As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 2013
Registration No. 333-173760
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to
Form S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLC
TW NY CABLE HOLDING INC.
TIME WARNER CABLE INTERNET HOLDINGS II LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 84-1496755 | |
Delaware | 45-4854395 | |
Delaware | 20-2819687 | |
Delaware | 46-1045620 | |
(State or other jurisdiction | (I.R.S. Employer | |
of incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
60 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10023
(212) 364-8200
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
Marc Lawrence-Apfelbaum, Esq.
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Time Warner Cable Inc.
60 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10023
(212) 364-8200
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
John C. Kennedy, Esq.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, N.Y. 10019-6064
(212) 373-3000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are to be offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ¨
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are being offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. x
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. x
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | x | Accelerated filer | ¨ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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(1) | Pursuant to Form S-3 General Instruction II(E) information is not required to be included. An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number or amount of the securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be issued at currently indeterminable prices, along with related guarantees. Securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or together with other securities registered hereunder. The proposed maximum initial offering prices per unit will be determined, from time to time, by Time Warner Cable Inc. in connection with the issuance by Time Warner Cable Inc. of the securities registered under this registration statement. Prices, when determined, may be in United States dollars or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign currencies, foreign currency units or composite currencies. If any Debt Securities or preferred stock are issued at an original issue discount, then the amount registered shall include the principal or liquidation amount of such securities measured by the initial offering price thereof. In reliance on Rule 456(b) and Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act, Time Warner Cable Inc. hereby defers payment of the registration fee required in connection with this registration statement. Pursuant to Rule 457(n), no separate fee will be required to be paid in respect of guarantees of the Debt Securities which are being registered concurrently. |
(2) | Including Debt Securities and an indeterminate number of shares of common stock and preferred stock as may from time to time be issued upon conversion of, or in exchange for, other Debt Securities or preferred stock, or upon the exercise of warrants or pursuant to purchase contracts, as the case may be. |
(3) | TW NY Cable Holding Inc., Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC and Time Warner Cable Internet Holdings II LLC may fully, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee on an unsecured basis the Debt Securities of Time Warner Cable Inc. |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On September 30, 2012, Time Warner Cable Inc. (the Company or TWC) completed an internal reorganization to simplify its organizational structure. As part of this reorganization, on September 30, 2012, Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (TWE), a Delaware limited partnership and an indirect 100% owned subsidiary of the Company, merged with and into Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC (TWCE), a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect 100% owned subsidiary of the Company, with TWCE as the surviving entity. In addition, on September 30, 2012, the Company, TWCE, TW NY Cable Holding Inc. (TW NY), a Delaware corporation and a 100% owned subsidiary of the Company, and Time Warner Cable Internet Holdings II LLC (TWC Internet Holdings II), a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect 100% owned subsidiary of the Company, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, entered into a supplemental indenture amending the TWC senior indenture (as defined herein), providing for (i) TWCEs succession to, and assumption of, all of the rights and obligations of TWE as guarantor under the TWC senior indenture and (ii) the addition of TWC Internet Holdings II as guarantor under the TWC senior indenture and its assumption of all of the rights and obligations of a guarantor thereunder.
This PostEffective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S3 (Registration No. 333173760) (the Registration Statement) is being filed to (i) add TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II, each a 100% owned subsidiary of the Company (the Additional Subsidiary Guarantors), as additional subsidiary guarantors of the debt securities registered hereunder and coregistrants to the Registration Statement, (ii) remove TWE as co-registrant to the Registration Statement and (iii) update the information in the Registration Statement (including the documents filed as exhibits hereto) with respect to the addition of the Additional Subsidiary Guarantors. This PostEffective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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PROSPECTUS
Debt Securities
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Depositary Shares
Warrants
Purchase Contracts
Units
This prospectus contains a general description of the securities which we may offer for sale. The specific terms of the securities will be contained in one or more supplements to this prospectus. Read this prospectus and any supplement carefully before you invest.
The securities will be issued by Time Warner Cable Inc. The debt securities will be fully, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis by each of TW NY Cable Holding Inc., Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC and Time Warner Cable Internet Holdings II LLC, subsidiaries of ours. See Description of the Debt Securities and the Guarantees Guarantees.
The common stock of Time Warner Cable Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol TWC.
Investing in our securities involves risks that are referenced under the caption Risk Factors on page 10 of this prospectus. You should carefully review the risks and uncertainties described under the heading Risk Factors contained in the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, and under similar headings in the other documents that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The date of this prospectus is February 15, 2013.
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To understand the terms of the securities offered by this prospectus, you should carefully read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. You should also read the documents referred to under the heading Where You Can Find More Information for information on Time Warner Cable Inc. and its financial statements. Certain capitalized terms used in this prospectus are defined elsewhere in this prospectus.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that Time Warner Cable Inc., a Delaware corporation, which is also referred to as Time Warner Cable, TWC, the Company, our company, we, us and our, has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, using a shelf registration procedure. Under this procedure, Time Warner Cable may offer and sell from time to time, any of the following, in one or more series, which we refer to in this prospectus as the securities:
| debt securities, |
| preferred stock, |
| common stock, |
| depositary shares, |
| warrants, |
| purchase contracts, and |
| units. |
The securities may be sold for U.S. dollars, foreign-denominated currency or currency units. Amounts payable with respect to any securities may be payable in U.S. dollars or foreign-denominated currency or currency units as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer securities, we will provide you with a prospectus supplement that will describe the specific amounts, prices and terms of the securities being offered. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement.
The prospectus supplement may also contain information about any material U.S. Federal income tax considerations relating to the securities covered by the prospectus supplement.
We may sell securities to underwriters who will sell the securities to the public on terms fixed at the time of sale. In addition, the securities may be sold by us directly or through dealers or agents designated from time to time, which agents may be affiliates of ours. If we, directly or through agents, solicit offers to purchase the securities, we reserve the sole right to accept and, together with our agents, to reject, in whole or in part, any offer.
The prospectus supplement will also contain, with respect to the securities being sold, the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents, together with the terms of the offering, the compensation of any underwriters, dealers or agents and the net proceeds to us.
Any underwriters, dealers or agents participating in the offering may be deemed underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which we refer to in this prospectus as the Securities Act.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
Time Warner Cable files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may obtain such SEC filings from the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov. You can also read and copy these materials at the SECs public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can obtain further information about the operation of the SECs public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. You can also obtain information about Time Warner Cable at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. TW NY Cable Holding Inc. (TW NY), Time Warner Cable Internet Holdings II LLC (TWC Internet Holdings II) and Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC (TWCE and, together with TW NY and TWC Internet Holdings II, the Guarantors) do not file separate reports, proxy statements or other information with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which we refer to in this prospectus as the Exchange Act.
As permitted by SEC rules, this prospectus does not contain all of the information we have included in the registration statement and the accompanying exhibits and schedules we file with the SEC. You may refer to the registration statement, exhibits and schedules for more information about us and the securities. The registration statement, exhibits and schedules are available through the SECs website or at its public reference room.
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In this prospectus, we incorporate by reference certain information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to that information. The information we incorporate by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. The following documents have been filed by us with the SEC and are incorporated by reference into this prospectus:
| Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 (filed February 15, 2013) (the 2012 Form 10-K); |
| Those portions of our proxy statement filed on April 3, 2012 and incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (filed on February 17, 2012); and |
| The description of our capital stock in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B, filed on February 28, 2007 and amended on March 12, 2009 and any amendment thereto. |
All documents and reports that we file with the SEC (other than any portion of such filings that are furnished under applicable SEC rules rather than filed) under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from the date of this prospectus until the completion of the offering under this prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated in this prospectus by reference. The information contained on or accessible through our website (http://www.twc.com) is not incorporated into this prospectus.
You may request a copy of these filings, other than an exhibit to these filings unless we have specifically included or incorporated that exhibit by reference into the filing, from the SEC as described under Where You Can Find More Information or, at no cost, by writing or telephoning Time Warner Cable at the following address:
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Attn: Investor Relations
60 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10023
Telephone: 1-877-4-INFO-TWC
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, the prospectus supplement, any free writing prospectus that we authorize and any pricing supplement. We have not authorized any person, including any salesman or broker, to provide information other than that provided in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement, any free writing prospectus that we authorize or any pricing supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We do not take responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any information that others may give you. We are not making an offer of the securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should assume that the information in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement, any free writing prospectus that we authorize and any pricing supplement is accurate only as of the date on its cover page and that any information we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of such document incorporated by reference.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, or any other subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
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STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 27A of the Securities Act, particularly statements anticipating future growth in revenue, Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization, cash provided by operating activities and other financial measures. These statements may be made directly in this prospectus referring to us and they may also be made a part of this prospectus by reference to other documents filed with the SEC, which is known as incorporation by reference. Words such as anticipates, estimates, expects, projects, intends, plans, believes and words and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on managements current expectations and beliefs about future events. As with any projection or forecast, they are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances.
We operate in a highly competitive, consumer and technology driven and rapidly changing business that is affected by government regulation and economic, strategic, political and social conditions. Various factors could adversely affect our operations, business or financial results in the future and cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including those factors discussed in detail under Risk Factors or otherwise discussed in the 2012 Form 10-K and in our other filings made from time to time with the SEC after the date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, as well as:
| increased competition from video, high-speed data, networking and voice providers, particularly direct broadcast satellite operators, local telephone companies (incumbent local exchange carriers and competitive local exchange carriers), interexchange carriers, companies that deliver programming over broadband Internet connections, and wireless broadband and phone providers; |
| the Companys ability to deal effectively with the current challenging economic environment or further deterioration in the economy, which may negatively impact customers demand for the Companys services and also result in a reduction in the Companys advertising revenue; |
| the Companys continued ability to exploit new and existing technologies that appeal to residential and business services customers and advertisers; |
| changes in the regulatory and tax environments in which the Company operates, including, among others, regulation of broadband Internet services, net neutrality legislation or regulation and federal, state and local taxation; |
| increased difficulty negotiating programming and retransmission agreements on favorable terms, resulting in increased costs to the Company and/or the loss of popular programming; and |
| changes in the Companys plans, initiatives and strategies. |
For additional information about factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, please see the documents that we have filed with the SEC, including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, current reports on Form 8-K and proxy statements.
All subsequent forward-looking statements attributable to us, TW NY, TWCE or TWC Internet Holdings II or any person acting on our or their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. None of us, TW NY, TWCE or TWC Internet Holdings II is under any obligation to, and each expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter any forward-looking statements whether as a result of changes in circumstances, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.
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We are among the largest providers of video, high-speed data and voice services in the U.S., with technologically advanced, well-clustered cable systems located mainly in five geographic areas New York State (including New York City), the Carolinas, the Midwest (including Ohio, Kentucky and Wisconsin), Southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas. As of December 31, 2012, we served approximately 15.2 million customers (approximately 14.7 million residential services customers and 563,000 business services customers) who subscribed to one or more of our three primary services, totaling approximately 28.9 million primary service units.
We offer video, high-speed data and voice services to residential and business services customers over our broadband cable systems. Our business services also include networking and transport services (including cell tower backhaul services) and managed and outsourced information technology solutions and cloud services. We also sell advertising to a variety of national, regional and local customers.
We market our services separately and in bundled packages of multiple services and features. As of December 31, 2012, 61.2% of our customers subscribed to two or more of our primary services, including 28.2% of our customers who subscribed to all three primary services.
For a description of our business, financial condition, results of operations and other important information regarding the Company, see our filings with the SEC incorporated by reference in this prospectus. For instructions on how to find copies of the filings incorporated by reference in this prospectus, see Where You Can Find More Information.
Our principal executive office, and that of TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II, is located at 60 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10023, Telephone (212) 364-8200.
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Investing in our securities involves risk. You should carefully consider the specific risks discussed or incorporated by reference in the applicable prospectus supplement, together with all the other information contained in the prospectus supplement or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement. You should also consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed under the caption Risk Factors included in the 2012 Form10-K, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and which may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the SEC in the future.
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED
FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS
Our ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements are set forth below for the periods indicated. For periods in which earnings before fixed charges were insufficient to cover fixed charges, the dollar amount of coverage deficiency (in millions), instead of the ratio, is disclosed.
For purposes of computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings were calculated by adding:
(i) | pretax net income, |
(ii) | interest expense, |
(iii) | preferred stock dividend requirements of majority-owned companies, |
(iv) | adjustments for partially-owned subsidiaries and 50%-owned companies, and |
(v) | the amount of undistributed losses (earnings) of our less than 50%-owned companies. |
The definition of earnings also applies to our unconsolidated 50%-owned affiliated companies.
Fixed charges primarily consist of interest expense.
Earnings, as defined, include significant noncash charges for depreciation and amortization primarily relating to the amortization of intangible assets recognized in business combinations.
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (deficiency in the coverage of fixed charges by earnings before fixed charges) |
3.0x | 2.6x | 2.6x | 2.4x | $ | (13,063 | ) | |||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements (deficiency in the coverage of combined fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements deficiency) |
3.0x | 2.6x | 2.6x | 2.4x | $ | (13,063 | ) |
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We will use the net proceeds we receive from the sale of the securities offered by this prospectus for general corporate purposes, unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement. General corporate purposes may include additions to working capital, capital expenditures, repayment of debt, the financing of possible acquisitions and investments or stock repurchases.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DEBT SECURITIES AND THE GUARANTEES
General
The following description of the terms of our senior debt securities and subordinated debt securities (together, the debt securities) sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the debt securities to which any prospectus supplement may relate. Unless otherwise noted, the general terms and provisions of our debt securities discussed below apply to both our senior debt securities and our subordinated debt securities. The particular terms of any debt securities and the extent, if any, to which such general provisions will not apply to such debt securities will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to such debt securities. In the following description, the term Guarantors refers to TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II, as the guarantors of the debt securities.
Our debt securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The senior debt securities will be issued from time to time in series under an indenture dated as of April 9, 2007, as amended by the first supplemental indenture thereto, dated as of April 9, 2007, and the second supplemental indenture thereto, dated as of September 30, 2012 among us, TW NY, TWCE, TWC Internet Holdings II and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly The Bank of New York), as Senior Indenture Trustee (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the senior indenture). The subordinated debt securities will be issued from time to time under a subordinated indenture to be entered into among us, TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Subordinated Indenture Trustee (the subordinated indenture and, together with the senior indenture, the indentures). The Senior Indenture Trustee and the Subordinated Indenture Trustee are both referred to, individually, as the Trustee. The senior debt securities will constitute our unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and the subordinated debt securities will constitute our unsecured and subordinated obligations. A detailed description of the subordination provisions is provided below under the caption Ranking and SubordinationSubordination. In general, however, if we declare bankruptcy, holders of the senior debt securities will be paid in full before the holders of subordinated debt securities will receive anything.
The statements set forth below are brief summaries of certain provisions contained in the indentures, which summaries do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the indentures, each of which is incorporated by reference as an exhibit or filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Terms used herein that are otherwise not defined shall have the meanings given to them in the indentures. Such defined terms shall be incorporated herein by reference.
The indentures do not limit the amount of debt securities which may be issued under the applicable indenture and debt securities may be issued under the applicable indenture up to the aggregate principal amount which may be authorized from time to time by us. Any such limit applicable to a particular series will be specified in the prospectus supplement relating to that series.
The applicable prospectus supplement will disclose the terms of each series of debt securities in respect to which such prospectus is being delivered, including the following:
| the designation and issue date of the debt securities; |
| the date or dates on which the principal of the debt securities is payable; |
| the rate or rates (or manner of calculation thereof), if any, per annum at which the debt securities will bear interest; |
| the date or dates, if any, from which interest will accrue and the interest payment date or dates for the debt securities; |
| any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities which may be authenticated and delivered under the applicable indenture; |
| the period or periods within which, the redemption price or prices or the repayment price or prices, as the case may be, at which and the terms and conditions upon which the debt securities may be redeemed at the Companys option or the option of the holder of such debt securities (a Holder); |
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| the obligation, if any, of the Company to purchase the debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a Holder of such debt securities and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which such debt securities will be purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation; |
| if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which the debt securities will be issuable; |
| provisions, if any, with regard to the conversion or exchange of the debt securities, at the option of the Holders of such debt securities or the Company, as the case may be, for or into new securities of a different series, the Companys common stock or other securities and, if such debt securities are convertible into the Companys common stock or other Marketable Securities (as defined in the indentures), the conversion price; |
| if other than U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies or units based on or related to currencies in which the debt securities will be denominated and in which payments of principal of, and any premium and interest on, such debt securities shall or may be payable; |
| if the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the debt securities are to be payable, at the election of the Company or a Holder of such debt securities, in a currency (including a composite currency) other than that in which such debt securities are stated to be payable, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made; |
| if the amount of payments of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest, if any, on the debt securities may be determined with reference to an index based on a currency (including a composite currency) other than that in which such debt securities are stated to be payable, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined; |
| provisions, if any, related to the exchange of the debt securities, at the option of the Holders of such debt securities, for other securities of the same series of the same aggregate principal amount or of a different authorized series or different authorized denomination or denominations, or both; |
| the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities, if other than the principal amount thereof, which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof as more fully described under the section Events of Default, Notice and Waiver below; |
| whether the debt securities will be issued in the form of global securities and, if so, the identity of the depositary with respect to such global securities; |
| with respect to subordinated debt securities only, the amendment or modification of the subordination provisions in the subordinated indenture with respect to the debt securities; and |
| any other specific terms. |
We may issue debt securities of any series at various times and we may reopen any series for further issuances from time to time without notice to existing Holders of securities of that series.
Some of the debt securities may be issued as original issue discount debt securities. Original issue discount debt securities bear no interest or bear interest at below-market rates. These are sold at a discount below their stated principal amount. If we issue these securities, the prospectus supplement will describe any special tax, accounting or other information which we think is important. We encourage you to consult with your own competent tax and financial advisors on these important matters.
Unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the covenants contained in the indentures will not provide special protection to Holders of debt securities if we enter into a highly leveraged transaction, recapitalization or restructuring.
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Unless otherwise set forth in the prospectus supplement, interest on outstanding debt securities will be paid to Holders of record on the date that is 15 days prior to the date such interest is to be paid, or, if not a business day, the next preceding business day. Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, debt securities will be issued in fully registered form only. Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, the principal amount of the debt securities will be payable at the corporate trust office of the Trustee in New York, New York. The debt securities may be presented for transfer or exchange at such office unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, subject to the limitations provided in the applicable indenture, without any service charge, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charges payable in connection therewith.
Guarantees
Under the Guarantees (as defined below), each of TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, will fully, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee to each Holder of the debt securities and to the applicable Trustee and its successors and assigns, (1) the full and punctual payment of principal and interest on the debt securities when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, and all other monetary obligations of ours under the indentures (including obligations to the applicable Trustee) and the debt securities and (2) the full and punctual performance within applicable grace periods of all other obligations of ours under the indentures and the debt securities (the Guarantees). Such Guarantees will constitute guarantees of payment, performance and compliance and not merely of collection. The obligations of each of TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II under the indentures will be unconditional irrespective of the absence or existence of any action to enforce the same, the recovery of any judgment against us or each other or any waiver or amendment of the provisions of the indentures or the debt securities to the extent that any such action or similar action would otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor (except that any such waiver or amendment that expressly purports to modify or release such obligations shall be effective in accordance with its terms). The obligations of TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II to make any payments may be satisfied by causing us to make such payments. Each of TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II shall further agree to waive presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to us and shall also waive diligence, notice of acceptance of its Guarantee, presentment, demand for payment, notice of protest for non-payment, filing a claim if we complete a merger or declare bankruptcy and any right to require a proceeding first against us. These obligations shall be unaffected by any failure or policy of the Trustee to exercise any right under the indentures or under any series of security. If any Holder of any debt security or the Trustee is required by a court or otherwise to return to us, TW NY, TWCE or TWC Internet Holdings II, or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to us, TW NY, TWCE or TWC Internet Holdings II, any amount paid by us or any of them to the Trustee or such Holder, the Guarantees of TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.
Further, each of the Guarantors agrees to pay any and all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) incurred by the Senior Indenture Trustee or the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, as applicable, or any Holder of debt securities in enforcing any of their respective rights under the Guarantees. The indentures provide that each of the Guarantees of TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II is limited to the maximum amount that can be guaranteed by TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II, respectively, without rendering the relevant Guarantee voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. Although we believe the Guarantees of TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II are valid and enforceable, under certain circumstances, a court could find a subsidiarys guarantee void or unenforceable under fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
The indentures provide that any Guarantor shall be automatically released from its obligations under its Guarantee upon receipt by the Trustee of a certificate of a Responsible Officer of ours certifying that such Guarantor has no outstanding Indebtedness For Borrowed Money, as of the date of such certificate, other than any other Guarantee of Indebtedness For Borrowed Money that will be released concurrently with the release of such Guarantee. In addition, TW NY will be released from its Guarantee under such circumstances only if it is also a 100% owned direct or indirect subsidiary of ours. Also, if any of these conditions are satisfied, the applicable Guarantor may not guarantee a new issuance of debt securities. However, there is no covenant in the indentures that would prohibit any such Guarantor from incurring Indebtedness For Borrowed Money after the date such Guarantor is released from its Guarantee.
The indentures further provide that we and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture without the consent of the Holders to add additional guarantors in respect of the debt securities.
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Ranking and Subordination
Ranking
The senior debt securities will be our unsecured, senior obligations, and will rank equally with our other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. The Guarantees of the senior debt securities will be unsecured and senior obligations of each of TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II, and will rank equally with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II, respectively. The subordinated debt securities will be our unsecured, subordinated obligations and the Guarantees of the subordinated debt securities will be unsecured and subordinated obligations of each of TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II.
The debt securities and the Guarantees will effectively rank junior in right of payment to any of our or the Guarantors existing and future secured obligations to the extent of the value of the assets securing such obligations. The debt securities and the Guarantees will be effectively subordinated to all existing and future liabilities, including indebtedness and trade payables, of our non-guarantor subsidiaries. The indentures do not limit the amount of unsecured indebtedness or other liabilities that can be incurred by our non-guarantor subsidiaries.
Furthermore, we, TWCE, TW NY and TWC Internet Holdings II are holding companies with no material business operations. The ability of each of us, TWCE, TW NY and TWC Internet Holdings II to service our respective indebtedness and other obligations is dependent primarily upon the earnings and cash flow of our, TWCEs, TW NYs and TWC Internet Holdings IIs respective subsidiary or subsidiaries and the distribution or other payment to us, TWCE, TW NY and TWC Internet Holdings II of such earnings or cash flow.
Subordination
If issued, the indebtedness evidenced by the subordinated debt securities is subordinate to the prior payment in full of all our Senior Indebtedness (as defined below). During the continuance beyond any applicable grace period of any default in the payment of principal, premium, interest or any other payment due on any of our Senior Indebtedness, we may not make any payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on the subordinated debt securities. In addition, upon any payment or distribution of our assets upon any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization, the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, and interest on the subordinated debt securities will be subordinated to the extent provided in the subordinated indenture in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all our Senior Indebtedness. Because of this subordination, if we dissolve or otherwise liquidate, Holders of our subordinated debt securities may receive less, ratably, than Holders of our Senior Indebtedness. The subordination provisions do not prevent the occurrence of an event of default under the subordinated indenture.
The subordination provisions also apply in the same way to each Guarantor with respect to the Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor.
The term Senior Indebtedness of a person means with respect to such person the principal of, premium, if any, interest on, and any other payment due pursuant to any of the following, whether outstanding on the date of the subordinated indenture or incurred by that person in the future:
| all of the indebtedness of that person for borrowed money, including any indebtedness secured by a mortgage or other lien which is (1) given to secure all or part of the purchase price of property subject to the mortgage or lien, whether given to the vendor of that property or to another lender, or (2) existing on property at the time that person acquires it; |
| all of the indebtedness of that person evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments sold by that person for money; |
| all of the lease obligations which are capitalized on the books of that person in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| all indebtedness of others of the kinds described in the first two bullet points above and all lease obligations of others of the kind described in the third bullet point above that the person, in any manner, assumes or guarantees or that the person in effect guarantees through an agreement to purchase, whether that agreement is contingent or otherwise; and |
| all renewals, extensions or refundings of indebtedness of the kinds described in the first, second or fourth bullet point above and all renewals or extensions of leases of the kinds described in the third or fourth bullet point above; |
unless, in the case of any particular indebtedness, lease, renewal, extension or refunding, the instrument or lease creating or evidencing it or the assumption or guarantee relating to it expressly provides that such indebtedness, lease, renewal, extension or refunding is not superior in right of payment to the subordinated debt securities. Our senior debt securities, and any unsubordinated guarantee obligations of ours or any Guarantor to which we and the Guarantors are a party, including the Guarantors Guarantees of our debt securities and other Indebtedness For Borrowed Money, constitute Senior Indebtedness for purposes of the subordinated indenture.
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Pursuant to the subordinated indenture, the subordinated indenture may not be amended, at any time, to alter the subordination provisions of any outstanding subordinated debt securities without the consent of the requisite holders of each outstanding series or class of Senior Indebtedness (as determined in accordance with the instrument governing such Senior Indebtedness) that would be adversely affected.
Certain Covenants
Limitation on Liens
The indentures provide that neither we nor any Material Subsidiary of ours shall incur, create, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness For Borrowed Money that is secured by a lien on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired by us or it unless we make or cause to be made effective provisions whereby the debt securities will be secured by such lien equally and ratably with (or prior to) all other indebtedness thereby secured so long as any such indebtedness shall be secured. The foregoing restriction does not apply to the following:
| liens existing as of the date of the applicable indenture; |
| liens issued, created or assumed by Subsidiaries of ours to secure indebtedness of such Subsidiaries to us or to one or more other Subsidiaries of ours; |
| liens affecting property of a Person existing at the time it becomes a Subsidiary of ours or at the time it merges into or consolidates with us or a Subsidiary of ours or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties of such Person to us or our Subsidiaries; |
| liens on property or assets existing at the time of the acquisition thereof or incurred to secure payment of all or a part of the purchase price thereof or to secure indebtedness incurred prior to, at the time of, or within 18 months after the acquisition thereof for the purpose of financing all or part of the purchase price thereof, in a principal amount not exceeding 110% of the purchase price; |
| liens on any property to secure all or part of the cost of improvements or construction thereon or indebtedness incurred to provide funds for such purpose in a principal amount not exceeding 110% of the cost of such improvements or construction; |
| liens on shares of stock, indebtedness or other securities of a Person that is not a Subsidiary of ours; |
| liens in respect of capital leases entered into after the date of the applicable indenture provided that such liens extend only to the property or assets that are the subject of such capital leases; |
| liens resulting from progress payments or partial payments under United States government contracts or subcontracts; |
| any extensions, renewal or replacement of any lien referred to above or of any indebtedness secured thereby; provided, however, that the principal amount of indebtedness secured thereby shall not exceed the principal amount of indebtedness so secured at the time of such extension, renewal or replacement, or at the time the lien was issued, created or assumed or otherwise permitted, and that such extension, renewal or replacement lien shall be limited to all or part of substantially the same property which secured the lien extended, renewed or replaced (plus improvements on such property); |
| liens in favor of the Trustees; |
| with respect to the subordinated indenture and subordinated debt securities only, liens securing Senior Indebtedness and the guarantees securing such Senior Indebtedness; and |
| other liens arising in connection with our indebtedness and our Subsidiaries indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount for us and our Subsidiaries not exceeding at the time such lien is issued, created or assumed the greater of (a) 15% of the Consolidated Net Worth of our company and (b) $500 million. |
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Limitation on Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance or Transfer on Certain Terms
None of our company, TW NY, TWCE or TWC Internet Holdings II shall consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless:
(1) (a) in the case of our company, the Person formed by such consolidation or into which our company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer the properties and assets of our company substantially as an entirety shall be organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State or the District of Columbia, and shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on all the debt securities and the performance of every covenant of the applicable indenture (as supplemented from time to time) on the part of our company to be performed or observed; (b) in the case of TW NY, TWCE or TWC Internet Holdings II, the Person formed by such consolidation or into which TW NY, TWCE, or TWC Internet Holdings II, is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer the properties and assets of TW NY, TWCE or TWC Internet Holdings II substantially as an entirety shall be either (i) one of us, TW NY, TWCE, or TWC Internet Holdings II or (ii) a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State or the District of Columbia, and in the case of clause (ii), shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the performance of every covenant of the applicable indenture (as supplemented from time to time) on the part of TW NY, TWCE or TWC Internet Holdings II to be performed or observed;
(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing; and
(3) we have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer and such supplemental indenture comply with this covenant and that all conditions precedent provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Upon any consolidation or merger, or any conveyance or transfer of the properties and assets of our company, TW NY, TWCE or TWC Internet Holdings II substantially as an entirety as set forth above, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which our company, TW NY, TWCE or TWC Internet Holdings II is merged or to which such conveyance or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of our company, TW NY, TWCE or TWC Internet Holdings II, as the case may be, under the applicable indenture with the same effect as if such successor had been named as our company, TW NY, TWCE or TWC Internet Holdings II as the case may be, in the applicable indenture. In the event of any such conveyance or transfer, our company, TW NY, TWCE or TWC Internet Holdings II as the case may be, as the predecessor shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under the applicable indenture and the debt securities issued under such indenture and may be dissolved, wound up or liquidated at any time thereafter.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, such provisions with respect to limitations on consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer on certain terms shall not apply to any Guarantor if at such time such Guarantor has been released from its obligations under its Guarantee upon receipt by the applicable Trustee of a certificate of a Responsible Officer of ours certifying that such Guarantor has no outstanding Indebtedness For Borrowed Money and, in the case of TW NY, certifying that TW NY is a 100% owned direct or indirect subsidiary of our company, each as described above under Guarantees.
Subject to the foregoing, the indentures and the debt securities do not contain any covenants or other provisions designed to afford Holders of debt securities protection in the event of a recapitalization or highly leveraged transaction involving our company.
Any additional covenants of our company, TW NY, TWCE or TWC Internet Holdings II pertaining to a series of debt securities will be set forth in a prospectus supplement relating to such series of debt securities.
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Certain Definitions
The following are certain of the terms defined in the indentures:
Consolidated Net Worth means, with respect to any Person, at the date of any determination, the consolidated stockholders or owners equity of the holders of capital stock or partnership interests of such Person and its subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles as such principles are in effect in the United States as of the date of the applicable indenture.
Holder when used with respect to any debt securities, means a holder of the debt securities, which means a Person in whose name a debt security is registered in the Security Register.
Indebtedness For Borrowed Money of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments and (c) all guarantee obligations of such Person with respect to Indebtedness For Borrowed Money of others. The Indebtedness For Borrowed Money of any Person shall include the Indebtedness For Borrowed Money of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Persons ownership interest in or other contractual relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness For Borrowed Money provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
Material Subsidiary means any Person that is a Subsidiary if, at the end of the most recent fiscal quarter of our company, the aggregate amount, determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, of securities of, loans and advances to, and other investments in, such Person held by us and our other Subsidiaries exceeded 10% of our Consolidated Net Worth.
Person means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Responsible Officer when used with respect to us, means any of the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Treasurer or Controller of our company (or any equivalent of the foregoing officers).
Security Register means the register or registers we shall keep or cause to be kept, in which, we shall provide for the registration of debt securities, or of debt securities of a particular series, and of transfers of debt securities or of debt securities of such series.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any corporation more than 50% of the voting stock of which is owned directly or indirectly by such Person, and any partnership, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person owns more than 50% of the equity interests or has the power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other governing body.
Optional Redemption
Unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may redeem any of the debt securities as a whole at any time or in part from time to time, at our option, on at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice mailed to the registered address of each Holder of the debt securities to be redeemed, at respective redemption prices equal to the greater of:
| 100% of the principal amount of the debt securities to be redeemed, and |
| the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments, as defined below, discounted to the redemption date, on a semi-annual basis, assuming a 360 day year consisting of twelve 30 day months, at the Treasury Rate, as defined below, plus the number, if any, of basis points specified in the applicable prospectus supplement; |
plus, in each case, accrued interest to the date of redemption that has not been paid (such redemption price, the Redemption Price).
Comparable Treasury Issue means, with respect to the debt securities, the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term (Remaining Life) of the debt securities being redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the Remaining Life of such debt securities.
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Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any redemption date for the debt securities: (1) the average of two Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for that redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations; or (2) if the Trustee obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all quotations obtained by the Trustee.
Independent Investment Banker means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers, to be appointed by us.
Reference Treasury Dealer means four primary U.S. Government securities dealers to be selected by us.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by us, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue, expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount, quoted in writing to us by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding such redemption date.
Remaining Scheduled Payments means, with respect to each debt security to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related redemption date but for such redemption; provided, however, that, if such redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to such debt security, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such redemption date.
Treasury Rate means, with respect to any redemption date for the debt securities: (1) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated H.15(519) or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury debt securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption Treasury Constant Maturities, for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue; provided that if no maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for the debt securities, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue will be determined and the Treasury Rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month; or (2) if that release, or any successor release, is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for that redemption date. The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third business day preceding the redemption date.
On and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the debt securities or any portion thereof called for redemption, unless we default in the payment of the Redemption Price, and accrued interest. On or before the redemption date, we shall deposit with a paying agent, or the applicable Trustee, money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of and accrued interest on the debt securities to be redeemed on such date. If we elect to redeem less than all of the debt securities of a series, then the Trustee will select the particular debt securities of such series to be redeemed in a manner it deems appropriate and fair.
Defeasance
Each indenture provides that we (and, to the extent applicable, TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II), at our option,
(a) will be Discharged from any and all obligations in respect of any series of debt securities (except in each case for certain obligations to register the transfer or exchange of debt securities, replace stolen, lost or mutilated senior debt securities, maintain paying agencies and hold moneys for payment in trust), or
(b) need not comply with the covenants described above under Certain Covenants, and any other restrictive covenants described in a prospectus supplement relating to such series of debt securities, the Guarantors will be released from the Guarantees and certain Events of Default (other than those arising out of the failure to pay interest or principal on the debt securities of a particular series and certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization) will no longer constitute Events of Default with respect to such series of debt securities,
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in each case if we deposit with the Trustee, in trust, money or the equivalent in securities of the government which issued the currency in which the debt securities are denominated or government agencies backed by the full faith and credit of such government, or a combination thereof, which through the payment of interest thereon and principal thereof in accordance with their terms will provide money in an amount sufficient to pay all the principal (including any mandatory sinking fund payments) of, and interest on, such series on the dates such payments are due in accordance with the terms of such series.
To exercise any such option, we are required, among other things, to deliver to the Trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the deposit and related defeasance would not cause the Holders of such series to recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes and, in the case of a Discharge pursuant to clause (a) above, accompanied by a ruling to such effect received from or published by the United States Internal Revenue Service.
In addition, we are required to deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate stating that such deposit was not made by us with the intent of preferring the Holders over other creditors of ours or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors of ours or others.
Events of Default, Notice and Waiver
Each indenture provides that, if an Event of Default specified therein with respect to any series of debt securities issued thereunder shall have happened and be continuing, either the Trustee thereunder or the Holders of 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series (or 25% in aggregate principal amount of all outstanding debt securities under such indenture, in the case of certain Events of Default affecting all series of debt securities issued under such indenture) may declare the principal of all the debt securities of such series to be due and payable.
Events of Default in respect of any series are defined in the indentures as being:
| default for 30 days in payment of any interest installment with respect to such series; |
| default in payment of principal of, or premium, if any, on, or any sinking or purchase fund or analogous obligation with respect to, debt securities of such series when due at their stated maturity, by declaration or acceleration, when called for redemption or otherwise; |
| default for 90 days after written notice to us (or TW NY, TWCE or TWC Internet Holdings II, if applicable) by the Trustee thereunder or by Holders of 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty pertaining to debt securities of such series; |
| certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization with respect to us or any Material Subsidiary of ours which is organized under the laws of the United States or any political sub-division thereof or the entry of an order ordering the winding up or liquidation of our affairs; and |
| any Guarantee ceasing to be, or asserted by any Guarantor as not being, in full force and effect, enforceable according to its terms, except to the extent contemplated by the applicable indenture. |
Any additions, deletions or other changes to the Events of Default which will be applicable to a series of debt securities will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to such series of debt securities.
Each indenture provides that the Trustee thereunder will, within 90 days after the occurrence of a default with respect to the debt securities of any series issued under such indenture, give to the Holders of the debt securities of such series notice of all uncured and unwaived defaults known to it; provided, however, that, except in the case of default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any of the debt securities of such series, the Trustee thereunder will be protected in withholding such notice if it in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the debt securities of such series. The term default for the purpose of this provision means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to debt securities of such series.
Each indenture contains provisions entitling the Trustee under such indenture, subject to the duty of the Trustee during an Event of Default to act with the required standard of care, to be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Holders of the debt securities before proceeding to exercise any right or power under the applicable indenture at the request of Holders of such debt securities.
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Each indenture provides that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series issued under such indenture may direct the time, method and place of conducting proceedings for remedies available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee in respect of such series, subject to certain conditions.
In certain cases, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may waive, on behalf of the Holders of all debt securities of such series, any past default or Event of Default with respect to the debt securities of such series except, among other things, a default not theretofore cured in payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any of the senior debt securities of such series or payment of any sinking or purchase fund or analogous obligations with respect to such senior debt securities.
Each indenture includes a covenant that we will file annually with the Trustee a certificate of no default or specifying any default that exists.
Modification of the Indentures
We and the Trustee may, without the consent of the Holders of the debt securities issued under the indenture governing such debt securities, enter into indentures supplemental to the applicable indenture for, among others, one or more of the following purposes:
(1) to evidence the succession of another Person to us, TW NY, TWCE or TWC Internet Holdings II and the assumption by such successor of our companys, TW NYs, TWCEs or TWC Internet Holdings IIs obligations under the applicable indenture and the debt securities of any series or the Guarantees relating thereto;
(2) to add to the covenants of our company, TW NY, TWCE or TWC Internet Holdings II, or to surrender any rights or powers of our company, TW NY, TWCE or TWC Internet Holdings II, for the benefit of the Holders of debt securities of any or all series issued under such indenture;
(3) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision in the applicable indenture which may be inconsistent with any other provision therein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under such indenture;
(4) to add to the applicable indenture any provisions that may be expressly permitted by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or the Act, excluding the provisions referred to in Section 316(a)(2) of the Act as in effect at the date as of which the applicable indenture was executed or any corresponding provision in any similar federal statute hereafter enacted;
(5) to establish the form or terms of any series of debt securities to be issued under the applicable indenture, to provide for the issuance of any series of debt securities and/or to add to the rights of the Holders of debt securities;
(6) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of any successor Trustee with respect to one or more series of debt securities or to add or change any of the provisions of the applicable indenture as shall be necessary to facilitate the administration of the trusts thereunder by one or more trustees in accordance with the applicable indenture;
(7) to provide any additional Events of Default;
(8) to provide for uncertificated securities in addition to or in place of certificated securities; provided that the uncertificated securities are issued in registered form for certain federal tax purposes;
(9) to provide for the terms and conditions of converting those debt securities that are convertible into common stock or another such similar security;
(10) to secure any series of debt securities pursuant to the applicable indentures limitation on liens;
(11) to add additional guarantors in respect of the debt securities;
(12) to make any change necessary to comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of the applicable indenture or any supplemental indenture under the Act; and
(13) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of the Holders of the debt securities.
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No supplemental indenture for the purpose identified in clauses (2), (3), (5) or (7) above may be entered into if to do so would adversely affect the rights of the Holders of debt securities of any series issued under the same indenture in any material respect.
Each indenture contains provisions permitting us and the Trustee under such indenture, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of all series issued under such indenture to be affected voting as a single class, to execute supplemental indentures for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing or eliminating any of the provisions of the applicable indenture or modifying the rights of the Holders of the debt securities of such series to be affected, except that no such supplemental indenture may, without the consent of the Holders of affected debt securities, among other things:
(1) change the maturity of the principal of, or the maturity of any premium on, or any installment of interest on, any such debt security, or reduce the principal amount or the interest or any premium of any such debt securities, or change the method of computing the amount of principal or interest on any such debt securities on any date or change any place of payment where, or the currency in which, any debt securities or any premium or interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the maturity of principal or premium, as the case may be;
(2) reduce the percentage in principal amount of any such debt securities the consent of whose Holders is required for any supplemental indenture, waiver of compliance with certain provisions of the applicable indenture or certain defaults under the applicable indenture;
(3) modify any of the provisions of the applicable indenture related to (i) the requirement that the Holders of debt securities issued under such indenture consent to certain amendments of the applicable indenture, (ii) the waiver of past defaults and (iii) the waiver of certain covenants, except to increase the percentage of Holders required to make such amendments or grant such waivers;
(4) impair or adversely affect the right of any Holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on, or with respect to, such senior debt securities on or after the maturity of such debt securities; or
(5) amend or modify the terms of any of the Guarantees in a manner adverse to the Holders.
In addition, the subordinated indenture provides that we may not make any change in the terms of the subordination of the subordinated debt securities of any series in a manner adverse in any material respect to the Holders of any series of subordinated debt securities without the consent of each Holder of subordinated debt securities that would be adversely affected.
Pursuant to the subordinated indenture, the subordinated indenture may not be amended, at any time, to alter the subordination provisions of any outstanding subordinated debt securities without the consent of the requisite holders of each outstanding series or class of Senior Indebtedness (as determined in accordance with the instrument governing such Senior Indebtedness) that would be adversely affected.
The Trustee
The Bank of New York Mellon is the Trustee under each indenture. The Trustee is a depository for funds and performs other services for, and transacts other banking business with, us in the normal course of business. The Bank of New York Mellon is also the trustee under the senior indenture governing the senior debt securities of TWCE.
Governing Law
The indentures will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Global Securities
We may issue debt securities through global securities. A global security is a security, typically held by a depositary, that represents the beneficial interests of a number of purchasers of the security. If we do issue global securities, the following procedures will apply.
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We will deposit global securities with the depositary identified in the prospectus supplement. After we issue a global security, the depositary will credit on its book-entry registration and transfer system the respective principal amounts of the debt securities represented by the global security to the accounts of persons who have accounts with the depositary. These account Holders are known as participants. The underwriters or agents participating in the distribution of the debt securities will designate the accounts to be credited. Only a participant or a person who holds an interest through a participant may be the beneficial owner of a global security. Ownership of beneficial interests in the global security will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by the depositary and its participants.
We and the Trustee will treat the depositary or its nominee as the sole owner or Holder of the debt securities represented by a global security. Except as set forth below, owners of beneficial interests in a global security will not be entitled to have the debt securities represented by the global security registered in their names. They also will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of the debt securities in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or Holders of the debt securities.
Principal, any premium and any interest payments on debt securities represented by a global security registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee will be made to the depositary or its nominee as the registered owner of the global security. None of us, the Trustee or any paying agent will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in the global security or the maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to the beneficial ownership interests.
We expect that the depositary, upon receipt of any payments, will immediately credit participants accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of the global security as shown on the depositarys records. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in the global security will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers registered in street names, and will be the responsibility of the participants.
If the depositary is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary and a successor depositary is not appointed by us within 90 days, we will issue registered securities in exchange for the global security. In addition, we may at any time in our sole discretion determine not to have any of the debt securities of a series represented by global securities. In that event, we will issue debt securities of that series in definitive form in exchange for the global securities.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE CAPITAL STOCK
The following description of the terms of our common stock and preferred stock sets forth certain general terms and provisions of our common stock and preferred stock to which any prospectus supplement may relate. This section also summarizes relevant provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which we refer to as Delaware law. The following summary of the terms of our common stock and preferred stock does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the applicable provisions of Delaware law and our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or our Certificate of Incorporation and by-laws, copies of which are exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
Common Stock
Common stock authorized and outstanding. Under our Certificate of Incorporation, we are authorized to issue up to 8,333,333,333 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share. The common stock is non-assessable. As of February 13, 2013, approximately 295.5 million shares of common stock were issued and outstanding.
Voting. Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one vote for each share of our common stock held of record by such holder with respect to all matters on which stockholders are entitled to vote.
Dividends, Liquidation and Dissolution. The holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as, and if declared by our board of directors out of legally available funds. Upon our liquidation or dissolution, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratably in those of our assets that are legally available for distribution to stockholders after payment of liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any holders of preferred stock then outstanding.
Listing and CUSIP Number. The common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TWC under the CUSIP number 88732J 207.
Preemptive Rights. The holders of our common stock do not have preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for any of our stock or other securities.
The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of our common stock will be subject to the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that may be issued in the future.
Preferred Stock
Under our Certificate of Incorporation, we are authorized to issue up to 1,000,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Our board of directors is authorized under our Certificate of Incorporation, subject to limitations prescribed by Delaware law, to determine the terms and conditions of the preferred stock, including whether the shares of preferred stock will be issued in one or more series, the number of shares to be included in each series and the powers, designations, preferences and rights of the shares. Our board of directors is also authorized to designate any qualifications, limitations or restrictions on the shares without any further vote or action by the holders of our common stock. The issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of the Company and may adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holders of our common stock, which could have an adverse impact on the market price of our common stock. We have no current plan to issue any shares of preferred stock.
The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of preferred stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding.
Selected Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws and Delaware Law
Board of Directors. Our Certificate of Incorporation and our by-laws provide that the number of directors constituting our board of directors shall be fixed from time to time by our board of directors, subject to the right of holders of any series of preferred stock that we may issue in the future to designate additional directors. Uncontested elections of directors are subject to a majority vote whereby nominees must receive more votes cast for such director than votes cast against such director (with abstentions, withheld votes and broker non-votes not counted as a vote cast) and any incumbent director who fails to receive a majority of the votes cast in such election must submit an offer to resign to our board of directors. Our board of directors may either accept such resignation offer or reject such resignation offer and
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address the underlying cause(s) of the votes cast against such director. In any contested election of directors, the persons receiving a plurality of the votes cast, up to the number of directors to be elected in such election, will be deemed elected. Our Certificate of Incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors.
Any of our directors may be removed with or without cause by a majority vote of the holders of our common stock at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders, subject to the provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and our by-laws. If a director resigns, is removed from office or otherwise is unable to serve, such vacancy will be filled by a vote of a majority of the directors then serving, whether or not they represent a quorum.
Special meetings of stockholders. Our by-laws provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only (i) by our chairman, our chief executive officer or by a majority of the members of our board of directors, excluding any vacancies or unfilled newly-created directorships or (ii) by our Secretary upon the valid written request or requests of one or more holders of record Owning (as defined in the by-laws) at least 25% of the voting power of our outstanding stock entitled to vote on the matter or matters to be brought before the proposed special meeting.
Advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals and director nominations. Our by-laws establish advance notice procedures for:
| stockholders to nominate candidates for election as a director; and |
| stockholders to propose topics at annual stockholders meetings. |
Stockholders must notify the corporate secretary in writing prior to the meeting at which the matters are to be acted upon or the directors are to be elected. The notice must contain the information specified in our by-laws including, but not limited to, information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock and/or the ownership of derivative securities that have a value associated with our common stock held by the proposing stockholder and its associates and any voting or similar agreement the proposing stockholder has entered into with respect to our common stock. To be timely, the notice must be received at our corporate headquarters not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the preceding years annual meeting of stockholders. If the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days, or delayed by more than 60 days, from the anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting, to be timely, notice by the stockholder must be received not earlier than the 120th day prior to the annual meeting and not later than the later of the 90th day prior to the annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which we first notify stockholders of the date of the annual meeting by public announcement, including disclosures in a press release reported by a news wire service, in a communication distributed generally to stockholders and in a public filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or in a public posting on our website (Public Announcement). In the case of a special meeting of stockholders called to elect directors, the stockholder notice must be received not earlier than the 90th day prior to the special meeting and not later than the later of the 60th day prior to the special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which Public Announcement is made. These provisions may preclude some stockholders from bringing matters before the stockholders at an annual or special meeting or from nominating candidates for director at an annual or special meeting.
Action by written consent. Our Certificate of Incorporation permits our stockholders to act only at annual and special meetings of stockholders and not by written consent. Notwithstanding this provision, holders of any series of preferred stock are entitled to take action by written consent to such extent as may be provided pursuant to any resolutions of the board of directors with respect to any preferred stock. Limitations on the ability of stockholders to act by written consent included in our Certificate of Incorporation could delay or prevent entirely a merger, acquisition or change in control of us, which its stockholders may consider favorable.
Limitation of Liability of Directors
Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a director will not be liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.
The inclusion of this provision in our Certificate of Incorporation may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors, and may discourage or deter stockholders or us from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their duty of care, even though such an action, if successful, might benefit us and our stockholders. This provision does not limit or eliminate our rights or those of any stockholder to seek non-monetary relief such as an injunction or rescission in the event of a breach of a directors duty of care. The provisions will not alter the liability of directors under federal securities laws. In addition, our by-laws provide that we will indemnify each director and officer and may indemnify employees and agents, as determined by our board of directors, to the fullest extent provided by the laws of the State of Delaware.
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Anti-Takeover Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws and Delaware Law
In general, Section 203 of Delaware law prevents an interested stockholder, which is defined generally as a person owning 15% or more of the corporations outstanding voting stock, of a Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination (as defined therein) for three years following the date that person became an interested stockholder unless various conditions are satisfied. Under our Certificate of Incorporation, we have elected to be subject to the provisions of Section 203. Under certain circumstances, Section 203 makes it more difficult for a person who would be an interested stockholder to effect various business combinations with a corporation for a three-year period.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The Transfer Agent and Registrar for the common stock is Computershare Shareowner Services.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPOSITARY SHARES
General
We may, at our option, elect to offer fractional shares rather than full shares of the preferred stock of a series. In the event that we determine to do so, we will issue receipts for depositary shares, each of which will represent a fraction (to be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of preferred stock) of a share of a particular series of preferred stock as more fully described below.
The shares of any series of preferred stock represented by depositary shares will be deposited under one or more deposit agreements among us, a depositary to be named in the applicable prospectus supplement, and the holders from time to time of depositary receipts issued thereunder. Subject to the terms of the applicable deposit agreement, each holder of a depositary share will be entitled, in proportion to the applicable fraction of a share of preferred stock represented by the depositary share, to all the rights and preferences of the preferred stock represented thereby (including, as applicable, dividend, voting, redemption, subscription and liquidation rights).
The depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to the deposit agreement. Depositary receipts will be distributed to those persons purchasing the fractional shares of the related series of preferred stock.
The following description sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the depositary shares to which any prospectus supplement may relate. The particular terms of the depositary shares to which any prospectus supplement may relate and the extent, if any, to which such general provisions may apply to the depositary shares so offered will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. To the extent that any particular terms of the depositary shares or the deposit agreement described in a prospectus supplement differ from any of the terms described below, then the terms described below will be deemed to have been superseded by that prospectus supplement relating to such deposited shares. The forms of deposit agreement and depositary receipt will be filed as exhibits to the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
The following summary of certain provisions of the depositary shares and deposit agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by express reference to, all the provisions of the deposit agreement and the applicable prospectus supplement, including the definitions.
Immediately following our issuance of shares of a series of preferred stock that will be offered as fractional shares, we will deposit the shares with the depositary, which will then issue and deliver the depositary receipts to the purchasers thereof. Depositary receipts will only be issued evidencing whole depositary shares. A depositary receipt may evidence any number of whole depositary shares.
Pending the preparation of definitive depositary receipts, the depositary may, upon our written order, issue temporary depositary receipts substantially identical to (and entitling the holders thereof to all the rights pertaining to) the definitive depositary receipts but not in definitive form. Definitive depositary receipts will be prepared thereafter without unreasonable delay, and such temporary depositary receipts will be exchangeable for definitive depositary receipts at our expense.
Dividends and Other Distributions
The depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other cash distributions received in respect of the related series of preferred stock to the record holders of depositary shares relating to the series of preferred stock in proportion to the number of the depositary shares owned by the holders.
In the event of a distribution other than in cash, the depositary will distribute property received by it to the record holders of depositary shares entitled thereto in proportion to the number of depositary shares owned by the holders, unless the depositary determines that the distribution cannot be made proportionately among the holders or that it is not feasible to make the distributions, in which case the depositary may, with our approval, adopt any method as it deems equitable and practicable for the purpose of effecting the distribution, including the sale (at public or private sale) of the securities or property thus received, or any part thereof, at the place or places and upon those terms as it may deem proper.
The amount distributed in any of the foregoing cases will be reduced by any amounts required to be withheld by us or the depositary on account of taxes or other governmental charges.
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Redemption of Depositary Shares
If any series of the preferred stock underlying the depositary shares is subject to redemption, the depositary shares will be redeemed from the proceeds received by the depositary resulting from any redemption, in whole or in part, of the series of the preferred stock held by the depositary. The redemption price per depositary share will be equal to the applicable fraction of the redemption price per share payable with respect to the series of the preferred stock. If we redeem shares of a series of preferred stock held by the depositary, the depositary will redeem as of the same redemption date the number of depositary shares representing the shares of preferred stock so redeemed. If less than all the depositary shares are to be redeemed, the depositary shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot or substantially equivalent method determined by the depositary.
After the date fixed for redemption, the depositary shares so called for redemption will no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights of the holders of the depositary shares will cease, except the right to receive the moneys payable upon redemption and any money or other property to which the holders of the depositary shares were entitled upon such redemption, upon surrender to the depositary of the depositary receipts evidencing the depositary shares. Any funds deposited by us with the depositary for any depositary shares that the holders thereof fail to redeem will be returned to us after a period of two years from the date the funds are so deposited.
Voting the Underlying Preferred Stock
Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of any series of the preferred stock are entitled to vote, the depositary will mail the information contained in the notice of meeting to the record holders of the depositary shares relating to the series of preferred stock. Each record holder of the depositary shares on the record date (which will be the same date as the record date for the related series of preferred stock) will be entitled to instruct the depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the number of shares of the series of preferred stock represented by that holders depositary shares. The depositary will endeavor, insofar as practicable, to vote or cause to be voted the number of shares of preferred stock represented by the depositary shares in accordance with the instructions, provided the depositary receives the instructions sufficiently in advance of the meeting to enable it to so vote or cause to be voted the shares of preferred stock, and we will agree to take all reasonable action that may be deemed necessary by the depositary in order to enable the depositary to do so. The depositary will abstain from voting shares of the preferred stock to the extent it does not receive specific instructions from the holders of depositary shares representing the preferred stock.
Withdrawal of Stock
Upon surrender of the depositary receipts at the corporate trust office of the depositary and upon payment of the taxes, charges and fees provided for in the deposit agreement and subject to the terms thereof, the holder of the depositary shares evidenced thereby is entitled to delivery at such office, to or upon his or her order, of the number of whole shares of the related series of preferred stock and any money or other property, if any, represented by the depositary shares. Holders of depositary shares will be entitled to receive whole shares of the related series of preferred stock, but holders of the whole shares of preferred stock will not thereafter be entitled to deposit the shares of preferred stock with the depositary or to receive depositary shares therefor. If the depositary receipts delivered by the holder evidence a number of depositary shares in excess of the number of depositary shares representing the number of whole shares of the related series of preferred stock to be withdrawn, the depositary will deliver to the holder or upon his or her order at the same time a new depositary receipt evidencing the excess number of depositary shares.
Amendment and Termination of a Deposit Agreement
The form of depositary receipt evidencing the depositary shares of any series and any provision of the applicable deposit agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended by agreement between us and the depositary. However, any amendment that materially adversely alters the rights of the holders of depositary shares of any series will not be effective unless the amendment has been approved by the holders of at least a majority of the depositary shares of the series then outstanding. Every holder of a depositary receipt at the time the amendment becomes effective will be deemed, by continuing to hold the depositary receipt, to be bound by the deposit agreement as so amended. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event may any amendment impair the right of any holder of any depositary shares, upon surrender of the depositary receipts evidencing the depositary shares and subject to any conditions specified in the deposit agreement, to receive shares of the related series of preferred stock and any money or other property represented thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law. The deposit agreement may be terminated by us at any time upon not less than 60 days prior written notice to the depositary, in which case, on a date that is not later than 30 days after the date of the notice,
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the depositary shall deliver or make available for delivery to holders of depositary shares, upon surrender of the depositary receipts evidencing the depositary shares, the number of whole or fractional shares of the related series of preferred stock as are represented by the depositary shares. The deposit agreement shall automatically terminate after all outstanding depositary shares have been redeemed or there has been a final distribution in respect of the related series of preferred stock in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of us and the distribution has been distributed to the holders of depositary shares.
Charges of Depositary
We will pay all transfer and other taxes and the governmental charges arising solely from the existence of the depositary arrangements. We will pay the charges of the depositary, including charges in connection with the initial deposit of the related series of preferred stock and the initial issuance of the depositary shares and all withdrawals of shares of the related series of preferred stock, except that holders of depositary shares will pay transfer and other taxes and governmental charges and any other charges as are expressly provided in the deposit agreement to be for their accounts.
Resignation and Removal of Depositary
The depositary may resign at any time by delivering to us written notice of its election to do so, and we may at any time remove the depositary. Any resignation or removal is to take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary, which successor depositary must be appointed within 60 days after delivery of the notice of resignation or removal and must be a bank or trust company having its principal office in the United States and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000.
Miscellaneous
The depositary will forward to the holders of depositary shares all reports and communications from us that are delivered to the depositary and which we are required to furnish to the holders of the related preferred stock.
The depositarys corporate trust office will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, the depositary will act as transfer agent and registrar for depositary receipts and if shares of a series of preferred stock are redeemable, the depositary will also act as redemption agent for the corresponding depositary receipts.
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The following description of the terms of the warrants sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the warrants to which any prospectus supplement may relate. We may issue warrants for the purchase of senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, preferred stock or common stock. Warrants may be issued independently or together with debt securities, preferred stock or common stock offered by any prospectus supplement and may be attached to or separate from any such offered securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants. The following summary of certain provisions of the warrants does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the provisions of the warrant agreement that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the offering of such warrants.
Debt Warrants
The prospectus supplement relating to a particular issue of debt warrants will describe the terms of such debt warrants, including the following:
| the title of such debt warrants; |
| the offering price for such debt warrants, if any; |
| the aggregate number of such debt warrants; |
| the designation and terms of the debt securities purchasable upon exercise of such debt warrants; |
| if applicable, the designation and terms of the debt securities with which such debt warrants are issued and the number of such debt warrants issued with each such debt security; |
| if applicable, the date from and after which such debt warrants and any debt securities issued therewith will be separately transferable; |
| the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of a debt warrant and the price at which such principal amount of debt securities may be purchased upon exercise (which price may be payable in cash, securities or other property); |
| the date on which the right to exercise such debt warrants shall commence and the date on which such right shall expire; |
| if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of such debt warrants that may be exercised at any one time; |
| whether the debt warrants represented by the debt warrant certificates or debt securities that may be issued upon exercise of the debt warrants will be issued in registered or bearer form; |
| information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; |
| the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable; |
| if applicable, a discussion of material United States Federal income tax considerations; |
| the antidilution or adjustment provisions of such debt warrants, if any; |
| the redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to such debt warrants; and |
| any additional terms of such debt warrants, including terms, procedures, and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of such debt warrants. |
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Stock Warrants
The prospectus supplement relating to any particular issue of preferred stock warrants or common stock warrants will describe the terms of such warrants, including the following:
| the title of such warrants; |
| the offering price for such warrants, if any; |
| the aggregate number of such warrants; |
| the designation and terms of the preferred stock purchasable upon exercise of such warrants; |
| if applicable, the designation and terms of the offered securities with which such warrants are issued and the number of such warrants issued with each such offered security; |
| if applicable, the date from and after which such warrants and any offered securities issued therewith will be separately transferable; |
| the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock purchasable upon exercise of a warrant and the price at which such shares may be purchased upon exercise; |
| the date on which the right to exercise such warrants shall commence and the date on which such right shall expire; |
| if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of such warrants that may be exercised at any one time; |
| the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable; |
| if applicable, a discussion of material United States Federal income tax considerations; |
| the antidilution provisions of such warrants, if any; |
| the redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to such warrants; and |
| any additional terms of such warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of such warrants. |
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PURCHASE CONTRACTS
We may issue, from time to time, purchase contracts, including contracts obligating holders to purchase from us and us to sell to the holders, a specified principal amount of senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, or a specified number of shares of common stock or preferred stock or any of the other securities that we may sell under this prospectus at a future date or dates. The consideration payable upon settlement of the purchase contracts may be fixed at the time the purchase contracts are issued or may be determined by a specific reference to a formula set forth in the purchase contracts. The purchase contracts may be issued separately or as part of units consisting of a purchase contract and other securities or obligations issued by us or third parties, including United States treasury securities, securing the holders obligations to purchase the relevant securities under the purchase contracts. The purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to the holders of the purchase contracts or units or vice versa, and the payments may be unsecured or prefunded on some basis. The purchase contracts may require holders to secure their obligations under the purchase contracts.
The prospectus supplement related to any particular purchase contracts will describe, among other things, the material terms of the purchase contracts and of the securities being sold pursuant to such purchase contracts, and a discussion, if appropriate, of any special United States Federal income tax considerations applicable to the purchase contracts and any material provisions governing the purchase contracts that differ from those described above. The description in the prospectus supplement will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to the purchase contracts, and, if applicable, collateral arrangements and depositary arrangements, relating to the purchase contracts.
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We may, from time to time, issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities that may be offered under this prospectus, in any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately at any time, or at any time before a specified date.
Any prospectus supplement related to any particular units will describe, among other things:
| the material terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately; |
| any material provisions relating to the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units; |
| if appropriate, any special United States Federal income tax considerations applicable to the units; and |
| any material provisions of the governing unit agreement that differ from those described above. |
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We may offer and sell the securities in any one or more of the following ways:
| to or through underwriters, brokers or dealers; |
| directly to one or more other purchasers; |
| through a block trade in which the broker or dealer engaged to handle the block trade will attempt to sell the securities as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
| through agents on a best-efforts basis; or |
| otherwise through a combination of any of the above methods of sale. |
Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will name any underwriter, dealer or agent involved in the offer and sale of the securities. The prospectus supplement will also set forth the terms of the offering, including:
| the purchase price of the securities and the proceeds we will receive from the sale of the securities; |
| any underwriting discounts and other items constituting underwriters compensation; |
| any public offering or purchase price and any discounts or commissions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers; |
| any commissions allowed or paid to agents; |
| any securities exchanges on which the securities may be listed; |
| the method of distribution of the securities; |
| the terms of any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into with the underwriters, brokers or dealers; and |
| any other information we think is important. |
If underwriters or dealers are used in the sale, the securities will be acquired by the underwriters or dealers for their own account. The securities may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions:
| at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed; |
| at market prices prevailing at the time of sale; |
| at prices related to such prevailing market prices; |
| at varying prices determined at the time of sale; or |
| at negotiated prices. |
Such sales may be effected:
| in transactions on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale; |
| in transactions in the over-the-counter market; |
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| in block transactions in which the broker or dealer so engaged will attempt to sell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction, or in crosses, in which the same broker acts as an agent on both sides of the trade; |
| through the writing of options; or |
| through other types of transactions. |
The securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more of such firms. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, the obligations of underwriters or dealers to purchase the securities offered will be subject to certain conditions precedent and the underwriters or dealers will be obligated to purchase all the offered securities if any are purchased. Any public offering price and any discount or concession allowed or reallowed or paid by underwriters or dealers to other dealers may be changed from time to time.
The securities may be sold directly by us or through agents designated by us from time to time. Any agent involved in the offer or sale of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by us to such agent will be set forth in, the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, any such agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.
Offers to purchase the securities offered by this prospectus may be solicited, and sales of the securities may be made, by us directly to institutional investors or others, who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to any resale of the securities. The terms of any offer made in this manner will be included in the prospectus supplement relating to the offer.
If indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers by certain institutional investors to purchase securities from us pursuant to contracts providing for payment and delivery at a future date. Institutional investors with which these contracts may be made include, among others:
| commercial and savings banks; |
| insurance companies; |
| pension funds; |
| investment companies; and |
| educational and charitable institutions. |
In all cases, these purchasers must be approved by us. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, the obligations of any purchaser under any of these contracts will not be subject to any conditions except that (a) the purchase of the securities must not at the time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of any jurisdiction to which that purchaser is subject, and (b) if the securities are also being sold to underwriters, we must have sold to these underwriters the securities not subject to delayed delivery.
Underwriters and other agents will not have any responsibility in respect of the validity or performance of these contracts.
Some of the underwriters, dealers or agents used by us in any offering of securities under this prospectus may be customers of, engage in transactions with, and perform services for us, TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II or other affiliates of ours in the ordinary course of business. Underwriters, dealers, agents and other persons may be entitled under agreements which may be entered into with us to indemnification against and contribution toward certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to be reimbursed by us for certain expenses.
Subject to any restrictions relating to debt securities in bearer form, any securities initially sold outside the United States may be resold in the United States through underwriters, dealers or otherwise.
Any underwriters to which offered securities are sold by us for public offering and sale may make a market in such securities, but those underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time.
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The anticipated date of delivery of the securities offered by this prospectus will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to the offering.
If more than five percent of the net proceeds of any offering of securities made under this prospectus, not including underwriting compensation, will be received by a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, which we refer to in this prospectus as FINRA, participating in the offering or by affiliates or associated persons of such FINRA member, the offering will be conducted in accordance with FINRA Rule 5121. The maximum compensation we will pay to underwriters in connection with any offering of the securities will not exceed 8% of the maximum proceeds.
To comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the securities may be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the securities may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.
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Certain legal matters in connection with the offered securities will be passed upon for us, TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, New York.
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The consolidated financial statements of Time Warner Cable Inc. included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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Debt Securities
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Depositary Shares
Warrants
Purchase Contracts
Units
P R O S P E C T U S
February 15, 2013
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. | Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution |
The following table sets forth expenses payable by Time Warner Cable Inc. in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered. All the amounts shown are estimates.
SEC registration fee |
$ | 0 | * | |
Printing expenses |
10,000 | |||
Legal fees and expenses |
10,000 | |||
Accounting fees and expenses |
10,000 | |||
Fees and expenses of trustee and counsel |
10,000 | |||
Miscellaneous |
5,000 | |||
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|
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Total* |
$ | 45,000 |
* | Applicable SEC registration fees have been deferred in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the Securities Act of 1933 and are not estimable at this time. |
ITEM 15. | INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS |
Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, because the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation. Such indemnity may be against expenses, including attorneys fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and if, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person did not have reasonable cause to believe the persons conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, against any expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to be indemnified for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Section 145(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against the person in any such capacity, or arising out of the persons status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of the law. We maintain directors and officers liability insurance for our directors and officers.
Each of Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC (TWCE) and Time Warner Cable Internet Holdings II LLC (TWC Internet Holdings II) is a Delaware limited liability company. Section 18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the LLCA) provides that a Delaware limited liability company may, and shall have the power to, indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever, subject to the standards and restrictions, if any, set forth in its limited liability company agreement.
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Our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or our Certificate of Incorporation provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a director will not be liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. In addition, our by-laws provide that we will indemnify each director and officer and may indemnify employees and agents, as determined by our board, to the fullest extent provided by the laws of the State of Delaware. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and by-laws of TW NY Cable Holding Inc. (TW NY) contain similar provisions.
The limited liability company agreements of TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II provide that TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II, as applicable, shall indemnify any member and company officers for any act or failure to act on behalf of the company, which act was within the scope of the authority conferred on the member or officer or otherwise duly taken. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no indemnification shall be provided if the member or company officer acted in or with fraud, bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct.
The foregoing statements are subject to the detailed provisions of Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, Section 18-108 of the LLCA, our Certificate of Incorporation and by-laws, TW NYs Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and by-laws and the limited liability company agreement of each of TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us under the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Reference is made to Item 17 for our undertakings with respect to indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
ITEM 16. | EXHIBITS |
Exhibit |
Description | |||
1.1 | Form of underwriting agreement for debt securities (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to Time Warner Cable Inc.s (the Company) Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed June 16, 2008). | |||
1.2 | Form of underwriting agreement for equity securities.* | |||
1.3 | Form of underwriting agreement for depositary shares.* | |||
1.4 | Form of underwriting agreement for purchase contracts.* | |||
1.5 | Form of underwriting agreement for units.* | |||
4.1 | Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 12, 2009 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed March 12, 2009 (the March 12, 2009 Form 8-A)). | |||
4.2 | Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 12, 2009 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the March 12, 2009 Form 8-A). | |||
4.3 | By-laws of the Company, as amended through July 26, 2012 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 25, 2012 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on July 31, 2012). | |||
4.4 | Indenture, dated April 9, 2007 among the Company, Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (TWE), TW NY Cable Holding Inc. (TW NY) and the Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (the Senior Indenture) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 4, 2007 and filed with the SEC on April 9, 2007 (the April 4, 2007 Form 8-K)). | |||
4.5 | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 9, 2007, among the Company, TW NY, TWE and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the April 4, 2007 Form 8-K). | |||
4.6 | Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2012 among the Company, TW NY, Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC (TWCE), Time Warner Cable Internet Holdings II LLC (TWC Internet Holdings II) and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 30, 2012 and filed with the SEC on October 1, 2012). |
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4.7 | Form of Subordinated Indenture to be entered into by the Company, TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee. | |||
4.8 | Form of Warrant Agreement.* | |||
4.9 | Form of Warrant.* | |||
4.10 | Form of Deposit Agreement.* | |||
4.11 | Form of Depositary Receipt.* | |||
4.12 | Form of Stock Purchase Contract.* | |||
4.13 | Form of Unit Agreement.* | |||
5 | Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. | |||
12 | Statement of computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 12 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and filed with the SEC on February 15, 2013). | |||
23.1 | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. | |||
23.2 | Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (contained in exhibit 5). | |||
24 | Powers of attorney related to the Company, TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II (included on the respective signature page of this Form S-3 in the case of TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II and previously filed on the prior Form S-3 in the case of the Company and TW NY, and in each case incorporated herein by reference). | |||
25.1 | Statement of eligibility and qualification on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York Mellon with respect to the Senior Indenture, dated as of April 9, 2007.** | |||
25.2 | Statement of eligibility and qualification on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York Mellon with respect to the form of the Subordinated Indenture. |
* | To be filed by Current Report on Form 8-K at the time of issuance. |
** | Previously filed. |
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ITEM 17. | UNDERTAKINGS |
(a) The undersigned Registrants hereby undertake:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by a Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(i) Each prospectus filed by a Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of a Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
Each undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of such undersigned Registrant pursuant to the registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, such undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
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(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of such undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of such undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by such undersigned Registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about such undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of such undersigned Registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by such undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.
(b) The undersigned Registrants hereby further undertake that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of a Registrants annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plans annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the results of the subscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms different from those set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, a post-effective amendment will be filed to set forth the terms of such offering.
(d) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, each Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by a Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of such Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, such Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, February 15, 2013.
TIME WARNER CABLE INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Glenn A. Britt | |
Name: Glenn A. Britt | ||
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the following capacities on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Glenn A. Britt Name: Glenn A. Britt |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |
February 15, 2013 | ||
/s/ Irene M. Esteves Name: Irene M. Esteves |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) |
February 15, 2013 | ||
* Name: William F. Osbourn, Jr. |
Senior Vice President and Controller (principal accounting officer) |
February 15, 2013 | ||
* Name: Carole Black |
Director |
February 15, 2013 | ||
* Name: Thomas H. Castro |
Director |
February 15, 2013 | ||
* Name: David C. Chang |
Director |
February 15, 2013 | ||
* Name: James E. Copeland, Jr. |
Director |
February 15, 2013 | ||
* Name: Peter R. Haje |
Director |
February 15, 2013 | ||
* Name: Donna A. James |
Director |
February 15, 2013 | ||
* Name: Don Logan |
Director |
February 15, 2013 | ||
* Name: N.J. Nicholas, Jr. |
Director |
February 15, 2013 | ||
* Name: Wayne H. Pace |
Director |
February 15, 2013 | ||
* Name: Edward D. Shirley |
Director |
February 15, 2013 | ||
* Name: John E. Sununu |
Director |
February 15, 2013 |
*By: |
/s/ Glenn A. Britt | |
Name: Glenn A. Britt | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on February 15, 2013.
TW NY CABLE HOLDING INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Glenn A. Britt | |
Name: Glenn A. Britt | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the following capacities on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Glenn A. Britt Name: Glenn A. Britt |
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |
February 15, 2013 | ||
/s/ Irene M. Esteves Name: Irene M. Esteves |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) |
February 15, 2013 | ||
* Name: William F. Osbourn, Jr. |
Senior Vice President and Controller (principal accounting officer) |
February 15, 2013 | ||
* Name: Satish Adige |
Director |
February 15, 2013 |
*By: |
/s/ Glenn A. Britt | |
Name: Glenn A. Britt | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on February 15, 2013.
TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLC | ||
By: TIME WARNER CABLE INC., its Member | ||
By: |
/s/ Glenn A. Britt | |
Name: Glenn A. Britt | ||
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||
By: TIME WARNER NY CABLE LLC, its Member | ||
By: |
/s/ Glenn A. Britt | |
Name: Glenn A. Britt | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Glenn A. Britt, David A. Christman, Marc Lawrence Apfelbaum, Robert D. Marcus, Irene M. Esteves and William F. Osbourn, Jr. or any of them his or her true and lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to (i) act on, sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii) act on, sign and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, (iii) act on and file any supplement to any prospectus included in this registration statement or any such amendment, and (iv) take any and all actions which may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, granting unto such agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact or any of their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the following capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Glenn A. Britt Name: Glenn A. Britt |
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |
February 15, 2013 | ||
/s/ Irene M. Esteves Name: Irene M. Esteves |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) |
February 15, 2013 | ||
/s/ William F. Osbourn, Jr. Name: William F. Osbourn, Jr. |
Senior Vice President and Controller (principal accounting officer) |
February 15, 2013 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on February 15, 2013.
TIME WARNER CABLE INTERNET HOLDINGS II LLC | ||
By: TIME WARNER NY CABLE LLC, its Sole Member | ||
By: |
/s/ Glenn A. Britt | |
Name: Glenn A. Britt | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Glenn A. Britt, David A. Christman, Marc Lawrence Apfelbaum, Robert D. Marcus, Irene M. Esteves and William F. Osbourn, Jr. or any of them his or her true and lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to (i) act on, sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii) act on, sign and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, (iii) act on and file any supplement to any prospectus included in this registration statement or any such amendment, and (iv) take any and all actions which may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, granting unto such agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact or any of their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the following capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Glenn A. Britt Name: Glenn A. Britt |
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |
February 15, 2013 | ||
/s/ Irene M. Esteves Name: Irene M. Esteves |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) |
February 15, 2013 | ||
/s/ William F. Osbourn, Jr. Name: William F. Osbourn, Jr. |
Senior Vice President and Controller (principal accounting officer) |
February 15, 2013 |
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. |
Description | |||
1.1 | Form of underwriting agreement for debt securities (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to Time Warner Cable Inc.s (the Company) Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed June 16, 2008). | |||
1.2 | Form of underwriting agreement for equity securities.* | |||
1.3 | Form of underwriting agreement for depositary shares.* | |||
1.4 | Form of underwriting agreement for purchase contracts.* | |||
1.5 | Form of underwriting agreement for units.* | |||
4.1 | Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 12, 2009 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed March 12, 2009 (the March 12, 2009 Form 8-A)). | |||
4.2 | Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 12, 2009 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the March 12, 2009 Form 8-A). | |||
4.3 | By-laws of the Company, as amended through July 26, 2012 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 25, 2012 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on July 31, 2012). | |||
4.4 | Indenture, dated April 9, 2007 among the Company, Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (TWE), TW NY Cable Holding Inc. (TW NY) and the Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (the Senior Indenture) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 4, 2007 and filed with the SEC on April 9, 2007 (the April 4, 2007 Form 8-K)). | |||
4.5 | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 9, 2007, among the Company, TW NY, TWE and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the April 4, 2007 Form 8-K). | |||
4.6 | Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2012 among the Company, TW NY, Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC (TWCE), Time Warner Cable Internet Holdings II LLC (TWC Internet Holdings II) and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 30, 2012 and filed with the SEC on October 1, 2012). | |||
4.7 | Form of Subordinated Indenture to be entered into by the Company, TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee. | |||
4.8 | Form of Warrant Agreement.* | |||
4.9 | Form of Warrant.* | |||
4.10 | Form of Deposit Agreement.* | |||
4.11 | Form of Depositary Receipt.* | |||
4.12 | Form of Stock Purchase Contract.* | |||
4.13 | Form of Unit Agreement.* | |||
5 | Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. | |||
12 | Statement of computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 12 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and filed with the SEC on February 15, 2013). | |||
23.1 | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. | |||
23.2 | Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (contained in exhibit 5). | |||
24 | Powers of attorney related to the Company, TW NY, TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II (included on the respective signature page of this Form S-3 in the case of TWCE and TWC Internet Holdings II and previously filed on the prior Form S-3 in the case of the Company and TW NY, and in each case incorporated herein by reference). |
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25.1 | Statement of eligibility and qualification on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York Mellon with respect to the Senior Indenture, dated as of April 9, 2007.** | |||
25.2 | Statement of eligibility and qualification on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York Mellon with respect to the form of the Subordinated Indenture. |
* | To be filed by Current Report on Form 8-K at the time of issuance. |
** | Previously filed. |
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