SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Hollis Michael L. (Last) (First) (Middle) 421 W. 3RD STREET, SUITE 1000 (Street) FORT WORTH TX 76102 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HighPeak Energy, Inc. [ HPK ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/19/2023
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
	Rule 10b5-1(c) Transaction Indication Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	07/19/2023		P		1,142,542	A	$10.5(1)	1,467,256	D
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share								200	I	By Sons

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.5	07/21/2023		A		400,000		(2)	10/31/2026	Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	400,000	$0	400,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of HighPeak Energy, Inc. (the "Issuer") common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock") purchased by the Reporting Person from Roth Capital Partners, LLC (the "Underwriter") in an underwritten public offering conducted by the Issuer pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement between the Issuer and the Underwriter.

2. The stock option was designed to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the guidance thereunder, and is exercisable only during the 90 day period following the earlier to occur of the Reporting Person's separation from service due to death or disability, the occurrence of a change in control of the Issuer, or August 1, 2026.

	/s/ Steven W. Tholen as Attorney in Fact for Michael L. Hollis	07/21/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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