Unassociated Document
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): June 18, 2009
ALYST
ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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:
x Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
¨ Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement
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 June 18, 2009, announcing
that the 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, has been
rescheduled and will now take place on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 4:30 pm.,
Eastern time, at the offices of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, 340 Madison
Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10173. The meeting was previously
scheduled to be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2009. The record date for
the special meeting has not been changed and remains May 29,
2009. Stockholders who have previously sent in proxy cards or given
instructions to brokers do not need to do so again. A copy of the
press release for such announcement is attached to this Current Report on Form
8-K as Exhibit 99.1, which is hereby incorporated by reference
herein.
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 June 18, 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: June
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 June 18,
2009
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