Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp. Receives Nasdaq Notice of Non-Compliance and Terminates Negotiations

Los Angeles, CA, April 27, 2018 -- Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq:BHAC) announced today that on April 18, 2018, it received a written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that it was no longer in compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules because it had not timely filed its Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2017.   Nasdaq further advised that under its rules, the Company has sixty calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance which, if accepted by Nasdaq, could permit BHAC up to 180 calendar days from the filing due date (April 15, 2018) to regain compliance. The Nasdaq notice is only a notification of deficiency, not of imminent delisting, and has no current effect on the listing or trading of BHAC’s securities on the NASDAQ Capital Market.

BHAC intends to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2017 within the next 30 days or sooner.

The Company also announced in its Form 8-K Current Report filed with the SEC on April 25, 2018 that it had terminated negotiations with Specialty Brands Holdings, LLC with respect to a proposed acquisition of the Papa Gino’s™  and D’Angelo’s™ restaurant group. The Company intends to seek another business combination.

About Barington/Hilco Acquisition Corp. The Company is a special purpose acquisition corporation formed to consummate an acquisition or business combination that is approved by the holders of a majority of its outstanding shares of common stock. Unless it obtains an extension from its shareholders in the event the Company is unable to consummate a business combination approved by its shareholders by June 30, 2018, it will be forced to liquidate and funds held in a special trust account will be returned to its shareholders.

Forward-Looking Statements:
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