Filed by Double Eagle Acquisition Corp.
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933 and deemed filed
pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: Double Eagle Acquisition Corp.
Commission File No.: 1-37552
DOUBLE EAGLE ANNOUNCES RECORD DATE FOR EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING TO APPROVE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION WITH WILLIAMS SCOTSMAN
Record date for Extraordinary General Meeting is October 30, 2017
LOS ANGELES, CA, October 30, 2017 – Double Eagle Acquisition Corp. (“Double Eagle”) (NASDAQ: EAGL, EAGLU, EAGLW) announced today that it has established the close of business on Monday, October 30, 2017 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for its extraordinary general meeting to, among other things, approve the proposed business combination (“Business Combination”) between Double Eagle and Williams Scotsman International, Inc. (“Williams Scotsman”). Shareholders of record on the Record Date will be entitled to vote their shares either in person or by proxy. The Company also announced that it will establish the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting once the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has completed its review of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 filed in connection with the Business Combination. The closing of the Business Combination is subject to approval by Double Eagle’s shareholders and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Additional Information about the Business Combination and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed Business Combination, Double Eagle filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-220356) (the “Registration Statement”) with the SEC, which includes a proxy statement/prospectus, that is both the proxy statement to be distributed to holders of Double Eagle’s ordinary shares in connection with Double Eagle’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by Double Eagle’s shareholders with respect to the Business Combination and other matters as may be described in the Registration Statement. After the Registration Statement is declared effective, Double Eagle will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents to its shareholders as of the Record Date. Double Eagle’s shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement and the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, as these materials will contain important information about Williams Scotsman, Double Eagle and the Business Combination. Shareholders will also be able to obtain copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Double Eagle Acquisition Corp., 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, California, Attention: Eli Baker, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, (310) 209-7280.
Participants in the Solicitation
Double Eagle and Williams Scotsman and their respective directors and executive officers may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the proposed Business Combination under the rules of the SEC. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Double Eagle is contained in Double Eagle’s preliminary proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement, which is available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to Double Eagle Acquisition Corp., 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, California 90067, Attention: Eli Baker, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, at (310) 209-7280. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, also will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.
About Double Eagle Acquisition Corp.
Double Eagle Acquisition Corp. is a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. Double Eagle began trading on NASDAQ in September 2015 and its Class A ordinary shares, units and warrants trade under the ticker symbols EAGL, EAGLU and EAGLW, respectively. Double Eagle is the third NASDAQ-listed special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Jeff Sagansky, CEO, and Harry E. Sloan, founding investor.
About Williams Scotsman
Headquartered in the historic Fells Point area of Baltimore, MD, Williams Scotsman is a specialty rental services market leader providing innovative modular space and portable storage solutions across North America. Williams Scotsman is the modular space supplier of choice for the construction, education, healthcare, government, retail, commercial, transportation, security and energy sectors. With over half a century of innovative history, organic growth and strategic acquisitions, its branch network includes over 90 locations, its fleet is comprised of 76,000 modular space and portable storage units and its customer base has grown to more than 25,000.
Disclaimer
This communication shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of section 10 of the Securities Act.
Contacts
For Double Eagle Acquisition Corp:
James A. Graf
Chief Financial Officer
jgraf@geacq.com
310-209-7280