HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. II (NASDAQ:HCAC) Files An 8-K Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events

On January 30, 2017, Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. II
(Hennessy Capital or the Company) announced that it has
established a record date of January 31, 2017 and a meeting date
of February 27, 2017 for and in advance of its special meeting of
stockholders to be held with respect to its proposed business
combination (the Business Combination) with Daseke, Inc. (Daseke)
to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 22,
2016, by and among the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiary, HCAC
Merger Sub, Inc., Daseke, and Don R. Daseke, solely in his
capacity as the Stockholder Representative, and the transactions
contemplated thereby, which provides for the acquisition by
Hennessy Capital of all of the outstanding capital stock of
Daseke through a merger of HCAC Merger Sub, Inc. with and into
Daseke, with Daseke surviving such merger as a direct
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Attached as Exhibit 99.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference
into this Item 8.01 is a copy of the press release issued January
30, 2017 announcing the establishment of the January 31, 2017
record date and the February 27, 2017 meeting date for the
special meeting of Hennessy Capital stockholders.

Additional Information About the Proposed Business
Combination and Where to Find It

The proposed Business Combination will be submitted to
stockholders of the Company for their consideration. The Company
has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC)
an amended preliminary proxy statement on January 20, 2017 (and
intends to file with the SEC a definitive proxy statement) in
connection with the Business Combination and related matters and
will mail a definitive proxy statement and other relevant
documents to its stockholders as of the record date established
for voting on the Business Combination. The Companys stockholders
and other interested persons are advised to read the preliminary
proxy statement and any amendments thereto and, once available,
the definitive proxy statement, in connection with the Companys
solicitation of proxies for its special meeting of stockholders
to be held to approve the Business Combination and related
matters, because these documents will contain important
information about the Company, Daseke and the Business
Combination. Stockholders may also obtain a copy of the proxy
statement as well as other documents filed with the SEC by the
Company, without charge, at the SECs website located at
www.sec.gov or by directing a request to Hennessy Capital
Acquisition Corp. II, Attn: Nicholas A. Petruska, Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, 700 Louisiana
Street, Suite 900, Houston, Texas 77002 or by telephone at (713)
300-8242.

Participants in the Solicitation

The Company and its directors and executive officers and other
persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitations of
proxies from the Companys stockholders in respect of the proposed
Business Combination. Information regarding the Companys
directors and executive officers is available in the Companys
preliminary proxy statement filed by the Company with the SEC on
January 20, 2017. Additional information regarding the
participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their
direct and indirect interests is contained in the preliminary
proxy statement, which can be obtained free of charge from the
sources indicated above.

No Offer or Solicitation of Securities

This Report does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there
be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration
or qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. II (NASDAQ:HCAC) Recent Trading Information

HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. II (NASDAQ:HCAC) closed its last trading session 00.00 at 10.15 with 81,907 shares trading hands.