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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
 
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FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  August 5, 2009
 
Towerstream Corporation
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
  
001-33449
  
20-8259086
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


 
55 Hammarlund Way
Middletown, RI
  
02842
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (401) 848-5848
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 

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Item 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 5, 2009, Towerstream Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Registrant’s registration statements or other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The press release includes EBITDA calculations, which is not a GAAP financial measure. It is presented in the press release because the Registrant’s management uses this information in evaluating the operating efficiency and overall financial performance of its business. The Registrant’s management also believes that this information provides the users of the Registrant’s financial statements a valuable insight into its operating results.  EBITDA is calculated as net income (loss) before interest, income taxes, deprecation and amortization. The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest, income taxes, deprecation and amortization expenses, excluding when applicable, stock-based compensation, gain or loss on disposal of property and equipment, gain or loss on derivative instruments, and other non-operating income or expenses. It is important to note, however, that non-GAAP financial measures as presented do not represent cash provided by or used in operating activities and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Neither should be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA, as compared to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, net loss, is presented in a reconciliation table in the attached press release.

The information contained in this Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements, including certain statements regarding intent, beliefs, expectations, projections, forecasts and plans, which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. A number of factors described from time to time in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission could cause actual conditions, events, or results to differ significantly from those described in the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements included in this Form 8-K are based on information available at the time of the report. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1
Press Release, dated August 5, 2009
 

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.


 
TOWERSTREAM CORPORATION
     
     
Dated: August 5, 2009
By:
      /s/ Jeffrey M. Thompson                   
 
     Name:
Jeffrey M. Thompson
 
   Title:
Chief Executive Officer

 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release, dated August 5, 2009