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 5, 2015 (February 4, 2015)
CHART ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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001-35762 |
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45-28532218 |
(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
c/o The Chart Group, L.P.
555 5th
Avenue 19th Floor
New York, NY |
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10017 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: 212-350-8205
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01 |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On February 4, 2015, Chart
Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued non-interest bearing promissory notes in the aggregate amount of $450,000
(the “Notes”) as follows: $277,500.37 to Chart Acquisition Group LLC, the Company’s sponsor; $157,500
to Cowen Investments LLC, an affiliate of Cowen and Company, LLC, one of the lead underwriters of the Company’s initial public
offering; and $14,999.63 to Joseph R. Wright, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Payment on all of the notes
are due on the earlier of: (i) March 13, 2015 and (ii) the date on which the Company consummates its Business Combination (as defined
in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation). The Company issued these promissory notes in consideration
for loans from the payees to fund the Company's working capital requirements. The Notes do not have a claim against the Trust Account
(as defined in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation) and will not reduce the per-share redemption
price for shares of common stock issued in the Company’s initial public offering.
A form of the Notes is
filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description
of the Notes is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Item 2.03 |
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant |
The information set forth
in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
10.1 |
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Form of Promissory Note, dated February 4, 2015 |
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.
Date: February 5, 2015 |
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CHART ACQUISITION CORP. |
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/s/ Michael LaBarbera |
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Name: Michael LaBarbera |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT 10.1
THIS PROMISSORY NOTE (“NOTE”)
HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THIS NOTE
HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE
THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY
THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
PROMISSORY NOTE
Principal Amount: $[ ] |
Dated as of
February 4, 2015
New York, New York |
Chart Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and blank check company (the “Maker”), promises to pay
to the order of [ ] or its registered
assigns or successors in interest (the “Payee”), or order,
the principal sum of [
]($[ ]) (the “Principal Amount”) in lawful money of the United
States of America, on the terms and conditions described below. All payments on this Note shall be made by check or
wire transfer of immediately available funds or as otherwise determined by the Maker to such account as the Payee may from time
to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Note.
1. Principal.
This Note shall be payable on the earlier of: (i) March 13, 2015; or (ii) the date on which Maker consummates an initial merger,
capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, involving the Maker
and one or more businesses (“Business Combination”) in accordance with the terms of the prospectus relating
to the Maker’s initial public offering (the “IPO”). The principal balance may be prepaid at any
time.
2. Interest.
No interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note.
3. Application
of Payments. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due
under this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorney’s fees, then to the payment in full of any late charges
and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.
4. Events
of Default. The following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”):
(a) Failure
to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay the obligations due pursuant to this Note within five (5) business days
of the date specified above.
(b) Voluntary
Bankruptcy, Etc. The commencement by Maker of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or
the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts
become due, or the taking of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.
(c) Involuntary
Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of Maker
in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering
the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period
of 60 consecutive days.
5. Remedies.
(a) Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 4(a) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note
to be due immediately and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable thereunder,
shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby
expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.
(b) Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 4(b) and 4(c), the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all
other sums payable with regard to this Note, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without
any action on the part of Payee.
6. Waivers.
Maker waives presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note,
all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that
might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds
arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution,
exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any real estate that may be levied upon
pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole
or in part in any order desired by Payee.
7. Unconditional
Liability. Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement
of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other
party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or
consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted
by Payee with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors,
or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to Maker or affecting Maker’s liability hereunder.
8. Notices.
All notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Agreement shall be: (i) in writing and
delivered personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail, overnight courier service or facsimile or electronic
transmission to the address designated in writing, (ii) by facsimile to the number most recently provided to such party or such
other address or fax number as may be designated in writing by such party and (iii) by electronic mail, to the electronic mail
address most recently provided to such party or such other electronic mail address as may be designated in writing by such party. Any
notice or other communication so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the day of delivery, if delivered personally,
on the business day following receipt of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, one (1) business
day after delivery to an overnight courier service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail.
9. Construction.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS
THEREOF.
10. Severability.
Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction,
be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and
any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any
other jurisdiction.
11. Trust
Waiver. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Payee hereby waives any and all right, title, interest
or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any distribution of or from the trust account (“Trust Account”)
established by the Maker in which the proceeds of the IPO (including the deferred underwriters discounts and commissions) and
the proceeds of the sale of the units issued in a private placement that occurred prior to the effectiveness of the IPO, as described
in greater detail in the prospectus relating to the IPO, and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction
for any Claim against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever.
12. Amendment;
Waiver. Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent
of the Maker and the Payee.
13. Assignment.
This Note may be assigned by the Payee.
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed by the undersigned as of the day and year
first above written.
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CHART ACQUISITION CORP. |
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By: |
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Name: Michael LaBarbera |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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