hpe20191106b_s4.htm

 

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 2, 2019

 

Registration No. 333-          



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


 

HighPeak Energy, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


Delaware

1381

84-3533602

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

     
 

421 W. 3rd Street, Suite 1000

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

(817) 850-9200

 

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 


 

Jack Hightower

Chief Executive Officer

421 W. 3rd Street, Suite 1000

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

(817) 850-9200

 

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

     
 

With a copy to:

 

G. Michael OLeary

Taylor E. Landry

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

600 Travis Street, Suite 4200

Houston, Texas 77002

(713) 220-4200

 


 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement is declared effective and upon completion of the merger described in the proxy statement/prospectus contained herein.

 

If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box. ☐

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

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Large accelerated filer ☐

Accelerated filer ☐

Non-accelerated filer   ☒

Smaller reporting company ☐

 

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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☒

 

If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:

 

Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer) ☐

 

Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer) ☐

 


CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of each class of securities
to be registered

Amount to be

registered

Proposed

maximum

offering price

per share

Proposed

maximum

aggregate offering

price

Amount of

registration

fee(5)

Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share

47,396,000

(1)

N/A

 

$488,652,760

(2)

$63,428

 

Warrants to purchase common stock

30,980,000

(3)

 

 

 

 

(3)

Common stock underlying warrants

30,980,000

(4)

$10.31

(5)

$319,403,800

 

$41,459

 

Total

109,356,000

 

 

 

$808,056,560

 

$104,887

 

 


(1)

Represents the estimated maximum number of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the registrant (“common stock”), issuable upon the completion of a merger contemplated as part of the business combination described herein (the “business combination”) involving Pure Acquisition Corp. (“Pure”). The number of shares of common stock to be registered includes 9,590,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock that are expected to be issued in such merger to holders of 9,590,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pure (the “Class B Common Stock”). The remaining 37,806,000 shares of common stock to be registered are expected to be issued to existing shareholders in such merger to the holders of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pure (the “Class A Common Stock” and, together with Class B Common Stock, “Pure Common Stock”) immediately prior to the merger of Pure with Pure Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc.

(2)

Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and 457(f)(1) under the Securities Act and solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, the proposed maximum aggregate offering price is equal to the product of (a) $10.31, the average of the high and low prices per share of Pure’s Class A Common Stock, as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on November 26, 2019 and (b) 47,396,000, the estimated maximum number of shares of Pure’s Common Stock that may be exchanged or converted for the securities being registered. For purposes of calculating the registration fee, the Class B Common Stock is treated as having the same value as the Class A Common Stock as each share of Class B Common Stock is automatically convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock upon the business combination.

(3)

Reflects warrants to purchase 30,980,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock based on the maximum number of Pure’s public warrants and private placement warrants that will become warrants of the registrant (“HighPeak Warrants”) in connection with the business combination and the related amendment of Pure’s existing warrant agreement. Pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act, no separate registration fee is required for the warrants of HighPeak Energy, Inc.

(4)

Reflects shares of common stock underlying the warrants of HighPeak Energy, Inc.

(5)

Pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act and solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, the proposed maximum offering price per share is equal to $10.31, the average of the high and low prices per share of Class A Common Stock, as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on November 26, 2019.

(6)

The registration fee for the securities registered hereby has been calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act, by multiplying the proposed maximum aggregate offering price for the securities by 0.0001298.

 


 

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.



 

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Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This proxy statement/prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

 

PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS—SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED                     , 2019

 

PURE ACQUISITION CORP.
421 W. 3rd Street, Suite 1000
Fort Worth, Texas 76102

 

Dear Stockholders of Pure Acquisition Corp.:

 

You are cordially invited to attend the special meeting of the stockholders (the “special meeting”) of Pure Acquisition Corp. (“Pure”), which will be held on                ,                , at                , Eastern Time, at                             . At the special meeting, Pure’s stockholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the following proposals:

 

 

The Business Combination Proposal— To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt the HPK Business Combination Agreement and the Grenadier Contribution Agreement (each as defined below) and the transactions contemplated thereby (collectively, the “business combination” and such proposal, the “Business Combination Proposal”) (Proposal No. 1): 

 

 

a Business Combination Agreement (as may be amended from time to time, the “HPK Business Combination Agreement”), dated November 27, 2019, by and among (i) Pure, (ii) HighPeak Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Pure (“HighPeak Energy”), (iii) Pure Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of HighPeak Energy (“MergerSub”), (iv) HighPeak Energy, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“HighPeak I”), (v) HighPeak Energy II, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“HighPeak II”), (vi) HighPeak Energy III, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“HighPeak III”), (vii) HPK Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HPK GP” and, together with HighPeak I, HighPeak II and HighPeak III, the “HPK Contributors”) and the general partner of HPK Energy, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“HPK”), and an affiliate of HighPeak Pure Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Pure’s “Sponsor”), and (viii) solely for the limited purposes specified therein, HighPeak Energy Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “HPK Representative”), pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, (a) MergerSub will merge with and into Pure, with Pure surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of HighPeak Energy, (b) each outstanding share of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of Pure will be converted into the right to receive one share of HighPeak Energy common stock (and cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any), other than certain shares held by Pure’s Sponsor that will be forfeited prior to the merger, (c) the HPK Contributors will (A) contribute their limited partner interests in HPK to HighPeak Energy in exchange for HighPeak Energy common stock and the general partner interests in HPK to either HighPeak Energy or a wholly owned subsidiary of HighPeak Energy in exchange for no consideration, and (B) directly or indirectly contribute certain loans with respect to which Pure or HighPeak Energy is the obligor, in exchange for shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, (d) all Sponsor Loans (as defined in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus), if any, will be cancelled in connection with the HPK Closing (as defined herein), and (e) following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, HighPeak Energy will cause HPK to merge with and into the Surviving Corporation (as successor to Pure) with all interests in HPK being cancelled in exchange for no consideration; and

 

 

a Contribution Agreement (as may be amended from time to time, the “Grenadier Contribution Agreement” and, together with the HPK Business Combination Agreement, the “Business Combination Agreements”), dated November 27, 2019, by and among Grenadier Energy Partners II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Grenadier”),  HighPeak Energy Assets II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HighPeak Assets II”), Pure and HighPeak Energy, pursuant to which, among other things, Grenadier will contribute the Grenadier Assets (as defined in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus) to HighPeak Assets II in exchange for cash, shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and warrants to purchase shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, which transactions are currently expected to occur following HighPeak Energy’s indirect acquisition of HighPeak Assets II pursuant to the HPK Business Combination Agreement.

 

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The Adjournment Proposal— To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the adjournment of the special meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Business Combination Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal” and, together with the Business Combination Proposal, the “Proposals”) (Proposal No. 2).

 

The Pure Board, upon the unanimous recommendation of the members of the special committee of the Pure Board (the Pure Special Committee), which consists of three independent members of the Pure Board, recommends that Pure stockholders vote FOR each of the Proposals. When you consider the recommendation of the Pure Board in favor of each of the Proposals, you should keep in mind that certain of Pures directors and officers have interests in the business combination that may conflict with your interests as a Pure stockholder. Please see the section entitled Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Interests of Certain Persons in the Business Combination.

 

Each of the Proposals is more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, which each Pure stockholder is encouraged to review carefully.

 

Pure’s Class A Common Stock and its warrants, which are exercisable for shares of Class A Common Stock under certain circumstances, are currently listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Nasdaq”) under the symbols “PACQ” and “PACQW,” respectively. In addition, certain of Pure’s shares of Class A Common Stock and warrants currently trade as units consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-half of one warrant, and are listed for trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “PACQU.” Holders of units currently have the option to continue to hold units or separate their units into the component securities. Prior to the business combination, holders will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (Pure’s “Transfer Agent”) in order to separate the units into shares of Class A Common Stock and warrants. As a result of the business combination and pursuant to the warrant agreement, Pure’s warrants will become warrants of HighPeak Energy exercisable for shares of HighPeak Energy common stock on the terms set forth therein. In connection with the business combination, Pure’s units will automatically separate into the component securities and will no longer trade as a separate security following the business combination. Upon the Closing, HighPeak Energy intends to list its common stock and warrants for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbols “HPK” and “HPKWS,” respectively. Additionally, in connection with the business combination, Pure’s Common Stock, units and warrants will be delisted from the Nasdaq, deregistered under the Exchange Act and cease to be publicly traded.

 

Pursuant to Pure’s Charter, Pure is providing the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock originally sold as part of the units issued in its initial public offering, which closed on April 17, 2018 (the “IPO” and such holders, the “public stockholders”), with the opportunity to elect to require that Pure redeem all or a portion of their shares of Class A Common Stock upon the Closing at a price per share, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount per share of Class A Common Stock then on deposit in the trust account (the “Trust Account”). The Trust Account holds the proceeds from the IPO and a concurrent private placement of warrants to Sponsor, as well as the proceeds of certain loans from HighPeak Energy Holdings, LLC, a current subsidiary of HPK (“HighPeak Holdings”), pursuant to an agreement by Pure’s Sponsor to loan or cause an affiliate to loan to Pure or one of Pure’s subsidiaries an amount equal to $0.033 for each share of Class A Common Stock issued in the IPO that was not redeemed in connection with the stockholder vote to approve the Extension (as defined in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus) for each month (commencing on October 17, 2019 and on the 17th day of each subsequent calendar month) that is needed by Pure to complete an Initial Business Combination from October 17, 2019 until February 21, 2020, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to Pure to pay franchise and income taxes, divided by the number of then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock that were sold to the public stockholders in the IPO. On November 18, 2019, an aggregate of $2,495,196 had been deposited into the Trust Account, representing a $0.033 payment for each share of Class A Common Stock outstanding. For illustrative purposes, based on the fair value of marketable securities held in the Trust Account as of November 18, 2019 of approximately $390.5 million, the estimated per share redemption price would have been approximately $10.33. Public stockholders may elect to require that Pure redeem their shares even if they vote for the Business Combination Proposal.

 

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Further, promptly following the announcement of the business combination, pursuant to Pure’s Sponsor’s obligation under a certain letter agreement entered into in connection with the IPO, HighPeak Energy Partners II, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, intends to launch a tender offer to purchase, at $1.00 in cash per public warrant, Pure’s outstanding public warrants. The warrant tender offer is not conditioned upon any minimum number of warrants being tendered and will be completed in connection with the business combination.

 

Currently, Pure’s Sponsor and independent directors own all of Pure’s outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock and collectively own approximately 21.5% of Pure’s aggregate outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock combined.

 

Pure is providing this proxy statement/prospectus and accompanying proxy card to its stockholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies to be voted at the special meeting. Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the special meeting in person, and whether or not you tender your shares for redemption, please submit your proxy card without delay.

 

You are encouraged to read this proxy statement/prospectus carefully. In particular, you should review the matters discussed under the caption Risk Factors beginning on page 25 of this proxy statement/prospectus.

 

The approval of the Business Combination Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class, but the Adjournment Proposal requires only the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class, and actually cast at the special meeting.

 

If you sign, date and return your proxy card without indicating how you wish to vote, your shares will be voted “FOR” each of the Proposals presented at the special meeting. If you fail to return your proxy card or fail to submit your proxy by telephone or over the Internet, or fail to instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote, and do not attend the special meeting in person, the effect will be that your shares will not be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the special meeting and, if a quorum is present, will have the effect of a vote “AGAINST” the Business Combination Proposal, but will have no effect on the outcome of any vote on the Adjournment Proposal. If you are a stockholder of record and you attend the special meeting and wish to vote in person, you may withdraw your proxy and vote in person.

 

TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS, YOU MUST ELECT TO HAVE PURE REDEEM YOUR SHARES FOR A PRO RATA PORTION OF THE FUNDS HELD IN THE TRUST ACCOUNT AND TENDER YOUR SHARES TO PURE’S TRANSFER AGENT AT LEAST TWO (2) BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE VOTE AT THE SPECIAL MEETING. YOU MAY TENDER YOUR SHARES BY EITHER DELIVERING YOUR SHARE CERTIFICATE TO THE TRANSFER AGENT OR BY DELIVERING YOUR SHARES ELECTRONICALLY USING THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY’S DWAC (DEPOSIT/WITHDRAWAL AT CUSTODIAN) SYSTEM. IF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION IS NOT COMPLETED, THEN THESE SHARES WILL NOT BE REDEEMED FOR CASH. IF YOU HOLD THE SHARES IN STREET NAME, YOU WILL NEED TO INSTRUCT THE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE AT YOUR BANKS OR BROKERS TO WITHDRAW THE SHARES FROM YOUR ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO EXERCISE YOUR REDEMPTION RIGHTS.

 

Thank you for your consideration of these matters.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Jack Hightower

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

Pure Acquisition Corp.

 

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Whether or not you plan to attend the special meeting and whether or not you tender your shares for redemption, please submit your proxy by completing, signing, dating and mailing the enclosed proxy card in the pre-addressed postage paid envelope or by using the telephone or Internet procedures provided to you by your broker or bank. If your shares are held in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, you must instruct your broker or bank on how to vote your shares or, if you wish to attend the special meeting and vote in person, you must obtain a proxy from your broker or bank.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this proxy statement/prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

This proxy statement/prospectus is dated                ,         and is first being mailed to Pure stockholders on or about                     ,           .

 

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PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS—SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED                     , 2019

 

PURE ACQUISITION CORP.
421 W. 3rd Street, Suite 1000
Fort Worth, Texas 76102

 

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
OF PURE ACQUISITION CORP.

 

To Be Held On                     ,           

 

To the Stockholders of Pure Acquisition Corp.:

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the special meeting of the stockholders (the “special meeting”) of Pure Acquisition Corp. (“Pure”) will be held on                     ,                     , at            , Eastern Time, at                   . At the special meeting, Pure’s stockholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the following proposals:

 

 

The Business Combination Proposal—To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt the HPK Business Combination Agreement and the Grenadier Contribution Agreement (each as defined below) and the transactions contemplated thereby (collectively, the “business combination” and such proposal, the “Business Combination Proposal”) (Proposal No. 1): 

 

 

a Business Combination Agreement (as may be amended from time to time, the “HPK Business Combination Agreement”), dated November 27, 2019, by and among (i) Pure, (ii) HighPeak Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Pure (“HighPeak Energy”), (iii) Pure Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of HighPeak Energy (“MergerSub”), (iv) HighPeak Energy, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“HighPeak I”), (v) HighPeak Energy II, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“HighPeak II”), (vi) HighPeak Energy III, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“HighPeak III”), (vii) HPK Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HPK GP” and, together with HighPeak I, HighPeak II and HighPeak III, the “HPK Contributors”) and the general partner of HPK Energy, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“HPK”), and an affiliate of HighPeak Pure Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Pure’s “Sponsor”), and (viii) solely for the limited purposes specified therein, HighPeak Energy Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “HPK Representative”), pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, (a) MergerSub will merge with and into Pure, with Pure surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of HighPeak Energy, (b) each outstanding share of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of Pure will be converted into the right to receive one share of HighPeak Energy common stock (and cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any), other than certain shares held by Pure’s Sponsor that will be forfeited prior to the merger, (c) the HPK Contributors will (A) contribute their limited partner interests in HPK to HighPeak Energy in exchange for HighPeak Energy common stock and the general partner interests in HPK to either HighPeak Energy or a wholly owned subsidiary of HighPeak Energy in exchange for no consideration, and (B) directly or indirectly contribute certain loans with respect to which Pure or HighPeak Energy is the obligor, in exchange for shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, (d) all Sponsor Loans (as defined in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus), if any, will be cancelled in connection with the HPK Closing (as defined herein), and (e) following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, HighPeak Energy will cause HPK to merge with and into the Surviving Corporation (as successor to Pure) with all interests in HPK being cancelled in exchange for no consideration; and

 

 

a Contribution Agreement (as may be amended from time to time, the “Grenadier Contribution Agreement” and, together with the HPK Business Combination Agreement, the “Business Combination Agreements”), dated November 27, 2019, by and among Grenadier Energy Partners II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Grenadier”), HighPeak Energy Assets II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HighPeak Assets II”), Pure and HighPeak Energy pursuant to which, among other things, Grenadier will contribute the Grenadier Assets (as defined in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus) to HighPeak Assets II in exchange for cash, shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and warrants to purchase shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, which transactions are currently expected to occur following HighPeak Energy’s indirect acquisition of HighPeak Assets II pursuant to the HPK Business Combination Agreement.

 

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The Adjournment Proposal— To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the adjournment of the special meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Business Combination Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal” and, together with the Business Combination Proposal, the “Proposals”) (Proposal No. 2).

 

Only holders of record of Pure’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock at the close of business on                    ,           , are entitled to notice of the special meeting and to vote at the special meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. A complete list of Pure’s stockholders of record entitled to vote at the special meeting will be available for ten (10) days before the special meeting at Pure’s principal executive offices for inspection by stockholders during ordinary business hours for any purpose germane to the special meeting.

 

Pursuant to Pure’s Charter, Pure is providing the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock originally sold as part of the units issued in its initial public offering, which closed on April 17, 2018 (the “IPO” and such holders, the “public stockholders”), with the opportunity to elect to require that Pure redeem all or a portion of their shares of Class A Common Stock upon the Closing at a price per share, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount per share of Class A Common Stock then on deposit in the trust account (the “Trust Account”). The Trust Account holds the proceeds from the IPO and a concurrent private placement of warrants to Sponsor, as well as the proceeds of certain loans from HighPeak Energy Holdings, LLC, a current subsidiary of HPK (“HighPeak Holdings”), pursuant to an agreement by Pure’s Sponsor to loan or cause an affiliate to loan to Pure or one of Pure’s subsidiaries an amount equal to $0.033 for each share of Class A Common Stock issued in the IPO that was not redeemed in connection with the stockholder vote to approve the Extension (as defined in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus) for each month (commencing on October 17, 2019 and on the 17th day of each subsequent calendar month) that is needed by Pure to complete an Initial Business Combination from October 17, 2019 until February 21, 2020, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to Pure to pay franchise and income taxes, divided by the number of then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock that were sold to the public stockholders in the IPO. On November 18, 2019, an aggregate of $2,495,196 had been deposited into the Trust Account, representing a $0.033 payment for each share of Class A Common Stock outstanding. For illustrative purposes, based on the fair value of marketable securities held in the Trust Account as of November 18, 2019 of approximately $390.5 million, the estimated per share redemption price would have been approximately $10.33. Public stockholders may elect to require that Pure redeem their shares even if they vote for the Business Combination Proposal.

 

Further, promptly following the announcement of the business combination, pursuant to Pure’s Sponsor’s obligation under a certain letter agreement entered into in connection with the IPO, HighPeak Energy Partners II, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, intends to launch a tender offer to purchase, at $1.00 in cash per public warrant, Pure’s outstanding public warrants. The warrant tender offer is not conditioned upon any minimum number of warrants being tendered and will be completed in connection with the business combination. Otherwise, as a result of the business combination and pursuant to the warrant agreement, Pure’s warrants will become warrants of HighPeak Energy exercisable for shares of HighPeak Energy common stock on the terms set forth therein.

 

Currently, Pure’s Sponsor and independent directors own all of Pure’s outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock and collectively own approximately 21.5% of Pure’s aggregate outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock combined.

 

Pure will not consummate the business combination unless the Business Combination Proposal is approved at the special meeting. The Adjournment Proposal is not conditioned on the approval of any other proposal set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus.

 

If you have any questions or need assistance voting your shares, please call Pure’s proxy solicitor, Morrow Sodali LLC, toll free at (800) 662-5200. Banks and brokerage firms, please call collect at (203) 658-9400.

 

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By Order of the Board of Directors

 

Jack Hightower

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

 

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held on                    ,           : This notice of meeting and the related proxy statement/prospectus will be available at http://www.                     .

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS

v

   

SUMMARY TERM SHEET

x

   

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS FOR PURE STOCKHOLDERS

xiv

   

SUMMARY OF THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS

1

   

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

24

   

RISK FACTORS

25

   

COMPARATIVE SHARE INFORMATION

58

   

SECURITIES MARKET INFORMATION

59

   

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF HIGHPEAK ENERGY

60

   

SPECIAL MEETING OF PURE STOCKHOLDERS

75

   

PROPOSAL NO. 1—THE BUSINESS COMBINATION PROPOSAL

79

 

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PROPOSAL NO. 2—THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL

126

   

SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF PURE

127

   

INFORMATION ABOUT PURE

128

   

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF PURE

140

   

SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF GRENADIER

145

   

INFORMATION ABOUT THE TARGET ASSETS

147

   

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF GRENADIER

172

 

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MANAGEMENT AFTER THE BUSINESS COMBINATION

185

   

DESCRIPTION OF HIGHPEAK ENERGY SECURITIES

190

   

COMPARISON OF RIGHTS OF STOCKHOLDERS OF PURE AND HIGHPEAK ENERGY

198

   

BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

201

   

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

204

   

HOUSEHOLDING INFORMATION

209

   

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

209

   

LEGAL MATTERS

209

   

EXPERTS

209

   

SUBMISSION OF STOCKHOLDERS PROPOSALS

210

   

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

210

   

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

F-1

 

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ANNEX A: HPK BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT

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ANNEX B: GRENADIER CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

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ANNEX C: FORM OF A&R CHARTER

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ANNEX D: FORM OF A&R BYLAWS

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ANNEX E: FORM OF STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT

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ANNEX F: FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

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ANNEX G: FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED FORWARD PURCHASE AGREEMENT

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ANNEX H: FORM OF LTIP

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ANNEX I-I: RESERVE REPORT OF GRENADIER ASSETS AS OF AUGUST 1, 2019

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ANNEX I-II: RESERVE REPORT OF HIGHPEAK ASSETS I AS OF AUGUST 1, 2019

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ANNEX I-III: RESERVE REPORT OF HIGHPEAK ASSETS II AS OF AUGUST 1, 2019

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ANNEX J-I: RESERVE REPORT OF GRENADIER ASSETS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

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ANNEX J-II: RESERVE REPORT OF HIGHPEAK ASSETS I AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

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ANNEX J-III: RESERVE REPORT OF HIGHPEAK ASSETS II AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

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ANNEX K: GLOSSARY OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS TERMS

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CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this proxy statement/prospectus to:

 

 

“A&R Charter” are to the form of amended and restated certificate of incorporation of HighPeak Energy;

 

 

“business combination” are to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreements;

 

 

“Business Combination Agreements” are to the HPK Business Combination Agreement and the Grenadier Contribution Agreement; 

 

 

“Business Marketing Agreement” are to the Business Combination Marketing Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2018, by and among Pure, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and EarlyBirdCapital, Inc., as amended;

 

 

“Charter” are to the second amended and restated certificate of incorporation of Pure, as amended;

 

 

“Class A Common Stock” are to Pure’s Class A voting common stock, par value $0.0001 per share;

 

 

“Class B Common Stock” are to Pure’s Class B voting common stock, par value $0.0001 per share;

 

 

“Closing” are to the closing of the business combination;

 

 

“Closing Date” are to the date on which the Closing occurs;

 

 

“the Company,” “we,” “our” or “us” are to Pure, either individually or together with its consolidated subsidiaries, as the context requires, before the completion of the business combination, and to HighPeak Energy, either individually or together with its consolidated subsidiaries, as the context requires, after the completion of the business combination;

 

 

“EBITDAX” are to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation (or depletion), amortization and exploration expense;

 

 

“Extended Date” are to February 21, 2020;

 

 

“Extension” are to Pure’s stockholders’ approval of Pure’s proposal to extend the date by which Pure must consummate a business combination from October 17, 2019 to the Extended Date;

 

 

“Forward Purchase Agreement” are to (i), with respect to time periods prior to the execution of the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment, that certain Forward Purchase Agreement, dated April 12, 2018, by and between Pure and HPEP I, pursuant to which HPEP I is subscribed for an aggregate number of up to 15,000,000 units of Pure, consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-half of one warrant to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for $10.00 per unit, or an aggregate maximum amount of $150,000,000 immediately prior to or simultaneously with the closing of Pure’s Initial Business Combination and (ii) with respect to time periods at or after the execution of the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment, the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment, pursuant to which HPEP II and HPEP III will be assigned certain purchase obligations and will be collectively subscribed for an aggregate number of up to 15,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and 5,000,000 warrants to purchase one share of HighPeak Energy common stock for an aggregate maximum amount of $150,000,000 immediately prior to or simultaneously with the closing of Pure’s Initial Business Combination; 

 

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“Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment” are to an Amended and Restated Forward Purchase Agreement, contemplated to be entered into prior to or in connection with the Closing by and among Pure, HPEP I, HPEP II, HPEP III and HighPeak Energy, pursuant to which (i) HPEP I will assign its rights and obligations under the Forward Purchase Agreement to HPEP II and HPEP III, (ii) Pure will assign its rights and obligations under the Forward Purchase Agreement to HighPeak Energy and agree to cause HighPeak Energy to perform its obligations under the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment and (iii) the parties will amend the Forward Purchase Agreement to provide for the sale and purchase of shares of common stock and warrants of HighPeak Energy instead of Pure and reduce the number of warrants received by the purchasers from 7,500,000 warrants to 5,000,000 warrants; 

 

 

“forward purchase securities” are to the 15,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (or HighPeak Energy common stock as a result of the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment) and 7,500,000 forward purchase warrants (or 5,000,000 forward purchase warrants as a result of the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment) to be purchased pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment;  

 

 

“forward purchase warrants” are to the 7,500,000 warrants exercisable for Class A Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement, or, as applicable, the 5,000,000 warrants exercisable for HighPeak Energy common stock to be issued pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment; 

 

 

“founder shares” are to the aggregate 10,350,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, of which 10,206,000 are currently held by Pure’s Sponsor and 48,000 are currently held by each of Pure’s three independent directors, initially purchased by Pure’s Sponsor in connection with the organization of Pure, which are expected to be exchanged on a one-for-one basis for shares of HighPeak Energy common stock at the HPK Closing, other than 760,000 of such founder shares held by Pure’s Sponsor that will be forfeited pursuant to the terms of the Sponsor Support Agreement; 

 

 

“Grenadier” are to Grenadier Energy Partners II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

 

 

“Grenadier Assets” are to the rights, title and interests in certain oil and natural gas assets to be acquired by HighPeak Assets II from Grenadier under the Grenadier Contribution Agreement; 

 

 

“Grenadier Closing” are to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Grenadier Contribution Agreement; 

 

 

“Grenadier Contribution Agreement” are to the Contribution Agreement, dated as of November 27, 2019, by and among Grenadier, HighPeak Assets II, Pure and HighPeak Energy, pursuant to which, among other things, Grenadier will, at the Grenadier Closing, contribute the Grenadier Assets to HighPeak Assets II in exchange for cash, shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and warrants to purchase shares of HighPeak Energy common stock; 

 

 

“Grenadier private placement warrants” are to the 2,500,000 warrants to be transferred to Grenadier pursuant to the Grenadier Contribution Agreement;

 

 

“HighPeak Assets” are to HPK, which, indirectly through its subsidiaries, holds certain rights, title and interests in oil and natural gas assets and cash;

 

 

“HighPeak Assets I” are to HighPeak Energy Assets, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

 

 

“HighPeak Assets II” are to HighPeak Energy Assets II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

 

 

“HighPeak Contributed Entities” are to HPK, HighPeak Holdings, HighPeak Assets I, HighPeak Assets II and the HighPeak Employer;

 

 

“HighPeak Employer” are to HighPeak Energy Employees, Inc., a Delaware corporation;

 

 

“HighPeak Energy” are to HighPeak Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation initially formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Pure for the purpose of effecting the business combination;

 

 

“HighPeak Energy common stock” are to HighPeak Energy’s voting common stock, par value $0.0001 per share;

 

 

“HighPeak Funds” are to HighPeak I, HighPeak II and HighPeak III, collectively;

 

 

“HighPeak Group” are to Sponsor, the HPK Contributors, HighPeak Warrant and Jack Hightower and each of their respective affiliates and certain permitted transferees, collectively;

 

 

“HighPeak Holdings” are to HighPeak Energy Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

 

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“HighPeak Warrant” are to HighPeak Warrant, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

 

 

“HighPeak I” are to HighPeak Energy, LP, a Delaware limited partnership;

 

 

“HighPeak II” are to HighPeak Energy II, LP, a Delaware limited partnership;

 

 

“HighPeak III” are to HighPeak Energy III, LP, a Delaware limited partnership anticipated to be formed prior to or in connection with the Closing;

 

 

“HPEP I” are to HighPeak Energy Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership;

 

 

“HPEP II” are to HighPeak Energy Partners II, LP, a Delaware limited partnership;

 

 

“HPEP III” are to HighPeak Energy Partners III, LP, a Delaware limited partnership;

 

 

“HPK” are to HPK Energy, LP, a Delaware limited partnership;

 

 

“HPK GP” are to HPK Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of HPK;

 

 

“HPK Closing” are to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the HPK Business Combination Agreement;

 

 

“HPK Contributors” are to the HighPeak Funds and HPK GP;

 

 

“HPK Business Combination Agreement” are to the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of November 27, 2019, by and among Pure, HighPeak Energy, MergerSub, the HPK Contributors and, solely for the limited purposes specified therein, the HPK Representative, pursuant to which (i) MergerSub will merge with and into Pure, with Pure surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of HighPeak Energy, (ii) each outstanding share of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of Pure will be converted into the right to receive one share of HighPeak Energy common stock, other than certain shares held by Pure’s Sponsor that will be forfeited prior to the merger, (iii) the HPK Contributors will (A) contribute their limited partner interests in HPK to HighPeak Energy in exchange for HighPeak Energy common stock and the general partner interest in HPK to either HighPeak Energy or a wholly owned subsidiary of HighPeak Energy in exchange for no consideration, and (B) directly or indirectly contribute certain loans with respect to which Pure or HighPeak Energy is the obligor, in exchange for shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, (iv) all Sponsor Loans, if any, will be cancelled in connection with the HPK Closing, and (v) following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, HighPeak Energy will cause HPK to merge with and into the Surviving Corporation (as successor to Pure) with all interests in HPK being cancelled for no consideration;

 

 

“HPK Representative” are to HighPeak Energy Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

 

 

“Initial Business Combination” are to Pure’s initial merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses;

 

 

“initial stockholders” are to holders of Pure’s founder shares prior to the IPO, including Pure’s Sponsor and Pure’s three independent directors;

 

 

“IPO” are to Pure’s initial public offering of units, which closed on April 17, 2018;

 

 

“management” or “management team” are to Pure’s officers and directors before the completion of the business combination, and to HighPeak Energy’s officers and directors after the completion of the business combination;

 

 

“MergerSub” are to Pure Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of HighPeak Energy for the purpose of effecting the business combination;

 

 

“Parent Merger” are to the exchange by holders of Pure Common Stock for HighPeak Energy common stock and the assignment by Pure to HighPeak Energy of its rights and obligations under the Warrant Agreement in each case pursuant to the HPK Business Combination Agreement;

 

 

“PIPE Investment” are to the anticipated issuance and sale of up to an aggregate 20,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock in a private placement to the PIPE Investors, the proceeds of which would be used to fund a portion of the cash obligations of HighPeak Energy and its subsidiaries at the Closing;

 

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“PIPE Investors” are to the qualified institutional buyers and accredited investors that would purchase HighPeak Energy common stock pursuant to the PIPE Investment;

 

 

“private placement warrants” are to the warrants issued to Pure’s Sponsor in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of Pure’s IPO;

 

 

“public shares” are to shares of Class A Common Stock sold by Pure as part of the units in the IPO (whether they were purchased in the IPO or thereafter in the open market);

 

 

“public stockholders” are to the holders of Pure’s public shares;

 

 

“public warrants” are to the warrants sold by Pure as part of the units in the IPO (whether they were purchased in the IPO or thereafter in the open market);

 

 

“Pure” are to Pure Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation;

     
  “Pure Board” are to the board of directors of Pure;

 

 

“Pure Common Stock” are to, collectively, Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock;

 

 

“Pure Special Committee” are to the special committee of Pure’s board of directors consisting of three (3) independent directors;

 

 

“RBL Facility” are to a reserve-based lending facility that HighPeak Energy anticipates entering into in connection with the Closing;

 

 

“special meeting” are to the special meeting of the stockholders of Pure that is the subject of this proxy statement/prospectus and any adjournments or postponements thereof;

 

 

“Sponsor” are to HighPeak Pure Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and subsidiary of HPEP I;

 

 

“Sponsor Loans” are to loans made by any HPK Contributor, any of the HighPeak Contributed Entities or another affiliate of Pure’s Sponsor, to Pure or one of its subsidiaries of (i) an amount equal to $0.033 for each share of Class A Common Stock issued in the IPO that was not redeemed in connection with the stockholder vote to approve the Extension for each month (commencing on October 17, 2019 and on the 17th day of each subsequent calendar month) that is needed by Pure to complete an Initial Business Combination from October 17, 2019 to the Extended Date (such loans, “Sponsor Extension Loans”) and (ii) such other amounts as HighPeak Energy may agree upon with any HPK Contributor, any HighPeak Contributed Entity or another affiliate of Pure’s Sponsor (provided that in the case of obtaining approval of Pure of any such other amounts in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate, the Pure Special Committee shall approve in writing such amounts);

 

 

“Sponsor Support Agreement” are to that certain Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of November 27, 2019, by and between Pure’s Sponsor and the Company, pursuant to which Pure’s Sponsor will forfeit 760,000 founder shares for no consideration in connection with the corresponding issuance by HighPeak Energy of 760,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock to be transferred by HighPeak Assets II to Grenadier pursuant to the Grenadier Contribution Agreement.

 

 

“Target Assets” are to the Grenadier Assets and the HighPeak Assets, collectively;

 

 

“Transfer Agent” are to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company;

 

 

“units” are to units sold by Pure in the IPO, each of which consists of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-half of one public warrant;

 

 

“voting common stock” are to Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock prior to the consummation of the business combination, and to HighPeak Energy common stock following the consummation of the business combination;

 

 

“warrant agreement” are to (i) with respect to time periods prior to the execution of the Warrant Agreement Amendment and the Warrant Agreement Assignment, the Warrant Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2018, by and between Pure and Transfer Agent, and (ii) with respect to time periods after the execution of the Warrant Agreement Amendment, the Warrant Agreement Amendment, pursuant to which (a) the aggregate number of warrants to be purchased pursuant to Forward Purchase Agreement, the Warrant Agreement Amendment and the Warrant Agreement Assignment shall be reduced to 5,000,000 from 7,500,000, (b) Pure’s assignee may issue 2,500,000 warrants on the same terms as the private placement warrants to Grenadier as a portion of the consideration owed to Grenadier under the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, and with respect to which Pure seeks to assign the rights and obligations to HighPeak Energy at the Closing and to cause HighPeak Energy to perform its obligations thereunder; and

 

 

“warrants” are to, prior to the business combination, to the warrants to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share or, after the business combination, one share of HighPeak Energy common stock at a price of $11.50 per share.

 

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For additional defined terms commonly used in the oil and natural gas industry and used in this proxy statement/prospectus, please see “Glossary of Oil and Natural Gas Terms” set forth in Annex K.

 

Unless otherwise specified, the voting and economic interests of HighPeak Energy stockholders and other estimates set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus do not take into account the private placement warrants, public warrants or forward purchase warrants that will remain outstanding following the business combination and may be exercised at a later date, and assume the following:

 

 

(i)

the Closing occurs on or before December 31, 2019;

 

 

(ii)

the HPK Closing occurs prior to the Grenadier Closing;

 

 

(iii)

at the Closing, adjustments to the consideration payable to the HPK Contributors or Grenadier, as applicable, under the Business Combination Agreements were calculated assuming:

 

 

(a)

net working capital, overhead expenses and other items spent by the applicable entity since their respective August 1, 2019 and June 1, 2019 effective dates through a Closing on December 31, 2019 will collectively total an aggregate of $105 million;

 

 

(b)

HPK will have approximately $39 million of cash immediately prior to the HPK Closing, which is based on anticipated additional investments in HPK by the HPK Contributors prior to the business combination closing;

 

 

(c)

the Grenadier purchase price deposits made previously by HighPeak Assets II or its affiliates total $61.5 million plus any interest earned thereon;

 

 

(d)

cancelled loans will consist of approximately $6 million of Sponsor Loans through Closing on December 31, 2019;

 

 

(e)

transaction expenses will be approximately $40 million; and

 

 

(f)

there are no other material adjustments to the consideration payable to the HPK Contributors or Grenadier under the Business Combination Agreements;

 

 

(iv)

at the Closing, the PIPE Investors purchase 20,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, in the aggregate, for aggregate gross proceeds of $200 million to HighPeak Energy;

 

 

(v)

at the Closing, HPEP II and HPEP III purchase an aggregate 15,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and 5,000,000 forward purchase warrants pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment, for aggregate gross proceeds of $150 million;

 

 

(vi)

at the Closing, Grenadier will receive 15,760,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and 2,500,000 warrants pursuant to the Grenadier Contribution Agreement;

 

 

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no public stockholders elect to have their shares redeemed;

 

 

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no member of the HighPeak Group purchases shares of Class A Common Stock or HighPeak Energy common stock in the open market;

 

 

(ix)

there are no other issuances of equity interests of Pure or HighPeak Energy prior to or in connection with the Closing; and

 

 

(x)

no warrants are tendered for purchase in the warrant tender offer.

 

If the actual facts are different than HighPeak Energy’s assumptions, the voting and economic interests of HighPeak Energy stockholders and other estimates set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus will differ from those set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus and such differences may be material.

 

For example, unless waived by the parties to the HPK Business Combination Agreement, it is a condition to closing under the HPK Business Combination Agreement that HighPeak Energy shall have not less than $275 million of Available Liquidity (as defined in the HPK Business Combination Agreement), which amount is measured at Closing and includes amounts available for borrowing under any debt facility, including our anticipated RBL Facility. As a result, the business combination could still close if there were, among other things, significant redemptions by public stockholders, significantly lower cash contributed through HPK than assumed above or a later closing date than assumed above, each of which could have a significant impact on the voting and economic interests of HighPeak Energy stockholders and the liquidity of HighPeak Energy. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to HighPeak Energy and the Business Combination—Due to a variety of factors, some of which are beyond its control, HighPeak Energy may have lower liquidity at Closing than currently expected. This may cause HighPeak Energy to increase its borrowings to fund capital expenditures or decrease its future capital expenditures, which could impact HighPeak Energy’s balance sheet and ability to develop its oil and gas assets.”

 

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SUMMARY TERM SHEET

 

This Summary Term Sheet, together with the sections entitled Questions and Answers About the Proposals for Pure Stockholders and Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, summarizes certain information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus but does not contain all of the information that is important to you. You should read carefully this entire proxy statement/prospectus, including the attached annexes, for a more complete understanding of the matters to be considered at the special meeting.

 

 

Pure is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting an Initial Business Combination. For more information about Pure, see the sections entitled “Information About Pure” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Pure.”

 

 

There are currently 48,156,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding, consisting of 37,806,000 public shares and 10,350,000 founder shares. The Sponsor will forfeit 760,000 founder shares pursuant to the terms of the Sponsor Support Agreement. In addition, there are currently outstanding warrants to purchase 30,980,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, consisting of public warrants to purchase 20,700,000, shares of Class A Common Stock and private placement warrants to purchase 10,280,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to certain adjustments. Only whole warrants are exercisable. The warrants will become exercisable thirty (30) days after the completion of an Initial Business Combination, and will expire five (5) years after the completion of an Initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. Once the warrants become exercisable, Pure may redeem the outstanding warrants, in whole but not in part, at a price of $0.01 per warrant, upon a minimum of thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder and if, and only if, the last sale prices of the Class A Common Stock equal or exceed $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any twenty (20) trading days within a thirty (30) trading day period ending on the third (3rd) trading day prior to the date Pure sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; and only if there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such warrants. The private placement warrants, however, are non-redeemable so long as they are held by Pure’s Sponsor or its permitted transferees.

 

 

On October 10, 2019, Pure’s stockholders approved an extension of the date by which Pure must consummate an Initial Business Combination (the “Extension”) from October 17, 2019, to February 21, 2020 (the “Extended Date”). Pure requested the Extension in order to complete an Initial Business Combination. In connection with the Extension, 3,594,000 shares of Class A Common Stock were redeemed, for a total value of $36,823,301 on October 11, 2019 and 248,000 public warrants were tendered and accepted for payment on October 16, 2019. Further, Pure’s Sponsor has agreed to loan, or cause an affiliate to loan, Pure or one of Pure’s subsidiaries an amount equal to $0.033 for each share of Class A Common Stock issued in the IPO that was not redeemed in connection with the stockholder vote to approve the Extension for each month (commencing on October 17, 2019 and on the 17th day of each subsequent calendar month) that is needed by Pure to complete the Initial Business Combination from October 17, 2019 until the Extended Date.

 

 

On November 27, 2019, Pure and HighPeak Energy entered into the HPK Business Combination Agreement, by and among Pure, HighPeak Energy, MergerSub, the HPK Contributors and, solely for the limited purposes specified therein, the HPK Representative, pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, at the HPK Closing (a) MergerSub will merge with and into Pure, with Pure surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of HighPeak Energy, (b) each outstanding share of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of Pure will be converted into the right to receive one share of HighPeak Energy common stock, other than certain shares held by Pure’s Sponsor that will be forfeited prior to the merger, (c) the HPK Contributors will (A) contribute their limited partner interests in HPK to HighPeak Energy in exchange for HighPeak Energy common stock for total consideration of 71,150,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, subject to the adjustments described in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1-The Business Combination Proposal-The HPK Business Combination Agreement” and the general partner interest in HPK to either HighPeak Energy or a wholly owned subsidiary of HighPeak Energy in exchange for no consideration, and (B) directly or indirectly contribute certain loans with respect to which Pure or HighPeak Energy is the obligor, in exchange for shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, (d) all Sponsor Loans, if any, will be cancelled in connection with the HPK Closing, and (e) following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Grenadier Contribution Agreement for total consideration of approximately $465 million in cash, 15,760,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and 2,500,000 warrants to purchase HighPeak Energy common stock at the Closing, subject to adjustments described in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1-The Business Combination Proposal-The Grenadier Contribution Agreement”, HighPeak Energy will cause HPK to merge with and into Pure with all interests in HPK being cancelled for no consideration. For more detailed information on the closing conditions to the HPK Business Combination Agreement, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The HPK Business Combination Proposal—The HPK Business Combination Agreement—Conditions to Closing of the HPK Business Combination Agreement.” 

 

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On November 27, 2019, HighPeak Assets II and Grenadier entered into the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, by and among Grenadier, HighPeak Assets II, Pure and HighPeak Energy, pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, Grenadier agreed to extend the outside date under the Grenadier Contribution Agreement to February 24, 2020 and HighPeak Assets II has agreed to acquire the Grenadier Assets from Grenadier in exchange for cash, shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and warrants to purchase shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, which transactions are currently expected to occur following HighPeak Energy’s indirect acquisition of HighPeak Assets II pursuant to the HPK Business Combination Agreement.

 

 

For more information about the Business Combination Agreements, the consideration to be received by the HPK Contributors and Grenadier and the business combination generally, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal.”

 

 

HighPeak Energy will acquire the Target Assets (which consist of the HighPeak Assets and the Grenadier Assets) pursuant to the Business Combination Agreements. Promptly after such acquisition, HighPeak Energy will cause HPK to merge with and into Pure with all interest in HPK being cancelled for no consideration.

 

 

As a result of the business combination and pursuant to the warrant agreement, Pure’s warrants will become warrants of HighPeak Energy exercisable for shares of HighPeak Energy common stock on the terms set forth therein.

 

 

For more information about the post-combination company and the Target Assets, see the sections entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Information of HighPeak Energy” and “Information About the Target Assets.”

 

 

It is anticipated that, upon consummation of the business combination, Grenadier, the assets of which represent only a portion of the Target Assets, will be the “predecessor” for financial reporting purposes. For more information about Grenadier and the Grenadier Assets, see the sections entitled “Selected Historical Financial Information of Grenadier” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Grenadier.”

 

 

Unless waived by the applicable parties to the Business Combination Agreements, the Closing is subject to a number of conditions for one or more parties set forth in the Business Combination Agreements, including, among others, (i) with respect to the HPK Business Combination Agreement, receipt of the requisite approval of the stockholders of Pure, the same-day consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, there being at least $275 million of Available Liquidity (as defined in the HPK Business Combination Agreement), the closing of Pure’s offer, pursuant to this proxy statement/prospectus, to redeem shares of Class A Common Stock, material compliance of the parties with their covenants, the representations and warranties of the parties being true and correct, subject to the materiality standards contained in the HPK Business Combination Agreement, and the listing of certain shares of HighPeak Energy common stock on the Nasdaq or the NYSE and (ii) with respect to the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, receipt of the requisite approval of the stockholders of Pure, there being at least $275 million of Available Liquidity (as defined in the Grenadier Contribution Agreement), Pure having at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets remaining after the closing of Pure’s offer, pursuant to this proxy statement/prospectus, to redeem shares of Class A Common Stock, material compliance, or deemed material compliance, of the applicable party with its covenants and the representations and warranties of the parties being true and correct, subject to the materiality standards contained in the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, the absence of certain amendments having been made to the HPK Business Combination Agreement or the Forward Purchase Agreement, the occurrence of the HPK Closing and the approved listing of certain shares of HighPeak Energy common stock on the NYSE or the Nasdaq, upon official notice of issuance. For more information regarding the conditions to the closing of the business combination, see the sections entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The HPK Business Combination Agreement—Conditions to Closing of the HPK Business Combination Agreement” and “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The Grenadier Contribution Agreement—Conditions to Closing of the Grenadier Contribution Agreement.” 

 

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The Business Combination Agreements may be terminated at any time prior to the consummation of the business combination upon agreement of the parties thereto, or for other reasons in specified circumstances. For more information about the termination rights under the Business Combination Agreements, see the sections entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The HPK Business Combination Agreement—Termination Rights” and “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The Grenadier Contribution Agreement—Termination Rights.” 

 

 

The proposed business combination involves numerous risks. For more information about these risks, please see the section entitled “Risk Factors.”

 

 

Under Pure’s Charter, in connection with any stockholder meeting called to approve a proposed Initial Business Combination, each public stockholder will have the right, regardless of whether he or she is voting for or against such proposed business combination, to demand that Pure convert his or her shares into the right to receive in cash a pro rata share of the Trust Account. The redemption rights include the requirement that a holder must identify itself in writing as a beneficial holder and provide its legal name, telephone number and address to the Transfer Agent to require Pure to validly redeem its shares. Pure may require public stockholders, whether they are a record holder or hold their shares in “street name,” to either (i) physically tender their certificates to Pure’s Transfer Agent or (ii) deliver their shares to the Transfer Agent electronically using Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System, at the holder’s option, in each case prior to a date set forth in the tender offer documents or proxy materials sent in connection with the proposal to approve the business combination. There is a nominal cost associated with this tendering process and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through the DWAC system. The Transfer Agent will typically charge the tendering broker $45 and it would be up to the broker whether or not to pass this cost on to the converting holder. In any event, shares tendered for redemption must be delivered not less than two (2) business days prior to the special meeting.

 

 

Promptly following the announcement of the Initial Business Combination, pursuant to Pure’s Sponsor’s obligation under a certain letter agreement entered into in connection with the IPO, HPEP II intends to launch a tender offer to purchase, at $1.00 in cash per public warrant, all outstanding public warrants of Pure. The warrant tender offer is not conditioned upon any minimum number of warrants being tendered and will be completed in connection with the business combination.

 

 

In connection with the business combination, HighPeak Energy intends to apply to list its common stock and warrants on the NYSE under the ticker symbols “HPK” and “HPKWS.” Additionally, in connection with the business combination, Pure’s Common Stock, units and warrants will be delisted from the Nasdaq, deregistered under the Exchange Act and cease to be publicly traded.

 

 

It is anticipated that, upon the Closing, the ownership of HighPeak Energy will be as follows:

 

 

The public stockholders will collectively own 37,806,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 20%;

 

 

The HighPeak Group and Pure’s existing independent directors will collectively own 112,074,279 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 60%, as follows:

 

 

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Sponsor and Pure’s existing independent directors will collectively own 9,590,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 5%, upon conversion of the founder shares at the consummation of the business combination (and the forfeiture by Sponsor of 760,000 founder shares pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement); 

 

 

o

The HPK Contributors will collectively own 87,484,279 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 47%, received as consideration pursuant to the HPK Business Combination Agreement; and

 

 

o

HPEP II and HPEP III will collectively own 15,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 8%, pursuant to their purchase of such shares under the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment;

 

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The PIPE Investors will own 20,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 11%; and

 

 

Grenadier will own 15,760,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 9%.

 

The number and percentage of shares set forth above are based upon the assumptions set forth under “Certain Defined Terms.” If the actual facts are different than HighPeak Energy’s assumptions, the number of shares and percentages set forth above will differ and such differences may be material. For example, if HighPeak Energy assumes that no warrants of Pure are tendered for purchase in the warrant tender offer by HPEP II, all outstanding warrants, including the 5,000,000 warrants issued at the Closing pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement and the 2,500,000 warrants issued at the Closing pursuant to the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, to purchase an aggregate of 38,480,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock were exercisable and exercised following completion of the business combination, with proceeds to HighPeak Energy of approximately $442.5 million, then the ownership of HighPeak Energy would be as follows:

 

 

The public stockholders would collectively own 58,258,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 26%;

 

 

The HighPeak Group and Pure’s existing independent directors would collectively own 127,602,279 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 56%, as follows:

 

 

o

Sponsor and Pure’s existing independent directors would collectively own 19,870,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 9%, including 10,280,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock issuable upon the exercise of the private placement warrants; 

 

 

o

HPEP II and HPEP III would collectively own 20,248,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 9%, including 5,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock issuable upon exercise of the forward purchase warrants acquired under the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment and 248,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock issuable upon exercise of public warrants acquired by HPEP II in connection with Pure’s Extension; and

 

 

o

The HPK Contributors would own 87,484,279 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 39%;

 

 

The PIPE Investors would collectively own 20,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 9%; and

 

 

Grenadier would own 18,260,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 9%, including 2,500,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants received as consideration under the Grenadier Contribution Agreement. 

 

The public warrants, private placement warrants, Grenadier private placement warrants and forward purchase warrants will become exercisable thirty (30) days after the completion of an Initial Business Combination and will expire five (5) years after the completion of an Initial Business Combination or earlier upon Pure’s redemption or liquidation.

 

Please see the section entitled “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus—Impact of the Business Combination on Public Float” and “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Information of HighPeak Energy” for further information.

 

 

Pure’s board of directors (the “Pure Board”) considered various factors in determining whether to approve the Business Combination Agreements and the business combination, including the unanimous recommendation of the Pure Special Committee for the Pure Board to approve the business combination. For more information about the Pure Board’s decision-making process, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The Pure Board’s Reasons for the Approval of the Business Combination.”

 

 

The HPK Business Combination Agreement contemplates the execution by certain parties of various agreements at the Closing, including, among others, the Stockholders’ Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, copies of which are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annexes E and F, respectively. For more information about these agreements, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Related Agreements.”

 

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS FOR PURE STOCKHOLDERS

 

The following questions and answers briefly address some commonly asked questions about the Proposals to be presented at the special meeting of stockholders of Pure, including the proposed business combination. The following questions and answers do not include all of the information that is important to Pure stockholders. Pure urges its stockholders to read carefully this entire proxy statement/prospectus, including the annexes and other documents referred to herein.

 

Q:

Why am I receiving this proxy statement/prospectus?

 

A:

Pure stockholders are being asked in connection with the special meeting of stockholders to consider and vote upon, among other things, a proposal to approve and adopt the Business Combination Proposal, including:

 

 

the HPK Business Combination Agreement pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, (i) MergerSub will merge with and into Pure, with Pure surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of HighPeak Energy, (ii) each outstanding share of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of Pure will be converted into the right to receive one share of HighPeak Energy common stock (or cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any), other than certain shares held by Pure’s Sponsor that will be forfeited prior to the merger, (iii) the HPK Contributors (A) will contribute their limited partner interests in HPK to HighPeak Energy in exchange for HighPeak Energy common stock and the general partner interest in HPK to either HighPeak Energy or a wholly owned subsidiary of HighPeak Energy in exchange for no consideration, and (B) directly or indirectly contribute certain loans with respect to which Pure or HighPeak Energy is the obligor, in exchange for shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, (iv) all Sponsor Loans, if any, will be cancelled in connection with the HPK Closing, and (v) following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, HighPeak Energy will cause HPK to merge with and into the Surviving Corporation (as successor to Pure) with all interests in HPK being cancelled for no consideration; and

 

 

the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, Grenadier will transfer the Grenadier Assets to HighPeak Assets II in exchange for cash, shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and warrants to purchase HighPeak Energy common stock, which transactions are expected to occur promptly after HighPeak Assets II has been contributed to HighPeak Energy. 

 

If the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreements are completed, HighPeak Energy will own and operate the assets and businesses currently conducted by Pure, HPK and Grenadier and you will receive the right to receive one share of HighPeak Energy common stock (and cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any) for each share of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock that you held immediately prior to the HPK Closing, and, pursuant to the warrant agreement, each outstanding public warrant and private placement warrant of Pure held immediately prior to the HPK Closing will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one share of HighPeak Energy common stock following the HPK Closing on the terms set forth therein. After the HPK Closing, the securities of HighPeak Energy are expected to be listed for trading on the NYSE.

 

Copies of the HPK Business Combination Agreement and the Grenadier Contribution Agreement are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A and Annex B, respectively, and incorporated by reference herein. This proxy statement/prospectus and its annexes contain important information about the proposed business combination and the other matters to be acted upon at the special meeting. Holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are entitled to vote on all proposals in this proxy statement/prospectus. You should read this proxy statement/prospectus and its annexes carefully and in their entirety

 

Your vote is important. You are encouraged to submit your proxy as soon as possible after carefully reviewing this proxy statement/prospectus and its annexes.

 

Q:

When and where is the special meeting?

 

A:

The special meeting will be held on                                   ,                  , at             , Eastern Time, at                            .

 

Q:

What is being voted on at the special meeting?

 

A:

Pure stockholders will vote on the following proposals at the special meeting:

 

 

The Business Combination Proposal— To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt the HPK Business Combination Agreement and the Grenadier Contribution Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (Proposal No. 1). 

 

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The Adjournment Proposal— To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the adjournment of the special meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Business Combination Proposal (Proposal No. 2).

 

Q:

What will happen in the business combination?

 

A:

On November 27, 2019, Pure and HighPeak Energy entered into the HPK Business Combination Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, HighPeak Energy has agreed to acquire the HighPeak Assets. Under the terms of the HPK Business Combination Agreement, at the Closing of the business combination, (i) MergerSub will merge with and into Pure, with Pure surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of HighPeak Energy, (ii) each outstanding share of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of Pure will be converted into the right to receive one share of HighPeak Energy common stock, other than certain shares held by Pure’s Sponsor that will be forfeited prior to the merger, (iii) the HPK Contributors will (A) contribute their limited partner interests in HPK to HighPeak Energy in exchange for HighPeak Energy common stock for total consideration of 71,150,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, subject to the adjustments described in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1-The Business Combination Proposal-The HPK Business Combination Agreement” and the general partner interest in HPK to either HighPeak Energy or a wholly owned subsidiary of HighPeak Energy in exchange for no consideration, and (B) directly or indirectly contribute certain loans with respect to which Pure or HighPeak Energy is the obligor, in exchange for shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, (iv) all Sponsor Loans, if any, will be cancelled in connection with the HPK Closing, and (v) following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Grenadier Contribution Agreement for total consideration of approximately $465 million in cash, 15,760,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and 2,500,000 warrants to purchase HighPeak Energy common stock at the Closing, subject to adjustments described in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1-The Business Combination Proposal-The Grenadier Contribution Agreement”, HighPeak Energy will cause HPK to merge with and into Pure with all interests in HPK being cancelled for no consideration. As a result of the business combination and pursuant to the warrant agreement, Pure’s warrants will become warrants of HighPeak Energy exercisable for shares of HighPeak Energy common stock on the terms set forth therein. For more information about the HPK Business Combination Agreement and the business combination, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal.” 

   
  On November 27, 2019, HighPeak Assets II and Grenadier entered into the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, by and among Grenadier, HighPeak Assets II, Pure and HighPeak Energy, pursuant to which, among other things, and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, HighPeak Assets II has agreed to acquire the Grenadier Assets from Grenadier in exchange for cash, shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and warrants to purchase shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, which transactions are currently expected to occur following HighPeak Energy’s indirect acquisition of HighPeak Assets II pursuant to the HPK Business Combination Agreement. For more information about the closing conditions of each of the HPK Business Combination Agreement and the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal.”

 

Please see the following table, which summarizes certain terms with respect to the business combination:

 

Business Combination Agreements

 

Contributors

 

Consideration

HPK Business Combination Agreement

 

HighPeak Energy, LP

HighPeak Energy II, LP

HighPeak Energy III, LP

HPK Energy, LLC

 

71,150,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, subject to the adjustments described in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The HPK Business Combination Agreement.” Based upon the assumptions set forth under “Certain Defined Terms,” we currently expect HighPeak Energy to issue approximately 87,484,279 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock to the HPK Contributors at Closing pursuant to the HPK Business Combination Agreement.

 

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Business Combination Agreements

 

Contributors

 

Consideration

Grenadier Contribution Agreement

 

Grenadier Energy Partners II, LLC

 

Approximately $465 million in cash, 15,760,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and 2,500,000 warrants to purchase HighPeak Energy common stock at the Closing, subject to the adjustments described in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The Grenadier Contribution Agreement.” Based upon the assumptions set forth under “Certain Defined Terms,” and certain other assumptions regarding the adjustments described above, HighPeak Energy currently expects to pay approximately $460 million in cash to Grenadier at the Grenadier Closing after accounting for such adjustments.

 

For more information about the Business Combination Agreements, the consideration to be received by the HPK Contributors and Grenadier, respectively, and the business combination generally, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal.”

 

In addition, HighPeak Energy is pursuing the PIPE Investment with certain accredited investors and institutional buyers which, if successful, would close in connection with the business combination.

 

On April 12, 2018, Pure entered into the Forward Purchase Agreement with HPEP I, pursuant to which HPEP I agreed to purchase up to 15,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and 7,500,000 forward purchase warrants in connection with an Initial Business Combination. At or prior to the closing of the business combination, pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment, HPEP I will assign its rights under the Forward Purchase Agreement to HPEP II and HPEP III, and Pure will assign its rights and obligations under the Forward Purchase Agreement to HighPeak Energy, and the parties will amend the Forward Purchase Agreement to provide for the sale and purchase of shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and warrants to purchase HighPeak Energy common stock instead of Pure and reduce the number of warrants received by the purchasers from 7,500,000 warrants to 5,000,000 warrants, in each case, pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment. At the Closing, HPEP II and HPEP III will purchase an aggregate 15,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and 5,000,000 forward purchase warrants for aggregate gross proceeds of $150 million.

 

Prior to the Initial Business Combination, HighPeak Energy intends to adopt the HighPeak Energy, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”), and it is anticipated that Pure, as HighPeak Energy’s sole shareholder, will approve the LTIP. Following the Closing, HighPeak Energy will continue to sponsor the LTIP. As described further under “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal— Related Agreements— HighPeak Energy, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan,” the LTIP provides for potential grants of options, dividend equivalents, cash awards and substitute awards to employees, directors and service providers of HighPeak Energy, as well as stock awards to directors of HighPeak Energy. The LTIP will be administered by the HighPeak Energy Board or a committee thereof.

 

Subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the LTIP, a number of shares of HighPeak Energy common stock equal to 13% of the outstanding shares of HighPeak Energy common stock on the effective date of the LTIP (the “Share Pool”) are reserved and available for delivery with respect to Awards, and 1,300 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock will be available for the issuance of shares upon the exercise of ISOs (as defined in the LTIP). On January 1, 2020 and January 1 of each calendar year occurring thereafter and prior to the expiration of the LTIP, the Share Pool will automatically be increased by (i) the number of shares of HighPeak Energy common stock issued pursuant to the LTIP during the immediately preceding calendar year and (ii) 13% of the number of shares of HighPeak Energy common stock that are newly issued by HighPeak Energy (other than those issued pursuant to the LTIP) during the immediately preceding calendar year.

 

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Q:

How were transaction structure and consideration in the business combination determined?

 

A:

Following the IPO, representatives of Pure and the HighPeak Group contacted and were contacted by a number of individuals and entities, including Grenadier, with respect to business combination opportunities and engaged with several possible target businesses with respect to potential transactions. After a series of discussions, Grenadier advised representatives of Pure that it would not be pursuing a transaction with Pure in exchange for cash and shares of Pure Common Stock given the total proposed consideration and the timing and uncertainty of closing due to the requirement for Pure stockholder approval. Representatives of Pure and the HighPeak Group nevertheless concluded that Grenadier was an attractive investment opportunity irrespective of whether Pure ultimately participated in a business combination, so, to address Grenadier’s concerns, the parties began to instead discuss an all-cash acquisition of the Grenadier Assets by funds controlled by the HighPeak Group, rather than Pure. Given the complementary nature of HPK’s assets to those of Grenadier and the flexibility for HighPeak II to assign its rights and obligations under the Grenadier Contribution Agreement or contribute the counterparty, HighPeak Assets II, to Pure in connection with a future negotiated business combination, if so desired, the original Grenadier Purchase Agreement was signed by HighPeak Assets II and Grenadier on June 17, 2019, providing for an initial target closing date of August 19, 2019 with the ability to extend such closing date to the date that is 75 days after the execution date. Thereafter, certain representatives of the HighPeak Group engaged in conversations with the independent directors serving on the Pure Board and discussed, among other things, a proposal to combine the HighPeak Assets and the Grenadier Assets in a business combination with Pure, where the HPK Contributors would receive equity interests in exchange for the HighPeak Assets and concurrently use Pure’s cash to consummate the Grenadier Closing. In exchange for the release of $30.75 million deposit made by HighPeak Assets II from escrow to Grenadier, as well as an additional non-refundable $30.75 million payment directly to Grenadier, Grenadier agreed to extend the target closing date under the Grenadier Contribution Agreement to January 22, 2020 to accommodate the proposed timing of the business combination.

 

As the HighPeak Group continued discussions with the independent directors regarding the proposal to combine the HighPeak Assets and the Grenadier Assets in a business combination with Pure, the parties discussed the potential to amend the agreement with Grenadier pursuant to which Grenadier would agree to take a certain amount of consideration in equity as opposed to cash and to extend the outside date to a date after the Extension Date. Grenadier agreed to convert the right to receive $150 million of cash consideration into the right to receive 15,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock valued at $10 a share. In addition, in exchange for an additional 760,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and 2.5 million warrants as consideration for the Grenadier Assets, Grenadier agreed to extend the outside date to February 24, 2020. In connection therewith, Pure’s Sponsor agreed to forfeit 760,000 of its founder shares and reduce the number of warrants received by the purchasers under the Forward Purchase Agreement by 2.5 million.  On November 27, 2019, the parties entered into the Grenadier Contribution Agreement to amend, restate and replace the original Grenadier Purchase Agreement to, among other things, reflect the agreed upon items above.

 

Q:

Why is Pure providing its stockholders with the opportunity to vote on the business combination?

 

A:

As a result of the structure of the business combination as a merger of Pure with MergerSub, approval by Pure’s stockholders of the business combination is required under Delaware corporate law. In addition, under Pure’s Charter, Pure must provide all public stockholders with the opportunity to have their shares redeemed upon the consummation of an Initial Business Combination either in conjunction with a tender offer or in conjunction with a stockholder vote with respect to such Initial Business Combination. Pure has elected to provide its public stockholders with the opportunity to have their shares redeemed in connection with Pure’s required stockholder vote rather than a tender offer. Therefore, Pure is seeking to obtain the approval of its stockholders of the Business Combination Proposal, as required by Delaware corporate law, and are allowing public stockholders to effectuate redemptions of their public shares in connection with the Closing. Pure will not consummate the business combination unless the Business Combination Proposal is approved at the special meeting.

 

Q:

What conditions must be satisfied to complete the business combination?

 

A:

There are a number of closing conditions for one or more parties in the Business Combination Agreements, including (i) with respect to the HPK Business Combination Agreement, receipt of the requisite approval by the stockholders of Pure and the written consents of Pure, as the sole stockholder of HighPeak Energy, and of HighPeak Energy, as the sole stockholder of MergerSub (which written consents of Pure and HighPeak Energy were delivered within 24 hours after execution of the HPK Business Combination Agreement), the same-day consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, there being at least $275 million of Available Liquidity (as defined in the HPK Business Combination Agreement), the closing of Pure’s offer, pursuant to this proxy statement/prospectus, to redeem shares of Class A Common Stock, material compliance of the parties with their covenants to the extent the transactions contemplated thereby are not consummated prior to the Closing, the representations and warranties of the parties being true and correct, subject to the materiality standards contained in the HPK Business Combination Agreement, and the approved listing of certain shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and warrants on the NYSE or the Nasdaq, upon official notice of issuance, and (ii) with respect to the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, receipt of the requisite approval of the stockholders of Pure, there being at least $275 million of Available Liquidity (as defined in the Grenadier Contribution Agreement), Pure having at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets remaining after the closing of Pure’s offer, pursuant to this proxy statement/prospectus, to redeem shares of Class A Common Stock, material compliance, or deemed material compliance, of the applicable party with its covenants and the representations and warranties of the parties being true and correct, subject to the materiality standards contained in the Grenadier Contribution Agreement and the cost of certain defects and other matters, the absence of certain amendments having been made to the HPK Business Combination Agreement or the Forward Purchase Agreement, the occurrence of the HPK Closing and the approved listing of certain shares of HighPeak Energy common stock on the NYSE or the Nasdaq, upon official notice of issuance. For more information regarding the conditions to the Closing of the business combination, including additional conditions, see the sections entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The HPK Business Combination Agreement—Conditions to Closing of the HPK Business Combination Agreement” and “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The Grenadier Contribution Agreement—Conditions to Closing of the Grenadier Contribution Agreement.”

 

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Q:

How will HighPeak Energy be managed and governed following the business combination?

 

A:

Following the consummation of the business combination, Jack Hightower will serve as Chief Executive Officer, Rodney L. Woodard will serve as Chief Operating Officer and Steven W. Tholen will serve as Chief Financial Officer of HighPeak Energy. For more information, see the section entitled “Management After the Business Combination.” Immediately prior to the business combination, HighPeak Energy Management, LLC, which is owned by Mr. Hightower and certain other individuals, will sell HighPeak Employer to HPK, which, subject to certain limited conditions, will then be contributed to HighPeak Energy in the business combination. HighPeak Employer employs all of the personnel that provide services to the HighPeak Funds and their subsidiaries, including the HighPeak Contributed Entities. As a result, HighPeak Energy will be managed by the executive officers named above and employees who have historically provided services to the HighPeak Funds, including operating the HighPeak Assets. In addition, following the Grenadier Closing, HighPeak Assets II has the option to enter into a Transition Services Agreement with Grenadier with respect to the Grenadier Assets that provides for services related to the operation of the Grenadier Assets by Grenadier. However, HighPeak Energy does not expect to utilize the services under the Transition Services Agreement and HighPeak Energy does not currently expect to retain any senior management of Grenadier.

 

The board of directors of HighPeak Energy (the “HighPeak Energy Board”) will consist of a sole director, Jack Hightower, prior to the HPK Closing. Under the HPK Business Combination Agreement, the HPK Contributors have the right until five (5) business days prior to the effectiveness of this proxy statement/prospectus to designate to HighPeak Energy a list of individuals that HPK wants to be appointed to the HighPeak Energy Board, effective as of the HPK Closing. To the extent that the HPK Contributors timely deliver such a designation, HighPeak Energy and the HighPeak Energy Board will be obligated under the Stockholders’ Agreement to take all necessary action to effect such appointments, and the designated directors and officers will be listed in a subsequent amendment to this proxy statement/prospectus. Under the Stockholders’ Agreement, the HighPeak Group will be entitled to appoint four (4) directors to the HighPeak Energy Board for so long as it holds greater than 35% of the shares of HighPeak Energy’s voting stock outstanding. For more information, see the sections entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Related Agreements—Stockholders’ Agreement” and “Management After the Business Combination.”

 

Q:

Will HighPeak Energy obtain new financing in connection with the business combination?

 

A:

In connection with the entry into the HPK Business Combination Agreement, HighPeak Energy intends to enter into subscription agreements with certain qualified institutional buyers and accredited investors, pursuant to which, among other things, HighPeak Energy agreed to issue and sell, pursuant to the PIPE Investment, an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock to such investors for aggregate gross proceeds of $200 million. For more information, see “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Related Agreements—Subscription Agreements.”

 

On April 12, 2018, Pure entered into the Forward Purchase Agreement with HPEP I, pursuant to which HPEP I agreed to purchase up to 15,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and 7,500,000 forward purchase warrants in connection with an Initial Business Combination. At or prior to the closing of the business combination, pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment, HPEP I will assign its rights and obligations under the Forward Purchase Agreement to HPEP II and HPEP III, and Pure will assign its rights and obligations under the Forward Purchase Agreement to HighPeak Energy, and the parties will amend the Forward Purchase Agreement to provide for the sale and purchase of shares of common stock and warrants of HighPeak Energy instead of Pure securities and reduce the number of warrants received by HPEP II and HPEP III from 7,500,000 warrants to 5,000,000 warrants. At the Closing, HPEP II and HPEP III will purchase an aggregate 15,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and 5,000,000 forward purchase warrants for aggregate gross proceeds of $150 million.

 

Immediately prior to the business combination, certain of the HPK Contributors are expected to contribute cash to HPK in connection with the HPK Closing.

 

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The proceeds of the PIPE Investment, the Forward Purchase Agreement, cash contributed by HPK, cash in the HighPeak Contributed Entities, including HPK and the cash in the Trust Account will be used to fund the cash portion of the purchase price for the Grenadier Assets under the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, to fund redemptions of shares by public stockholders in connection with the business combination, to pay the costs, fees and expenses (including the fees and expenses payable pursuant to the Business Combination Marketing Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2018, by and among Pure, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. and EarlyBirdCapital, Inc., as amended, the “Business Combination Marketing Agreement”) associated with the business combination (including such transaction expenses of the HPK Contributors and their affiliates pursuant to the HPK Business Combination Agreement) and for working capital and general corporate purposes. For more information, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Related Agreements.”

 

HighPeak Energy also expects to enter into the RBL Facility in connection with the consummation of the business combination with a borrowing base to be determined by the lenders based on the projected revenues from the oil and natural gas reserves securing the loan. HighPeak Energy expects to draw on the RBL Facility from time to time as circumstances warrant and may potentially utilize other sources of debt financing. HighPeak Energy will disclose the terms of its RBL Facility and any other debt financing in a future amendment to this proxy statement/prospectus.

 

Q:

Other than the new financing discussed above, are there any arrangements to help ensure that HighPeak Energy will have sufficient funds, together with the proceeds in the Trust Account, to fund the acquisition of the Grenadier Assets and its drilling program following the business combination?

 

A:

Unless waived by parties to the HPK Business Combination Agreement, it is a condition to closing under the HPK Business Combination Agreement that there is not less than $275 million of Available Liquidity. As defined in the HPK Business Combination Agreement, “Available Liquidity” means, as of the HPK Closing, (i) the amount of funds contained in the Trust Account (net of any stockholder redemptions), (ii) plus any cash on-hand of the HighPeak Contributed Entities as of immediately prior to the Closing (without duplication of any cash included in clause (i) above or clauses (iii) or (iv) below), (iii) plus the amount of available debt financing (excluding any Sponsor Loans unless otherwise agreed by the parties), (iv) plus the amount of net cash proceeds attributable to the Forward Purchase Agreement, the PIPE Investment (up to $300 million) and any other issuance of Class A Common Stock prior to the HPK Closing, (v) minus the aggregate cash consideration to be paid to Grenadier at the Grenadier Closing pursuant to the Grenadier Contribution Agreement (the “Grenadier Closing Cash Payment”), (vi) minus certain transaction expenses of each of the HPK Contributors (including their respective affiliates), HighPeak Energy, MergerSub and Pure and (vii) plus the amount of any and all capital expenditures and other amounts paid by or on behalf of the HighPeak Entities with respect to their respective assets, and Grenadier, with respect to the Grenadier Assets, in each case, from and after January 1, 2020 through the HPK Closing.
   
  Based on the sources and uses set forth in “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Sources and Uses for the Business Combination,” including an assumed borrowing base of $250 to $400 million under HighPeak Energy’s anticipated RBL Facility, HighPeak Energy expects to have approximately $520 to $670 million of Available Liquidity at Closing. As a result, the business combination could still close if there were, among other things, significant redemptions by public stockholders, significantly lower cash contributed through HPK than assumed above or a later closing date, each of which could have a significant impact on the sources and uses set forth above and the liquidity of HighPeak Energy. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to HighPeak Energy and the Business Combination— Due to a variety of factors, some of which are beyond its control, HighPeak Energy may have lower liquidity at Closing than currently expected. This may cause HighPeak Energy to increase its borrowings to fund capital expenditures or decrease its future capital expenditures, which could impact HighPeak Energy’s balance sheet and ability to develop its oil and gas assets.”

 

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HighPeak Energy expects to fund its 2020 capital budget with Available Liquidity and cash generated by operations. HighPeak Energy expects to make substantial additional capital expenditures in 2020 and has a capital budget for the year of $700 million to $800 million, which assumes an average of four (4) operated drilling rigs and one (1) non-operated drilling rig across the Target Assets and excludes potential leasehold and/or surface acreage additions. HighPeak Energy periodically reviews its capital expenditures and adjusts its budget and its allocation based on liquidity, drilling results, leasehold acquisition opportunities and commodity prices.

 

Because HighPeak Energy operates a high percentage of its acreage, capital expenditure amounts and timing are largely discretionary and within its control. HighPeak Energy determines its capital expenditures depending on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the success of its drilling activities, prevailing and anticipated prices for oil and natural gas, lease expirations, the availability of necessary equipment, infrastructure and capital, the receipt and timing of required regulatory permits and approvals, drilling and acquisition costs and the level of participation by other working interest owners. A deferral of planned capital expenditures, particularly with respect to drilling and completing new wells, could result in a reduction in anticipated production and cash flows. Additionally, if HighPeak Energy curtails or reallocates priorities in its drilling program, it may lose a portion of its acreage through lease expirations. However, in the event of any such curtailment or reallocation of priorities, HighPeak Energy would expect to prioritize lease retention to minimize any expirations. Furthermore, HighPeak Energy may be required to remove some portion of its reserves currently booked as PUDs if such changes in planned capital expenditures means HighPeak Energy will be unable to develop such reserves within five (5) years of their initial booking.

 

Q:

What equity stake will current Pure stockholders, the HighPeak Group, Grenadier and the PIPE Investors hold in HighPeak Energy following the consummation of the business combination?

 

A:

It is anticipated that, upon completion of the business combination and based on the assumptions set forth below, the ownership of HighPeak Energy will be as follows:

 

 

the public stockholders would collectively own 37,806,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 20%;

 

 

The HighPeak Group and Pure’s existing independent directors will collectively own 112,074,279 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 60%, as follows:

 

 

o

Sponsor and Pure’s existing independent directors will collectively own 9,590,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 5%, upon conversion of the founder shares at the consummation of the business combination (and the forfeiture by Sponsor of 760,000 founder shares pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement); 

 

 

o

The HPK Contributors will collectively own 87,484,279 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 47%, received as consideration pursuant to the HPK Business Combination Agreement; and

 

 

o

HPEP II and HPEP III will collectively own 15,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 8%, pursuant to their purchase of such shares under the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment;

 

 

The PIPE Investors will own 20,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 11%; and

 

 

Grenadier will own 15,760,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 9%.

 

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The numbers set forth above do not take into account the private placement warrants, public warrants or forward purchase warrants that will remain outstanding following the business combination and may be exercised at a later date and assume the following:

 

 

(i)

the Closing occurs on or before December 31, 2019; 

 

 

(ii)

the HPK Closing occurs prior to the Grenadier Closing;

 

 

(iii)

at the Closing, adjustments to the consideration payable to the HPK Contributors or Grenadier, as applicable, under the Business Combination Agreements were calculated assuming:

 

 

(a)

net working capital, overhead expenses and other items spent by the applicable entity since their respective August 1, 2019 and June 1, 2019 effective dates through a Closing on December 31, 2019 will collectively total an aggregate of $105 million;

 

 

(b)

HPK will have approximately $39 million of cash immediately prior to the HPK Closing, which is based on anticipated additional investments in HPK by the HPK Contributors prior to the business combination closing;

 

 

(c)

the Grenadier purchase price deposits made previously by HighPeak Assets II or its affiliates total $61.5 million plus any interest earned thereon;

 

 

(d)

cancelled loans will consist of approximately $6 million of Sponsor Loans through Closing on December 31, 2019;

 

 

(e)

transaction expenses will be approximately $40 million; and

 

 

(f)

there are no other material adjustments to the consideration payable to the HPK Contributors or Grenadier under the Business Combination Agreements.

 

 

(iv)

at the Closing, the PIPE Investors purchase 20,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, in the aggregate, for aggregate gross proceeds of $200 million to HighPeak Energy;

 

 

(v)

at the Closing, HPEP II and HPEP III purchase an aggregate 15,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and 5,000,000 forward purchase warrants pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment, for aggregate gross proceeds of $150 million;

 

 

(vi)

at the Closing, Grenadier will receive 15,760,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and 2,500,000 warrants pursuant to the Grenadier Contribution Agreement;

 

 

(vii)

no public stockholders elect to have their shares redeemed;

 

 

(viii)

no member of the HighPeak Group purchases shares of Class A Common Stock or HighPeak Energy common stock in the open market;

 

 

(ix)

there are no other issuances of equity interests of Pure or HighPeak Energy prior to or in connection with the Closing; and

 

(x) no warrants are tendered for purchase in the warrant tender offer.

 

If the actual facts are different than HighPeak Energy’s assumptions, the interests of HighPeak Energy stockholders and other estimates set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus set forth above will differ and such differences may be material. For example, if HighPeak Energy assumes all outstanding 20,700,000 public warrants, 5,000,000 forward purchase warrants, 2,500,000 Grenadier warrants and 10,280,000 private placement warrants are exercised following completion of the business combination, with aggregate gross proceeds to HighPeak Energy of approximately $442.5 million, then the ownership of HighPeak Energy common stock would be as follows:

 

 

the public stockholders would collectively own 58,258,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 26%;

 

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The HighPeak Group and Pure’s existing independent directors would collectively own 127,602,279 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 56%, as follows:

 

 

o

Sponsor and HighPeak Energy’s existing independent directors would collectively own 19,870,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 9%, including 10,280,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock issuable upon the exercise of the private placement warrants; 

 

 

o

The HPK Contributors would own 87,484,279 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 39%; and

 

 

o

HPEP II and HPEP III would collectively own 20,248,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 9%, including 5,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock issuable upon exercise of the forward purchase warrants acquired under the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment and 248,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock issued upon exercise of public warrants acquired by HPEP II in connection with Pure’s Extension.

 

 

the PIPE Investors would collectively own 20,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 9%; and

 

 

Grenadier would own 18,260,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 9%, including 2,500,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock issuable upon warrants received as consideration under the Grenadier Contribution Agreement. 

 

The public warrants, private placement warrants, Grenadier private placement warrants and forward purchase warrants will become exercisable thirty (30) days after the completion of an Initial Business Combination and will expire five (5) years after the completion of an Initial Business Combination or earlier upon their redemption or liquidation. Pure’s Sponsor has committed to offer, or cause an affiliate to offer, to purchase, at $1.00 per public warrant (exclusive of commissions), the remaining outstanding Pure public warrants that would commence after Pure’s announcement of an Initial Business Combination and occur in connection with such business combination. Such offer is to commence promptly after Pure’s announcement of the business combination and is not conditioned upon any minimum number of warrants being tendered and will be completed in connection with the business combination.

 

Please see the section entitled “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus—Impact of the Business Combination on Public Float” and “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Information of HighPeak Energy” for further information.

 

Q:

Will my rights as a stockholder of HighPeak Energy be different from my rights as a stockholder of Pure?

 

A:

Yes, there are certain material differences between your rights as a stockholder of Pure and your rights as a stockholder of HighPeak Energy. You are urged to read the sections entitled “Description of HighPeak Energy Securities” and “Comparison of Rights of Stockholders of Pure and HighPeak Energy.”

 

Q:

Does the Pure Board, including the independent members thereof, recommend that Pures stockholders approve the business combination and the related Proposals?

 

A:

Yes. The Pure Board, upon the unanimous recommendation of the Pure Special Committee, which consists of three independent members of the Pure Board, recommends that Pure stockholders vote “FOR” each of the Proposals. When you consider the recommendation of the Pure Board in favor of each of the Proposals, you should keep in mind that Jack Hightower and Rodney Woodard, each a member of the Pure Board and executive officers of Pure, both abstained from approving the Proposals and that certain of Pure’s directors and officers have interests in the business combination that may conflict with your interests as a Pure stockholder. Please see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Interests of Certain Persons in the Business Combination.”

 

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Q:

What happens if I sell my shares of Class A Common Stock before the special meeting?

 

A:

The record date for the special meeting is earlier than the date that the business combination is expected to be completed. If you transfer your shares of Class A Common Stock after the record date, but before the special meeting, unless the transferee obtains from you a proxy to vote those shares, you will retain your right to vote at the special meeting. However, you will not be able to seek redemption of your shares of Class A Common Stock because you will no longer be able to deliver them for cancellation upon consummation of the business combination in accordance with the provisions described in this proxy statement/prospectus. If you transfer your shares of Class A Common Stock prior to the record date, you will have no right to vote those shares at the special meeting or seek redemption of those shares.

 

Q:

How has the announcement of the business combination affected the trading price of Pure units, Class A Common Stock and warrants?

 

A:   On November 26, 2019, the last trading date before the public announcement of the business combination, Pure’s public units, Class A Common Stock and warrants closed at $10.70, $10.30 and $1.10, respectively, and the trading date immediately prior to the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, Pure’s units, Class A Common Stock and warrants closed at $      , $         and $           , respectively.

 

Q:

Following the business combination, will HighPeak Energys securities trade on a stock exchange?

 

A:

HighPeak Energy anticipates that upon the Closing, HighPeak Energy will apply to list its common stock and warrants for trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbols “HPK” and “HPKWS,” respectively. Additionally, in connection with the business combination, Pure’s Common Stock, units and warrants will be delisted from the Nasdaq, deregistered under the Exchange Act and cease to be publicly traded.

 

Q:

What vote is required to approve the Proposals presented at the special meeting?

 

A:

The approval of the Business Combination Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class, but the Adjournment Proposal requires only the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class, and actually cast at the special meeting.

 

Q:

May Pures Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates purchase shares in connection with the business combination?

 

A:

In connection with the stockholder vote to approve the proposed business combination, Pure’s Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or their respective affiliates may purchase shares in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of the Initial Business Combination, although they are under no obligation to do so. Such a purchase may include a contractual acknowledgement that the seller, although still the record holder of Pure’s shares, is no longer the beneficial owner thereof and therefore agrees not to exercise its redemption rights. In the event that Pure’s Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates purchase shares in privately negotiated transactions from public stockholders who have already elected to exercise their redemption rights, such selling stockholders would be required to revoke their prior elections to redeem their shares. Any such privately negotiated purchases may be effected at purchase prices that are below or in excess of the selling stockholder’s per share pro rata portion of the Trust Account. Further, under the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment, HPEP II and HPEP III have committed to purchase an aggregate number of 15,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and 5,000,000 forward purchase warrants in connection with the consummation of the business combination.

 

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Q:

How many votes do I have at the special meeting?

 

A:

Pure’s stockholders are entitled to one vote at the special meeting for each share of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock held of record as of                    , 2019, the record date for the special meeting. As of the close of business on the record date, there were 37,806,000 outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, which are held by public stockholders, and 10,350,000 outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, of which 10,206,000 shares are held by Pure’s Sponsor and 48,000 shares are held by each of Pure’s independent directors. Under a letter agreement entered into at the IPO, Sponsor and Pure’s independent directors have agreed to vote their founder shares “FOR” the business combination.

 

Q:

What constitutes a quorum at the special meeting?

 

A:

A quorum of Pure stockholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present if at least a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock are represented in person or by proxy at the meeting. Your shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy (or one is submitted on your behalf by your broker, bank or other nominee) or if you attend the special meeting in person. Abstentions (but not broker non-votes) will be counted towards the quorum requirement. If there is no quorum, a majority of the votes present at the special meeting may adjourn the special meeting to another date.

 

Q:

How will Pures Sponsor, directors and officers vote?

 

A:

Pure expects that its Sponsor, officers and directors will vote any shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock owned by them in favor of the Proposals. In fact, under a letter agreement entered into at the IPO, Sponsor and Pure’s independent directors have agreed to vote their founder shares “FOR” the business combination. Currently, Pure’s Sponsor and independent directors own all outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock and collectively own approximately 21.5% of Pure’s aggregate outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.

 

Q:

What interests do Pures Sponsor and its current officers and directors have in the business combination?

 

A:

In considering the recommendation of the Pure Board to vote in favor of the business combination, stockholders should be aware that, aside from their interests as stockholders, Pure’s Sponsor and certain of Pure’s directors and officers have interests in the business combination that are different from, or in addition to, those of other stockholders. Pure’s directors, including the members of the Pure Special Committee, were aware of and considered these interests, in evaluating the business combination, and in recommending to stockholders that they approve the business combination. Stockholders should take these interests into account in deciding whether to approve the business combination. These interests include:

 

 

the fact that Pure’s Sponsor, officers and directors will lose their entire investment in Pure and that the private placement warrants held by Pure’s Sponsor would expire worthless if an Initial Business Combination is not completed;

 

 

the fact that Pure’s Sponsor, officers and directors have agreed not to require Pure to redeem any of the shares of Class A Common Stock held by them in connection with a stockholder vote to approve the business combination;

 

 

the fact that Pure’s Sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 for its founder shares, which if unrestricted and freely tradable would be valued at approximately $98,056,000 based on the closing price of Pure’s Class A Common Stock on November 26, 2019;

 

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if the Trust Account is liquidated, including in the event Pure is unable to complete an Initial Business Combination within the required time period, Pure’s Sponsor has agreed to indemnify Pure to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced below $10 per public share, or such lesser amount per public share as is in the Trust Account on the liquidation date, by the claims of prospective target businesses with which Pure has entered into an acquisition agreement or claims of any third party for services rendered or products sold to us, but only if such a vendor or target business has not executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account;

 

 

the fact that Pure’s Sponsor has agreed to loan, or cause an affiliate to loan, Pure or one of Pure’s subsidiaries (i) an amount equal to $0.033 for each share of Class A Common Stock issued in the IPO that was not redeemed in connection with the stockholder vote to approve the extension of the date by which Pure has to consummate a business combination for each month (commencing on October 17, 2019 and on the 17th day of each subsequent calendar month) Pure needs to complete an Initial Business Combination from October 17, 2019 until February 21, 2020 and (ii) such other amounts as Pure may agree upon with the HPK Contributors, the HighPeak Contributed Entities or another affiliate of Pure’s Sponsor (the loans described in clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Sponsor Loans”). Pure and Pure’s Sponsor intend that all Sponsor Loans will be cancelled in connection with the HPK Closing;

 

 

the fact that HPEP II intends to commence a tender offer to purchase Pure’s outstanding public warrants for $1.00 per public warrant (exclusive of commissions) in cash promptly following the announcement of the business combination;

 

 

the fact that holders of public warrants not purchased by HPEP II in connection with the public warrant tender offer will have $1.00 in cash distributed to them per public warrant from an amount placed in escrow by Sponsor at the time of the IPO in connection with the redemption of Pure’s public shares that will occur if Pure is unable to consummate a business combination;

 

 

the fact that Jack Hightower will serve as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the HighPeak Energy Board, Steven W. Tholen will serve as Chief Financial Officer and Rodney L. Woodard will serve as Chief Operating Officer of HighPeak Energy following the business combination;

 

 

the fact that the HPK Contributors are affiliates of Pure’s Sponsor and ultimately controlled by Jack Hightower, and Pure’s Sponsor and its affiliates, including the HPK Contributors, are expected to collectively own 89,856,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 52%, after the Closing;

 

 

the right of the HPK Contributors to designate to Pure, until five (5) business days prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement on Form S-4 of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part, a list of directors that the HPK Contributors want appointed to the HighPeak Energy Board, effective as of the HPK Closing;

 

 

the right of the HighPeak Group, pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement, to appoint a specified number of directors to the HighPeak Energy Board until the termination of the Stockholders’ Agreement;

 

 

the fact that each of Pure’s independent directors owns 48,000 founder shares that were purchased from Pure’s Sponsor at $0.002 per share, which if unrestricted and freely tradeable would be valued at approximately $494,000 based on the closing price of Pure’s Class A Common Stock on November 25, 2019;

 

 

the fact that neither Pure’s officers or directors may participate in the formation of, or become a director or officer of, any other blank check company until Pure has entered into a definitive agreement regarding an Initial Business Combination or fails to complete an Initial Business Combination by February 21, 2020;

 

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the fact that at the Closing, Pure’s Sponsor, officers and directors will be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on Pure’s behalf, such as identifying, investigating and consummating an Initial Business Combination and that affiliates of Pure’s Sponsor will be reimbursed for certain of their own transaction expenses pursuant to the HPK Closing;

 

 

the fact that Jack Hightower and other members of Pure’s management team hold interests in HPK, and acquired the oil and gas interests owned by HighPeak Assets I and HighPeak Assets II at an aggregate cost that is less than the valuation of the same assets in the HPK Business Combination Agreement;

 

 

the fact that Jack Hightower and other members of Pure’s management team hold interests in HPK, which owns HighPeak Assets II and HighPeak Assets II has previously made $61.5 million of deposits to Grenadier that will be forfeited if the business combination does not close and HighPeak Assets II is otherwise unable to separately fund the purchase price for the Grenadier Assets; and

 

 

the fact that Pure is a party to a registration rights agreement with Pure’s Sponsor and certain of its directors, which provides for registration rights to such parties, and HighPeak Energy will enter into a new registration rights agreement with Grenadier, the HighPeak Group and certain of HighPeak Energy’s directors in connection with the business combination.

 

Q:

What are the relationships between Pure, Sponsor and its affiliates and HPK?

 

A:

Sponsor owns 10,206,000 shares of Class B Common Stock and private placement warrants to purchase 10,280,000 shares of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share. In connection with the HPK Business Combination Agreement, each outstanding share of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock (other than 760,000 shares of Class B Common Stock owned by Sponsor that will be forfeited) will be converted into the right to receive one share of HighPeak Energy common stock and, pursuant to the warrant agreement, each outstanding public warrant and private placement warrant held immediately prior to the closing of the business combination will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one share of HighPeak Energy common stock. The sole member of Sponsor is HPEP I. The general partner of HPEP I is HighPeak Energy Partners GP, LP, whose general partner is HighPeak GP, LLC (“HP GP I”). Mr. Hightower has the right to appoint all of the managers to the board of managers of HP GP I and is one of three managers of HP GP I. Mr. Hightower has the number of votes necessary to constitute a majority of the total number of votes held by all of the managers of HP GP I at any given time, which acts by majority vote. In addition to approval by HP GP I, certain items require approval of the limited partner advisory committee.

 

In addition to being the sole member of Sponsor, HPEP I is party to the Forward Purchase Agreement pursuant to which it has the right to purchase 15,000,000 units, consisting of 15,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and 7,500,000 forward purchase warrants, for aggregate consideration of $150 million. At or prior to the closing of the business combination, HPEP I will assign its rights and obligations under the Forward Purchase Agreement to HPEP II and HPEP III, and Pure will assign its rights and obligations under the Forward Purchase Agreement to HighPeak Energy and the parties will amend the Forward Purchase Agreement to provide for the sale and purchase of shares of common stock and warrants of HighPeak Energy instead of Pure and reduce the number of warrants received by the purchasers from 7,500,000 warrants to 5,000,000 warrants, in each case pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment. At the Closing, HPEP II and HPEP III will purchase an aggregate 15,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and 5,000,000 forward purchase warrants for aggregate gross proceeds of $150 million.

 

HPEP II, in addition to the rights it expects to acquire under the Forward Purchase Agreement, owns 248,000 public warrants, which were acquired pursuant to a tender offer in connection with Pure’s Extension, to purchase 248,000 shares of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share. The general partner of HPEP II is HighPeak Energy Partners GP II, LP, whose general partner is HighPeak GP II, LLC (“HP GP II”). Mr. Hightower has the right to appoint all of the managers to the board of managers of HP GP II and is one of three managers of HP GP II. Mr. Hightower has the number of votes necessary to constitute a majority of the total number of votes held by all of the managers of HP GP II at any given time, which acts by majority vote. In addition to approval by HP GP II, certain items require approval of the limited partner advisory committee. Similarly, the general partner of HPEP III is HighPeak Energy Partners GP III, LP, whose general partner is HighPeak GP III, LLC (“HP GP III”). Mr. Hightower has the right to appoint all of the managers to the board of managers of HP GP III and is one of three managers of HP GP III. Mr. Hightower has the number of votes necessary to constitute a majority of the total number of votes held by all of the managers of HP GP III at any given time, which acts by majority vote. In addition to approval by HP GP III, certain items require approval of the limited partner advisory committee.

 

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Q:

What happens if I vote against the Business Combination Proposal?

 

A:

If the Business Combination Proposal is not approved and Pure does not otherwise consummate an alternative business combination by February 21, 2020, under its Charter, Pure will be required to dissolve and liquidate the Trust Account by returning the then-remaining funds in such account to Pure’s public stockholders. In addition, Pure’s Sponsor has agreed to loan, or cause an affiliate to loan, Pure or one of Pure’s subsidiaries, an amount equal to $0.033 for each share of Class A Common Stock issued in the IPO that was not redeemed in connection with the stockholder vote to approve the Extension for each month (commencing on October 17, 2019 and on the 17th day of each subsequent calendar month) that is needed by us to complete the Initial Business Combination from October 17, 2019 until the Extended Date (the “Sponsor Extension Loans”).  For example, if Pure completes a business combination on January 17, 2020, Pure’s Sponsor would make aggregate Sponsor Extension Loans of approximately $3.7 million (accounting for the 37,806,000 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding after share redemptions in connection with the Extension). Accordingly, if Pure completes a business combination on January 17, 2020, then the redemption amount per public share as of January 17, 2020 would be approximately $10.36 per public share, in comparison to the redemption amount as of November 18, 2019 of approximately $10.33 per public share.

 

Q:

Do I have redemption rights?

 

A:

If you are a holder of Class A Common Stock, you may elect to require that Pure redeem all or a portion of your public shares upon the completion of Pure’s Initial Business Combination at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, which will be inclusive of an amount equal to the Sponsor Extension Loans and interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to pay franchise and income taxes, divided by the number of then-outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations described herein. Pure’s Charter provides that in no event will Pure redeem its public shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. Unlike some other blank check companies, Pure has no specified maximum redemption threshold and there is no other limit on the amount of public shares for which you can require redemption. Pure’s Sponsor, directors and officers have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any shares of Pure’s capital stock they may hold in connection with the consummation of the business combination, and the founder shares will be excluded from the pro rata calculation used to determine the per share redemption price. For illustrative purposes, based on the fair value of marketable securities held in the Trust Account as of November 18, 2019 of approximately $390.5 million, the estimated per share redemption price would have been approximately $10.33. Additionally, shares properly tendered for redemption will only be redeemed if the business combination is consummated; otherwise holders of such shares will only be entitled to a pro rata portion of the Trust Account (including the Sponsor Extension Loans and interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to Pure to fund its working capital requirements) in connection with the liquidation of the Trust Account or if Pure subsequently completes a different business combination on or prior to February 21, 2020.

 

Q:

Will how I vote affect my ability to exercise redemption rights?

 

A:

No. You may exercise your redemption rights whether you vote your shares of Class A Common Stock for or against or abstain on the Business Combination Proposal or any other proposal described in this proxy statement/prospectus. As a result, the business combination can be approved by stockholders who will redeem their shares and no longer remain stockholders, leaving stockholders who choose not to redeem their shares holding shares in a company with a potentially less liquid trading market, fewer stockholders and less cash.

 

Q:

How do I exercise my redemption rights?

 

A:

In order to exercise your redemption rights, you must (i) if you hold public units, separate the underlying public shares and public warrants and (ii) prior to                    , Eastern Time, on                     ,                     , tender your shares physically or electronically and submit a request in writing that Pure redeem your public shares for cash to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Transfer Agent, at the following address:

 

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Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1 State Street—30th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Mark Zimkind
Email: mzimkind@continentalstock.com

 

The redemption rights include the requirement that a holder must identify itself in writing as a beneficial holder and provide its legal name, telephone number and address to the Transfer Agent to validly redeem its shares. 

 

Stockholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights and opting to deliver physical certificates should allot sufficient time to obtain physical certificates from the Transfer Agent and time to effect delivery. It is Pure’s understanding that stockholders should generally allot at least two (2) weeks to obtain physical certificates from the Transfer Agent. However, Pure does not have any control over this process and it may take longer than two (2) weeks. Stockholders who hold their shares in street name will have to coordinate with their respective banks, brokers or other nominees to have the shares certificated or delivered electronically.

 

Stockholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights, whether they are record holders or hold their shares in “street name” are required to either tender their certificates to the Transfer Agent prior to the date set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus, or to deliver their shares to the Transfer Agent electronically using the Depository Trust Company’s (the “DTC”) Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian (DWAC) system. The requirement for physical or electronic delivery prior to the special meeting ensures that a redeeming stockholders election to redeem is irrevocable once the business combination is approved.

 

There is a nominal cost associated with the above-referenced tendering process and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through the DWAC system. The Transfer Agent will typically charge a tendering broker a fee, and it is in the broker’s discretion whether or not to pass this cost on to the redeeming stockholder. However, this fee would be incurred regardless of whether stockholders seeking to exercise redemption rights are required to tender their shares, as the need to deliver shares is a requirement to exercising redemption rights, regardless of the timing of when such delivery must be effectuated. Shares tendered for redemption must be delivered not less than two (2) business days prior to the special meeting.

 

Q:

What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences of exercising my redemption rights?

 

A:

The U.S. federal income tax consequences of the redemption depend on a holder’s particular facts and circumstances. See the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.” You are urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of exercising your redemption rights.

 

Q:

Are there any other material U.S. federal income tax consequences to holders of Pure Common Stock and holders of Pure warrants that are expected to result from the business combination?

 

A:

It is intended that the business combination qualify as a tax-deferred transaction, and, as a result, holders of Pure Common Stock generally should not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the exchange of their Pure Common Stock for HighPeak Energy common stock. Although the matter is not free from doubt, a holder of Pure warrants may recognize gain with respect to its Pure warrants as a result of the business combination. See section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.” You are strongly urged to consult with a tax advisor to determine the particular U.S. federal, state, local or foreign income or other tax consequences of the business combination to you.

 

Q:

If I am a warrant holder, can I exercise redemption rights with respect to my warrants?

 

A:

No. The holders of Pure’s warrants have no rights to require redemption of their Pure warrants. However, Pure’s Sponsor has committed to offer or cause an affiliate to offer to purchase, at $1.00 per public warrant (exclusive of commissions), the outstanding public warrants. Such offer will commence promptly after the filing of this proxy statement/prospectus and is not conditioned upon any minimum number of warrants being tendered and will be completed in connection with the business combination.

 

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Q:

Do I have appraisal rights if I object to the proposed business combination?

 

A:

No. There are no appraisal rights available to holders of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock in connection with the business combination.

 

Q:

What happens to the funds deposited in the Trust Account after consummation of the business combination?

 

A:

Pure intends to use a portion of the funds held in the Trust Account to pay (i) certain transaction expenses of Pure, HighPeak Energy and the HPK Contributors and its affiliates, (ii) tax obligations and (iii) the redemption price of any public shares tendered to Pure for redemption. The remaining balance in the Trust Account will be contributed to HighPeak Energy in connection with the business combination. These remaining funds, together with the proceeds from the PIPE Investment and the Forward Purchase Agreement, cash contributed by HPK, cash in the HighPeak Contributed Entities and other cash contemplated in connection with the business combination, will be used by HighPeak Energy to fund the acquisition of the Grenadier Assets by HighPeak Assets II and to fund the capital budget of HighPeak Energy. See the sections entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal” for additional information.

 

Q:

What happens if the business combination is not consummated or is terminated?

 

A:

There are certain circumstances under which the Business Combination Agreements may be terminated. See the sections entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The HPK Business Combination Agreement—Termination Rights” and “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The Grenadier Contribution Agreement—Termination Rights” for additional information regarding the parties’ specific termination rights. In accordance with Pure’s Charter, if an Initial Business Combination is not consummated by February 21, 2020, Pure will (i) cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten (10) business days thereafter, redeem shares held by public stockholders, at a per share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds in the Trust Account and not previously released to Pure to fund working capital requirements, and/or to pay taxes (less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses) divided by the number of then-outstanding shares held by public stockholders, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and the Pure Board, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to Pure’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

 

Pure expects that the amount of any distribution its public stockholders will be entitled to receive upon its dissolution will be approximately the same as the amount they would have received if they had elected to have their shares redeemed in connection with the business combination, subject in each case to Pure’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and requirements of other applicable law. The initial stockholders and Pure’s officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement, pursuant to which they have waived their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their founder shares if Pure fails to complete the business combination.

 

In the event of liquidation, there will be no distribution with respect to Pure’s outstanding warrants. Accordingly, the warrants will expire worthless.

 

Q:

When is the business combination expected to be consummated?

 

A:

It is currently anticipated that the business combination will be consummated promptly following the special meeting to be held on                    ,           , provided that all the requisite stockholder approvals are obtained and other conditions to the consummation of the business combination have been satisfied or waived. For information regarding the conditions to the closing of the business combination, see the sections entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The HPK Business Combination Agreement—Conditions to Closing of the HPK Business Combination Agreement” and “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The Grenadier Contribution Agreement—Conditions to Closing of the Grenadier Contribution Agreement.”

 

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Q:

What do I need to do now?

 

A:

You are urged to read carefully and consider the information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus, including the section entitled “Risk Factors” and the annexes, and to consider how the business combination will affect you as a stockholder. You should then vote as soon as possible in accordance with the instructions provided in this proxy statement/prospectus and on the enclosed proxy card or, if you hold your shares through a brokerage firm, bank or other nominee, on the voting instruction form provided by the broker, bank or nominee.

 

Q:

How do I vote?

 

A:

If you were a holder of record of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock on                    , 2019, the record date for the special meeting, you may vote with respect to the Proposals in person at the special meeting or by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you hold your shares in “street name,” which means your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee, you should follow the instructions provided by your bank, broker or other nominee to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted. You must provide the record holder of your shares with instructions on how to vote your shares or, if you wish to attend the special meeting and vote in person, obtain a proxy from your broker, bank or nominee.

 

Q:

What will happen if I abstain from voting or fail to vote at the special meeting?

 

A:

At the special meeting, Pure will count (i) a properly executed proxy marked “ABSTAIN” with respect to a particular proposal and (ii) a person that attends the special meeting in person but does not vote as present for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present. For purposes of approval, failure to vote or an abstention will have the effect of a vote “AGAINST” the Business Combination Proposal, but will have no effect on the Adjournment Proposal. If you fail to return your proxy card or fail to submit your proxy by telephone or over the Internet, or fail to instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote, and do not attend the special meeting in person, the effect will be that your shares will not be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the special meeting and, if a quorum is present, will have the effect of a vote “AGAINST” the Business Combination Proposal, but will have no effect on the outcome of any vote on the Adjournment Proposal.

 

Q:

What will happen if I sign and submit my proxy card without indicating how I wish to vote?

 

A:

Signed and dated proxies received by Pure without an indication of how the stockholder intends to vote on a proposal will be voted “FOR” each proposal presented to the stockholders.

 

Q:

If I am not going to attend the special meeting in person, should I submit my proxy card instead?

 

A:

Yes. Whether you plan to attend the special meeting or not, please read this proxy statement/prospectus carefully, and vote your shares by completing signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided.

 

Q:

If my shares are held in street name, will my broker, bank or nominee automatically vote my shares for me?

 

A:

No. Under the rules of various national and regional securities exchanges, your banks, brokers or other nominees cannot vote your shares with respect to non-discretionary matters unless you provide instructions on how to vote in accordance with the information and procedures provided to you by your broker, bank or nominee. Pure believes the Proposals presented to the stockholders will be considered non-discretionary and therefore your broker, bank or nominee cannot vote your shares without your instruction. Your bank, broker or other nominee can vote your shares only if you provide instructions on how to vote. You should instruct your broker to vote your shares in accordance with directions you provide.

 

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Q:

May I change my vote after I have submitted my executed proxy card?

 

A:

Yes. You may change your vote by sending a later-dated, signed proxy card at the address listed below so that it is received by Pure’s Chief Financial Officer prior to the special meeting or by attending the special meeting in person and voting at the special meeting. You also may revoke your proxy by sending a notice of revocation to Pure’s Chief Financial Officer, which must be received prior to the special meeting.

 

Q:

What should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials?

 

A:

You may receive more than one set of voting materials, including multiple copies of this proxy statement/prospectus and multiple proxy cards or voting instruction cards. For example, if you hold your shares in more than one brokerage account, you will receive a separate voting instruction card for each brokerage account in which you hold shares. If you are a holder of record and your shares are registered in more than one name, you will receive more than one proxy card. Please complete, sign, date and return each proxy card and voting instruction card that you receive in order to ensure that your vote is cast with respect to all of your shares.

 

Q:

Who can help answer my questions?

 

A:

If you have questions about the Proposals or if you need additional copies of the proxy statement/prospectus or the enclosed proxy card you should contact:

 

Pure Acquisition Corp.
421 W. 3rd Street, Suite 1000
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Tel: 817-850-9200

 

You may also contact the proxy solicitor at:

 

Morrow Sodali LLC
470 West Avenue, 3rd Floor
Stamford, Connecticut 06902
Individuals call: 800-662-5200

 

Banks and brokers call: 203-658-9400
Email: PACQ.info@morrowsodali.com

 

To obtain timely delivery, Pure’s stockholders must request the materials no later than two (2) business days prior to the special meeting.

 

You may also obtain additional information about Pure from documents filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by following the instructions in the section entitled “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”

 

If you intend to seek redemption of your public shares, you will need to send a letter demanding redemption and deliver your stock (either physically or electronically) to Pure’s Transfer Agent prior to the special meeting in accordance with the procedures detailed under the question “How do I exercise my redemption rights?” If you have questions regarding the delivery of your stock, please contact:

 

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1 State Street—30th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Mark Zimkind
Email: mzimkind@continentalstock.com

 

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Q:

Who will solicit and pay the cost of soliciting proxies?

 

A:

Pure will pay the cost of soliciting proxies for the special meeting. Pure has engaged Morrow Sodali LLC (“Morrow Sodali”) to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the special meeting. Pure has agreed to pay Morrow Sodali a fee of $32,500, plus disbursements. Pure will reimburse Morrow Sodali for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and will indemnify Morrow Sodali and its affiliates against certain claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses. Pure will also reimburse banks, brokers and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries representing beneficial owners of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock for their expenses in forwarding soliciting materials to beneficial owners of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock and in obtaining voting instructions from those owners. Pure’s directors, officers and employees may also solicit proxies by telephone, by facsimile, by mail, on the Internet or in person. They will not be paid any additional amounts for soliciting proxies.

 

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SUMMARY OF THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS

 

This summary highlights selected information from this proxy statement/prospectus and does not contain all of the information that is important to you. To better understand the business combination and the Proposals to be considered at the special meeting, you should read this entire proxy statement/prospectus carefully, including the annexes. See also the section entitled Where You Can Find Additional Information.

 

As discussed further herein, HighPeak Energy expects to acquire the Target Assets from the HPK Contributors and Grenadier pursuant to the business combination. Unless the context otherwise requires, with respect to descriptions of the financials and operations of the Target Assets, references herein to “we,” “us” or “our” relate, prior to the business combination, to the Target Assets as owned and operated by HPK and Grenadier or, prior to their respective acquisitions thereby in the case of HPK, by the HighPeak Funds and, following the business combination, to the Target Assets as owned and operated by HighPeak Energy.

 

This proxy statement/prospectus includes certain terms commonly used in the oil and natural gas industry, which are defined elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus in “Glossary of Oil and Natural Gas Terms” set forth in Annex K.

 

Business Overview

 

HighPeak Energy is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development and production of oil, natural gas and NGL reserves. The Target Assets are primarily located in Howard County, Texas, which lies within the northeastern part of the oil-rich Midland Basin. The Midland Basin is a sub basin of the prolific Permian Basin and is a geologically attractive operating area due to its stacked, proven hydrocarbon-bearing formations that are prime for multi-bench horizontal development. The Midland Basin is further characterized by a favorable operating environment, formations with high oil and liquids-rich natural gas content, a well-developed network of oilfield service providers, access to a large network of midstream gathering, processing and transportation pipelines, and long-lived reserves with consistent geologic attributes and reservoir quality.

 

Horizontal production in Howard County has the highest percentage of oil content and the highest oil production compounded annual growth rate, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2014 through the second quarter of 2019, of any county in the Midland Basin. The Target Assets include the HighPeak Assets and the Grenadier Assets. The HighPeak Assets include, among other things, HPK, which primarily has subsidiaries including their collective rights, title and interests in certain oil and natural gas assets located primarily in Howard County and cash. The Grenadier Assets consist of substantially all of Grenadier’s collective rights, title and interests in certain oil and natural gas assets located in Howard County.

 

HighPeak Energy’s objective is to maximize returns by generating rapid production growth initially followed by steady production growth with strong margins and cash flow. HighPeak Energy also intends to generate attractive full-cycle returns on capital employed. At Closing, HighPeak Energy is required to have a minimum of $275 million of Available Liquidity (as defined in the HPK Business Combination Agreement), which it expects to use in combination with its cash flow to fund its development drilling program. HighPeak Energy will strive to maintain a conservative balance sheet and low leverage as measured by a multiple of its debt to EBITDAX and as measured as a percent of total capitalization.

 

HighPeak Energy is led by its Chairman, CEO and President, Jack Hightower, an industry veteran with over 48 years of experience in the oil and natural gas industry, primarily in the Permian Basin managing multiple exploration and production (“E&P”) platforms and generating strong returns despite industry cycles by consistently applying a disciplined, risk-adjusted approach designed to balance capital preservation with value creation. Mr. Hightower has an established track record of implementing disciplined growth strategies and generating equity holder growth in both public and private companies. Upon Closing, Mr. Hightower will be joined by a highly qualified team of experienced, oil and gas professionals, many of whom have technical and operational experience in the Permian Basin and have worked with Mr. Hightower previously.

 

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Overview of the Target Assets 

 

After reviewing numerous marketed and unmarketed business combination opportunities across various oil rich and natural gas rich hydrocarbon basins in the United States, Pure decided to focus on the Midland Basin and specifically the Howard County area of the Midland Basin due to its superior economics. Further, over the last eight decades the Howard County area of the Midland Basin was partially developed with vertical wells using conventional methods, and has recently experienced significant redevelopment activity in the Lower Spraberry and Wolfcamp A formations utilizing modern horizontal drilling technology, with some operators having additional success developing the Middle Spraberry, Jo Mill, Wolfcamp B and Wolfcamp D formations, through the use of modern, high-intensity hydraulic fracturing techniques, decreased frac spacing, increased proppant usage and increased lateral lengths. Additional considerations included favorable geology, attractive reservoir profiles, commercial drilling and completion well costs, lengthy production history, low gas-to-oil ratios, robust take-away capacity and flexibility, oil marketing opportunities which provide for low differentials, and the potential to assemble large contiguous acreage blocks providing economies of scale for an active drilling development program, produced water disposal systems, ability to potentially install a scalable produced water reclamation system, and infrastructure and facilities cost savings. We have been among the leaders in extending this redevelopment to the eastern edge of Howard County, and we believe in our ability to create significant value in the prolific oil-rich area of the north eastern Midland Basin. Howard County has the highest oil mix percentage and margins across the Midland Basin with the most rapid growth in oil volumes of all the major counties in the Midland Basin. We also believe there are significant consolidation opportunities throughout the Midland Basin, and more specifically in Howard County and counties to the west and south with material assets either privately held or contained within public company asset portfolios potentially available for acquisition that provide for potential, accretive bolt-on opportunities.

 

The Target Assets consist of the Grenadier Assets and the HighPeak Assets, which primarily include certain rights, title and interests in oil and natural gas assets located primarily in Howard County. As of September 30, 2019, the Target Assets consisted of generally contiguous leasehold position of approximately 85,588 gross (71,371 net) acres covering various subsurface depths. Approximately 91% of the net acreage is operated by Grenadier or HPK and approximately 95% of the net operated acreage provides for horizontal well locations with lateral lengths of 10,000 feet or greater in the formations covered by the Target Assets. As of September 30, 2019, we had identified a total of approximately 875 gross (725 net) operated drilling locations in either the Wolfcamp A and/or Lower Spraberry formations across the Target Assets based on 660-foot spacing with 8 wells per mile in each respective formation. HPK’s development drilling plan is initially focused on the horizontal drilling development of the Wolfcamp A and Lower Spraberry formations utilizing multi-well pad development to lower drilling and completion cycle times, create infrastructure and facility economies of scale, reduce overall costs, and to optimize and maximize oil and gas recoveries, return on investment, and value creation. In addition, HPK has interest in 386 gross (79 net) non-operated drilling locations in either the Wolfcamp A, Lower Spraberry and other formations and has identified 2,012 gross (1,250 net) potential drilling locations in the Middle Spraberry, Wolfcamp B, Jo Mill, Wolfcamp C1, Wolfcamp C-Hutto and the Wolfcamp D formations across the Target Assets which provide for substantial upside potential. Please see “Information About the Target Assets—Development of Proved Undeveloped Reserves—Drilling Locations” for an explanation of our methodology in calculating identified drilling locations. For more information about the risks associated with our identified drilling locations, see “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Target Assets—The identified drilling locations on the Target Assets are scheduled out over many years, making them susceptible to uncertainties that could materially alter the occurrence or timing of their drilling. In addition, we may not have sufficient capital to drill all such locations.” For the three months ended September 30, 2019, approximately 77%, 12% and 11% of production from the Target Assets was attributable to oil, natural gas and NGL, respectively. As of September 30, 2019, we were drilling with three rigs on our operated acreage.

 

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Summary Historical and Pro Forma Financial and Operating Data of HighPeak Energy

 

The following table presents summary historical audited financial information of Pure and summary unaudited pro forma financial information for HighPeak Energy after giving effect to the business combination, assuming two redemption scenarios as follows:

 

 

No Redemptions: This scenario assumes that no shares of Class A Common Stock are redeemed from the public stockholders.

 

 

Illustrative Redemption: This scenario assumes that 9,451,500 shares of Class A Common Stock are redeemed, representing approximately 25% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock, resulting in an aggregate payment of approximately $94,515,000 million out of the Trust Account. For information as to why Pure believes it is meaningful to show this illustrative redemption scenario, please see “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Information of HighPeak Energy.”

 

 

Results of Tender Offer: Both scenarios assume that no public warrants are tendered in connection with the offer by HPEP II to purchase Pure’s outstanding public warrants.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated statement of operations data of HighPeak Energy for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, and the year ended December 31, 2018, combines the historical statement of operations of each of Pure, Grenadier and the HighPeak Funds for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, giving effect to the Transactions (as defined in the section entitled, “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Information of HighPeak Energy”) as if they had been consummated on January 1, 2018.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated balance sheet of HighPeak Energy as of September 30, 2019 presents the historical balance sheet of Pure, after giving effect to the Transactions as if they had been consummated on September 30, 2019. For more information, please see the sections entitled “Selected Historical Financial Information of Pure” and “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Information of HighPeak Energy.”

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

   

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 
   

Pure

   

Pro Forma

Combined

(Assuming No

Redemptions)

   

Pro Forma

Combined

(Assuming

Illustrative

Redemptions)

   

Pure

   

Pro Forma

Combined

(Assuming No

Redemptions)

   

Pro Forma

Combined

(Assuming

Illustrative

Redemptions)

 
   

(in thousands)

 

Statement of Operations Data

                                               

Revenues:

                                               

Oil sales

  $     $ 68,085     $ 68,085     $     $ 51,201     $ 51,201  

Gas sales

          407       407             1,537       1,537  

NGL sales

          1,266       1,266             2,351       2,351  

Total revenues

          69,758       69,758             55,089       55,089  

Operating costs and expenses:

                                               

Lease operating expenses

          16,446       16,446             12,023       12,023  

Production taxes

          3,624       3,624             2,627       2,627  

Exploration costs

          4,500       4,500             1,161       1,161  

Asset retirement obligations accretion expense

          154       154             86       86  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

          44,282       44,282             26,694       26,694  

General and administrative expenses

    363       22,375       22,375       175       19,397       19,397  

Other

    150       1,272       1,272       145       145       145  

Total operating costs and expenses

    513       92,653       92,653       320       62,133       62,133  

Operating income (loss)

    (513

)

    (22,895

)

    (22,895

)

    (320

)

    (7,044

)

    (7,044

)

Other income (expense), net:

                                               

Interest income (expense), net

    7,206       328       328       5,778       392       392  

Gain (loss) on derivatives, net

          (604

)

    (604

)

          4,147       4,147  

Other income (expense), net

                                   

Total other income (expense), net

    7,206       (276

)

    (276

)

    5,778       4,539       4,539  

Income (loss) before income tax expense

    6,693       (23,171

)

    (23,171

)

    5,458       (2,505

)

    (2,505

)

Income tax (expense) benefit

    (1,408 )     4,576       4,576       (1,183 )     298       298  

Net income (loss)

  $ 5,285     $ (18,595

)

  $ (18,595

)

  $ 4,275     $ (2,207

)

  $ (2,207

)

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

                                               

Class A Common Stock

    41,400       188,806       179,355       41,400       188,806       179,355  

Class B Common Stock

    10,350                   10,350              

Net income per common share

                                               

Basic and diluted income per common share, Class A

  $ 0.13                 $ .11              

Basic and diluted income per common share, Class B

  $ (0.03

)

              $ (.01

)

           

Basic and diluted loss per common share

          $ (.10

)

  $ (.10

)

          $ (.01

)

  $ (.01

)

Balance Sheet Data (at end of period)

                                               

Current assets

  $ 530     $ 338,026     $ 243,511                          

Property, plant and equipment, net

          1,054,566       1,054,566                          

Other assets

    423,991       10,353       10,353                          

Total assets

    424,521       1,402,945       1,308,430                          

Current liabilities

    168       13,421       13,421                          

Long-term liabilities

          110,294       110,294                          

Class A Common Stock subject to possible redemption (1)

    414,000                                          

Stockholders’ equity

    10,353       1,279,230       1,184,715                          

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 424,521     $ 1,402,945     $ 1,308,430                          

Other Financial Information

                                               

Adjusted EBITDAX(2)

          $ 25,160     $ 25,160             $ 29,583     $ 29,583  

 


(1)

Does not give effect to the redemption of 3,594,000 shares of Class A Common Stock in connection with the Extension in October 2019.

 

(2)

Adjusted EBITDAX is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a definition of Adjusted EBITDAX and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDAX to net income, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measure” below.

 

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Non-GAAP Financial Measure

 

Adjusted EBITDAX (“Adjusted EBITDAX”) is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be considered as a substitute for net income (loss), operating income (loss) or any other performance measure derived in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) or as an alternative to net cash provided by operating activities as a measure of Pure’s profitability or liquidity. Pure believes Adjusted EBITDAX is useful because it allows external users of the consolidated financial statements of Pure, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies, to effectively evaluate the operating performance of Pure, compare the results of operations from period to period and against Pure’s peers without regard to financing methods, hedging positions or capital structure and because it highlights trends that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on GAAP measures. Adjusted EBITDAX is an important supplemental measure of performance that is frequently used by others in evaluating companies in the oil and natural gas industry. Certain items excluded from Adjusted EBITDAX are significant components in understanding and assessing a company’s financial performance, such as a company’s cost of capital and tax structure, as well as the historic costs of depreciable assets, none of which are components of Adjusted EBITDAX. Pure’s presentation of Adjusted EBITDAX should not be construed as an inference that Pure’s results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Pure’s computations of Adjusted EBITDAX may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

 

The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDAX to net (loss) income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP (amounts are in thousands).

 

 

 

Nine Months

Ended

September 30,

2019

 

 

Year Ended

December 31,

2018

 

 

 

Pro Forma

Combined

(Assuming No

Redemptions)

 

 

Pro Forma

Combined

(Assuming No

Redemptions)

 

Adjusted EBITDAX reconciliation to net (loss) income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(18,595

)

 

$

(2,207

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(4,577)

 

 

 

(298)

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

 

44,282

 

 

 

26,694

 

Asset retirement obligations accretion expense

 

 

154

 

 

 

86

 

Exploration costs

 

 

4,500

 

 

 

1,161

 

(Gain) loss on derivatives-net

 

 

(604

)

 

 

4,147

 

Adjusted EBITDAX

 

$

25,160

 

 

$

29,583

 

 

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The following table presents summary pro forma operating data for Pure for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018 after giving effect to the business combination, as if the Transactions occurred on January 1, 2018. See the section entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Information of HighPeak Energy” in evaluating the information presented below.

 

   

Nine Months

Ended

September 30,

2019

   

Year Ended

December 31,

2018

 

Production volumes:

               

Natural gas (MMcf)

    949       605  

Oil (MBbls)

    1,287       914  

NGL (MBbls)

    126       96  

Total (MBoe)

    1,571       1,111  

Average sales price:

               

Natural gas (per Mcf)

  $ 0.43     $ 2.54  

Oil (per Bbl)

  $ 52.90     $ 56.01  

NGL (per Bbl)

  $ 10.05     $ 24.52  

Total (per Boe)

  $ 44.39     $ 49.59  

Average production volumes:

               

Natural gas (Mcf/d)

    3,476       1,658  

Oil (Bbls/d)

    4,713       2,505  

NGL (Bbls/d)

    462       263  

Average net production (Boe/d)

    5,754       3,044  

Average unit costs per Boe:

               

Lease and other operating expenses

  $ 12.78     $ 10.82  

Production taxes

  $ 2.82     $ 2.37  

Exploration costs

  $ 2.72     $ 0.63  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

  $ 16.87     $ 16.12  

General and administrative expenses

  $ 17.10     $ 17.30  

 

Summary Historical Reserve Data of the Target Assets

 

The following table presents summary historical data with respect to the estimated net proved reserves for the Target Assets based on SEC pricing as of August 1, 2019. The reserve estimates attributable to the Target Assets as of August 1, 2019 presented below are based on reserve reports of the Target Assets prepared by Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc. (“CGA”) (the “2019 Reserve Reports”), copies of which are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annexes I-I, I-II and I-III. See the section entitled “Information About the Target Assets” in evaluating the material presented below.

 

   

Oil
(MBbls)

   

Natural Gas

(MMcf)

   

NGL
(MBbls)

   

Total
(MBoe)

 

Estimated Proved Reserves(1)

                               

Total Proved Developed

    11,312       8,819       1,974       14,755  

Total Proved Undeveloped

    41,977       32,853       7,477       54,930  

Total Proved Reserves

    53,289       41,672       9,451       69,685  

 


(1)

The estimated net proved reserves as of August 1, 2019 were determined using average first-day-of-the month prices for the prior twelve (12) months in accordance with SEC rules. For oil and NGL volumes, the average WTI spot price of $60.14 per barrel as of August 1, 2019 was adjusted for quality, transportation fees and a regional price differential. For natural gas volumes, the average Henry Hub spot price of $2.97 per MMBtu as of August 1, 2019 was adjusted for energy content, transportation fees and a regional price differential. All prices are held constant throughout the lives of the properties. The average adjusted product prices weighted by production over the remaining lives of the Target Assets were $51.31 per barrel of oil, $22.29 per barrel of NGL and $0.44 per Mcf of natural gas as of August 1, 2019.

 

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Parties to the Business Combination

 

HighPeak Energy, Inc. 

 

HighPeak Energy is a Delaware corporation initially formed on October 29, 2019, as a wholly owned subsidiary of Pure, solely for the purpose of combining the businesses currently conducted by Pure, HPK and Grenadier. Upon the Closing, HighPeak Energy will operate and control the business and affairs of the HighPeak Contributed Entities, and consolidate its financial and operating results with Pure, the HighPeak Contributed Entities and Grenadier.

 

In connection with the Closing, HighPeak Energy expects to apply to list its common stock and warrants on the NYSE under the symbols “HPK” and “HPKWS,” respectively.

 

The mailing address of HighPeak Energy’s principal executive office is 421 W. 3rd Street, Suite 1000, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. HighPeak Energy’s telephone number is (817) 850-9200.

 

Pure Acquisition Corp.

 

Pure is a Delaware corporation formed on November 13, 2017, for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. After the Closing, Pure will become a wholly owned subsidiary of HighPeak Energy.

 

Pure’s Class A Common Stock, warrants and units are traded on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbols “PACQ,” “PACQW” and “PACQU,” respectively. In connection with the Closing and pursuant to the HPK Business Combination Agreement, each of Pure’s outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, other than certain  shares held by Pure’s Sponsor that will be forfeited prior to the merger, will be converted into the right to receive one share of HighPeak Energy common stock.

 

The mailing address of Pure’s principal executive office is 421 W. 3rd Street, Suite 1000, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. Pure’s telephone number is (817) 850-9200.

 

For more information about Pure, see the sections entitled “Information About Pure” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Pure.”

 

Target Assets 

 

HPK Energy, LP was formed on August 28, 2019 for the purpose of acquiring certain of the HighPeak Contributed Entities.

 

Grenadier was formed in 2012 for the purpose of acquiring, exploring and developing oil and natural gas properties. Beginning in 2017, Grenadier began acquiring the Grenadier Assets through an organic leasing campaign and a series of acquisitions consisting primarily of leasehold acreage, existing vertical producing wells and two horizontal wells. As of September 30, 2019, Grenadier had approximately 17 full-time employees dedicated to operating the Grenadier Assets. HighPeak Energy does not expect to retain any of the senior management of Grenadier; however, HighPeak Energy will have the right to certain transition services for a period of time following Closing pursuant to the terms of the Grenadier Contribution Agreement.

 

HPEP I and HPEP II were formed in October 2017 and September 2018, respectively, in each case for the purpose of acquiring and developing interests in producing oil and natural gas properties located in North America. HPEP I acquired HighPeak Assets I, consisting primarily of leasehold acreage and existing vertical producing wells, through several acquisitions and an organic leasing campaign throughout 2017, 2018 and 2019. HPEP II acquired HighPeak Assets II, consisting primarily of leasehold acreage and existing vertical producing wells, through an organic leasing campaign throughout 2018 and 2019. Effective October 1, 2019, HighPeak I contributed HighPeak Assets I and HighPeak Holdings to HPK and HighPeak II contributed cash and HighPeak Assets II, which is party to the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, to HPK in exchange for HPK limited partnership units. On November 27, 2019, HighPeak III contributed cash to HPK in exchange for HPK limited partnership units. HighPeak Management, LLC will sell HighPeak Employer to HPK immediately prior to the Closing, and HPK will then be contributed to HighPeak Energy in the business combination. Following the contribution to HighPeak Energy of the partnership interests of HPK and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, HighPeak Energy will cause HPK to merge with and into the Surviving Corporation (as successor to Pure) with all interests in HPK being cancelled for no consideration. The HighPeak Funds had 27 full-time employees dedicated to operating the HighPeak Contributed Entities. In connection with the business combination, HighPeak Energy will acquire HighPeak Employer, which is the entity that employs the 27 employees dedicated to operating the HighPeak Contributed Entities, and intends to retain said employees to operate the Target Assets following the Closing.

 

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Unless otherwise indicated, financial and operating information in this proxy statement/prospectus relating to (i) the Grenadier Assets consist of the historical results of Grenadier, which, upon completion of the business combination, will be HighPeak Energy’s “predecessor” for financial reporting purposes, (ii) the HighPeak Assets consist of the historical results of the HighPeak Funds prior to October 1, 2019 and (iii) the Target Assets on a combined basis relate to the historical results of Grenadier and the HighPeak Funds, in each case, for the periods subsequent to their respective acquisitions by HighPeak Energy.

 

For more information about the Target Assets, see the sections entitled “Information About the Target Assets” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Grenadier.”

 

The Business Combination

 

On November 27, 2019, Pure and HighPeak Energy entered into the HPK Business Combination Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, (i) MergerSub will merge with and into Pure, with Pure surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of HighPeak Energy, (ii) each outstanding share of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of Pure will be converted into the right to receive one share of HighPeak Energy common stock, other than certain shares held by Pure’s Sponsor that will be forfeited prior to the merger, (iii) the HPK Contributors will (A) contribute their limited partner interests in HPK to HighPeak Energy in exchange for HighPeak Energy common stock for total consideration of 71,150,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, subject to the adjustments described in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The HPK Business Combination Agreement” and the general partner interest in HPK to either HighPeak Energy or a wholly owned subsidiary of HighPeak Energy in exchange for no consideration, and (B) directly or indirectly contribute certain loans with respect to which Pure or HighPeak Energy is the obligor, in exchange for shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, (iv) all Sponsor Loans, if any, will be cancelled in connection with the HPK Closing, and (v) following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, for total consideration of approximately $465 million in cash, 15,760,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and 2,500,000 warrants to purchase HighPeak Energy common stock at the Closing, subject to adjustments described in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The Grenadier Contribution Agreement,” HighPeak Energy will cause HPK to merge with and into Pure with all interests in HPK being cancelled for no consideration.

 

HighPeak Assets II will on the same day as, but following the HPK Closing and HighPeak Energy’s acquisition of HPK, consummate the transactions contemplated by the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, including acquiring the Grenadier Assets in exchange for paying to Grenadier approximately $465 million in cash, 15,760,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and 2,500,000 warrants to purchase HighPeak Energy common stock, as adjusted by the estimated purchase price adjustments as described in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The Grenadier Contribution Agreement.”

 

For more information about the Business Combination Agreements, the consideration to be received by HPK Contributors and the business combination generally, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal.”

 

Conditions to the Closing

 

Under the HPK Business Combination Agreement, the obligations of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby are subject to a number of closing conditions, including the following: (i) the expiration of the waiting period (or extension thereof) under the HSR Act (as defined below); (ii) the absence of specified adverse laws, injunctions or orders; (iii) the requisite approval by Pure’s stockholders, and the written consents of Pure, as the sole stockholder of HighPeak Energy, and of HighPeak Energy, as the sole stockholder of MergerSub (which written consents of Pure and HighPeak Energy were provided within 24 hours after execution of the HPK Business Combination Agreement); (iv) the completion of the offer by Pure to redeem shares of Class A Common Stock issued in the IPO for cash in accordance with the organizational documents of Pure and the terms of the HPK Business Combination Agreement and as described elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus; (v) there being at least $275 million of Available Liquidity (as defined in the HPK Business Combination Agreement); (vi) (a) the readiness, willingness and ability of Grenadier to consummate the transactions under the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, (b) the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent to HighPeak Assets II’s obligations to consummate the transactions under the Grenadier Contribution Agreement and (c) the consummation of the transactions under the Grenadier Contribution Agreement shall occur promptly following the HPK Closing, and in any event, on the same day as the HPK Closing; (vii) the representations and warranties of the HPK Contributors, in the case of Pure, HighPeak Energy and MergerSub, and Pure, HighPeak Energy and MergerSub, in the case of the HPK Contributors, being true and correct, subject to the materiality standards contained in the HPK Business Combination Agreement; (viii) material compliance by the HPK Contributors, in the case of Pure, HighPeak Energy and MergerSub, and Pure, HighPeak Energy and MergerSub, in the case of the HPK Contributors, with their respective covenants under the HPK Business Combination Agreement; and (ix) delivery by the other parties of documents and other items required to be delivered by each such party at the Closing. Additionally, the HPK Contributors’ obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated by the HPK Business Combination Agreement are also subject to the conditions that (a) the shares of HighPeak Energy common stock issuable to the HPK Contributors pursuant to the HPK Business Combination Agreement are approved for listing for trading on the NYSE or the Nasdaq, subject only to official notice of issuance thereof and (b) Pure shall have transferred, or as of the HPK Closing shall transfer, to HighPeak Energy certain cash (net of payments made in connection with stock redemptions and certain expenses). For more information regarding the conditions to the closing of the HPK Business Combination Agreement, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The HPK Business Combination Agreement—Conditions to Closing of the HPK Business Combination Agreement.”

 

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Under the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, the obligations of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby are subject to a number of closing conditions, including the following: (i) the representations and warranties of the other party being true and correct, subject to the materiality standards contained in the Grenadier Contribution Agreement; (ii) performance, or deemed performance, by the other party of all material obligations, covenants and agreements contemplated under the Grenadier Contribution Agreement; (iii) the absence of injunctions or proceedings prohibiting the consummation of the transactions; (iv) the expiration of the waiting period (or extension thereof) under the HSR Act; and (v) delivery by the other parties of documents and other items required to be delivered by such parties at the Grenadier Closing. Additionally Grenadier’s obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Grenadier Contribution Agreement are also subject to the conditions that (a) certain closing payments and other consideration are delivered at or prior to the Grenadier Closing, (b) the shares of HighPeak Energy common stock deliverable to Grenadier pursuant to the Grenadier Contribution Agreement are authorized for listing on the NYSE or the Nasdaq, subject only to official notice of issuance thereof, (c) the requisite approval by the Pure’s stockholders, (d) Pure shall have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets remaining after the closing of the Offer, (e) the completion of the Offer, (f) there has been no amendment to (1) the HPK Business Combination Agreement or (2) except as contemplated by the HPK Business Combination Agreement, the Forward Purchase Agreement in any respect that would adversely affect in any material respect the inherent economics of the securities constituting acquisition consideration under the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, (g) the HPK Closing will occur immediately prior to the Grenadier Closing and (h) there being at least $275 million of Available Liquidity (as defined in the Grenadier Contribution Agreement). For more information regarding the conditions to the closing of the Grenadier Contribution Agreement, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The Grenadier Contribution Agreement—Conditions to Closing of the Grenadier Contribution Agreement.”

 

Regulatory Matters

 

The parties to the Business Combination Agreements have determined that no filing is required under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”), which would otherwise prevent the parties thereto from completing the business combination until required information and materials were furnished to the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and specified waiting period requirements had been satisfied. In addition, neither Pure nor HighPeak Energy are aware of any material federal or state regulatory approvals that are required for completion of the business combination.

 

Termination Rights

 

The HPK Business Combination Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the HPK Closing (i) by mutual written consent of Pure and the HPK Contributors or (ii) by any party upon the occurrence of any of the following: (a) if any governmental entity issues any order, decree, ruling or injunction or takes any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the HPK Business Combination Agreement and such order, decree, ruling or injunction or other action shall have become final and nonappealable or if there shall be adopted any law that makes consummation of the transactions contemplated by the HPK Business Combination Agreement illegal or otherwise prohibited; provided, however, that the right to terminate shall not be available to the terminating party if the failure to fulfill any material covenant or agreement under the HPK Business Combination Agreement by Pure, HighPeak Energy or MergerSub (in the case where an HPK Contributor is the terminating party) or the HPK Contributors (in the case where Pure, HighPeak Energy or MergerSub is the terminating party) has been the cause of or resulted in the circumstances described in the foregoing; (b) in the event that any breach of a representation, warranty or covenant by Pure, HighPeak Energy or MergerSub (in the case where Pure, HighPeak Energy or MergerSub is the terminating party) or the HPK Contributors (in the case where an HPK Contributor is the terminating party) would cause the failure of a condition relating to such matters, and such breach cannot or has not been cured by the earlier of thirty (30) days after notice is given and February 21, 2020; provided, however, that neither the party terminating nor its affiliates is also in breach of the HPK Business Combination Agreement; (c) if, after the final adjournment of the special meeting at which a vote of Pure’s stockholders has been taken, the Business Combination Proposal does not receive the requisite votes to be approved; and (d) if the transactions have not been consummated on or before 5:00 p.m., Houston time on February 21, 2020; provided, however, that the right to terminate pursuant to this clause (d) will not be available to the terminating party if failure to fulfill any material covenant or agreement by Pure, HighPeak Energy or MergerSub (in the case where Pure, HighPeak Energy or MergerSub is the terminating party) or the HPK Contributors (in the case where an HPK Contributor is the terminating party) has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the consummation of the transactions.

 

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For more information, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The HighPeak Contribution Agreement—Termination Rights.”

 

Indemnification

 

Under the HPK Business Combination Agreement, the parties have agreed to indemnify one another with respect to such indemnifying party’s exercise of its access rights under the HPK Business Combination Agreement and such indemnified party’s cooperation in connection with the registration statement on Form S-4 of HighPeak Energy and the proxy statement/prospectus included therein and financing matters. Additionally, HighPeak Energy has agreed to indemnify, following the HPK Closing, the directors and officers of the HighPeak Contributed Entities or such persons as are or were serving at the request of a HighPeak Contributed Entity as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise against certain claims arising out of such individuals serving in such positions. For more information, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The HighPeak Contribution Agreement—Indemnification; Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants; Releases.”

 

Other Agreements

 

HighPeak Charter. At or prior to the effective time of the merger of MergerSub with and into Pure (the “Merger Effective Time”), HighPeak Energy will amend and restate its certificate of incorporation to provide for, among other things, (i) an increase in the number of authorized shares of HighPeak Energy common stock to 900,000,000 shares and HighPeak Energy preferred stock to 10,000,000 shares, (ii) the ability of HighPeak Energy’s stockholders to act by written consent if certain conditions are met, and (iii) establishment of a staggered board structure for the HighPeak Energy Board. There are certain material differences between your rights as a stockholder of Pure and your rights as a stockholder of HighPeak Energy. Pure urges you to read sections entitled “Description of HighPeak Energy Securities” and “Comparison of Rights of Stockholders of Pure and HighPeak Energy.” The full text of the proposed A&R Charter is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex C.

 

Stockholders Agreement. Concurrently with the Closing, HighPeak Energy and the HighPeak Group will enter into a Stockholders’ Agreement (the “Stockholders’ Agreement”) which will govern certain rights and obligations following the Closing. Under the Stockholders’ Agreement, the HighPeak Group will be entitled to appoint a specified number of directors to the HighPeak Energy Board so long as the HighPeak Group meets certain ownership criteria outlined in the Stockholders’ Agreement. For more information about the Stockholders’ Agreement, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Related Agreements—Stockholders’ Agreement.” The full text of the proposed Stockholders’ Agreement is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E.

 

Registration Rights Agreement. In connection with the Closing, HighPeak Energy will enter into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with Grenadier, the HighPeak Group and its three independent directors, Sylvia K. Barnes, M. Gregory Colvin and Jared S. Sturdivant (such parties being collectively referred to in connection with the Registration Rights Agreement as the “Holders”), pursuant to which HighPeak Energy will be required to, among other things and subject to certain conditions, register for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), all or any portion of the shares of HighPeak Energy common stock that the Holders hold, and may acquire thereafter. For more information about the Registration Rights Agreement, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Related Agreements—Registration Rights Agreement.” The full text of the proposed Registration Rights Agreement is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex F.

 

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HighPeak Energy Long Term Incentive Plan. Prior to the Initial Business Combination, HighPeak Energy intends to adopt the LTIP, and it is anticipated that Pure, as HighPeak Energy’s sole shareholder, will approve the LTIP. Following the Closing, HighPeak Energy will continue to sponsor the LTIP. As described further under “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal— Related Agreements— HighPeak Energy, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan,” the LTIP provides for potential grants of options, dividend equivalents, cash awards and substitute awards to employees, directors and service providers of HighPeak Energy, as well as stock awards to directors of HighPeak Energy. The LTIP will be administered by the HighPeak Energy Board or a committee thereof.

 

Subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the LTIP, the Share Pool is reserved and available for delivery with respect to Awards, and 1,300 shares of common stock will be available for the issuance of shares upon the exercise of ISOs (as defined in the LTIP). On January 1, 2020 and January 1 of each calendar year occurring thereafter and prior to the expiration of the LTIP, the Share Pool will automatically be increased by (i) the number of shares of common stock issued pursuant to the LTIP during the immediately preceding calendar year and (ii) 13% of the number of shares of common stock that are newly issued by HighPeak Energy (other than those issued pursuant to the LTIP) during the immediately preceding calendar year. The full text of the proposed LTIP is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex H.

 

Interests of Certain Persons in the Business Combination

 

In considering the recommendation of the Pure Board and Pure Special Committee to vote in favor of the business combination, stockholders should be aware that, aside from their interests as stockholders, Pure’s Sponsor and certain of Pure’s directors and officers have interests in the business combination that are different from, or in addition to, those of other stockholders. Pure’s directors were aware of and considered these interests in evaluating the business combination, and in recommending to stockholders that they approve the business combination. Stockholders should take these interests into account in deciding whether to approve the business combination. These interests include:

 

 

the fact that Pure’s Sponsor, officers and directors will lose their entire investment in Pure and that the private placement warrants held by Pure’s Sponsor would expire worthless if an Initial Business Combination is not completed;

 

 

the fact that Pure’s Sponsor, officers and directors have agreed not to redeem any of the shares of Class A Common Stock held by them in connection with a stockholder vote to approve the business combination;

 

 

the fact that Pure’s Sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 for its founder shares, which if unrestricted and freely tradable would be valued at approximately $98,056,000 based on the closing price of Pure’s Class A Common Stock on November 26, 2019;

 

 

if the Trust Account is liquidated, including in the event Pure is unable to complete an Initial Business Combination within the required time period, Pure’s Sponsor has agreed to indemnify Pure to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced below $10 per public share, or such lesser amount per public share as is in the Trust Account on the liquidation date, by the claims of prospective target businesses with which Pure has entered into an acquisition agreement or claims of any third party for services rendered or products sold to us, but only if such a vendor or target business has not executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account;

 

 

the fact that Pure’s Sponsor has agreed to loan, or cause an affiliate to loan, Pure or one of Pure’s subsidiaries (i) an amount equal to $0.033 for each share of Class A Common Stock issued in the IPO that was not redeemed in connection with the stockholder vote to approve the extension of the date by which Pure has to consummate a business combination for each month (commencing on October 17, 2019 and on the 17th day of each subsequent calendar month) Pure needs to complete an Initial Business Combination from October 17, 2019 until February 21, 2020 and (ii) such other amounts as Pure may agree upon with the HPK Contributors, the HighPeak Contributed Entities or another affiliate of Pure’s Sponsor (the loans described in clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Sponsor Loans”). Pure and Pure’s Sponsor intend that all Sponsor Loans will be cancelled in connection with the HPK Closing;

 

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the fact that HPEP II intends to commence a tender offer to purchase Pure’s outstanding public warrants for $1.00 per public warrant (exclusive of commissions) in cash promptly following the announcement of the business combination;

 

 

the fact that holders of public warrants not purchased by HPEP II in connection with the public warrant tender offers will have $1.00 in cash distributed to them per public warrant from an amount placed in escrow by Sponsor at the time of the IPO in connection with the redemption of Pure’s public shares that will occur if Pure is unable to consummate a business combination;

 

 

the fact that Jack Hightower will serve as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the HighPeak Energy Board, Steven W. Tholen will serve as Chief Financial Officer and Rodney L. Woodard will serve as Chief Operating Officer HighPeak Energy following the business combination;

 

 

the fact that the HPK Contributors are affiliates of Pure’s Sponsor and ultimately controlled by Jack Hightower, and Pure’s Sponsor and its affiliates, including the HPK Contributors, are expected to collectively own 89,856,000  shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 52%, after the Closing;

 

 

the right of the HPK Contributors to designate to Pure, until five (5) business days prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement on Form S-4 of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part, a list of directors that the HPK Contributors want appointed to the HighPeak Energy Board, effective as of the HPK Closing;

 

 

the right of the HighPeak Group, pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement, to appoint a specified number of directors to the HighPeak Energy Board until the termination of the Stockholders’ Agreement;

 

 

the fact that each of Pure’s independent directors owns 48,000 founder shares that were purchased from Pure’s Sponsor at $0.002 per share, which if unrestricted and freely tradeable would be valued at approximately $494,000 based on the closing price of Pure’s Class A Common Stock on November 25, 2019;

 

 

the fact that neither Pure’s officers or directors may participate in the formation of, or become a director or officer of, any other blank check company until Pure has entered into a definitive agreement regarding a business combination or fails to complete an Initial Business Combination by February 21, 2020;

 

 

the fact that at the Closing, Pure’s Sponsor, officers and directors will be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on Pure’s behalf, such as identifying, investigating and consummating an Initial Business Combination and that affiliates of Pure’s Sponsor will be reimbursed for certain of their own transaction expenses pursuant to the HPK Closing;

 

 

the fact that Jack Hightower and other members of Pure’s management team hold interests in HPK, and acquired the oil and gas interests owned by HighPeak Assets I and HighPeak Assets II at an aggregate cost that is less than the valuation of the same assets in the HPK Business Combination Agreement;

 

 

the fact that Jack Hightower and other members of Pure’s management team hold interests in HPK, which owns HighPeak Assets II and HighPeak Assets II has previously made $61.5 million of deposits to Grenadier that will be forfeited if the business combination does not close and HighPeak Assets II is otherwise unable to separately fund the purchase price for the Grenadier Assets; and

 

 

the fact that Pure is a party to a registration rights agreement with Pure’s Sponsor and certain of its directors, which provides for registration rights to such parties, and HighPeak Energy will enter into a new registration rights agreement with Grenadier, the HighPeak Group and certain of HighPeak Energy’s directors in connection with the business combination.

 

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Redemption Rights

 

At the special meeting called to approve an Initial Business Combination, public stockholders may seek to redeem their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against the proposed business combination, for their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two (2) business days prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, less any taxes then due but not yet paid. Pure’s Charter does not provide a specified maximum redemption threshold, except in no event will Pure redeem its public shares in an amount that would cause Pure’s net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001.

 

Pure may require public stockholders, whether they are a record holder or hold their shares in “street name,” to either (i) physically tender their certificates to Pure’s Transfer Agent or (ii) deliver their shares to the Transfer Agent electronically using Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System, in each case prior to a date set forth in the tender offer documents or proxy materials sent in connection with the proposal to approve the business combination. The redemption rights include the requirement that a holder must identify itself in writing as a beneficial holder and provide its legal name, telephone number and address to Continental to validly redeem its shares. There is a nominal cost associated with this tendering process and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through the DWAC system. The Transfer Agent will typically charge the tendering broker $45 and it would be up to the broker whether or not to pass this cost on to the converting holder. In any event, shares tendered for redemption must be delivered not less than two (2) business days prior to the special meeting.

 

Warrant Tender Offer

 

Pure’s Sponsor has committed to offer or cause an affiliate to offer to purchase, at $1.00 per public warrant (exclusive of commissions), the outstanding public warrants. Such offer will commence promptly after the filing of this proxy statement/prospectus and is not conditioned upon any minimum number of warrants being tendered and will be completed in connection with the Closing of the business combination.

 

Impact of the Business Combination on HighPeak Energy’s Public Float

 

It is anticipated that, upon the Closing and based upon the assumptions set forth under “Summary Term Sheet,” the ownership of HighPeak Energy will be as follows:

 

 

The public stockholders will collectively own 37,806,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock or approximately 20%;

 

 

The HighPeak Group and Pure’s existing independent directors will collectively own 112,074,279 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 60%, as follows:

 

 

The holders of Pure’s founder shares, including Pure’s Sponsor and Pure’s existing independent directors, will collectively own 9,590,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 5%, upon conversion of the founder shares at the consummation of the business combination (and the forfeiture by Sponsor of 760,000 founder shares pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement); 

 

 

HPEP II and HPEP III will collectively own 15,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 8%, pursuant to their purchase of such shares under the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment; and

 

 

The HPK Contributors will collectively own 87,484,279 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 47%, received as consideration pursuant to the HPK Business Combination Agreement.

 

 

The PIPE Investors will own 20,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 11%; and

 

 

Grenadier will own 15,760,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 9%.

 

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The number and percentage of shares set forth above are based upon the assumptions set forth under “Certain Defined Terms.” If the actual facts are different than HighPeak Energy’s assumptions, the number of shares and percentages set forth above will differ and such differences may be material. For example, if HighPeak Energy assumes that no warrants of Pure are tendered for purchase in the warrant tender offer by HPEP II, all outstanding warrants, including the 5,000,000 warrants issued at the Closing pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement, to purchase an aggregate of 38,480,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock were exercisable and exercised following completion of the business combination, with proceeds to HighPeak Energy of approximately $442.5 million, then the ownership of HighPeak Energy common stock would be as follows:

 

 

the public stockholders would collectively own 58,258,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 26%;

 

 

The HighPeak Group and Pure’s existing independent directors would collectively own 127,602,279 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 56%, as follows:

 

 

o

Sponsor and Pure’s existing independent directors would collectively own 19,870,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 9%, including 10,280,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock issuable upon the exercise of the private placement warrants; 

 

 

o

HPEP II and HPEP III would collectively own 20,248,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 9%, including 5,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock issued upon exercise of the forward purchase warrants acquired under the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment and 248,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock issued upon exercise of public warrants acquired by HPEP II in connection with Pure’s Extension; and

 

 

o

The HPK Contributors would own 87,484,279 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 39%.

 

 

the PIPE Investors would collectively own 20,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 9%; and

 

 

Grenadier would own 18,260,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, or approximately 9%, including 2,500,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock issuable upon warrants received as consideration under the Grenadier Contribution Agreement. 

 

The public warrants, private placement warrants, Grenadier private placement warrants and forward purchase warrants will become exercisable thirty (30) days after the completion of an Initial Business Combination and will expire five (5) years after the completion of an Initial Business Combination or earlier upon Pure’s redemption or liquidation.

 

Please see the section entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Information of HighPeak Energy” for further information.

 

Organizational Structure

 

Prior to the Business Combination

 

The following diagram illustrates the ownership structure of Pure prior to the business combination.

 

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(1)

The sole member of Sponsor is HPEP I. The general partner of HPEP I is HighPeak Energy Partners GP, LP, whose general partner is HP GP I. Mr. Hightower has the right to appoint all of the managers to the board of managers of HP GP I and is one of three managers of HP GP I. Mr. Hightower has the number of votes necessary to constitute a majority of the total number of votes held by all of the managers of HP GP I at any given time, which acts by majority vote. As a result, Mr. Hightower may be deemed to have or share beneficial ownership of the securities held directly by Sponsor.

 

(2)

The independent directors of the Pure Board each own 48,000 shares of Class B Common Stock.

 

Following the Business Combination

 

The diagram below illustrates the ownership structure of HighPeak Energy immediately following the business combination. The voting and economic interests and other estimates set forth in the diagram do not take into account the private placement warrants, public warrants or forward purchase warrants that will remain outstanding following the business combination and may be exercised at a later date and assume the following:

 

 

the Closing occurs on or before December 31, 2019;

 

 

the HPK Closing occurs prior to the Grenadier Closing;

 

 

at the Closing, adjustments to the consideration payable to the HPK Contributors or Grenadier, as applicable, under the Business Combination Agreements were calculated assuming:

 

 

o

net working capital, overhead expenses and other items spent by the applicable entity since their respective August 1, 2019 and June 1, 2019 effective dates through a Closing on December 31, 2019 will collectively total an aggregate of $105 million;

 

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o

HPK will have approximately $39 million of cash immediately prior to the HPK Closing, which is based on anticipated additional investments in HPK by the HPK Contributors prior to the business combination closing; 

 

 

o

the Grenadier purchase price deposits made previously by HighPeak Assets II or its affiliates total $61.5 million plus any interest earned thereon;

 

 

o

cancelled loans will consist of approximately $6 million of Sponsor Loans through Closing on December 31, 2019;

 

 

o

transaction expenses will be approximately $40 million; and

 

 

o

there are no other material adjustments to the consideration payable to the HPK Contributors or Grenadier under the Business Combination Agreements.

 

 

at the Closing, the PIPE Investors purchase 20,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock, in the aggregate, for aggregate gross proceeds of $200 million to HighPeak Energy;

 

 

at the Closing, HPEP II and HPEP III purchase an aggregate 15,000,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and 5,000,000 forward purchase warrants pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement Amendment, for aggregate gross proceeds of $150 million;

 

 

at the Closing, Grenadier will receive 15,760,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock and 2,500,000 warrants pursuant to the Grenadier Contribution Agreement;

 

 

no public stockholders elect to have their shares redeemed;

 

 

no member of the HighPeak Group purchases shares of Class A Common Stock or HighPeak Energy common stock in the open market;

 

 

there are no other issuances of equity interests of Pure or HighPeak Energy prior to or in connection with the Closing; and

 

 

no warrants are tendered for purchase in the warrant tender offer.

 

If the actual facts are different than HighPeak Energy’s assumptions, the voting and economic interests of HighPeak Energy stockholders and other estimates set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus will differ from those set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus and such differences may be material.

 

For example, unless waived by the parties to the HPK Business Combination Agreement, it is a condition to closing under the HPK Business Combination Agreement that HighPeak Energy shall have not less than $275 million of Available Liquidity (as defined in the HPK Business Combination Agreement), which amount is measured at closing and includes amounts available for borrowing under any debt facility, including HighPeak Energy’s anticipated RBL Facility. As a result, the business combination could still close if there were, among other things, significant redemptions by public stockholders, significantly lower cash contributed through HPK than assumed above or a later closing date than assumed above, each of which could have a significant impact on the voting and economic interests of HighPeak Energy stockholders and the liquidity of HighPeak Energy. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to HighPeak Energy and the Business Combination—  Due to a variety of factors, some of which are beyond its control, HighPeak Energy may have lower liquidity at Closing than currently expected. This may cause HighPeak Energy to increase its borrowings to fund capital expenditures or decrease its future capital expenditures, which could impact HighPeak Energy’s balance sheet and ability to develop its oil and gas assets.”

 

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(1)

The sole member of Sponsor is HPEP I. The general partner of HPEP I is HighPeak Energy Partners GP, LP, whose general partner is HP GP I. Mr. Hightower has the right to appoint all of the managers to the board of managers of HP GP I and HPK GP and is one of three managers of HP GP I and HPK GP. Mr. Hightower has the number of votes necessary to constitute a majority of the total number of votes held by all of the managers of HP GP I and HPK GP at any given time, which acts by majority vote. As a result, Mr. Hightower may be deemed to have or share beneficial ownership of the securities held directly by Sponsor or HPK.

(2)

The general partner of HPEP II is HighPeak Energy Partners GP II, LP, whose general partner is HighPeak GP II, LLC. Mr. Hightower has the right to appoint all of the managers of HighPeak GP II, LLC. Mr. Hightower has the number of votes necessary to constitute a majority of the total number of votes held by all of the managers of HighPeak GP II, LLC at any given time, which acts by majority vote. As a result, Mr. Hightower may be deemed to have or share beneficial ownership of the securities held directly by HPEP II.

(3)

The general partner of HPEP III is HighPeak Energy Partners GP III, LP, whose general partner is HighPeak GP III, LLC. Mr. Hightower has the right to appoint all of the managers of HighPeak GP III, LLC. Mr. Hightower has the number of votes necessary to constitute a majority of the total number of votes held by all of the managers of HighPeak GP III, LLC at any given time, which acts by majority vote. As a result, Mr. Hightower may be deemed to have or share beneficial ownership of the securities held directly by HPEP III.

(4)

The independent directors of the Pure Board will each own 48,000 shares of HighPeak Energy common stock.

(5)

Pure’s Sponsor will transfer the private placement warrants prior to Closing to HighPeak Warrant LLC.

 

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HighPeak Energy Board Following the Business Combination

 

The HighPeak Energy Board will consist of a sole director, Jack Hightower, prior to listing on the NYSE. Under the HPK Business Combination Agreement, the HPK Contributors have the right until five (5) business days prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement on Form S-4 of which this proxy statement forms a part of, to designate to HighPeak Energy a list of individuals that HPK wants to be appointed to the HighPeak Energy Board, effective as of the HPK Closing. To the extent that the HPK Contributors timely deliver such a designation, Pure, HighPeak Energy and the HighPeak Energy Board will be obligated to take all necessary action to effect such appointments, and the designated directors and officers will be listed in a subsequent amendment to this proxy statement/prospectus. Further, under the Stockholders’ Agreement the HighPeak Group will be entitled to nominate a number of directors to the HighPeak Energy Board based on specified share ownership thresholds set forth therein. For more information, see the sections entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Related Agreements—Stockholders’ Agreement” and “Management After the Business Combination.”

 

After the Closing, Sponsor and its affiliates will collectively hold more than 50% of the voting power for the election of directors. As a result, HighPeak Energy expects to be a controlled company within the meaning of the NYSE corporate governance standards, and may elect not to comply with certain NYSE corporate governance requirements, including the requirements that a majority of the board of directors consist of independent directors and that the nominating and governance committee and compensation committee be composed entirely of independent directors. These requirements will not apply to HighPeak Energy as long as HighPeak Energy remains a controlled company.

 

Accounting Treatment

 

The business combination will be accounted for pursuant to the guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), using the acquisition method of accounting with HPK as the acquirer, and Grenadier as the “predecessor.” Under the acquisition method of accounting, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed will be measured at fair value as of the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of net assets acquired, if applicable, will be recorded as goodwill. Pure’s management has made significant estimates and assumptions in determining the preliminary acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated financial statements. As the unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated financial statements have been prepared based on these preliminary estimates, the final amounts recorded may differ materially from the information presented.

 

Under ASC 805, non-recurring acquisition-related costs (such as advisory, legal, valuation and other professional fees) are expensed. Pure expects to incur approximately $40 million of non-recurring acquisition-related costs, including $10.9 million payable to the underwriters of Pure’s IPO pursuant to the Business Combination Marketing Agreement, as amended.

 

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Appraisal Rights

 

Appraisal rights are not available to Pure stockholders in connection with the business combination.

 

Other Proposals

 

In addition to the Business Combination Proposal, Pure stockholders will be asked to vote on the Adjournment Proposal. For more information about the Adjournment Proposal see the section entitled “Proposal No. 2—The Adjournment Proposal.”

 

Date, Time and Place of Special Meeting

 

The special meeting will be held on                    ,                     , at           , Eastern Time, at           , or at such other date, time and place to which such meeting may be adjourned or postponed, to consider and vote upon the Proposals.

 

Voting Power; Record Date

 

You will be entitled to vote or direct votes to be cast at the special meeting if you owned shares of Pure’s Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock at the close of business on                    ,           , which is the record date for the special meeting. You are entitled to one vote for each share of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock that you owned as of the close of business on the record date. If your shares are held in “street name” or are in a margin or similar account, you should contact your bank, broker or other nominee to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly counted. As of                    ,          , there were 48,156,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of Pure outstanding in the aggregate, of which 37,806,000 are public shares and 10,350,000 are founder shares held by Pure’s Sponsor and Pure’s independent directors.

 

Proxy Solicitation

 

Proxies may be solicited by mail. Pure has engaged Morrow Sodali to assist in the solicitation of proxies. If a stockholder grants a proxy, it may still vote its shares in person at the special meeting. A stockholder may also change its vote by submitting a later-dated proxy as described in the section entitled “Special Meeting of Pure’s Stockholders—Revoking Your Proxy.”

 

Quorum and Required Vote for Proposals for the Special Meeting

 

A quorum of Pure stockholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. The holders of a majority of the voting power of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the special meeting, present in person or by proxy, constitute a quorum. Abstentions will count as present for the purposes of establishing a quorum with respect to each proposal.

 

The approval of the Business Combination Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class, but the Adjournment Proposal requires only the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class, and actually cast at the special meeting. Accordingly, if a valid quorum is otherwise established, a stockholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote in person at the special meeting will have the effect of a vote “AGAINST” the Business Combination Proposal, but will have no effect on the outcome of any vote on the Adjournment Proposal.

 

Recommendation to Pure Stockholders

 

The Pure Board, based on a number of factors, including the unanimous approval of the Business Combination Proposal by the Pure Special Committee and the unanimous recommendation of the same by the Pure Special Committee to the Pure Board, unanimously believes that each of the Business Combination Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal are in the best interests of Pure and its stockholders and recommends that its stockholders vote “FOR” each of the Proposals to be presented at the special meeting. Jack Hightower and Rodney Woodard, members of the Pure Board and executive officers of Pure, abstained from approval of the Business Combination Proposal.

 

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For a description of Pure’s reasons for the approval of the business combination and the recommendation of the Pure Board, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The Pure Board’s Reasons for the Approval of the Business Combination.”

 

When you consider the recommendation of the Pure Board in favor of approval of these Proposals, you should keep in mind that Pure’s Sponsor, members of the Pure Board and officers have interests in the business combination that are different from or in addition to (and which may conflict with) your interests as a stockholder. Please see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Interests of Certain Persons in the Business Combination.”

 

Risk Factors

 

In evaluating the Proposals, you should carefully read this proxy statement/prospectus, including the annexes, and especially consider the factors discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors.”

 

Summary Historical Operating Data of Grenadier

 

The following table presents, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018, summary unaudited information regarding production and sales of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids for only Grenadier, because, as discussed further in this proxy statement/prospectus, HighPeak Energy expects that, following the completion of the business combination, Grenadier will be its “predecessor” for financial reporting purposes.

 

See the sections entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Grenadier” and “Information About the Target Assets” in evaluating the material information below.

 

   

Three Months

   

Three Months

   

Nine Months

   

Year Ended

 
   

Ended

   

Ended

   

Ended

         
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

   

September 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2018

 

Production volumes:

                               

Natural gas (MMcf)

    400       175       742       553  

Oil (MBbls)

    611       313       1,179       887  

NGL (MBbls)

    78       31       126       93  

Total (MBoe)

    755       372       1,428       1,073  

Average sales price:

                               

Natural gas (per Mcf)

  $ 0.25     $ 2.80     $ 0.11     $ 2.45  

Natural gas net of hedging (per Mcf)

  $ 0.25     $ 2.80     $ 0.11     $ 2.45  

Oil (per Bbl)

  $ 54.62     $ 55.65     $ 53.64     $ 56.11  

Oil net of hedging (per Bbl)

  $ 54.02     $ 55.03     $ 52.82     $ 55.82  

NGL (per Bbl)

  $ 7.52     $ 27.73     $ 10.05     $ 25.20  

NGL net of hedging (per Bbl)

  $ 7.52     $ 27.73     $ 10.05     $ 25.20  

Total (per Boe)

  $ 45.10     $ 50.30     $ 45.20     $ 49.86  

Average production volumes:

                               

Natural gas (Mcf/d)

    4,439       1,947       2,717       1,514  

Oil (Bbls/d)

    6,792       3,473       4,317       2,431  

NGL (Bbls/d)

    862       341       462       256  

Average net production (Boe/d)

    8,394       4,138       5,231       2,939  

Average unit costs per Boe:

                               

Lease operating expenses

  $ 5.51     $ 10.13     $ 9.42     $ 10.14  

Production and other taxes

  $ 2.48     $ 2.51     $ 2.31     $ 2.37  

Depletion and impairment – oil and gas properties

  $ 11.47     $ 20.48     $ 12.71     $ 15.68  

General and administrative expenses

  $ 2.27     $ 3.93     $ 4.07     $ 5.96  

 

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SUMMARY HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF PURE

 

The following table shows summary historical financial information of Pure for the periods and as of the dates indicated. The summary historical financial information of Pure as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was derived from the unaudited interim condensed financial statements of Pure included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. The summary historical financial information of Pure as of December 31, 2018, for the year ended December 31, 2018 and for the period from November 13, 2017 (Inception) to December 31, 2017 was derived from the audited historical financial statements of Pure included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. The summary consolidated and combined financial information should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Pure” and Pure’s historical financial statements and the notes and schedules related thereto, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

 

   

Nine Months

Ended

September 30,

2019

   

Year Ended

December 31,

2018

   

Period from

November 13,

2017 (Inception)

to December 31,

2017

 

Statement of Operations Data:

                       

Revenue

  $     $     $  

Administrative expenses

    90,000       86,000        

General expenses

    272,624       88,737       5,881  

Franchise taxes

    150,050       144,845        

Loss from operations

    (512,674 )     (319, 582 )     (5,881 )

Other income – investment income on Trust Account

    7,206,248       5,777,767        

Net income (loss) before income tax provision

    6,693,574       5,458,185       (5,881 )

Income tax provision

    1,408,086       1,182,914        

Net income (loss) attributable to common shares

  $ 5,285,488     $ 4,275,271     $ (5,881 )

Weighted average shares outstanding:

                       

Class A Common Stock(1)

    41,400,000       41,400,000        

Class B Common Stock

    10,350,000       10,350,000       10,350,000  

Net income (loss) per share:

                       

Basic and diluted income per common share, Class A

  $ 0.13     $ 0.11     $  

Basic and diluted loss per common share, Class B

    (0.03 )     (0.01 )     (0.00 )

 

 

   

As of September

30, 2019

   

As of December

31, 2018

 

Balance Sheet Data:

               

Total assets

  $ 424,521,349     $ 419,465,434  

Total liabilities

  $ 168,053     $ 397,626  

Working capital