UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT
ON FORM 8-K
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 22, 2012
ASCEND ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-51840 | 20-3881465 |
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer ID No.) |
360 Ritch Street, Floor 3
San Francisco, California 94107
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(307) 633-2831
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On May 22, 2012, Ascend Acquisition Corp.distributed a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished under this Item, including the exhibit related thereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any disclosure document of the Company, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such document.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) | Exhibits |
99.1 Press Release dated May 22, 2012 |
SIGNATURES
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.
Ascend Acquisition Corp. | |
Date: May 22, 2012 | |
/s/ Jonathan J. Ledecky | |
Interim Chief Financial Officer |