Form: 8-K

Current report filing

April 17, 2009

 
 
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): April 17, 2009
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
         
Delaware   001-32663   86-0812139
         
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
200 East Basse Road
San Antonio, TX 78209

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(210) 832-3700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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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ITEMS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT
Item 8.01 Other Events.
     CC Media Holdings, Inc., the parent company of our parent, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., is announcing preliminary earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. deems this information relevant and of importance to its stockholders and has included it herein.
     Preliminary financial data for CC Media Holdings, Inc.’s quarter ended March 31, 2009, available as of April 17, 2009, is provided below. This financial data for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 is preliminary and may be subject to final quarter-end closing adjustments which could materially change the final results.
Preliminary Statement of Operations Data:
(In thousands)
         
    Three Months Ended
    March 31, 2009
    (Unaudited)
Revenue
  $ 1,207,987  
Direct operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses
  $ 995,885  
Corporate expenses
  $ 47,635  
     Included in direct operating expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses and corporate expenses is approximately $33.6 million related to our restructuring program. On January 20, 2009, we announced that we commenced a restructuring program targeting a reduction of fixed costs by approximately $350 million on an annualized basis.
     Also included in direct operating expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses and corporate expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 is approximately $9.8 million of non-cash compensation charges, which represents employee compensation costs related to stock option grants and restricted stock awards.
Preliminary Balance Sheet Data:
(In thousands)
         
    As of March 31, 2009
    (Unaudited)
Short-term investments (1)
  $ 1,472,959  
Total debt
  $ 21,016,728  
Total guaranteed/subsidiary debt
  $ 17,775,509  
 
(1)   Short-term investments are cash equivalents and are included in the “cash and cash equivalents” line item of the balance sheet.

 


 

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.
         
  CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
Date: April 17, 2009  By:   /s/ Herbert W. Hill, Jr.    
    Herbert W. Hill, Jr.   
    Senior Vice President/Chief Accounting Officer