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):July 2, 2019
HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| British Virgin Islands | 001-38563 | N/A | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
499 Park Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 486-8100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Units | HCCHU | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC | ||
| Ordinary Shares | HCCH | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC | ||
| Rights | HCCHR | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC | ||
| Warrants | HCCHW | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On July 2, 2019, the board of directors of HL Acquisitions Corp. (the “Company”) appointed Jonathan Guss as a director of the Company. Mr. Guss will serve as a Class III director and will serve on the Company’s audit committee. Since 1997, Mr. Guss has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Bogen Corporation, a leading provider of sound systems and telephone peripherals for commercial, industrial and institutional applications.
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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: July 3, 2019 | |||
| HL ACQUISITIONS CORP. | |||
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey E. Schwarz | ||
| Name: | Jeffrey E. Schwarz | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
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