SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM 8-K/A
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 10, 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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ITEM
5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS; CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATROY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN
OFFICERS.
This Form
8-K/A supplements the disclosures in Item 5.02 of the Form 8-K of Charter
Communications, Inc., (the "Company") dated November 30, 2009.
Election of Compensation and
Benefits Committee
As of
December 10, 2009, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company elected
the following directors to the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the
Board: Robert Cohn, W. Lance Conn and Eric L.
Zinterhofer. Mr. Conn was elected to be the chair of the Compensation
and Benefits Committee.
As of
December 15, 2009, the Board announced that David C. Merritt has been
appointed to the Board. Mr.
Merritt will serve as chair of the Audit Committee of the Board. Christopher M.
Temple will join Mr. Merritt as a member of the Audit Committee. The
Nominating and Governance Committee will consist of William L. McGrath, John D.
Markley, Jr., and Bruce A. Karsh, who will serve as the chair.
A copy of
the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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 the post emergence capital structure
and other information as a result of emerging from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy
proceedings on November 30, 2009. A copy of
the post emergence capital structure is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.2.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND EXHIBITS.
(d)
Exhibits
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 15, 2009. * | |
| 99.2 | Post Emergence Capital Structure. ** |
* filed
herewith
** furnished herewith
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Charter
Communications, Inc. has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS,
INC.
Registrant
Dated:
December 15, 2009
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By:/s/ Kevin D.
Howard
Name:
Kevin D. Howard
Title: Senior Vice President,
Controller and Chief Accounting
Officer
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EXHIBIT
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 15, 2009. * | |
| 99.2 | Post Emergence Capital Structure. ** |
* filed
herewith
** furnished herewith