SEC Form 3
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*
Graf James A

(Last) (First) (Middle)
10900 WILSHIRE BLVD.
SUITE 1500

(Street)
LOS ANGELES CA 90024

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/12/2011
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Global Eagle Acquisition Corp. [ EAGL ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
CFO, VP, Treasurer & Secretary
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 174,940(1) I See Footnote(2)
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: 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
Explanation of Responses:
1. 23,048 of these shares are subject to forfeiture to the extent the underwriters' over allotment option, as described in the Issuer's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No.333-172267), is not exercised in full. In addition, a portion of the shares in an amount equal to .16% of the Issuer's issued and outstanding shares immediately after its initial public offering are subject to forfeiture on the 3rd anniversary of the closing of the Issuer's initial business combination unless following the initial business combination the last sales price of the Issuer's common stock equals or exceeds $13.00 per share for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period or if the Issuer consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of its stockholders having the right to exchange their common stock of the Issuer for cash, securities or other property in an amount which equals or exceeds $13.00 per share.
2. These shares represent 4% of the shares of the Issuer's common stock held by Global Eagle Acquisition LLC, the Issuer's sponsor.
/s/ Harold Davidson, Attorney-in-Fact 05/12/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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