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): February 19, 2013
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GLOBAL EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
(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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Item 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement.
Effective as of February 19, 2013, Row 44, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant (“Row 44”), entered into Amendment No. 14 (“Amendment No. 14”) to the Master Services Agreement, dated December 21, 2007, by and between Hughes Network Systems, LLC (“HNS”) and Row 44, as amended (the “MSA”). Under the MSA, Row 44 sources satellite capacity from satellite operators through HNS, while HNS enters into direct relationships with specific satellite operators in North America and Europe. Row 44 and HNS enter into an amendment to the MSA each time that Row 44 needs to add a new satellite transponder or changes its capacity needs with respect to an existing satellite transponder. Amendment No. 14 sets forth the terms and conditions of the delivery of satellite transponder space by HNS to Row 44 for certain services in and over Russia, including the establishment of a network operating center in Russia. The services provided under Amendment No. 14 will continue through December 31, 2016, unless terminated prior to that date in accordance with such amendment. The foregoing description of Amendment No. 14 is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Amendment No. 14, a copy of which will be filed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Row 44 and HNS are also parties to a Master Equipment Purchase Agreement, dated December 21, 2007, between Row 44 and HNS, pursuant to which HNS supplies Row 44 with satellite gateway and related network equipment and modem cards for use as part of the Row 44 in-flight connectivity system.
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.
| Dated: February 21, 2013 |
GLOBAL EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
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| By | /s/ Michael Pigott | ||
| Michael Pigott | |||
| General Counsel, Vice President and Secretary | |||