STAMFORD, Conn., Dec. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) (along with its
subsidiaries, "Charter") today announced that its subsidiaries, CCO
Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp., intend to offer
senior unsecured notes due 2030 (the "Notes"). The Notes will form
a part of the same series of 4.750% Senior Unsecured Notes issued
on October 1, 2019 in the aggregate
principal amount of $1.35 billion and
on October 24, 2019 in the aggregate
principal amount of $500 million.
Charter intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the
Notes to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate
purposes, including to fund potential buybacks of Class A
common stock of Charter or common units of Charter Communications
Holdings, LLC, as well as repaying certain indebtedness, which may
include all or a portion of the 3.579% Senior Secured Notes due
2020 issued by Charter Communications Operating, LLC and Charter
Communications Operating Capital Corp.
The Notes will be sold to qualified institutional buyers in
reliance on Rule 144A and outside the
United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation
S. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any state securities
laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in
the United States except pursuant
to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws. The offering is subject to, among other
things, market conditions.
This news release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation
of an offer to buy the Notes and shall not constitute an offer,
solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation, or sale is unlawful.
About Charter
Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) is a leading
broadband communications company and the second largest cable
operator in the United States.
Charter provides a full range of advanced residential broadband
services, including Spectrum TV® programming, Spectrum Internet®,
Spectrum Voice®, and Spectrum Mobile™. Under the Spectrum Business®
brand, Charter provides scalable, and cost-effective broadband
communications solutions to small and medium-sized business
organizations, including Internet access, business telephone, and
TV services. Through the Spectrum Enterprise brand, Charter is a
national provider of scalable, fiber-based technology solutions
serving many of America's largest businesses and communications
service providers. Charter's advertising sales and production
services are sold under the Spectrum Reach® brand. Charter's news
and sports networks are operated under the Spectrum Networks brand.
More information about Charter can be found at
newsroom.charter.com.
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This communication includes forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, regarding, among other things, the potential
offering. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and
expectations as reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking
statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will
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