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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2019-01-25</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001754824</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Schultze Special Purpose Acquisition Corp.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SAMA</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001760323</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Schultze Special Purpose Acquisition Sponsor, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O SCHULTZE SPAC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>800 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, SUITE 632</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>RYE BROOK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10573</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2019-01-25</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>487500</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>3190000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                    <value>D</value>
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        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">487,500 shares were forfeited to the Issuer at no cost in connection with the expiration of the underwriters' over-allotment option, as described in the Issuer's registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-228494).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The securities are held directly by Schultze Special Purpose Acquisition Sponsor, LLC (the &quot;Sponsor&quot;) and indirectly by George J. Schultze, who controls both Schultze Asset Management, LP, the manager of the Sponsor, and Schultze Master Fund, Ltd, the majority owner of the Sponsor. Mr. Schultze disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Alan I. Annex, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-01-25</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
