SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Paulson Larry

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O NOVUS CAPITAL CORPORATION II

8556 OAKMONT LANE

(Street)

INDIANAPOLIS

46260

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Novus Capital Corp II [ NXU ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/11/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	02/11/2022		A		75,000⁽¹⁾	A	$10	75,000	I	See Footnote⁽²⁾
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	02/11/2022		M		534,256⁽³⁾	A	$0.00	609,256	I	See Footnote⁽²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class B Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	$0.00⁽⁴⁾	02/11/2022		D			431,890⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Class A Common Stock	431,890	$0.00	534,256	I	See Footnote⁽²⁾
Class B Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	$0.00⁽⁴⁾	02/11/2022		M			534,256⁽³⁾	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Class A Common Stock	534,256	$0.00	0	I	See Footnote⁽²⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents 75,000 shares of Class A common stock purchased from the issuer in a private placement transaction for $10.00 per share. In connection with the issuer's business combination with Energy Vault, Inc., the issuer changed its name to Energy Vault Holdings, Inc.

2. The shares are owned directly by the Larry M and Gretchen V Paulson Family Trust dated September 4, 2019 and any amendments thereto (the "Trust"). Mr. Paulson is a trustee of the Trust. Mr. Paulson disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. Upon the consummation of the issuer's business combination with Energy Vault, Inc. on February 11, 2022, 534,256 shares of Class B common stock owned by the Trust automatically converted into an equal number of shares of Class A common stock.

4. As described in the issuer's registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-260307) under the heading "Description of Securities--Founder Shares," shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the issuer automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the issuer at the time of the issuer's initial business combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustment, and have no expiration date.

5. Represents the automatic forfeiture of 431,890 shares of Class B common stock for no additional consideration in connection with the closing of the issuer's business combination with Energy Vault, Inc.

	/s/ Larry Paulson	02/11/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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