UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM i 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):
i March 5, 2021
i Cable One, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
i Delaware
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i 13-3060083
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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i 210 E. Earll Drive, i Phoenix, i Arizona
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i 85012
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: ( i 602) i 364-6000
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:
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
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i Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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i CABO
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i New York Stock Exchange
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Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company i ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if
the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised
financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01 |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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On
March 5, 2021, Cable One, Inc. (the
“Company”) completed its previously announced private offering (the
“Offering”) of $500.0 million aggregate
principal amount of 0.000% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the
“2026 Notes”) and $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 1.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the
“2028 Notes” and, together with the 2026 Notes, the
“Notes”). Pursuant to
the purchase agreement among
the Company, the Guarantors (as defined below) and the initial purchasers of the Notes,
the Company granted the initial purchasers an option to purchase up to an additional $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2026
Notes and an additional $45.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2028 Notes, in each case, exercisable within a period of 13 days from the date the Notes were first issued. The net proceeds from the Offering will be approximately $779.0 million
before giving effect to any offering expenses payable by, or any rights to reimbursement in favor of,
the Company.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for general corporate purposes, including to finance a portion of the
purchase price in connection with
the Company’s previously announced acquisition of the equity interests in Hargray Acquisition Holdings, LLC (
“Hargray”) that
the Company does not already own (the
“Hargray transaction”). The terms of the 2026 Notes
are governed by an
indenture dated as of
March 5, 2021 (the
“2026 Notes Indenture”), and the terms of the 2028 Notes are governed by an
indenture dated as of
March 5, 2021 (the
“2028 Notes Indenture” and, together with the 2026
Indenture, the
“Indentures”), in each case, among
the Company, the guarantors party thereto (the
“Guarantors”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of
the Company and will be guaranteed by
the Company’s wholly owned domestic
subsidiaries that guarantee
its senior secured credit facilities or that guarantee certain of its capital markets indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $250.0 million.
The 2026 Notes will not bear regular interest, and the principal amount of the 2026 Notes will not accrete. The 2028 Notes will bear interest at a rate
of 1.125% per annum. Interest on the 2028 Notes will be payable semiannually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on
September 15, 2021, unless earlier repurchased, converted or redeemed. The 2026 Notes are scheduled to
mature on
March 15, 2026, and the 2028 Notes are scheduled to mature on
March 15, 2028. The initial conversion rate for each of the 2026 Notes and the 2028 Notes will be 0.4394 shares of
the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2026
Notes and 2028 Notes, as applicable (equivalent to an initial conversion price of $2,275.83 per share of common stock). The initial conversion price of each of the 2026 Notes and the 2028 Notes represents a premium of 25.0% and 25.0%, respectively,
over the last reported sale price of $1,820.83 per share of
the Company’s common stock on
March 2, 2021.
The Notes will be convertible at the option of the holders into cash, shares of
the Company’s common stock or a combination thereof at
the Company’s
election. Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding
December 15, 2025, the 2026 Notes will be convertible at the option of the holders only upon the satisfaction of specified conditions and during certain periods. On or
after
December 15, 2025, holders may convert their 2026 Notes at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the relevant maturity date. Prior to the close of business on the business day
immediately preceding
December 15, 2027, the 2028 Notes will be convertible at the option of the holders only upon the satisfaction of specified conditions and during certain periods. On or after
December 15, 2027, holders may convert their 2028
Notes at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the relevant maturity date. If
the Company undergoes a
“fundamental change” (as defined in the applicable
Indenture), holders of each series of
Notes may require
the Company to repurchase for cash all or part of their Notes of such series at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes of such series to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not
including, the fundamental change repurchase date.
The Company may not redeem the 2026 Notes prior to
March 20, 2024 and it may not redeem the 2028 Notes prior to
March 20, 2025 and no
“sinking fund” is
provided for the Notes. On or after
March 20, 2024 and prior to
December 15, 2025,
the Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the 2026 Notes, at its option, and on or after
March 20, 2025 and prior to
December 15, 2027,
the Company may
redeem for cash all or any portion of the 2028 Notes, at its option, in each case, if the last reported sale price per share of common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price for such series of Notes then in effect for at least 20
trading days (whether or not consecutive), including the trading day immediately preceding the date on which
the Company provides notice of redemption, during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately
preceding the date on which
the Company provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes of such series to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.
In addition, following a
“make-whole fundamental change” (as defined in the applicable
Indenture) or if
the Company delivers a notice of redemption in
respect of any Notes of a series, in certain circumstances, the conversion rate applicable to such series of Notes will be increased for a holder who elects to convert any of such Notes in connection with such a make-whole fundamental change or
convert any of such Notes called (or deemed called) for redemption during the related redemption period, as the case may be.
The
Indentures contain covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, limit (i)
the Company’s ability to consolidate or merge with
or into another person or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company and its
subsidiaries (taken as a whole) and (ii) the ability of the Guarantors to consolidate with or merge with or into another person.
The
Indentures provide for customary events of default which include (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), among others,
default in payment of principal or interest, failure to comply with
the Company’s obligation to convert the relevant Notes under each
Indenture, failure to give a fundamental change notice or a notice of a make-whole fundamental change, breach of
other agreements or covenants in respect of the relevant Notes by
the Company or any Guarantors, failure to pay certain other indebtedness at final maturity, acceleration of certain indebtedness prior to final maturity, failure to pay certain final
judgments, failure of certain guarantees to be enforceable and certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization.
Item 2.03 |
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
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Item 3.02 |
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
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The Company issued and sold the Notes to the initial purchasers in a private placement in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section
4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), for resale by the initial purchasers to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
The Company relied on
these exemptions from registration based in part on representations made by the initial purchasers. The offer and sale of the Notes and the shares of
the Company’s common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes have not been and will not be
registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and the Notes and the shares of
the Company’s common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States (
“U.S.”) or to U.S. persons absent
registration or the availability of exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This communication may contain
“forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements can be identified by the fact that
they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections about
the Company’s industry, business, strategy, acquisitions and strategic investments, dividend
policy, financial results and financial condition as well as anticipated impacts from, and
the Company’s responses to, the COVID-19 pandemic. Forward-looking statements often include words such as
“will,” “should,” “anticipates,” “estimates,”
“expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes” and words and terms of similar substance in connection with discussions of future operating or financial performance. As with any projection or forecast, forward-looking statements are inherently
susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances.
The Company’s actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied in its forward-looking statements. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking
statement made by
the Company or on its behalf. Important factors that could cause
the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those in any forward-looking statements include government regulation, economic, strategic, political and social
conditions and the following factors, which are discussed in
the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2020 (the
“Form 10-K”) as filed with the SEC:
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the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows;
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rising levels of competition from historical and new entrants in the Company’s markets;
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recent and future changes in technology;
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the Company’s ability to continue to grow its business services products;
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increases in programming costs and retransmission fees;
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the Company’s ability to obtain hardware, software and operational support from vendors;
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uncertainties as to the timing of the Hargray transaction, and the risk that the Hargray transaction may not be completed in a timely
manner or at all, including failure to receive any required regulatory approvals (or any conditions, limitations or restrictions placed in connection with such approvals);
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risks that the Company may fail to realize the benefits anticipated as a result of the Hargray transaction;
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business uncertainties that the Company and Hargray will be subject to while the Hargray transaction is pending that could adversely affect
the Company’s and Hargray’s businesses;
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risks relating to existing or future acquisitions and strategic investments by the Company;
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risks that the implementation of the Company’s new enterprise resource planning system disrupts business operations;
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the integrity and security of the Company’s network and information systems;
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the impact of possible security breaches and other disruptions, including cyber-attacks;
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the Company’s failure to obtain necessary intellectual and proprietary rights to operate its business and the risk of intellectual property
claims and litigation against the Company;
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legislative or regulatory efforts to impose network neutrality and other new requirements on the Company’s data services;
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additional regulation of the Company’s video and voice services;
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the Company’s ability to renew cable system franchises;
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increases in pole attachment costs;
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changes in local governmental franchising authority and broadcast carriage regulations;
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the potential adverse effect of the Company’s level of indebtedness on its business, financial condition or results of operations and cash
flows;
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the restrictions the terms of the Company’s indebtedness place on its business and corporate actions;
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the possibility that interest rates will rise, causing the Company’s obligations to service its variable rate indebtedness to increase
significantly;
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provisions in the Company’s charter, by-laws and Delaware law that could discourage takeovers and limit the judicial forum for certain
disputes;
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adverse economic conditions;
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dilution from equity awards and potential stock issuances;
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provisions in the Company’s charter that could limit the liabilities for directors; and
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the other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including but not limited to the Form 10-K as filed with the
SEC.
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Any forward-looking statements made by
the Company in this communication speak only as of the date on which they are made.
The Company is under no
obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, except as required by law, to update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or otherwise.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.