UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 3, 2017
CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-51446 | 02-0636095 |
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS employer identification no.) |
121 South 17th Street |
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Mattoon, Illinois | 61938-3987 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (217) 235-3311
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
On July 7, 2017, Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) reporting, among other things, the completion of its acquisition of FairPoint Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“FairPoint”). This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends Item 9.01 of the Original Form 8-K to include the required financial statements and to present certain unaudited pro forma financial information in connection with the acquisition, which unaudited pro forma financial information is filed as an exhibit hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.
The audited consolidated financial statements of FairPoint as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016, including the accompanying notes thereto and the reports of independent registered public accounting firms thereon, contained in pages 57 through 95 of FairPoint’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-32408) and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of FairPoint as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, including the accompanying notes thereto, contained in pages 5 through 21 of FairPoint’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017 (File No. 001-32408) are incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Pro forma financial information.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information relating to the Company’s acquisition of FairPoint is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A and is incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. | Description |
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23.1 | Consent of BDO USA, LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. |
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23.2 | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. |
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99.1 | Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information. |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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.
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Date: September 18, 2017 |
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| By: | /s/ Steven L. Childers |
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| Name: Steven L. Childers |
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| Title: Chief Financial Officer |