UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of the report (Date of earliest event reported): March 7, 2022

HEARTLAND MEDIA ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-41152	86-2016556
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3282 Northside Pkwy, Suite 275, Atlanta, Georgia	30327
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (470) 355-1944

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and one-half of one redeemable warrant	HMA.U	The New York Stock Exchange
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	HMA	The New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	HMA.WS	The New York Stock Exchange

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. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On March 7, 2022, Heartland Media Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing that the holders of the Company’s units (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade the shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), and warrants (the “Warrants”) included in the Units commencing on or about March 14, 2022. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-half of one redeemable Warrant to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock. Any Units not separated will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “HMA.U”, and the Class A Common Stock and Warrants will separately trade on the NYSE under the symbols “HMA” and “HMA.WS”, respectively. No fractional Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants will trade. Holders of Units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the Units into shares of Class A Common Stock and Warrants.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated March 7, 2022

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.

		HEARTLAND MEDIA ACQUISITION CORP.
Date:	March 7, 2022	By:	/s/ Robert S. Prather, Jr.
		Name:	Robert S. Prather, Jr.
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer