SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
SCHEDULE 13G
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
 

Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV

(Name of Issuer)
 

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)
 

42589C104

(CUSIP Number)
 

September 23, 2020

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
 
 
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
 
¨ Rule 13d-1(b)
ý Rule 13d-1(c)
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)
 
(Page 1 of 12 Pages)

 

______________________________

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

CUSIP No. 42589C10413GPage 2 of 12 Pages

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

M. H. Davidson & Co.

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ý

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

New York

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH		 5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

49,339

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

49,339

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

49,339

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

0.17%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN

         

 

 

CUSIP No. 42589C10413GPage 3 of 12 Pages

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Davidson Kempner Partners

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ý

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

New York

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH		 5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

299,693

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

299,693

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

299,693

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

1.01%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN

         

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 42589C10413GPage 4 of 12 Pages

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Davidson Kempner Institutional Partners, L.P.

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ý

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH		 5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

638,090

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

638,090

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

638,090

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

2.14%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN

         

 

 

CUSIP No. 42589C10413GPage 5 of 12 Pages

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Davidson Kempner International, Ltd.

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ý

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

British Virgin Islands

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH		 5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

756,293

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

756,293

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

756,293

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

2.54%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

CO

         

 

 

CUSIP No. 42589C10413GPage 6 of 12 Pages

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ý

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH		 5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

1,743,415

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

1,743,415

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

1,743,415

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.85%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN

         

 

 

CUSIP No. 42589C10413GPage 7 of 12 Pages

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Anthony A. Yoseloff

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ý

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH		 5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

1,743,415

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

1,743,415

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

1,743,415

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.85%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

         

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 42589C10413GPage 8 of 12 Pages

 

Item 1 (a). NAME OF ISSUER
   
  Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV (the "Issuer").

 

Item 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
   
  3485 N. Pines Way, Suite 110, Wilson, Wyoming 83014.

 

Item 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING
   
  This Statement is filed by each of the entities and persons listed below, all of whom together are referred to herein as the "Reporting Persons":
   
  (i) M. H. Davidson & Co., a New York limited partnership ("CO"). M.H. Davidson & Co. GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of CO. DKCM (as defined below) is responsible for the voting and investment decisions of CO;
     
  (ii) Davidson Kempner Partners, a New York limited partnership ("DKP"). MHD Management Co., a New York limited partnership ("MHD"), is the general partner of DKP and MHD Management Co. GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of MHD.  DKCM is responsible for the voting and investment decisions of DKP;
     
  (iii) Davidson Kempner Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("DKIP"). Davidson Kempner Advisers Inc., a New York corporation, is the general partner of DKIP. DKCM is responsible for the voting and investment decisions of DKIP;
     
  (iv) Davidson Kempner International, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands business company ("DKIL").  DKCM is the investment manager of DKIL and is responsible for the voting and investment decisions of DKIL;
     
  (v) Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership and a registered investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, acts as investment manager to each of CO, DKP, DKIP and DKIL ("DKCM") either directly or by virtue of a sub-advisory agreement with the investment manager of the relevant fund. DKCM GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of DKCM. The managing members of DKCM are Anthony A. Yoseloff, Eric P. Epstein, Avram Z. Friedman, Conor Bastable, Shulamit Leviant, Morgan P. Blackwell, Patrick W. Dennis, Gabriel T. Schwartz, Zachary Z. Altschuler, Joshua D. Morris and Suzanne K. Gibbons; and
     
  (vi) Anthony A. Yoseloff, through DKCM, is responsible for the voting and investment decisions relating to the securities held by CO, DKP, DKIP and DKIL reported herein.

 

Item 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE
   
  The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, 520 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, New York 10022.

 

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Item 2(c). CITIZENSHIP
   
  (i) CO – a New York limited partnership
     
  (ii) DKP – a New York limited partnership
   
  (iii) DKIP – a Delaware limited partnership
   
  (iv) DKIL – a British Virgin Islands business company
   
  (v) DKCM – a Delaware limited partnership
   
  (vi) Anthony A. Yoseloff – United States

 

Item 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
   
  Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Class A Common Stock")

 

Item 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER:
   
  42589C104

 

Item 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

 

  (a) ¨ Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;
  (b) ¨ Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;
  (c) ¨ Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act;
  (d) ¨ Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;
  (e) ¨ An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
  (f) ¨

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 

  (g) ¨

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

 

  (h) ¨

A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;

 

  (i) ¨

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;

 

  (j) ¨ A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
  (k) ¨ Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

 

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  If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please
  specify the type of institution:    

 

Item 4. OWNERSHIP.
 
  The percentages used in this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon 29,803,439 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding, as reported in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18, 2020.
   
  The information required by Items 4(a) – (c)  is set forth in Rows (5) – (11) of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.

 

Item 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
   
  Not applicable.

 

Item 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
   
  Not applicable.

 

Item 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON.
   
  Not applicable.

 

Item 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
   
  Not applicable.

 

Item 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
   
  Not applicable.

 

Item 10. CERTIFICATION.

 

  Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:
   
  By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

 

 

CUSIP No. 42589C10413GPage 11 of 12 Pages

 

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

DATE:  October 2, 2020 /s/ Anthony A. Yoseloff
  ANTHONY A. YOSELOFF, (i) individually, (ii) as Executive Managing Member of:  (a) Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, (x) for itself and (y) as Investment Manager of Davidson Kempner International, Ltd., (b) M.H. Davidson & Co. GP, L.L.C., as General Partner of M.H. Davidson & Co. and (c) MHD Management Co. GP, L.L.C., as General Partner of MHD Management Co. as General Partner of Davidson Kempner Partners and (iii) as Director of Davidson Kempner Advisers Inc. as General Partner of Davidson Kempner Institutional Partners, L.P.

 

CUSIP No. 42589C10413GPage 12 of 12 Pages

EXHIBIT 1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)

The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint filing agreements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained herein and therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.'

DATE:  October 2, 2020 /s/ Anthony A. Yoseloff
  ANTHONY A. YOSELOFF, (i) individually, (ii) as Executive Managing Member of:  (a) Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, (x) for itself and (y) as Investment Manager of Davidson Kempner International, Ltd., (b) M.H. Davidson & Co. GP, L.L.C., as General Partner of M.H. Davidson & Co. and (c) MHD Management Co. GP, L.L.C., as General Partner of MHD Management Co. as General Partner of Davidson Kempner Partners and (iii) as Director of Davidson Kempner Advisers Inc. as General Partner of Davidson Kempner Institutional Partners, L.P.