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8-K - CURRENT REPORT - Blue Bird Corpf8k011614_hennessycapital.htm
EX-4.1 - WARRANT AGREEMENT - Blue Bird Corpf8k011614ex4i_hennessy.htm
EX-3.1 - AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION - Blue Bird Corpf8k011614ex3i_hennessy.htm
EX-10.1 - INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST ACCOUNT AGREEMENT - Blue Bird Corpf8k011614ex10i_hennessy.htm
EX-10.2 - REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT - Blue Bird Corpf8k011614ex10ii_hennessy.htm
EX-10.3 - LETTER AGREEMENT - Blue Bird Corpf8k011614ex10iii_hennessy.htm
EX-10.4 - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT - Blue Bird Corpf8k011614ex10iv_hennessy.htm
EX-1.1 - UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT - Blue Bird Corpf8k011614ex1i_hennessy.htm
EX-99.2 - PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING CLOSING OF IPO - Blue Bird Corpf8k011614ex99ii_hennessy.htm
Exhibit 99.1
 
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of $100 Million Initial Public Offering
 
NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") announced today that it priced its initial public offering of 10,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit. Each unit issued in the initial public offering consists of one share of the Company's common stock and one warrant to purchase one half of one share of common stock at an exercise price of $5.75 per half share ($11.50 per full share). The Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 1,500,000 additional units to cover over-allotments, if any.  The units are expected to begin trading Friday, January 17, 2014 on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "HCACU".
 
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. 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 has not identified any business combination target and it has not, nor has anyone on its behalf, initiated any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with respect to identifying any business combination target.  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 Inc. is acting as the sole bookrunner for the offering. The offering will only be made by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005-2836, Attention: Prospectus Group, Telephone: (800) 503-4611, Email: prospectus.cpdg@db.com.
 
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 16, 2014.  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.
 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements," including with respect to the proposed initial public offering and the anticipated use of the net proceeds. No assurance can be given that the offering discussed above will be completed on the terms described, or at all, or that the net proceeds of the offering will be used as indicated. 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 preliminary prospectus for the Company's offering filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("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.