ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
Issuance of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2030
On March 18, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), CCO Holdings,
LLC (“CCO Holdings”) and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (together with CCO Holdings, the “CCOH Issuers”), subsidiaries
of Charter Communications, Inc. (the “Company”), issued (i) $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Senior
Notes due 2030 (the “Additional Notes”) which form part of the same series as the CCOH Issuers’ $1.65 billion
principal amount of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2030 issued on February 18, 2020 (together with the Additional Notes, the “2030
Notes”) and (ii) $1.4 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “2032 Notes” and,
together with the Additional Notes, the “Notes”). The Notes were sold to persons reasonably believed to be 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.
In connection therewith, the CCOH Issuers entered into the below
agreements.
Indenture
On February 18, 2020, the CCOH Issuers entered into a third
supplemental indenture with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), in connection
with the issuance of the 2030 Notes and the terms thereof (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”). On the Closing Date,
the CCOH Issuers entered into a fourth supplemental indenture with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee
(the “Trustee”), in connection with the issuance of the 2032 Notes and the terms thereof (the “Fourth Supplemental
Indenture”). The Third Supplemental Indenture and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture supplement a base indenture entered into
on May 23, 2019 with the Trustee (the “Base Indenture” and, together with the Third Supplemental Indenture and the
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”) providing for the issuance of senior notes generally. The Indenture
provides, among other things, that the Notes are general unsecured obligations of the CCOH Issuers. The Notes are not guaranteed.
Interest is payable on the 2030 Notes on each February 15 and
August 15, commencing August 15, 2020. Interest is payable on the 2032 Notes on each May 1 and November 1, commencing November
1, 2020.
At any time and from time to time prior to February 15, 2025,
the CCOH Issuers may redeem the outstanding 2030 Notes in whole or in part at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal
amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and special interest, if any, on such 2030 Notes to the redemption date, plus a
make-whole premium. On or after February 15, 2025, the CCOH Issuers may redeem some or all of the outstanding 2030 Notes at redemption
prices set forth in the Third Supplemental Indenture. In addition, at any time prior to February 15, 2023, the CCOH Issuers may
redeem up to 40% of the 2030 Notes using proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 104.500% of the
principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and special interest, if any, on such 2030 Notes to the redemption date,
provided that certain conditions are met.
At any time and from time to time prior to May 1, 2026, the
CCOH Issuers may redeem the outstanding 2032 Notes in whole or in part at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount
thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest and special interest, if any, on such 2032 Notes to the redemption date, plus a make-whole
premium. On or after May 1, 2026, the CCOH Issuers may redeem some or all of the outstanding 2032 Notes at redemption prices set
forth in the Fourth Supplemental Indenture. In addition, at any time prior to May 1, 2023, the CCOH Issuers may redeem up to 40%
of the 2032 Notes using proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 104.500% of the principal amount
thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and special interest, if any, on such 2032 Notes to the redemption date, provided that
certain conditions are met.
The terms of the Indenture, among other things, limit the ability
of the CCOH Issuers to incur additional debt and issue preferred stock; pay dividends or make other restricted payments; make certain
investments; grant liens; allow restrictions on the ability of certain of their subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments;
sell assets; merge or consolidate with other entities; and enter into transactions with affiliates.
Subject to certain limitations, in the event of a Change of
Control (as defined in the Third Supplemental Indenture and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture), the CCOH Issuers will be required
to make an offer to purchase all of the Notes at a price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes repurchased,
plus accrued and unpaid interest and special interest, if any, to the date of repurchase thereof.
The Indenture provides for customary events of default, which
include (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), among others, nonpayment of principal or interest; breach
of other covenants or agreements in the Indenture; failure to pay certain other indebtedness; failure to pay certain final judgments;
failure of certain guarantees to be enforceable; and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. Generally, if an event of default
occurs, the Notes Trustee or the holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare
all the Notes to be due and payable immediately.
Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with the sale of the Additional Notes, the CCOH
Issuers entered into an Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement with respect to the Additional Notes, dated as of the Closing
Date (the “2030 Registration Rights Agreement”), with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., as representative of the several
Purchasers (as defined in the 2030 Registration Rights Agreement). In connection with the sale of the 2032 Notes, the CCOH Issuers
entered into an Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement with respect to the 2032 Notes, dated as of the Closing Date (the “2032
Registration Rights Agreement” and, together with the 2030 Registration Rights Agreement, the “Registration Rights
Agreement”), with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., as representative of the several Purchasers (as defined in the 2032 Registration
Rights Agreement). Under the Registration Rights Agreement, the CCOH Issuers have agreed, in certain circumstances, to file a registration
statement with respect to an offer to exchange the Notes for a new issue of substantially identical notes registered under the
Securities Act, to cause the exchange offer registration statement to be declared effective and to consummate the exchange offer
no later than 450 days following February 18, 2020, in the case of the 2030 Notes, or no later than 450 days following March 18,
2020, in the case of the 2032 Notes. The CCOH Issuers may be required to provide a shelf registration statement to cover resales
of the Notes under certain circumstances. If the foregoing obligations are not satisfied, the CCOH Issuers may be required to pay
holders of the Notes additional interest at a rate of 0.25% per annum of the principal amount thereof for 90 days immediately following
the occurrence of any registration default. Thereafter, the amount of additional interest will increase by an additional 0.25%
per annum of the principal amount thereof to 0.50% per annum of the principal amount thereof until all registration defaults have
been cured.
For a complete description of the Indenture and the Notes, please
refer to a copy of the Base Indenture, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.1. Copies of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the
form of the 2032 Notes, the 2030 Registration Rights Agreement and the 2032 Registration Rights Agreement are filed herewith as
Exhibits 4.4, 4.5, 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are each incorporated herein by reference. Copies of the Third Supplemental
Indenture and the form of the 2030 Notes were previously filed and are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing descriptions
of the Base Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Notes and the Registration Rights
Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of those documents.