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 Earliest Event Reported):

October 12, 2021

SHAPEWAYS HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(646) 979-9885

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company x

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. ¨

On October 12, 2021, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Shapeways Holdings, Inc., a Delaware company formerly known as Galileo Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”), increased the size of the Board from six to seven directors and appointed Leslie C. G. Campbell, 63, to fill the newly created vacancy as a Class III director, effective immediately. Ms. Campbell will serve until the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until her successor is elected and qualified, or sooner in the event of her death, resignation or removal. In connection with Ms. Campbell’s appointment, the Board appointed Ms. Campbell as chairperson of the Compensation Committee of the Board (replacing Josh Wolfe, who will continue to serve as a member of the Compensation Committee) and as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, replacing Mr. Wolfe. The Board has determined that Ms. Campbell meets the requirements for independence under the applicable listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Ms. Campbell will be entitled to receive compensation in accordance with the Company’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy as described in the section entitled “Executive Compensation—Shapeways Executive Officer and Director Compensation Following the Business Combination—Director Compensation” in the Company’s final joint proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 7, 2021. Ms. Campbell has entered into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Campbell and any other persons pursuant to which she was elected as a member of the Company’s Board. There are no family relationships between Ms. Campbell and any director, executive officer, or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer. Ms. Campbell is not a party to any current or proposed transaction with the Company for which disclosure is required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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.

Date: October 13, 2021