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): September 12, 2016
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter | State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization | Commission File Number | I.R.S. Employer Identification No. | |||
Windstream Holdings, Inc. | Delaware | 001-32422 | 46-2847717 | |||
Windstream Services, LLC | Delaware | 001-36093 | 20-0792300 | |||
4001 Rodney Parham Road | ||||
Little Rock, Arkansas | 72212 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(501) 748-7000 | ||||
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code) | ||||
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 12, 2016, Windstream Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: WIN) announced that its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, Windstream Services, LLC (Windstream), is seeking to amend its existing senior secured credit agreement. Among other things, the amendment would (i) refinance in full Windstream’s outstanding tranche B-6 term loans, (ii) raise $100 million in incremental term loans to redeem all or a portion of the Borrower’s outstanding 7.875% notes due 2017 and for other general corporate purposes, including to refinance in full or in part any other series of outstanding notes of Windstream or of its subsidiaries and to pay related fees and expenses and (iii) modify certain other definitions and provisions, in each case, subject to market and customary conditions. Consummation of the amendment is subject to numerous factors, including reaching agreement with our lenders and market conditions, and there can be no assurance that we will successfully enter into the amendment to our senior secured credit agreement on the terms described herein or at all.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
WINDSTREAM HOLDINGS, INC. | WINDSTREAM SERVICES, LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Kristi Moody | By: | /s/ Kristi Moody | |
Name: | Kristi Moody | Name: | Kristi Moody | |
Title: | Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary | Title: | Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary | |
September 12, 2016