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 5, 2014
CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Texas | 001-09645 | 74-1787539 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
200 East Basse Road
San Antonio, Texas 78209
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (210) 822-2828
Not Applicable
(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 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On September 5, 2014, Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (“CCU”) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), with CCU’s parent, Clear Channel Capital I, LLC (“Holdings”), certain subsidiary guarantors named therein (collectively with Holdings, the “Guarantors”), and Goldman Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several initial purchasers, relating to the issuance and sale of $750.0 million in aggregate principal amount of CCU’s 9.0% Priority Guarantee Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”).
The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by Holdings and all of CCU’s existing and future material wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries. The Notes and the related guarantees will be secured by (1) a lien on (a) the capital stock of CCU and (b) certain property and related assets that do not constitute “principal property” (as defined in the indenture governing CCU’s legacy notes), in each case equal in priority to the liens securing the obligations under CCU’s senior secured credit facilities and priority guarantee notes and (2) a lien on the accounts receivable and related assets securing CCU’s receivables based credit facility junior in priority to the lien securing CCU’s obligations thereunder.
The Notes are being offered and sold only to qualified institutional buyers in an unregistered offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and to certain non-U.S. persons in transactions outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Act.
The Purchase Agreement under which the Notes will be sold by CCU contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by CCU and the Guarantors, and customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of CCU and the Guarantors, including for liabilities under the Act, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On September 5, 2014, CCU issued a press release made pursuant to Rule 135c promulgated under the Act announcing the pricing of the previously announced offering of the Notes. A copy of the press release is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
CCU intends to use the gross proceeds from the offering to prepay at par $729.0 million of the loans outstanding under its term loan B facility and $12.1 million of the loans outstanding under its term loan C—asset sale facility, to pay accrued and unpaid interest with regard to such loans to, but not including, the date of prepayment, and to pay fees and expenses related to the offering and the prepayment.
This Current Report on Form 8-K and the statements contained in Exhibit 99.1 are neither an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Clear Channel Communications, Inc. on September 5, 2014 | |
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.
| CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: September 5, 2014 | By: | /s/ Hamlet T. Newsom, Jr. | ||||
| Hamlet T. Newsom, Jr. | ||||||
| Vice President, Associate General Counsel and | ||||||
| Assistant Secretary | ||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Clear Channel Communications, Inc. on September 5, 2014 | |
Exhibit 99.1
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Announces Pricing of Offering
of 9.0% Priority Guarantee Notes due 2022
San Antonio, September 5, 2014 — Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (“CCU”) announced today the pricing of its previously announced offering of $750.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 9.0% Priority Guarantee Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”).
The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by CCU’s parent, Clear Channel Capital I, LLC, and all of CCU’s existing and future material wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries. The Notes and the related guarantees will be secured by (1) a lien on (a) the capital stock of CCU and (b) certain property and related assets that do not constitute “principal property” (as defined in the indenture governing CCU’s legacy notes), in each case equal in priority to the liens securing the obligations under CCU’s senior secured credit facilities and existing priority guarantee notes and (2) a lien on the accounts receivable and related assets securing CCU’s receivables based credit facility junior in priority to the lien securing CCU’s obligations thereunder.
CCU intends to use the gross proceeds from this offering to prepay at par $729.0 million of the loans outstanding under its term loan B facility and $12.1 million of the loans outstanding under its term loan C—asset sale facility, to pay accrued and unpaid interest with regard to such loans to, but not including, the date of prepayment, and to pay fees and expenses related to the offering and the prepayment.
The Notes and the related guarantees will be offered only to “qualified institutional buyers” in reliance on the exemption from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to persons outside of the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes and the related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from the Securities Act and applicable state securities or blue sky laws and foreign securities laws.
This press release is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other securities. The Notes offering is not being made to any person in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements based on current CCU management expectations. These forward-looking statements include all statements other than those made solely with respect to historical facts. Numerous risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, whether or not CCU will consummate the offering. Many of the factors that will determine the outcome of the subject matter of this press release are beyond CCU’s ability to control or predict. CCU undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
About Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is one of the leading global media and entertainment companies. The company specializes in radio, digital, outdoor, mobile, social, live events, on-demand entertainment and information services for local communities, and uses its unparalleled national reach to target both nationally and locally on behalf of its advertising partners. The company is dedicated to using the latest technology solutions to transform the company’s products and services for the benefit of its consumers, communities, partners and advertisers, and its outdoor business reaches over 40 countries across five continents, connecting people to brands using innovative new technology.
Media:
Wendy Goldberg
Executive Vice President, Communications
(212) 377-1105
Investors:
Effie Epstein
Vice President, Planning and Investor Relations
(212) 377-1116
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