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): February 15, 2005
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LIN TV Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) | | LIN Television Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
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Delaware
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) | | 001-31311
(Commission File
Number) | | 05-0501252
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) | | Delaware
(State or Other | | 000-25206
Commission File | | 13-3581627
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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Four Richmond Square, Suite 200, Providence, Rhode Island
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | 02906
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (401) 454-2880
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01. Other Events
On February 15, 2005, LIN TV Corp., a Delaware corporation (“LIN TV”), announced that the previously announced cash tender offer for all of the outstanding 8% Senior Notes due 2008 (the “8% Senior Notes”) of its wholly owned subsidiary, LIN Television Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“LIN Television”), expired as scheduled at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on Tuesday, February 15, 2005. LIN Television received tenders from holders of approximately $149.9 million, or 88%, in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 8% Senior Notes, all of which were accepted for payment on February 1, 2005.
LIN Television also announced that it had notified the trustee for the 8% Senior Notes that it is calling for redemption on March 17, 2005 (the “Redemption Date”) all of the remaining $20,510,000 in aggregate principal amount of 8% Senior Notes outstanding and not tendered in the tender offer at a redemption price of $1,040.00 per $1,000 principal amount of such notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. A redemption notice was delivered to the registered holders of the 8% Senior Notes on February 15, 2005.
LIN TV and LIN Television are jointly filing this current report on Form 8-K for the purpose of filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission LIN TV’s press release dated February 15, 2005 announcing the expiration of the tender offer for the 8% Senior Notes and the call for redemption of the remaining 8% Senior Notes. A copy of the press release is attached to this current report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated February 15, 2005.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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| | LIN TV Corp.
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| Date: February 16, 2005 | By: | /s/ William A. Cunningham | |
| | | Name: | William A. Cunningham | |
| | | Title: | Vice President and Controller | |
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| | LIN Television Corporation
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| Date: February 16, 2005 | By: | /s/ William A. Cunningham | |
| | | Name: | William A. Cunningham | |
| | | Title: | Vice President and Controller | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit Number | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press Release dated February 15, 2005. |
