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): August 10, 2020
GCI LIBERTY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-38385 | 92-0072737 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
12300 Liberty Blvd.
Englewood, Colorado 80112
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (720) 875-5900
Check the 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 provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of exchange on which registered |
Series A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | GLIBA | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Series A Cumulative Redeemable preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share | GLIBP | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 10, 2020, GCI Liberty, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release (the "Earnings Release") setting forth information, including financial information, which is intended to supplement the financial statements and related Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on August 10, 2020.
This Item 2.02 and the Earnings Release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, insofar as they disclose historical information regarding the Company's results of operations or financial condition for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, and other than the portion thereof being filed under Item 8.01 below, are being furnished to the SEC.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
As part of the Earnings Release, the Company included the following disclosure (the “Disclosure”) relating to a proposed transaction between the Company and Liberty Broadband Corporation:
“On August 6, 2020, GCI Liberty and Liberty Broadband announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Liberty Broadband has agreed to acquire GCI Liberty in a stock-for-stock merger (the ‘Combination’). Additional information regarding the Combination can be found in the press release and presentation issued by GCI Liberty on August 6, 2020 which are available at ir.gciliberty.com/index.php/news-releases and www.gciliberty.com/events, respectively.”
The Disclosure, which is archived on the Company’s website as part of the Earnings Release, is being filed herewith under this Item 8.01 in compliance with Rule 14a-12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
| Description |
99.1 |
| |
101.INS | | Inline XBRL Instance Document- the instance document does not appear in Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
101.SCH | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
101.CAL | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
101.DEF | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
101.LAB | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
101.PRE | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 11, 2020
| GCI LIBERTY, INC. |
| |
By: | /s/ Wade Haufschild |
| Name: Wade Haufschild |
| Title: Vice President |
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