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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ( 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 : 001-38703 VELODYNE LIDAR , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) 5521 Hellyer Avenue San Jose , CA ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common stock , par value $ 0.0001 per share Warrants , each exercisable for three - quarters of one share of common stock 95138 ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 669 ) 275-2251 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) 83-1138508 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) VLDR VLDRW Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC 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 Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No 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 filer ☐ Accelerated 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 has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . 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 June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , the aggregate market value of the common stock outstanding of Graf Industrial Corp. ( the former name of the registrant ) , other than shares held by persons who may be deemed affiliates of the registrant , computed by reference to the closing sales price for the common stock of Graf Industrial Corp. on such date , as reported on the New York Stock Exchange , was $ 159,227,794 . On September 30 , 2020 , the registrant's common stock and warrants began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbols “ VLDR ” and “ VLDRW , ” respectively .