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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

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SABAN CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90067

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

To Be Held at 8:30 am Pacific Time on December 20, 2018

Dear Shareholders of Saban Capital Acquisition Corp.:

The 2018 annual general meeting (the “Annual General Meeting”) of Saban Capital Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), will be held on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 8:30 am Pacific Time, at the offices of the Company, located at 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067, for the following purposes, as more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement:

 

1.

To re-appoint Haim Saban and Adam Chesnoff as Class B directors to serve until the 2020 annual general meeting and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified;

 

2.

To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2018; and

 

3.

To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual General Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

THE COMPANY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE RE-APPOINTMENT OF EACH NOMINEE DIRECTOR AND “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF KPMG LLP TO SERVE AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE COMPANY’S FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2018.

The Company’s board of directors has fixed the close of business on November 21, 2018 as the record date for the Annual General Meeting. Only shareholders of record on November 21, 2018 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual General Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof. Further information regarding voting rights and the matters to be voted upon is presented in the accompanying proxy statement.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. You are requested to carefully read the proxy statement and accompanying Notice of Annual General Meeting for a more complete statement of matters to be considered at the Annual General Meeting.

If you have any questions or need assistance voting your ordinary shares, please contact Morrow Sodali LLC, our proxy solicitor, by calling (800) 662-5200, or banks and brokers can call collect at (203) 658-9400, or by emailing SCAC.info@morrowsodali.com.

 

Sincerely,
  /s/ Adam Chesnoff
  Adam Chesnoff
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  Los Angeles, CA
  December 3, 2018

This proxy statement is dated December 3, 2018

and is being mailed with the form of proxy on or about December 3, 2018.


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IMPORTANT

Whether or not you expect to attend the Annual General Meeting, you are respectfully requested by the Board of Directors to sign, date and return the enclosed proxy promptly, or follow the instructions contained in the proxy card or voting instructions provided by your broker. If you grant a proxy, you may revoke it at any time prior to the Annual General Meeting or vote in person at the Annual General Meeting.

PLEASE NOTE: If your shares are held in street name, your broker, bank, custodian, or other nominee holder cannot vote your shares in the election of directors unless you direct the nominee holder how to vote by returning your proxy card or by following the instructions contained on the proxy card or voting instruction form.

Saban Capital Acquisition Corp.

10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90067

NOTICE OF THE 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TO BE HELD DECEMBER 20, 2018

To the Shareholders of Saban Capital Acquisition Corp.:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2018 annual general meeting (the “Annual General Meeting”) of Saban Capital Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), will be held on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 8:30 am Pacific Time, at the offices of the Company, located at 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067, to consider and vote upon the following proposals:

 

1.

To re-appoint Haim Saban and Adam Chesnoff as Class B directors to serve until the 2020 annual general meeting and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified;

 

2.

To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2018; and

 

3.

To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual General Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

Only shareholders of record of the Company as of the close of business on November 21, 2018 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual General Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Each ordinary share entitles the holder thereof to one vote.

Your vote is important. Proxy voting permits shareholders unable to attend the Annual General Meeting to vote their shares through a proxy. By appointing a proxy, your shares will be represented and voted in accordance with your instructions. You can vote your shares by completing and returning your proxy card or by completing the voting instruction form provided to you by your broker. Proxy cards that are signed and returned but do not include voting instructions will be voted by the proxy as recommended by the Board of Directors. You can change your voting instructions or revoke your proxy at any time prior to the Annual General Meeting by following the instructions included in this proxy statement and on the proxy card.


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Even if you plan to attend the Annual General Meeting in person, it is strongly recommended that you complete and return your proxy card before the Annual General Meeting date to ensure that your shares will be represented at the Annual General Meeting if you are unable to attend. You are urged to review carefully the information contained in the enclosed proxy statement prior to deciding how to vote your shares.

 

By Order of the Board of Directors,
  /s/ Niveen Tadros
  Niveen Tadros
  Executive Vice President and General Counsel

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 20, 2018

This Notice of Annual General Meeting and Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 are available at

https://www.cstproxy.com/sabanac/2018.


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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROXY MATERIALS AND OUR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

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Nominees for Class B Directors

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Continuing Class A Directors

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Non-Director Executive Officers

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Director Independence

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Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight

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Board Meetings and Committees

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Director Nominations

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Code of Ethics

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Compensation Committee Interlocks

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Communications with the Board of Directors

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Executive Officer and Director Compensation

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PROPOSAL NO. 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

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Nominees

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Vote Required

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PROPOSAL NO. 2 RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

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Fees Paid to the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Auditor Independence

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Audit Committee Policy on Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Vote Required

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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OTHER MATTERS

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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

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Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report and SEC Filings

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SABAN CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR THE 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

To Be Held at 8:30 am Pacific Time on Thursday, December 20, 2018

This proxy statement and the enclosed form of proxy are furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by our board of directors for use at the 2018 annual general meeting of Saban Capital Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and any postponements, adjournments or continuations thereof (the “Annual General Meeting”). The Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 8:30 am Pacific Time, at the offices of the Company, located at 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067.

The information provided in the “question and answer” format below is for your convenience only and is merely a summary of the information contained in this proxy statement. You should read this entire proxy statement carefully.

What is a quorum?

A quorum is the minimum number of shares required to be present at the Annual General Meeting for the Annual General Meeting to be properly held under our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (as amended, the “Articles”) and the Companies Law (2018 Revision) of the Cayman Islands (the “Companies Law”). The presence, in person, by proxy, or if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative or proxy, of the holders of a majority of our ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of the record date constitutes a quorum. Proxies that are marked “abstain” and proxies relating to “street name” shares that are returned to us but marked by brokers as “not voted” (so-called “broker non-votes”) will be treated as shares present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum on all matters. If a shareholder does not give the broker voting instructions, under applicable self-regulatory organization rules, its broker may not vote its shares on “non-routine” matters, such as the re-appointment of Haim Saban and Adam Chesnoff as Class B directors.

What is the effect of giving a proxy?

Proxies are solicited by and on behalf of our board of directors. Adam Chesnoff and Niveen Tadros have been designated as proxies by our board of directors. When proxies are properly dated, executed and returned, the shares represented by such proxies will be voted at the Annual General Meeting in accordance with the instructions of the shareholder. If no specific instructions are given, however, the shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of our board of directors as described below. If any matters not described in this proxy statement are properly presented at the Annual General Meeting, the proxy holders will use their own judgment to determine how to vote the shares. If the Annual General Meeting is adjourned, the proxy holders can vote the shares on the new Annual General Meeting date as well, unless you have properly revoked your proxy instructions, as described above.

Who will solicit and pay the cost of soliciting proxies for the Annual General Meeting?

Our board of directors is soliciting proxies for use at the Annual General Meeting. All costs associated with this solicitation will be borne directly by the Company. We have engaged Morrow Sodali LLC (“Morrow”) to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Annual General Meeting. We have agreed to pay Morrow a fee of $6,000, plus disbursements, and will reimburse Morrow for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and indemnify Morrow and its affiliates against certain claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses. We will also reimburse banks, brokers and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries representing beneficial owners of Class A ordinary shares for their expenses in forwarding soliciting materials to beneficial owners of Class A ordinary shares and in obtaining voting instructions from those owners. Our directors and officers may also solicit proxies by telephone,

 

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by facsimile, by mail, on the Internet or in person. They will not be paid any additional amounts for soliciting proxies.

What matters am I voting on?

You will be voting on:

 

   

the re-appointment of Haim Saban and Adam Chesnoff as Class B directors to serve until the 2020 annual general meeting, and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified;

 

   

a proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2018; and

 

   

any other business as may properly come before the Annual General Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

How does the board of directors recommend that I vote on these proposals?

Our board of directors recommends a vote:

 

   

“FOR” the re-appointment of Haim Saban and Adam Chesnoff as Class B directors; and

 

   

“FOR” the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

Who is entitled to vote?

Holders of our ordinary shares as of the close of business on November 21, 2018, the record date, are entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting. As of the record date, there were 27,401,256 ordinary shares issued and outstanding, consisting of 21,157,776 Class A ordinary shares and 6,243,480 Class F ordinary shares (“Founder Shares”). In deciding all matters at the Annual General Meeting, each shareholder will be entitled to one vote for each share held by them on the record date. Holders of Class A ordinary shares and holders of Class F ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders except as required by law. We do not have cumulative voting rights for the election of directors. Saban Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”), and executive officers, former and current independent directors and individuals assisting us with the evaluation of investment opportunities who have been granted Founder Shares under the 2016 Share Award Plan (collectively, with the Sponsor, the “Initial Shareholders”) collectively own all of our issued and outstanding Founder Shares, constituting approximately 22.8% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares.

Registered Shareholders. If our shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, you are considered the shareholder of record with respect to those shares. As the shareholder of record, you have the right to grant your voting proxy directly to the individuals listed on the proxy card or to vote in person at the Annual General Meeting.

Street Name Shareholders. If our shares are held on your behalf in a brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of those shares held in “street name,” and your broker or nominee is considered the shareholder of record with respect to those shares. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or nominee as to how to vote your shares. Beneficial owners are also invited to attend the Annual General Meeting. However, since a beneficial owner is not the shareholder of record, you may not vote your ordinary shares in person at the Annual General Meeting unless you follow your broker’s procedures for obtaining a legal proxy. Throughout this proxy, we refer to shareholders who hold their shares through a broker, bank or other nominee as “street name shareholders.”

 

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If I am a shareholder of record of the Company’s shares, how do I vote?

There are two ways to vote:

 

   

In person. If you are a shareholder of record, you may vote in person at the Annual General Meeting. The Company will give you a ballot when you arrive.

 

   

By Mail. You may vote by proxy by filling out the proxy card and sending it back in the envelope provided.

If I am a street name shareholder, how do I vote?

There are two ways to vote:

 

   

Through your broker. You have the right to direct your broker or other agent on how to vote the shares in your account. You should contact your broker, bank or such other nominee to ensure that votes related to the shares you beneficially own are properly voted. You are also invited to attend the Annual General Meeting. However, since you are not the shareholder of record, you may not vote your shares in person at the Annual General Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent.

 

   

In person. If you wish to vote in person at the Annual General Meeting, you must obtain a legal proxy from the brokerage firm, bank, broker-dealer or other similar organization that holds your shares. Please contact that organization for instructions regarding obtaining a legal proxy.

How may my brokerage firm or other intermediary vote my shares if I fail to provide timely instructions?

Brokerage firms and other intermediaries holding our shares in street name for customers are generally required to vote such shares in the manner directed by their customers. In the absence of timely instructions, your broker will have discretion to vote your shares on our sole “routine” matter: the proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP. Your broker will not have discretion to vote on the re-appointment of Haim Saban and/or Adam Chesnoff as Class B directors, which is a “non-routine” matter, absent direction from you.

How many votes are needed for approval of each proposal?

 

   

Proposal No. 1: The election of a director requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual General Meeting and entitled to vote thereon. Abstentions are considered present and entitled to vote on this proposal and, thus, will have the same effect as a vote “against” the proposal. Broker non-votes are considered present but not entitled to vote, and therefore will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal.

 

   

Proposal No. 2: The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual General Meeting and entitled to vote thereon. Abstentions are considered present and entitled to vote on this proposal and, thus, will have the same effect as a vote “against” the proposal. As described above, brokers are entitled to vote on this proposal, and therefore broker non-votes are not expected to exist and will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal.

How do the Company’s insiders intend to vote their shares?

The Sponsor and the other Initial Shareholders collectively have the right to vote approximately 22.8% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares and are expected to vote all of their shares in favor of both proposals to be voted upon by our shareholders.

 

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Can I change my vote after I have voted?

You may revoke your proxy and change your vote at any time before the final vote at the Annual General Meeting. You may vote again by signing and returning a new proxy card or vote instruction form with a later date or by attending the Annual General Meeting and voting in person if you are a shareholder of record. However, your attendance at the Annual General Meeting will not automatically revoke your proxy unless you vote again at the Annual General Meeting or specifically request that your prior proxy be revoked by delivering to the Company’s General Counsel at 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067, a written notice of revocation prior to the Annual General Meeting.

Please note, however, that if you are a street name shareholder, you must instruct your broker, bank or other nominee that you wish to change your vote by following the procedures on the voting form provided to you by the broker, bank or other nominee. If you are a street name shareholder, and you wish to attend the Annual General Meeting and vote at the Annual General Meeting, you must bring to the Annual General Meeting a legal proxy from the broker, bank or other nominee holding your shares, confirming your beneficial ownership of the shares and giving you the right to vote your shares.

Where will I be able to find the voting results of the Annual General Meeting?

We will announce preliminary voting results at the Annual General Meeting. We will also disclose voting results on a Current Report on Form 8-K that we will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) within four business days after the Annual General Meeting. If final voting results are not available to us in time to file a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days after the Annual General Meeting, we will file a Current Report on Form 8-K to publish preliminary results and will provide the final results in an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K as soon as they become available.

Are there any appraisal or similar rights for dissenting shareholders?

Neither the Companies Law nor our Articles provide for appraisal or other similar rights for dissenting shareholders in connection with any of the proposals to be voted upon at the Annual General Meeting. Accordingly, our shareholders will have no right to dissent and obtain payment for their shares.

What is the deadline to propose actions for consideration at next year’s annual general meeting or to nominate individuals to serve as directors?

Shareholder Proposals

Shareholders may present proper proposals for inclusion in our proxy statement and for consideration at the next annual general meeting by submitting their proposals in writing to our General Counsel in a timely manner. Under Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), for a shareholder proposal to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement for our 2019 annual general meeting, our General Counsel must receive the written proposal at our principal executive offices not later than August 5, 2019, and such request must comply with Rule 14a-8. Shareholder proposals should be addressed to:

Saban Capital Acquisition Corp.

Attention: Niveen Tadros

10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Each proposal should include the exact language of the proposal, a brief description of the matter and the reasons for the proposal, the name and address of the shareholder making the proposal and the disclosure of that shareholder’s number of ordinary shares owned, length of ownership of the shares, representation that the shareholder will continue to own the shares through the shareholder meeting, intention to appear in person or by proxy at the shareholder meeting and material interest, if any, in the matter being proposed.

 

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Nomination of Director Candidates

You may propose director candidates for consideration by our board of directors. Any such recommendations should include the nominee’s name, age, business address, residence address, principal occupation or employment, the class or series and number of ordinary shares that are owned beneficially or of record by the nominee and any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the procedures set forth in our Articles, and should be directed to our General Counsel at the address set forth above. In addition, the shareholder must give timely notice to our General Counsel not later than the close of business on September 21, 2019, nor earlier than the close of business on August 22, 2019, the 90th and 120th day, respectively, prior to the anniversary of the immediately preceding annual general meeting.

Who can help answer my questions?

If you have questions about the Annual General Meeting or if you need additional copies of the proxy statement, our Annual Report (as defined below) or the enclosed proxy card you should contact:

Morrow Sodali LLC

470 West Avenue

Stamford CT 06902

Tel: (800) 662-5200

Banks and brokers call collect: (203) 658-9400

E-mail: SCAC.info@morrowsodali.com

You also may obtain additional information about us from documents filed with the SEC by following the instructions in the section entitled “Other Matters”.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This proxy statement contains statements that are forward-looking and as such are not historical facts. This includes, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy, the proposed Panavision/SIM Business Combination (as defined below) and the plans and objectives of management for future operations. These statements constitute projections, forecasts and forward-looking statements, and are not guarantees of performance. They involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these statements. Such statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. When used in this proxy statement, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “strive,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. When the Company discusses its strategies or plans, including as they relate to the proposed Panavision/SIM Business Combination, it is making projections, forecasts or forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on the beliefs of, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Actual results and shareholders’ value will be affected by a variety of risks and factors, including, without limitation, international, national and local economic conditions, merger, acquisition and business combination risks, financing risks, geo-political risks, acts of terror or war, and those risk factors described under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2018 and in other reports the Company files with the SEC. Many of the risks and factors that will determine these results and shareholders’ value are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict.

All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this proxy statement. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on the Company’s behalf are qualified in their entirety by this “Forward-Looking Statements” section.

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Our business affairs are managed under the direction of our board of directors, which is currently composed of five members. Three of our directors are independent within the meaning of the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, or Nasdaq. Our board of directors is divided into two staggered classes of directors. At each annual general meeting, a class of directors will be elected for a two-year term to succeed the same class whose term is then expiring.

The following table sets forth the names, ages as of November 26, 2018, and certain other information for the Class B directors, both of whom are nominees for election as director at the Annual General Meeting, the Class A directors, all of whom are continuing members of our board of directors, and our non-director executive officers:

 

Name      Class        Age      Position     
Director
Since
 
 
    

Current
Term
Expiring
 
 
 
    


Expiration
of Term
for which
Nominated
 
 
 
 

Director/Nominees

                 

Adam Chesnoff

     B        53      President, Chief Executive Officer and Director      2016        2018        2020  

Haim Saban

     B        74      Chairman      2016        2018        2020  

Continuing Directors

                 

Chase Carey(1)

     A        65      Independent Director      2016        2019        —    

James Rasulo(1)(2)

     A        62      Independent Director      2016        2019        —    

Casey Wasserman(1)(2)

     A        44      Independent Director      2017        2019        —    

Non-Director Executive Officers

                 

Greg Ivancich

     —          50      Chief Financial Officer      —          —          —    

Philip Han

     —          49      Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer      —          —          —    

Niveen Tadros

     —          45      Executive Vice President and General Counsel      —          —          —    

 

(1)

Member of our audit committee

(2)

Member of our compensation committee

Nominees for Class B Directors

Mr. Haim Saban has served as Chairman of the board of directors of the Company since September 15, 2016. Mr. Saban has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Saban Capital Group, Inc., the general partner of the controlling equity owner of the Sponsor (“Saban Capital”), since 2002 and as a member of the board of certain Saban Capital affiliated non-public entities, including the Sponsor. Mr. Saban also has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Univision Communications since 2007. Mr. Saban also serves on boards of certain Saban Capital affiliated entities. From June 1997 to October 2001, Mr. Saban served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox Family Worldwide. Mr. Saban’s qualifications to serve as our Chairman include over forty years of experience investing and operating publicly listed and privately held companies around the world. In addition, Mr. Saban previously served on the Board of Directors of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG as chairman of the supervisory board, Television Francaise 1, the largest commercial broadcaster in France and DirecTV, Inc. Since April 29, 2016, Mr. Saban has been a member of the Board of Directors of LA2028 (formerly LA 2024), a 501(c)(3) originally working to secure the City of Los Angeles’ to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and currently working to support the 2028 games to be hosted in Los Angeles. Mr. Saban also serves on the national and regional board of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. Mr. Saban is an officer and a member of the board of directors of the Saban Family Foundation and is an officer of the Cheryl Saban Self-Worth Foundation for Women and Children. Mr. Saban is well-qualified to serve as a director because of his business expertise, including in the media, and entertainment industries.

 

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Mr. Adam Chesnoff has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company since March 2016. Mr. Chesnoff also has served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Saban Capital Group, Inc. since 2002, and as a member of the boards of several Saban Capital Group, Inc.’s affiliated non-public companies, including the Sponsor. Mr. Chesnoff has served as a member of board of directors of Partner Communications (Chairman) since 2013, a member of the board of directors of Celestial Tiger Entertainment Ltd. since 2012, as a member of the board of directors of Univision Communications from 2007 through January, 2018 and since May 2018. From February 1997 to October 2001, Mr. Chesnoff served as Vice President of Fox Family Worldwide. Mr. Chesnoff’s qualifications to serve as a director include serving on boards of directors of public and private companies around the world. Mr. Chesnoff previously served on the boards of directors of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp Ltd. and Media Nusantara Cinta Tbk. Mr. Chesnoff holds a B.A. in Economics and Management from Tel Aviv University and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Chesnoff is an officer and a member of the board of directors of the Saban Family Foundation and is an officer of the Cheryl Saban Self-Worth Foundation for Women and Girls. Mr. Chesnoff is well-qualified to serve as a director because of his business experience in the entertainment industry.

Continuing Class A Directors

Mr. Chase Carey has served as a director of the Company since September 15, 2016. Mr. Carey has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Delta Topco Limited and Formula One Management Limited since September 2016 and as Chief Executive Officer of Formula One Management Limited since January 2017. Mr. Carey has also served as a Director of Sky, Plc. since January 2013. Mr. Carey has served as Vice Chairman of 21st Century Fox since July 2016. Mr. Carey served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of 21st Century Fox. Mr. Carey also served as Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of 21st Century Fox from 2009 to 2015 and as Executive Vice Chairman from July 2015 to June 2016. Previously, Mr. Carey was President and Chief Executive Officer of DIRECTV, Inc., where he led the operations and strategic direction of the DIRECTV, Inc. companies – which include DIRECTV in the United States and DIRECTV Latin America. Mr. Carey was elected to the position in 2003 by the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Carey also served on The DIRECTV, Inc. Group Board of Directors. Prior to joining DIRECTV, Inc., Mr. Carey was co-Chief Operating Officer of News Corporation (now known as 21st Century Fox) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Fox Television Group. Mr. Carey holds a BS in math and economics from Colgate University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr. Carey is also a Trustee Emeritus at Colgate University.

Mr. James Rasulo has served as a director of the Company since September 15, 2016. Mr. Rasulo has served as a member of the board of directors of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 2006 and as Chairman since September 20, 2016. Since June 2008, Mr. Rasulo has served as an Executive Committee Member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Mr. Rasulo also serves on the National Board of Governors of the Boys and Girls Club of America, where he chairs the marketing committee. Mr. Rasulo was previously employed by The Walt Disney Company and its affiliates commencing in 1986. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Executive Vice President of The Walt Disney Company from 2010 to 2015. From 2002 to 2010, Mr. Rasulo served as Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, and as Chairman/CEO of Euro Disney SCA from 1998 to 2002. He was senior vice president of Corporate Alliances from 1993 to 1995, organizing the sponsorship activities into a company-wide strategic business unit. Mr. Rasulo first joined The Walt Disney Company in 1986 as director and later became senior vice president of Corporate Strategic Planning where he led strategy development for all real estate-based businesses in The Walt Disney Company portfolio. Mr. Rasulo also spent three years with Disney Regional Entertainment where he was part of the development of ESPN Zone. Prior to joining The Walt Disney Company, Mr. Rasulo worked for Chase Manhattan Bank in 1978 as an exchange rate/interest rate forecaster, and then in 1984 became a manager of corporate planning for the Marriott Corporation. Mr. Rasulo holds a degree in economics from Columbia University and an MA in economics and MBA from the University of Chicago.

 

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Mr. Casey Wasserman has served as a director of the Company since March 16, 2017. Casey Wasserman is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wasserman, a leading sports, entertainment and lifestyle marketing and management agency that represents brands, properties and talent on a global basis. Mr. Wasserman is the Chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Games, a position held since 2014 when Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti appointed Mr. Wasserman to head the city’s now successful Olympic and Paralympic host efforts. Mr. Wasserman also serves as President and CEO of the Wasserman Foundation, a private family foundation founded in 1952 by his grandparents Lew and Edie Wasserman. The foundation currently funds in the areas of education, arts and culture, service and global initiatives. Mr. Wasserman is a Trustee of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and a board member of several renowned philanthropic organizations including The Jules Stein Eye Institute, The LBJ Presidential Library and The Motion Picture Television Fund. Wasserman serves on the boards of directors of Activision Blizzard, Inc. and the digital media company, Vox Media, Inc. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from UCLA and resides in Los Angeles.

Non-Director Executive Officers

Mr. Greg Ivancich Mr. Greg Ivancich has served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company since May 2018. Mr. Ivancich has served as CFO of Saban Capital since March 2018. Mr. Ivancich joined Saban Capital from Exeter Property Group, a Pennsylvania-based real estate private equity firm (“Exeter”), where he served as Principal and a founding partner of Exeter’s international business from April 2013 to March 2018 and held roles overseeing financial reporting, capital raising, operations and acquisitions in the US and Europe. Prior to Exeter, Mr. Ivancich spent his career as an investment banker to the real estate industry where he advised public and private companies on initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and public capital markets transactions. Mr. Ivancich’s roles included Director of Real Estate Investment Banking at Barclays, Executive Director of Real Estate Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley, and COO/Director of Real Estate Investment Banking at Credit Suisse.

Mr. Philip Han has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the Company since March 2016. Mr. Han has been employed by Saban Capital since 2003 and has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer from 2010 to 2016 and Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer since 2016 and Mr. Han serves as a member of the boards of several Saban Capital affiliated non-public companies. Prior to joining Saban Capital, Mr. Han served as VP of finance and business development for EYM Technologies, a venture-backed email infrastructure and development company and Senior Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the entertainment, media and technology tax consulting group. Mr. Han holds a BA in Economics/Business from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA in Finance from the Anderson School at University of California, Los Angeles.

Ms. Niveen Tadros has served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Company since March 2016. Ms. Tadros has served as General Counsel from 2002-2003 and as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Saban Capital since 2003 and Ms. Tadros serves as a member of the boards of Saban Capital affiliated non-public companies. Ms. Tadros also has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Celestial Tiger Entertainment Ltd. since 2012. Prior to joining Saban Capital, Ms. Tadros was an associate at Latham & Watkins where Ms. Tadros specialized in mergers and acquisitions, finance, public offerings, joint ventures and strategic alliances. Ms. Tadros holds a BS, in Civil Engineering from University of California Irvine and a JD from Northwestern University School of Law. Ms. Tadros is an officer and a member of the board of directors of the Saban Family Foundation and the Cheryl Saban Self-Worth Foundation for Women and Children.

Director Independence

Nasdaq listing standards require that a majority of our board of directors be independent. An “independent director” is defined generally as a person other than an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.

 

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Audit committee members must also satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act, and the listing standards of Nasdaq. In addition, compensation committee members must also satisfy the independence criteria set forth under the listing standards of Nasdaq.

Our board of directors has determined that Messrs. Carey, Rasulo and Wasserman would each be considered an “independent director” as defined in the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules. Our board of directors considered certain directors’ business and/or charitable relationships with Saban Capital and its affiliates in determining that each of Messrs. Carey, Rasulo and Wasserman is independent.

Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight

We do not require separation of the offices of the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, though those positions are not currently held by the same person. Haim Saban serves as chairman at meetings of our board of directors and Adam Chesnoff is our President and Chief Executive Officer. In addition, we do not have a lead independent director. The decision whether to combine or separate these positions depends on what our board of directors deems to be in the long term interest of shareholders in light of prevailing circumstances. The board has deemed the current leadership structure to be appropriate given the Company’s limited business purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”). Our board of directors believes the Company is well-served by the current leadership structure and that the combination or separation of these positions should continue to be considered on an ongoing basis. The board is actively involved in overseeing our risk oversight processes. The board focuses on our general risk oversight strategy and ensures that appropriate risk mitigation strategies are implemented by management. Further, operational and strategic presentations by management to the board include consideration of the challenges and risks of our business, and the board and management actively engage in discussions on these topics. In addition, each of the board’s committees considers risk within its area of responsibility. For example, the audit committee provides oversight to legal and compliance matters and assesses the adequacy of our risk-related internal controls.

Board Meetings and Committees

During our fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, the board of directors held two meetings, the audit committee held five meetings, and the compensation committee held two meetings. During our fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, (1) each of Messrs. Saban, Chesnoff, Rasulo, Carey and Wasserman attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of our board of directors held during the period for which such director was a member of our board of directors, (2) each of Messrs. Rasulo and Wasserman attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of each of our compensation committee during the period for which such director served on the compensation committee and (3) each of Messrs. Rasulo, Carey and Wasserman attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of each of our audit committee during the period for which such director served on the audit committee. Mr. Bruce Rosenblum was a member of our audit and compensation committees from January 2017 to March 2017 and Mr. Casey Wasserman has been a member of our audit and compensation committees from March 2017 through the date of this proxy statement.

Although we do not have a formal policy regarding attendance by members of our board of directors at annual general meetings of shareholders, we encourage, but do not require, our directors to attend. Each of our five directors attended our 2017 annual meeting either in person or telephonically.

Our board of directors has established an audit committee and a compensation committee. The composition and responsibilities of each of the committees of our board of directors is described below. Members will serve on these committees until their resignation or until as otherwise determined by our board of directors.

Audit Committee

Our board has established an audit committee of the board of directors. Audit committee members are Messrs. Rasulo, Carey, and Wasserman. Mr. Rasulo serves as chairman of the audit committee.

 

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Each member of the audit committee is financially literate and our board of directors has determined that Messrs. Rasulo and Carey each qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules, and each of Messrs. Rasulo, Carey and Wasserman is an independent director under the Nasdaq listing standards. In addition, we must certify to Nasdaq that the Committee has, and will continue to have, at least one member who has past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting or other comparable experience or background that results in the individual’s financial sophistication.

We have adopted an audit committee charter, which details the principal functions of the audit committee, including:

 

   

the appointment, compensation, retention, replacement, and oversight of the work of the independent auditors and any other independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us;

 

   

pre-approving all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditors or any other registered public accounting firm engaged by us, and establishing pre-approval policies and procedures;

 

   

reviewing and discussing with the independent auditors all relationships the auditors have with us in order to evaluate their continued independence;

 

   

setting clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent auditors;

 

   

setting clear policies for audit partner rotation in compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

 

   

obtaining and reviewing a report, at least annually, from the independent auditors describing (i) the independent auditor’s internal quality-control procedures and (ii) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the audit firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within, the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm and any steps taken to deal with such issues;

 

   

reviewing and approving any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC prior to us entering into such transaction; and

 

   

reviewing with management, the independent auditors, and our legal advisors, as appropriate, any legal, regulatory or compliance matters, including any correspondence with regulators or government agencies and any employee complaints or published reports that raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies and any significant changes in accounting standards or rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC or other regulatory authorities.

Compensation Committee

Our board has established a compensation committee of the board of directors. Compensation committee members are Messrs. Rasulo and Wasserman. Mr. Wasserman serves as chairman of the compensation committee.

We have adopted a compensation committee charter which details the principal functions of the compensation committee, including but not limited to:

 

   

reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, evaluating our Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of our Chief Executive Officer based on such evaluation;

 

   

reviewing and approving the compensation of all of our other executive officers;

 

   

reviewing our executive compensation policies and plans;

 

   

implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans;

 

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assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements;

 

   

approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our executive officers and employees;

 

   

producing, if required, a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and

 

   

reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors.

The charter also provides that the compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser and will be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of any such adviser. However, before engaging or receiving advice from a compensation consultant, external legal counsel or any other adviser, the compensation committee will consider the independence of each such adviser, including the factors required by Nasdaq and the SEC.

Director Nominations

We do not have a standing nominating committee, though we intend to form a corporate governance and nominating committee as and when required to do so by law or Nasdaq rules. In accordance with Nasdaq Rule 5605(e)(2), a majority of the independent directors may recommend a director nominee for selection by the board of directors. The board of directors believes that the independent directors can satisfactorily carry out the responsibility of properly selecting or approving director nominees without the formation of a standing nominating committee. The directors who participate in the consideration and recommendation of director nominees are Messrs. Carey, Rasulo and Wasserman. In accordance with Rule 5605(e)(1)(A) of the Nasdaq rules, all such directors are independent. As there is no standing nominating committee, we do not have a nominating committee charter in place.

Prior to our Business Combination, the board of directors will also consider director candidates recommended for nomination by holders of our Founder Shares during such times as they are seeking proposed nominees to stand for election at an annual meeting of shareholders (or, if applicable, a special meeting of shareholders). Our shareholders that wish to nominate a director for election to our board of directors should follow the procedures set forth in our Articles. Any nomination should be sent in writing to our General Counsel at Saban Capital Acquisition Corp., Attention: Niveen Tadros, 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067. To be timely for our 2019 annual general meeting, our General Counsel must receive the nomination no later than September 21, 2019 nor earlier than the close of business on August 22, 2019.

We have not formally established any specific, minimum qualifications that must be met or skills that are necessary for directors to possess. In identifying and evaluating nominees for director, the board of directors considers educational background, diversity of professional experience, knowledge of our business and potential industries in which we may seek a target, integrity, professional reputation, independence, wisdom, and the ability to represent the best interests of our shareholders.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees. We previously have filed a copy of our Code of Ethics as Exhibit 14 to our registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on August 23, 2016, associated with our initial public offering (the “Public Offering”), which closed on September 21, 2016 (the “Close Date”). You may review these documents by accessing our public filings at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, a copy of the Code of Ethics will be provided without charge upon request from us in writing at Saban Capital Acquisition Corp., Attention: Niveen Tadros, 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067 or by telephone at (310) 557-5100. We intend to disclose any amendments to or waivers of certain provisions of our Code of Ethics in a Current Report on Form 8-K. Copies of our audit and compensation committee charters were included as annexes to the proxy statement for our 2017 annual meeting.

 

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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of our directors who currently serve as members of our compensation committee is, or has at any time in the past been, one of our officers or employees. None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the compensation committee of any other entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our compensation committee. None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the board of directors of any other entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our compensation committee. In the ordinary course of Saban Capital’s business, certain of our executive officers serve on boards of other entity whose executive officers are Haim Saban or Adam Chesnoff, members of our board of directors but not members of our compensation committee. Other than as described above, none of our executive officers serve on boards of other entity whose executive officers serve on our board of directors.

Communications with the Board of Directors

Interested parties wishing to communicate with our board of directors or with an individual member or members of our board of directors may do so by writing to our board of directors or to the particular member or members of our board of directors, and mailing the correspondence to our General Counsel at Saban Capital Acquisition Corp., Attention: Niveen Tadros, 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Each communication should set forth (i) the name and address of the shareholder, as it appears on our books, and if the shares are held by a nominee, the name and address of the beneficial owner of such shares, and (ii) the number of shares that are owned of record by the record holder and beneficially by the beneficial owner. Our General Counsel, in consultation with appropriate members of our board of directors as necessary, will review all incoming communications and, if appropriate, all such communications will be forwarded to the appropriate member or members of our board of directors, or if none is specified, to the Chairman of our board of directors.

Executive Officer and Director Compensation and Other Interests

None of our executive officers or directors have received any cash compensation for services rendered to us; however, certain of our officers and directors have received grants under the Plan described below. Commencing on September 15, 2016, through the earlier of the consummation of our Business Combination and our liquidation, we pay an affiliate of our Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial support. Our Sponsor, officers, directors and any of their respective affiliates are reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to our Sponsor, officers, directors or our or any of their respective affiliates.

On August 19, 2016, we adopted the 2016 Share Award Plan (the “Plan”). The purpose of the Plan is to provide incentive to our independent directors, employees and consultants to further our growth, development and financial success through the ownership of our shares by them. The Plan provides that we may grant employees, consultants and/or independent directors Founder Shares and may require the grantees to pay a price for such shares. The aggregate number of shares available for grant under the Plan is 150,000 Founder Shares. Unless otherwise provided in an applicable award agreement, all Founder Shares issued pursuant to the Plan are subject to repurchase by us, at our option, at fair market value on the termination of employment, directorship or consultancy, as applicable, on or before our Business Combination. If such termination was for cause, as such term is defined in the Plan, the holder resigns for any reason on or before our Business Combination or the holder breaches restrictive covenants to which the holder is subject, the repurchase price paid by us will be the lesser of the cost and fair market value of such shares. In addition, the form of the award agreement used for the initial awards described below provides that in case of a termination for cause, all Founder Shares granted to the grantee will be forfeited. Under the Plan, our board of directors (or a committee or a subcommittee designated by the board of directors) shall administer and make all determinations with respect to the Plan. The Plan provides that the shares issued thereunder will be subject to certain transfer restrictions, including restrictions on transfers prior to our Business Combination.

 

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On April 11, 2016, the Company’s Sponsor purchased 5,750,000 Founder Shares for $25,000, or approximately $0.004 per share. In August 2016, the Company repurchased 99,000 Founder Shares from the Sponsor at their original per share issuance price and subsequently issued such number of Founder Shares pursuant to the Plan for the same per share price to certain individuals assisting in the evaluation of investment opportunities, including 10,000 Founder Shares to Adam Chesnoff, our Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, 8,000 Founder Shares to Niveen Tadros, our Executive Vice President and General Counsel, 6,000 Founder Shares to Fred Gluckman, our former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and 4,000 Founder Shares to Philip Han, our Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer. The remaining Founder Shares granted under the Plan in August 2016 were granted to other individuals that are not our directors or executive officers. In exchange for such grants, the grantees paid $0.004 per Founder Share received under the Plan. Also, in September 2016, our Sponsor transferred 30,000 Founder Shares to each of our three independent directors at their original per share issue price. On September 15, 2016, we effected a pro rata share capitalization resulting in an increase in the total number of Founder Shares outstanding from 5,750,000 to 6,250,000 in order to maintain the ownership of Founder Shares by our Initial Shareholders at 20% of our issued and outstanding shares upon the closing of the Public Offering. Following our Public Offering and the pro rata share capitalization, our Sponsor held 6,044,570 Founder Shares and each of our three independent directors held 32,610 Founder Shares and the other individuals, including our executive officers, who were originally issued 99,000 Founder Shares under the 2016 Share Award Plan held 107,600 Founder Shares.

On March 16, 2017, concurrent with Mr. Bruce Rosenblum’s resignation from the Company’s board of directors, the Company acquired 25,110 Founders Shares from Mr. Rosenblum and concurrent therewith, in connection with Mr. Casey Wasserman’s appointment to the board of directors, the Company re-issued such 25,110 Founders Shares to Mr. Casey Wasserman, and the Sponsor sold to Mr. Wasserman an additional 7,500 Founders Shares and the Sponsor thereafter held 6,037,070 Founders Shares. On June 26, 2017, the Company entered into agreements to repurchase 6,520 Founders Shares at the initial purchase price, for the total sum of $24, from two individuals no longer providing services to the Company. The repurchase was consummated in July, 2017, at which time such shares were treated as cancelled, reducing the number of issued and outstanding Founders Shares to 6,243,480, and reducing the number of Founders Shares held collectively by individuals previously awarded Founders Shares under the Plan from 107,600 to 101,080.

After the completion of our Business Combination, directors or members of our current management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other compensation from the combined company. All of this compensation will be fully disclosed to shareholders, to the extent then known, in the tender offer materials or proxy solicitation materials furnished to our shareholders in connection with a proposed Business Combination. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time, because the directors of the post-combination business will be responsible for determining executive officer and director compensation. Any compensation to be paid to our executive officers or directors after the completion of our Business Combination will be determined by a compensation committee constituted solely by independent directors.

We do not intend to take any action to ensure that any members of our management team prior to the consummation of a Business Combination maintain their positions with us after such consummation, although it is possible that some or all of our executive officers and directors may negotiate employment or consulting arrangements to remain with us after a Business Combination. We are not party to any agreements with our current executive officers that provide for benefits upon termination of employment. In connection with the Panavision/SIM Business Combination, we entered into a Director Composition and Standstill Agreement with the Sponsor, and the other parties thereto, pursuant to which, among other things the Sponsor will each have certain rights to designate directors to the board of directors of the combined company, which is expected to include Mr. Adam Chesnoff. The existence or terms of any such employment or consulting arrangements to retain their positions with us may influence our current management’s motivation in identifying or selecting a target business but we do not believe that the ability of our current management team to remain with us after the consummation of a Business Combination will be a determining factor in our decision to proceed with any potential Business Combination.

 

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In the event the Panavision/SIM Business Combination is consummated, we expect the combined company to develop an executive compensation program that is designed to align compensation with the combined company’s business objectives and the creation of shareholder value, while enabling the combined company to attract, motivate and retain individuals who contribute to the long-term success of the combined company. We anticipate that decisions regarding executive compensation would reflect our belief that the executive compensation program must be competitive in order to attract and retain executive officers of the combined company. It is expected that the compensation committee would seek to implement compensation policies and philosophies that include linking a significant portion of the executive officers’ cash compensation to performance objectives and providing a portion of their compensation as long-term incentive compensation in the form of equity awards. We envision that such compensation for the executive officers would have three primary components: base salary, an annual cash incentive bonus and long-term equity-based incentive compensation.

 

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PROPOSAL NO. 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Our board of directors is currently composed of five members. In accordance with our Articles, our board of directors is divided into two staggered classes of directors. At the Annual General Meeting, two Class B directors will be elected for a two-year term to succeed the same class whose term is then expiring.

Each director’s term continues until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or such director’s earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. The classification of our board of directors may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in control of the Company.

Nominees

Our independent directors have recommended, and our board of directors has approved, each of Haim Saban and Adam Chesnoff as nominees for re-appointment as Class B directors at the Annual General Meeting. If re-appointed, each of Messrs. Saban and Chesnoff will serve as a Class B director until the 2020 annual general meeting and until a successor is duly elected and qualified. Each of Messrs. Saban and Chesnoff is currently a director of the Company. For information concerning the nominees, please see the section titled “Board of Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.”

If you are a shareholder of record and you sign and date your proxy card but do not give instructions with respect to the voting of directors, your shares will be voted “FOR” the re-appointment of Messrs. Saban and Chesnoff. We expect that Messrs. Saban and Chesnoff will accept such nomination; however, in the event that a director nominee is unable or declines to serve as a director at the time of the Annual General Meeting, the proxies will be voted for any nominee who shall be designated by our board of directors to fill such vacancy. If you are a street name shareholder and you do not give voting instructions to your broker or nominee, your broker will leave your shares un-voted on this matter.

Vote Required

The election of directors requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the ordinary shares present in person, by proxy, or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative, at the Annual General Meeting and entitled to vote thereon to be approved. Broker non-votes will have no effect on this proposal.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THE

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PROPOSAL NO. 2

RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT

REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Upon the recommendation of the audit committee of the Company, our Board proposes that the shareholders ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. KMPG LLP served as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. Our audit committee is submitting the appointment of KPMG LLP to our shareholders because we value our shareholders’ view on our independent registered public accounting firm and as matter of good corporate governance. Representatives of KPMG LLP are expected to be present at the Annual General Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions. If our shareholders do not ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP, our board of directors may reconsider the appointment.

Fees Paid to the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Fees for professional services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm since inception include:

 

     Fiscal Year ended
December 31, 2017
     For the Period from
March 15, 2016
(Inception) through
December 31, 2016
 

Audit fees(1)

   $ 87,600      $ 176,000  

Audit-related fees(2)

     —          —    

Tax fees(3)

     —          —    

All other fees(4)

     —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fees

   $ 87,600      $ 176,000  

 

(1)

Audit Fees. Audit fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our year-end financial statements and services that are normally provided by our independent registered public accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.

(2)

Audit-Related Fees. Audit-related fees consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to performance of the audit or review of our year-end financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” These services include attest services that are not required by statute or regulation and consultation concerning financial accounting and reporting standards.

(3)

Tax Fees. Tax fees consist of fees billed for professional services relating to tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice.

(4)

All Other Fees. All other fees consist of fees billed for all other services.

Auditor Independence

In our fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, there were no other professional services provided by KPMG LLP, other than those listed above, that would have required our audit committee to consider their compatibility with maintaining the independence of KPMG LLP.

Audit Committee Policy on Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent

Registered Public Accounting Firm

The audit committee is responsible for appointing, setting compensation and overseeing the work of the independent auditors. In recognition of this responsibility, the audit committee shall review and, in its sole discretion, pre-approve all audit and permitted non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditors as provided under the audit committee charter.

 

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Vote Required

The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the ordinary shares present in person, by proxy, or, if a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorized representative, at the Annual General Meeting and entitled to vote thereon to be approved. Abstentions will have the effect of a vote AGAINST the proposal, and broker non-votes will have no effect.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF

THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP.

 

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

The audit committee has reviewed and discussed our audited financial statements with management, and has discussed with our independent registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standard No. 1301, as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”). Additionally, the audit committee has received the written disclosures from our independent registered public accounting firm, as required by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding our independent registered public accounting firm’s communications with the audit committee concerning independence, and has discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence. Based upon such review and discussion, the audit committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the last fiscal year for filing with the SEC.

 

Submitted by:
  Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
  Chase Carey
  James Rasulo
  Casey Wasserman

The information contained in this Audit Committee Report shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or “filed” or incorporated by reference in future filings with the SEC, or subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), except to the extent that the Company specifically requests that the information be treated as soliciting material or specifically incorporates it by reference into a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth information available to us as at November 26, 2018 with respect to our ordinary shares held by:

 

   

each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding ordinary shares;

 

   

each of our executive officers and directors; and

 

   

all our executive officers and directors as a group.

Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all ordinary shares beneficially owned by them. The following table does not reflect record or beneficial ownership of the Private Placement Warrants as these are not exercisable within 60 days of November 26, 2018.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)    Number of
Ordinary
Shares (2)
    % of
Class A
Ordinary
Shares
    % of
Class F
Ordinary
Shares
    % of
Class
Ordinary
Shares
 

Saban Sponsor LLC (sponsor)(4)

     6,037,070 (3)       —         96.7     22.0

Haim Saban(4)

     6,037,070 (3)       —         96.7     22.0

The Baupost Group, L.L.C.(5)

     2,326,500       11.0     —         8.5

Highbridge Capital Management, LLC(6)

     2,050,000       9.7     —         7.5

Governors Lane LP(7)

     2,000,000       9.5     —         7.3

Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.(8)

     1,651,798       7.8     —         6.0

Fir Tree Inc.(9)

     1,600,000       7.6     —         5.8

Moore Capital Management, LP(10)

     1,500,000       7.1     —         5.5

Adam Chesnoff(11)

     10,870 (3)       —         —           

James Rasulo(12)

     32,610 (3)       —         —           

Chase Carey

     32,610 (3)       —                  

Casey Wasserman

     32,610 (3)       —                  

Greg Ivancich

     —         —         —         —    

Philip Han

     4,350 (3)       —                  

Niveen Tadros

     8,700 (3)       —                  

All directors and executive officers as a group (8 individuals)

     6,158,820 (3)       —         98.7     22.5

 

*

Less than one percent.

(1)

Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following entities or individuals is 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067.

(2)

Class A ordinary shareholders and Class F ordinary shareholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by shareholders and vote together as a single class, except as required by law.

(3)

Interests shown consist solely of Founder Shares, classified as Class F ordinary shares. Such ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of our initial business combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment, as described in the section entitled “Related Party Transactions—Founder Shares.”

(4)

Haim Saban is the Chairman of our board of directors. Mr. Saban and his spouse, Cheryl Saban, share voting and dispositive power over the Founder Shares held by our Sponsor.

(5)

According to the Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2017, The Baupost Group, L.L.C., SAK Corporation and Seth A. Klarman share voting and dispositive power over the shares reported. The business address of each of these shareholders is 10 St. James Avenue, Suite 1700, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.

(6)

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  the shares reported. The business address for each of these shareholders is 40 West 57th Street, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10019.
(7)

According to the Schedule 13G/A filed on January 30, 2018, Governors Lane Master Fund LP, Governors Lane LP, Governors Lane Fund General Partner LLC and Isaac Corre share voting and dispositive power over the 1,698,427 shares reported, and Governors Lane LP, Governors Lane Fund General Partner LLC and Isaac Corre share voting and dispositive power over an additional 301,573 shares. The business address for Governors Lane LP is 510 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022. The business address for each of the other shareholders is c/o Governors Lane LP 510 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10022.

(8)

According to the Schedule 13G filed on February 9, 2018 filed by Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. The business address for this shareholder is 401 Bay Street, Suite 1900, PO Box 19, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2Y4, Canada.

(9)

According to the Schedule 13G filed on February 9, 2017, Fir Tree Inc. has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares reported. The business address for this shareholder is 55 West 46th Street, 29th Floor, New York, New York 10036.

(10)

According to the Schedule 13G filed on September 26, 2016, each of Moore Capital Management, LP (“MCM”), MMF Moore ET Investments, LP (“MMFET”), Moore Advisors, Ltd. (“MAL”), Moore Capital Advisors, L.L.C. (“MCA”) and Louis M. Bacon have sole voting and dispositive power over the shares reported. The business address of each of MCM, MCA and Mr. Bacon is Eleven Times Square, New York, New York 10036. The business address of each of MMFET and MAL is located at Citco Fund Services (Bahamas) Limited, One Montague Place, 1st Floor, East Bay Street, P.O. Box N-4906, Nassau, Bahamas.

(11)

Mr. Chesnoff is our President and Chief Executive Officer and one of our directors.

(12)

The Founders Shares are owned by The Rasulo Family Trust dated 12/15/10, for which James Rasulo is the trustee, and for which voting and investment control are exercised by Mr. Rasulo.

Other individuals who will assist in the evaluation of the investment opportunities, not including our directors or executive officers listed above, beneficially own in the aggregate 70,640 Founder Shares. Our former director, Bruce Rosenblum, beneficially owns the remaining 7,500 Founder Shares. Our Initial Shareholders beneficially own approximately 22.8% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares. In addition, because of its ownership block, our Sponsor may be able to effectively influence the outcome of all other matters requiring approval by our shareholders, including, amendments to our Articles and approval of significant corporate transactions.

Our Sponsor is deemed to be our “promoter” as such term is defined under the federal securities laws.

 

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Founder Shares

On April 11, 2016, the Company’s Sponsor purchased 5,750,000 Founder Shares for $25,000, or approximately $0.004 per share. In August 2016, the Company repurchased 99,000 Founder Shares from the Sponsor at their original per share issuance price and subsequently issued such number of Founder Shares pursuant to the Plan for the same per share price to certain individuals who will assist in the evaluation of investment opportunities, including 10,000 Founder Shares to Adam Chesnoff, the Company’s Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, 8,000 Founder Shares to Niveen Tadros, the Company’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel, 6,000 Founder Shares to Fred Gluckman, the Company’s former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and 4,000 Founder Shares to Philip Han, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer. In September 2016, the Company’s Sponsor transferred 30,000 Founder Shares to each of the Company’s independent director nominees at their original per share issue price. On September 15, 2016, the Company effected a pro rata share capitalization resulting in an increase in the total number of Founder Shares issued and outstanding from 5,750,000 to 6,250,000 in order to maintain the ownership of Founder Shares by the Initial Shareholders at 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares upon consummation of the Public Offering. Following the Public Offering and the pro rata share capitalization, the Sponsor held 6,044,570 Founder Shares, each of the Company’s three independent directors owned 32,610 Founder Shares, and the other individuals, including the Company’s executive officers, held 107,600 Founder Shares. On March 16, 2017, concurrent with Mr. Bruce Rosenblum’s resignation from the Company’s board of directors, the Company acquired 25,110 Founder Shares from Mr. Rosenblum and concurrent therewith, in connection with Mr. Casey Wasserman’s appointment to the board of directors, the Company re-issued such 25,110 Founder Shares to Mr. Casey Wasserman, and the Sponsor sold to Mr. Wasserman an additional 7,500 Founder Shares and thereafter held 6,037,070 Founder Shares. On June 26, 2017, the Company entered into agreements to repurchase 6,520 Founder Shares at the initial purchase price, for the total sum of $24, from two individuals no longer providing services to the Company. The repurchase was consummated in July, 2017, at which time such shares were treated as cancelled, reducing the number of issued and outstanding Founder Shares to 6,243,480, and reducing the number of Founder Shares held collectively by individuals previously awarded Founder Shares under the Plan from 107,600 to 101,080.

The Founder Shares are identical to the Class A ordinary shares included in the units sold in the Public Offering (the “Public Shares”), and holders of Founder Shares have the same shareholder rights as public shareholders, except that: (i) the Founder Shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions; (ii) the Initial Shareholders have entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have agreed (a) to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares and the Public Shares in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (b) to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account established in connection with the Public Offering (the “Trust Account”) with respect to their Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Business Combination Period, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Public Shares they hold if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within such time period; (iii) the Founder Shares are automatically convertible into Class A ordinary shares at the time of a Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment pursuant to certain anti-dilution rights, as described in the Company’s Articles; and (iv) the Founder Shares are subject to registration rights. If the Company submits a Business Combination to its public shareholders for a vote, the Initial Shareholders have agreed to vote their Founder Shares and any public shares purchased during or after the Public Offering in favor of the Business Combination. Permitted transferees of the Initial Shareholders will be subject to the same obligations of the Initial Shareholders.

Private Placement Warrants

Simultaneously with the consummation of the Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased 7,000,000 warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant, or $7,000,000 in the aggregate, in a private placement (the “Private Placement

 

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Warrants”). Each Private Placement Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share for $11.50 per share. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants were placed in the Trust Account. The Private Placement Warrants may not be redeemed by the Company so long as they are held by the Sponsor. If any Private Placement Warrants are held by holders other than the Sponsor or certain permitted transferees, such Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the warrants included in the units sold under the Public Offering. The Sponsor has the option to exercise the Private Placement Warrants on a cashless basis.

The Private Placement Warrants (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by it until 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Business Combination Period, the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants then on deposit in the Trust Account will be used to fund the redemption of the Company’s Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law), and the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless.

Contribution Agreement

On September 13, 2018, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with Panavision Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Panavision Acquisition Sub”), SIM Acquisition Sub, Inc., an Ontario corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“SIM Acquisition Sub”), Panavision Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Panavision”), SIM Video International Inc., an Ontario corporation (“SIM”), and the other parties thereto. Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, among other things, the Company will domesticate as a Delaware corporation (the “Domestication”) and following the Domestication, (1) Panavision Acquisition Sub will merge with and into Panavision, the separate corporate existence of Panavision Acquisition Sub will cease and Panavision will be the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and (2) SIM Acquisition Sub will purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of SIM and SIM will be an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the Domestication, the acquisition of Panavision and SIM and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Panavision/SIM Business Combination”), in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

In connection with the Business Combination Agreement, the Company and the Initial Shareholders intend to enter into a contribution and forfeiture agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the holders of Founder Shares will contribute an aggregate of 2,000,000 Founder Shares (as-converted following the proposed Delaware domestication) to the Company, pro rata, which Founder Shares will be cancelled for no consideration, (ii) 3,250,000 Founder Shares will become subject to vesting and the restrictions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, pro rata, and (iii) the Sponsor and its affiliates will contribute all of the Private Placement Warrants held by the Sponsor or any of its affiliates to the Company, which Private Placement Warrants will be cancelled for no consideration, and will forfeit for no consideration any other rights to obtain warrants (including in respect of that certain unsecured convertible promissory note issued by the Company to Sponsor on March 12, 2018), in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Contribution Agreement.

Registration Rights

Holders of the Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans (and any ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the working capital loans), have registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on the Close Date requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to the Company’s Class A ordinary shares). The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the

 

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Company register such securities, Class A ordinary shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants and Class F ordinary shares. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed by the Company subsequent to its completion of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until termination of the applicable lock up period, which occurs: (i) in the case of the Founder Shares, on the earlier of (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination or (B) if, subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) the last reported sale price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, rights issuances, subdivisions reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Business Combination, or (y) the date following the completion of the Business Combination on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company public shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property; and (ii) in the case of the Private Placement Warrants and the respective Class A ordinary shares underlying such warrants, 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

At the closing of the Panavision/SIM Business Combination, the Company will enter into an amended and restated registration rights agreement with the Initial Shareholders, the Sponsor PIPE Entity (as defined below) and certain other equityholders of Panavision. Pursuant to the amended and restated registration rights agreement, the Company will agree to register for resale, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, certain common stock and other equity securities of the Company that are held by the parties thereto from time to time. Additionally, the Sponsor and the Sponsor PIPE Entity will together be entitled to three demand registrations each fiscal year and the Panavision Requesting Stockholders (as defined therein) will collectively be entitled to three demand registrations each fiscal year, in each case, subject to certain offering thresholds. The amended and restated registration rights agreement will also include customary piggy-back rights, subject to cooperation and cut-back provisions. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

PIPE Investment

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company entered into subscription agreements with certain investors (collectively, the “PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which the PIPE Investors have collectively subscribed for 5.5 million shares of common stock of the Company (following the Domestication) for an aggregate purchase price equal to $55.0 million, $30.0 million of which will be funded by an affiliate of the Sponsor (the “Sponsor PIPE Entity”). The PIPE Investment will be consummated substantially concurrently with the closing of the Panavision/SIM Business Combination and proceeds therefrom will be used to fund a portion of the cash consideration required to effect the Business Combination and up to $25.0 million of redemptions of Public Shares.

Related Party Notes

Between Inception and the Close Date, the Sponsor loaned the Company $250,000 in unsecured promissory notes. The funds were used to pay up-front expenses associated with the Public Offering. These notes were non-interest bearing and were repaid by netting against proceeds received from the Sponsor at the Close Date.

On March 12, 2018, the Company issued an unsecured convertible promissory note (the “Sponsor Convertible Note”), pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to $1,000,000 from the Sponsor from time to time. The Sponsor Convertible Note bears interest at a rate of 1.96% per annum and all unpaid principal under the Sponsor Convertible Note including accrued interest thereon will be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date (as defined below). The Sponsor will have the option to convert any amounts outstanding under the Sponsor

 

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Convertible Note, up to $1,000,000 in the aggregate, into warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares at a conversion price of $1.00 per warrant. The terms of such warrants will be identical to the Private Placement Warrants, including that each such warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to the same adjustments applicable to the Private Placement Warrants. In connection with the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor has agreed to forfeit for no consideration any other rights to obtain the warrants issuable upon conversion of the Sponsor Convertible Note. Under the Sponsor Convertible Note, the Sponsor has waived any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any distribution of or from the Trust Account, including any right to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any claim against the Trust Account. The issuance of the Sponsor Convertible Note was approved by the Company’s board of directors and its audit committee on March 12, 2018. Executed on March 12, 2018, $500,000 was drawn under the Sponsor Convertible Note on March 20, 2018 and the remaining $500,000 was drawn under the Sponsor Convertible Note on August 2, 2018.

On September 26, 2018, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Sponsor Note”) pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to $1.5 million from Sponsor. The Sponsor Note bears interest at a rate of 2.51% per annum and all unpaid principal under the Sponsor Note including accrued interest thereon will be due and payable in full on the earliest of (i) March 31, 2019, (ii) the effective date of an initial business combination, and (iii) the termination, for any reason, of the Business Combination Agreement (such earliest date, the “Maturity Date”), unless accelerated upon the occurrence of customary events of default. Under the Sponsor Note, Sponsor has waived any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any distribution of or from the trust account established in connection with our initial public offering, including any right to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any claim against the trust account.

Additionally, on September 21, 2018, the Company and the Sponsor amended the maturity date of the Sponsor Convertible Note. Pursuant to such amendment, all unpaid principal under the Sponsor Convertible Note including accrued interest thereon will be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date, unless accelerated upon the occurrence of customary events of default.

Due to Related Party

Saban Capital is an affiliate of the Sponsor which advanced various costs on behalf of the Company. Total related party advances amounted to $23,465 for the period January 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018 and were reported as general and administrative expenses. As of September 30, 2018, the amount due to related party was $108,038. Total related party advances amounted to $28,133 and the amount due was $0 for the period January 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017, and were reported as general and administrative expenses. These amounts do not include amounts owed under the Sponsor Convertible Note or the Sponsor Note.

Administrative Service Agreement

Effective September 15, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to pay monthly expenses of $10,000 for office space, administrative services and support services to an affiliate of the Company’s Sponsor. The agreement terminates upon the earlier of the completion of a Business Combination or the liquidation of the Company. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company incurred expenses of $30,000 and $90,000, respectively, under this agreement. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company incurred expenses of $30,000 and $90,000, respectively, under this agreement.

Director Composition and Standstill Agreement

On September 13, 2018, concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company, the Sponsor, the Sponsor PIPE Entity and the other parties thereto entered into the Director Composition and Standstill Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things (i) the Panavision Holder Representative (as

 

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defined therein) and the Sponsor will each have certain rights to designate directors to the board of directors of the post-business combination company, (ii) the Key Panavision Stockholders (as defined therein) and the Sponsor will agree not to take certain actions in respect of the members of the board of directors of the post-business combination company designated by the Sponsor or the Key Panavision Stockholders, as applicable, (iii) the Panavision Holder Representative and the Sponsor each have certain negative consent rights with respect to certain future actions taken by the post-business combination company and its subsidiaries and (iv) each of the Company and the Sponsor will agree to take certain actions in connection with, or to facilitate, the Panavision/SIM Business Combination.

Related Party Transactions Policy

Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to our Sponsor, officers, directors or our or any of their respective affiliates.

The Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on the Company’s behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. The Company’s audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to its Sponsor, officers, directors or the Company’s or their affiliates and will determine which expenses and the amount of expenses that will be reimbursed. There is no cap or ceiling on the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on the Company’s behalf, although no such reimbursements will be made from the proceeds of the Public Offering held in the Trust Account prior to the completion of the Business Combination.

As described above under Related Party Notes, on March 12, 2018, the Company issued the Sponsor Convertible Note, pursuant to which it may borrow up to $1,000,000 from the Sponsor, from time to time, and on September 26, 2018, the Company issued the Sponsor Note, pursuant to which it may borrow up to $1,500,000 from the Sponsor, from time to time. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with the Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company additional funds as may be required. If the Company completes a Business Combination, it would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that the Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used for such repayment. The terms of such additional loans by the Company’s officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such additional loans. The Company does not expect to seek loans from parties other than the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor as it does not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in the Trust Account.

The Company is not prohibited from pursuing a Business Combination with a company that is affiliated with its Sponsor, officers or directors or making the acquisition through a joint venture or other form of shared ownership with its Sponsor, officers or directors. In the event the Company seeks to complete a Business Combination with a target that is affiliated with its Sponsor, officers or directors, the Company, or a committee of independent and disinterested directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that is a member of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or from an independent accounting firm, that such an initial Business Combination is fair to the Company from a financial point of view. The Company is not required to obtain an opinion with respect to the fairness of the Business Combination in any other context.

 

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After the Business Combination, directors or members of the Company’s management team who remain with the Company may be paid consulting, management or other compensation from the combined company. All of this compensation will be fully disclosed to shareholders, to the extent then known, in the tender offer materials or proxy solicitation materials furnished to the Company’s shareholders in connection with a proposed business combination. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time, because the directors of the post-combination business will be responsible for determining executive officer and director compensation. Any compensation to be paid to the Company’s executive officers after the completion of its initial business combination will be determined by a compensation committee constituted solely by independent directors.

 

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OTHER MATTERS

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our officers, directors and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of our ordinary shares to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. These reporting persons are also required to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely upon a review of such Forms, we believe that during the year ended December 31, 2017 there were no delinquent filers.

Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report and SEC Filings

Our financial statements for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (our “Annual Report”), which we are including with this proxy statement. This proxy statement and our Annual Report are available from the SEC at its website at www.sec.gov. You may also obtain a copy of our Annual Report without charge by sending a written request to our General Counsel at Saban Capital Acquisition Corp., 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Delivery Of Documents To Shareholders

Pursuant to the rules of the SEC, we and services that we employ to deliver communications to our shareholders are permitted to deliver to two or more shareholders sharing the same address a single copy of each of our annual report to shareholders and our proxy statement. Upon written or oral request, we will deliver a separate copy of the annual report to shareholders and/or proxy statement to any shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy of each document was delivered and who wishes to receive separate copies of such documents. Shareholders receiving multiple copies of such documents may likewise request that we deliver single copies of such documents in the future. Shareholders receiving multiple copies of such documents may request that we deliver single copies of such documents in the future. Shareholders may notify us of their requests by calling or writing us at our principal executive offices at 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, California, 90067 or (310) 557-5100.

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The board of directors does not know of any other matters to be presented at the Annual General Meeting. If any additional matters are properly presented at the Annual General Meeting, the persons named in the enclosed proxy card will have discretion to vote the shares they represent in accordance with their own judgment on such matters.

It is important that your shares be represented at the Annual General Meeting, regardless of the number of shares that you hold. You are, therefore, urged to execute and return, at your earliest convenience, the enclosed proxy card in the envelope that has also been provided.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Los Angeles, California

December 3, 2018

 

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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSALS 1 AND 2.

 

  1. Election of Directors           

2. Ratification of the appointment

    of KMPG LLP as the independent

    registered accounting firm for the

    fiscal year ending December 31,

    2018

   FOR    AGAINST    ABSTAIN

 

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Haim Saban

 

FOR

 

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AGAINST

 

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ABSTAIN

 

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AGAINST

 

 

ABSTAIN

        

 

 

 

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Adam Chesnoff

 

 

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Signature                                                      Signature, if held

jointly                                                       Date                    , 2018.

Note: Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint owners, both should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, or corporate officer, please give title as such.

 


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Important Notice Regarding the Internet Availability of Proxy

Materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders

The 2018 Proxy Statement and the 2017 Annual Report to

Shareholders are available at:

https://www.cstproxy.com/sabanac/2018

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PROXY

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SABAN CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

The undersigned appoints Adam Chesnoff and Niveen Tadros, and each of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his or her substitute, and authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all of the ordinary shares of Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. held of record by the undersigned at the close of business on November 21, 2018 at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. to be held on December 20, 2018, or at any adjournments or postponements thereof.

THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED AS INDICATED. IF NO CONTRARY INDICATION IS MADE, THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF ELECTING THE TWO NOMINEES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND IN FAVOR OF PROPOSAL 2, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JUDGMENT OF THE PERSONS NAMED AS PROXY HEREIN ON ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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