UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
December 7, 2004
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 000-30700 | 84-1524410 |
(State or other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification
No.) |
6430 S. Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 225
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(303) 220-7990
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 7, 2004, Crown Media United States, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crown Media Holdings, Inc., amended the Employment Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2001, as amended October 10, 2003, by and between David Kenin, Executive Vice President - Programming, and Crown Media United States, LLC.
The amendment extends the term of the Employment Agreement for an additional three years, through January 2, 2008 and provides for an annual base salary of $715,000 during the period January 3, 2005 through January 2, 2006, $750,000 during the period January 3, 2006 through January 2, 2007 and $790,000 during the period January 3, 2007 through January 2, 2008.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
Exhibit No. | | Description |
| | |
10.1* | | Second Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2004, by and between David Kenin and Crown Media United States, LLC. |
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
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SIGNATURES
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.
| | | CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. |
| | | (Registrant) | |
| | | |
Date | December 8, 2004 | | By | /s/ David J. Evans |
| | | David J. Evans |
| | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | | Description |
10.1* | | Second Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2004, by and between David Kenin and Crown Media United States, LLC. |
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
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