SEC Form SC 13G filed
$RICE
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Rice Acquisition Corp.
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(Name of Issuer)
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Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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762594109
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(CUSIP Number)
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10/23/2020
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
[_] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[_] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP No.
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762594109
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Names of Reporting Persons
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Hartree Partners, LP
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Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
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(a) []
(b) [X] |
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Sec Use Only
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
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Delaware, United States of America
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Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each
Reporting
Person
With:
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5
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Sole Voting Power
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1,359,341
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6
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Shared Voting Power
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0
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7
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Sole Dispositive Power
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1,359,341
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8
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Shared Dispositive Power
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0
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9
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
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1,359,341
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10
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Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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[ ]
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Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
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5.7%1
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Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
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PN, Partnership
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1 As of October 23, 2020, Hartree Partners, LP (“Hartree”) owned 1,300,000 shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer or 5.5%. Beginning on October 23, 2020, Hartree purchased additional shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer
and subsequently made additional purchases of such Class A common stock. As of February 8, 2021, Hartree owns 1,359,341 shares, or 5.7% of the total outstanding shares of the Class A common stock the Issuer, of 23,727,500, as reported by the
Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, dated December 3, 2020.
Item 1.
(a) Name of
Issuer:
Rice Acquisition Corp.
(b) Address of
Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
102 East Main Street, Second Story
Carnegie, PA 15106
Item 2.
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(a)
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Name of Person Filing:
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Hartree Partners, LP
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(b)
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Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
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1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Citizenship:
United States of America
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(c)
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Title and Class of Securities:
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Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
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(d)
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CUSIP No.: 762594109
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If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
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| (a) | [_] | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act; |
| (b) | [_] | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act; |
| (c) | [_] | Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act; |
| (d) | [_] | Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940; |
| (e) | [_] | An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
| (f) | [_] | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
| (g) | [_] | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
| (h) | [_] | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); |
| (i) | [_] | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; |
| (j) | [_] | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J); |
| (k) | [_] | Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ____ |
Item 4. Ownership
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(a)
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Amount Beneficially Owned:
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1,359,341
(b) Percent of
Class:
5.7% based upon a total number of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding on February 8, 2021, of 23,727,500, as reported by Rice Acquisition Corp.
in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, dated December 3, 2020.
(c) Number of
shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole
power to vote or to direct the vote:
1,359,341
(ii) Shared
power to vote or to direct the vote:
0
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(iii)
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Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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1,359,341
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(iv)
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Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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0
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or
Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check the following [ ].
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Ownership of more than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
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N/A
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Identification and classification of the subsidiary which acquired the security being reported on by the parent holding company or control person.
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N/A
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Identification and classification of members of the group.
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N/A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of
Group.
N/A
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Certifications.
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By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the
effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 8, 2021
/s/ Eileen Merrigan
Name: Eileen Merrigan
Title: Head of Compliance
The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed on behalf of a person by his authorized
representative (other than an executive officer or general partner of this filing person), evidence of the representative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for
this purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his signature.
Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).