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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):    January 28, 2009

GLOBAL BRANDS ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		001-33855		26-0482599
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

11 West 42 nd Street, 21 st Floor
New York, New York		10036
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    212-201-8118

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.03.		Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

     Effective January 28, 2009, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Global Brands Acquisition Corp. (the “Corporation”) approved an amendment to the Corporation’s Bylaws fixing the number of directors that shall constitute the Board at seven and requiring approval by the holders of at least 85% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation in order for stockholders to amend this provision at any time prior to consummation by the Corporation of a business combination (as described more fully in the Corporation’s final prospectus, dated December 6, 2007, relating to its initial public offering). The Corporation’s Bylaws, as amended by the Corporation’s Board of Directors and effective on January 28, 2009, are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.

Item 9.01.		Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits:

Exhibit				Description
	3.1			Bylaws, as amended, of the Corporation, effective as of January 28, 2009.
	99.1			Press release dated January 28, 2009.

 

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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.

Dated: January 28, 2009	GLOBAL BRANDS ACQUISITION CORP.
	By:	/s/ Joel J. Horowitz
		Joel J. Horowitz
		Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit				Description
	3.1			Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation, effective as of January 28, 2009.
	99.1			Press release dated January 28, 2009.