UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 16, 2012
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GLOBAL EAGLE ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 001-35176 27-4757800
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		 (Commission
File Number)		 (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

10900 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1500, Los Angeles, California 90024

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 209-7280

 

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

£      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

R      Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

£      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

£      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
 
 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On November 16, 2012, Global Eagle Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Dave Davis, former chief financial officer of Northwest Airlines Corporation and US Airways Group and current director of Row 44, Inc. (“Row 44”), will join the Company as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer upon closing of the proposed business combination with Row 44 and Advanced Inflight Alliance AG (“AIA”) (collectively, the “Business Combination”). The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

 

Additional Information About the Transaction and Where to Find It 

 

The Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a preliminary proxy statement of the Company in connection with the Business Combination on November 14, 2012 and will mail a definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents to its stockholders.  The Company’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read the preliminary proxy statement, and amendments thereto and, once available, the definitive proxy statement in connection with the Company’s solicitation of proxies for its stockholders’ meeting to be held to approve the Business Combination because the proxy statement will contain important information about AIA, Row 44, the Company and the Business Combination. The definitive proxy statement will be mailed to stockholders of the Company as of a record date to be established for voting on the Business Combination. Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the proxy statement, without charge, at the SEC’s internet site at http://www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Global Eagle Acquisition Corp., 10900 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90024.  Attn.: James A. Graf, Chief Financial Officer.

 

Participants in Solicitation

 

The Company and its directors and officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to the Company’s stockholders with respect to the transaction. A list of the names of those directors and officers and a description of their interests in the Company is contained in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, which was filed with the SEC, and will also be contained in the  proxy statement for the Business Combination filed on November 14, 2012. 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)      Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number		 Exhibit
99.1* Press Release, dated November 16, 2012.
*          Filed herewith.
 
 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  Global Eagle Acquisition Corp.
Dated:  November 16, 2012 By:  /s/ James A. Graf                   
 

Name: James A. Graf

Title: Vice President

 

 

  

 

[Signature Page to Form 8-K]

 

 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number		 Exhibit
99.1* Press Release, dated November 16, 2012.
*          Filed herewith.