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): March 27, 2009
Charter Communications,
Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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000-27927
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43-1857213
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(Commission File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
Number)
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12405
Powerscourt Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63131
(Address of principal executive
offices including zip code)
(314)
965-0555
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former name or former address, if
changed since last report)
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appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
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Pre-commencement
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ITEM
3.01 NOTICE OF DELISTING OR FAILURE TO SATISFY A COUNTINUED LISTING RULE OR
STANDARD; TRANSFER OF LISTING.
On March 27, 2009 the NASDAQ Stock
Market ("NASDAQ") notified Charter Communications, Inc. (the "Company") that, in
accordance with NASDAQ's Marketplace Rules 4300, 4450(f) and IM-4300, the
Company's securities will be delisted by NASDAQ and that trading of the
Company's Class A common stock will be suspended at the opening of business on
April 7, 2009. NASDAQ's notice and determination followed the
Company's announcement that it and its subsidiaries had filed petitions under
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The Company does not
plan to appeal NASDAQ's determination to delist the securities.
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a press
release announcing NASDAQ's delisting notification.
ITEM
7.01 REGULATION FD.
The Company has made information
available on its website (www.charter.com under
the “Investor and News Center” tab), describing a previously non-public
presentation of the Company's management and which includes certain financial
and statistical information of the Company.
ITEM
8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
The Company also announced the approval
of all of its first-day motions by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
Southern District of New York. A copy of the press release announcing
the approval is attached as Exhibit 99.2.
ITEM
9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
The
following exhibit is filed pursuant to Item 3.01 and 8.01:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
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99.1
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Press
release, dated March 30, 2009 announcing NASDAQ's delisting
notification.
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| 99.2 | Press release, dated March 30, 2009 announcing the approval of first day motions. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
CHARTER
COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By: /s/ Kevin D.
Howard
Date:
March 31,
2009
Name: Kevin D. Howard
Title: Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
EXHIBIT
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
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99.1
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Press
release, dated March 30, 2009 announcing NASDAQ's delisting
notification.
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| 99.2 | Press release, dated March 30, 2009 announcing the approval of first day motions. |