UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 13D/A

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 4)*

Canoo Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

13803R 102

(CUSIP Number)

DD GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

P.O. BOX 31119 GRAND PAVILION

HIBISCUS WAY, 802 WEST BAY ROAD

GRAND CAYMAN, KY1-1205

CAYMAN ISLANDS

TELEPHONE: +85225281880

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

November 19, 2021

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ☐

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

Explanatory Note

The Statement on Schedule 13D originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on December 31, 2020, as amended and supplemented by (i) Amendment No. 1 filed with the Commission on May 21, 2021, (ii) Amendment No. 2 filed on September 23, 2021 and (iii) Amendment No. 3 filed on October 6, 2021 (the “Statement”), is hereby further amended and supplemented by this Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D (the “Amendment”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Statement. Except as otherwise provided herein, each Item of the Statement remains unchanged.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

Item 4 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:

The information furnished in Item 6 of this Amendment is incorporated into this Item 4 by reference.  AFV Partners SPV-7 LLC, a Delaware limited liability Company and an affiliate of AFV Partners LLC (“AFV-7”), acquired 35,273,268 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, which were beneficially owned by DD Global, pursuant to the transaction described under Item 6 of this Amendment for investment purposes.

AFV Partners, AFV-7 or an affiliate thereof and DD Global intend to negotiate a new stock purchase agreement for the acquisition of an additional 18,326,732 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock beneficially owned by DD Global that AFV 7 did not purchase on November 22, 2021. There is no binding and enforceable commitment for such acquisition of additional shares until a definitive agreement is entered into by the parties

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Items 5(a), (b) and (c) of the Statement are amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

(a), (b) The following information with respect to the ownership of the Common Stock of the Issuer by the Reporting Persons is provided as of the date of this filing:

(c) Except as set forth in Item 4 hereof and in the Statement, the Reporting Persons have not effected any transactions in the Common Stock in the sixty (60) days preceding the date of this Amendment.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

Item 6 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:

On November 19, 2021, DD Global entered into an amendment to the stock purchase agreement originally entered into on October 6, 2021 (as amended, the “Purchase Agreement”) with AFV-7. Pursuant to the original Purchase Agreement, AFV-7 had agreed to purchase shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock beneficially owned by DD Global, and pursuant to the amended Purchase Agreement AFV-7 purchased 35,273,268 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock beneficially owned by DD Global for an aggregate purchase price of $230,263,000, or $6.53 per share. The purchase was consummated on November 22, 2021.

The approximately 44.2 million shares that are currently retained by DD Global and Champ Key (which number does not include earnout shares that may be issued to DD Global and Champ Key) continue to be subject to certain transfer restrictions under a lockup and right of first refusal agreement originally dated October 6, 2021 and amended on November 19, 2021 (as amended, the “Lockup Agreement”). Pursuant to the Lockup Agreement, as amended, such transfer restrictions will be effective until the earlier of (i) the completion of an equity offering by the Issuer and (ii) April 6, 2022, subject to waiver by the Board of Directors of the Issuer and customary exemptions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the lock-up period automatically expires on (i) December 10, 2021, if the purchase of additional 1,749,031 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock by AFV-7 or its affiliates does not close by such date or (ii) December 23, 2021, if the purchase of additional 16,577,701 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock by AFV-7 or its affiliates does not close by such date. During the lockup period, AFV-7 will have a right of first refusal to purchase the shares retained by DD Global at the same price and subject to the same terms and conditions pursuant to a bona fide offer to purchase by third parties. The exercise of the right of first refusal would not require approval of the Board of Directors of the Issuer.

Following the consummation of the sale of the 35,273,268 by DD Global reported in this Amendment, DD Global satisfies the ownership limitations through January 1, 2022 set forth under that certain National Security Agreement, dated December 18, 2020, by and among the Issuer, DD Global and on behalf of the CFIUS, the U.S. Departments of Defense, Justice, and the Treasury as the CFIUS Monitoring Agencies, which requires DD Global to reduce its ownership in the Issuer or transfer all shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock beneficially owned by it to a voting trust, if DD Global owns Issuer shares in excess of certain levels as of certain future dates. Amendment No. 1 to the Stock Purchase Agreement and Amendment No. 1 to the Lockup Agreement are attached hereto as exhibits and are incorporated by reference herein.

Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

Item 7 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following exhibit:

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: November 22, 2021

DD Global Holdings Limited

The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative (other than an executive officer or general partner of the filing person), evidence of the representative’s authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement: provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his signature.

Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact

constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)