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): July 31, 2006

HD PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-32890	20-3893077
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
2601 Ocean Park Boulevard
Santa Monica, California		90405
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (310) 209-8308

Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS

HD Partners Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) announced today that it has been informed by Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc., the representative of the underwriters of the Company’s initial public offering consummated on June 7, 2006, that holders of the Company’s units can separately trade the common stock and warrants included in such units commencing August 1, 2006 and that trading in the units will continue under the symbol HDP.U. The common stock and warrants will be quoted on the American Stock Exchange under the symbols HDP and HDP.WS, respectively.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated July 31, 2006

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: July 31, 2006

HD PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORPORATION

By: /s/ EDDY W. HARTENSTEIN

Eddy W. Hartenstein

President and Chief Executive Officer