SPAC Sponsored By Greenhill Announces Stockholder Approval of Iridium Acquisition and Pricing of Equity Offering
September 23 2009 - 7:07PM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Greenhill & Co.,
Inc. ("Greenhill") (NYSE:GHL) today announced that the stockholders
of GHL Acquisition Corp. ("GHL Acquisition") (NYX: GHQ, GHQ.U and
GHQ.WS), the special purpose acquisition company sponsored by
Greenhill, have approved all the matters voted on at a special
meeting of stockholders held today, including the proposed
acquisition of Iridium Holdings LLC by GHL Acquisition. In
addition, GHL Acquisition announced that it has priced an offering
of 16,000,000 newly issued shares of its common stock at a price of
$10.00 per share. It is expected that the acquisition by GHL
Acquisition of Iridium and the common stock offering will close on
September 29, 2009, subject to the satisfaction of customary
closing conditions. Forward-Looking Statements and Other Disclosure
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within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. The words "anticipates," "may," "can," "believes,"
"expects," "projects," "intends," "likely," "will," "to be" and
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uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of Greenhill or GHL Acquisition to
differ materially from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, uncertainties regarding the timing of the closing of
the transactions referred to above, whether the closing conditions
will be satisfied, as well as industry and economic conditions, and
competitive, legal, governmental and technological factors. There
is no assurance that Greenhill's expectations will be realized. If
one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if
Greenhill's underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results
may vary materially from those expected, estimated or projected.
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press release or as of the date they are made, and, except as
required by law, Greenhill undertakes no obligation to update
forward-looking statements. This press release is for informational
purposes only and does not constitute an offer of any securities
for sale. Contact: Richard J. Lieb, Chief Financial Officer
Greenhill & Co., Inc. (212) 389-1800 DATASOURCE: Greenhill
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