Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III to Ring NYSE Opening Bell on Thursday, July 13

Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III (NYSE MKT: HCAC.U) will ring The Opening Bell® at the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on Thursday, July 13, 2017 to celebrate the company’s recent $225 million initial public offering and listing on the NYSE MKT. HCAC.U began trading on the NYSE MKT on June 23, 2017.

Chairman and CEO Daniel J. Hennessy will be joined on the NYSE podium by Kevin Charlton, President & COO, Nicholas Petruska, CFO and HCAC Independent Board Members.

A live feed of Hennessy ringing the NYSE Opening Bell® will be available at 9:29 a.m. ET on June 13 at https://livestream.com/NYSE. Photos and video of the NYSE bell ringing ceremony will also be available, courtesy of the NYSE, on Facebook (NYSE), Twitter (@NYSE), and Instagram (NYSE).

Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III (HCAC III) 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.

HCAC III is the third special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) sponsored by Hennessy Capital for the purpose of acquiring an industrial or infrastructure sector platform company. Hennessy Capital has successfully completed two previous SPAC business combinations. In February 2015, HCAC I merged with Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leading independent designer and manufacturer of school buses. In February 2017, HCAC II merged with Daseke, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSKE), the largest owner and consolidator of open deck, specialized transportation in North America.

For additional information, visit the Hennessy Capital website: http://www.hennessycapllc.com/.

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