UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
 
 
 

 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  September 23, 2008
 
GHL ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in charter)
 
     
     
 
DELAWARE
001-33963
22-1344998
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
300 Park Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10022
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (212) 389-1500
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
x
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
x
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Additional Information and Where to Find It
 
Participants in the Solicitation
 
Item 8.01 Other Event
 
Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
 
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT
 
FOLLOWING THE FILING OF THIS REPORT, GHL ACQUISITION CORP. (“GHQ”) WILL BE HOLDING PRESENTATIONS FOR CERTAIN STOCKHOLDERS OF GHQ, AS WELL AS OTHER PERSONS WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN INVESTING IN GHQ’S SECURITIES, REGARDING GHQ’S PROPOSED ACQUISITION (THE “ACQUISITION”) OF IRIDIUM HOLDINGS LLC (“IRIDIUM HOLDINGS”), AS DESCRIBED IN THIS CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K.  CERTAIN INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K AND THE EXHIBITS HERETO MAY BE DISTRIBUTED TO PARTICIPANTS AT SUCH PRESENTATIONS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT

THIS CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K IS BEING MADE WITH RESPECT TO A PROPOSED ACQUISITION AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING GHQ AND IRIDIUM.  IN CONNECTION WITH THESE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS, GHQ INTENDS TO FILE WITH THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION (“SEC”) A PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT AND TO MAIL A DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO GHQ’S STOCKHOLDERS.  THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS COMMUNICATION IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED.  BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISIONS, GHQ’S STOCKHOLDERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS ARE URGED TO READ, WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, GHQ’S PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT, AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH GHQ’S SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING TO BE HELD TO APPROVE THE ACQUISITION AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT IRIDIUM, GHQ AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS.  THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT WILL BE MAILED TO GHQ STOCKHOLDERS AS OF A RECORD DATE TO BE ESTABLISHED FOR VOTING ON THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION.  STOCKHOLDERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY AND DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENTS ONCE THEY ARE AVAILABLE, WITHOUT CHARGE, AT THE SEC’S WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV OR BY DIRECTING A REQUEST TO:  GHQ ACQUISITION CORP., 300 PARK AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TELEPHONE: (212) 372-4180.
 
GHQ ALSO INTENDS TO LAUNCH A TENDER OFFER FOR ITS COMMON SHARES WHICH TENDER OFFER WILL BE EXPECTED TO CLOSE CONCURRENT WITH THE CLOSING OF THE ACQUISITION OF IRIDIUM.  THE TENDER HAS NOT YET COMMENCED. THIS COMMUNICATION IS NEITHER AN OFFER TO PURCHASE NOR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL SHARES OF GHQ. UPON COMMENCEMENT OF THE TENDER OFFER, GHQ WILL FILE WITH THE SEC A TENDER OFFER STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE TO AND RELATED EXHIBITS, INCLUDING THE OFFER TO PURCHASE, LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS. GHQ STOCKHOLDERS AND OTHER INVESTORS SHOULD READ THESE MATERIALS CAREFULLY WHEN SUCH DOCUMENTS ARE FILED AND BECOME AVAILABLE, AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE TENDER OFFER. STOCKHOLDERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO OBTAIN THESE DOCUMENTS ONCE THEY ARE AVAILABLE, WITHOUT CHARGE, AT THE SEC’S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV, OR BY DIRECTING A REQUEST TO : GHQ ACQUISITION CORP., 300 PARK AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TELEPHONE: (212) 372-4180.

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION

GHQ AND ITS DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS MAY BE DEEMED TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES TO GHQ’S STOCKHOLDERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION.  A LIST OF THE NAMES OF THOSE DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS AND A DESCRIPTION OF THEIR INTERESTS IN GHQ IS CONTAINED IN GHQ’S REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007, WHICH IS FILED WITH THE SEC, AND WILL ALSO BE CONTAINED IN GHQ’S PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.  GHQ’S STOCKHOLDERS MAY OBTAIN
 
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT INTERESTS OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE ACQUISITION, BY SECURITY HOLDINGS OR OTHERWISE, BY READING GHQ’S PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER MATERIALS TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN SUCH INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

NOTHING IN THIS COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE CONSTRUED AS, OR IS INTENDED TO BE, A SOLICITATION FOR OR AN OFFER TO PROVIDE INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES.
 
 
Item 8.01 Other Event
 
On September 23, 2008, GHL Acquisition Corp. (“GHQ”) and Iridium Holdings LLC (“Iridium Holdings”) hosted a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss the transaction that was announced earlier today pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the transaction agreement, dated as of September 22, 2008, among GHQ, Iridium Holdings and the other parties named therein, GHQ will acquire the outstanding units of Iridium Holdings.
 
Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
99.1
Script of conference call held by GHQ and Iridium Holdings on September 23, 2008

 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
   
GHL Acquisition Corp.
  
       
       
Date:   
  September 23, 2008
  
By:  
 /s/ Harold J. Rodriguez, Jr.
  
       
Name:   
Harold J. Rodriguez, Jr.
  
       
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
  

 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 

Exhibit Number
Description
EX-99.1
Script of conference call held by GHQ and Iridium Holdings on September 23, 2008