UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 18, 2023

VROOM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

3600 W Sam Houston Pkwy S, Floor 4
Houston, Texas 77042

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(518) 535-9125

(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 18, 2023, Vroom, Inc. (the “Company” or “Vroom”) executed a reduction in force as part of the Company’s continued focus on reducing variable and fixed costs as we pursue our three key objectives of prioritizing unit economics, reducing operating expenses and maximizing liquidity, as outlined in our long-term roadmap. We reduced Vroom’s headcount by approximately 275 employees, or approximately 20% of Vroom employees, excluding United Auto Credit Corporation (“UACC”), or approximately 13% measured across the combined Company. Combined with prior reductions, this reflects an approximately 50% reduction of Vroom employees and contractors (excluding UACC) since January 2022.

The Company expects to incur total cash charges of approximately $4.0 million, primarily consisting of severance, and expects to achieve approximately $27.0 million of annualized cash savings as a result of the reduction in force.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements regarding expected cash savings. These statements are based on management’s current assumptions and are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. For factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, please see the risks and uncertainties identified under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as updated by our Quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, each of which is available on our Investor Relations website at ir.vroom.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements reflect our beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.