UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 29, 2015

EASTERLY ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(617) 303-4800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

On August 4, 2015, Easterly Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 20,000,000 units (the “Public Units”) of the Company, whereby each such unit (“Unit”) consists of one share of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), and one-half of one warrant of the Company (“Warrant”), each whole Warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share of Common Stock, including 2,000,000 Units issued pursuant to the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. The Public Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per share, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $200,000,000. The registration statement (File No. 333-203975) (the “Registration Statement”), as amended, for the Company’s IPO was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 2015. On July 29, 2015, the Company also filed a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-205941) pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company completed the private sale of 6,750,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, to the Company’s sponsor, Easterly Acquisition Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds to the Company of $6,750,000. The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the warrants sold as part of the Public Units in the IPO, except that the Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Private Placement Warrants (except to certain permitted transferees) until 30 days after the completion of the Company’s initial business combination. The Private Placement Warrants are also not redeemable by the Company so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, and they may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis.

A total of $200,000,000, comprised of approximately $195,000,000 of the proceeds from the IPO, including approximately $7,000,000 of underwriters’ deferred discount, and $5,000,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants were placed in a trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee. These funds will not be released until the earlier of the Company’s completion of its initial business combination or the redemption of the Company’s public shares (i) if it is unable to complete its business combination within 24 months from the closing of the offering or (ii) in connection with a vote seeking to amend Section 9.2(d) of the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation in a manner that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of its public shares if the Company does not complete an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the offering, although the Company may withdraw the interest earned on the funds held in the trust account to pay franchise and income taxes.

An audited balance sheet as of August 4, 2015, reflecting the Company’s receipt of the IPO proceeds and the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, has been issued by the Company and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

On August 4, 2015, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing the closing of the IPO and the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option.

The Company is including as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K executed copies of the following agreements previously filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement:

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.

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