Sec Form 3/A Filing - Crossen James @ Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp. - 2018-08-09

FORM 3/A Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Crossen James 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp. [ SPAQ] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CFO and CAO (Last) (First) (Middle) 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/09/2018 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10019 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 08/09/2018 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Crossen James 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10019 CFO and CAO Signatures /s/ James Crossen By: Geoffrey Strong pursuant to the Power of Attorney granted to him as filed together with the Form 3 filed on August 9, 2018 08/20/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks: This amendment to the Form 3 is filed to include the following:James Crossen is associated with Apollo Management, L.P. ("Apollo Management") and its affiliates, including Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. ("Management Holdings"). Affiliates of Apollo Management and Management Holdings serve as investment managers that indirectly or directly provide investment management services to Spartan Energy Acquisition Sponsor LLC ("Spartan LLC"), which holds 13,800,000 shares of the Class B common stock of Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp. (the "Issuer"), which are convertible into shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer, and warrants exercisable for 9,360,000 shares of the Issuers Class A common stock. As such, Apollo Management, Management Holdings and their affiliated investment managers may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Spartan LLC, or issuable to Spartan LLC upon conversion of the Class B common stock or exercise of the warrants. This report does not include any securities of the Issuer held by or issuable to Spartan LLC, and Mr. Crossen disclaims beneficial ownership of all such securities. This report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Crossen is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

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