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 3, 2021 (December 2, 2021)

Athena Technology Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-40209

85-4204953

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

125 Townpark Drive, Suite 300

Kennesaw, GA 30144

(Address of principal executive offices)

(970) 924-0046

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-third of one Redeemable Warrant	ATHN.U	New York Stock Exchange
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	ATHN	New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each exercisable for one share Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share	ATHN WS	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 2, 2021, Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Securities and Exchange Commission had declared effective the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended, and the date of the Company’s special meeting of stockholders to consider the previously announced proposed business combination with Heliogen, Inc. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:


Exhibit		Description

99.1		Press release, dated December 2, 2021

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: December 3, 2021


	By:	/s/ Phyllis W. Newhouse
	Name:	Phyllis W. Newhouse
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer