UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): December 10, 2008
TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-33335
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84-1496755 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
One Time Warner Center, North Tower, New York, New York 10019
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 364-8200
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 (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 1.01 |
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
As previously reported, in May 2008 in connection with the entry into the Separation Agreement
among Time Warner Cable Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company or TWC), Time Warner Inc.
(Time Warner), Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (TWE), TW NY Cable Holding Inc. (TW
NY), Warner Communications Inc., Historic TW Inc. and American Television and Communications
Corporation, Time Warner (as lender) committed to lend TWC (as borrower) under certain
circumstances up to an aggregate principal amount of $3.5 billion under a two-year senior unsecured
supplemental term loan facility. As a result of TWCs issuance
of a total of $7.0 billion in
aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes and debentures in two underwritten public
offerings completed on June 19, 2008 and November 18, 2008, Time Warners original commitment was
reduced to $1.535 billion. On December 10, 2008, the Company and Time Warner entered into a $1.535
billion credit agreement (the Supplemental Credit Agreement). As of December 10, 2008, Time
Warner owned approximately 84% of TWCs common stock representing a 90.6% voting interest. The
Company may borrow under the Supplemental Credit Agreement only to repay amounts outstanding at the
final maturity of its $2.070 billion senior unsecured term loan facility entered into on June 30,
2008 (the TWC Bridge Facility) (the date of such borrowing, the Supplemental Borrowing Date).
TWCs obligations under the Supplemental Credit Agreement are guaranteed by TWE and TW NY and any
other affiliate of TWC that in the future guarantees any of its material indebtedness. TWC has no
outstanding borrowings under the TWC Bridge Facility as of December 10, 2008.
Time Warner may assign its obligations under the Supplemental Credit Agreement to certain
other lenders with the Companys consent, but any such assignment prior to the Supplemental
Borrowing Date will not relieve Time Warner of its obligation to fund the full amount of the
Supplemental Credit Agreement on the Supplemental Borrowing Date.
Amounts outstanding under the Supplemental Credit Agreement will bear interest at a rate equal
to LIBOR or, if Time Warner has assigned its loans under the Supplemental Credit Agreement in full,
at a rate equal to LIBOR or an alternate base rate, at the Companys option, plus, in each case, an
applicable margin based on TWCs credit rating. The applicable margin may be increased on the
Supplemental Borrowing Date based on the average price for a five-year credit default swap of TWC
for the thirty days preceding the Supplemental Borrowing Date, but will not exceed 500 basis
points. In addition, the per annum interest rate under the Supplemental Credit Agreement will
increase by 25 basis points every six months following the Supplemental Borrowing Date until all
amounts outstanding under the Supplemental Credit Agreement are repaid.
The Supplemental Credit Agreement contains a maximum leverage ratio covenant of five times the
consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Supplemental Credit Agreement) of TWC. The Supplemental
Credit Agreement also contains conditions, covenants, representations and warranties and events of
default (with customary grace periods, as applicable) substantially identical to the conditions,
covenants, representations and warranties and events of default in the TWC Bridge Facility. If any
events of default occur and are not cured within applicable grace periods or waived, the maturity
of the outstanding loans may be accelerated. TWC is not subject to the leverage ratio covenant or
other covenants or events of default unless and until the Supplemental Borrowing Date, at which
point, the leverage ratio covenant and other covenants and events of default become effective. As a
condition to borrowing under the Supplemental Credit Agreement, at the Supplemental Borrowing Date,
no defaults or events of default under the Supplemental Credit Agreement and no events of default
under TWCs $6.0 billion revolving credit facility (the TWC Revolving Facility) may be in
existence.
Time
Warners commitment under the Supplemental Credit Agreement will be further reduced by (i) 50% of any additional amounts by which the commitments under the TWC Bridge Facility are further
reduced by the net cash proceeds of subsequent issuances of debt or certain equity or certain asset
sales by TWC prior to TWCs borrowing under the TWC Bridge
Facility and (ii) the amount by which the sum of the borrowing availability under the TWC Revolving Facility plus the amount above $100
million of the total cash and cash equivalents of TWC and certain of its subsidiaries exceeds $2.0
billion (x) on any date prior to the Supplemental Borrowing Date
on which the commitments under the TWC
Revolving Facility are increased in excess of the current
$6.0 billion amount or (y) on the
Supplemental Borrowing Date. After the Supplemental Borrowing Date, subject to certain limited
exceptions, TWC will be required to use the net cash proceeds from any incurrence of debt (other
than an incurrence of debt under the TWC Revolving Facility and its existing commercial paper
program), issuance of equity securities and asset sale to prepay amounts outstanding under the
Supplemental Credit Agreement. In addition, TWC must prepay amounts outstanding under the Supplemental
Credit Agreement by the amount by which the sum of the borrowing availability under the TWC Revolving
Facility plus the amount above $100 million of the total cash and cash
equivalents of TWC and certain of its subsidiaries exceeds $2.0 billion (i) on any date on
which the commitments under the TWC Revolving Facility are increased in excess of the current $6.0
billion amount and (ii) on the last day of each fiscal quarter. TWC may prepay amounts outstanding
under the Supplemental Credit Agreement at any time without penalty or premium, subject to minimum
amounts.
Time Warners commitment to fund a borrowing under the Supplemental Credit Agreement is
subject to satisfaction of certain customary conditions. Time Warners commitment will expire on
the earliest of (i) the final maturity date of the TWC Bridge Facility if no amounts have been
borrowed under the Supplemental Credit Agreement, (ii) the date on which TWC terminates the
Supplemental Credit Agreement, which it may do at any time prior to its borrowing under the
Supplemental Credit Agreement, or (iii) a reduction in Time Warners commitment to zero as a result
of a reduction in the commitments under the TWC Bridge Facility as described above.
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Item 2.03. |
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Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information provided by Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated
into this Item 2.03 by reference.
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Item 9.01 |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Credit
Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2008, among Time
Warner Inc. and Time Warner Cable Inc. |