As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 30, 2008

Registration No. 333-38582

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		74-1787539 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
200 East Basse Road
San Antonio, TX		78209
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

AGREEMENT BETWEEN SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND DAVID FALK;
AGREEMENT BETWEEN SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND CURTIS POLK;
AGREEMENT BETWEEN SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND PETER STRAUSS;
AGREEMENT BETWEEN SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND KRAIG FOX;
AGREEMENT BETWEEN SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND MIKE PRINCIPE;
AGREEMENT BETWEEN SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND GREG GAMBLE;
AGREEMENT BETWEEN SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND TERRY MOLONEY;
CERTAIN OPTION AGREEMENTS BETWEEN
SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND ROBERT F.X. SILLERMAN;
CERTAIN OPTION AGREEMENTS BETWEEN SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
AND HOWARD J. TYTEL;
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND MICHAEL G. FERREL;
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND ROBERT F.X. SILLERMAN;
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND HOWARD J. TYTEL;
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND THOMAS BENSON;
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND BRIAN E. BECKER;
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND RICHARD A LIESE;
CERTAIN AGREEMENTS BETWEEN SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND CERTAIN
EXISTING AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC.;
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENTS WITH CERTAIN EXISTING AND FORMER DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND
CONSULTANTS OF SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. PURSUANT
TO THE SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. 1998 STOCK OPTION AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN;
THE SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. 1999 STOCK OPTION AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN;
THE MARQUEE GROUP, INC. 1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN;
THE MARQUEE GROUP, INC. 1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN; AND
THE SFX ENTERTAINMENT, INC. DIRECTOR DEFERRED STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
(Full title of the plans)

Mark P. Mays
Chief Executive Officer
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
200 East Basse Road
San Antonio, TX 78209
(210) 822-2828
(Name and address of agent for service)
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

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Deregistration of Securities

     On August 3, 2000, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), filed a Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4 on Form S-8, File No. 333-38582 (the “Registration Statement”), registering 6,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the “Common Stock”), which were reserved for issuance pursuant to certain option agreements assumed by the Company in connection with its acquisition of SFX Entertainment, Inc.

     On July 30, 2008, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 16, 2006, by and among the Company, BT Triple Crown Merger Co., Inc. (“Merger Sub”), B Triple Crown Finco, LLC and T Triple Crown Finco, LLC (together with B Triple Crown Finco, LLC, the “Fincos”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated April 18, 2007, by and among the Company, Merger Sub and the Fincos, as further amended by Amendment No. 2 thereto, dated May 17, 2007, by and among the Company, Merger Sub, the Fincos and CC Media Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”), and as further amended by Amendment No. 3 thereto, dated May 13, 2008, by and among the Company, Merger Sub, Holdings and the Fincos, Merger Sub merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving entity (the “Merger”).

     In connection with the Merger, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 is being filed to deregister all shares of Common Stock registered under the Registration Statement that remain unissued.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Antonio, State of Texas, on the 30th day of July, 2008.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-38582, has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Mark P. Mays		Chief Executive Officer and
Mark P. Mays		Director		July 30, 2008
/s/ Randall T. Mays*		President and Chief
Randall T. Mays		Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
		and Director		July 30, 2008
/s/ Herbert W. Hill, Jr.		Senior Vice President/Chief
Herbert W. Hill, Jr.		Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)		July 30, 2008
/s/ L. Lowry Mays*		Chairman		July 30, 2008
L. Lowry Mays
/s/ Alan D. Feld*		Director		July 30, 2008
Alan D. Feld
/s/ Perry J. Lewis*		Director		July 30, 2008
Perry J. Lewis
/s/ B. J. McCombs*		Director		July 30, 2008
B. J. McCombs
/s/ Phyllis B. Riggins*		Director		July 30, 2008
Phyllis B. Riggins

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Theodore H. Strauss*		Director		July 30, 2008
Theodore H. Strauss
/s/ J. C. Watts*		Director		July 30, 2008
J. C. Watts
/s/ John H. Williams*		Director		July 30, 2008
John H. Williams
/s/ John B. Zachry*		Director		July 30, 2008
John B. Zachry