UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 21, 2017

 

 

BARINGTON/HILCO ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware	001-36832	47-1455824
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

 

888 Seventh Avenue, 17^th Floor

New York, NY 10019

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(212) 974-5710

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Not Applicable

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On April 21, 2017, Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that it had funded an additional 30-day extension of the date by which it must complete a business combination, depositing $84,546.73 into its trust account to fund the extension through May 11, 2017.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the extension is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d)		Exhibits:
Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press Release dated April 21, 2017

 

 

SIGNATURE

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.

 

Dated: April 24, 2017
	BARINGTON/HILCO ACQUISITION CORP.
	By:	/s/ Jared L. Landaw
		Jared L. Landaw
		Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press Release dated April 21, 2017