ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On August 11, 2006, Charter Communications Holdings, LLC's ("Charter Holdings") and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation's indirect subsidiaries, CCH II, LLC ("CCH II"), and CCH I, LLC ("CCH I") commenced private offers (the "private exchange offers'') in which certain holders of certain of the outstanding notes of Charter Holdings are being offered the right to exchange those notes for up to $200 million principal amount of CCH II 10.25% Senior Notes due 2013 ("CCH II 2013 notes'') and up to $675 million principal amount of CCH I 11% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 ("CCH I notes''). The CCH I notes to be issued in the private exchange offers, if issued, will be of the same class as the currently outstanding $3.525 billion principal amount of CCH I notes. Charter Holdings will unconditionally guarantee the CCH II 2013 notes. Charter Holdings guarantees the currently outstanding CCH I notes and will guarantee the CCH I notes to be issued in the private exchange offers. The private exchange offers will expire at 11:59 p.m., ET, on September 8, 2006, unless extended. As noted below, the CC VIII Interest (defined below) to be held by CCH I will be pledged as security for any CCH I notes that may be issued in the private exchange offers and all outstanding CCH I notes. The CCH I notes currently outstanding are, and the CCH I Notes to be issued in the private exchange offers also will be, secured by a pledge of CCH I's equity interests in CCH II.
As part of the private exchange offers, CCHC, LLC will contribute its 70% interest (the "CC VIII Interest'') in the Class A preferred equity interests of CC VIII, LLC ("CC VIII''), a majority-owned indirect subsidiary of Charter Communications Operating, LLC, to CCH I. The CC VIII Interest will be pledged as security for all CCH I notes, including those that may be issued in the private exchange offers described above. The CC VIII preferred interests are entitled to a 2% accreting priority return on the priority capital. The CC VIII Interest represents approximately 13% of the total equity interests in CC VIII at June 30, 2006. CC VIII owns systems with approximately 934,000 analog video customers at June 30, 2006.
The press release announcing the private exchange offers is attached as Exhibit 99.1.