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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BARINGTON/HILCO ACQUISITION CORP. [BHAC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. BOX 1209 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/08/2018 (Street) RANCHO SANTE FE,, CA 92067 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/08/2018   J   31,300 (2) D (1) 5,000 D   Common Stock               10,000 (3) D

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Warrants

$ 12.5

01/08/2018

J

5,000

(4)

(5)

Common Stock

5,000 (6)

(1)

0

D

Right

(7)

(8)

(9)

Common Stock

1,000 (6)

1,000

D

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

Signatures

/s/ Robert L. Mettler		02/21/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	In connection with the transfer of shares of common stock and warrants of the Issuer, pursuant to an agreement, dated January 3, 2018 (the "Agreement"), between the Issuer, the Reporting Person and the purchasers (the "Purchasers") and other sellers party thereto, the Purchasers agreed that they would cause to be paid certain obligations of the Issuer in the amount of approximately $2,213,229.11.
(2)	Represents sponsor insider shares acquired by Reporting Person in connection with the initial public offering of the Issuer.
(3)	Represents the shares of common stock underlying the 10,000 Units of the Issuer that the Reporting Person owns pursuant to the initial public offering of the Issuer. 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.
(4)	Latter of (i) completion of initial business combination and (ii) 12 months from date of prospectus.
(5)	3 years after completion of initial business combination.
(6)	Represents the shares of common stock underlying the 10,000 Units of the Issuer that the Reporting Person acquired pursuant to the initial public offering of the Issuer. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock and one Right. The related Warrant was transferred to the Purchasers pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Agreement.
(7)	N/A
(8)	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.
(9)	If the Issuer fails to consummate an initial business combination by June 30, 2018 (unless the date to consummate a business combination is extended), the Issuer will be dissolved and the Rights will expire worthless.
Remarks: Pursuant to the Agreement, the Reporting Person resigned as a director of the Issuer on January 4, 2018, and is no longer a Reporting Person. Certain of the shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person were disposed of on January 8, 2018. Although no longer a Reporting Person and not required to file this Form 4, the Reporting Person has elected to file this Form 4 with respect to the disposition of certain of his shares and warrants.

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