UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 1427, 2009 (January 1326, 2009)

RENAISSANCE ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware	001-33258	20-4720414
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


50 East Sample Road, Suite 400, Pompano Beach, Florida	33064
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(954) 784-3031

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name of Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 13.~~02.~~01 ~~Termination~~Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a ~~Material~~Continued ~~Definitive~~Listing ~~Agreement~~Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On January 13, 2009 Renaissance Acquisition Corp. (“Renaissance”) and First Communications, Inc. (“First Communications”) jointly agreed to terminate the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Renaissance, FCI Merger Sub I, Inc., FCI Merger Sub II, LLC, First Communications, Inc. (“First Communications”) and The ~~Gores~~information ~~Group~~set ~~LLC,~~forth ~~solely~~below inunder ~~its~~Item capacity as Stockholders’ Representative, dated as of September 13, 2008, as amended (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to a letter of termination. The material terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and the amendments thereto were previously disclosed in Renaissance’s Current Reports on Form 8~~-K filed on September 18, 2008, December 23, 2008 and January 6, 2009, and, to the extent required by Item 1~~.0201 ofis ~~Form 8-K, those descriptions are~~ incorporated herein by reference.

~~Renaissance~~Item was recently informed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission that it would require First Communications to provide, in Renaissance’s proxy statement, fiscal year audited financial statements for additional historical periods for entities acquired by First Communications8.01 ~~Both~~Other companies have determined that it would not be possible to provide these financial statements within sufficient time to close the transaction prior to January 29, 2009, the deadline for Renaissance to complete a business combinationEvents.

On January 1426, 2009, ~~Renaissance~~the ~~and~~Company ~~First Communications~~ issued a ~~joint~~ press release announcing ~~termination~~that the Board of ~~the~~Directors ~~Merger~~of ~~Agreement~~Renaissance Acquisition Corp. ~~The~~(the ~~full~~“Company”) ~~text~~had ofapproved the ~~press~~Company’s ~~release~~proposed ~~issued~~plan inof ~~connection~~liquidation ~~with~~(the “Plan of Liquidation”). A copy of the ~~announcement~~form of Plan of Liquidation is attached as Exhibit 992.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference. As of the close of business on January 28, 2009, the Company’s share transfer books will close and the American Stock Exchange will suspend trading.

~~Item~~Because 9Renaissance will not consummate a business combination by January 29, 2009, the time frame required by its charter and the terms of its initial public offering, Renaissance is required to liquidate and dissolve.01 Promptly ~~Financial~~after ~~Statements~~that date, the Company will begin the process of liquidating and ~~Exhibits~~dissolving itself in accordance with its charter and applicable Delaware law.

~~Exhibit~~As 99a result, the Company expects to liquidate the amounts held in its trust account, which consist of proceeds from the Company’s initial public offering, together with the deferred portion of the underwriter’s discount and commission and interest (net of applicable taxes).1 Payable upon presentation, liquidating distributions will be made to holders of shares of common stock issued in the Company’s initial public offering. Stockholders whose stock is held in “street name” through a broker will automatically receive payment through the Depository Trust Company. The liquidating distribution is expected to be approximately $5.93 per share. No payments will be made with respect to any of the Company’s outstanding warrants or shares of common stock that were acquired prior to the Company’s initial public offering.

~~Press~~The ~~Release~~Company will file a Certificate of ~~Renaissance~~Termination ~~Acquisition~~of ~~Corp.~~Registration ~~dated~~on ~~January~~Form 1415 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the purpose of deregistering its securities under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, ~~2009~~as amended. As a result, the Company will no longer be a public reporting company and its securities will cease trading on the American Stock Exchange.

~~SIGNATURE~~The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference.

~~Pursuant~~Item to9.01 ~~the~~Financial ~~requirements~~Statements ofand ~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized~~Exhibits.

~~Dated: January 14, 2009 RENAISSANCE ACQUISITION CORP.~~(d)

~~By:~~Exhibit ~~/s/ Barry W~~2. ~~Florescue Name: Barry W. Florescue Title: Chief Executive Officer~~1

~~EXHIBIT~~Form ~~INDEX~~of Plan of Liquidation of Renaissance Acquisition Corp.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release of Renaissance Acquisition Corp. dated January 14, 2009.

Exhibit 99.1

Press Release of Renaissance Acquisition Corp. dated January 26, 2009.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:

January 27, 2009

RENAISSANCE ACQUISITION CORP.





	By:	/s/ Barry W. Florescue
	Name:	Barry W. Florescue
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number		Description

2.1		Form of Plan of Liquidation of Renaissance Acquisition Corp.

99.1		Press Release of Renaissance Acquisition Corp. dated January 26, 2009.

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