liabilities may not be comparable between periods as a result of the Business Combination and becoming a public company. As a result of the Business Combination, we became a New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) listed company, which has required and will continue to require us to hire additional personnel and implement procedures and processes to address public company regulatory requirements and customary practices. We expect to incur additional annual expenses as a public company for, among other things, directors' and officers' liability insurance, director fees and additional internal and external accounting, legal and administrative resources, including increased audit, compliance, and legal fees.

Key Factors Affecting Operating Results

We believe that our performance and future success depend on a number of factors that present significant opportunities for us, but also pose risks and challenges, including those discussed below and in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the 2020our 2021 Form 10-K.
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Availability of Funding Resources

As of March 31, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents, and investments of $41.3 million and $25.5 million, respectively. We have recurring losses, which have resulted in an accumulated deficit of $252.6 million as of March 31, 2022. On February 15, 2022, we entered into a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (“SEPA”) with an affiliate of Yorkville Advisors. Under the terms of the SEPA, we have the right, but not the obligation, to sell up to $350 million of Common Stock to Yorkville, subject to certain limitations, at the time of our choosing during the two-year term of the agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we issued 16.7 million shares of Common Stock to Yorkville for cash proceeds of $25.0 million with a portion of the shares issued as non-cash stock purchase discount under the SEPA. Despite the access to liquidity from potential sales of Common Stock under the SEPA, as a result of continuing anticipated operating cash outflows, capital expenditures, amounts paid to BorgWarner in February 2022, and costs to support future growth, we believe that substantial doubt exists regarding our ability to continue as a going concern for twelve months from the date of the issuance of our financial statements. Although management continues to explore a range of options to further address the Company’s capitalization and liquidity, management cannot conclude as of the date of this filing that it is probable that additional options will become available to fund our longer range investment plans and our operating losses. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

COVID-19 Pandemic Update

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”)WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted economic activity and conditions worldwide, including workforces, liquidity, capital markets, consumer behavior, supply chains and macroeconomic conditions. Some locales continue to impose prolonged quarantines and restrict travel. These restrictions have at times impacted and continue to impact the ability of our employees to get to their places of work to produce products, our ability to obtain sufficient components or raw materials and component parts on a timely basis or at a cost-effective price, and our ability to keep our products moving through the supply chain. We took temporaryimplemented precautionary measures intended to help minimize the risk of the virus to our employees, including temporarily requiring some employees to work remotely and implementing viral testing and social distancing protocols for all work conducted onsite. We continue to suspend non-essential travel worldwide for employees, and we are discouraging employee attendance at other gatherings.

For the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022, there has been a trend in many parts of the world of increasing availability and administration of vaccines against COVID-19, as well as an easing of restrictions on social, business, travel and government activities and functions. On the other hand, infection rates and regulations continue to fluctuate and are increasing in various regions. There are ongoing global impacts resulting from the pandemic, including challenges and increases in costs for logistics and supply chains, such as increased port congestion and intermittent supplier delays. To date,In 2021, COVID-19 has had a limitedan adverse impact on our operations, supply chains and distribution systems, butand it has resulted in higher costs for,due to increased lead times and increased scarcity of raw materials than previously expected. Our efforts to qualify certain new suppliers, particularly in Asia, have been hampered which has required us to continue using certain higher cost components for our products. Because ofAs restrictions on travel restrictions,and local business activities are diminishing, we are unablebeginning to visit manyresume visits with prospective customers in person, but the lengthy time period in which could delaywe were not able to host customers in our factory has prolonged the sales conversion cycle. Due to these precautionary measures and resultingthe various global economic impacts of the pandemic, we may experience significant and unpredictable reductions in demand for certain of our products.products, as well as interruptions in the availability of purchased components or increased logistics costs to deliver materials from suppliers or to customers. The degree and duration of disruptions to future business activities are unknown at this time. Ultimately, we cannot predict the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will continue to monitor macroeconomic conditions to remain flexible and to optimize and evolve our business, as appropriate, and
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we will have to accurately project demand and infrastructure requirements and deploy our production, workforce and other resources accordingly.

Global Battery Cell Shortage
The cost of battery cells manufactured by our suppliers, depends in part upon the prices and availability of raw materials such as lithium, nickel, cobalt and/or other metals. Costs for these raw materials have increased due to higher production costs and demand surges in the electric vehicle (“EV”)EV market. The prices for these materials fluctuate, and their available supply may be unstable depending on market conditions and global demand, including as a result of increased global production of electric vehiclesEVs and energy storage products. In the three months ended March 31, 2022, the prices have further escalated as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia is the world’s second-largest producer of cobalt and the third-largest producer of nickel.Until the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is resolved, these materials are likely to become increasingly scarce and more expensive to obtain. A rise in the number of EV start-up companies in the United States that received substantial funding pursuant to capital markets transactions via mergers with special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in 2020 and 2021 also has contributed to
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increases in demand. Any reduced availability of these materials may impact our access to cells, and any increases in their prices may reduce our profitability if we cannot recoup the increased costs through the pricing of our products or services. The availability and price of cylindrical cells, which is the form we use in our products, is particularlytends to be more sensitive to the demand surge since most of the supply of other cell forms, such as pouch and prismatic cells, has been allocated previously, in some cases several years in advance.

Our current products are designed around cylindrical cells because such cells allow for optimal energy density, longest life and the highest level of safety. There are only three battery cell suppliers for cylindrical cells (“Tier 1 Suppliers”) whose cells are qualified for use in EV applications because of their superior quality, performance and safety standards. Other battery cell suppliers who manufacture cylindrical cells are emerging as potentially qualified sources for EV applications. We are conducting our rigorous qualification and validation process on these alternative cell suppliers in order to introduce more sourcing options into our product without sacrificing necessary performance and safety. Increased demand for electric vehiclesEVs globally has outpaced the cell production capacity of the Tier 1 Suppliers. While the Tier 1 Suppliers are increasing their output capacity in Asia and in the United States, electric vehicleEV battery pack manufacturers are competing for a severely limited supply of battery cells in the short and medium term. As a result of the increased demand and higher raw material costs, battery cell pricing has increased for cell purchases between 2021 and 2023.2022. Pricing indications from our cell suppliers indicate demand may start to stabilize inbetween 2023 and 2025, although we cannot be certain this stabilization will occur.

Effective August 10, 2021, we entered into a long-term supply agreement (the “Supply Agreement”) for the purchase of lithium-ion battery cells with a Tier 1 battery cell and materials manufacturer (“Supplier”). Under the Supply Agreement, the Supplier is committed to supplying cells to us, at escalating annual minimum quantities, through June 30, 2028. For further discussion of the Supply Agreement please see Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

Key Components of Operating Results
The following discussion describes certain line items in our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.
Revenue
We primarily generate revenue from the sale of battery modules, battery packs, and BMS, as well as the performance of engineering services, inclusive of the development of prototypes. Revenue generated from the sale of our battery modules, battery packs, and BMS under standard supply or production contracts is presented as product revenue in our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. Revenue generated from the production of prototypes is included in services revenue in our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income, when prototypes are developed as a part of broader engineering services contracts, which are commonly entered into prior to signing a full production contract with a customer. Services revenue also includes revenueOur services revenues are primarily earned forthrough engineering services provided to the BorgWarner JV. As discussed in Note 1 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, we acquired BorgWarner’s 60% ownership of the JV on February 4, 2022 and dissolved the JV on February 11, 2022.
Cost of Revenue and Gross Loss
Cost of revenue is comprised primarily of product costs, personnel costs (e.g., for production line and production management employees), logistics and freight costs, depreciation and amortization of manufacturing and test equipment, and allocation of fixed overhead expenses. Our product costs are impacted by technological innovations, such as advances in battery controls and battery configurations, new product introductions, economies of scale that result in lower component costs, and improvements in and automation of our production processes. Our production line and production management personnel costs
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are primarily impacted by (1) changes in headcount, the number of production shifts and number of production lines that will be required to meet our anticipated future production levels, and (2) changes in compensation and benefits.

Gross profit or loss may vary between periods and is primarily affected by production volumes, product costs, including costs for raw materials, components and labor, product mix, customer mix, and warranty costs.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses primarily consist of research and development (R&D) costs and selling, general, and administrative costs. Personnel-related costs are the most significant component of each of these expense classifications and include salaries, benefits, payroll taxes, sales commissions, incentive compensation, and stock-based compensation.
Research and Development
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R&D Expense
Research and developmentR&D expense includes personnel-related costs, third-party design and development costs, testing and evaluation costs and other indirect costs. ResearchR&D employees have expertise and development employees are primarily engaged in the design and development ofperform activities related to battery cell science, design and engineering, battery module related technology and electro-mechanical engineering, thermal engineering and BMS engineering. We devote substantial resources to research and developmentR&D programs that focus on both performance enhancements to, and cost efficiencies in, existing products and the timely development of new products that utilize technological innovation to drive down product costs, improve product functionality and enhance product safety and reliability. We intend to continue to invest resources in research and developmentR&D efforts on an on-going basis, as we believe this investment is critical to maintaining and strengthening our competitive position.

Selling, General, and Administrative Expense
Selling, general and administrative expense includes both sales, and marketing costs and general and administrative costs associated with back-office functions.costs. Sales and marketing expense includes personnel-related costs, as well as marketing, customer support, trade show and other indirect costs. We expect to continue to make the necessary sales and marketing investments to enable the execution of our strategy, which includes increasing market penetration geographically and entering into new markets. We currently offer products to electrify commercial trucks, buses, mining and agricultural equipment, and watercraft. We expect to expand the geographic reach of our product offerings and explore new revenue channels in our addressable markets in the future.

General and administrative expense includesincludes: personnel-related costs attributable to our executive, finance, human resources and information technology organizations; certain facility costs; and fees for professional services. Fees for professional services consist primarily of outside legal and accounting, consulting, audit and tax costs.
Acquisition of In-process Research and Development

On February 4, 2022, we acquired BorgWarner’s ownership share in the JV, which was subsequently dissolved on February 11, 2022. The primary asset acquired in the Membership Interest Expense
Interest expense recognized during the threePurchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) constitutes an in-process research and nine months ended September 30, 2020, primarily consisted of interest incurred under Legacy Romeo’s outstanding notes. As Legacy Romeo’s outstanding notes were converted into our Common Stock or extinguished upon consummationdevelopment asset (“IPR&D”) comprised entirely of the Business Combination, we have not incurred material interest expense subsequentCompany’s research and development. The Company recorded a charge of $35.0 million related to the Business Combination.acquisition of in-process research and development expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations at the Purchase Agreement Closing Date because the Company determined that the IPR&D asset had no alternative future use that is distinct and different from the Company’s existing research and development. See Note 1 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for further information on our acquisition of BorgWarner’s ownership share in the JV.

Change in Fair Value of Public and Private Placement Warrants
In February 2019, RMG issued 7,666,648 warrants (the “Public Warrants”) to purchase shares of Common Stock at $11.50 per share. Simultaneously, RMG issued 4,600,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants” and, together with the Public Warrants, the “Public and Private Placement Warrants”) to purchase shares of Common Stock at $11.50 per share to RMG Sponsor, LLC, certain funds and accounts managed by subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc., and certain funds and accounts managed by Alta Fundamental Advisers LLC. The Company re-measures the fair value of the Public and Private Placement Warrants at each reporting period.

On February 16, 2021, we announced the redemption of all of the outstanding Public Warrants to purchase shares of our Common Stock. The Public Warrants were issued under the Warrant Agreement, dated February 7, 2019, by and between RMG and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as warrant agent, as part of the units sold in the initial public offering of RMG. On April 5, 2021, 7,223,683all the outstanding Public Warrants were redeemed at the redemption price of $0.01 per Public Warrant. The Company paid Public Warrant holders a total of $72,237 in connection with the redemption.
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Gain from extinguishment of PPP loan
As a result of COVID-19, we faced risks to raising necessary capital which could significantly disrupt our business. To help mitigate those risks and support our ongoing operations, we received loan proceeds from two loans totaling $3.34 million under the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The PPP, established as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), provides for loans to qualifying businesses for amounts up to 2.5 times of the average monthly payroll expenses. The loans and accrued interest are forgivable after 24 weeks as long as the borrower uses the loan proceeds for eligible purposes, including payroll, benefits, rent and utilities, and maintains its payroll levels. We applied for forgiveness of the loans following the covered period of the loans. In August 2021, we received a notice from the SBA that our $3.3 million PPP loan was fully forgiven. At September 30, 2021, the $0.04 million PPP loan remained outstanding.

Investment Gain (Loss), Net

Investment gain (loss), net primarily includes realized gains or losses recognized in connection with our available-for-sale debt investments.
Other Expense

In April 2020, Legacy Romeo agreed to cancel $1.8 million of $9.1 million stockholder notes receivable outstanding as of December 31, 2019, in the event of a sale of Legacy Romeo or an initial public offering.redeemed. As a result, we recorded $1.6 milliononly had change in other expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, which represented the estimated fair value of private placement warrants for the derivative liability as of September 30, 2020.three months ended March 31, 2022.

Loss in Equity Method Investments

Loss in equity method investments reflects the recognition of our proportional share of the net losses of our equity method investments. For the three and ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, these losses relate only to the BorgWarner JV, in which we holdheld a 40% ownership interest. interest until we purchased the remaining 60% of ownership from BorgWarner on February 4, 2022 and then dissolved the JV on February 11, 2022. See Note 1 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for further information on our acquisition of the BorgWarner’s ownership share in the JV. As of September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, there waswere no activitysignificant activities related to Heritage Battery Recycling, LLC (“HBR”). Therefore, during the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, there are no profits or losses from our equity method investment in HBR to be recognized.

Benefit from Income Taxes

The effective tax rate realized for each period was significantly below the Federal statutory rate of 21.0%, as we incurred significant operating losses during each reporting period and did not recognize an income tax benefit associated with these losses because a full valuation allowance is maintained against our net deferred income tax assets. Amounts reflected in benefit from income taxes generally represent various state and local taxes and consist primarily of California franchise tax.
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Results of Operations

Three Months Ended
September 30,
$%Three Months Ended
March 31,
$%
20212020ChangeChange20222021ChangeChange
Revenues:Revenues: (dollars in thousands)  Revenues: (dollars in thousands)  
Product revenuesProduct revenues$2,740 $51 $2,689 5273 %Product revenues$11,402 $612 $10,790 1763 %
Service revenuesService revenues3,019 624 2,395 384 %Service revenues169 442 (273)(62)%
Total revenuesTotal revenues5,759 675 5,084 753 %Total revenues11,571 1,054 10,517 998 %
Cost of revenues:Cost of revenues:        Cost of revenues:    
Product costProduct cost7,904 716 7,188 1004 %Product cost29,116 4,438 24,678 556 %
Service costService cost2,565 1,080 1,485 138 %Service cost137 389 (252)(65)%
Total cost of revenuesTotal cost of revenues10,469 1,796 8,673 483 %Total cost of revenues29,253 4,827 24,426 506 %
Gross lossGross loss(4,710)(1,121)(3,589)320 %Gross loss(17,682)(3,773)(13,909)369 %
Operating expenses:Operating expenses:Operating expenses:
Research and developmentResearch and development4,732 1,817 2,915 160 %Research and development6,705 3,771 2,934 78 %
Selling, general, and administrativeSelling, general, and administrative17,607 4,945 12,662 256 %Selling, general, and administrative22,248 15,902 6,346 40 %
Acquisition of in-process research and developmentAcquisition of in-process research and development35,402 — 35,402 NM
Total operating expensesTotal operating expenses22,339 6,762 15,577 230 %Total operating expenses64,355 19,673 44,682 227 %
Operating lossOperating loss(27,049)(7,883)(19,166)243 %Operating loss(82,037)(23,446)(58,591)250 %
Interest expenseInterest expense(4)(265)261 (98)%Interest expense(39)(7)(32)457%
Change in fair value of public and private placement warrantsChange in fair value of public and private placement warrants6,134 — 6,134 NMChange in fair value of public and private placement warrants1,271 116,125 (114,854)(98.9)%
Gain from extinguishment of PPP loan3,300 — 3,300 NM
Investment gain, net266 — 266 NM
Other expense— (228)228 (100)%
Loss before income taxes and loss in equity method investments(17,353)(8,376)(8,977)107 %
Investment (loss) gain, netInvestment (loss) gain, net(37)90 (127)(141.1)%
(Loss) income before income taxes and loss in equity method investments(Loss) income before income taxes and loss in equity method investments(80,842)92,762 (173,604)187 %
Loss in equity method investmentsLoss in equity method investments(611)(540)(71)13 %Loss in equity method investments(271)(643)372 (58)%
Benefit from income taxes11 — 11 NM
Net loss$(17,953)$(8,916)$(9,037)101 %
Provision for income taxesProvision for income taxes— (10)10 NM
Net (loss) incomeNet (loss) income$(81,113)$92,109 $(173,222)188 %
NM = Not meaningful

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Nine Months Ended
September 30,
$%
20212020ChangeChange
Revenues: (dollars in thousands)  
Product revenues$3,818 $2,097 $1,721 82 %
Service revenues3,921 2,229 1,692 76 %
Total revenues7,739 4,326 3,413 79 %
Cost of revenues:        
Product cost17,884 5,182 12,702 245 %
Service cost3,357 2,669 688 26 %
Total cost of revenues21,241 7,851 13,390 171 %
Gross loss(13,502)(3,525)(9,977)283 %
Operating expenses:
Research and development10,295 5,213 5,082 97 %
Selling, general, and administrative54,393 10,303 44,090 428 %
Total operating expenses64,688 15,516 49,172 317 %
Operating loss(78,190)(19,041)(59,149)311 %
Interest expense(16)(783)767 (98)%
Change in fair value of public and private placement warrants124,254 — 124,254 NM
Gain from extinguishment of PPP loan3,300 — 3,300 NM
Investment loss, net(23)— (23)NM
Other expense— (1,614)1,614 (100)%
Income (loss) before income taxes and loss in equity method investments49,325 (21,438)70,763 330 %
Loss in equity method investments(1,817)(1,272)(545)43 %
Benefit from income taxes— NM
Net income (loss)$47,509 $(22,710)$70,219 309 %
NM = Not meaningful

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 Compared with Three Months Ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021

Revenues
Three Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Amount%Amount%
(dollars in thousands)
Product revenues$2,740 48 %$51 %
Service revenues3,019 52 %624 92 %
Total revenues$5,759 100 %$675 100.0 %

Product revenues
Product revenues increased approximately $2.7$10.8 million, or 5273% 1763%, for the three months ended September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, as compared to product revenues for the same period in the prior year. The increase in product revenues relates primarily to increased delivery of commercial vehicle battery packs and modules under four active supply contracts. We expect the current volume of our commercial vehicle battery pack and module production and delivery activity to continue growing as we increase delivery on the fourthree supply contracts, that started production and delivery during 2021. Additionally, duringresulting in an increase of approximately $10.0 million of product revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2021 we completed productionMarch 31, 2022 as compared to the same period in the prior year. The term of each of the three supply contracts will end between 2023 and 2025. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the average selling prices per unit did not have a significant impact on revenues when compared to the same period in the prior year.
Minimum quantity commitments related to contracts signed through March 31, 2022 is approximately $412.0 million of backlog. With the completion of the delivery on anof engineering and prototype development agreement that isservices, we expect to recognize approximately $33.4 million of this backlog revenue during the remainder of our fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. For further discussion on our backlog, see Note 3 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
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subsequently described in the discussion of service revenues. The engineering and prototype agreement was the precursor to a current product supply agreement, for which we recognized $0.9 million of revenue for product deliveries during the period.
We expect to continue to produce and deliver battery modules and packs at greater scale in accordance with our more recently signed customer supply contracts, certain of which provide for minimum take or pay order commitments. Minimum quantity commitments related to contracts signed through September of 2021 are approximately $547.0 million of backlog.

Service revenues

Service revenues increaseddeclined approximately $2.4$0.3 million, or 384%62%, for the three months ended September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, as compared to service revenues for the same period in the prior year. The increasedecline in service revenues is primarily related to the recognitionacquisition of $2.6 million ofBorgWarner’s 60% ownership on February 4, 2022 as the service revenues duerevenue was primarily related to our revenue from the completion of an engineering and prototype development agreement. In accordance with our accounting policy, revenue for this arrangement was deferred until the final developed prototype was delivered, which occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2021. This increase was offset partially by a $0.1 million reduction in engineering labor services provided to the BorgWarner JV.
Cost of Revenues
Three Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Amount%Amount%
(dollars in thousands)
Cost of revenues – product cost$7,904 75 %$716 40 %
Cost of revenues – service cost2,565 25 %1,080 60 %
Total cost of revenues$10,469 100 %$1,796 100 %

Cost of revenues – product cost
Cost of revenues associated with product revenuerevenues increased approximately $7.2$24.7 million, or 1004%556%, for the three months ended September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This increase is largelyHigher costs of product revenue resulted from a resulthigher volume of the $2.7 million increase in product revenuesshipments during the period,three months ended March 31, 2022, which drove increases in materials consumed as described above. Cost of revenues associated with product sales increased due to higherwell as greater production direct labor headcount and other production related operating costs attributable to production-related personnel incurred in connection with the ramp-up of shipments to support larger supply contracts. In addition, a portion of the increase in product costs of revenues can be attributed to a higher volume of materials consumed.costs. The increase in material costs also reflects procuring some key components at higher than standard costs and the incurrence of delivery expediting costs due to scarcity of supply.
In addition, during the three months ended September 30, 2021, a $0.4 million increase in expense resulted from the write-down of excess and obsolete inventory primarily due to obsolescence of certain raw materials and work-in-progress inventory as a result of technological advances and excess inventory from purchased quantities exceeding amounts originally expected to be consumed. We did not record any inventory write-downs during the same period in the prior year.

Overhead costs included in cost of revenues associated with product revenues increased periodremained consistent year over period.year. A significant portion of the overhead costs that we incurred in both periods include facility rent, utilities, and depreciation of manufacturing equipment and tooling, which are fixed or semi-fixed in nature. As manufacturing activities under our supply contracts increase, we would expect to achieve improved leverage on fixed and semi-fixed overhead.overhead costs. As a result of such improvement, gross loss as a percentage of product revenues decreased to 155% for the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to gross loss as a percentage of product revenues of 625% for the same period in the prior year.

Cost of revenues – service cost

Cost of revenues associated with service revenues increaseddecreased approximately $1.5$0.3 million, or 138%65%, for the three months ended September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, as compared to cost of revenues associated with service revenues for the same period in the prior year. DuringThe decrease is primarily due to decrease in service revenues from the period we recognized $2.6 millionJV as discussed under “Service Revenues” above. Gross margin was 19% for the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to gross margin of revenue and12% for the related costs associated with the completion of deliveries for a significant engineering and prototype contract, for which revenue and costs previously were deferred, in accordance with our accounting policy, until all engineering services were complete and all prototypes had been delivered. This increase was offset partially by a $0.1 million reductionsame period in the cost of engineering labor services provided to the BorgWarner JV.
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prior year.

Research and Development Expense

Research and developmentR&D expense increased approximately $2.9 million, or 160%78%, for the three months ended September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily attributable to the following items (in thousands):

Primary DriverIncrease / (Decrease)
Compensation and benefit costs$2,367 
Materials and consumables592 
Primary drivers of the total increase in research and development expense$2,959

The $2.4a $2.5 million increase in compensation and benefit costs, was due to a 34% increase in department headcountbenefits as a result of a headcount increase for increased research and developmentR&D activities to support ongoing technology and product development. In addition to theThe remaining increase in compensation and benefits costs, materials and consumables increased $0.6 million,was primarily due to a higher volume of materials consumed. Theconsumed in product development activities.

As manufacturing activities under our supply contracts increase, we expect to achieve improved leverage on R&D costs. As a result of such improvement, R&D expense as a percentage of revenues decreased to 58% for the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to 358% for the same period in materials and consumables also reflects rising costs and the incurrence of delivery expediting costs due to scarcity of supply.prior year.

Selling, General, and Administrative Expense
Selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) expense increased approximately $12.7$6.3 million, or 256%40%, for the three months ended September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in the prior year. The $6.3 million increase wasreflects primarily attributable to the following items (in thousands):an increase in professional fees of $3.0 million, lease expenses of $1.2 million, compensation and benefits cost of $1.0 million, IT related costs of $0.7 million, and depreciation and amortization of $0.6 million.

Primary DriversIncrease / (Decrease)
Compensation and benefit costs (excluding stock-based compensation)$6,099 
Stock-based compensation expense*
3,038 
HES pilot program866 
Professional fees688 
Insurance1,415 
Primary drivers of the total increase in selling, general and administrative expense$12,106

* Amounts have been recast to reflect the corrections described in Note 1 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Compensation and benefits increased $6.1 million due to an 18% increase in departmental headcount and annual compensation increases. The $3.0 million increase in stock-based compensation is related to vesting of stock options, RSUs and PSUs grantedAs manufacturing activities under our stock incentive plans. We accruedsupply contracts increase, we expect to achieve improved leverage on SG&A costs. As a $0.9 million paymentresult of such improvement, SG&A expense as a percentage of revenues decreased to Heritage Environmental Services (“HES”)192% for the pilot program that started during the three months ended September 30, 2021 (For further discussion of the HES pilot program, see Note 14 - Transactions with Related Parties in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). Professional fees increased $0.7 million primarily as a result of legal, audit and accounting fees associated with new public company accounting and regulatory reporting requirements, as well as additional consulting services obtained to assist with our transition to being a public company. Insurance expense increased approximately $1.4 million reflecting the impact of company growth and associated with being a publicly traded company. As discussed in the ‘Overview’ section, we expect selling, general, and administrative expense to be higherMarch 31, 2022, as compared to historical periods now that1,509% for the Business Combination has been completed. The higher costs are expected to be attributable to a variety of factors including: increased investmentsame period in marketing, advertising, and the sales and distribution infrastructure related to our products and services; increased personnel and other costs supporting internal functions such as operations, finance, and information technology and systems; cost to support our requirements as a publicly traded company.prior year.

Interest ExpenseAcquisition of In-process Research and Development

In connection withOn February 4, 2022, we acquired the Business Combination, we repaid or converted all outstanding debt, except for our loans fromBorgWarner’s ownership share in the U.S. SBA’s PPP.JV, which was subsequently dissolved on February 11, 2022. The decreaseprimary asset acquired in interest expense reflects the payoff or conversion of substantially all of our debt on December 29, 2020. We did not incur any new debt during the three months ended September 30, 2021.Purchase Agreement constitutes an in-process research and development
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asset (“IPR&D”). The Company recorded a charge of $35.4 million to acquired in-process research and development expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations at the Purchase Agreement Closing Date because the Company determined that the IPR&D asset had no alternative future use that is distinct and different from the Company’s existing research and development. For further information on our acquisition of the BorgWarner’s ownership share in the JV, see Note 1 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

We did not incur such charge in the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Change in Fair Value of Public and Private Placement Warrants
ForThe Company re-measures the three months ended September 30, 2021, the change in fair value of the Public and Private Placement Warrants liabilities at each reporting period.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the change in fair value of the Private Placement Warrants liability was a decrease of $6.1$1.3 million, resulting in the recognition of a gain related to the reduction of the carrying value of the associated liability. The Company re-measures the fair value of the Public and Private Placement Warrants at each reporting period. The decrease in the fair value of the Public and Private Placement Warrants was primarily due to the decreasedecreases in the price of our Common Stock. Romeo did not become subject to the recognition of gains and losses from changes in the fair value of the Public and Private Placement Warrants until after the Business Combination and, accordingly, no gain or loss related to such warrants was recognized during

For the three months ended September 30, 2020.

Gain from Extinguishment of PPP Loan

Gain from extinguishment of PPP loan for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was $3.3 million and represents the amountof one of our two PPP loans which was forgiven by the SBA in August 2021. We did not have a similar gain during the same period in the prior year.

Investment Gain, net

Investment gain, net for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was approximately $0.3 million, which primarily represents realized gains incurred in connection with our available-for-sale debt investments. We did not have similar activity during the same period in the prior year due to the change in our investment position subsequent to the Business Combination.

Other Expense

In April 2020, Legacy Romeo agreed to cancel $1.8 million of $9.1 million stockholder notes receivable outstanding as of DecemberMarch 31, 2019, in the event of a sale of Legacy Romeo or an initial public offering. As a result, we recorded $0.2 million in other expense for the three months ended September 30, 2020, which represented the estimated change in fair value of the derivative liability during the period. The non-recurring cancellation of the amount due to us under the stockholder notes receivable was settled during the quarter ended December 31, 2020, and we did not incur similar losses during the same period in the current year.

Loss in Equity Method Investments
We account for our investment in the BorgWarner JV under the equity method of accounting and, accordingly, recognize our proportionate share of the joint venture’s earnings and losses. The amounts recognized as loss in equity method investments for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 represent our 40% share of the losses recognized by the joint venture for the corresponding period.

Net Loss
We reported a net loss of $18.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to a net loss of $8.9 million for the same period in the prior year. The increase in the net loss recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was due to the factors discussed above.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 Compared with Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

Revenues
Nine Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Amount%Amount%
(dollars in thousands)
Product revenues$3,818 49 %$2,097 48 %
Service revenues3,921 51 %2,229 52 %
Total revenues$7,739 100 %$4,326 100 %

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Product revenues
Product revenues increased approximately $1.7 million, or 82%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase in product revenues relates primarily to increased delivery on the four supply contracts that started production and delivery during 2021 resulting in recognition of $1.3 million of product revenues. The term of the four supply contracts run through our fiscal years ending December 31, 2024. Additionally, we have completed production and delivery on an engineering and prototype development agreement that is subsequently described in the discussion of service revenues. The engineering and prototype agreement was the precursor to a current product supply agreement, for which we recognized $0.9 million of revenue for product deliveries during the period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the average selling prices per unit did not have a significant impact on revenues, as compared to the same period in the prior year.
Minimum quantity commitments related to contracts signed through September of 2021 is approximately $547.0 million of backlog. With the completion of the delivery of engineering and prototype services, we expect to recognize approximately $9.8 million of this backlog revenue during the remainder of our fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.
Service revenues
Service revenues increased approximately $1.7 million, or 76%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase is primarily related to the recognition of $2.6 million of service revenues due to the completion of an engineering and prototype development agreement. In accordance with our accounting policy, revenue for this arrangement was deferred until the final developed prototype was delivered, which occurred during the current year. This increase was partially offset by a $0.7 million reduction in engineering labor services provided to the BorgWarner JV.
Cost of Revenues
Nine Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Amount%Amount%
(dollars in thousands)
Cost of revenues – product cost$17,884 84 %$5,182 66 %
Cost of revenues – service cost3,357 16 %2,669 34 %
Total cost of revenues$21,241 100 %$7,851 100 %

Cost of revenues – product cost
Cost of revenues associated with product revenues increased approximately $12.7 million, or 245%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in the prior year. Our costs of product revenue increased, in part as a result of an increase of $1.7 million in product revenues recognized during the period. Cost of revenues associated with product sales further increased due to higher production labor headcount and other operating costs attributable to production-related personnel incurred in connection with the ramp-up of shipments to support larger supply contracts. In addition, a portion of the increase in product costs of revenues can be attributed to a higher volume of materials consumed. The increase in material costs also reflects procuring some key components at higher than standard costs and the incurrence of delivery expediting costs due to scarcity of supply.
In addition to the above drivers, we realized a $1.6 million increase in expense resulting from the write-down of excess and obsolete inventory during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, primarily due to obsolescence of certain raw materials and work-in-progress as a result of technological advances and excess inventory from final purchase orders differing from our estimates. We did not record any inventory write-downs during the same period in the prior year.

Overhead costs remained consistent period over period. A significant portion of the overhead costs that we incurred in both periods include facility rent, utilities, and depreciation of manufacturing equipment and tooling, which are fixed or semi-fixed in nature. As manufacturing activities under our supply contracts increase, we would expect to achieve improved leverage on fixed and semi-fixed overhead costs.
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Cost of revenues – service cost
Cost of revenues associated with service revenues increased approximately $0.7 million, or 26%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to cost of revenues associated with service revenues for the same period in the prior year. Cost of revenues associated with service revenue increased due to the completion of engineering and prototype contracts for which revenue and costs are deferred until all engineering services are complete and all prototypes have been delivered. This increase was partially offset by the cost of revenue attributable to providing engineering services to the BorgWarner JV which decreased by $0.6 million during the period due to decreased services provided to the BorgWarner JV during the period.

Research and Development Expense

Research and development expense increased approximately $5.1 million, or 97%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily attributable to the following item (in thousands):

Primary DriverIncrease / (Decrease)
Compensation and benefit costs$4,382 
Materials and consumables630 
Primary drivers of the total increase in research and development expense$5,012

The $4.4 million increase in compensation and benefit costs, was due to a 49% increase in department headcount as a result of increased research and development activities to support ongoing technology and product development. In addition to the increase in compensation and benefits costs, materials and consumables increased $0.6 million, due to a higher volume of materials consumed. The increase in materials and consumables also reflects rising costs and the incurrence of delivery expediting costs due to scarcity of supply.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expense
Selling, general, and administrative expense increased approximately $44.1 million, or 428%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily attributable to the following items (in thousands):

Primary DriversIncrease / (Decrease)
Compensation and benefit costs (excluding stock-based compensation)$12,791 
Professional fees7,519 
Stock-based compensation*
12,589 
Insurance4,027 
HES pilot program866 
Primary drivers of the total increase in selling, general and administrative expense$37,792

* Amounts have been recast to reflect the corrections described in Note 1 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The $12.6 million increase in stock-based compensation expense was driven primarily by the performance and market-based stock option grant awarded to our former chairman and CEO, for which we recognized $5.3 million of stock-based compensation expense during the period. The additional stock-based compensation expense is related to vesting of stock options, RSUs and PSUs granted under our stock incentive plans. Professional fees increased $7.5 million primarily as a result of legal, audit and accounting fees associated with new public company accounting and regulatory reporting requirements and additional consulting services obtained to assist with our transition to being a public company. Compensation and benefits increased $12.8 million due to a 25% increase in departmental headcount, annual compensation increases, and compensation expense related to retention bonuses awarded to five members of our executive team. Insurance expense increased approximately $4.0 million, reflecting the impact of company growth and associated with being a publicly traded company. As discussed in the ‘Overview’ section, we expect selling, general, and administrative expense to be higher as compared to historical periods now that the Business Combination has been completed. The higher costs are expected to be attributable to a
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variety of factors, including: increased investment in marketing, advertising, and the sales and distribution infrastructure related to our products and services; increased personnel and other costs supporting in internal functions such as operations, finance, and information technology and systems; cost to support our requirements as a publicly traded company. We accrued a $0.9 million payment to HES for the pilot program that started during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (For further discussion of the HES pilot program, see Note 14 - Transactions with Related Parties in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).
Interest Expense
In connection with the Business Combination, we repaid or converted all outstanding debt, except for our PPP loans. The decrease in interest expense reflects the payoff or conversion of substantially all of our debt on December 29, 2020. We did not incur any new debt during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Change in Fair Value of Public and Private Placement Warrants
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the change in fair value of the Public and Private Placement Warrants liability was a decrease of $124.3$116.1 million, resulting in the recognition of a substantial gain related to the reduction of the carrying value of the associated liability. The Company re-measures the fair value of the Public and Private Placement Warrants at each reporting period. The decrease in the fair value of the Public and Private Placement Warrants was primarily due to the decreases in the price of our Common Stock and the Public Warrants subsequent to the Business Combination as well as the Public Warrant redemption that occurred on April 5, 2021. Romeo did not become subject to the recognition of gains and losses from changes in the fair value of the Public and Private Placement Warrants until after the Business Combination and, accordingly, no gain or loss related to such warrants was recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Gain from Extinguishment of PPP Loan

Gain from extinguishment of PPP loan for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $3.3 million, which represents amounts of one of our two PPP Loans forgiven by the SBA in August 2021. We did not have a similar gain during the same period in the prior year.

Other Expense

In April 2020, Legacy Romeo agreed to cancel $1.8 million of $9.1 million stockholder notes receivable outstanding as of December 31, 2019, in the event of a sale of Romeo or an initial public offering.As a result, Romeo recorded $1.6 million in Other expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, which represented the estimated fair value of the derivative liability as of September 30, 2020.The non-recurring cancellation of the amount due to us under the stockholder notes receivable ultimately was settled during the quarter ended December 31, 2020, and we did not incur similar losses during the same period in the current year.Stock.

Loss in Equity Method Investments

We account for our investment in the BorgWarner JV under the equity method of accounting and, accordingly, recognize our proportionate share of the joint venture’s earnings and losses. The amountsFor the three months ended March 31, 2021, $0.6 million was recognized as loss in equity method investments, forrepresenting our 40% share of the ninelosses recognized by the joint venture. For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 representMarch 31, 2022, $0.3 million was recognized as loss in equity method investments, representing our 40% share of the losses recognized by the joint venture forfrom January 1, 2022 through February 4, 2022, the corresponding period.date on which we acquired full ownership of the JV. No loss or gain in equity method investment has been recognized after February 4, 2022.

Net (Loss) Income (Loss)
We reported net incomeloss of $47.5$81.1 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, as compared to a net lossincome of $22.7$92.1 million for the same period in the prior year. The increasedecrease of $173.2 million in the net income recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 wasis primarily due to the one-time charge associated with the acquisition of in-process research and development and the unfavorable change in fair value of our Public and Private Placement Warrants partially offset byliability as discussed above.The net loss for the factors discussed above.first quarter also reflected increased cost of product revenues, increased R&D cost and higher SG&A expense.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to our results determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP)(“GAAP”), our management utilizes certain non-GAAP performance measures, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, for purposes of evaluating our ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe that these non-GAAP operating measures, when reviewed collectively with our GAAP financial information, provide useful supplemental information to investors in assessing our operating performance.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
“EBITDA” is defined as earnings before interest income and expense, income tax expense or benefit, and depreciation and amortization. “Adjusted EBITDA” has been calculated using EBITDA adjusted for, stock-based compensation, a gain on the change in fair value of the Public and Private Placement Warrants, ainvestment (loss) gain, on the extinguishment of a PPP loan, gain or loss on our investments, net, and derivative expense.acquisition of in-process research and development (Note 1 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements). We believe that both EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide additional information for investors to use in (1) evaluating our ongoing operating results and trends and (2) comparing our financial performance with those of comparable companies which may disclose similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors. These non-GAAP measures provide investors with incremental information for the evaluation of our performance after isolation of certain items deemed unrelated to our core business operations.
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EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are presented as supplemental measures to our GAAP measures of performance. When evaluating EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that we may incur future expenses similar to those excluded when calculating these measures. In addition, our presentation of these measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Furthermore, our computation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures computed by other companies, as the nature of the adjustments that other companies may include or exclude when calculating EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may differ from the adjustments reflected in our measure. Because of these limitations, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation, nor should these measures be viewed as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measure, which is net income (loss). We compensate for the limitations of our non-GAAP measures by relying primarily on our GAAP results. You should review the reconciliation of our net (loss) income (loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA below and not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our performance.
The following table reconciles net (loss) income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
202120202021202020222021
Net (loss) incomeNet (loss) income$(17,953)$(8,916)$47,509 $(22,710)Net (loss) income$(81,113)$92,109 
Interest expenseInterest expense265 16 783 Interest expense39 
Benefit from income taxesBenefit from income taxes(11)— (1)— Benefit from income taxes— 10 
Depreciation and amortization expenseDepreciation and amortization expense834 454 1,833 1,404 Depreciation and amortization expense1,098 505 
Amortization of investment premium paidAmortization of investment premium paid148 420 
EBITDAEBITDA(17,126)(8,197)49,357 (20,523)EBITDA(79,828)93,051 
Stock-based compensationStock-based compensation4,315 132 14,933 784 Stock-based compensation863 4,456 
Change in fair value of public and private placement warrantsChange in fair value of public and private placement warrants(6,134)— (124,254)— Change in fair value of public and private placement warrants(1,271)(116,125)
Gain from extinguishment of PPP loan(3,300)— (3,300)— 
Investment (gain) loss, net(266)— 23 — 
Derivative expense— 228 — 1,614 
Investment loss (gain), netInvestment loss (gain), net37 (90)
Acquisition of in-process research and developmentAcquisition of in-process research and development35,402 — 
Adjusted EBITDAAdjusted EBITDA$(22,511)$(7,837)$(63,241)$(18,125)Adjusted EBITDA$(44,797)$(18,708)

Liquidity and Capital Resources

From our inception in June 2014 through March 31, 2022, we generated an accumulated deficit of $252.6 million, while pursuing substantial R&D activities to bring the products in our lithium-ion battery technology platform to market on a mass production scale. We also have added significant cost to establish the infrastructure necessary as a public entity and to support growth of both commercial and production activities.
On December 29, 2020, the consummation of the Business Combination resulted in net cash proceeds of $345.8 million of cash available to fund our future operations, potential future obligations to contribute cash to fund the BorgWarner JV proportional to our ownership and our $35.0 million initial contribution for a profit sharing interest in the HBR System. The net proceeds received reflect gross proceeds of $394.2 million from the Business Combination, inclusive of cash from the PIPE Shares (as defined below), offset by the following: (i) settling all of Legacy Romeo’s issued and outstanding term notes, inclusive of accrued and unpaid interest, (ii) payment of transaction costs incurred by both RMG and Legacy Romeo, and (iii) payments of deferred legal fees, underwriting commissions, and other costs incurred in connection with the initial public offering of RMG.

Our current business plans include continued investments into R&D for technology and product development, capital for additional production capacity and related operating infrastructure, and further build out of business systems supporting the overall business. Support of these investments is expected to continue to consume cash which will require additional sources of capital. As the market for our customers’ products and demand for our technology continues to grow, increased sales volume may contribute to lower cost for materials we purchase and better cost leverage, as well as an improved pricing environment. However, we expect operating losses to continue to consume cash and cannot predict when we will generate positive cash flow.
As discussed in the “Overview” section, we continue to take precautionary measures intended to help minimize the risk of the COVID-19 virus to our employees and operations. We require vaccination, use of personal protective equipment, social distancing protocols when possible and weekly virus testing for all employees. While COVID-19 has had a limited adverse
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impact on our internal operations, we have experienced some disruption in supply chain and distribution systems which have led to the need to expedite delivery of materials and incur higher freight costs. The degree and duration of disruptions to future business activity are unknown at this time.
Our continuing short-term and long-term liquidity requirements are expected to be impacted by the following, among other things:

the timing and the costs involved in bringing our products to market;
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the expansion of production capacity;
our ability to manage the costs of manufacturing our product, including product;
the availability, cost of materials;and logistics expense for materials we purchase;
the availability of trade credit associated with the purchase of materials;
capital commitments that may be required to secure long-term cell supply arrangements;
general business liabilities, includingincluding the cost of warranty and quality claims, commercial disputes and potential business litigation costs and liabilities;
the scope, progress, results, costs, timing and outcomes of our research and developmentR&D activities for our battery modules and battery packs;
the costs of maintaining, expanding and protecting our intellectual property portfolio, including licensing expenses and potential intellectual property litigation costs and liabilities;
the costs of additional general and administrative personnel, including accounting and finance, legal and human resources, as a result of becoming a public company;
our ability to collect revenues from start-up companies operating in a relatively new industry;
the rate of development of the markets and demand for our products, including the pace of conversion to vehicle electrification and the degree of regulatory mandates and incentives that may affect the rate of conversion;
the global battery cell shortage;
our obligation to fund our proportional share of the operating expenses, working capital, and capital expenditures of the BorgWarner JV;
our obligation to purchase BorgWarner’s ownership interest in the BorgWarner JV; and
other risks discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors.Factors.

Liquidity Requirements

As of September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, our current assets were approximately $221.8$126.7 million, consisting primarily of cash and cash equivalents, available-for-sale debt investments, inventory, prepaid inventory and prepaid expenses and other current assets, and an insurance receivable. As of September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, our current liabilities were approximately $28.6$31.9 million, consisting primarily of accounts payable, accrued expenses, contract liabilities, current lease liabilities and a legal settlement amount. This strong liquidity position resulted fromother current liabilities. These liabilities are described in the Business Combination, which raised $345.8 million in cash that is being used by the Company to fund both operations and strategic initiatives.paragraphs below.

As described in more detail in Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements,accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, we signed a Supply Agreement, effective August 10, 2021, with a Suppliersupplier for the purchase of battery cells over the period of 2021 through 2028. As part of the Supply Agreement, we made a $64.7 million prepaymentPrepayment to the Suppliersupplier for the contract years beginning 2023 through 2028, and agreed to paypaid an additional $1.5 million deposit by December 31, 2021Deposit to secure the supply of cells through the term of the contract. The prepaidfor 2022. These amounts will be recouped through credits received as cells are purchased. If we breach our minimum volume commitments during any applicable year, the Suppliersupplier will be entitled to keep the remaining balance of the prepaid amounts for such year, as applicable.

As described in more detail in Note 17 - Subsequent Events in the Notes15 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements,accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, on October 25, 2021 BorgWarner decided to exercise a right under the Joint Venture Operating Agreement, dated May 6, 2019 (the “Operating Agreement”), to put its ownership stake in the BorgWarner JV to Romeo. We will have to pay BorgWarner 95%As a result, we completed the acquisition of the market value of its 60% stakeBorgWarner’s ownership share in the BorgWarner JV.first quarter of 2022. The transaction will be consummated within 30 days of a nationally recognized valuation firm completing its market value analysis of the BorgWarner JV.acquisition was paid for in cash.

Other strategic initiatives, which may or may not be similar in nature to the newlong-term cell supply agreement, will continue to be assessed in the context of balancing business value and our liquidity position. We may consider future strategic initiatives which in our assessment may lead to opportunities to maximize value of the business and require significant investment. Management anticipates that, in addition to possible strategic initiatives, our other ongoing liquidity and capital needs will relate primarily to capital expenditures for the expansion and support of production capacity, investment related to continue to reduce the cost of our product, working capital to support increased production and sales volume, and general overhead and personnel expenses to support continued growth and scale. As a result, it is possible we may decide to raise additional capitalscale, and liquidity to be prepared to support and fund such initiatives and growth.overall operating losses.
IfAs of March 31, 2022, we choosehad cash and cash equivalents, and investments of $41.3 million and $25.5 million, respectively. We have recurring losses, which have resulted in an accumulated deficit of $252.6 million as of March 31, 2022, 2021. On February 15, 2022, we entered into the SEPA with an affiliate of Yorkville Advisors.Under terms of the SEPA, we have the right, but not the obligation, to raise additional capital insell up to $350 million of Common Stock to an affiliate of Yorkville Advisors, subject to certain
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limitations, at the future,time of our choosing during the methodtwo-year term of the agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we issued 16.7 million shares of Common Stock to Yorkville for cash proceeds of $25.0 million with a portion of the shares issued as non-cash stock purchase discount under the SEPA. Management continues to explore a range of options to further address the Company’s capitalization and form of raising such capital has yet to be determined, but could range from debt to equity capital, or possibly both.liquidity. If we raise funds by issuing debt securities or incurring loans, this form of financing would have rights, preferences, and privileges senior to those of holders of our Common Stock. The availability and the terms under which we can borrow additional capital could be disadvantageous, and the terms of debt securities or borrowings could impose significant restrictions on our operations. Macroeconomic conditions and credit markets could also impact the availability and cost of potential future debt financing. If we raise capital through the issuance of additional equity, such sales and issuance would dilute the ownership interests of the existing holders of the Company’s
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our Common Stock. There can be no assurances that any additional debt or equity financing would be available to us or if available, that such financing would be on favorable terms to us.

Effective as of October 1, 2021, the Company entered into a Single-Tenant Commercial Lease (the “Lease”) for approximately 215,000 square feet of office, assembly, storage, warehouse and distribution space located in Cypress, California (the “Premises”). The Company intends to use the Premises for its corporate headquarters. On October 29, 2021, the Landlord tendered possession of the Premises to us. The monthly lease payments commenced on January 21, 2022. Under the terms of the Lease, the Company paid the Landlord an initial base monthly rent of $210,700, or $0.98 per square foot. The monthly base rent will increase annually by approximately three percent of the then-current base rent. The Company is also responsible for its proportional share of operating expenses, real estate tax expenses, insurance charges and maintenance costs, each as defined in the Lease, associated with the ownership, operation, maintenance, and repair of the Premises, subject to certain exclusions provided in the Lease (as described in the Lease).

The term of the Lease is 97 calendar months. The Company may, at its option, extend the term of the Lease for five additional years on the same terms and conditions, except that the base monthly rent shall be adjusted to the “fair rental value” of the Premises.

As of September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, we have met all of the Company’s minimum 2021 annual purchase commitments. We estimate our total unconditional purchasecontractual commitments, (for those contracts with terms in excess of one year)including inventory purchases, lease minimum payments and other contractual commitments, are $512.9$9.8 million throughfor the end ofnine months ended December 31, 2022, $37.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, $197.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, $195.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, $193.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2026 and $472.4$354.9 million thereafter. However, the amount of our purchase commitments subsequent to September 30,December 31, 2021 is not fully fixed and is subject to change based on changes in certain raw materials indexes as well the quantities of purchases we actually make. These commitments relate to our inventory purchases.

Cash Flow Analysis
The following table provides a summary of cash flow data for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):

Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2021202020222021
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of periodCash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period$293,942 $1,929 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period$25,638 $293,942 
Operating activities:Operating activities:    Operating activities:    
Net income (loss)47,509 (22,710)
Net (loss) incomeNet (loss) income(81,113)92,109 
Non-cash adjustmentsNon-cash adjustments(105,171)5,461 Non-cash adjustments41,017 (110,113)
Changes in working capitalChanges in working capital(81,115)3,123 Changes in working capital57 (6,168)
Net cash used in operating activitiesNet cash used in operating activities(138,777)(14,126)Net cash used in operating activities(40,039)(24,172)
Net cash used in investing activities(138,642)(561)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activitiesNet cash provided by (used in) investing activities33,921 (253,123)
Net cash provided by financing activitiesNet cash provided by financing activities39,755 14,504 Net cash provided by financing activities24,810 26,131 
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cashNet change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash(237,664)(183)Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash18,692 (251,164)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of periodCash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$56,278 $1,746 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$44,330 $42,778 

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Cash Flows used in Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $138.8$40.0 million for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2022, which is primarily the net loss of $81.1 million offset by non-cash adjustments of $41.0 million. Significant non-cash items included in net loss which affected operating activities include: acquisition of in-process research and development, inventory provision, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and non-cash equity-method loss, the change in fair value of our Private Placement Warrants.
Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $24.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Significant cash outflows include changes in operating assets and liabilities totaling approximately $81.1$6.2 million. These net cash outflows were primarily the result of cash outlays for our Supply Agreement prepayment, pre-paidprepaid expenses and other current assets of $7.0 million, purchases of inventory purchases as well asof $1.1 million, and an increase in our accounts receivable balance.of $0.6 million. Cash outflows for prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted primarily of payments for higher insurance coverage duepolicies required to company growth and associatedcomply with the requirements of being a publicly traded company and prepayments for inventory to secure supply of certain key materials and to avoid supply scarcity.company. The aforementioned cash outflows were offset by increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $12.4$2.9 million.
An additional contributor to net cash used in operating activities during the period was our loss after adjustment for non-cash items, which approximated $18.0 million. Significant non-cash items included in net income which affected operating activities include,adjustments include: adjustments for depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, non-cash equity-method loss, inventory write downs, the gain on extinguishment of our PPP Loan and the change in fair value of our Public and Private Placement Warrants.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, net cash used in operating activities was approximately $14.1 million. Cash inflows resulting from changes in operating assetsWarrants, and liabilities totaling approximately $3.1 million, were offset by our loss after adjustment for non-cash items, which approximated $17.2 million.lease expense.

Cash Flows used in Investing Activities
For the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2022, net cash provided by investing activities was approximately $33.9 million and was primarily related to $70.9 million of proceeds from matured and sold available-for-sale investments, partially offset by $34.0 million of asset acquisition, net of cash acquired, in our acquisition of BorgWarner’s ownership in the JV, as well as $2.9 million for capital expenditures. For further discussion on our acquisition of BorgWarner’s ownership in the JV, see Note 1 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, net cash used in investing activities was approximately $138.6$253.1 million and was primarily related to $309.0$281.1 million used to purchase investments, our contribution of $4.0 million to the BorgWarner JV to fund operating activities, and $5.0$1.6 million for capital expenditures. Cash used for investing activities was partially offset by $179.3$33.6 million provided from sales and maturities of investments.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, net cash used in investing activities was approximately $0.6 million, primarily driven by our capital expenditures for property and equipment.
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities
For the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2022, net cash provided by financing activities of approximately $24.8 million was related primarily to $25.0 million of proceeds from share issuance under the SEPA, offset by principal payments for finance leases and the redemption of our Public Warrants. For further discussion on the SEPA, see Note 1 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, net cash provided by financing activities of approximately $39.8$26.1 million and was related to $40.1$26.2 million of proceeds from the exercise of stock options and warrants, offset by $0.1 million of principal payments for finance leases and the redemption of our Public Warrants.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, net cash provided by financing activities of approximately $14.5 million was primarily reflective of approximately $6.4 million from the issuance of convertible and term notes, $5.0 million from the issuance of common stock, and $3.3 million from a PPP Loan, offset by principal paymentspayment for finance leases.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments

For the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, there have been no material changes to our significant contractual obligations as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on2021 Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2020, except as described above in the section titled “Liquidity Requirements”.
Critical Accounting Policies

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. These principles require us to make certain estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the balance sheet date, as well as reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Our most significant estimates and judgments involve our equity method investments, revenue recognition, equity valuations, public and private placement warrants, leases and inventory. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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There have been no substantial changes to these estimates, or the policies related to them during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. For a full discussion of these estimates and policies, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies” in Item 7 of our Annual Report on2021 Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.10-K.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included into the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein.accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are exposed to a smaller reporting company,variety of market and other risks, including the effects of changes in interest rates and fluctuations in fuel prices, which are discussed further in the following paragraphs, as defined by Rule 12bwell as availability of funding sources which is discussed further under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Key Factors Affecting Operating Results” in Part I, Item 2 of this Quarterly Report.
Interest Rate Risk
The market risk inherent in our financial instruments and our financial position represents the Securities Exchange Actpotential loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates. As of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),March 31, 2022, we had cash and arecash equivalents of $41.3 million, which did not requiredconsist of interest-bearing money market accounts. As of December 31, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents of $22.6 million, consisting of interest-bearing money market accounts for which the fair market value would be affected by changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates. However, due to provide the information required under this item.short-term maturities and the low-risk profile of our investments, an immediate 10% change in interest rates would not have a material effect on the fair market value of our cash and cash equivalents.

Available-for-Sale Debt Investments

We maintain an investment portfolio of various holdings, types, and maturities. Our primary objective for holding available-for-sale debt investments is to achieve an appropriate investment return consistent with preserving principal and managing risk. At any time, a sharp rise in market interest rates could have a material adverse impact on the fair value of our available-for-sale debt investment portfolio, while the opposite could occur due to a sharp decline in market interest rates. We may utilize derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments in the future to achieve our investment objectives. However, we had no outstanding hedging instruments for our available-for-sale debt investments as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. Our available-for-sale debt investments are held for purposes other than trading. We monitor our interest rate and credit risks, including our credit exposures to specific rating categories and to individual issuers. We believe the overall credit quality of our portfolio is strong.

For further discussion on our available-for-sale debt investments, see Note 9 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

Fuel Price Risk

Our principal direct exposure to increases in fuel prices is as a result of potential increased freight costs caused by fuel surcharges or other fuel cost-driven price increases implemented by the third-party delivery companies on which we rely. Our annual freight costs (which consists of in-bound and out-bound freight-related costs) during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were $4.8 million and $0.8 million, respectively. Increases in fuel prices may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, as such increases may contribute to an increase to our cost of revenues. See Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors—Increases in costs, disruption of supply or shortage of any of our battery components, such as cells, electronic and mechanical parts, or raw materials used in the production of such parts could harm our business.” included in Part I of our 2021 Form 10-K. We do not use derivatives to manage our exposure to fuel prices.

Conversely, rising prices for traditional petroleum based fuels also may have a positive impact on the markets we serve for battery electric propulsion, as it could accelerate the conversion of vehicles powered by internal combustion engines to battery electric vehicles. However, because of numerous variables affecting the rate of such conversion, we are not able to quantify a related financial impact.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report were not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022.

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that controls and procedures, no matter how well designeddeveloped and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues andor instances of fraud, if any, within the Company will be detected.

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Material Weakness Remediation Plan

As previously described in Part II, Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, we determined that we had material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. These material weaknesses related to (i) inadequate segregation of duties, including review and approval of journal entries; and (ii) lack of sufficient technical accounting resources.

We are focusing on the design and implementation of processes and procedures to improve our internal control over financial reporting and to remediate our material weaknesses. We have already expanded our governance and risk management leadership by hiring a Chief Financial Officer and a Chief Accounting Officer and engaged a reputable accounting advisory firm to assist with the documentation, evaluation, remediation, and testing of our internal control over financial reporting. Our additional planned activities include:

designing and implementing additional review procedures to include more comprehensive documentation and formalization of internal control operations;

recruiting additional personnel, in addition to utilizing a third-party accounting advisory firm, to more effectively segregate key functions within our business and financial reporting processes;

designing and implementing information technology general controls and business process application controls in our financial system to support our information processing objectives; and

enhancing our financial system security role definition and implementing workflow controls, to improve the reliability of our systems process and related reporting.

The actions that we are taking are subject to ongoing senior management review, as well as audit committee oversight. We will not be able to conclude whether the steps we are taking will fully remediate the material weaknesses until we have completed our validation and testing of the design and operating effectiveness of the internal controls and that they have been in place for a sufficient period. We may also conclude that additional measures may be required to remediate the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We are taking actions to remediate the material weaknesses relating toThere were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as described above. Except as otherwise described herein, there was no changedefined in our internal control over financial reporting that occurredRules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Qthree months ended March 31, 2022 that hashave materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.     Legal Proceedings.

See Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained within this Quarterly Reportaccompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of our legal proceedings.
Item 1A.     Risk Factors.

In evaluating us and our common stock, we urge you to carefully consider the risks and other information in this Quarterly Report, as well as the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A. to Part I of theour 2021 Form 10-K, and other reports that we have filed with the SEC. Any of the risks discussed in such reports, as well as additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial, could materially and adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition or prospects. During the period covered by this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes in our risk factors as previously disclosed except the following.following:

WeRussia’s invasion of Ukraine may needcontinue to raise additional fundscause certain raw materials to become increasingly scarce and more expensive to obtain.

In the three months ended March 31, 2022, the cost of raw materials has further escalated as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia is the world’s second-largest producer of cobalt and the third-largest producer of nickel. Until the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is resolved, these fundsmaterials are likely to become increasingly scarce and more expensive to obtain.Any reduced availability of these raw materials or substantial increases in the prices for such materials may notincrease the cost of our components and consequently, the cost of our products. There can be availableno assurance that we will be able to us when we need them. If we cannot raise additional funds when we need them,recoup increasing costs of our components by increasing prices, which in turn could damage our brand, business, prospects, financial condition and operating results could be negatively affected.

results.
As a company still in the early stages of growth, we are consuming cash on a net basis and may need to raise additional capital to fund our ongoing operations, continue research, development and design efforts, and improve infrastructure. In addition, as previously disclosed, on October 25, 2021, BorgWarner elected to exercise a right under the Operating Agreement to put its 60% ownership stake in the JV to the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Operating Agreement, upon exercise of a party’s put right, the Company and BorgWarner are required to select a nationally recognized valuation firm to determine the market value of the JV as of the date the put is exercised using comparable company, discounted cash flow and other standard methodologies used to value companies (the “Joint Venture Valuation”). We will be required to pay BorgWarner 95% of the market value of its stake of the JV based upon the Joint Venture Valuation. The parties will be obligated to consummate Romeo’s purchase of BorgWarner’s ownership stake in the Joint Venture within 30 days of the Joint Venture Valuation being determined.

As of September 30, 2021, our cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments were approximately $181.1 million. Although we currently are unable to estimate the range of prices we may need to pay to purchase BorgWarner’s ownership stake in the JV, we may need to raise additional funds in order to satisfy such obligation, fund our ongoing operations, continue research, development and design efforts, and improve infrastructure. To be prepared to continue funding the various key initiatives supporting growth of the business, we are assessing various options associated with our capital structure and may seek additional capital over the next several months. We cannot be certain that additional funds will be available to us on favorable terms when required, or at all. If we cannot raise additional funds when we need them, our financial condition, results of operations, business and prospects could be materially adversely affected.

Item 2.     Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

There were no sales of unregistered securities during the quarter that were not previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K

Item 3.     Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4.     Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

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Item 5.     Other Information.

As disclosed in Note 1 – Immaterial Correction of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained within this Quarterly Report, during the quarter ended September 30, 2021, we identified a misstatement in our accounting for stock-based compensation expense. We have determined, based on consideration of quantitative and qualitative factors, that the error had an immaterial impact on our previously issued consolidated financial statements. As such, we have corrected the accounting for stock-based compensation expense in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.The following tables provide the impact of the correction on our previously issued consolidated financial statements.

Immaterial Correction of 2020 Form 10-K:

Consolidated Balance SheetsAs of December 31, 2020
As ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands)
Additional paid-in capital$373,129 $4,124 $377,253 
Accumulated deficit(177,443)(4,124)(181,567)

Consolidated Statements of OperationsFor the Year Ended December 31, 2020
As ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
Selling, general and administrative expenses$17,338 $4,124 $21,462 
Total operating expenses25,333 4,124 29,457 
Operating loss(34,324)(4,124)(38,448)
Loss before income taxes and loss in equity method investments(5,135)(4,124)(9,259)
Net loss(7,617)(4,124)(11,741)
Net loss per share
Basic$(0.10)$(0.05)$(0.15)
Diluted(0.10)(0.05)(0.15)

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ EquityFor the Year Ended December 31, 2020
As ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands)
Stock-based compensation$3,567 $4,124 $7,691 
Additional paid-in capital, Balance - December 31, 2020373,129 4,124 377,253 
Net Loss(7,617)(4,124)(11,741)
Accumulated deficit, Balance - December 31, 2020(177,443)(4,124)(181,567)

Consolidated Statement of Cash FlowsFor the Year Ended December 31, 2020
As ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net Loss$(7,617)$(4,124)$(11,741)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used for operating activities:
Stock-based compensation3,567 4,124 7,691 
None.
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Immaterial Correction of 2021 First Quarter Form 10-Q:

Condensed Consolidated Balance SheetsAs of March 31, 2021
As ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands)
Additional paid-in capital$416,308 $2,027 $418,335 
Accumulated deficit(87,431)(2,027)(89,458)

Consolidated Balance SheetsAs of December 31, 2020
As ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands)
Additional paid-in capital$373,129 $4,124 $377,253 
Accumulated deficit(177,443)(4,124)(181,567)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of OperationsFor the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
As ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands except share and per share data)
Selling, general and administrative expenses$17,999 $(2,097)$15,902 
Total operating expenses21,770 (2,097)19,673 
Operating loss(25,543)2,097 (23,446)
Income before income taxes and loss in equity method investments90,665 2,097 92,762 
Net Income90,012 2,097 92,109 
Net income per share
Basic$0.70 $0.02 $0.72 
Diluted0.66 0.02 0.68 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
Diluted135,812,697 78,022 135,890,719 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ EquityFor the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
As ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands)
Additional paid-in capital - December 31, 2020$373,129 $4,124 $377,253 
Stock-based compensation6,553 (2,097)4,456 
Additional paid-in capital, Balance - March 31, 2021416,308 2,027 418,335 
Accumulated deficit - December 31, 2020(177,443)(4,124)(181,567)
Net income90,012 2,097 92,109 
Accumulated deficit, Balance - March 31, 2021(87,431)(2,027)(89,458)

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash FlowsFor the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
As ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$90,012 $2,097 $92,109 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used for operating activities:
Stock-based compensation6,553 (2,097)4,456 

Immaterial Correction of 2021 Second Quarter Form 10-Q:

Consolidated Balance SheetsAs of December 31, 2020
As ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands)
Additional paid-in capital$373,129 $4,124 $377,253 
Accumulated deficit(177,443)(4,124)(181,567)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of OperationsFor the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
As ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands except share and per share data)
Selling, general and administrative expenses$22,911 $(2,027)$20,884 
Total operating expenses24,703 (2,027)22,676 
Operating loss(29,722)2,027 (27,695)
Loss before income taxes and loss in equity method investments(28,111)2,027 (26,084)
Net loss(28,674)2,027 (26,647)
Net loss per share
Basic$(0.22)$0.02 $(0.20)
Diluted(0.22)0.02 (0.20)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of OperationsFor the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
As ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands except share and per share data)
Selling, general and administrative expenses$40,910 $(4,124)$36,786 
Total operating expenses46,473 (4,124)42,349 
Operating loss(55,265)4,124 (51,141)
Income before income taxes and loss in equity method investments62,554 4,124 66,678 
Net income61,338 4,124 65,462 
Net income per share
Basic$0.47 $0.03 $0.50 
Diluted0.45 0.03 0.48 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
Diluted135,021,296 62,531 135,083,827 

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ EquityFor the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
As ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands)
Additional paid-in capital, Balance - March 31, 2021$416,308 $2,027 $418,335 
Stock-based compensation8,189 (2,027)6,162 
Accumulated deficit, Balance - March 31, 2021(87,431)(2,027)(89,458)
Net loss(28,674)2,027 (26,647)

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ EquityFor the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
As ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands)
Additional paid-in capital - December 31, 2020$373,129 $4,124 $377,253 
Stock-based compensation14,742 (4,124)10,618 
Accumulated deficit - December 31, 2020(177,443)(4,124)(181,567)
Net income61,338 4,124 65,462 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash FlowsFor the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
As ReportedStock-based
Compensation
Adjustment
As Corrected
(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$61,338 $4,124 $65,462 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used for operating activities:
Stock-based compensation14,742 (4,124)10,618 


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Item 6.     Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
DescriptionIncorporation by Reference
3.1Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2021
3.2Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 20, 2022
10.1Exhibit 10.32 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2022
10.2Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2021February 7, 2022
10.3Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 16, 2022
10.4Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2021March 2, 2022
10.3*31.1
Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on August 13, 2021
Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on September 3, 2021
Filed herewith
Filed herewith
Filed herewith
Furnished herewith
Furnished herewith
101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104Cover page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

# Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan

* Pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, certain confidential portions of this exhibit were omitted by means of marking
such portions with an asterisk because the Company customarily and actually treats the information contained in such portions
as private or confidential and such information is not material.



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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, thereunto duly authorized.

ROMEO POWER, INC.
            
            
By:/s/ Susan S. Brennan
Susan S. Brennan
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
By:/s/ Kerry A. Shiba
Kerry A. Shiba
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)
        
        
Date: November 15, 2021May 9, 2022
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