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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): December 14, 2020
RICE ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-39644 | 85-2867266 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | Identification No.) |
|
102 East Main Street, Second Story Carnegie, Pennsylvania 15106 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) |
(713) 446-6259
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class registered | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, and one-half of one warrant | RICE U | The New York Stock Exchange |
| Class A Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | RICE | The New York Stock Exchange |
| Warrants, exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | RICE WS | The New York Stock Exchange |
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 ☒
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. ☐
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 14, 2020, Rice Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing that the holders of the Company’s units may elect to separately trade the shares of Class A common stock and warrants included in the units commencing on December 14, 2020. Those units not separated will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “RICE U,” and each of the shares of Class A common stock and warrants that are separated will trade on the NYSE under the symbols “RICE” and “RICE WS,” respectively. Holders of units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the units into shares of Class A common stock and warrants.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 14, 2020. |
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.
| RICE ACQUISITION CORp. | ||
| Date: December 14, 2020 | By: | /s/ James Wilmot Rogers |
| Name: | James Wilmot Rogers | |
| Title: | Chief Accounting Officer and Secretary | |