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Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. Form 425 Filed 2019-09-05 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FORM 425 Filing under Securities Act Rule 425 of certain prospectuses and communications in connection with business combination transactions Filing Date: 2019-09-05 SEC Accession No. 0001193125-19-238298 (HTML Version on secdatabase.com) SUBJECT COMPANY Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. Mailing Address Business Address 120 HAWTHORNE AVENUE 120 HAWTHORNE AVENUE CIK:1706946| IRS No.: 000000000 | State of Incorp.:DE | Fiscal Year End: 1231 PALO ALTO CA 94301 PALO ALTO CA 94301 Type: 425 | Act: 34 | File No.: 001-38202 | Film No.: 191076260 (650) 521-9007 SIC: 6770 Blank checks FILED BY Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. Mailing Address Business Address 120 HAWTHORNE AVENUE 120 HAWTHORNE AVENUE CIK:1706946| IRS No.: 000000000 | State of Incorp.:DE | Fiscal Year End: 1231 PALO ALTO CA 94301 PALO ALTO CA 94301 Type: 425 (650) 521-9007 SIC: 6770 Blank checks Copyright © 2019 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Filed by Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933 and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Subject Company: Virgin Galactic Commission File No. 333-233098 Filed by Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933 and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Subject Company: Virgin Galactic Commission File No. 333-233098 Copyright © 2019 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. 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All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document No italics Clean computer Today’s Presenters Do we spend a moment on accident – why we created TSC section Screen for the stage Old one George Whitesides Enrico Palermo Beth Moses Stephen Attenborough Jon Campagna Chief Executive Officer President, The Spaceship Chief Astronaut Instructor, Commercial Director Chief Financial Officer Company (“TSC”) Astronaut 2 No italics Clean computer Today’s Presenters Do we spend a moment on accident – why we created TSC section Screen for the stage Old one George Whitesides Enrico Palermo Beth Moses Stephen Attenborough Jon Campagna Chief Executive Officer President, The Spaceship Chief Astronaut Instructor, Commercial Director Chief Financial Officer Company (“TSC”) Astronaut 2 Copyright © 2019 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Discussion Agenda Topic Presenter Time Introduction to Virgin Galactic (“VG”) George Whitesides 9:00 – 9:30 am Technology Overview Enrico Palermo 9:30 - 10:00 am Flight Experience Beth Moses 10:00 – 10:30 am Break and Refreshments 10 minutes Market Overview Stephen Attenborough 10:40 – 10:55 am Customer Journey and Commercial Strategy Stephen Attenborough 10:55 – 11:25 am Break and Refreshments 20 minutes Development and Manufacturing Capabilities Overview Enrico Palermo 11:45 am – 12:15 pm Ground Operations Overview Enrico Palermo 12:15 – 12:30 pm Financial Overview Jon Campagna 12:30 – 1:00 pm 3 Discussion Agenda Topic Presenter Time Introduction to Virgin Galactic (“VG”) George Whitesides 9:00 – 9:30 am Technology Overview Enrico Palermo 9:30 - 10:00 am Flight Experience Beth Moses 10:00 – 10:30 am Break and Refreshments 10 minutes Market Overview Stephen Attenborough 10:40 – 10:55 am Customer Journey and Commercial Strategy Stephen Attenborough 10:55 – 11:25 am Break and Refreshments 20 minutes Development and Manufacturing Capabilities Overview Enrico Palermo 11:45 am – 12:15 pm Ground Operations Overview Enrico Palermo 12:15 – 12:30 pm Financial Overview Jon Campagna 12:30 – 1:00 pm 3 Copyright © 2019 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document Introduction to Virgin Galactic Introduction to Virgin Galactic Copyright © 2019 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document December 13, 2018 First commercial space vehicle to put humans into space First crewed space launch from US soil since 2011 5 December 13, 2018 First commercial space vehicle to put humans into space First crewed space launch from US soil since 2011 5 Copyright © 2019 www.secdatabase.com. All Rights Reserved. Please Consider the Environment Before Printing This Document To check February 22, 2019 First non-pilot crew member flown on a commercial space vehicle First non-pilot crew member flown at Mach 3+ First non-pilot crew member to unstrap and float freely in space on a commercial space vehicle 6 To check February 22, 2019 First
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