8-K: Current report filing
Published on May 14, 2021
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On May 19, 2020, the Board of Directors of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a “Right”), payable on May 29, 2020, for each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Common Shares”) outstanding on May 29, 2020 to the stockholders of record on that date. In connection with the distribution of the Rights, the Company entered into a Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”), dated as of May 19, 2020, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent.
On May 14, 2021, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Rights Agreement between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent (the “Amendment”), which amends the Rights Agreement. The Amendment extends the expiration of the Rights Agreement from May 14, 2021 to April 15, 2022.
The Rights are in all respects subject to and governed by the provisions of the Rights Agreement, as amended by the Amendment. The description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 3.03. | Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders. |
Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On May 14, 2021, the Company issued a press release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 4.1 | Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2021, between Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 14, 2021. | |
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. | |
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: May 14, 2021 |
By: | /s/ Brian D. Coleman |
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| Name: | Brian D. Coleman | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||