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
12, 2008
NRDC
ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-33749
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26-0500600
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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3
Manhattanville Road
Purchase,
NY 10577
(914)
272-8067
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (914) 272-8067
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
As of
December 12, 2008, NRDC Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) had cash of
$411,290,463.78 held in its trust account. As of December 12, 2008, the Company
had withdrawn approximately $4.9 million of the interest income earned on the
funds held in its trust account since the closing of its initial public offering
on October 23, 2007. Under the terms of the investment trust agreement governing
the trust account, the Company is entitled to use up to $2.7 million of the
interest income for working capital and to withdraw additional amounts for taxes
payable on interest income. Of the funds withdrawn to date, approximately $4.3
million has been for taxes and approximately $615,000 has been for working
capital purposes.
The
Company’s trust account is currently, and will continue to be, invested in
United States treasury bills having a maturity of 180 days or less. Further, the
Company intends to invest the trust account funds in United States treasury
bills having a shorter maturity of 90 days or less to the extent treasury bills
of such duration are available at the applicable time of
reinvestment.
The
information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed
“filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this
Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration
statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933.
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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.
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Date:
December 12, 2008
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NRDC
ACQUISITION CORP.
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By:
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/s/
Richard A. Baker
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Richard
A. Baker
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Chief
Executive Officer
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