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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): April 8, 2010 (April 5, 2010)
LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
     
001-33862   26-0490500
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification Number)
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 41st Floor
New York, New York 10036

(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 380-2230
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
     IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION (THE “BUSINESS COMBINATION”) BETWEEN PROMOTORA DE INFORMACIONES, S.A. (“PRISA”) AND LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP. (“LIBERTY”), PRISA INTENDS TO FILE WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “SEC”) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-4 THAT WILL INCLUDE A PROXY STATEMENT OF LIBERTY THAT ALSO WILL CONSTITUTE A PROSPECTUS OF PRISA. LIBERTY WILL MAIL THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS TO ITS STOCKHOLDERS AND WARRANTHOLDERS. LIBERTY STOCKHOLDERS AND WARRANTHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION AND WARRANT AMENDMENT WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING LIBERTY, PRISA, THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION, THE PROPOSED WARRANT AMENDMENT AND RELATED MATTERS. WHEN AVAILABLE, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN COPIES OF ALL DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE BUSINESS COMBINATION, THE WARRANT AMENDMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED BY LIBERTY OR PRISA WITH THE SEC, FREE OF CHARGE, AT THE SEC’S WEBSITE (WWW.SEC.GOV) OR BY SENDING A REQUEST TO LIBERTY, 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036, OR BY CALLING LIBERTY AT (212) 380-2230. PRISA WILL ALSO FILE CERTAIN DOCUMENTS WITH THE SPANISH COMISIÓN NACIONAL DEL MERCADO DE VALORES (THE “CNMV”) IN CONNECTION WITH ITS SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING TO BE HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION, WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE CNMV’S WEBSITE AT WWW.CNMV.ES.
     LIBERTY AND ITS DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS MAY BE DEEMED TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FROM LIBERTY’S STOCKHOLDERS IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION AND FROM THE WARRANTHOLDERS OF LIBERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED WARRANT AMENDMENT. INFORMATION REGARDING THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF LIBERTY IS AVAILABLE IN LIBERTY’S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009, WHICH HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SEC. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE INTERESTS OF SUCH POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-4 (AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS FOR THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION AND PROPOSED WARRANT AMENDMENT) AND THE OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC.
     PRISA AND ITS DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS MAY BE DEEMED TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FROM THE STOCKHOLDERS OF LIBERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION AND FROM THE WARRANTHOLDERS OF LIBERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED WARRANT AMENDMENT. INFORMATION REGARDING THE INTERESTS OF THESE DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IN THE BUSINESS COMBINATION WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-4 (AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS FOR THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION).

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     THIS REPORT MAY INCLUDE “FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE “SAFE HARBOR” PROVISIONS OF THE UNITED STATES PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS MAY BE IDENTIFIED BY THE USE OF WORDS SUCH AS “ANTICIPATE”, “BELIEVE”, “EXPECT”, “ESTIMATE”, “PLAN”, “OUTLOOK”, AND “PROJECT” AND OTHER SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS THAT PREDICT OR INDICATE FUTURE EVENTS OR TRENDS OR THAT ARE NOT STATEMENTS OF HISTORICAL MATTERS. READERS ARE CAUTIONED THAT SUCH FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO REVENUES, EARNINGS, PERFORMANCE, STRATEGIES, PROSPECTS AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE BUSINESSES OF PRISA, LIBERTY AND THE COMBINED GROUP AFTER COMPLETION OF THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION ARE BASED ON CURRENT EXPECTATIONS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. A NUMBER OF FACTORS COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS OR OUTCOMES TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE INDICATED BY SUCH FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE FACTORS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: (1) THE OCCURRENCE OF ANY EVENT, CHANGE OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO THE TERMINATION OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN PRISA AND LIBERTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE INABILITY OF PRISA TO ENTER INTO DEFINITIVE DOCUMENTS WITH ITS LENDERS REGARDING A RESTRUCTURING OF PRISA’S INDEBTEDNESS; (2) THE OUTCOME OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS THAT MAY BE INSTITUTED AGAINST PRISA AND OTHERS FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT AND TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREIN; (3) THE INABILITY TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT DUE TO THE FAILURE TO OBTAIN LIBERTY STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL, LIBERTY WARRANTHOLDER APPROVAL OR PRISA STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL, (4) DELAYS IN OBTAINING, ADVERSE CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN, OR THE INABILITY TO OBTAIN NECESSARY REGULATORY APPROVALS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT; (5) THE RISK THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION DISRUPTS CURRENT PLANS AND OPERATIONS AS A RESULT OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN; (6) THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE THE ANTICIPATED BENEFITS OF THE COMBINATION OF PRISA AND LIBERTY; (7) COSTS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED COMBINATION; (8) THE LIMITED LIQUIDITY AND TRADING OF LIBERTY’S SECURITIES; (9) CHANGES IN APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS; (10) THE POSSIBILITY THAT PRISA MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY OTHER ECONOMIC, BUSINESS, AND/OR COMPETITIVE FACTORS; AND (11) OTHER RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES INDICATED FROM TIME TO TIME IN PRISA’S OR LIBERTY’S FILINGS WITH THE SEC.
     READERS ARE REFERRED TO LIBERTY’S MOST RECENT REPORTS FILED WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING ITS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009. READERS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE MADE, AND LIBERTY UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE OR REVISE THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHETHER AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE EVENTS OR OTHERWISE.

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Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
     Effective on April 5, 2010, Promotora de Informaciones, S.A. (“Prisa”) and Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. (“Liberty”) entered into Amendment No. 2 (the “Amendment”) to the Business Combination Agreement, dated March 5, 2010, between Prisa and Liberty, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated March 15, 2010 (as so amended, the “Business Combination Agreement”). As previously disclosed, the Business Combination Agreement provides that it may be terminated by Liberty if Prisa does not receive, by April 5, 2010, from the agent for Prisa’s syndicated senior lenders, a notice to the effect that each of the lenders under such credit facility has consented to the terms for the restructuring of such facility agreed to between Prisa and such agent. The Amendment extends to April 19, 2010, the date upon which such termination right of Liberty would arise if such notice has not been received.
     The foregoing is a summary of the material terms of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (d) Exhibits.
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
       
 
  2.1    
Amendment No. 2, dated April 5, 2010, to the Business Combination Agreement between Prisa and Liberty.

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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.
         
  LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
 
 
Date: April 8, 2010  By:   /s/ Jared Bluestein    
    Name:   Jared Bluestein   
    Title:   Secretary   

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
       
 
  2.1    
Amendment No. 2, dated April 5, 2010, to the Business Combination Agreement between Prisa and Liberty.

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