DEFA14A 1 ea122085-defa14a_legacy.htm DEFINITIVE PROXY SOLICITING MATERIAL

 

 

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 (Amendment No.      )

 

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Legacy Acquisition Corp.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 18, 2020

 

LEGACY ACQUISITION, CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE   001-38296   81-3674868
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)       Identification No.)

 

1308 Race Street Suite 200
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(505) 820-0412
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

Title of each class

  Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one Warrant to purchase one-half of one share of Class A common stock   LGC.U   New York Stock Exchange
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share   LGC   New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, exercisable for one-half of one share of Class A common stock for $5.75 per half share, or $11.50 per whole share   LGC.WS   New York Stock Exchange

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

  

On May 18, 2020, Legacy Acquisition Corp. (“Legacy” or the “Company”) convened and then adjourned, without conducting any other business, Legacy’s special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) relating to its previously announced proposed business combination with a wholly-owned holding company (“Blue Impact target”) of Blue Valor Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong (“Seller”), which will hold a digital-first, intelligent and integrated, global advertising & marketing services group (the “Blue Impact business”). The only proposal submitted for a vote of the stockholders at the Special Meeting was the approval of the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates (the “Adjournment Proposal”). The Adjournment Proposal is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 31, 2020 (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”), relating to the business combination.

 

As of the close of business on March 20, 2020, the record date for the Special Meeting, there were 29,305,180 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A common stock”), 7,500,000 shares of Class F common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class F common stock”, and together with Class A common stock, the “common stock”), outstanding. Each share of common stock was entitled to one vote on the Adjournment Proposal. The shares of Class A common stock and Class F common stock were voted as a single class. A total of 28,936,202 shares of common stock, representing approximately 78.62% of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote, were present in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum to conduct business.

 

The Company’s stockholders approved the adjournment proposal by the votes set forth below:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions 
 27,740,306    1,195,896    0 

 

Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure

 

Furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto is a press release, dated May 19, 2020 (the “Press Release”), issued by Legacy Acquisition Corp. (“Legacy”) announcing that Legacy convened and then adjourned, without conducting any other business, Legacy’s special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). The date and time to reconvene the Special Meeting will be determined by Legacy’s board of directors and announced at a later time.

 

The information in this item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise be subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filings of the Company under the Securities of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings. This Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Current Report”) shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1.

 

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Important Information About the Business Combination and Where to Find It

 

In connection with the business combination contemplated by the Amended and Restated Share Exchange Agreement (the “Business Combination”), Legacy filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “Business Combination Proxy”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 31, 2020. In connection with the solicitation of the registered holders of Legacy’s public warrants to consent to proposed amendments to Legacy’s Warrant Agreement (the “Warrant Amendments”), Legacy filed a definitive consent solicitation statement on Schedule 14A (the “Warrant Consent Solicitation”) with the SEC on May 15, 2020. Additionally, in connection with another extension of the deadline by which Legacy must complete its business combination (the “Deadline Extension”), Legacy filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “Extension Proxy”) with the SEC on April 21, 2020. Legacy’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read the Business Combination Proxy, as well as the Warrant Consent Solicitation and the Extension Proxy and the amendments thereto and other relevant materials to be filed, respectively, in connection with the Business Combination, the Warrant Amendments and the Deadline Extension with the SEC, including documents incorporated by reference therein, as these materials contain important information with respect to the Business Combination, the Warrant Amendments and the Deadline Extension. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials for the Business Combination and the Deadline Extension were mailed to stockholders of Legacy as of March 20, 2020 and April 6, 2020, respectively. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials for the Warrant Amendments were mailed to warrant holders of Legacy as of March 20, 2020. Warrant holders and stockholders are also able to obtain copies of the Business Combination Proxy, the Warrant Consent Solicitation and the Extension Proxy, as well as other documents filed with the SEC incorporated by reference therein, without charge, at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Legacy Acquisition Corp., 1308 Race Street, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, Attention: Secretary, (513) 618-7161.

 

Participants in the Solicitation

 

Legacy and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Legacy’s stockholders with respect to the Business Combination and Deadline Extensions and consents from Legacy’s warrant holders with respect to the Warrant Amendments. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Legacy is contained in the Definitive Business Combination Proxy filed with the SEC, the Warrant Consent Solicitation and the Extension Proxy and in Legacy’s proxy statement for its 2019 Annual Meeting that was filed with the SEC on November 22, 2019 and are available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Legacy Acquisition Corp., 1308 Race Street, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, Attention: Secretary, (513) 618-7161. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants will be contained in the definitive proxy statement that Legacy intends to file with the SEC in connection with the Business Combination when available.

 

The Seller, Blue Focus Intelligent Communications Group, and their respective directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Legacy in connection with the Business Combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the Business Combination will be included in Legacy’s definitive proxy statement that will be filed with respect to the Business Combination. 

 

Forward-Looking Statements:

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Legacy’s and the Blue Impact business’ actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “propose,” “plan,” “contemplate,” “may,” “will,” “shall,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “positioned,” “goal,” “conditional” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, Legacy’s purposes for the adjournment of the Special Meeting and Legacy’s intention to announce the date and time of the reconvened Special Meeting at a later time.

 

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These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside Legacy’s and the Blue Impact business’ control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Share Exchange Agreement, (2) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Legacy and other transaction parties following the announcement of the Share Exchange Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein; (3) the inability to complete the proposed Business Combination, including due to failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of Legacy or other conditions to closing in the Share Exchange Agreement; (4) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could otherwise cause the Business Combination to fail to close; (5) the receipt of an unsolicited offer from another party for an alternative business transaction that could interfere with the proposed Business Combination; (6) the risk that the proposed Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the proposed Business Combination; (7) costs related to the proposed Business Combination; (8) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (9) the aggregate number of Legacy shares requested to be redeemed by Legacy’s stockholders in connection with the proposed Business Combination; (10) the ability of the Blue Impact business to ameliorate or otherwise mitigate its existing material weaknesses and any material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting or significant deficiencies that may be identified in the future; (11) the inability to obtain stockholder approval of the Extension Amendment and to implement the Extension; (12) the uncertainties regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the Blue Impact business and the completion of the Business Combination; and (13) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the proxy statement relating to the proposed Business Combination, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, the Extension Amendment and the Extension and in Legacy’s other filings with the SEC. Legacy cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Legacy cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Legacy does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the Business Combination. This Current Report on Form 8-K shall also 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 states or 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, or an exemption therefrom. 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit 
Number
  Description
99.1   Press Release of Legacy Acquisition Corp. dated May 19, 2020

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.        

 

  LEGACY ACQUISITION CORP.
     
 Dated: May 19, 2020 By: /s/ William C. Finn
  Name:  William C. Finn
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Legacy Acquisition Corp. Announces Adjournment of Special Meeting of Stockholders

 

Date and Time to Reconvene Meeting to be Announced at a Later Time

 

(New York, NY) – May 19, 2020 – Legacy Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: “LGC”) (“Legacy”), a publicly-traded Special Purpose Acquisition Company, announced today that it convened and then adjourned, without conducting any other business, Legacy’s special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) held on May 18, 2020. The adjournment is intended to provide additional time for negotiations regarding the PIPE Financing and the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement. The date and time to reconvene the Special Meeting will be determined by Legacy’s board of directors and announced at a later time.

 

The Special Meeting is being held to vote on the proposals described in Legacy’s definitive proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 31, 2020 (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”), relating to its proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”) with a wholly-owned holding company (“Blue Impact target”) of Blue Valor Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong (“Seller”), which will hold a digital-first, intelligent and integrated, global advertising & marketing services group (the “Blue Impact business”).

 

Important Information About the Business Combination and Where to Find It

 

In connection with the business combination contemplated by the Amended and Restated Share Exchange Agreement (the “Business Combination”), Legacy filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “Business Combination Proxy”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 31, 2020. In connection with the solicitation of the registered holders of Legacy’s public warrants to consent to proposed amendments to Legacy’s Warrant Agreement (the “Warrant Amendments”), Legacy filed a definitive consent solicitation statement on Schedule 14A (the “Warrant Consent Solicitation”) with the SEC on May 15, 2020. Additionally, in connection with another extension of the deadline by which Legacy must complete its business combination (the “Deadline Extension”), Legacy filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “Extension Proxy”) with the SEC on April 21, 2020. Legacy’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read the Business Combination Proxy, as well as the Warrant Consent Solicitation and the Extension Proxy and the amendments thereto and other relevant materials to be filed, respectively, in connection with the Business Combination, the Warrant Amendments and the Deadline Extension with the SEC, including documents incorporated by reference therein, as these materials contain important information with respect to the Business Combination, the Warrant Amendments and the Deadline Extension. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials for the Business Combination and the Deadline Extension were mailed to stockholders of Legacy as of March 20, 2020 and April 6, 2020, respectively. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials for the Warrant Amendments were mailed to warrant holders of Legacy as of March 20, 2020. Warrant holders and stockholders are also able to obtain copies of the Business Combination Proxy, the Warrant Consent Solicitation and the Extension Proxy, as well as other documents filed with the SEC incorporated by reference therein, without charge, at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Legacy Acquisition Corp., 1308 Race Street, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, Attention: Secretary, (513) 618-7161.

 

Participants in the Solicitation

 

Legacy and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Legacy’s stockholders with respect to the Business Combination and Deadline Extensions and consents from Legacy’s warrant holders with respect to the Warrant Amendments. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Legacy is contained in the Definitive Business Combination Proxy filed with the SEC, the Warrant Consent Solicitation and the Extension Proxy and in Legacy’s proxy statement for its 2019 Annual Meeting that was filed with the SEC on November 22, 2019 and are available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Legacy Acquisition Corp., 1308 Race Street, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, Attention: Secretary, (513) 618-7161. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants will be contained in the definitive proxy statement that Legacy intends to file with the SEC in connection with the Business Combination when available.

 

The Seller, Blue Focus Intelligent Communications Group, and their respective directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Legacy in connection with the Business Combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the Business Combination will be included in Legacy’s definitive proxy statement that will be filed with respect to the Business Combination. 

 

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Forward-Looking Statements:

 

This Press Release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Legacy’s and the Blue Impact business’ actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “propose,” “plan,” “contemplate,” “may,” “will,” “shall,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “positioned,” “goal,” “conditional” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, Legacy’s purposes for the adjournment of the Special Meeting and Legacy’s intention to announce the date and time of the reconvened Special Meeting at a later time.

 

These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside Legacy’s and the Blue Impact business’ control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Share Exchange Agreement, (2) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Legacy and other transaction parties following the announcement of the Share Exchange Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein; (3) the inability to complete the proposed Business Combination, including due to failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of Legacy or other conditions to closing in the Share Exchange Agreement; (4) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could otherwise cause the Business Combination to fail to close; (5) the receipt of an unsolicited offer from another party for an alternative business transaction that could interfere with the proposed Business Combination; (6) the risk that the proposed Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the proposed Business Combination; (7) costs related to the proposed Business Combination; (8) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (9) the aggregate number of Legacy shares requested to be redeemed by Legacy’s stockholders in connection with the proposed Business Combination; (10) the ability of the Blue Impact business to ameliorate or otherwise mitigate its existing material weaknesses and any material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting or significant deficiencies that may be identified in the future; (11) the inability to obtain stockholder approval of the Extension Amendment and to implement the Extension; (12) the uncertainties regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the Blue Impact business and the completion of the Business Combination; and (13) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the proxy statement relating to the proposed Business Combination, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, the Extension Amendment and the Extension and in Legacy’s other filings with the SEC. Legacy cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Legacy cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Legacy does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This Press Release shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the Business Combination. This Press Release shall also 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 states or 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, or an exemption therefrom. 

 

Investors:

Jacques Cornet

ICR

Jacques.cornet@icrinc.com

 

Media:

Phil Denning

ICR

Phil.denning@icrinc.com

 

 

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