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): September 30, 2008
Charter Communications, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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000-27927
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43-1857213
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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)
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ITEM
8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On
September 30, 2008, Charter Communications, Inc. announced that its subsidiary,
Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC (“Charter HoldCo”), had commenced a
cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) for certain outstanding senior notes (the
“Notes”) of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC. Charter HoldCo is offering to
purchase an amount of Notes (including accrued and unpaid interest) not to
exceed $100 million. All Notes tendered will be accepted
for purchase in a specified priority. The Tender Offer will expire at
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), on Wednesday October 29, 2008, unless extended or
earlier terminated (the “Expiration Time”). Holders tendering their Notes
at or prior to 5:00 p.m. ET, on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, unless extended or
earlier terminated, will receive the Total Consideration, which includes an
Early Tender Premium. Holders of Notes that are accepted for purchase
will receive accrued and unpaid interest from the last interest payment date for
such series of Notes to, but not including, the date the Notes are
purchased. Except as set forth in the Offer to Purchase or as
required by applicable law, Notes tendered prior to 5:00 p.m. ET, on Tuesday,
October 14, 2008 (the “Withdrawal Deadline”), may be withdrawn at or prior to
the Withdrawal Deadline, and Notes tendered after the Withdrawal Deadline but
before the Expiration Time may not be withdrawn except to the extent required by
law.
Attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is the press release dated September 30, 2008, announcing
the tender offer.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
The
following exhibit is filed pursuant to Item 8.01:
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1*
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Press Release announcing $100 million tender offer launched on September 30, 2008. |
* filed
herewith
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Charter
Communications, Inc. has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Registrant
Dated: October
2, 2008
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By:/s/ Kevin D.
Howard
Name:
Kevin D. Howard
Title:
Vice
President, Controller and Chief Accounting
Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1*
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Press Release announcing $100 million tender offer launched on September 30, 2008. |
* filed
herewith