Charter Communications, Inc. ("Charter"), the indirect parent company and manager of CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp., announced that it has amended and extended the offers by its indirect subsidiaries, CCH II, LLC (“CCH II”) and CCH I, LLC (“CCH I”), to issue new notes in exchange for up to any and all of each series of the outstanding notes listed below of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC (“Charter Holdings”).
As amended, CCH II is offering to issue up to $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of new 10.25% Senior Notes due 2013 (the “CCH II Notes”) and CCH I is offering to issue up to $625.0 million aggregate principal amount of 11.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (the “CCH I Notes” and, collectively with the CCH II Notes, the “New Notes”) in exchange for Charter Holdings notes with maturities in 2009 and 2010 (the “2009-2010 Notes”) and in 2011 and 2012 (the “2011-2012 Notes” and, collectively with the 2009-2010 Notes, the “Old Notes”). Previously, the aggregate principal amount of CCH II Notes was limited to $200.0 million and the aggregate principal amount of CCH I Notes was limited to $675.0 million. Charter is also increasing the total consideration for certain series of Old Notes.
As extended, the early participation date and the expiration date will be 11:59 PM Eastern Time (“ET”) on September 12, 2006. Accordingly, all Old Notes tendered prior to 11:59 PM ET on September 12, 2006 will be eligible to receive the early participation payment of $50.00 in principal amount of New Notes per $1,000 principal amount of Old Notes. Previously, the early participation date was 5:00 PM ET, on August 24, 2006 and the expiration date was 11:59 PM ET, on September 8, 2006.
The press release announcing the above amended offers is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.