UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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 13, 2017
PLAYA HOTELS & RESORTS N.V.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| The Netherlands | | 1-38012 | | Not Applicable |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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Prins Bernhardplein 200 1097 JB Amsterdam, the Netherlands | | Not Applicable |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: Tel: +31 20 808108
Check the appropriate box below if the Form8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 8.01 | Other information. |
On June 13, 2017, Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Registration Statement on FormS-4 (the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on June 6, 2017 was declared effective on June 12, 2017. The Registration Statement registers ordinary shares (“Ordinary Shares”) of the Company issuable as part of the Company’s previously announced offer to each holder of its public and private warrants entitled to purchaseone-third of one Ordinary Share for a purchase price ofone-third of $11.50 (the “Warrants”) to receive 0.1 Ordinary Shares in exchange for each Warrant tendered by the holder and exchanged pursuant to the offer (the “Offer”). The Registration Statement also solicits consents from holders of the Warrants to amend the warrant agreement that governs all of the Warrants to permit the Company to require that each outstanding Warrant be converted into 0.09 Ordinary Shares, which is a ratio 10% less than the ratio applicable to the Offer, which amendment would be adopted with the approval of at least 65% of the outstanding Warrants. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein by reference, and is hereby furnished.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release issued June 13, 2017 |
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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| | | | PLAYA HOTELS & RESORTS N.V. |
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| Date: June 13, 2017 | | | | By: | | /s/ Bruce D. Wardinski |
| | | | | | Bruce D. Wardinski |
| | | | | | Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit Index
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EXHIBIT
NO. | | ITEM |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release issued June 13, 2017 |
