8-K: Current report filing
Published on December 1, 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): November 29, 2017
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-32663 | 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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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Amendments to Intercompany Notes
On November 29, 2017, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (the Company) and iHeartCommunications, Inc., an indirect parent of the Company, amended (the Third Amendment) that certain Revolving Promissory Note dated November 10, 2005 (as previously amended by the first amendment entered into on December 23, 2009 and the second amendment entered into on October 23, 2013, the iHeartCommunications Intercompany Note), between iHeartCommunications, Inc., as maker, and the Company, as payee. The Third Amendment (i) extends the maturity of the iHeartCommunications Intercompany Note from December 15, 2017 to May 15, 2019 and (ii) amends the interest rate on the iHeartCommunications Intercompany Note to be equal to 9.3% per annum, except that if the outstanding balance due under the iHeartCommunications Intercompany Note exceeds $1.0 billion and under certain other circumstances tied to iHeartCommunications liquidity, the interest rate will be variable but will in no event be less than 6.5% nor greater than 20%. As of the date of the Third Amendment, the interest rate on $1.0 billion principal amount of the iHeartCommunications Intercompany Note was 9.3% per annum and the interest rate on the balance of the iHeartCommunications Intercompany Note that exceeded $1.0 billion was 20%.
On November 29, 2017, the Company and iHeartCommunications, Inc. also amended (the Second Amendment) that certain Revolving Promissory Note dated November 10, 2005 (as previously amended by the first amendment entered into on December 23, 2009, the CCOH Intercompany Note), between the Company, as maker, and iHeartCommunications, Inc., as payee. The Second Amendment extends the maturity of the CCOH Intercompany Note from December 15, 2017 to May 15, 2019. As of the date of the Second Amendment, there were no amounts outstanding under the CCOH Intercompany Note.
The iHeartCommunications Intercompany Note and the CCOH Intercompany Note represent the net amounts due to or from the Company in connection with the day-to-day cash management services provided by iHeartCommunications, Inc. to the Company.
The foregoing is only a summary of the material terms of the Third Amendment and Second Amendment and does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Third Amendment and Second Amendment, copies of which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits |
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: December 1, 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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