HKAC Hicks Acquisition Company II, Inc. (MM)

The NASDAQ Stock Market® (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced that trading was halted today in Hicks Acquisition Co. II (Nasdaq:HKAC) (Nasdaq:HKACW) (Nasdaq:HKACU) at 7:00:11, 7:00:13 and 7:00:17 a.m., Eastern Time, respectively, for "additional information requested" from the company at last prices of $9.93, $0.02 and $10.25, respectively.

Trading will remain halted until Hicks Acquisition Co. has fully satisfied NASDAQ's request for additional information.

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