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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 X ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR FORM 10 - K 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 001-39982 Novus Capital Corporation II ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 8556 Oakmont Lane Indianapolis , IN ( Address of principal executive offices ) 46260 ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 317 ) 590-6959 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Units , each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one - third of one redeemable warrant 85-3230987 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Common stock par value $ 0.0001 per share Redeemable warrants , exercisable for shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $ 11.50 per share Trading Symbol ( s ) NXU.U NXU NXU WS Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . YES ¨ NO x Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . YES NO x 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 X 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 X NO " Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S - K ( §229.405 ) is not contained herein , and will not be contained , to the best of Registrant's knowledge , in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10 - K or any amendment to this Form 10 - K . x