FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   METTLER ROBERT L 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/05/2015 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BARINGTON/HILCO ACQUISITION CORP. [BHACU] (Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. BOX 1209 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) RANCHO SANTE FE, CA 92067 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 36,300 D   Common Stock 10,000 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Warrant	  (2)	  (3)	Common Stock	5,000	$ 12.5	I	See Footnote (1)
Right	  (4)	  (5)	Common Stock	1,000	$ (6)	I	See Footnote (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
METTLER ROBERT L P.O. BOX 1209 RANCHO SANTE FE, CA 92067	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Robert Mettler		02/05/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents the shares of common stock underlying the 10,000 Units of the Issuer that Mr. Mettler committed to purchase prior to the effective date of the registration statement relating to the Issuer's initial public offering. Each unit ("Unit") consists of one share of common stock, one right ("Right") to automatically receive one-tenth of one share of common stock upon consummation of the Issuer's initial business combination and one warrant ("Warrant") for the purchase of one-half of one share of common stock at a price of $12.50 per full share. The purchase of these Units is being made on a private placement basis and will be consummated simultaneously with the consummation of the Issuer's initial public offering.
(2)	Latter of (i) Completion of initial business combination and (ii) 12 months from date of prospectus.
(3)	3 years after completion of initial business combination.
(4)	Each Right entitles the holder to automatically receive one-tenth (1/10) of one share of the Issuer's common stock upon consummation of the Issuer's initial business combination.
(5)	If the Issuer fails to consummate an initial business combination within eighteen (18) months from the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering (or twenty-four (24) months from the closing of the initial public offering if certain criteria are met), the Issuer will be dissolved and the Rights will expire worthless.
(6)	N/A

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