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): October 4, 2021

Home Plate Acquisition Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-40844	86-2858172
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
P.O. Box 1314 New York, NY		10028
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(917) 703-2312

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 and one-half of one Warrant	HPLTU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	HPLT	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50	HPLTW	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 8.01. Other Events.

On October 4, 2021, Home Plate Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 20,000,000 units (“Units”). Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”) and one-half of one redeemable warrant (“Warrant”), each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-259324). The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $200,000,000.

As previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company, on October 4, 2021, simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, the Company completed a private placement of an aggregate of 7,600,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total gross proceeds of $7,600,000 (the “Private Placement”).

A total of $200,000,000 of the net proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement was deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders. An audited balance sheet as of October 4, 2021 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the Private Placement has been issued by the Company and is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Audited Balance Sheet

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.

HOME PLATE ACQUISITION CORPORATION
By:	/s/ JONATHAN ROSENZWEIG
	Name:	Jonathan Rosenzweig
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

Date: October 8, 2021