GPAQ News

NEW YORK, June 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp. (GPAQ) (the "Company"), a special purpose acquisition company, announced that it has set a record date of June 17, 2019 and a meeting date of July 26, 2019, for a special meeting of the holders of all classes of its common stock (the "Special Meeting") relating to certain proposed amendments to the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the trust agreement (collectively, the "Amendments"), as described in the Company's preliminary proxy statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2019. The purpose of the Amendments is to extend the time in which the Company may complete an initial business combination from July 30, 2019 until October 31, 2019, subject to three additional extension periods of 30 days each.

Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: GPAQ) ("GPAQ") announced today that, in light of public health concerns regarding the Coronavirus, or COVID-19, and the related stay-at-home order issued for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that GPAQ shareholders of record may participate telephonically in the special shareholders meeting (the "Special Meeting") to approve an additional extension to complete its proposed business combination scheduled for Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 9:00 A.M. Eastern. GPAQ shareholders may participate in the call by dialing 1-646-558-8656, Entry Code: 798-121-0979 and Passcode: 882333.

NEW YORK and NAPLES, Fla., Aug. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp. ("GPAQ") (NASDAQ: GPAQ, GPAQU, GPAQW), a special purpose acquisition company announced today that it has entered into a non-binding Agreement in Principle (the "Agreement") to merge with an affiliate of HOF Village, LLC ("The Hall of Fame Village", "HOFV" or the "Company"), a sports, entertainment and media company founded by the Pro Football Hall of Fame through its wholly owned, for profit subsidiary Hall of Fame Village, Inc. and Industrial Realty Group, LLC. The merger, if and when completed, is intended to provide the Company with additional growth capital for the continued development and expansion of the Hall of Fame Village. The Agreement in Principle is non-binding except for certain customary provisions which are binding, including the obligation to negotiate exclusively.

PITTSBURGH, July 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp. (GPAQ) (the "Company") announced today the Company's stockholders voted on July 26, 2019 at its special meeting of stockholders to approve an amendment to the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation and an amendment to the Company's Investment Management Trust Agreement governing the trust account established to hold the proceeds of the Company's initial public offering (the "IPO") to extend the time in which the Company may complete an initial business combination from July 30, 2019 until October 31, 2019, subject to three additional extension periods of 30 days each (collectively, the "Extension Amendments"). Approximately $114.3 million will remain in the trust account and approximately 11,053,539 of the Company's common stock issued in the IPO (the "public shares"), representing approximately 88% of the public shares, will remain issued and outstanding following the redemption of certain of the public shares in connection with the Extension Amendments.

HOF Village, LLC (HOFV), the owner of the premier sports, entertainment and media enterprise surrounding the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, today announced that it will open a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Downtown Canton. The fully renovated hotel, which was acquired by HOFV in October 2019, is expected to open in the summer of 2020, in time to welcome guests for the 2020 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week Powered by Johnson Controls.

Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: GPAQ) ("GPAQ") today announced that it will postpone its special meeting of stockholders (the "Special Meeting") relating to its previously announced pending business combination with HOF Village, LLC ("HOFV"), which was originally scheduled for Monday, May 4, 2020. GPAQ will announce the new date, time and record date for the Special Meeting in a subsequent release. The deadline for GPAQ stockholders to exercise their redemption rights with respect to their shares of Class A common stock in connection with the Special Meeting will also be postponed to two business days prior to the rescheduled meeting date.

CANTON, Ohio , Oct. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --   HOF Village, LLC ("HOFV" or the "Company"), the company that owns the premier sports, entertainment and media enterprise surrounding the ...

HOF Village, LLC (HOFV), the owner of the premier sports, entertainment and media enterprise surrounding the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, today announced that it has secured multimillion dollar funding from Constellation to implement energy efficiency measures and finance construction of the Constellation Center for Excellence, further advancing Phase II of the development of the Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village. Constellation, a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (Nasdaq: EXC) and a leading competitive energy company, is providing the funding through its Efficiency Made Easy (EME) program, which will enable the HOFV to install energy efficient technology and systems without any upfront capital expense.

Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: GPAQ) ("GPAQ") previously announced that it will hold a special meeting of stockholders (the "Special Meeting") on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 9:00 A.M. Eastern to vote on a proposal to further extend the deadline to consummate its initial business combination from May 14, 2020 to June 15, 2020, plus an option for GPAQ to further extend such date for an additional 30 days to July 15, 2020 (the "Extension").

Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: GPAQ, GPAQU, GPAQW), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, and HOF Village, LLC ("HOFV") announced today that it has set a date for the Special Meeting of its stockholders (the "Special Meeting"). At the Special Meeting, stockholders will be asked to approve the business combination contemplated by the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 16, 2019. The terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger provide, among other things, for HOF Village Newco, LLC, a subsidiary of HOFV that will hold all of HOFV's operations, to be merged with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Business Combination"). HOFV's management and equity holders have committed to roll 100% of their equity into the combined entity.

Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: GPAQ) ("GPAQ") announced today that, in light of public health concerns regarding the Coronavirus, or COVID-19, and the related stay-at-home order issued for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that GPAQ shareholders of record may participate telephonically in the special shareholders meeting (the "Special Meeting") to approve a 45 day extension to complete its proposed business combination scheduled for Monday, March 30, 2020 at 9:00 A.M. Eastern. GPAQ shareholders may participate in the call by dialing 1-646-558-8656 and Entry Code: 798-121-0979.

Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: GPAQ) ("GPAQ") and HOF Village, LLC ("HOFV") today updated investors about their proposed business combination and the related special meeting of GPAQ shareholders.

CANTON, Ohio , Sept. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- HOF Village, LLC ("HOFV" or the "Company"), the company that owns the premier sports, entertainment and media enterprise surrounding the ...

NEW YORK and NAPLES, Fla., Sept. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp. ("GPAQ") (NASDAQ: GPAQ, GPAQU, GPAQW), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, and HOF Village, LLC ("HOFV" or "the Company") announced today that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement to create a premier sports, entertainment and media enterprise surrounding the prestigious Pro Football Hall of Fame. The combined entity is poised to capitalize on its unique partnership with the most dominant professional sports brand in the country, allowing for the continued development of an integrated destination resort in Canton, Ohio named the Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village, and a media program executed by a single platform that unifies live entertainment, experiences, brands and content for some of the most powerful and storied brands in football.

NEW YORK and NAPLES, Fla., Aug. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp. ("GPAQ") (NASDAQ: GPAQ, GPAQU, GPAQW), will host a conference call on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time to discuss the previously announced non-binding Agreement in Principle entered into on August 1, 2019 by GPAQ and HOF Village, LLC, a sports, entertainment and media company founded by the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  Management of GPAQ and HOF Village, LLC will lead the call. GPAQ is a special purpose acquisition company formed by Mr. James J. Dolan.