Billionaire Glenn Russell Dubin‘s Highbridge Capital Management decided to be among the first investors in Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:SCAC), a “blank check” company that just recently went public. As per a new 13G filing filed on September 26, Highbridge Capital Management purchased 1.75 million Class A Shares, which account for 7.45% of the float. Another investor that has just reported a 6.4% stake in Saban Capital Acquisition Corp is billionaire Louis Bacon‘s Moore Global Investments (see article).
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Ownership Summary Table
Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Highbridge Capital Management | 0 | 1,750,000 | 0 | 1,750,000 | 1,750,000 | 7.45% |
Highbridge International | 0 | 1,750,000 | 0 | 1,750,000 | 1,750,000 | 7.45% |
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Page 1 of 8 – SEC Filing
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |
Washington, D.C. 20549 | |
SCHEDULE 13G | |
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
(Amendment No. )* | |
Saban Capital | |
(Name of Issuer) | |
Class A Ordinary | |
(Title of Class of Securities) | |
78516C205** | |
(CUSIP Number) | |
September | |
(Date of event which requires filing of this statement) | |
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed: | |
¨ | Rule 13d-1(b) |
x | Rule 13d-1(c) |
¨ | Rule 13d-1(d) |
(Page 1 of 8 Pages) |
______________________________
*The remainder of this cover page shall
be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for
any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
** The Class A Ordinary have no CUSIP
number. The CUSIP number for the units which include Class A Ordinary is 78516C205.
The information required in the remainder
of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes)
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1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Highbridge Capital Management, LLC | |||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of Delaware | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 1,750,000 Class A Ordinary Shares | |||
7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,750,000 Class A Ordinary Shares | |||
9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,750,000 Class A Ordinary Shares | |||
10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.45% | |||
12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA, OO | |||
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1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Highbridge International LLC | |||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands, British West Indies | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 1,750,000 Class A Ordinary Shares | |||
7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,750,000 Class A Ordinary Shares | |||
9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,750,000 Class A Ordinary Shares | |||
10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.45% | |||
12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO | |||
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Item 1(a). | NAME OF ISSUER: |
The name of the issuer is Saban Capital Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”). |
Item 1(b). | ADDRESS OF ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: |
The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067. |
Item 2(a). | NAME OF PERSON FILING: |
Item 2(b). | ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE: |
Item 2(c). | CITIZENSHIP: |
This statement is filed by: |
(i) | Highbridge Capital Management, LLC 40 West 57th Street, 32nd Floor New York, New York 10019 Citizenship: State of Delaware | |
(ii) | Highbridge International LLC c/o Highbridge Capital Management, LLC 40 West 57th Street, 32nd Floor New York, New York 10019 Citizenship: Cayman Islands |
The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons.” |
Item 2(d). | TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES: |
Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”). |
Item 2(e). | CUSIP NUMBER: |
The Class A Ordinary have no CUSIP number. The CUSIP number for the units which include Class A Ordinary is 78516C205. |
Item 3. | IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b) OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: |
(a) | ¨ | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act, | |
(b) | ¨ | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act, | |
(c) | ¨ | Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act, | |
(d) | ¨ | Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, | |
(e) | ¨ | An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
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(f) | ¨ | Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F), | |
(g) | ¨ | Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G), | |
(h) | ¨ | Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, | |
(i) | ¨ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act; | |
(j) | ¨ | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J); | |
(k) | ¨ | Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), specify the type of institution: _______________________________________ |
Item 4. | OWNERSHIP. |
(a) | Amount beneficially owned: |
As of the date hereof, (i) Highbridge International LLC may be deemed to beneficially own 1,750,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and (ii) Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as the trading manager of Highbridge International LLC may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 1,750,000 Class A Ordinary Shares held by Highbridge International LLC. |
(b) | Percent of class: |
The percentages used herein and in the rest of this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon 23,500,000 Class A Ordinary Shares reported to be outstanding in the Company’s Prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) on September 19, 2016 after giving effect to the completion of the offering, as described therein. Therefore, as of the date hereof, (i) Highbridge International LLC may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 7.45% of the outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company and (ii) Highbridge Capital Management, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 7.45% of the outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company. | ||
The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of the Class A Ordinary Shares held by Highbridge International LLC. |
Item 5. | OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS. |
Not applicable. |
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Item 6. | OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON. |
Not applicable. |
Item 7. | IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY. |
Not applicable. |
Item 8. | IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP. |
Not applicable. |
Item 9. | NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP. |
Not applicable. |
Item 10. | CERTIFICATION. |
The Reporting Person hereby makes the following certification: | |
By signing below the Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. |
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable
inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
DATED: September 26, 2016
HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||||
By: | /s/John Oliva | |||
Name: | John Oliva | |||
Title: | Managing Director | |||
HIGHBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL LLC | ||||
By: | Highbridge Capital Management, LLC its Trading Manager | |||
By | /s/ John Oliva | |||
Name: | John Oliva | |||
Title: | Managing Director |
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EXHIBIT 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the
foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement
on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint filing agreements.
The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and
accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained herein and therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness
and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such
information is inaccurate.
DATED: September 26, 2016
HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||||
By: | /s/John Oliva | |||
Name: | John Oliva | |||
Title: | Managing Director | |||
HIGHBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL LLC | ||||
By: | Highbridge Capital Management, LLC its Trading Manager | |||
By | /s/ John Oliva | |||
Name: | John Oliva | |||
Title: | Managing Director |