Ownership Submission

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

SHEA PETER

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/28/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp IV [HCACU]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQ. CORP. IV, 3485 N. PINES WAY, SUITE 110

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)

WILSON, WY 83014

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)

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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
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	75,000 ⁽²⁾	$ ⁽¹⁾	I	See footnote ⁽³⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SHEA PETER C/O HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQ. CORP. IV 3485 N. PINES WAY, SUITE 110 WILSON, WY 83014	X

Signatures

/s/ Peter Shea		02/28/2019
^**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)	As described in the registrant's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-229608) under the heading "Description of Securities-Founder Shares," the shares of Class B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock at the time of the registrant's initial business combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments described therein and have no expiration date.
(2)	The reporting person also has pecuniary interests in shares of Class B common stock through his membership interest in Hennessy Capital Partners IV LLC, over which the reporting person does not have voting or dispositive control.
(3)	The reporting person owns these shares through BallyBunion, LLC, over which the reporting person has voting and dispositive control.

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