FORM 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 13, 2008
TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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001- 33335
(Commission File Number)
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84-1496755
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One Time Warner Center, North Tower, New York, New York 10019
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 364-8200
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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Item 1.01 |
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On November 18, 2008, Time Warner Cable Inc. (the Company) completed its offering of $2.0
billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes consisting of $750 million
principal amount of 81/4% Notes due 2014 (the 2014 Notes) and $1.25 billion principal amount of 83/4%
Notes due 2019 (the 2019 Notes and, together with the 2014 Notes, the Debt Securities). The
Debt Securities are guaranteed by Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. and TW NY Cable Holding
Inc., each a subsidiary of the Company (collectively, the Guarantors). In connection with the
offering, on November 13, 2008, the Company and the Guarantors entered into an Underwriting
Agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Mizuho Securities USA Inc., as representatives of the
underwriters listed in Schedule II thereto (collectively, the Underwriters). The Underwriting
Agreement contains customary representations, covenants and indemnification provisions. The
offering of the Debt Securities was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-151671) (the Registration
Statement) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on June 16, 2008.
The terms of the Debt Securities are described in the Companys Prospectus dated June 16, 2008, as
supplemented by a final Prospectus Supplement dated November 13, 2008, as filed with the Commission
on November 14, 2008. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Report and the Registration
Statement.
The Debt Securities were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of April 9, 2007, as
amended and supplemented (the Indenture), by and among the Company, the Guarantors and The Bank
of New York Mellon, as trustee. The Indenture was previously described in, and included as an
exhibit to, the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 4, 2007, which was filed with the
Commission on April 9, 2007.
The 2014 Notes will mature on February 14, 2014 and the 2019 Notes will mature on February 14,
2019. The 2014 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 81/4% per year and the 2019 Notes will bear
interest at a rate of 83/4% per year. Interest on the 2014 Notes and the 2019 Notes will be payable
semi-annually in arrears on February 14 and August 14 of each year, beginning on February 14, 2009.
The Debt Securities are unsecured senior obligations of the Company and rank equally with its
other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. The guarantees of the Debt Securities are unsecured
senior obligations of the Guarantors and rank equally in right of payment with all other unsecured
and unsubordinated obligations of the Guarantors.
The Debt Securities may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time at the Companys option at
a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Debt Securities
being redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments on the
Debt Securities discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis at a government treasury
rate plus 50 basis points for both the 2014 Notes and the 2019 Notes as further described in the
Indenture and the Debt
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Securities, plus, in each case, accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date. The
Indenture contains customary covenants relating to restrictions on the ability of the Company or
any material subsidiary to create liens and on the ability of the Company and the Guarantors to
consolidate, merge or convey or transfer substantially all of their assets. The Indenture also
contains customary events of default. The forms of the Debt Securities are attached as Exhibits
4.1 and 4.2 to this Report and are incorporated by reference into this Report and the Registration
Statement.
Certain of the Underwriters or their affiliates have performed and may, from time to time in
the future, engage in transactions with or perform commercial and investment banking and advisory
services for the Company and its affiliates, for which they have received or will receive customary
fees and expenses. Certain affiliates of the Underwriters are lenders under the Companys bank
credit facilities, have committed financing to the Company for a 364-day senior
unsecured bridge loan facility entered into in June 2008, the
borrowings under which may be used to finance, in part, a special dividend to be paid pro rata to
holders of the Companys outstanding Class A common stock and Class B common stock (the Special
Dividend) prior to the Companys previously announced separation from Time Warner Inc. (Time
Warner), and are lenders to the Companys affiliates. Certain of the Underwriters or their
affiliates are acting as financial advisors to the Company or Time Warner on the Companys
separation from Time Warner, for which they have received or will receive fees under agreements
they have entered into with the Company or Time Warner, as the case may be.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the issuance of the Debt Securities to fund,
in part, the Special Dividend. To the extent that this separation is not consummated and, as a
result, the Special Dividend is not declared, the Company will use the proceeds from the issuance
of the Debt Securities for general corporate purposes, including repayment of indebtedness. As a
result of this offering, the commitments of the lenders under the
Companys bridge loan facility were
reduced by $1.970 billion to $1.932 billion, which excludes the $138 million commitment of Lehman
Brothers Commercial Bank, due to the uncertainty of its ability to fund in light of the filing by
its parent company of a petition under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, and the commitment
of Time Warner under the Companys two-year unsecured supplemental term loan facility was reduced
by $985 million to $1.535 billion.
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Item 9.01 |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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1.1
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Underwriting Agreement, dated November 13, 2008, among the
Company, the Guarantors and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.,
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Mizuho
Securities USA Inc., on behalf of themselves and as
representatives of the underwriters listed in Schedule II
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4.1
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Form of 81/4% Notes due 2014. |
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4.2
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Form of 83/4% Notes due 2019. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.
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/s/ Robert D. Marcus
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Name: |
Robert D. Marcus |
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Senior Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: November 18, 2008
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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1.1
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Underwriting Agreement, dated November 13, 2008, among the
Company, the Guarantors and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.,
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Mizuho
Securities USA Inc., on behalf of themselves and as
representatives of the underwriters listed in Schedule II
thereto. |
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4.1
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Form of 81/4% Notes due 2014. |
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4.2
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Form of 83/4% Notes due 2019. |