Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. Receives Extension from Exchange to Comply with Continued Listing Standards

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. (NYSE Amex:LIA) (LIA, LIA.U, LIA.WS) (the
"Company") announced today that it has received a letter from NYSE Amex LLC (the
"Exchange"), indicating that the Exchange has completed its review of the
Company`s plan to regain compliance with Section 704 of the NYSE Amex Company
Guide (the "Company Guide") by holding an annual meeting of its stockholders as
promptly as practicable, but in no event later than August 11, 2009. The
Exchange further indicated in its letter that it has determined that the plan
makes a reasonable demonstration of the Company`s ability to regain compliance
with Section 704 of the Company Guide, and granted the Company an extension
until August 11, 2009 to regain compliance with the continued listing standards
of the Exchange. As previously announced, on February 12, 2009, the Company
received a letter from the Exchange indicating that it was not in compliance
with Section 704 of the Company Guide, for failure to hold an annual meeting of
stockholders during 2008. The Company`s annual meeting of stockholders is
scheduled to be held on May 15, 2009. The Company expects that upon holding its
annual meeting of stockholders it will regain compliance with the continued
listing standards of the Exchange.

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

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements, including
statements with regard to the future performance of the Company. Words such as
"believes," "expects," "intends," "plans," "projects," and "future" or similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements inherently involve certain risks and uncertainties
that are detailed in the Company`s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.

Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp.
Jared Bluestein, 212-380-2230

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