TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
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): March 23, 2009
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.) |
60 Columbus Circle, New York, New York 10023
(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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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 |
On March 26, 2009, Time Warner Cable Inc. (the Company) completed its offering of $3.0
billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes
consisting of $1.0 billion principal
amount of
71/2%
notes due 2014 (the 2014 Notes) and $2.0 billion
principal amount of 81/4% notes due
2019 (the 2019 Notes and, together with the 2014 Notes, the Debt Securities) (the March 2009
Offering). The Debt Securities are guaranteed by Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. and TW NY
Cable Holding Inc., each a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (collectively, the Guarantors). In
connection with the offering, on March 23, 2009, the Company and the Guarantors entered into an
Underwriting Agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with Banc of America Securities LLC,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., UBS Securities LLC and Wachovia
Capital Markets, LLC, as representatives of the underwriters listed on Schedule II thereto
(collectively, the Underwriters). The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations,
covenants and indemnification provisions. The offering of the Debt Securities was registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No.
333-151671) (the Registration Statement) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
Commission) on June 16, 2008. The terms of the Debt Securities are described in the Companys
Prospectus dated June 16, 2008, as supplemented by a final Prospectus Supplement dated March 23,
2009, as filed with the Commission on March 24, 2009. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is
attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into
this Report and the Registration Statement.
The Debt Securities were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of April 9, 2007, as
amended and supplemented (the Indenture), by and among the Company, the Guarantors and The Bank
of New York Mellon, as trustee. The Indenture was previously described in, and included as an
exhibit to, the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 4, 2007, which was filed with the
Commission on April 9, 2007.
The 2014 Notes will mature on April 1, 2014 and the 2019 Notes will mature on April 1, 2019.
The 2014 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 71/2% per year and the 2019 Notes will bear interest
at a rate of 81/4% per year. Interest on the 2014 Notes and the 2019 Notes will be payable
semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on October 1, 2009. The
Debt Securities are unsecured senior obligations of the Company and rank equally with its other
unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. The guarantees of the Debt Securities are unsecured
senior obligations of the Guarantors and rank equally in right of payment with all other unsecured
and unsubordinated obligations of the Guarantors.
The Debt Securities may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time at the Companys option at
a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Debt Securities
being redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments on the
Debt Securities discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis at a government treasury
rate plus 50 basis points for each of the 2014 Notes and the 2019 Notes as further described in the
Indenture and the Debt Securities, plus, in each case, accrued but unpaid interest to the
redemption date.
The Indenture contains customary covenants relating to restrictions on the ability of the
Company or any material subsidiary to create liens and on the ability of the Company and the
Guarantors to consolidate, merge or convey or transfer substantially all of their assets. The
Indenture also contains customary events of default. The forms of the Debt Securities are attached
as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2 to this Report and are incorporated by reference into this Report and
the Registration Statement.
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Certain of the Underwriters or their affiliates have performed and may, from time to time in
the future, engage in transactions with or perform commercial and investment banking and advisory
services for the Company and its affiliates and/or are lenders under the Companys bank credit
facilities, for which they have received or will receive customary fees and expenses.
The Company used $1.934 billion of the net proceeds from the issuance of the Debt Securities
to repay all of the borrowings outstanding and all other amounts due under the 2008 Bridge Facility (defined below), which the Company used to
fund, in part, a special cash dividend paid on March 12, 2009 to the Companys stockholders of record on March 11, 2009 (the
Special Dividend). The Company used the net proceeds in excess of $1.934 billion to repay
borrowings outstanding under its $6.0 billion senior unsecured five-year revolving credit facility.
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Item 1.02 |
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Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement |
On June 30, 2008, the Company, as borrower, entered into a 364-day senior unsecured term loan facility (the 2008 Bridge Facility) in
an aggregate principal amount of $9.0 billion with the lenders from
time to time party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent, The Royal
Bank of Scotland plc and Fortis Bank SA/NV New York Branch, as Tranche I co-syndication agents,
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as Tranche I co-documentation
agents, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and RBS Greenwich Capital, as Tranche I joint-lead arrangers
and joint bookrunners, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. New
York Branch and Citibank, N.A., as Tranche II co-syndication agents, Bank of America, N.A. and
Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Tranche II co-documentation agents, and BNP Paribas
Securities Corp. and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. New York Branch, as Tranche II
joint-lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, in order to finance, in part, the Special Dividend. As
a result of the Companys public debt offerings in June 2008 and November 2008, in which the
Company issued, in total, $7.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes
and debentures, and an amendment on March 2, 2009 to the 2008 Bridge Facility to terminate Lehman
Brothers Commercial Banks $138 million commitment thereunder, commitments under the 2008 Bridge Facility were
reduced to $1.932 billion. On March 12, 2009, the Company borrowed the full committed amount of $1.932 billion under
the 2008 Bridge Facility in order to fund, in part, the Special Dividend. As described in Item
1.01 above, on March 26, 2009, the Company used $1.934 billion of the net proceeds from the March 2009
Offering to repay all of the borrowings outstanding and all other amounts due under the 2008 Bridge
Facility and such facility was terminated by the parties thereto in accordance with its terms. No
early termination fees were incurred by the Company in connection with such termination.
Certain of the lenders under the 2008 Bridge Facility or their affiliates have performed and may, from time to time in the
future, engage in transactions with or perform commercial and investment banking and advisory
services for the Company and its affiliates and/or are lenders under the Companys bank credit
facilities, for which they have received or will receive customary fees and expenses.
On December 10, 2008, the Company (as borrower) and Time
Warner Inc. (Time Warner) (as lender) entered into a $1.535 billion credit agreement (the Supplemental Credit Agreement) for a two-year senior unsecured supplemental
term loan facility (the Supplemental Credit Facility) under which the Company was permitted to
borrow only to repay amounts outstanding at the final maturity of the 2008 Bridge Facility, if any.
As a result of the March 2009 Offering and the termination of the 2008 Bridge Facility, on March 26, 2009, the Company terminated Time Warners commitments
under the Supplemental Credit Facility, and the Supplemental Credit Agreement was terminated in accordance with its
terms. No early termination fees were incurred by the Company in connection with such termination.
Prior to the legal and structural separation of the Company from Time Warner on March 12,
2009, the financial results of the Companys operations were
consolidated by Time Warner.
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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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1.1
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Underwriting Agreement, dated March 23, 2009, among the Company,
the Guarantors and Banc of America Securities LLC, Citigroup
Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., UBS Securities
LLC and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, on behalf of themselves and
as representatives of the underwriters listed in Schedule II
thereto. |
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4.1
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Form of 71/2% Notes due 2014. |
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4.2
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Form of 81/4% Notes due 2019. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
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/s/ Robert D. Marcus
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Name: |
Robert D. Marcus |
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Senior Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: March 26, 2009
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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1.1
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Underwriting Agreement, dated March 23, 2009, among the Company,
the Guarantors and Banc of America Securities LLC, Citigroup
Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., UBS Securities
LLC and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, on behalf of themselves and
as representatives of the underwriters listed in Schedule II
thereto. |
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4.1
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Form of 71/2% Notes due 2014. |
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4.2
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Form of 81/4% Notes due 2019. |