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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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): April 22, 2025
Charter Communications, Inc.
CCO Holdings, LLC
CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | | | | | | | |
001-33664 | | 84-1496755 |
001-37789 | | 86-1067239 |
333-112593-01 | | 20-0257904 |
(Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
400 Washington Blvd.
Stamford, Connecticut 06902
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
(203) 905-7801
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A Common Stock, $.001 Par Value | CHTR | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
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).
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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 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
On April 22, 2025, Charter Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, as further described in Item 5.07 below, the Company’s stockholders approved the Charter Communications, Inc. 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). The ESPP was approved by the Company’s board of directors on January 28, 2025, subject to stockholder approval, and became effective on April 22, 2025. The purpose of the ESPP is to provide eligible employees with the opportunity to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Class A common stock”), through accumulated payroll deductions. A total of 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock are available for issuance under the ESPP.
The terms and conditions of the ESPP are further described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2025 under the heading “Proposal No. 2: Approval of the Charter Communications, Inc. 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.” The foregoing description is a summary of the ESPP and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the ESPP, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
Of the total 158,485,583 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting, including Charter Communications Holdings, LLC common units on an as-exchanged basis, 136,567,156 shares of Class A common stock, representing the same number of votes, and 1 share of Class B common stock, representing 16,471,401 votes, were represented in person or by proxy at the meeting. The votes cast for all matters are set forth below:
1.Election of Directors.
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Nominees | | For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
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Eric L. Zinterhofer | | 141,521,969 | | 8,087,082 | | 76,910 | | 3,352,596 |
W. Lance Conn | | 147,033,578 | | 2,575,111 | | 77,272 | | 3,352,596 |
Kim C. Goodman | | 149,272,615 | | 338,203 | | 75,143 | | 3,352,596 |
John D. Markley, Jr. | | 140,704,917 | | 8,905,088 | | 75,956 | | 3,352,596 |
David C. Merritt | | 146,953,842 | | 2,656,984 | | 75,135 | | 3,352,596 |
Steven A. Miron | | 148,109,822 | | 1,500,374 | | 75,765 | | 3,352,596 |
Balan Nair | | 136,352,139 | | 13,255,942 | | 77,880 | | 3,352,596 |
Michael A. Newhouse | | 147,598,187 | | 2,012,002 | | 75,772 | | 3,352,596 |
Martin E. Patterson | | 148,026,164 | | 1,581,148 | | 78,649 | | 3,352,596 |
Mauricio Ramos | | 147,436,885 | | 2,129,616 | | 119,460 | | 3,352,596 |
Carolyn J. Slaski | | 149,328,078 | | 282,339 | | 75,544 | | 3,352,596 |
J. David Wargo | | 147,026,107 | | 2,583,937 | | 75,917 | | 3,352,596 |
Christopher L. Winfrey | | 148,982,003 | | 627,018 | | 76,940 | | 3,352,596 |
2.Approval of the Charter Communications, Inc. 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
149,371,806 | | 250,261 | | 63,894 | | 3,352,596 |
3.Vote to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm.
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For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
150,162,031 | | 2,806,622 | | 69,904 | | — |
4.Vote on the stockholder proposal regarding political expenditures report.
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For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
27,992,156 | | 121,464,043 | | 229,762 | | 3,352,596 |
No other matters were considered and voted on by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
As a result of the votes cast as reported above, the stockholders elected each nominee as a director of the Company, approved the Charter Communications, Inc. 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2025, and did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding political expenditures report.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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Exhibit | | Description |
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10.1* | | | |
104 | | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL | |
* Filed herewith
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of Charter Communications, Inc., CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. |
| Registrant |
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| By: | | /s/ Kevin D. Howard |
| | | Kevin D. Howard |
Date: April 25, 2025 | | | Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller |
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| CCO Holdings, LLC |
| Registrant |
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| By: | | /s/ Kevin D. Howard |
| | | Kevin D. Howard |
Date: April 25, 2025 | | | Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller |
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| CCO Holdings Capital Corp. |
| Registrant |
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| By: | | /s/ Kevin D. Howard |
| | | Kevin D. Howard |
Date: April 25, 2025 | | | Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller |