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 Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 22, 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, 6th 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)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On June 22, 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 and that the Company has deposited $84,546.73 into its trust account to fund the extension through July 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 June 22, 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: June 22, 2017 | BARINGTON/HILCO ACQUISITION CORP. | |
| By: | /s/ Jared L. Landaw | |
| Jared L. Landaw Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 22, 2017 |
EXHIBIT 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2017
BARINGTON/HILCO ACQUISITION CORP.
FUNDS 30-DAY EXTENSION OF DATE TO CONSUMMATE BUSINESS COMBINATION
NEW YORK, NY, June 22, 2017 – Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: BHAC), a blank check acquisition company (the “Company”), announced today that it has funded an additional 30-day extension of the date by which it must complete a business combination. The Company has deposited $84,546.73 into its trust account to fund the extension through July 11, 2017.
On February 10, 2017, the Company’s stockholders approved an extension of the date by which the Company must complete a business combination for an aggregate of six months, to be implemented and funded by the Company in 30-day increments. The full six-month extension allows the Company until August 11, 2017 to complete a business combination. The Company’s extension through June 11, 2017 marks the fifth of six possible 30-day extensions.
On May 12, 2017, the Company entered into a merger agreement with Oomba, Inc., a specialized social media and software development company. In connection with the signing of the merger agreement, Oomba entered into an asset purchase agreement with GameWorks Entertainment, LLC, an entertainment and gaming venue. Upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, the combined company will operate as Oomba GameWorks.
About Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp.
Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "estimate", "plan", "outlook", and "project" and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. Such forward-looking statements include statements concerning the potential business combination. These statements are based on the Company’s management’s current expectations and beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events.
Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside of the Company’s control that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements can be found in the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, which are available, free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Contact:
Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp.
(212) 974-5713