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): March 29, 2024

HighPeak Energy, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-39464	84-3533602
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
421 W. 3rd St., Suite 1000 Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(817) 850-9200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

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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
Common Stock	HPK	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrant	HPKEW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

First Amendment to Credit Agreement

On March 29, 2024, HighPeak Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), as borrower, Fifth Third Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, the guarantors party thereto and the lenders party thereto entered into that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”), which upon effectiveness, amended that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2023 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified by the Credit Agreement Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, Fifth Third Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, the guarantors party thereto and the lenders party thereto to, among other things, increase the aggregate amount of the commitments from $75 million to $100 million.

The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 above is hereby incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit

10.1	First Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement, dated March 29, 2024, by and among HighPeak Energy, Inc., as borrower, Fifth Third Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, the guarantors party thereto and the lenders party thereto.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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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.

	HIGHPEAK ENERGY, INC.
Date:        April 2, 2024
	By:	/s/ Steven W. Tholen
	Name:	Steven W. Tholen
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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