Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. Files Annual Report and Receives Letter from Exchange

Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. (NYSE Alternext US:LIA) (LIA, LIA.U, LIA.WS) (the “Company”) announced today that it has filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Annual Report”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company also announced today that on February 12, 2009, it received a letter from NYSE Alternext US LLC (the “Exchange”), indicating that the Company was not in compliance with Section 704 of the NYSE Alternext US LLC Company Guide (the “Company Guide”), for failure to hold an annual meeting of its stockholders during 2008. On February 13, 2009, the Company submitted a plan to the Exchange in which it advised the Exchange that it intends to hold an annual meeting of its stockholders as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than August 11, 2009. If following receipt and evaluation of the plan, the Exchange determines that the Company has made a reasonable demonstration of an ability to regain compliance with the continued listing standards, the Plan will be accepted.

About Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp.

Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a business combination with one or more operating businesses. The Company completed its initial public offering of 103,500,000 units at $10.00 per unit in December, 2007. Each unit was comprised of one share of common stock and one half (½) of one warrant to purchase a share of its common stock.

Forward-Looking Statements

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