8-K: Current report filing
Published on October 12, 2017
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): October 11, 2017
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) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
20880 Stone Oak Pkwy.
San Antonio, Texas 78258
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (210) 832-3700
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On October 11, 2017, (i) Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (the Company) notified its parent company, iHeartCommunications, Inc. (iHeartCommunications), that on October 31, 2017, it intends to demand (the Demand) repayment of $25.0 million outstanding under the Revolving Promissory Note, dated as of November 10, 2005, between iHeartCommunications, as maker, and the Company, as payee (as amended by the first amendment dated as of December 23, 2009 and the second amendment dated as of October 23, 2013), and (ii) the Board of Directors of the Company declared a special cash dividend payable on October 31, 2017 to Class A and Class B stockholders of record at the closing of business on October 26, 2017, in an aggregate amount equal to $25.0 million, using proceeds of the Demand. iHeartCommunications will be entitled to receive approximately 89.5%, or approximately $22.4 million, of the proceeds of the dividend through its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The remaining approximately 10.5% of the proceeds of the dividend, or approximately $2.6 million, will be paid to the public stockholders of the Company.
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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 OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: October 12, 2017 | By: | /s/ Lauren E. Dean |
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| Lauren E. Dean | ||||||
| Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary |
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