Form: 8-K

Current report filing

January 25, 2018

 

 

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): January 24, 2018

 

 

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)

Registrant’s 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.

Consistent with its previous disclosure, on January 24, 2018, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), an indirect, non-wholly owned subsidiary of iHeartCommunications, Inc. (“iHC”), (i) demanded (the “Demand”) repayment of $30.0 million outstanding under the Revolving Promissory Note, dated as of November 10, 2005, between iHC, as maker, and the Company, as payee (as amended by the first amendment dated as of December 23, 2009, the second amendment dated as of October 23, 2013 and the third amendment dated as of November 29, 2017, the “Note”), and (ii) paid a special cash dividend to Class A and B stockholders of record at the closing of business on January 19, 2018, in an aggregate amount equal to $30.0 million, or $0.0824 per share, using proceeds of the Demand. As the indirect parent of the Company, iHC received approximately 89.5%, or approximately $26.8 million, of the dividend proceeds through its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Following satisfaction of the Demand, the balance outstanding under the Note was reduced by $30.0 million.


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: January 25, 2018     By:  

/s/ Lauren E. Dean

      Lauren E. Dean
      Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary