SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Sinclair H. Van

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O RLJ ACQUISITION, INC.
3 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, SUITE 1000

(Street)
BETHESDA MD 20814

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RLJ Acquisition, Inc. [ RLJA ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
See Remarks
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/03/2012
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share. 10/03/2012 D 38,333 D (1) 0 I See Footnote(2)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Disposed of in exchange for 38,333 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of RLJ Entertainment, Inc. ("RLJ Entertainment") in connection with the consummation on October 3, 2012 of the merger (the "Merger") of RLJ Acquisition, Inc. (the "Issuer") with RLJ Merger Sub I, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of RLJ Entertainment, pursuant to that certain Merger Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2012, by and between the Issuer, RLJ Entertainment, and Image Entertainment, Inc., as amended, and in reliance upon the exemption from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended provided in Rule 16b-3 promulgated thereunder.
2. The shares reported herein are held in the name of RLJ SPAC Acquisition, LLC, and may be transferred to the Reporting Person at any time.
Remarks:
President and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Alan I. Annex, attorney in fact 10/05/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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