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* ROC Energy Holdings, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ROC ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP. 16400 DALLAS PARKWAY (Street) DALLAS TX 75248 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/01/2021	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ROC Energy Acquisition Corp. [ ROCAU ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 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) X 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)
Common Stock(1)	5,175,000(2)	D

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)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. As described in the registrant's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-260891) under the heading "Description of Securities."

2. These shares represent the common stock held by ROC Energy Holdings, LLC (the "Sponsor"), acquired pursuant to a subscription agreement by and between the Sponsor and the registrant. The common stock owned by the Sponsor includes up to 675,000 shares that are subject to forfeiture in the event the underwriters of the initial public offering of the registrant's securities do not exercise their over-allotment option in full as described in the registrant's registration statement. FP SPAC 2, LLC is the general partner of the Sponsor, of which Joseph Drysdale, Jeff Brownlow and Matt Mathison, each of who are managing members. Each of our officers, directors and strategic advisors is a member of ROC Energy Holdings, LLC. Each such individual disclaims any beneficial ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest he or she may have therein, directly or indirectly.

	ROC Energy Holdings, LLC By: /s /Joseph Drysdale, Managing Member of FP SPAC 2, LLC, the General Partner of ROC Energy Holdings, LLC	12/01/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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