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 14, 2019

 

Charter Communications, Inc.

CCO Holdings, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

001-33664 001-37789				84-1496755 86-1067239
(Commission File Number)				(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

400 Atlantic Street

Stamford, Connecticut 06091

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(203) 905-7801

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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ITEM 8.01.

OTHER EVENTS.

On January 14, 2019, Charter Communications Operating, LLC and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., as issuers (the “Issuers”), CCO Holdings, LLC, as parent guarantor, and the guarantors party thereto entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto, with respect to the issuance and sale of an aggregate of $1,250,000,000 principal amount of 5.050% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”) and an aggregate of $750,000,000 principal amount of 5.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2048 (the “2048 Notes” and, together with the 2029 Notes, the “Notes”). The 2048 Notes will form part of the same series as the $1,700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 5.750% Senior Secured Notes issued on April 17, 2018. The Underwriting Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants of the parties thereto, conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the parties thereto and termination and other customary provisions.

A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 9.01.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

The following exhibits are being filed as part of this report:

 

Exhibit Number		Description
5.1		Legal Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
23.1		Consent of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
99.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated as of January  14, 2019, among Charter Communications Operating, LLC, Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., CCO Holdings, LLC, as parent guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto.

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of Charter Communications, Inc. and CCO Holdings, LLC has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 17, 2019

 

Date: January 17, 2019