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    <periodOfReport>2020-04-27</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>RMG Acquisition Corp.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>RMG</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>RMG Sponsor, LLC</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O RMG ACQUISITION CORP.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1411 BROADWAY, 16TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10018</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
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            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001764521</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>MKC Investments LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O RMG ACQUISITION CORP.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1411 BROADWAY, 16TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10018</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <otherText></otherText>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001764088</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Carpenter David James</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O RMG ACQUISITION CORP.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1411 BROADWAY, 16TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10018</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <officerTitle>Chairman</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001763992</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Mancini Robert S.</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O RMG ACQUISITION CORP.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1411 BROADWAY, 16TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10018</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
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            <officerTitle>Chief Executive Officer</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001732329</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>KASSIN PHILIP</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O RMG ACQUISITION CORP.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1411 BROADWAY, 16TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10018</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President and COO</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Warrants</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>11.50</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2020-04-27</value>
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            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.50</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>1000</value>
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            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>162439</value>
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            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The warrants are not currently exercisable and will only become exercisable 30 days after the completion of the Issuer's initial business combination.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Philip Kassin is the record holder of the warrants reported herein. MKC Investments LLC is the sole managing member of RMG Sponsor, LLC, and Messrs. Carpenter, Mancini and Kassin are the managing members of MKC Investments LLC. Each of MKC Investments LLC, RMG Sponsor, LLC and Messrs. Carpenter and Mancini disclaim beneficial ownership over the warrants reported herein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>RMG Sponsor, LLC By: MKC Investments LLC, its sole managing member By: /s/ Philip Kassin Title: President and Chief Operating Officer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-04-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>MKC Investments LLC By: /s/ Philip Kassin Title: President and Chief Operating Officer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-04-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ D. James Carpenter</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-04-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Robert S. Mancini</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-04-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Philip Kassin</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-04-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
