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): April 1, 2011
STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
| 001-11911 |
| 35-1910745 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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| (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
800 South Street, Suite 305, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(781) 894-9770
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On April 1, 2011, Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (the “Company”) directed that The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee under the indenture governing the Company’s 7.0% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”), give a notice of redemption to holders of the Notes to redeem on May 2, 2011 (the “Redemption Date”) $85.0 million of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes at a redemption price of $1,017.50 per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date. The partial redemption will be made in accordance with the terms of the indenture. A copy of the press release, dated April 1, 2011, announcing the Company’s partial redemption of the Notes is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
The following exhibit is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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99.1 |
| Press release dated April 1, 2011 announcing a partial redemption of the Company’s 7.0% Senior Notes due 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.
Date: April 1, 2011 | STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ Dana D. Messina |
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| Name: | Dana D. Messina |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |