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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-20-243833
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200911
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200911
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200911

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001805651
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BLANK CHECKS [6770]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39405
		FILM NUMBER:		201170138

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		667 MADISON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		5TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10065
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(212) 209-6126

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		667 MADISON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		5TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10065
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 11, 2020 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-39405</FONT></B></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>667 Madison Avenue </B></P>
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York 10065 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: <B>(212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">209-6126</FONT></B> </P>
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name or former address, if changed since last report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:2pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Act: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of
1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter). </P>
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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&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On September&nbsp;11, 2020, Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached
as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> announcing that the holders of the Company&#146;s units (the &#147;Units&#148;) may elect to separately trade the Class&nbsp;A ordinary shares, par value
$0.0001 per share (the &#147;Class&nbsp;A Ordinary Shares&#148;), and warrants (the &#147;Warrants&#148;) included in the Units commencing on or about September&nbsp;14, 2020. Each Unit consists of one Class&nbsp;A Ordinary Share and <FONT
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&#147;ACND.U&#148;, and the Class&nbsp;A Ordinary Shares and Warrants will separately trade on the NYSE under the symbols &#147;ACND&#148; and &#147;ACND WS&#148;, respectively. No fractional Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and
only whole Warrants will trade. Holders of Units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, the Company&#146;s transfer agent, in order to separate the Units into Class&nbsp;A Ordinary Shares and
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>ASCENDANT DIGITAL ACQUISITION CORP.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Mark Gerhard</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: Mark Gerhard</TD></TR>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp. Announces the Separate Trading of its Ordinary Shares and Warrants,
Commencing September&nbsp;14, 2020 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>New York, NY&#151;September 11, 2020 &#150;</B> Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: ACND.U) (the
&#147;Company&#148;) today announced that, commencing September&nbsp;14, 2020, holders of the units sold in the Company&#146;s initial public offering may elect to separately trade the Company&#146;s Class&nbsp;A ordinary shares and warrants
included in the units. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. The Class&nbsp;A ordinary
shares and warrants that are separated will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols &#147;ACND&#148; and &#147;ACND WS,&#148; respectively. Those units not separated will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol &#147;ACND.U.&#148; Holders of units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, the Company&#146;s transfer agent, in order to separate the units into Class&nbsp;A ordinary shares and
warrants. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A registration statement relating to these securities was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;SEC&#148;) on July&nbsp;23, 2020. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation
or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The offering was made only
by means of a prospectus. Copies of the prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from UBS Investment Bank, Attention: Prospectus Department, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, telephone: (888)
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">827-7275</FONT> or email: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ol-prospectusrequest@ubs.com.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Cautionary Note
Concerning Forward-Looking Statements </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press release contains statements that constitute &#147;forward-looking statements,&#148; including with
respect to the Company&#146;s search for an initial business combination. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of
the Company&#146;s registration statement and prospectus for the initial public offering filed with the SEC. Copies are available on the SEC&#146;s website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions
or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Contact </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cody Slach </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gateway Investor Relations </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(949) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">574-3860</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ACND@gatewayir.com </P>
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