UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 7, 2020

STAR PEAK ENERGY TRANSITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-39455

85-1972187

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

1603 Orrington Avenue, 13th Floor

Evanston, Illinois

60201

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 905-4500

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

Title of each class	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-third of one warrant	STPK.U	The New York Stock Exchange
Shares of Class A common stock included as part of the units	STPK	The New York Stock Exchange
Warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50	STPK 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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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. ¨

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 7, 2020, Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. (the “Company”) announced that the holders of the Company’s units (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade the shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A common stock”), and warrants included in the Units commencing on October 8, 2020. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-third of one warrant to purchase one share of Class A common stock. Any Units not separated will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “STPK.U”. Any underlying shares of Class A common stock and warrants that are separated will trade on NYSE under the symbols “STPK” and “STPK WS,” 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 & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the holders’ Units into shares of Class A common stock and warrants.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the separate trading of the securities underlying the Units is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.

99.1	Press Release, dated October 7, 2020.

SIGNATURE

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.

Dated: October 7, 2020

	STAR PEAK ENERGY TRANSITION CORP.

	By:	/s/ Michael D. Wilds
	Name:	Michael D. Wilds
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

Exhibit 99.1

Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. Announces the Separate Trading of its Shares of Class A Common Stock and Warrants Commencing October 8, 2020

October 7, 2020— Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. (NYSE: STPK.U) (the “Company”) announced that, commencing October 8, 2020, holders of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering of 38,358,504 units, completed on August 20, 2020, may elect to separately trade the shares of Class A common stock and warrants included in the units. Those units not separated will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “STPK.U,” and the shares of Class A common stock and warrants that are separated will trade on the NYSE under the symbols “STPK” and “STPK 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.

The units were initially offered by the Company in an underwritten offering. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC acted as book running managers for the offering. A registration statement relating to the units and the underlying securities was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 17, 2020.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of the Company, 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. The offering was made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, 6933 Louis Stephens Drive, Morrisville, North Carolina 27560, telephone: (800) 221-1037 or email: usa.prospectus@credit-suisse.com, or Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, telephone: (212) 902-1171 or email: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com.

About Star Peak Energy Transition Corp.

The Company is a newly organized blank check company incorporated in Delaware for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company has not yet selected any specific business combination target.

For more information, please contact

Eric Scheyer

Chief Executive Officer

Info@starpeakcorp.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management team, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed in the Company’s filings with the SEC. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph. 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’s registration statement and prospectus relating to the Company’s initial public offering filed with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.