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): April 22, 2011
ASCEND ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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000-51840
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20-3881465
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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970 West Broadway, PMB 402, Jackson, Wyoming
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83001
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (307) 734-2645
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
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As previously reported, on January 21, 2011, Ascend Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) entered into and consummated a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Don K. Rice (“Rice”) and Ironbound Partners Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Purchaser”) pursuant to which, among other matters, the Purchaser acquired all of the stock of the Company held by Rice.
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Rice was to resign from the board of directors of the Company after the tenth day after the mailing of an information statement (“Information Statement”) under Rule 14f-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the purpose of notifying the Company’s stockholders of the above-referenced transaction and change in the majority of the Board. The Information Statement was mailed to the Company’s stockholders on April 11, 2011. Accordingly, on April 22, 2011, Rice resigned from his position as a director of the Company.
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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.
Date: April 27, 2011
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ASCEND ACQUISITION CORP.
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By:
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/s/ Jonathan J. Ledecky
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Name: Jonathan J. Ledecky
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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