SEC Filing - Stardust Power

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SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RANKIN MARK ANDREW

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

6608 N. WESTERN AVE,

SUITE 466

(Street)

NICHOLS HILLS

73116

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/08/2024

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Stardust Power Inc. [ SDST ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	809,994	I	By VKK Holdings⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. On July 8, 2024, pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2023 (as the same has been amended from time to time), by and among GPAC II, Strike Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of GPAC II ("First Merger Sub"), Strike Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of GPAC II ("Second Merger Sub"), and Stardust Power Inc., a Delaware corporation, pursuant to which (i) First Merger Sub will merge with and into Stardust Power, with Stardust Power being the surviving company in the merger (the "First Merger") and, (ii) immediately following the First Merger, and as part of the same overall transaction as the First Merger, Stardust Power will merge with and into Second Merger Sub (the "Second Merger"), with Second Merger Sub being the surviving company of the Second Merger, and continuing as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of GPAC II.

2. The figure in Box 4 under Instruction I reflects Mark Rankin's ownership of Combined Company shares through being a shareholder of VKK Holdings LLC.

	/s/ Mark Rankin	07/09/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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