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 15, 2009
ALYST
ACQUISITION CORP.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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001-33563
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20-5385199
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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of
Incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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233
East 69th Street, #6J
New
York, New York
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10021
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(646)
290-6104
Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Items
to be Included in this Report
Item
8.01 Other Events
Alyst
Acquisition Corp. (“Alyst”) issued a press release on May 15, 2009, announcing
that its Board of Directors approved June 23, 2009 as the date for a special
meeting of stockholders to vote on the proposed business combination with China
Networks Media Ltd., a joint-venture provider of broadcast television services
in the People’s Republic of China, and has approved May 29, 2009 as the record
date for the meeting. The meeting will take place at 9:30 am at the
offices of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, 340 Madison Avenue, New York, New
York. Definitive proxy materials will be mailed to stockholders of
record in due course.
The full
text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated
herein by reference.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated May 15,
2009
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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.
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ALYST
ACQUISITION CORP. |
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By:
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/s/ Michael E. Weksel_
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Date: May
18, 2009
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Name:
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Michael
E. Weksel
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Exhibit
Index
Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated May 15,
2009
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