8-K

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): April 15, 2019

HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. IV

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-38824	83-1476189
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3485 N. Pines Way, Suite 110

Wilson, Wyoming 83014

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (307) 734-4849

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

Separate Trading of Units, Class A Common Stock and Warrants

As previously reported, Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (“IPO”) of an aggregate of 30,015,000 units (the “Units”) on March 5, 2019. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), and three-quarters of one redeemable warrant of the Company (“Warrant”), with each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $300,150,000.

On April 15, 2019, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing that the holders of the Units may elect to separately trade shares of the Class A Common Stock and the Warrants comprising the Units commencing on April 16, 2019. Those Units not separated will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “HCACU,” and the Class A Common Stock and Warrants that are separated will trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “HCAC” and “HCACW,” respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole warrants will trade. Holders of Units will need to instruct their brokers to contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, to separate their Units into shares of Class A Common Stock and Warrants.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibits
99.1	Press Release dated April 15, 2019.

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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.

	HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. IV
	By:	/s/ Nicholas A. Petruska
		Name:	Nicholas A. Petruska
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer
Dated: April 15, 2019

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV Announces the Separate Trading of its Class A
Common Stock and Warrants, Commencing April 16, 2019

New York, New York, April 15, 2019 – Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV (the “Company”) announced today that, commencing April 16, 2019, holders of the 30,015,000 units sold in the Company’s initial public offering may elect to separately trade shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and warrants included in the units. Shares of the Class A common stock and warrants that are separated will trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “HCAC” and “HCACW,” respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Those units not separated will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “HCACU.” 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 shares of Class A common stock and warrants.

Registration statements relating to these securities have been filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 28, 2019.  This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

The Company is a blank check company founded by Daniel J. Hennessy and formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. While the Company may pursue an initial business combination target in any business, industry, sector or geographical location, it intends to focus its search on target businesses in the industrial, infrastructure solutions and value-added distribution sectors in the United States.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's registration statement and prospectus for the offering filed with the SEC. Copies are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

Contact

Liolios Group, Investor Relations

Cody Slach

949-574-3860

HCAC@liolios.com