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Item 7.01
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Regulation FD Disclosure.
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As previously reported in its Current Report
on Form 8-K filed on March 19, 2020, Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) was forced to close approximately
95% of its locations on March 16, 2020 pursuant to state and local government stay-at-home orders enacted in response to the outbreak
of COVID-19. By the end of March 2020, the Company was forced to close 100% of its locations. The Company is actively developing
plans and procedures that will enable safe use of its facilities when and as its locations are permitted to re-open. Currently,
nine of our clubs in Florida are open to the public. Furthermore, in reliance on recent announcements from state and local authorities
in California, Connecticut and Washington D.C., the Company plans to re-open up to 26 additional clubs in those jurisdictions in
the next several weeks as and when closure orders applicable to gyms and health clubs are lifted.
However, the scope and duration of the
interruption to our operations has substantially reduced our cash flow. Moreover, as disclosed in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K, the Company is facing significant debt maturities in the near term. Our 2013 Revolving Credit Facility
expires on August 15, 2020 and our 2013 Term Loan Facility is due to mature on November 15, 2020. The Company currently does
not have adequate sources of cash to repay the amounts outstanding thereunder. In the event the Company files for bankruptcy,
the Company expects that it will need to raise up to approximately $80 million in financing to fund the costs
associated with the bankruptcy filing, professional fees in connection with the bankruptcy and to cover operating
shortfalls.
In response to these challenges, the Company’s
board of directors is actively considering all strategic alternatives, including but not limited to negotiating with existing lenders,
engaging with potential financing sources to raise capital, or filing for bankruptcy. The Company has also taken prompt action
to preserve liquidity during the interruption of its operations, including by terminating employees at clubs that have been forced
to close and by ceasing lease payments on its locations.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2
of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this report regarding
the Company’s future reporting intentions contain “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,”
“believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,”
“should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,”
“estimates,” “anticipates,” “target,” “could,” or the negative version of these
words or other comparable words. Such statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our
control, including, among others, the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, actions that may be taken by governmental
authorities to contain the COVID-19 outbreak or treat its impact, the potential negative impacts of COVID-19 on the economy in
the United States and the impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s financial condition and business operations and other specific
risk factors disclosed in our prior SEC filings. We believe that all forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions
when made; however, we caution that it is impossible to predict actual results or outcomes or the effects of risks, uncertainties
or other factors on anticipated results or outcomes and that, accordingly, one should not place undue reliance on these statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date when made, and we undertake no obligation to update these statements in light
of subsequent events or developments. Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results or outcomes discussed in any
forward-looking statement.