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
23, 2006
Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC
Charter
Communications Holdings Capital Corporation
(Exact
name of registrants as specified in their charter)
Delaware
Delaware
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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333-77499
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43-1843179
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333-77499-01
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43-1843177
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
Number)
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12405
Powerscourt Drive
St.
Louis, Missouri 63131
(Address
of principal executive offices including zip code)
(314)
965-0555
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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ITEM
1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
(a) Charter
Communications, Inc. ("Charter"), the indirect parent company and manager
of
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holdings
Capital
Corporation, has entered into an agreement setting forth the
terms under
which Mr. Jeffrey T. Fisher will serve as Executive Vice President
and Chief
Financial Officer of Charter. See Item 5.02 below for additional
information. A
copy of
Mr. Fisher's employment agreement and press release announcing his
employment
are being filed with this report as Exhibits 10.1 and
99.1,
respectively.
(b) On
January
26, 2006, CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp., our
indirect
subsidiaries, entered into a Waiver and Amendment agreement with
JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent for J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.,
Credit
Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
The parties
agreed to amend the Senior Bridge Loan Agreement dated as of October
17, 2005 in
order to permit CCO Holdings, LLC's parent company, CCH II, LLC,
to issue a
minimum of $400 million in senior notes the proceeds of which would
be used to
repay, but not permanently reduce, outstanding amounts due under
the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 18, 1999 between Charter
Communications Operating LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative
agent. The availability amount of $600 million under the Senior
Bridge Loan
Agreement will only be reduced by proceeds from the note offering
which are in
excess of $275 million (assuming $450 million of proceeds, $425
million would
remain available under the bridge loan).
A
copy of
the Waiver and Amendment is being filed with this report as Exhbit
10.2.
(c) On
January
26, 2006, CCH II, LLC and CCH II Capital Corp. (together, the Issuers),
our
indirect subsidiaries, entered into a purchase agreement (the "Agreement")
with
J. P. Morgan Securities Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
and Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc. as representatives of several purchasers.
In the
Agreement, the Issuers agreed to issue and sell, in a private transaction
under
Rule 144A and Regulation S, $450 million in principal amount of 10.25%
Senior
Notes due 2010 (the "Notes"). In the Agreement, the Issuers
agreed to
issue the Notes with the benefit of a Registration Rights Agreement
and under a
Supplemental Indenture, each with terms substantially similar to
the terms of
the Issuers' existing 10.25% senior notes. The Notes will
bear interest at
10.25% per annum, payable on March 15 and September 15 of each year,
will mature
on September 15, 2010 and are redeemable at the Issuers' option on
or after
September 15, 2008 at various redemption prices beginning at 105.25%
in
September 2008 and declining to par in September 2009. In
addition, from
the proceeds of certain equity offerings, we may redeem up to 35%
of the Notes
at 110.25% of their principal amount.
The
Issuers intend to use the foregoing net proceeds to repay, but
not permanently
reduce, the outstanding debt balances under the existing revolving
credit
facility of our subsidiary, Charter Communications Operating, LLC.
A
copy of
the purchase agreement is being filed with this report as Exhibit
10.3.
Copies
of
the press releases announcing the sale and the pricing are being
filed with this
report as Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3.
ITEM
2.03
CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION OF
REGISTRANT.
The
information in Item 1.01 (b) and (c) of this Form 8-K is
hereby
incorporated by reference to this Item 2.03.
ITEM
5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
Jeffrey
T. Fisher, 43, has been appointed to the position of Executive Vice
President
and Chief Financial Officer, effective February 6, 2006. Prior to
joining
Charter, Mr. Fisher was employed by Delta Airlines, Inc. from 1998
to 2006 in a
number of positions including Senior Vice President - Restructuring
from
September 2005 until January 2006, President and General Manager
of Delta
Connection, Inc. from January to September 2005, Chief Financial
Officer of
Delta Connection from 2001 until January 2005, Vice President of
Finance,
Marketing and Sales Controller of Delta Airlines in 2001 and Vice
President of
Financial Planning and Analysis of Delta Airlines from 2000 to 2001.
Delta
Airlines filed a petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code
on September
14, 2005. Mr. Fisher received a BBM degree from Embry Riddle University
and a
MBA in International Finance from University of Texas in Arlington,
Texas.
Charter
and Mr. Fisher entered into an employement agreement, dated as of
January 20,
2006 (the "Employment Agreement"), whereby Mr. Fisher will serve
in an executive
capacity as its Executive Vice President at a salary of $500,000,
to perform
such executive, managerial and administrative duties as are assigned
or
delegated by President and/ or Chief Executive Officer, including
but not
limited to serving as Chief Financial Officer. The term of the Employment
Agreement is two years from the effective date. Under the Employment
Agreement,
Mr. Fisher will receive a signing bonus of $100,000 and he shall
be eligible to
receive a performance-based target bonus of up to 70% of salary and
to
participate in the Long Term Incentive Plan and to receive such other
employee
benefits as are available to other senior executives. Mr. Fisher
will
participate in the 2005 Executive Cash Award Plan commencing in 2006
and, in
addition, Charter will provide the same additional benefit to Mr.
Fisher that he
would have been entitled to receive under the Cash Award Plan if
he had
participated in the Plan at the time of the inception of the Plan
in 2005. He
will also receive a grant of 50,000 restricted shares of Charter's
Class A
common stock, vesting in equal installments over a three-year period
from
employment date; an award of options to purchase 1,000,000 shares
of Charter's
Class A common stock under terms of the stock incentive plan on the
effective
date of the Employment Agreement; and in the first quarter of 2006,
an award of
additional options to purchase 145,800 shares of Charter's Class
A common stock
under the stock incentive plan. Those options shall vest in equal
installments
over a four-year time period from the grant date. In addition, in
the first
quarter of 2006, he will receive 83,700 performance shares under
the stock
incentive plan and will be eligible to earn these shares over a three-year
performance cycle from January 2006 to December 2008.
Mr.
Fisher will receive relocation assistance pursuant to Charter's executive
homeowner relocation plan and the costs for temporary housing.
In the
event that Mr. Fisher is terminated by Charter without "cause'' or
for "good
reason,'' as those terms are defined in the employment agreement,
Mr. Fisher
will receive his salary for the remainder of the term of the agreement
or twelve
months' salary, whichever is greater; a pro rata bonus for the year
of
termination; a lump sum payment equal to payments due under COBRA
for the
greater of twelve months or the number of full months remaining in
the term of
the agreement; and the vesting of options and restricted stock for
as long as
severance payments are made. The Employment Agreement contains a
one-year
non-compete provision (or until the end of the term of the agreement,
if longer)
and a two-year non-solicitation clause.
The
full
text of the Employment Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit
10.1.
ITEM
9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
The
following exhibits are filed pursuant to Item 1.01
and Item 5.02:
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Exhibit
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Description
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| 10.1 | Employment Agreement dated as of January 20, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on January 27, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)). | |
| 10.2 | Waiver and Amendment Agreement dated January 26, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on January 27, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)). | |
| 10.3 | Purchase Agreement dated January 26, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on January 27, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)). | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated as of January 23, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on January 27, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)). | |
| 99.2 | Press Release dated as of January 24, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on January 27, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)). | |
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99.3
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Press
Release dated as of January 26, 2006 (Incorporated by
reference to
Exhibit 99.3 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications,
Inc. filed on January 27, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Charter
Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holdings Capital
Corporation have duly caused this Current Report to be signed on their
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CHARTER
COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC
Registrant
By:
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Sole Manager
Dated:
January 27, 2006
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By:/s/
Grier C. Raclin
Name:
Grier C. Raclin
Title:
Executive Vice President and General
Counsel
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CHARTER
COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS CAPITAL CORPORATION
Registrant
Dated:
January 27, 2006
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By:/s/
Grier C. Raclin
Name:
Grier C. Raclin
Title:
Executive Vice President and General
Counsel
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
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Description
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| 10.1 | Employment Agreement dated as of January 20, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on January 27, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)). | |
| 10.2 | Waiver and Amendment Agreement dated January 26, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on January 27, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)). | |
| 10.3 | Purchase Agreement dated January 26, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on January 27, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)). | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated as of January 23, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on January 27, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)). | |
| 99.2 | Press Release dated as of January 24, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on January 27, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)). | |
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99.3
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Press
Release dated as of January 26, 2006 (Incorporated by
reference to
Exhibit 99.3 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications,
Inc. filed on January 27, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)).
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