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UNITED STATES

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SABAN CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

A Cayman Islands Exempted Company

(Company Number 309628)

10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90067

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

To Be Held at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time on September 18, 2018

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF SABAN CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.:

You are cordially invited to attend the extraordinary general meeting (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”) of Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. (“we”, “us”, “our”, “SCAC” or the “Company”) to be held at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time on September 18, 2018 at the offices of the Company, located at 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067. The accompanying proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”), is dated August 30, 2018, and is first being mailed to shareholders of the Company on or about August 30, 2018. The sole purpose of the Extraordinary General Meeting is to consider and vote upon the following proposals:

 

   

a proposal to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Articles”) pursuant to an amendment to the Articles in the form set forth in Annex A to the accompanying Proxy Statement (the “Extension Amendment” and such proposal the “Extension Amendment Proposal”) to extend the date by which the Company must (i) consummate a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (a “business combination”), (ii) cease its operations except for the purpose of winding up if it fails to complete such business combination, and (iii) redeem all of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering that was consummated on September 21, 2016 (the “IPO”), from September 21, 2018 to December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if we have executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018) (the “Extension”, and such later date, the “Extended Date”);

 

   

a proposal to amend the Investment Management Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”), dated September 15, 2016, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (“Continental”), pursuant to an amendment to the Trust Agreement in the form set forth in Annex B to the accompanying Proxy Statement, to extend the date on which Continental must liquidate the Trust Account (the “Trust Account”), established in connection with the IPO if the Company has not completed its initial business combination, from September 21, 2018 to December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if we have executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018), and to permit the withdrawal of funds from the Trust Account to pay shareholders who properly exercise their redemption rights in connection with the Extension Amendment (the “Trust Amendment” and such proposal the “Trust Amendment Proposal”); and

 

   

a proposal to approve the adjournment of the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal”). The Adjournment Proposal will only be presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting if there are not sufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.


Each of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal is more fully described in the accompanying Proxy Statement.

The purpose of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment is to allow us more time to complete an initial business combination. The Articles provide that we have until September 21, 2018 to complete a business combination. Since the completion of our initial public offering (our “IPO”), we have been dealing with many of the practical difficulties associated with the identification of an initial business combination target, negotiating business terms with potential targets, conducting related due diligence and obtaining the necessary financial statements. Commencing promptly upon completion of our IPO, we began to search for an appropriate business combination target. During the process, we relied on numerous business relationships and contacted investment bankers, private equity funds, consulting firms, and legal and accounting firms. Notwithstanding these efforts, we have not yet executed a definitive agreement to acquire a target business, and we will not be able to complete an initial business combination by September 21, 2018. Given our expenditure of time, effort and money on seeking an initial business combination, circumstances warrant providing those who believe they might find a potential business combination to be an attractive investment with an opportunity to consider such a transaction. Therefore, our board has determined that it is in the best interests of our shareholders to extend the date that we have to consummate a business combination to the Extended Date in order that our shareholders can have the chance to participate in an investment opportunity.

In connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal, public shareholders may elect to redeem their shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned, divided by the number of then outstanding Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units sold in the IPO (the “public shares”), and which election we refer to as the “Election”. An Election can be made regardless of whether such public shareholders vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal and an Election can also be made by public shareholders who do not vote, or do not instruct their broker or bank how to vote, at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Holders of public shares (the “public shareholders”) may make an Election regardless of whether such public shareholders were holders as of the record date. Public shareholders who do not make the Election would be entitled to have their shares redeemed for cash if we have not completed our initial business combination by the Extended Date. In addition, regardless of whether public shareholders vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal, or do not vote, or do not instruct their broker or bank how to vote, at the Extraordinary General Meeting, if the Extension is implemented and a public shareholder does not make an Election, they will retain the right to vote on any proposed initial business combination in the future and the right to redeem their public shares at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of such initial business combination, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, in the event a proposed business combination is completed. We are not asking you to vote on any proposed business combination at this time.

Based upon the amount in the Trust Account as of June 30, 2018, which was $253,400,786, we anticipate that the per-share price at which public shares will be redeemed from cash held in the Trust Account will be approximately $10.13 at the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting. The closing price of the public shares on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on August 29, 2018, the most recent practicable closing price prior to the mailing of this Proxy Statement, was $10.13. We cannot assure shareholders that they will be able to sell their shares in the open market, even if the market price per share is higher than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in our securities when such shareholders wish to sell their shares.

TO DEMAND REDEMPTION, PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON September 14, 2018 (TWO BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING), YOU SHOULD ELECT EITHER TO PHYSICALLY TENDER YOUR SHARE CERTIFICATES TO CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY OR TO DELIVER YOUR SHARES TO THE TRANSFER AGENT ELECTRONICALLY USING DTC’S DWAC (DEPOSIT/WITHDRAWAL AT CUSTODIAN),

 

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AS DESCRIBED HEREIN. YOU SHOULD ENSURE THAT YOUR BANK OR BROKER COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED ELSEWHERE HEREIN.

The purpose of the Trust Amendment is to amend the Trust Agreement to extend the date on which Continental must liquidate the Trust Account if we have not completed its initial business combination, from September 21, 2018 to December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if we have executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018), and to permit the withdrawal of funds from the Trust Account to pay shareholders who properly exercise their redemption rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal.

The Adjournment Proposal, if adopted, will allow our board to adjourn the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates to permit further solicitation of proxies. The Adjournment Proposal will only be presented to our shareholders in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.

If the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved and we do not consummate a business combination by September 21, 2018, as contemplated by our IPO prospectus and in accordance with our Articles, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our winding up. In the event of a liquidation, holders of our Class F ordinary shares (the “founder shares” and, together with the public shares, the “shares” or “ordinary shares”), including Saban Sponsor LLC (our “Sponsor”) and our independent directors, will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of their ownership of founder shares.

The approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under the Cayman Islands Companies Law and our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, being the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the then issued and outstanding ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting. The approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of holders of at least 65% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares. The approval of both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are essential to the implementation of our board’s plan to extend the date by which we must consummate our initial business combination. Therefore, our board will abandon and not implement either amendment unless our shareholders approve both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal. This means that if one proposal is approved by the shareholders and the other proposal is not, neither proposal will take effect.

The approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under the Cayman Islands Companies Law and our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the then issued and outstanding ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

 

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Our board has fixed the close of business on August 21, 2018 as the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting and any adjournment thereof. Only holders of record of the ordinary shares on that date are entitled to have their votes counted at the Extraordinary General Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

After careful consideration of all relevant factors, our board has determined that the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and, if presented, the Adjournment Proposal are advisable and recommends that you vote or give instruction to vote “FOR” such proposals.

Under our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, no other business may be transacted at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Enclosed is the Proxy Statement containing detailed information concerning the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal, the Adjournment Proposal and the Extraordinary General Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting, we urge you to read this material carefully and vote your ordinary shares.

August 30, 2018

By Order of the Board of Directors

 

/s/ Adam Chesnoff

Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer)

Your vote is important. If you are a shareholder of record, please sign, date and return your proxy card as soon as possible to make sure that your shares are represented at the Extraordinary General Meeting. If you are a shareholder of record, you may also cast your vote in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting. If your shares are held in an account at a brokerage firm or bank, you must instruct your broker or bank how to vote your shares, or you may cast your vote in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting by obtaining a proxy from your brokerage firm or bank. Your failure to vote or instruct your broker or bank how to vote will mean that your ordinary shares will not count towards the quorum requirement for the Extraordinary General Meeting and will not be voted. An abstention or broker non-vote will be counted towards the quorum requirement but will not count as a vote cast at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on September 18, 2018: This notice of extraordinary general meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement are available at https://www.cstproxy.com/sabanac/sm2018.

 

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SABAN CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

A Cayman Islands Exempted Company

(Company Number 309628)

10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90067

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

PROXY STATEMENT

The extraordinary general meeting (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”) of Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. (“we”, “us”, “our”, “SCAC” or the “Company”) will be held at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time on September 18, 2018 at the offices of the Company, located at 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067, for the sole purpose of considering and voting upon the following proposals:

 

   

a proposal to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Articles”) pursuant to an amendment to the Articles in the form set forth in Annex A to the accompanying Proxy Statement (the “Extension Amendment” and such proposal the “Extension Amendment Proposal”), to extend the date by which the Company must (i) consummate a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (a “business combination”), (ii) cease its operations except for the purpose of winding up if it fails to complete such business combination, and (iii) redeem all of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering that was consummated on September 21, 2016 (the “IPO”), from September 21, 2018 to December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if we have executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018) (the “Extension”, and such later date, the “Extended Date”);

 

   

a proposal to amend the Investment Management Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”), dated September 15, 2016, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (“Continental”), pursuant to an amendment to the Trust Agreement in the form set forth in Annex B to the accompanying Proxy Statement, to extend the date on which Continental must liquidate the Trust Account (“Trust Account”), established in connection with the IPO if the Company has not completed its initial business combination, from September 21, 2018 to December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if we have executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018), and to permit the withdrawal of funds from the Trust Account to pay shareholders who properly exercise their redemption rights in connection with the Extension Amendment (the “Trust Amendment” and such proposal the “Trust Amendment Proposal”); and

 

   

a proposal to approve the adjournment of the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal”). The Adjournment Proposal will only be presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting if there are not sufficient votes to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.

 

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The purpose of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment is to allow us more time to complete an initial business combination. The Articles provide that we have until September 21, 2018 to complete a business combination. Since the completion of our initial public offering (our “IPO”), we have been dealing with many of the practical difficulties associated with the identification of an initial business combination target, negotiating business terms with potential targets, conducting related due diligence and obtaining the necessary financial statements. Commencing promptly upon completion of our IPO, we began to search for an appropriate business combination target. During the process, we relied on numerous business relationships and contacted investment bankers, private equity funds, consulting firms, and legal and accounting firms. Notwithstanding these efforts, we have not yet executed a definitive agreement to acquire a target business, and we will not be able to complete an initial business combination by September 21, 2018. Given our expenditure of time, effort and money on seeking an initial business combination, circumstances warrant providing those who believe they might find a potential business combination to be an attractive investment with an opportunity to consider such a transaction. Therefore, our board has determined that it is in the best interests of our shareholders to extend the date that we have to consummate a business combination to the Extended Date in order that our shareholders can have the chance to participate in an investment opportunity.

Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are both a condition to the implementation of the Extension. We will not proceed with the Extension if redemptions of our public shares would cause us to have less than $5,000,001 of net tangible assets following approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.

In connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal, public shareholders may elect to redeem their shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned, divided by the number of then outstanding Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units sold in the IPO (the “public shares”), and which election we refer to as the “Election”. An Election can be made regardless of whether such public shareholders vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal and an Election can also be made by public shareholders who do not vote, or do not instruct their broker or bank how to vote, at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Holders of public shares (the “public shareholders”), may make an Election regardless of whether such public shareholders were holders as of the record date. Public shareholders who do not make the Election would be entitled to have their shares redeemed for cash if we have not completed our initial business combination by the Extended Date. In addition, regardless of whether public shareholders vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal, or do not vote, or do not instruct their broker or bank how to vote, at the Extraordinary General Meeting, if the Extension is implemented and a public shareholder does not make an Election, they will retain the right to vote on any proposed initial business combination in the future and the right to redeem their public shares at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of such initial business combination, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, in the event a proposed business combination is completed. We are not asking you to vote on any proposed business combination at this time.

The withdrawal of funds from the Trust Account in connection with the Election will reduce the amount held in the Trust Account following the Election, and the amount remaining in the Trust Account may be only a small fraction of the approximately $253,400,786 that was in the Trust Account as of June 30, 2018. In such event, we may need to obtain additional funds to complete an initial business combination, and there can be no assurance that such funds will be available on terms acceptable or at all.

If the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved and we do not consummate a business combination by September 21, 2018, as contemplated by our IPO prospectus and in accordance with our Articles, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including

 

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interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our winding up. In the event of a liquidation, holders of our Class F ordinary shares (the “founder shares” and, together with the public shares, the “shares” or “ordinary shares”), including Saban Sponsor LLC (our “Sponsor”) and our independent directors, will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of their ownership of founder shares.

Based upon the amount in the Trust Account as of June 30, 2018, which was $253,400,786, we anticipate that the per-share price at which public shares will be redeemed from cash held in the Trust Account will be approximately $10.13 at the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting. The closing price of the public shares on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) on August 29, 2018, the most recent practicable closing price prior to the mailing of this Proxy Statement, was $10.13. We cannot assure shareholders that they will be able to sell their shares in the open market, even if the market price per share is higher than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in our securities when such shareholders wish to sell their shares.

If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, the approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal will constitute consent for us to (i) remove from the Trust Account an amount (the “Withdrawal Amount”) equal to the number of public shares properly redeemed multiplied by the per-share price, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares and (ii) deliver to the holders of such redeemed public shares their pro rata portion of the Withdrawal Amount. The remainder of such funds will remain in the Trust Account and will be available for use by us in connection with consummating an initial business combination on or before the Extended Date. Holders of public shares who do not redeem their public shares now will retain their redemption rights and their ability to vote on any initial business combination through the Extended Date if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved.

Under the Trust Amendment Proposal, we will amend the Trust Agreement to (i) permit the withdrawal of the Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account and (ii) extend the date on which Continental must liquidate the Trust Account to the Extended Date.

Our board has fixed the close of business on August 21, 2018 as the record date for determining our shareholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting and any adjournment thereof. Only holders of record of the ordinary shares on that date are entitled to have their votes counted at the Extraordinary General Meeting or any adjournment thereof. On the record date of the Extraordinary General Meeting, there were 31,243,480 ordinary shares outstanding, of which 25,000,000 were public shares and 6,243,480 were founder shares. The founder shares carry voting rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal, and we have been informed by our Sponsor, directors and executive officers, that hold 6,158,820 founder shares in the aggregate, that they intend to vote in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal.

This Proxy Statement contains important information about the Extraordinary General Meeting and the proposals. Please read it carefully and vote your shares.

We will pay for the entire cost of soliciting proxies. We have engaged Morrow Sodali LLC (“Morrow”), to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Extraordinary General Meeting. We have agreed to pay Morrow a fee

 

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of $22,500. We will also reimburse Morrow for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and will indemnify Morrow and its affiliates against certain claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses. In addition to these mailed proxy materials, our directors and officers may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone or by other means of communication. These parties will not be paid any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. We may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other agents for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners.

This Proxy Statement is dated August 30, 2018 and is first being mailed to shareholders on or about August 30, 2018.

 

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

These Questions and Answers are only summaries of the matters they discuss. They do not contain all of the information that may be important to you. You should read carefully the entire document, including the annexes to this Proxy Statement.

 

Q. Why am I receiving this Proxy Statement?

  

A. We are a blank check company incorporated on March 15, 2016 as a Cayman Islands exempted company and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. On September 21, 2016, we consummated our IPO from which we derived gross proceeds of $250,000,000. Like many blank check companies, our Articles provide for the return of the funds held in trust to the holders of ordinary shares sold in our IPO if there is no qualifying business combination(s) consummated on or before a certain date (in our case, September 21, 2018). Our board has determined that it is in the best interests of our shareholders to extend the date that we have to consummate a business combination to the Extended Date in order that our shareholders can have the chance to participate in an investment opportunity.

Q. What is being voted on?

  

A. You are being asked to vote on:

  

•  a proposal to amend our Articles to extend the date by which we have to consummate our initial business combination from September 21, 2018 to December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if we have executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018);

  

•  a proposal to amend our Trust Agreement to extend the date on which Continental must liquidate the Trust Account if we have not completed our initial business combination, from September 21, 2018 to December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if we have executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018), and to permit the withdrawal of funds from the Trust Account to pay shareholders who properly exercise their redemption rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal; and

  

•  a proposal to approve the adjournment of the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are

 

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insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal.

  

The approval of both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are essential to the implementation of our board’s plan to extend the date by which we must consummate our initial business combination. Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are both a condition to the implementation of the Extension.

  

If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, the approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal will constitute consent for us to remove the Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account and deliver to the holders of redeemed public shares their pro rata portion of the Withdrawal Amount. The remainder of the funds will remain in the Trust Account and will be available for our use in connection with consummating a business combination on or before the Extended Date.

  

We will not proceed with the Extension if redemptions of our public shares would cause us to have less than $5,000,001 of net tangible assets following approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.

  

If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved and the Extension is implemented, the removal of the Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account in connection with the Election will reduce the amount held in the Trust Account following the Election. We cannot predict the amount that will remain in the Trust Account if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved and the amount remaining in the Trust Account may be only a small fraction of the approximately $253,400,786 that was in the Trust Account as of June 30, 2018. In such event, we may need to obtain additional funds to complete the an initial business combination, and there can be no assurance that such funds will be available on terms acceptable or at all.

  

If the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved and we do not consummate a business combination by September 21, 2018, as contemplated by our IPO prospectus and in accordance with our Articles, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably

 

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possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our winding up. In the event of a liquidation, holders of our founder shares, including our Sponsor and our independent directors, will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of their ownership of the founder shares.

Q. Why is the Company proposing the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal?

  

Our Articles provide for the return of the funds held in the Trust Account to the holders of public shares if there is no qualifying business combination(s) consummated on or before September 21, 2018. As we explain below, we may not be able to complete an initial business combination by that date.

  

Since the completion of our IPO, we have been dealing with many of the practical difficulties associated with the identification of an initial business combination target, negotiating business terms with potential targets, conducting related due diligence and obtaining the necessary financial statements. Commencing promptly upon completion of our IPO, we began to search for an appropriate business combination target. During the process, we relied on numerous business relationships and contacted investment bankers, private equity funds, consulting firms, and legal and accounting firms. Notwithstanding these efforts, we have not yet executed a definitive agreement to acquire a target business, and we will not be able to complete an initial business combination by September 21, 2018. Given our expenditure of time, effort and money on seeking an initial business combination, circumstances warrant providing those who believe they might find a potential business combination to be an attractive investment with an opportunity to consider such a transaction. Therefore, our board has determined that it is in the best interests of our shareholders to extend the date that we have to consummate a business combination to the Extended Date in order that our shareholders can have the chance to participate in an investment opportunity.

  

Accordingly, our board is proposing the Extension Amendment Proposal to amend our Articles in the form set forth in Annex A hereto to extend the date by which we must (i) consummate a business combination, (ii) cease our operations except for the purpose of winding up if we fail to complete such business combination, and (iii) redeem all the public shares, from September 21, 2018 to December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if we have executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018),

 

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and our board is proposing the Trust Amendment Proposal to amend the Trust Agreement in the form set forth in Annex B to extend the date on which Continental must liquidate the Trust Account established in connection with our IPO if we have not completed a business combination, from September 21, 2018 to December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if we have executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018), and to permit the withdrawal of funds from the Trust Account to pay shareholders who properly exercise their redemption rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal.

Q. Why should I vote “FOR” the Extension Amendment Proposal?

  

A. Our Articles provide that if our shareholders approve an amendment to our Articles that would affect the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem all of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination before September 21, 2018, we will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their ordinary shares upon such approval at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. We believe that this provision of the Articles was included to protect our shareholders from having to sustain their investments for an unreasonably long period if we failed to find a suitable business combination in the timeframe contemplated by the Articles.

  

Our board believes, however, that given our expenditure of time, effort and money on seeking an initial business combination, circumstances warrant providing those who believe they might find a potential business combination to be an attractive investment with an opportunity to consider such a transaction, inasmuch as we are also affording shareholders who wish to redeem their public shares the opportunity to do so. In addition, approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Trust Amendment Proposal. If you do not elect to redeem your public shares, you will retain the right to vote on any proposed initial business combination in the future and the right to redeem your public shares in connection with such initial business combination.

  

Our board recommends that you vote in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal.

Q. Why should I vote “FOR” the Trust Amendment Proposal?

  

A. As discussed above, our board believes shareholders may benefit from our consummating an initial business combination and believes our shareholders should have an opportunity to consider an initial business combination. In addition, approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Extension Amendment Proposal.

 

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Whether a holder of public shares votes in favor of or against the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal, if such proposals are approved, the holder may, but is not required to, redeem all or a portion of its public shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. We will not proceed with the Extension if redemptions of our public shares would cause us to have less than $5,000,001 of net tangible assets following approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.

  

Liquidation of the Trust Account is a fundamental obligation of the Company to the public shareholders and we are not proposing and will not propose to change that obligation to the public shareholders. If holders of public shares do not elect to redeem their public shares, such holders will retain redemption rights in connection with any future initial business combination we may propose. Assuming the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, we will have until the Extended Date to complete a business combination.

  

Our board recommends that you vote in favor of the Trust Amendment Proposal.

Q. Why should I vote “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal?

  

A. If the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by our shareholders, our board may not be able to adjourn the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.

  

If presented, our board recommends that you vote in favor of the Trust Amendment Proposal.

Q. When would the Board abandon the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal?

  

A. Our board will abandon the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment if our shareholders do not approve both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.

Q. How do the Company insiders intend to vote their shares?

  

A. Our Sponsor, directors and executive officers own an aggregate of 6,158,820 founder shares. Such founder shares represent 19.7% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares.

  

The founder shares carry voting rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal, and we have been informed by our Sponsor, directors and executive officers that they intend to vote in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal.

  

In addition, our Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their affiliates may purchase public shares in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting. However, they have no current commitments, plans or intentions to engage in such transactions and have not formulated any terms or conditions for any such transactions. None of the funds in the Trust Account will be used to purchase public shares in such transactions. Any such purchases that are completed after the record

 

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date for the Extraordinary General Meeting may include an agreement with a selling shareholder that such shareholder, for so long as it remains the record holder of the shares in question, will vote in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal and/or will not exercise its redemption rights with respect to the shares so purchased. The purpose of such share purchases and other transactions would be to increase the likelihood of that the resolutions to be put to the Extraordinary General Meeting are approved by the requisite number of votes. In the event that such purchases do occur, the purchasers may seek to purchase shares from shareholders who would otherwise have voted against the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal and elected to redeem their shares for a portion of the Trust Account. Any such privately negotiated purchases may be effected at purchase prices that are below or in excess of the per-share pro rata portion of the Trust Account. Any public shares held by or subsequently purchased by our affiliates may be voted in favor of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment proposals.

Q. What vote is required to adopt the Extension Amendment Proposal?

  

A. The approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under the Cayman Islands Companies Law and our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, being the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the then issued and outstanding ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Q. What vote is required to approve the Trust Amendment Proposal?

  

A. The approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of holders of at least 65% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares. Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Trust Amendment Proposal.

Q. What vote is required to approve the Adjournment Proposal?

  

A. The approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires an ordinary resolution under the Cayman Islands Companies Law and our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the then issued and outstanding ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Q. What if I do not want to vote “FOR” the Extension Agreement Proposal or Trust Amendment Proposal?

  

A. If you do not want the Extension Amendment Proposal to be approved, you must vote “AGAINST” the proposals. If you do not want the Trust Amendment Proposal to be approved, you must abstain, not vote, or vote “AGAINST” the proposals. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, and the Extension is implemented, then the Withdrawal Amount will be withdrawn from the Trust Account and paid pro rata to the redeeming holders. You will still be entitled to make the Election if you vote against, abstain or do not vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal.

  

Broker non-votes, abstentions or the failure to vote on the Trust Amendment Proposal will have the same effect as votes “AGAINST”

 

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the Trust Amendment Proposal. Broker “non-votes” and abstentions will have no effect with respect to the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal.

Q. What happens if the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved?

  

A. Our board will abandon the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment if our shareholders do not approve both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.

 

If the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved and we do not consummate a business combination by September 21, 2018, as contemplated by our IPO prospectus and in accordance with our Articles, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

  

There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our winding up. In the event of a liquidation, holders of our founder shares, including our Sponsor and our independent directors, will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of their ownership of the founder shares.

Q. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, what happens next?

  

A. We will continue our efforts to identify potential acquisition targets and complete an initial business combination.

 

Upon approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal by the requisite number of votes, the amendments to our Articles that are set forth in Annex A hereto will become effective. We will remain a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and our units, public shares and warrants will remain publicly traded.

  

If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, the removal of the Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account will reduce the amount remaining in the Trust Account and increase the percentage interest of our ordinary shares held by our Sponsor, our directors and our officers as a result of their ownership of the founder shares.

  

If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved but we do not complete a business combination by the Extended Date, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably

 

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possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

  

There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our winding up. In the event of a liquidation, holders of our founder shares, including our Sponsor and our independent directors, will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of their ownership of the founder shares.

Q. What happens to the Company warrants if the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved?

  

A. If the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved and we have not consummated a business combination by September 21, 2018, we will(i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

  

There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our winding up. In the event of a liquidation, holders of our founder shares, including our Sponsor and our independent directors, will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of their ownership of the founder shares.

Q. What happens to the Company warrants if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved?

  

A. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, we will retain the blank check company restrictions previously applicable to us and continue to attempt to consummate an initial business combination until the Extended Date. The public warrants will remain outstanding and only become exercisable 30 days after the completion of an initial business combination, provided we have an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) covering the

 

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ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating to them is available (or we permit holders to exercise warrants on a cashless basis).

Q. If I do not exercise my redemption rights now, would I still be able to exercise my redemption rights in connection with any future initial business combination?

  

A. Unless you elect to redeem your shares at this time, you will be able to exercise redemption rights in respect of any future initial business combination, subject to any limitations set forth in our Articles.

Q. How do I change my vote?

  

A. You may change your vote by sending a later-dated, signed proxy card to our General Counsel at Saban Capital Acquisition Corp., 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067, so that it is received prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting or by attending the Extraordinary General Meeting in person and voting. You also may revoke your proxy by sending a notice of revocation to the same address, which must be received by our General Counsel prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting.

  

Please note, however, that if on the record date your shares were held, not in your name, but rather in an account at a brokerage firm, custodian bank, or other nominee then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by that organization. If your shares are held in street name, and you wish to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, you must bring to the Extraordinary General Meeting a legal proxy from the broker, bank or other nominee holding your shares, confirming your beneficial ownership of the shares and giving you the right to vote your shares.

Q. How are votes counted?

  

A. Votes will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the Extraordinary General Meeting, who will separately count “FOR” and “AGAINST” votes, abstentions and broker non-votes. The Extension Amendment Proposal must be approved as a special resolution under the Cayman Islands Companies Law and our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, being the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the then issued and outstanding ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting. The Trust Amendment Proposal must be approved by the affirmative vote of holders of at least 65% of the outstanding shares as of the record date.

  

Accordingly, a Company shareholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting means that such shareholder’s ordinary shares will not count towards the quorum requirement for the Extraordinary General Meeting and will not be voted. An abstention or broker non-vote will be counted towards the quorum requirement but will not count as a vote cast at the Extraordinary General Meeting. The approval of the Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the ordinary shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote

 

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thereon at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Accordingly, a Company shareholder’s failure to vote by proxy or to vote in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting will not be counted towards the number of ordinary shares required to validly establish a quorum, and if a valid quorum is otherwise established, it will have no effect on the outcome of any vote on the Adjournment Proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted in connection with the determination of whether a valid quorum is established, but will not count as a vote cast at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Q. If my shares are held in “street name,” will my broker automatically vote them for me?

  

A. No. Under the rules of various national and regional securities exchanges, your broker, bank, or nominee cannot vote your shares with respect to non-discretionary matters unless you provide instructions on how to vote in accordance with the information and procedures provided to you by your broker, bank, or nominee. We believe all the proposals presented to the shareholders will be considered non-discretionary and therefore your broker, bank, or nominee cannot vote your shares without your instruction. Your bank, broker, or other nominee can vote your shares only if you provide instructions on how to vote. You should instruct your broker to vote your shares in accordance with directions you provide. If your shares are held by your broker as your nominee, which we refer to as being held in “street name”, you may need to obtain a proxy form from the institution that holds your shares and follow the instructions included on that form regarding how to instruct your broker to vote your shares.

Q. What is a Quorum requirement?

  

A. A quorum of our shareholders is necessary to hold a valid Extraordinary General Meeting. A quorum will be present at the Extraordinary General Meeting if the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting are represented in person or by proxy. As of the record date for the Extraordinary General Meeting, the holders of at least 15,621,741 ordinary shares would be required to achieve a quorum.

  

Your shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy (or one is submitted on your behalf by your broker, bank or other nominee) or if you vote in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted towards the quorum requirement, but will not count as a vote cast at the Extraordinary General Meeting. In the absence of a quorum, the chairman of the meeting has power to adjourn the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Q. Who can vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting?

  

A. Only holders of record of our ordinary shares at the close of business on August 21, 2018 are entitled to have their vote counted at the Extraordinary General Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. On this record date, 31,243,480 ordinary shares were outstanding and entitled to vote.

  

Shareholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name. If on the record date your shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company,

 

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then you are a shareholder of record. As a shareholder of record, you may vote in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting or vote by proxy. Whether or not you plan to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting in person, we urge you to fill out and return the enclosed proxy card to ensure your vote is counted.

  

Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Bank. If on the record date your shares were held, not in your name, but rather in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by that organization. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or other agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting. However, since you are not the shareholder of record, you may not vote your shares in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent.

Q. Does the board recommend voting for the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal?

  

A. Yes. After careful consideration of the terms and conditions of these proposals, our board has determined that the Extension Amendment, the Trust Amendment and, if presented, the Adjournment Proposal are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The board recommends that our shareholders vote “FOR” the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal, and the Adjournment Proposal.

Q. What interests do the Company’s Sponsor, directors and officers have in the approval of the proposals?

  

A. Our Sponsor, directors and officers have interests in the proposals that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a shareholder. These interests include ownership of founder shares and warrants that may become exercisable in the future and loans by them that will not be repaid in the event of our winding up and the possibility of future compensatory arrangements. See the section entitled “The Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal — Interests of our Sponsor, Directors and Officers”.

Q. Do I have appraisal rights if I object to the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal?

  

A. Our shareholders do not have appraisal rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal under Cayman Islands law.

Q. What do I need to do now?

  

A. We urge you to read carefully and consider the information contained in this Proxy Statement, including the annexes, and to consider how the proposals will affect you as a shareholder. You should then vote as soon as possible in accordance with the instructions provided in this Proxy Statement and on the enclosed proxy card.

Q. How do I vote?

  

A. If you are a holder of record of our ordinary shares, you may vote in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting or by submitting a proxy for the Extraordinary General Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting in person, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. You may submit your proxy by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying pre-addressed postage paid

 

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envelope. You may still attend the Extraordinary General Meeting and vote in person if you have already voted by proxy.

  

If your ordinary shares are held in “street name” by a broker or other agent, you have the right to direct your broker or other agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting. However, since you are not the shareholder of record, you may not vote your shares in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent.

Q. How do I redeem my ordinary shares?

  

A. Each of our public shareholders may submit an election that, if the Extension is implemented, such public shareholder elects to redeem all or a portion of his public shares at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. You will also be able to redeem your public shares in connection with any proposed initial business combination, or if we have not consummated a business combination by the Extended Date.

  

In order to tender your ordinary shares for redemption, you must elect either to physically tender your share certificates to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, at Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 1 State Street 30th Floor, New York, New York, 10004, Attn: Mark Zimkind, mzimkind@continentalstock.com, or to deliver your shares to the transfer agent electronically using DTC’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) system, which election would likely be determined based on the manner in which you hold your shares. You should tender your ordinary shares in the manner described above prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 14, 2018 (two business days before the Extraordinary General Meeting).

Q. What should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials?

  

A. You may receive more than one set of voting materials, including multiple copies of this Proxy Statement and multiple proxy cards or voting instruction cards, if your shares are registered in more than one name or are registered in different accounts. For example, if you hold your shares in more than one brokerage account, you will receive a separate voting instruction card for each brokerage account in which you hold shares. Please complete, sign, date and return each proxy card and voting instruction card that you receive in order to cast a vote with respect to all of your shares.

Q. Who is paying for this proxy solicitation?

  

A. We will pay for the entire cost of soliciting proxies. We have engaged Morrow to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Extraordinary General Meeting. We have agreed to pay Morrow a fee of $22,500. We will also reimburse Morrow for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and will indemnify Morrow and its affiliates against certain claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses. In addition to these mailed proxy materials, our directors and officers may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone or by other means of communication. These parties will not be paid any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. We may also reimburse

 

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brokerage firms, banks and other agents for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners.

Q. Who can help answer my questions?

  

A. If you have questions about the proposals or if you need additional copies of the Proxy Statement or the enclosed proxy card you should contact our proxy solicitor:

  

Morrow Sodali LLC

470 West Avenue, 3rd Floor

Stamford, Connecticut 06902

Individuals call toll-free: (800) 662-5200

Banks and brokerage, please call (203) 658-9400

Email: SCAC.info@morrowsodali.com

  

If you have questions regarding the certification of your position or delivery of your ordinary shares, please contact:

  

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street 30th Floor

New York, New York 10004

Attention: Mark Zimkind

E-mail: mzimkind@continentalstock.com

  

You may also obtain additional information about us from documents we file with the SEC by following the instructions in the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information”.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Proxy Statement contains statements that are forward-looking and as such are not historical facts. This includes, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations. These statements constitute projections, forecasts and forward-looking statements, and are not guarantees of performance. They involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these statements. Such statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. When used in this Proxy Statement, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “strive,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. When the Company discusses its strategies or plans, it is making projections, forecasts or forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on the beliefs of, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Actual results and shareholders’ value will be affected by a variety of risks and factors, including, without limitation, international, national and local economic conditions, merger, acquisition and business combination risks, financing risks, geo-political risks, acts of terror or war, and those risk factors described under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2018 and in other reports the Company files with the SEC. Many of the risks and factors that will determine these results and shareholders’ value are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict.

All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Proxy Statement. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on the Company’s behalf are qualified in their entirety by this “Forward-Looking Statements” section.

 

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BACKGROUND

We are a blank check company incorporated on March 15, 2016 as a Cayman Islands exempted company and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.

On September 21, 2016, we consummated the IPO of our units (the “units”), with each unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, which we refer to as the “public shares”, and one-half of one warrant. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we completed the private sale of 7,000,000 warrants (the “private placement warrants”) at a purchase price of $1.00 per private placement warrant, to our Sponsor generating gross proceeds to us of $7,000,000. The private placement warrants are substantially identical to the warrants sold as part of the units in the IPO, except that our Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the private placement warrants (except to certain permitted transferees) until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination. The private placement warrants are also not redeemable by us so long as they are held by our Sponsor or its permitted transferees, and they may be exercised by our Sponsor and its permitted transferees on a cashless basis.

Following the closing of the IPO, a total of $250,000,000 from the net proceeds of the sale of the units in the IPO and the private placement warrants was placed in a Trust Account. The Trust Account may be invested only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of one hundred and eighty (180) days or less or in money market funds investing solely in United States Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which invest only in direct U.S. government obligations. At June 30, 2018, funds in the Trust Account totaled $253,400,786 and were held in money market funds.

Our Sponsor, directors and officers have interests in the proposals that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a shareholder. These interests include ownership of founder shares and warrants that may become exercisable in the future and loans by them that will not be repaid in the event of our winding up and the possibility of future compensatory arrangements. See the section entitled “The Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal — Interests of our Sponsor, Directors and Officers”.

On the record date of the Extraordinary General Meeting, there were 31,243,480 ordinary shares outstanding, of which 25,000,000 were public shares and 6,243,480 were founder shares. The founder shares carry voting rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal, and we have been informed by our Sponsor, directors and executive officers, that hold 6,158,820 founder shares in the aggregate, that they intend to vote in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal.

Our principal executive offices are located at 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067 and our telephone number is (310) 557-5100.

 

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THE EXTENSION AMENDMENT AND THE TRUST AMENDMENT PROPOSALS

The Extension Amendment Proposal

We are proposing to amend its Articles to extend the date by which we have to consummate a business combination to the Extended Date.

The approval of both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are essential to the implementation of our board’s plan to extend the date by which we must consummate our initial business combination. Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are both a condition to the implementation of the Extension.

If the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved and we have not consummated a business combination by September 21, 2018, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our winding up. In the event of a liquidation, holders of our founder shares, including our Sponsor and our independent directors, will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of their ownership of the founder shares.

The purpose of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment is to allow us more time to complete an initial business combination. The Articles provide that we have until September 21, 2018 to complete a business combination. Since the completion of our IPO, we have been dealing with many of the practical difficulties associated with the identification of an initial business combination target, negotiating business terms with potential targets, conducting related due diligence and obtaining the necessary financial statements. Commencing promptly upon completion of our IPO, we began to search for an appropriate business combination target. During the process, we relied on numerous business relationships and contacted investment bankers, private equity funds, consulting firms, and legal and accounting firms. Notwithstanding these efforts, we have not yet executed a definitive agreement to acquire a target business, and we will not be able to complete an initial business combination by September 21, 2018. Given our expenditure of time, effort and money on seeking an initial business combination, circumstances warrant providing those who believe they might find a potential business combination to be an attractive investment with an opportunity to consider such a transaction. Therefore, our board has determined that it is in the best interests of our shareholders to extend the date that we have to consummate a business combination to the Extended Date in order that our shareholders can have the chance to participate in an investment opportunity.

A copy of the proposed amendments to the Articles of the Company is attached to this Proxy Statement in Annex A.

Trust Amendment Proposal

The purpose of the Trust Amendment is to amend the Trust Agreement to extend the date on which Continental must liquidate the Trust Account if we have not completed our initial business combination, from September 21, 2018 to December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if we have executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive

 

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agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018), and to permit the withdrawal of funds from the Trust Account to pay shareholders who properly exercise their redemption rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal. A copy of the proposed amendments to the Trust Agreement is attached to this Proxy Statement in Annex B.

Reasons for the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal

Our Articles provide that if our shareholders approve an amendment to our Articles that would affect the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem all of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination before September 21, 2018, we will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their ordinary shares upon such approval at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. We believe that this provision of the Articles was included to protect our shareholders from having to sustain their investments for an unreasonably long period if we failed to find a suitable business combination in the timeframe contemplated by the Articles.

Our board believes, however, that given our expenditure of time, effort and money on seeking an initial business combination, circumstances warrant providing those who believe they might find a potential business combination to be an attractive investment with an opportunity to consider such a transaction, inasmuch as we are also affording shareholders who wish to redeem their public shares the opportunity to do so. In addition, approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Trust Amendment Proposal. If you do not elect to redeem your public shares, you will retain the right to vote on any proposed initial business combination in the future and the right to redeem your public shares in connection with such initial business combination.

If either the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is Not Approved

The approval of both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are essential to the implementation of our board’s plan to extend the date by which we must consummate our initial business combination. Therefore, our board will abandon and not implement either amendment unless our shareholders approve both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.

If the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved and we do not consummate a business combination by September 21, 2018, as contemplated by our IPO prospectus and in accordance with our Articles, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our winding up. In the event of a liquidation, holders of our founder shares, including our Sponsor and our independent directors, will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of their ownership of the founder shares.

 

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If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal Are Approved

Upon approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal by the requisite number of votes, the amendments to our Articles that are set forth in Annex A hereto will become effective. We will remain a reporting company under the Exchange Act, and our units, public shares and warrants will remain publicly traded.

If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved and the Extension is implemented, the removal of the Withdrawal Amount from the Trust Account in connection with the Election will reduce the amount held in the Trust Account following the Election. We cannot predict the amount that will remain in the Trust Account if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved and the amount remaining in the Trust Account may be only a small fraction of the approximately $253,400,786 that was in the Trust Account as of June 30, 2018. In such event, we may need to obtain additional funds to complete an initial business combination, and there can be no assurance that such funds will be available on terms acceptable or at all.

If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved but we do not complete a business combination by the Extended Date, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. We cannot assure you that the per share distribution from the Trust Account, if we liquidate, will not be less than $10.00 due to unforeseen claims of creditors. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our winding up. In the event of a liquidation, holders of our founder shares, including our Sponsor and our independent directors, will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of their ownership of the founder shares.

Redemption Rights

If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, and the Extension is implemented, each of our public shareholders may submit an election that, if the Extension is implemented, such public shareholder elects to redeem all or a portion of his public shares at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. You will also be able to redeem your public shares in connection with any proposed initial business combination, or if we have not consummated a business combination by the Extended Date.

TO DEMAND REDEMPTION, PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 (TWO BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING), YOU SHOULD ELECT EITHER TO PHYSICALLY TENDER YOUR SHARE CERTIFICATES TO CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY OR TO DELIVER YOUR SHARES TO THE TRANSFER AGENT ELECTRONICALLY USING DTC’S DWAC (DEPOSIT/WITHDRAWAL AT CUSTODIAN), AS DESCRIBED HEREIN. YOU SHOULD ENSURE THAT YOUR BANK OR BROKER COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED ELSEWHERE HEREIN.

In order to tender your ordinary shares for redemption, you must elect either to physically tender your share certificates to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, our transfer agent, at Continental Stock Transfer &

 

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Trust Company, 1 State Street 30th Floor, New York, New York, 10004, Attn: Mark Zimkind, mzimkind@continentalstock.com, or to deliver your shares to the transfer agent electronically using DTC’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) system, which election would likely be determined based on the manner in which you hold your shares. You should tender your ordinary shares in the manner described above prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 14, 2018 (two business days before the Extraordinary General Meeting).

Through the DWAC system, this electronic delivery process can be accomplished by the shareholder, whether or not it is a record holder or its shares are held in “street name,” by contacting the transfer agent or its broker and requesting delivery of its shares through the DWAC system. Delivering shares physically may take significantly longer. In order to obtain a physical share certificate, a shareholder’s broker and/or clearing broker, DTC, and our transfer agent will need to act together to facilitate this request. There is a nominal cost associated with the above-referenced tendering process and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through the DWAC system. The transfer agent will typically charge the tendering broker $80 and the broker would determine whether or not to pass this cost on to the redeeming holder. It is our understanding that shareholders should generally allot at least two weeks to obtain physical certificates from the transfer agent. We do not have any control over this process or over the brokers or DTC, and it may take longer than two weeks to obtain a physical share certificate. Such shareholders will have less time to make their investment decision than those shareholders that deliver their shares through the DWAC system. Shareholders who request physical share certificates and wish to redeem may be unable to meet the deadline for tendering their shares before exercising their redemption rights and thus will be unable to redeem their shares.

Certificates that have not been tendered in accordance with these procedures prior to the vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal at the Extraordinary General Meeting will not be redeemed for cash held in the Trust Account on the redemption date. In the event that a public shareholder tenders its shares and decides prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting that it does not want to redeem its shares, the shareholder may withdraw the tender. If you delivered your ordinary shares for redemption to our transfer agent and decide prior to the vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting not to redeem your shares, you may request that our transfer agent return the shares (physically or electronically). You may make such request by contacting our transfer agent at the address listed above. In the event that a public shareholder tenders shares and the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are not approved, these shares will not be redeemed and the physical certificates representing these shares will be returned to the shareholder promptly following the determination that the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal will not be approved. The transfer agent will hold the certificates of public shareholders that make the Election until such shares are redeemed for cash or returned to such shareholders.

If properly demanded, we will redeem each public share for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. Based upon the amount in the Trust Account as of June 30, 2018, which was $253,400,786, we anticipate that the per-share price at which public shares will be redeemed from cash held in the Trust Account will be approximately $10.13 at the time of the Extraordinary General Meeting. The closing price of the public shares on Nasdaq on August 30, 2018, the most recent practicable closing price prior to the mailing of this Proxy Statement, was $10.13. We cannot assure shareholders that they will be able to sell their shares in the open market, even if the market price per share is higher than the redemption price stated above, as there may not be sufficient liquidity in our securities when such shareholders wish to sell their shares.

If you exercise your redemption rights, you will be exchanging your ordinary shares for cash and will no longer own the shares. You will be entitled to receive cash for these shares only if you properly demand redemption and tender your share certificate(s) to our transfer agent prior to the vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal at the Extraordinary General Meeting. We anticipate that a public shareholder who tenders ordinary shares for redemption in connection with the vote to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal would receive payment of the redemption price for such shares soon after the completion of the Extension Amendment.

 

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UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR SHAREHOLDERS EXERCISING REDEMPTION RIGHTS

The following discussion is a summary of the U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to Redeeming U.S. Holders (as defined below) in connection with an Election. This discussion is a summary only and does not consider all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to Redeeming U.S. Holders in light of their particular circumstances, including:

 

   

financial institutions or financial services entities;

 

   

broker-dealers;

 

   

taxpayers that are subject to the mark-to-market accounting rules;

 

   

tax-exempt entities;

 

   

governments or agencies or instrumentalities thereof;

 

   

insurance companies;

 

   

regulated investment companies;

 

   

real estate investment trusts;

 

   

expatriates or former long-term residents of the United States;

 

   

persons that actually or constructively own five percent or more of our voting shares or five percent or more of the total value of all classes of our shares;

 

   

persons that acquired our securities pursuant to an exercise of employee share options, in connection with employee share incentive plans or otherwise as compensation;

 

   

persons that hold our securities as part of a straddle, constructive sale, hedging, conversion or other integrated or similar transaction; or

 

   

persons whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar.

Moreover, the discussion below is based upon current U.S. federal income tax law, which is subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis, which may affect the U.S. federal income tax consequences described herein. Furthermore, this discussion does not address any aspect of U.S. federal non-income tax laws, such as gift, estate or Medicare contribution tax laws, or state, local or non-U.S. tax laws. We have not sought, and will not seek, a ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) as to any U.S. federal income tax consequence described herein. The IRS may disagree with the discussion herein, and its determination may be upheld by a court. Moreover, there can be no assurance that future legislation, regulations, administrative rulings or court decisions will not adversely affect the accuracy of the statements in this discussion.

This discussion does not consider the tax treatment of partnerships or other pass-through entities or persons who hold our securities through such entities. If a partnership (or other entity classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) is the beneficial owner of our securities, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner in the partnership generally will depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner of a partnership holding our securities, we urge you to consult your tax advisor.

As used herein, a “Redeeming U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of our Class A ordinary shares that hold its Class A ordinary shares as a capital asset for U.S. federal income tax purposes and elects to have such Class A ordinary shares redeemed for cash pursuant to the exercise of redemption rights through an Election and is:

 

   

an individual citizen or resident of the United States;

 

   

a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is created or organized (or treated as created or organized) in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

 

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an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

 

   

a trust if (1) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) it has a valid election in place to be treated as a U.S. person.

THIS DISCUSSION IS ONLY A SUMMARY OF U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ELECTION. EACH REDEEMING U.S. HOLDER IS URGED TO CONSULT ITS TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO SUCH REDEEMING U.S. HOLDER OF THE EXERCISE OF REDEMPTION RIGHTS THROUGH AN ELECTION, INCLUDING THE APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF ANY STATE, LOCAL, AND NON-U.S. TAX LAWS.

Redemption as Sale or Distribution

The U.S. federal income tax consequences of a redemption pursuant to an Election to a Redeeming U.S. Holder will depend, in part, on whether such redemption qualifies as a sale of the redeemed Class A ordinary shares under Section 302 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The redemption of Class A ordinary shares generally will be treated as a sale of the redeemed Class A ordinary shares (rather than as a distribution) if such redemption (i) is “substantially disproportionate” with respect to the Redeeming U.S. Holder, (ii) results in a “complete termination” of the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s interest in us or (iii) is “not essentially equivalent to a dividend” with respect to the Redeeming U.S. Holder. These tests are explained more fully below.

For purposes of such tests, a Redeeming U.S. Holder takes into account not only Class A ordinary shares actually owned by the Redeeming U.S. Holder, but also our Class A ordinary shares that are constructively owned by such Redeeming U.S. Holder. A Redeeming U.S. Holder may constructively own, in addition to Class A ordinary shares owned directly, Class A ordinary shares owned by certain related individuals and entities in which the Redeeming U.S. Holder has an interest or that have an interest in such Redeeming U.S. Holder, as well as any Class A ordinary shares the Redeeming U.S. Holder has a right to acquire by exercise of an option, which would generally include Class A ordinary shares which could be acquired pursuant to the exercise of the warrants.

The redemption of the Class A ordinary shares generally will be “substantially disproportionate” with respect to a Redeeming U.S. Holder if the percentage of our outstanding voting shares that the Redeeming U.S. Holder actually and constructively owns immediately after the redemption is less than 80 percent of the percentage of our outstanding voting shares that the Redeeming U.S. Holder actually and constructively owned immediately before the redemption. There will be a complete termination of a Redeeming U.S. Holder’s interest if either (i) all of our Class A ordinary shares actually and constructively owned by the Redeeming U.S. Holder are redeemed or (ii) all of our Class A ordinary shares actually owned by the Redeeming U.S. Holder are redeemed and the Redeeming U.S. Holder is eligible to waive, and effectively waives in accordance with specific rules, the attribution of Class A ordinary shares owned by certain family members and the Redeeming U.S. Holder does not constructively own any other of our shares. The redemption of the Class A ordinary shares will not be essentially equivalent to a dividend if it results in a “meaningful reduction” of the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s proportionate interest in us. Whether the redemption will result in a meaningful reduction in a U.S. Holder’s proportionate interest will depend on the particular facts and circumstances. The IRS has indicated in a published ruling that even a small reduction in the proportionate interest of a small minority shareholder in a publicly held corporation who exercises no control over corporate affairs may constitute such a “meaningful reduction.”

If none of the above tests is satisfied, a redemption, including a redemption pursuant to an Election, will be treated as a distribution with respect to the Class A ordinary shares. As these rules are complex, Redeeming U.S. Holders considering exercising their redemption rights should consult their tax advisors as to whether the redemption will be treated as a sale or as a distribution under the Code.

 

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Passive Foreign Investment Company (“PFIC”) Rules

A foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) corporation will be classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes if either (i) at least 75% of its gross income in a taxable year, including its pro rata share of the gross income of any corporation in which it is considered to own at least 25% of the shares by value, is passive income or (ii) at least 50% of its assets in a taxable year (ordinarily determined based on fair market value and averaged quarterly over the year) are held for the production of, or produce, passive income. Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, rents and royalties (other than rents or royalties derived from the active conduct of a trade or business) and gains from the disposition of passive assets.

Because we are a blank check company with no current active business, we believe that it is likely that we met the PFIC asset or income test for our initial taxable year ended December 31, 2016 and our taxable years ending December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018. Accordingly, if a Redeeming U.S. Holder does not make in respect of our Class A ordinary shares (i) a timely qualified electing fund (“QEF”) election for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the Redeeming U.S. Holder held (or was deemed to hold) Class A ordinary shares or (ii) a timely “mark to market” election, in each case, as described below, such Redeeming U.S. Holder generally will be subject to special rules with respect to:

 

   

any gain recognized by the Redeeming U.S. Holder on the sale or other disposition of its Class A ordinary shares or warrants, which would include a redemption pursuant to an Election, if such redemption is treated as a sale under the rules discussed above under the heading “Redemption as Sale or Distribution”; and

 

   

any “excess distribution” made to the Redeeming U.S. Holder (generally, any distributions to such Redeeming U.S. Holder during a taxable year of the Redeeming U.S. Holder that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions received by such Redeeming U.S. Holder in respect of the Class A ordinary shares during the three preceding taxable years of such Redeeming U.S. Holder or, if shorter, such Redeeming U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Class A ordinary shares), which may include a redemption pursuant to an Election to the extent such redemption is treated as a distribution under the rules discussed above under the heading “Redemption as Sale or Distribution.”

Under these special rules:

 

   

the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Class A ordinary shares or warrants;

 

   

the amount allocated to the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s taxable year in which the Redeeming U.S. Holder recognized the gain or received the excess distribution, or to the period in the Redeeming U.S. Holder’s holding period before the first day of our first taxable year in which we are a PFIC, will be taxed as ordinary income;

 

   

the amount allocated to other taxable years (or portions thereof) of the Redeeming U.S. Holder and included in its holding period will be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for that year and applicable to the Redeeming U.S. Holder; and

 

   

an additional tax equal to the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed on the Redeeming U.S. Holder with respect to the tax attributable to each such other taxable year of the Redeeming U.S. Holder.

QEF Election

A Redeeming U.S. Holder may avoid the PFIC rules described above in respect to our Class A ordinary shares (but not our warrants) by making a timely election (if eligible to do so) to treat us as a QEF. If we are treated as a QEF with respect to a Redeeming U.S. Holder, such Redeeming U.S. Holder must include in gross income on a current basis (in the taxable year of such Redeeming U.S. Holder in which or with which our taxable year ends) its pro rata share of our net capital gains (as long-term capital gain) and our ordinary earnings (as

 

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ordinary income), in each case, whether or not distributed. A Redeeming U.S. Holder generally may make a separate election to defer the payment of taxes on undistributed income inclusions under these QEF rules, but if deferred, any such taxes will be subject to an interest charge.

If a Redeeming U.S. Holder has made a QEF election with respect to our Class A ordinary shares for our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the Redeeming U.S. Holder holds (or is deemed to hold) such shares, (i) any gain recognized as a result of a redemption pursuant to an Election (if such redemption is treated as a sale under the rules discussed above under the heading “Redemption as Sale or Distribution”) generally will be taxable as capital gain and no additional tax will be imposed under the PFIC rules, and (ii) to the extent such redemption is treated as a distribution under the rules discussed above under the heading “Redemption as Sale or Distribution,” any distribution of ordinary earnings that were previously included in income generally should not be taxable as a dividend to such Redeeming U.S. Holder. The tax basis of a Redeeming U.S. Holder’s shares in a QEF will be increased by amounts that are included in income and decreased by amounts distributed but not taxed as dividends under the above rules. Similar basis adjustments apply to property if by reason of holding such property, the Redeeming U.S. Holder is treated under the applicable attribution rules as owning shares in a QEF.

The QEF election is made on a shareholder-by-shareholder basis and, once made, can be revoked only with the consent of the IRS. A QEF election may not be made with respect to our warrants. A Redeeming U.S. Holder generally makes a QEF election by attaching a completed IRS Form 8621 (Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund), including the information provided in a PFIC annual information statement, to a timely filed U.S. federal income tax return for the tax year to which the election relates. Retroactive QEF elections generally may be made only by filing a protective statement with such return and if certain other conditions are met or with the consent of the IRS. Redeeming U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the availability and tax consequences of a retroactive QEF election under their particular circumstances.

If a Redeeming U.S. Holder makes a QEF election after our first taxable year as a PFIC in which the Redeeming U.S. Holder held (or was deemed to hold) Class A ordinary shares, the adverse PFIC tax consequences (with adjustments to take into account any current income inclusions resulting from the QEF election) will continue to apply with respect to such Class A ordinary shares unless the Redeeming U.S. Holder makes a purging election under the PFIC rules. Under the purging election, the Redeeming U.S. Holder will be deemed to have sold such Class A ordinary shares at their fair market value and any gain recognized on such deemed sale will be treated as an excess distribution, taxed under the PFIC rules described above. As a result of the purging election, the Redeeming U.S. Holder will have a new basis and holding period in such Class A ordinary shares for purposes of the PFIC rules.

In order to comply with the requirements of a QEF election, a Redeeming U.S. Holder must receive a PFIC annual information statement from us. We will endeavor to provide to a Redeeming U.S. Holder such information as the IRS may require, including a PFIC annual information statement, in order to enable the Redeeming U.S. Holder to make and maintain a QEF election. There is no assurance that we will timely provide such required information.

Mark-to-Market Election

Alternatively, if we are a PFIC and our Class A ordinary shares constitute “marketable stock,” a Redeeming U.S. Holder may avoid the adverse PFIC tax consequences discussed above if such Redeeming U.S. Holder, at the close of the first taxable year in which it holds (or is deemed to hold) our Class A ordinary shares, makes a mark-to-market election with respect to such Class A ordinary shares for such taxable year. Such Redeeming U.S. Holder generally will include for each of its taxable years as ordinary income the excess, if any, of the fair market value of its Class A ordinary shares at the end of such year over its adjusted basis in its Class A ordinary shares. The Redeeming U.S. Holder also will recognize an ordinary loss in respect of the excess, if any, of its adjusted basis of its Class A ordinary shares over the fair market value of its Class A ordinary shares at the end of

 

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its taxable year (but only to the extent of the net amount of previously included income as a result of the mark-to-market election). The Redeeming U.S. Holder’s basis in its Class A ordinary shares will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts, and any further gain recognized on a sale or other taxable disposition of its Class A ordinary shares will be treated as ordinary income. Currently, a mark-to-market election may not be made with respect to warrants.

The mark-to-market election is available only for “marketable stock,” generally, stock that is regularly traded on a national securities exchange that is registered with the SEC, including Nasdaq, or on a foreign exchange or market that the IRS determines has rules sufficient to ensure that the market price represents a legitimate and sound fair market value. Redeeming U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisor regarding the availability and tax consequences of a mark-to-market election in respect to our Class A ordinary shares under their particular circumstances.

A Redeeming U.S. Holder that owns (or is deemed to own) shares in a PFIC during any taxable year of the Redeeming U.S. Holder, may have to file an IRS Form 8621(whether or not a QEF or market-to-market election is made) and such other information as may be required by the U.S. Treasury Department. Failure to do so, if required, will extend the statute of limitations until such required information is furnished to the IRS.

The application of the PFIC rules is extremely complex. Shareholders considering participating in the redemption should consult with their tax advisors concerning the application of the PFIC rules in their particular circumstances.

 

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THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

Date, Time and Place. The Extraordinary General Meeting of our shareholders will be held at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time on September 18, 2018 at our offices, located at 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067.

Voting Power; Record Date. You will be entitled to vote or direct votes to be cast at the Extraordinary General Meeting, if you owned the ordinary shares at the close of business on August 21, 2018, the record date for the Extraordinary General Meeting. You will have one vote per proposal for each share of ordinary shares you owned at that time. The Company warrants do not carry voting rights.

Votes Required. The approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under the Cayman Islands Companies Law and our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, being the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the then issued and outstanding ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting. The approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of holders of at least 65% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as a vote cast at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

On the record date of the Extraordinary General Meeting, there were 31,243,480 ordinary shares outstanding, of which 25,000,000 were public shares and 6,243,480 were founder shares. The founder shares carry voting rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal, and we have been informed by our Sponsor, directors and executive officers, that hold 6,158,820 founder shares in the aggregate, that they intend to vote in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal.

If you do not want the Extension Amendment Proposal to be approved, you must vote “AGAINST” the proposals. If you do not want the Trust Amendment Proposal to be approved, you must abstain, not vote, or vote “AGAINST” the proposals. If the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved, and the Extension is implemented, then the Withdrawal Amount will be withdrawn from the Trust Account and paid pro rata to the redeeming holders. You will still be entitled to make the Election if you vote against, abstain or do not vote on the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal.

Broker non-votes, abstentions or the failure to vote on the Trust Amendment Proposal will have the same effect as votes “AGAINST” the Trust Amendment Proposal. Broker “non-votes” and abstentions will have no effect with respect to the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal.

Proxies; Board Solicitation; Proxy Solicitor. Your proxy is being solicited by our board on the proposals to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal being presented to shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting. We have engaged Morrow to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Extraordinary General Meeting. No recommendation is being made as to whether you should elect to redeem your shares. Proxies may be solicited in person or by telephone. If you grant a proxy, you may still revoke your proxy and vote your shares in person at the Extraordinary General Meeting if you are a holder of record of the ordinary shares. You may contact Morrow at:

Morrow Sodali LLC

470 West Avenue, 3rd Floor

Stamford, Connecticut 06902

Individuals call toll-free: (800) 662-5200

Banks and brokerage, please call (203) 658-9400

Email: SCAC.info@morrowsodali.com

 

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Required Vote

The approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal requires a special resolution under the Cayman Islands Companies Law and our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association being the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the then issued and outstanding ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting. The approval of the Trust Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of holders of at least 65% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares. Approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal is a condition to the implementation of the Trust Amendment Proposal.

If the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved and we do not consummate a business combination by September 21, 2018, as contemplated by our IPO prospectus and in accordance with our Articles, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. We cannot assure you that the per share distribution from the Trust Account, if we liquidate, will not be less than $10.00 due to unforeseen claims of creditors. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our winding up. In the event of a liquidation, holders of our founder shares, including our Sponsor and our independent directors, will not receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of their ownership of the founder shares.

The approval of both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are essential to the implementation of our board’s plan to extend the date by which we must consummate our initial business combination. Therefore, our board will abandon and not implement either amendment unless our shareholders approve both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal. This means that if one proposal is approved by the shareholders and the other proposal is not, neither proposal will take effect.

In addition, our Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their affiliates may purchase public shares in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting. However, they have no current commitments, plans or intentions to engage in such transactions and have not formulated any terms or conditions for any such transactions. None of the funds in the Trust Account will be used to purchase public shares in such transactions. Any such purchases that are completed after the record date for the Extraordinary General Meeting may include an agreement with a selling shareholder that such shareholder, for so long as it remains the record holder of the shares in question, will vote in favor of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal and/or will not exercise its redemption rights with respect to the shares so purchased. The purpose of such share purchases and other transactions would be to increase the likelihood of that the resolutions to be put to the Extraordinary General Meeting are approved by the requisite number of votes. In the event that such purchases do occur, the purchasers may seek to purchase shares from shareholders who would otherwise have voted against the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal and elected to redeem their shares for a portion of the Trust Account. Any such privately negotiated purchases may be effected at purchase prices that are below or in excess of the per-share pro rata portion of the Trust Account. Any public shares held by or subsequently purchased by our affiliates may be voted in favor of the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment proposals. None of our Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may make any such purchases when they are in possession of any material non-public information not disclosed to the seller or during a restricted period under Regulation M under the Exchange Act.

 

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Interests of our Sponsor, Directors and Officers

When you consider the recommendation of our board, you should keep in mind that our Sponsor, directors and officers have interests that may be different from, or in addition to, your interests as a shareholder. These interests include, among other things, the interests listed below:

 

   

If we do not consummate our initial business combination transaction by September 21, 2018, which is 24 months from the closing of our IPO, or by the Extended Date if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved by the requisite number of votes, we would (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. In such event, the founder shares, including the 6,158,820 founder shares owned by our Sponsor, directors and executive officers, would be worthless because following the redemption of the public shares, we would likely have few, if any, net assets and because our holders of our founder shares have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the founder shares if we fail to complete a business combination within the required period.

 

   

In addition, simultaneously with the closing of our IPO, we consummated the sale of 7,000,000 private placement warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant in a private placement to our Sponsor. The warrants are each exercisable for one ordinary share at $11.50 per share. If we do not consummate our initial business combination by September 21, 2018, or by the Extended Date if the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal are approved by the requisite number of votes, then the proceeds from the sale of the private placement warrants will be part of the liquidating distribution to the public shareholders and the warrants held by our Sponsor and its affiliate will be worthless.

 

   

Our directors and executive officers may continue to be directors and officers of any acquired business after the consummation of an initial business combination. As such, in the future they will receive any cash fees, stock options or stock awards that a post-business combination board of directors determines to pay to its directors and officers if they continue as directors and officers following such initial business combination.

 

   

In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, our Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to us if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to us, or a prospective target business with which we have discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the trust account to below (i) $10.00 per public share and (ii) such lesser amount per public share held in the trust account as of the date of the liquidation of the trust account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the trust account and except as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of the IPO against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

   

On March 12, 2018, we issued an unsecured convertible promissory note, pursuant to which we may borrow up to $1,000,000 from our Sponsor from time to time (the “Sponsor Convertible Note”). The Sponsor Convertible Note bears interest at a rate of 1.96% per annum and all unpaid principal under the Sponsor Convertible Note including accrued interest thereon will be due and payable in full on the earlier of September 21, 2018 (which is expected to be extended in connection with the Extension, if approved) and the consummation of our initial business combination. Our Sponsor will have the option

 

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to convert any amounts outstanding under the Sponsor Convertible Note, up to $1,000,000 in the aggregate, into warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares at a conversion price of $1.00 per warrant. The terms of such warrants will be identical to the private placement warrants. If we do not complete our initial business combination within the required period, we may use a portion of our working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay the Sponsor Convertible Note and any other working capital loans it may make, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Sponsor Convertible Note and any other working capital loans it may make , and our Sponsor may not be able to recover the value it has loaned us under the Sponsor Convertible Note and any other working capital loans it may make.

 

   

Following consummation of our initial business combination, our Sponsor, our officers and directors and their respective affiliates would be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and consummating an initial business combination, and repayment of any other loans, if any, and on such terms as to be determined by us from time to time, made by our Sponsor or certain of our officers and directors to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination. However, if we fail to consummate a business combination within the applicable period, our Sponsor and our officers and directors and their respective affiliates will not have any claim against the Trust Account for reimbursement, and we may not otherwise be able to reimburse them.

The Board’s Reasons for the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposals and Its Recommendation

As discussed below, after careful consideration of all relevant factors, our board has determined that the Extension Amendment and Trust Amendment are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. Our board has approved and declared advisable adoption of the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal, and recommends that you vote “FOR” such proposals.

Our Articles provide that we have until September 21, 2018 to complete a business combination under its terms. Our Articles provide that if our shareholders approve an amendment to our Articles that would affect the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem all of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination before September 21, 2018, we will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their ordinary shares upon such approval at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. We believe that this provision of the Articles was included to protect our shareholders from having to sustain their investments for an unreasonably long period if we failed to find a suitable business combination in the timeframe contemplated by the Articles. We also believe that, given the Company’s expenditure of time, effort and money on seeking an initial business combination, circumstances warrant providing those who believe they might find a potential business combination to be an attractive investment with an opportunity to consider such a transaction, inasmuch as we are also affording shareholders who wish to redeem their public shares the opportunity to do so.

After careful consideration of all relevant factors, our board determined that the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

Our Board unanimously recommends that our shareholders vote “FOR” the approval of both the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Trust Amendment Proposal.

 

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THE ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL

Overview

The Adjournment Proposal, if adopted, will allow our board to adjourn the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates to permit further solicitation of proxies. The Adjournment Proposal will only be presented to our shareholders in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal. In no event will our board adjourn the Extraordinary General Meeting beyond September 21, 2018.

Consequences if the Adjournment Proposal is Not Approved

If the Adjournment Proposal is not approved by our shareholders, our board may not be able to adjourn the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal.

Vote Required for approval

The Adjournment Proposal must be approved as an ordinary resolution under the Cayman Islands Companies Law and our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the then issued and outstanding ordinary shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as a vote cast at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Recommendation of the Board

If presented, our board unanimously recommends that our shareholders vote “FOR” the approval of the Adjournment Proposal.

 

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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of the ordinary shares as of August 30, 2018, based on information obtained from the persons named below, with respect to the beneficial ownership of shares of the ordinary shares, by:

 

   

each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our ordinary shares;

 

   

each of our executive officers and directors; and

 

   

all our executive officers and directors as a group.

As of the record date, there were a total of 31,243,480 ordinary shares outstanding. Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all ordinary shares beneficially owned by them.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)

   Number of
Ordinary
Shares
Beneficially
Owned(2)
    Approximate
Percentage
of Class A
Ordinary
Shares
    Approximate
Percentage
of Class F
Ordinary
Shares
    Approximate
Percentage
of
Ordinary
Shares(2)
 

Saban Sponsor LLC (our Sponsor)(3)(4)

     6,037,070 (2)       —         96.7     19.3

Haim Saban(3)(4)

     6,037,070 (2)       —         96.7     19.3

The Baupost Group, L.L.C.(5)

     2,326,500 (2)       9.3     —         7.4

Highbridge Capital Management, LLC(6)

     2,050,000       8.2     —         6.6

Governors Lane LP(7)

     2,000,000       8.0     —         6.4

Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.(8)

     1,651,798       6.6     —         5.3

Fir Tree Inc.(9)

     1,600,000       6.4     —         5.1

Moore Capital Management, LP(10)

     1,500,000       6.0     —         4.8

Adam Chesnoff(3)(11)

     10,870       —         —         *  

James Rasulo(3)(12)

     32,610       —         —         *  

Chase Carey(3)

     32,610       —         *       *  

Casey Wasserman(3)

     32,610 (2)       —         *       *  

Greg Ivancich

     —         —         —         —    

Philip Han(3)

     4,350 (2)       —         *       *  

Niveen Tadros(3)

     8,700       —         *       *  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

All directors and executive officers as a group (8 individuals)(3)

     6,158,820       —         98.7     19.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Less than one percent

(1)

Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following entities or individuals is 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067.

(2)

Class A ordinary shareholders and Class F ordinary shareholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by shareholders and vote together as a single class, except as required by law.

(3)

Interests shown consist solely of Founder Shares, classified as Class F ordinary shares. Such ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of our initial business combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment.

(4)

Haim Saban is the Chairman of our board . Mr. Saban and his spouse, Cheryl Saban, share voting and dispositive power over the Founder Shares held by our Sponsor.

(5)

According to the Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2017, The Baupost Group, L.L.C., SAK Corporation and Seth A. Klarman share voting and dispositive power over the shares reported. The business address of each of these shareholders is 10 St. James Avenue, Suite 1700, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.

(6)

According to the Schedule 13G/A filed on February 14, 2018, Highbridge Capital Management, LLC and 1992 MSF International Ltd. (f/k/a Highbridge International LLC) share voting and dispositive power over

 

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  the shares reported. The business address for each of these shareholders is 40 West 57th Street, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10019.
(7)

According to the Schedule 13G/A filed on January 30, 2018, Governors Lane Master Fund LP, Governors Lane LP, Governors Lane Fund General Partner LLC and Isaac Corre share voting and dispositive power over the 1,698,427 shares reported, and Governors Lane LP, Governors Lane Fund General Partner LLC and Isaac Corre share voting and dispositive power over an additional 301,573 shares. The business address for Governors Lane LP is 510 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022. The business address for each of the other shareholders is c/o Governors Lane LP 510 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10022.

(8)

According to the Schedule 13G filed on February 9, 2018 filed by Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. The business address for this shareholder is 401 Bay Street, Suite 1900, PO Box 19, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2Y4, Canada.

(9)

According to the Schedule 13G filed on February 9, 2017, Fir Tree Inc. has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares reported. The business address for this shareholder is 55 West 46th Street, 29th Floor, New York, New York 10036.

(10)

According to the Schedule 13G filed on September 26, 2016, each of Moore Capital Management, LP (“MCM”), MMF Moore ET Investments, LP (“MMFET”), Moore Advisors, Ltd. (“MAL”), Moore Capital Advisors, L.L.C. (“MCA”) and Louis M. Bacon have sole voting and dispositive power over the shares reported. The business address of each of MCM, MCA and Mr. Bacon is Eleven Times Square, New York, New York 10036. The business address of each of MMFET and MAL is located at Citco Fund Services (Bahamas) Limited, One Montague Place, 1st Floor, East Bay Street, P.O. Box N-4906, Nassau, Bahamas.

(11)

Mr. Chesnoff is our President and Chief Executive Officer and one of our directors.

(12)

The Founders Shares are owned by The Rasulo Family Trust dated 12/15/10, for which James Rasulo is the trustee, and for which voting and investment control are exercised by Mr. Rasulo.

 

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SUBMISSION OF SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 2018 ANNUAL MEETING

We anticipate that the 2018 annual general meeting will be held no later than December 29, 2018. For any proposal to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement and form of proxy for submission to the shareholders at our 2018 annual general meeting, it must have been submitted in writing and comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act and our Articles. Assuming the meeting is held on December 29, 2018, such proposals must have been received by us at our offices at 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067 no later than June 1, 2018.

In addition, Article 20.5 of our Articles provides notice procedures for shareholders to nominate candidates for election as directors at an annual general meeting or to propose business to be considered by shareholders at an annual general meeting. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be delivered to us at our principal executive offices not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the anniversary of the immediately preceding annual general meeting. The Chairman of our Board may refuse to acknowledge the introduction of any shareholder proposal not made in compliance with the foregoing procedures. Assuming the meeting is held on December 29, 2018, such proposals must have been received by us at our offices at 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067 no later than August 31, 2018 and no earlier than August 1, 2018.

If the Extension Amendment Proposal or the Trust Amendment Proposal is not approved, there will be no annual meeting in 2018.

HOUSEHOLDING INFORMATION

Unless we have received contrary instructions, we may send a single copy of this Proxy Statement to any household at which two or more shareholders reside if we believe the shareholders are members of the same family. This process, known as “householding,” reduces the volume of duplicate information received at any one household and helps to reduce our expenses. However, if shareholders prefer to receive multiple sets of our disclosure documents at the same address this year or in future years, the shareholders should follow the instructions described below. Similarly, if an address is shared with another shareholder and together both of the shareholders would like to receive only a single set of our disclosure documents, the shareholders should follow these instructions:

 

   

if the shares are registered in the name of the shareholder, the shareholder should contact us at our offices at 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067, to inform us of the shareholder’s request; or

 

   

if a bank, broker or other nominee holds the shares, the shareholder should contact the bank, broker or other nominee directly.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC as required by the Exchange Act. You can read our SEC filings, including this Proxy Statement, at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at the SEC public reference room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580 Washington, D.C., 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. You may also obtain copies of the materials described above at prescribed rates by writing to the SEC, Public Reference Section, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.

If you would like additional copies of this Proxy Statement or if you have questions about the proposals to be presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting, you should contact our proxy solicitation agent at the following address and telephone number:

Morrow Sodali LLC

470 West Avenue, 3rd Floor

Stamford, Connecticut 06902

Shareholders, please call toll free: (800) 662-5200

Banks and Brokerage Firms, please call collect: (203) 658-9400

Email: SCAC.info@morrowsodali.com

You may also obtain these documents by requesting them in writing from us by addressing such request to our General Counsel at Saban Capital Acquisition Corp., 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

If you are a shareholder of the Company and would like to request documents, please do so by September 11, 2018, in order to receive them before the Extraordinary General Meeting. If you request any documents from us, we will mail them to you by first class mail, or another equally prompt means.

 

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ANNEX A

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

SABAN CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

SABAN CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

(the “Company”)

RESOLUTIONS OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY

It is resolved as a special resolution THAT, effective immediately, the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company be amended by:

 

(a)

amending Article 49.4(a) by deleting the following introduction of such sub-section:

“the Company does not consummate a Business Combination by twenty-four months after the closing of the IPO the Company shall:”

 

  and

replacing it with the following:

“the Company does not consummate a Business Combination by December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for an initial Business Combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such Business Combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018), the Company shall:”; and

 

(b)

amending Article 49.4(b) by deleting the words:

“within 24 months from the closing of the IPO”

and replacing them with the words:

“by December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for an initial Business Combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such Business Combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018)”.

 

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ANNEX B

FORM OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of [●], 2018, by and between Saban Capital Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms contained in this Amendment, but not specifically defined in this Amendment, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Original Agreement (as defined below).

WHEREAS, on September 21, 2016, the Company consummated an initial public offering (the “Offering”) of units of the Company, each such unit is composed of one share of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Ordinary Shares”), and one-half of one warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share;

WHEREAS, $250,000,000 of the gross proceeds of the Offering (including $8,750,000 of underwriters’ deferred discount) and sale of the Private Placement Warrants (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) were delivered to the Trustee to be deposited and held in a segregated Trust Account located in the United States (the “Trust Account”) for the benefit of the Company and the holders of Ordinary Shares included in the Units issued in the Offering pursuant to the investment management trust agreement made effective as of September 15, 2016 by and between the Company and the Trustee (the “Original Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Company has sought the approval of the holders of its Ordinary Shares and holders of its Class F ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class F Ordinary Shares”), at an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders to: (i) extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination from September 21, 2018 to December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018) (the “Extension Amendment”) and (ii) extend the date on which the Trustee must liquidate the Trust Account if the Company has not completed its initial business combination from September 21, 2018 to December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018) (the “Trust Amendment”);

WHEREAS, holders of at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the then issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares and Class F Ordinary Shares, voting together as a single class, approved the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement to, among other things, reflect amendments to the Original Agreement contemplated by the Trust Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Amendment of Trust Agreement.

 

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1.1. Section 1(i) of the Original Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“(i) Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after (x) receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter from the Company (“Termination Letter”) in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B signed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel, Secretary or Chairman of the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company or other authorized officer of the Company, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of any taxes payable and less up to $50,000 of interest that may be released to the Company to pay dissolution expenses, it being understood that the Trustee has no obligation to monitor or question the Company’s position that an allocation has been made for taxes payable), only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein; provided, that, in the case a Termination Letter in the form of Exhibit A is received, or (y) on December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018), if a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee prior to such date, in which case the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B and the Property in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of any taxes payable and less up to $50,000 of interest that may be released to the Company to pay dissolution expenses), shall be distributed to the Public Shareholders of record as of such date; provided, however, that in the event the Trustee receives a Termination Letter in a form substantially similar to Exhibit B hereto, or if the Trustee begins to liquidate the Property because it has received no such Termination Letter by December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018), the Trustee shall keep the Trust Account open until twelve (12) months following the date the Property has been distributed to the Public Shareholders;”

1.2. Section 1(k) of the Original Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“(k) Upon written request from the Company, which may be given from time to time in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit D (a “Shareholder Redemption Withdrawal Instruction”), the Trustee shall distribute to the redeeming shareholders the amount requested by the Company to be used to redeem shares of Ordinary Shares from Public Shareholders in the event that the Company’s shareholders approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the time period in which the Company must complete its initial Business Combination or liquidate the Trust Account. The written request of the Company referenced above shall constitute presumptive evidence that the Company is entitled to said funds, and the Trustee shall have no responsibility to look beyond said request.”

1.3. A new Section 1(k) is hereby added to the Original Agreement as follows:

“(l) Not make any withdrawals or distributions from the Trust Account other than pursuant to Section 1(i), (j) or (k) above.”

1.4. All references to “Sections 1(i) and 1(j)” are hereby replaced with “Sections 1(i), 1(j) and (1)(k)”

1.5. A new Exhibit D is hereby added to the Original Agreement as follows:

 

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“EXHIBIT D

[Letterhead of Company]

[Insert date]

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street 30th Floor

New York, New York, 10004

Attn: Steven G. Nelson and Francis E. Wolf, Jr.

Re: Trust Account No.             Shareholder Redemption Withdrawal Instruction

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Section 1(k) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of September 15, 2016 (as amended from time to time, “Trust Agreement”), the Company hereby requests that you deliver to the redeeming shareholders $[●] of the principal and interest income earned on the Property as of the date hereof. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.

The Company requires that such funds be paid its public shareholders who have properly elected to have their Ordinary Shares redeemed by the Company in connection with the shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the time in which the Company must complete a Business Combination or liquidate the Trust Account. As such, you are hereby directed and authorized to transfer (via wire transfer) such funds promptly upon your receipt of this letter to the shareholders whose wire instructions you have collected with their requests for redemption.

 

Very truly yours,
Saban Capital Acquisition Corp.
By:  

     

  Name:
  Title:

 

cc:

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

Goldman, Sachs & Co.”

2. Miscellaneous Provisions.

2.1. Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Amendment by or for the benefit of the Company or the Trustee shall bind and inure to the benefit of their permitted respective successors and assigns.

2.2. Severability. This Amendment shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Amendment or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Amendment a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

 

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2.3. Applicable Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

2.4. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in several original or facsimile counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and together shall constitute but one instrument.

2.5. Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Amendment and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

2.6. Entire Agreement. The Original Agreement, as modified by this Amendment, constitutes the entire understanding of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments, whether written or oral, express or implied, relating to the subject matter hereof, and all such prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments are hereby canceled and terminated.

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee
By:  

     

  Name:
  Title:

 

Saban Capital Acquisition Corp.
By:  

     

  Name:
  Title:

[Signature Page to Amendment to Investment Management Trust Agreement]

 

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SABAN CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON

September 18, 2018

The undersigned, revoking any previous proxies relating to these shares with respect to the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Trust Amendment Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal hereby acknowledges receipt of the notice and Proxy Statement, dated August 30, 2018, in connection with the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time on September 18, 2018 at the offices of Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”), located at 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067, for the sole purpose of considering and voting upon the following proposals, and hereby appoints Adam Chesnoff, Niveen Tadros and Haim Saban as the Chairman of the Extraordinary General Meeting, and each of them (with full power to act alone), the attorneys and proxies of the undersigned, with power of substitution to each, to vote all shares of the ordinary shares of the Company registered in the name provided, which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, and at any adjournments thereof, with all the powers the undersigned would have if personally present. Without limiting the general authorization hereby given, said proxies are, and each of them is, instructed to vote or act as follows on the proposals set forth in this Proxy Statement.

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on September 18, 2018:

This notice of extraordinary general meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement are available at https://www.cstproxy.com/sabanac/sm2018.

 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR”

PROPOSAL 1, PROPOSAL 2 AND PROPOSAL 3.

    

Please mark votes as indicated

in this example

  

 

Proposal 1 – Extension of Corporate Life

  

FOR

  

AGAINST

  

ABSTAIN

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Amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the date that the Company has to consummate a business combination from September 21, 2018 to December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018). Proposal 1 is conditioned on the approval of Proposal 2. If Proposal 1 is approved by the shareholders and Proposal 2 is not, neither proposal will take effect.   

 

  

 

  

 

   indicate the correct address below:        
           


Proposal 2 – Extension of Trust Agreement

  

FOR

  

AGAINST

  

ABSTAIN

   Date: _________________________ , 2018
Amend the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated September 15, 2016, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”), to extend the date on which Continental must liquidate the Trust Account established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering if the Company has not completed its initial business combination from September 21, 2018 to December 31, 2018(or March 31, 2019 if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018) and to permit the withdrawal of funds from the Trust Account to pay shareholders who properly exercise their redemption rights in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal. Proposal 2 is conditioned on the approval of Proposal 1. If Proposal 2 is approved by the shareholders and Proposal 1 is not, neither proposal will take effect.   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Signature

 

Signature (if held jointly)

 

Signature should agree with name printed hereon. If shares are held in the name of more than one person, EACH joint owner should sign. Executors, administrators, trustees, guardians and attorneys should indicate the capacity in which they sign. Attorneys should submit powers of attorney.

            PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY IN THE ENVELOPE ENCLOSED TO CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY. THIS PROXY WILL BE

Proposal 3 – Adjournment

  

FOR

  

AGAINST

  

ABSTAIN

Adjourn the Extraordinary General Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of Proposal 1 or Proposal 2.

        
            VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE ABOVE SIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF YOU RETURN A SIGNED AND DATED PROXY BUT NO DIRECTION IS MADE, YOUR ORDINARY SHARES WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSALS SET FORTH ABOVE.