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): December 22, 2014

 

 

GLOBAL EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware	001-35176	27-4757800
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

4553 Glencoe Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90292

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 310-437-6000

 

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On December 22, 2014, Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval to install its Ku-band satellite connectivity system on Boeing 777 aircraft. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

We make forward-looking statements in this report and the press release incorporated by reference herein within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements relate to expectations or forecasts for future events, including, without limitation, the potential that airlines will equip their B777 aircraft with the Company’s connectivity system. These statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words “may,” “might,” “will,” “will likely result,” “should,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “continue,” “target” or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to us as of the date they were made, and should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, factors not anticipated by, or outside the control of, the Company, as well as those risks and uncertainties described in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, as amended, and subsequently filed reports on Form 10-Q, as amended. As a result, our actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release of Global Eagle Entertainment Inc., dated December 22, 2014.

 

 

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.

 

	Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.
	By:	/s/ Jay Itzkowitz
		Name: Jay Itzkowitz
		Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

Dated: December 22, 2014

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release of Global Eagle Entertainment Inc., dated December 22, 2014.