FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Aquila Tony
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Canoo Inc. [GOEV]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CANOO INC., 19951 MARINER AVE.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/21/2020
(Street)

TORRANCE, CA 90503
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/21/2020   A   8,859,387 A (1) 8,859,387 I By LLC (2)
Common Stock 12/21/2020   A   3,500,000 (3) A $ 10 12,359,387 I By LLC (2)
Common Stock               35,000 D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Aquila Tony
C/O CANOO INC.
19951 MARINER AVE.
TORRANCE, CA 90503
  X     Executive Chairman  

Signatures

 Tony Aquila, by /s/ Ron A. Metzger, Attorney-in-Fact   12/22/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Received pursuant to the Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of August 17, 2020, by and among Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV ("Hennessy Capital"), HCAC IV First Merger Sub, Ltd., a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Hennessy Capital ("First Merger Sub"), HCAC IV Second Merger Sub, LLC, a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Hennessy Capital ("Second Merger Sub"), and Canoo Holdings Ltd. ("Legacy Canoo") pursuant to which, through a series of mergers between Legacy Canoo, First Merger Sub, and Second Merger Sub, Legacy Canoo became a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Hennessy Capital, which subsequently changed its name to Canoo Inc. (the "Issuer"). The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are referred to herein as the "Business Combination."
(2) Shares are held directly by AFV Partners SPV-4 LLC ("AFV 4"). Reporting Person is the Chairman and CEO of AFV Partners LLC which exercises ultimate voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by AFV 4. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by AFV 4 except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3) As previously disclosed, on August 17, 2020, the Issuer entered into subscription agreements (the "Subscription Agreements") with certain investors (the "PIPE investors") pursuant to which such investors agreed to purchase, immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination, an aggregate of $323,250,000,000 of the Issuer's shares of Common Stock at a price of $10.00 per share, or an aggregate of 32,325,000 shares of Common Stock. AFV 4 is among the PIPE Investors.

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