UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 4, 2018

MATLIN & PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

585 Weed Street
New Canaan, CT

(address of principal executive offices)

06840
(zip code)

(203) 864-3144

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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. ☐

On October 4, 2018, Matlin & Partners Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing the record date (the “Record Date”) as well as the date of the special meeting in lieu of the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders to be held with respect to its proposed business combination (the “business combination”) with U.S. Well Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“USWS”), and related transactions, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”).

(d)       Exhibits.

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Additional Information

This Current Report is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities pursuant to the proposed business combination and related transactions (collectively, the “Transactions”) or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In connection with the proposed Transactions, the Company intends to file a definitive proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents will be sent or given to the stockholders of the Company and will contain important information about the proposed Transactions and related matters. The Company’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the proxy statement in connection with the Company’s solicitation of proxies for the meeting of stockholders to be held to approve the Transactions because the proxy statement will contain important information about the proposed Transactions. When available, the definitive proxy statement will be mailed to the Company’s stockholders as of the Record Date. Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the proxy statement, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Participants in the Solicitation

The Company, its directors and officers and USWS and its directors and officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of the Company’s stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination. The Company’s stockholders and other interested persons may obtain, without charge, more detailed information regarding the directors and officers of the Company and USWS in the Company’s preliminary proxy statement filed with the SEC on October 3, 2018. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the proposed Transactions if and when they become available.

SIGNATURES

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.