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FORM 8-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 27, 1999
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS CAPITAL CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrants as specified in their charters)
Delaware
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Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
333-77499 43-1843179
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333-77499-01 43-1843177
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Commission File Number (Federal Employer
Identification Number)
12444 Powerscourt Drive - Suite 400
St. Louis, Missouri 63131
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) (314) 965-0555
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ITEM 5 OTHER ITEMS
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and its wholly owned subsidiary,
Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation (collectively, the
"Issuers"), announced plans to raise $900 million in a private placement of high
yield bonds to repay notes that will be put to the Issuers' subsidiaries in
pending change of control offers and for working capital purposes.
The Issuers plan to sell senior notes due 2008 and 2010 and senior discount
notes due 2012 in early January.
A copy of the press release announcing the contemplated financing is being
filed as Exhibit 99.1 with this report.
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ITEM 7 EXHIBITS
(a) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release dated December 27, 1999.*
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*filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS
HOLDINGS, LLC, a registrant
Dated January 3, 2000 By: /s/ KENT D. KALKWARF
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Name: Kent D. Kalkwarf
Title: Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal
Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting
Officer)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation has duly caused this report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS
HOLDINGS CAPITAL CORPORATION, a
registrant
Dated January 3, 2000 By: /s/ KENT D. KALKWARF
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Name: Kent D. Kalkwarf
Title: Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal
Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting
Officer)