-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, A/xaX4A3K8JOydxR0NZIV+qrvl4z6OeBoVpaPFzYcClYj1nY+b/lDAHbYHG/kJx8 WXeVQR7y3VzK+CeTQwZJDg== 0000808461-04-000002.txt : 20040211 0000808461-04-000002.hdr.sgml : 20040211 20040211144113 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000808461-04-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040210 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20040211 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL COMMUNICATION INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000808461 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 920072737 STATE OF INCORPORATION: AK FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-15279 FILM NUMBER: 04585771 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2550 DENALI ST STE 1000 CITY: ANCHORAGE STATE: AK ZIP: 99503 BUSINESS PHONE: 9072655600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2550 DENALI STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1000 CITY: ANCHORAGE STATE: AK ZIP: 99503 8-K 1 gci8k021004form.txt GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. FORM 8-K 02/10/04 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ---------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 10, 2004 GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Alaska 0-15279 92-0072737 - --------------- ---------------------- ------------ (State or Other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Jurisdiction of Identification Incorporation) Number) 2550 Denali Street Suite 1000 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 ----------------------------------------------------- -------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (907) 868-5600 NONE ----------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure. General Communication, Inc. announced February 10, 2004 that its wholly owned subsidiary, GCI, Inc. has agreed to sell $230 million in aggregate principal amount of senior debt securities due in 2014. GCI, Inc. will pay interest of 7.25 percent on the securities and the securities will be sold at a discounted price of $982.64 per $1,000 of principal amount to yield 7.5 percent. The net proceeds of the offering will be used to repay GCI Inc.'s existing $180 million 9.75 percent senior notes and to repay senior bank debt. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated by reference herein. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired: None (b) Pro forma financial information: None (c) Exhibit: 99.1 Press release dated February 10, 2004 SIGNATURE 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. GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. --------------------------- (Registrant) Date: February 10, 2004 By /s/ John M. Lowber ----------------------------------- Name: John M. Lowber Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ----------- -------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press release of General Communication, Inc., dated February 10, 2004. EX-99 3 gci8k021004exhibit.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 February 10, 2004 John Lowber, (907) 868-5628; jlowber@gci.com Bruce Broquet, (907) 868-6660; bbroquet@gci.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. PLACES $230 MILLION IN SENIOR NOTES ANCHORAGE, AK -- General Communication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNCMA) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary GCI, Inc. has agreed to sell $230 million in aggregate principal amount of senior debt securities due in 2014. GCI, Inc. will pay interest of 7.25 percent on the securities and the securities will be sold at a discounted price of $982.64 per $1,000 of principal amount to yield 7.5 percent. The net proceeds of the offering will be used to repay GCI Inc.'s existing $180 million 9.75 percent senior notes and to repay senior bank debt. The sale of the notes is expected to close on February 17, 2004. The debt securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. GCI is the largest Alaska-based and operated integrated telecommunications provider. A pioneer in bundled services, GCI provides local, wireless, and long distance telephone, cable television, Internet and data communication services. More information about the company can be found at www.gci.com. The foregoing contains forward-looking statements regarding the company's expected results that are based on management's expectations as well as on a number of assumptions concerning future events. Actual results might differ materially from those projected in the forward looking statements due to uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside GCI's control. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements is contained in GCI's cautionary statement sections of Form 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. # # # -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----