UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	82-3100340
(State of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
9 West 57th Street, 43rd Floor New York, NY	10019
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

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

Title of each class to be so registered	Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A common stock and one-third of one warrant	The New York Stock Exchange
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	New York Stock Exchange
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. ☒	If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), please check the following box. ☐

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates (if applicable): 333-226274

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

The securities to be registered hereby are the units, Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and warrants to purchase Class A common stock of Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp. (the “Registrant”). The description of the units, Class A common stock and warrants to purchase common stock contained under the heading “Description of Securities” in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-226274), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 20, 2018, as thereafter amended and supplemented from time to time (the “Registration Statement”), to which this Form 8-A relates is incorporated by reference herein. In addition, any description of such securities contained in a form of prospectus or prospectus supplement relating to the Registration Statement subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2. Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
3.3	Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-226274), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2018).
4.1	Specimen Unit Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.  333-226274), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2018).
4.2	Specimen Class A Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.  333-226274), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2018).
4.3	Specimen Warrant Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File  No. 333-226274), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2018).
4.4	Form of Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-226274), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2018).
10.1	Form of Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-226274), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2018).
10.2	Form of Registration Rights Agreement among the Registrant, Spartan Energy Acquisition Sponsor LLC and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-226274), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2018).

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 8, 2018

Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp.
By:	/s/ Geoffrey Strong
Name:	Geoffrey Strong
Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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