SEC Form SC 13G filed by HNR Acquisition Corp

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

SOLE VOTING POWER:

0

SHARED VOTING POWER:

554,495

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:

0

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:

554,495

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

SOLE VOTING POWER:

0

SHARED VOTING POWER:

554,495

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:

0

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:

554,495

HNR Acquisition Corp.

3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, Texas 77098

This statement is filed by:

(i) Meteora Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Meteora Capital”) with respect to the common stock (as defined in Item 2(d)) held by certain funds and managed accounts to which Meteora Capital serves as investment manager (collectively, the “Meteora Funds”); and

(ii) Vik Mittal, who serves as the Managing Member of Meteora Capital, with respect to the common stock held by the Meteora Funds.

The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons."

The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the common stock reported herein.

The address of the principal business office for each of the Reporting Persons is:

840 Park Drive East, Boca Raton, FL 33444 

Meteora Capital is a Delaware limited liability company. Vik Mittal is a United States citizen.

Class A Common stock, par value $0.0001 (the “common stock”)

40472A102

(a) ☐ Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

(b) ☐ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(c) ☐ Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); 

(d) ☐ Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

(e) x An investment adviser in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f) ☐ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g) x A parent holding company or control person in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h) ☐ A savings association 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 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j) ☐ A non-U.S. institution in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

(k) ☐ Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:

The information required by Items 4(a) – (c) is set forth in Rows (5) – (11) of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.

On November 2, 2023, HNR Acquisition Corp (the “Company” or “HNRA”) entered into an agreement with (i) Meteora Capital Partners, LP (“MCP”), (ii) Meteora Select Trading Opportunities Master, LP (“MSTO”), and (iii) Meteora Strategic Capital, LLC (“MSC” and, collectively with MCP and MSTO, “Seller” or "Subscriber") (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”) for OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transactions. Per the initial Pricing Date Notice, Subscriber validly subscribed for 504,425 Additional Shares. Per the Forward Purchase Agreement, "the Company shall deliver to Subscriber (i) on the Closing Date, the Subscribed Shares in book entry form, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under this Subscription Agreement or applicable securities laws), in the name of Subscriber (or its nominee or custodian in accordance with its delivery instructions) (and the Purchase Price shall be released from escrow automatically and without further action by the Company or Subscriber), and (ii) as promptly as practicable after the Closing, evidence from the Company’s transfer agent of the issuance to Subscriber of the Subscribed Shares on and as of the Closing Date." To date, the Company has failed to deliver the Additional Shares to Subscriber and thus is in material breach of the Forward Purchase Agreement. Subscriber is evaluating legal remedies for the material harm it is incurring due to this breach.

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 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following [   ].

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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.

Meteora Capital, LLC

Vik Mittal