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): August 16, 2023

BEARD ENERGY TRANSITION ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-41098	86-1990354
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

595 Madison Avenue, 28^th Floor

New York, NY 10022

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(214) 833-8913

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

Title of each class registered	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-half of one warrant	BRD.U	The New York Stock Exchange
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	BRD	The New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	BRD.WS	The New York Stock Exchange

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 ☒

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 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing

On August 16, 2023, Beard Energy Transition Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) indicating that the Company was deficient in meeting the requirements of Section 303A.07(c) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, which required the Company to have, within one year of the Company’s listing on the NYSE, established and maintained an internal audit function. The notice from the NYSE stated that, unless the Company cures this deficiency by August 22, 2023, the Company will be deemed noncompliant. Given the time and focus that the Company is dedicating to consummating its previously announced business combination transaction, the Company does not currently plan to implement an internal audit function by the grace period.

SIGNATURES

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

	BEARD ENERGY TRANSITION Acquisition Corp.

Date: August 18, 2023	By:	/s/ Sarah James
	Name:	Sarah James
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

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