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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 15, 2014
COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36146 | 27-4332098 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1100 CommScope Place, SE, Hickory, North Carolina | 28602 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (828) 324-2200
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 15, 2014, CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, CommScope, Inc. (the “Issuer”) is commencing an offering of $1,100 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes comprised of two tranches of $550 million each (collectively, the “Notes”), subject to market conditions. The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Issuer’s U.S. restricted subsidiaries, but will not be guaranteed by the Company, subject to certain exceptions. The Issuer expects to use the net proceeds of this offering, together with cash on hand, to redeem the $1,100 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of its 8.25% senior notes due 2019.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Exhibit.
The foregoing information is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number: | Description | |
| 99.1 | CommScope Holding Company, Inc. press release, dated May 15, 2014. | |
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.
| CommScope Holding Company, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: May 15, 2014 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Frank B. Wyatt, II | |||||
| Name: | Frank B. Wyatt, II | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number: | Description | |
| 99.1 | CommScope Holding Company, Inc. press release, dated May 15, 2014. | |