0001299933-12-000106.txt : 20120117 0001299933-12-000106.hdr.sgml : 20120116 20120117162831 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001299933-12-000106 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120110 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120117 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120117 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FISHER COMMUNICATIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001034669 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS [4833] IRS NUMBER: 910222175 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-22439 FILM NUMBER: 12529916 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 FOURTH AVENUE NORTH STREET 2: SUITE 510 CITY: SEATTLE STATE: WA ZIP: 98109-4932 BUSINESS PHONE: 2064047000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 FOURTH AVENUE NORTH STREET 2: SUITE 510 CITY: SEATTLE STATE: WA ZIP: 98109-4932 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FISHER COMPANIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970226 8-K 1 htm_43985.htm LIVE FILING FISHER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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 10, 2012

FISHER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Washington 000-22439 91-0222175
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
140 Fourth Avenue N., Suite 500, Seattle, Washington   98109
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   206-404-7000

Not Applicable
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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:

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On January 10, 2012, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Fisher Communications, Inc. (the "Company") elected Peter E. Murphy as a Class 3 director to fill an existing vacancy on the Board. Mr. Murphy’s initial term will expire as of the Company’s 2012 annual meeting of shareholders.

Mr. Murphy is the founder of Wentworth Capital Management, a private investment and venture capital firm focused on media, technology, and branded consumer businesses. Prior to his current position, he was President, Strategy & Development for Caesars Entertainment, a gaming company, and before joining Caesars, he was an operating partner at Apollo Global Management, an investment firm, where he focused on investments in the media and entertainment sectors. Mr. Murphy also spent 18 years at The Walt Disney Company, serving in a number of senior management positions, including Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Strategic Officer, Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of ABC, Inc. The Board has not yet determined the Board committees to which Mr. Murphy will be appointed. In connection with his election to the Board, Mr. Murphy executed the Company’s standard form indemnification agreement for directors and executive officers, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to that certain Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2011.





Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

As disclosed under Item 5.02, on January 10, 2012, the Board elected Peter E. Murphy to the Board of Directors, effective immediately. The Company’s press release announcing the election of Peter E. Murphy to the Board is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.





Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 16, 2012, the Company redeemed the remaining $61.8 million of the Company’s outstanding 8 5/8% Senior Notes Due 2014 in accordance with that certain Indenture dated as of September 20, 2004 among the Company, U.S. Bank National Association and the Company’s guarantor subsidiaries named therein.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release issued by Fisher Communications, Inc., dated January 12, 2012 to announce the election of Peter E. Murphy to the Company’s Board of Directors.





SIGNATURES

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.

         
    FISHER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
          
January 17, 2012   By:   /s/ Colleen B. Brown
       
        Name: Colleen B. Brown
        Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press release issued by Fisher Communications, Inc., dated January 12, 2012 to announce the election of Peter E. Murphy to the Company’s Board of Directors.
EX-99.1 2 exhibit1.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Fisher Communications Elects Peter E. Murphy to Its Board of Directors

SEATTLE, WA – January 12, 2012 – Fisher Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSCI), a leader in local media innovation, today announced the election of Peter E. Murphy to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.  Mr. Murphy fills the vacant Board seat formerly occupied by Roger Ogden, who resigned from the Board in October 2011. 

“Peter brings significant corporate strategy and financial expertise, and a global industry perspective that he gained through senior-level positions at The Walt Disney Company, Caesars Entertainment and Apollo Global Management,” said Paul Bible, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fisher Communications.  “He shares our commitment to creating value for our shareholders, and his experience and insights will be tremendous assets as we continue to position Fisher to capture the growth opportunities in today’s dynamic media environment.”

Mr. Murphy is the founder of Wentworth Capital Management, a private investment and venture capital firm focused on media, technology, and branded consumer businesses.  Prior to his current position, he was President, Strategy & Development for Caesars Entertainment, the world’s largest gaming company.  At Caesars, he was responsible for corporate strategy, growth and development, mergers and acquisitions, and worldwide real estate development. 

Before joining Caesars, he was an operating partner at Apollo Global Management, where he focused on investments in the media and entertainment sectors. 

Mr. Murphy also spent 18 years at The Walt Disney Company, serving in a number of senior management positions, including Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Strategic Officer, Senior Advisor to the CEO, and CFO of ABC, Inc.  During his tenure, he oversaw strategy, new business development, mergers and acquisitions, technology, brand management, and long-term planning for the growth of Disney’s global businesses. 

Mr. Murphy holds a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude, and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.

About Fisher Communications, Inc.

Fisher Communications (FSCI) is an innovative local media company with television, radio, internet and mobile operations throughout the western United States. Fisher operates 18 television stations, which include network affiliations with ABC, CBS, FOX, Univision and The CW that reach 3.5% of U.S. television households, and three radio stations targeting a full range of audience demographics. Fisher Interactive produces more than 120 local and hyper-local websites and delivers comprehensive multiplatform advertising solutions to local businesses. The Company is headquartered at Fisher Plaza in Seattle, WA. More information about Fisher Communications, Inc. is available at www.fsci.com.

Contact:

         
Sard Verbinnen & Co
    
Ron Low/David Isaacs
(415) 618-8750
    
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