NEW YORK, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Far Point
Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: FPAC, FPAC.UN, and FPAC.WS) a
special purpose acquisition company ("FPAC"), announced that it has
scheduled the special meeting of its stockholders (the "Special
Meeting") to vote on the proposed business combination transaction
(the "Transaction") with Global Blue Group AG ("Global Blue"), for
9:00 a.m., eastern time, on August 24,
2020. FPAC also announced that it has filed its
definitive proxy statement for the Special Meeting and mailed it on
August 4, 2020 to its stockholders of
record as of July 24, 2020, the
record date for the Special Meeting.
Stockholders of FPAC must complete the procedures for electing
to redeem their public shares in the manner described in the
definitive proxy statement prior to 5:00
p.m., Eastern Time, on August 20, 2020 (two business days before the
Special Meeting) in order for their shares to be
redeemed.
About Far Point
Far Point Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: FPAC) is a special
purpose acquisition company organized under the laws of
Delaware for the purpose of
effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition,
stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination
with one or more businesses in the financial technology industry.
The company completed its initial public offering on the NYSE in
June 2018, raising $632 million from investors.
Additional Information
Global Blue Group Holding AG, the intended successor entity in
the Transaction, has filed a Registration Statement on Form F-4
(File No. 333-236581) (the "Registration Statement"), which
includes a prospectus and definitive proxy statement. The
definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents were mailed
to stockholders of FPAC as of July 24,
2020, which is the record date established for voting on the
Transaction, on August 4, 2020.
Stockholders of FPAC and other interested persons are advised to
read the definitive proxy statement/prospectus on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and in the Registration
Statement in connection with FPAC's solicitation of proxies for the
special meeting to be held to vote on the Transaction because these
documents contain important information about FPAC, Global Blue,
and the Transaction. Stockholders can also obtain copies of the
Registration Statement and the definitive proxy
statement/prospectus, without charge, by directing a request to:
Far Point Acquisition Corporation, 18 West 18th Street,
New York, NY 10011. These
documents and Far Point's annual and other reports filed with the
SEC can also be obtained, as available, without charge, at the
SEC's internet site (http://www.sec.gov).
FPAC, Global Blue and their respective directors, executive
officers, other members of management and employees, under SEC
rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of
proxies from the stockholders of FPAC in connection with the
Transaction. Stockholders of FPAC and other interested persons may
obtain more information regarding the names and interests in the
proposed Transaction of FPAC's directors and officers in FPAC's
filings with the SEC, including FPAC's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year-ended December 31, 2019,
which was filed with the SEC on March 12,
2020. Additional information regarding the interests of such
potential participants in the solicitation process is also included
in the Registration Statement, and in the definitive proxy
statement/prospectus and other relevant documents filed with the
SEC.
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