As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2017

Registration No. 333-       

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

5221 N. O’Connor Boulevard, 11th Floor

Irving, TX 75039

(972) 432-1440
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Jeffrey A. Zlotky

Secretary

Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp.

5221 N. O’Connor Boulevard, 11th Floor

Irving, TX 75039

(972) 432-1440
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 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, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☒ 333-216129

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) 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. ☐

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, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

The Registrant Statement shall become effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
in accordance with Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Registration Statement on Form S-1 is being filed by Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and General Instruction V to Form S-1. This Registration Statement relates to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-216129) (the “Prior Registration Statement”), initially filed by the Registrant on February 17, 2017 and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2017. This Registration Statement covers the registration of an additional 9,200,000 of the Registrant’s units, each consisting of one share of the Registrant’s Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and one-third of one warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one whole share of the Registrant’s Class A common stock, including 1,200,000 units that may be purchased by the underwriters to cover over-allotments, if any. The required opinions of counsel and related consents and accountant’s consent are attached hereto and filed herewith. Pursuant to Rule 462(b), the contents of the Prior Registration Statement, including the exhibits thereto, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.

CERTIFICATION

The registrant hereby certifies to the Securities and Exchange Commission that (1) it has instructed its bank to pay the filing fee set forth on the cover page of this Registration Statement by a wire transfer of such amount to the Commission’s account at U.S. Bank as soon as practicable (but no later than the close of business as of April 11, 2017), (2) it will not revoke such instructions, (3) it has sufficient funds in the relevant account to cover the amount of such filing fee and (4) it will confirm receipt of such instructions by its bank during regular business hours no later than April 11, 2017.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Irving, Texas, on the 10^th day of April, 2017.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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