Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 ^*

ACKERMAN RICHARD

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp. [BRPAU]

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

__X__ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O BIG ROCK PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORP., 2645 N. FEDERAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 230

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/29/2017

(Street)

DELRAY BEACH, FL 33483

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

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	11/29/2017		P		22,500 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	A	$ 10	272,500 ⁽¹⁾	I	Big Rock Partners Sponsor, LLC ⁽³⁾
Common Stock								1,725,000	I	Big Rock Partners Sponsor, LLC ⁽³⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Right to receive common stock ⁽¹⁾

⁽⁴⁾

11/29/2017

22,500

⁽⁴⁾

⁽⁵⁾

Common Stock

2,250

⁽²⁾

27,250

Big Rock Partners Sponsor, LLC ⁽³⁾

Warrant ⁽¹⁾

$ 11.5

11/29/2017

11,250

⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁷⁾

Common Stock

11,250

⁽²⁾

136,250

Big Rock Partners Sponsor, LLC ⁽³⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ACKERMAN RICHARD C/O BIG ROCK PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORP. 2645 N. FEDERAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 230 DELRAY BEACH, FL 33483	X	X	President and CEO
Big Rock Partners Sponsor, LLC 2645 N. FEDERAL HIGHWAY SUITE 230 DELRAY BEACH, FL 33483		X

Signatures

/s/ Richard Ackerman		12/04/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Richard Ackerman, Managing Partner		12/04/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents securities underlying units of the issuer. Each unit consists of one share of common stock, one right to receive one-tenth of one share of common stock upon the consummation of the issuer's initial business combination and one-half of one warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of common stock.
(2)	Represents securities purchased upon the exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option in connection with the issuer's initial public offering.
(3)	Mr. Ackerman is the issuer's President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and the managing member of Big Rock Partners Sponsor, LLC (the "Sponsor") and has the sole voting and dispositive power of the securities held by the Sponsor. Accordingly. Mr. Ackerman may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of such shares.
(4)	Each right entitles the holder to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one share of common stock upon consummation of the issuer's initial business combination.
(5)	If the issuer fails to consummate an initial business combination within 12 months (or up to 18 months from the closing of the issuer's initial public offering, if the issuer extends the period of time to consummate a business combination as described in its amended and restated certificate of incorporation), the issuer will be dissolved and the rights will expire worthless.
(6)	Each whole warrant will become exercisable on the later of the completion of the issuer's initial business combination and 12 months from the closing of the issuer's initial public offering.
(7)	Each warrant will expire on the fifth anniversary of the completion of the issuer's initial business combination, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

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