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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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) February 20,
2018
FUSION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-32421
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58-2342021
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1718, New York, NY
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10170
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
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(212) 201-2400
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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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 (see General Instruction A.2.
below):
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company
as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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growth company ☐
If an
emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided
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Item 8.01
Other Events
On
February 13, 2018, Fusion Telecommunications International, Inc.
(“Fusion” or the “Company”) filed a Current
Report on Form 8-K (the “February 13 Form 8-K”), in
which it announced that it had engaged Goldman Sachs, Morgan
Stanley and MUFG, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, to
arrange for a credit facility consisting of $570 million of term
loans and a revolver facility in connection with its previously
announced merger with Birch Communications Holdings, Inc. (the
“Merger”). The proposed senior secured credit
facilities would be guaranteed by each of Fusion’s current
and future subsidiaries, subject to certain customary exceptions,
and secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of Fusion
and each of the guarantors. In the definitive proxy statement,
dated December 29, 2017, filed in connection with the Merger (the
“Proxy Statement”), and filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 28, 2017,
Fusion had assumed a credit facility consisting of approximately
$620 million of new financing, including a $490 million first lien
term loan and a $130 million second lien term loan, having a
projected blended interest rate of 8.05%.
As
of February 20, 2018, Fusion estimates that the contemplated credit
facility will consist of a $500 million first lien secured term
loan, a $70 million second lien secured term loan, a $10 million
unsecured subordinated note, and a $50 million secured revolver
that is expected to be undrawn at closing, as set forth in the
portion of the Lenders Presentation filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the
February 13 Form 8-K. Current price talk relating to the interest
rates on the first lien loan are in the range of LIBOR plus 6.75%
and 7.25%, and the current price talk relating to the second lien
loan is approximately LIBOR plus 11.50%, for a blended rate of
approximately LIBOR plus 8.33%-8.77%. A portion of the interest on
the second lien loan may potentially be payable in kind
(PIK).
Fusion
cannot provide any assurance that the proposed credit facility will
be secured, or if secured, that it will be according to the terms
currently anticipated. The ultimate size of the facilities may be
larger or smaller based on market conditions, and the interest
rates may increase or decrease accordingly. Even if the debt
financing is secured according to these estimated terms, it will be
subject to a number of conditions, including the execution of
definitive financing documentation, the accuracy of specified
representations and warranties, payment of applicable fees, costs
and expenses and delivery of customary closing
documents.
In
accordance with the Proxy Statement, the February 13 Form 8-K and
this Form 8-K are incorporated by reference into the Proxy
Statement.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
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FUSION TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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February
20, 2018 |
By:
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/s/
James P. Prenetta, Jr.
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James P. Prenetta,
Jr.
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EVP
and General Counsel
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