8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 7, 2014 (March 7, 2014)

HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-36267	46-3891989
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer  Identification Number)

700 Louisiana Street, Suite 900 Houston, Texas	77002
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (713) 300-8242

c/o Hennessy Capital Partners I, LLC

10 South Wacker Drive

 Suite 3175

Chicago, Illinois 60606

 (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 to the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01Other Events.

Separate Trading of Common Stock and Warrants

On March 7, 2014, Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) announced that the holders of the Company’s units (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade the common stock and warrants included in the Units commencing on March 10, 2014. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and one warrant to purchase one-half of one share of common stock.  Those Units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “HCACU” and each of the underlying common stock and warrants are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “HCAC” and “HCACW”, respectively.  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 common stock and warrants.

A copy of the Press Release issued by the Company announcing the separate trading of the securities underlying the Units is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated March 7, 2014

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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: March 7, 2014

HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
By:	/s/ Daniel J. Hennessy
	Name: Daniel J. Hennessy
	Title:  Chief Executive Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.COMMON STOCK AND WARRANTS

TO COMMENCE TRADING SEPARATELY ON MARCH 10, 2014

HOUSTON, TEXAS, March 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: HCACU) today announced that the holders of the Company’s units may elect to separately trade the common stock and warrants underlying the units commencing March 10, 2014. Those units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “HCACU” and the common stock and the warrants are expected to trade under the symbols “HCAC” and “HCACW”, respectively.

The Company is a newly organized blank check company founded by Daniel J. Hennessy and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.  The Company’s acquisition and value creation strategy will be to identify, acquire and, after its initial business combination, to build, a diversified industrial manufacturing or distribution business.

Deutsche Bank Securities acted as sole book-running manager of the offering.

A registration statement relating to the units and the underlying securities was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 16, 2014.  This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. A copy of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained for free by visiting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at http://www.sec.gov. Alternatively, a copy of the prospectus related to this offering may be obtained from Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005-2836, Attention: Prospectus Group, (800) 503-4611, or email at prospectus.cpdg@db.com.