UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 2, 2022

ROC Energy Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-41103		87-2488708
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

16400 Dallas Parkway

Dallas, Texas 75248

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 392-6180

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered

Units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, and one Right to receive one-tenth of one share of Common Stock	ROCAU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	ROC	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Rights, each exchangeable into one-tenth of one share of Common Stock	ROCAR	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company x

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 2, 2022, ROC Energy Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its sponsor, ROC Energy Holdings LLC (the “Sponsor”), has requested that the Company extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from December 6, 2022 to March 6, 2023 (the “Extension”). The Extension is the first of two three-month extensions permitted under the Company’s governing documents. In connection with the Extension, the Sponsor has notified the Company that it intends to deposit an aggregate of $2,070,000 (representing $0.10 per public share) into the Company’s trust account on or before December 6, 2022. The Extension provides the Company with additional time to complete its initial business combination.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit

Number

Title

99.1

Press Release, dated December 2, 2022

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	ROC Energy Acquisition Corp.

	By:	/s/ Daniel Jeffrey Kimes
		Name:	Daniel Jeffrey Kimes
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Dated: December 2, 2022