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* Baker Richard A. (Last) (First) (Middle) 3 MANHATTANVILLE RD. (Street) PURCHASE NY 10577 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/17/2007	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NRDC Acquisition Corp. [ NAQ ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) CEO and Corporate Secretary	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, par value $0.0001 per share	8,400,000	I	See Footnote(1)

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
Warrants	(2)	(3)	Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	8,000,000	7.5	I	See Footnote(4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. NRDC Capital Management, LLC is the direct owner of 8,400,000 shares of common stock of the Issuer. William L. Mack, Robert C. Baker, Richard A. Baker and Lee S. Neibart, as the sole members of NRDC Capital Management, LLC, may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of the shares of common stock held by NRDC Capital Management, LLC.

2. The warrants will become exercisable on the later of the consummation of an initial business combination and October 23, 2008.

3. The warrants will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 23, 2011 or earlier upon redemption by NRDC Acquisition Corp.

4. NRDC Capital Management, LLC is the direct owner of 8,000,000 warrants, each warrant to purchase one share of common stock of the Issuer. William L. Mack, Robert C. Baker, Richard A. Baker and Lee S. Neibart, as the sole members of NRDC Capital Management, LLC, may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of the warrants held by NRDC Capital Management, LLC.

	/s/ Richard A. Baker	10/17/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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