8-K

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): September 18, 2018

SABAN CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands	001-37878	98-1296434
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor Los Angeles, California	90067
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(310) 557-5100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☒ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ 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-commencements communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On September 18, 2018, in connection with its Extraordinary General Meeting held on September 18, 2018 (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”), Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”) entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2016, to (i) extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination (as defined below) from September 21, 2018 to December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018) (the “Extended Date”) and (ii) extend the date on which the Trustee must liquidate the trust account established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering if the Company has not completed its initial business combination from September 21, 2018 to the Extended Deadline (the “Trust Amendment”). A copy of the Trust Amendment is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Extraordinary General Meeting, which was held on September 18, 2018, holders of 27,500,577 of our ordinary shares, which represents 88.0% of the ordinary shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date of August 21, 2018, were represented in person or by proxy.

At the Extraordinary General Meeting, the shareholders approved (1) an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company (the “Extension Amendment”) to extend the date by which the Company must (a) consummate a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (a “business combination”), (b) cease its operations except for the purpose of winding up if it fails to complete such business combination, and (c) redeem all of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering from September 21, 2018 to the Extended Date and (2) the proposals for the Trust Amendment. A copy of the Extension Amendment is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Approval of Extension Amendment

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
25,459,870	2,038,707	2,000	N/A

Approval of Trust Amendment

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
25,459.870	2,038,707	2,000	N/A

In connection with vote to approve the Extension Amendment, the holders of 3,842,224 Class A ordinary shares properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.19 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $39.15 million, in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal.

The approval of the Extension Amendment will provide an opportunity for the Company’s shareholders to evaluate the Company’s proposed business combination with Panavision Inc. and SIM Video International Inc., which was announced on September 13, 2018 following several months of negotiations among the parties, including the execution of a non-binding term sheet on May 1, 2018. The information included in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference in this item to the extent required herein.

No Offer or Solicitation

This communication is not intended to, and does not, constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or an invitation to purchase any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction in connection with the proposed business combination among the Company, Panavision Inc. and SIM Video International Inc. or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law.

Important Information For Investors And Stockholders

In connection with the transactions referred to in this communication, the Company expects to file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” containing a preliminary proxy statement and preliminary prospectus of the Company. After the registration statement is declared effective, the Company will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus to shareholders of the Company.

This communication is not a substitute for the proxy statement/prospectus or registration statement or for any other document that the Company may file with the SEC and send to the Company’s shareholders in connection with the proposed transactions. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by the Company through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Investors and security holders may also obtain these documents by requesting them in writing from us by addressing such request to our General Counsel at Saban Capital Acquisition Corp., 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Participants in the Solicitation

The Company, Panavision Inc. and SIM Video International Inc. and their respective directors and certain of their respective executive officers may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the proposed transactions under the rules of the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of the Company is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the SEC on March 14, 2018. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
3.1	Amendment to Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association
10.1	Amendment No. 1, dated as of September 18, 2018, to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2016, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer  & Trust Company, as trustee

SIGNATURE

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.

	Saban Capital Acquisition Corp.
Date: September 20, 2018	By:	/s/ Adam Chesnoff
	Name:	Adam Chesnoff
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

AMENDMENTS

TO THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

SABAN CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

SABAN CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

(the “Company”)

RESOLUTIONS OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY

It is resolved as a special resolution THAT, effective immediately, the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company be amended by:

(a) amending Article 49.4(a) by deleting the following introduction of such sub-section:

“the Company does not consummate a Business Combination by twenty-four months after the closing of the IPO the Company shall:”

and replacing it with the following:

“the Company does not consummate a Business Combination by December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for an initial Business Combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such Business Combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018), the Company shall:”; and

(b) amending Article 49.4(b) by deleting the words:

“within 24 months from the closing of the IPO”

and replacing them with the words:

“by December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for an initial Business Combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such Business Combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018)”.

EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of September 18, 2018, by and between Saban Capital Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms contained in this Amendment, but not specifically defined in this Amendment, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Original Agreement (as defined below).

WHEREAS, on September 21, 2016, the Company consummated an initial public offering (the “Offering”) of units of the Company, each such unit is composed of one share of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Ordinary Shares”), and one-half of one warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share;

WHEREAS, $250,000,000 of the gross proceeds of the Offering (including $8,750,000 of underwriters’ deferred discount) and sale of the Private Placement Warrants (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) were delivered to the Trustee to be deposited and held in a segregated Trust Account located in the United States (the “Trust Account”) for the benefit of the Company and the holders of Ordinary Shares included in the Units issued in the Offering pursuant to the investment management trust agreement made effective as of September 15, 2016 by and between the Company and the Trustee (the “Original Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Company has sought the approval of the holders of its Ordinary Shares and holders of its Class F ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class F Ordinary Shares”), at an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders to: (i) extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination from September 21, 2018 to December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018) (the “Extension Amendment”) and (ii) extend the date on which the Trustee must liquidate the Trust Account if the Company has not completed its initial business combination from September 21, 2018 to December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018) (the “Trust Amendment”);

WHEREAS, holders of at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the then issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares and Class F Ordinary Shares, voting together as a single class, approved the Extension Amendment and the Trust Amendment; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement to, among other things, reflect amendments to the Original Agreement contemplated by the Trust Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Amendment of Trust Agreement.

1.1. Section 1(i) of the Original Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“(i) Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after (x) receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter from the Company (“Termination Letter”) in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B signed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive

Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel, Secretary or Chairman of the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company or other authorized officer of the Company, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of any taxes payable and less up to $50,000 of interest that may be released to the Company to pay dissolution expenses, it being understood that the Trustee has no obligation to monitor or question the Company’s position that an allocation has been made for taxes payable), only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein; provided, that, in the case a Termination Letter in the form of Exhibit A is received, or (y) on December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018), if a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee prior to such date, in which case the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B and the Property in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of any taxes payable and less up to $50,000 of interest that may be released to the Company to pay dissolution expenses), shall be distributed to the Public Shareholders of record as of such date; provided, however, that in the event the Trustee receives a Termination Letter in a form substantially similar to Exhibit B hereto, or if the Trustee begins to liquidate the Property because it has received no such Termination Letter by December 31, 2018 (or March 31, 2019 if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for an initial business combination by December 31, 2018 and all closing conditions contained in such definitive agreement (other than regulatory conditions, including, without limitation, those related to antitrust approval and the effectiveness of any related registration statement, and conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of such business combination) have been satisfied or waived by December 31, 2018), the Trustee shall keep the Trust Account open until twelve (12) months following the date the Property has been distributed to the Public Shareholders;”

1.2. Section 1(k) of the Original Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“(k) Upon written request from the Company, which may be given from time to time in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit D (a “Shareholder Redemption Withdrawal Instruction”), the Trustee shall distribute to the redeeming shareholders the amount requested by the Company to be used to redeem shares of Ordinary Shares from Public Shareholders in the event that the Company’s shareholders approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the time period in which the Company must complete its initial Business Combination or liquidate the Trust Account. The written request of the Company referenced above shall constitute presumptive evidence that the Company is entitled to said funds, and the Trustee shall have no responsibility to look beyond said request.”

1.3. A new Section 1(k) is hereby added to the Original Agreement as follows:

“(l) Not make any withdrawals or distributions from the Trust Account other than pursuant to Section 1(i), (j) or (k) above.”

1.4. All references to “Sections 1(i) and 1(j)” are hereby replaced with “Sections 1(i), 1(j) and (1)(k)”

1.5. A new Exhibit D is hereby added to the Original Agreement as follows:

“EXHIBIT D

[Letterhead of Company]

[Insert date]

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street 30th Floor New York, New York, 10004

Attn: Steven G. Nelson and Francis E. Wolf, Jr.

Re: Trust Account No.                Shareholder Redemption Withdrawal Instruction

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Section 1(k) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of September 15, 2016 (as amended from time to time, “Trust Agreement”), the Company hereby requests that you deliver to the redeeming shareholders $[•] of the principal and interest income earned on the Property as of the date hereof. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.

The Company requires that such funds be paid its public shareholders who have properly elected to have their Ordinary Shares redeemed by the Company in connection with the shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the time in which the Company must complete a Business Combination or liquidate the Trust Account. As such, you are hereby directed and authorized to transfer (via wire transfer) such funds promptly upon your receipt of this letter to the shareholders whose wire instructions you have collected with their requests for redemption.

Very truly yours,
Saban Capital Acquisition Corp.
By:
	Name:
	Title:

cc: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Goldman, Sachs & Co.”

2. Miscellaneous Provisions.

2.1. Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Amendment by or for the benefit of the Company or the Trustee shall bind and inure to the benefit of their permitted respective successors and assigns.

2.2. Severability. This Amendment shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Amendment or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Amendment a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

2.3. Applicable Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

2.4. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in several original or facsimile counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and together shall constitute but one instrument.

2.5. Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Amendment and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

2.6. Entire Agreement. The Original Agreement, as modified by this Amendment, constitutes the entire understanding of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments, whether written or oral, express or implied, relating to the subject matter hereof, and all such prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments are hereby canceled and terminated.

[Signature page follows]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
as Trustee
By:	/s/ Francis Wolf Jr.
	Name:   Francis Wolf Jr.
	Title:     Vice President
Saban Capital Acquisition Corp.
By:	/s/ Adam Chesnoff
	Name:   Adam Chesnoff
	Title:     Chief Executive Officer and President

[Signature Page to Amendment to Investment Management Trust Agreement]