UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 15, 2009
ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33629 | 20-8450938 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 590 Madison Avenue, 35th Floor New York, New York |
10019 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 409-2434
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 to the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT ACQUISITION CORP. (“AAMAC”), GREAT AMERICAN GROUP, LLC (“GREAT AMERICAN”) AND GREAT AMERICAN GROUP, INC. (“HOLDCO”) CLAIM THE PROTECTION OF THE SAFE HARBOR FOR “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE STATEMENTS THAT ARE NOT HISTORICAL FACTS. SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, BASED UPON THE CURRENT BELIEFS AND EXPECTATIONS OF MANAGEMENT OF AAMAC AND GREAT AMERICAN REGARDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AAMAC’S PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION WITH GREAT AMERICAN DISCUSSED HEREIN AND THE BUSINESS OF GREAT AMERICAN, ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, WHICH COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER FROM THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THE FOLLOWING FACTORS, AMONG OTHERS, COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER FROM THOSE SET FORTH IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: CHANGING INTERPRETATIONS OF GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES; CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS; OUTCOMES OF GOVERNMENT REVIEWS; INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS AND RELATED LITIGATION; CHANGING LEGISLATION OR REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS; REQUIREMENTS OR CHANGES AFFECTING THE BUSINESS IN WHICH GREAT AMERICAN IS, AND HOLDCO WILL BE, ENGAGED; MANAGEMENT OF RAPID GROWTH; INTENSITY OF COMPETITION; GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; AS WELL AS OTHER RELEVANT RISKS DETAILED IN AAMAC’S FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (“SEC”) AND IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT TO BE FILED BY HOLDCO WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION. THE INFORMATION SET FORTH HEREIN SHOULD BE READ IN LIGHT OF SUCH RISKS. NONE OF AAMAC, GREAT AMERICAN OR HOLDCO ASSUMES ANY OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT.
COMMENCING SHORTLY AFTER THE FILING OF THIS CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K, AAMAC INTENDS TO HOLD PRESENTATIONS FOR CERTAIN OF ITS SECURITYHOLDERS, AS WELL AS OTHER PERSONS WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING AAMAC’S SECURITIES, REGARDING ITS PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION WITH GREAT AMERICAN, AS DESCRIBED IN THIS CURRENT REPORT. THIS CURRENT REPORT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO PARTICIPANTS AT SUCH PRESENTATIONS.
AAMAC INTENDS TO FILE A PROXY STATEMENT AND HOLDCO INTENDS TO FILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT, IN EACH CASE THAT WILL CONTAIN A JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS. STOCKHOLDERS AND WARRANTHOLDERS OF AAMAC AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS ARE URGED TO READ THESE DOCUMENTS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SUCH PERSONS CAN ALSO READ AAMAC’S FINAL PROSPECTUS, DATED AUGUST 1, 2007, ITS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 (THE “ANNUAL REPORT”) AND OTHER REPORTS AS FILED WITH THE SEC, FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITY HOLDINGS OF AAMAC’S OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AND THEIR AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE INTERESTS IN THE SUCCESSFUL CONSUMMATION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS. THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS WILL BE MAILED TO STOCKHOLDERS AND WARRANTHOLDERS, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AS OF A RECORD DATE TO BE ESTABLISHED FOR VOTING ON THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS. STOCKHOLDERS, WARRANTHOLDERS AND OTHERS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, WITHOUT CHARGE, BY DIRECTING A REQUEST TO AAMAC IN WRITING AT 590 MADISON AVENUE 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022, OR BY TELEPHONE AT (212) 409-3424. FREE COPIES OF THESE DOCUMENTS CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED, WHEN AVAILABLE, AT THE SEC’S INTERNET SITE (http://www.sec.gov).
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AAMAC, GREAT AMERICAN, HOLDCO AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS MAY BE DEEMED TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FOR THE SPECIAL MEETINGS OF AAMAC’S STOCKHOLDERS AND AAMAC’S WARRANTHOLDERS TO BE HELD TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS. THE UNDERWRITERS OF AAMAC’S INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING MAY PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO AAMAC, GREAT AMERICAN, HOLDCO AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND MAY BE DEEMED TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES. A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE UNDERWRITERS’ FEES RELATING TO AAMAC’S INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING WERE DEFERRED PENDING STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL OF AAMAC’S INITIAL BUSINESS COMBINATION, AND STOCKHOLDERS ARE ADVISED THAT THE UNDERWRITERS HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME OF THE PROXY SOLICITATION. INFORMATION ABOUT AAMAC’S DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IS AVAILABLE IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE INTERESTS OF POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER MATERIALS TO BE FILED BY AAMAC AND HOLDCO WITH THE SEC.
THE INFORMATION ON GREAT AMERICAN’S WEBSITE IS NOT, AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE, A PART OF THIS CURRENT REPORT OR INCORPORATED IN FILINGS EITHER AAMAC OR HOLDCO MAKES WITH THE SEC.
THIS COMMUNICATION SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH JURISDICTION. NO OFFERING OF SECURITIES SHALL BE MADE EXCEPT BY MEANS OF A PROSPECTUS MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
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| Item 8.01. | Other Information. |
On May 14, 2009, Alternative Asset Management Acquisition Corp. (“AAMAC”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K including an Investor Presentation as Exhibit 99.2.
AAMAC is filing an amendment to the May 14, 2009 Form 8-K to correct an error on slide 24 of the Investor Presentation. No other changes have been made in the Investor Presentation. However, the updated version of the Investor Presentation, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2, supersedes in its entirety the Exhibit 99.2 filed with the May 14, 2009 Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.2 |
Investor Presentation |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| May 15, 2009 |
ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT ACQUISITION CORP. | |||
| By: | /s/ Paul D. Lapping | |||
| Name: | Paul D. Lapping | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | |||
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.2 | Investor Presentation |