Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Representatives of Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (the "Company")
are scheduled to present at Deutsche Bank's 28th Annual Leveraged Finance
Conference (the "Conference"). The conference will be held virtually on October
5th and October 6th, 2020 with a one-on-one meeting format.
The presentation will be available on the Investor Relations section of the
Company's website at http://ir.consolidated.com. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 are
the PowerPoint slides that the Company will present at the Conference.
The information in this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and
shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in any registration statement or other document filed under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise stated in such
filing.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking
statements and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect, among
other things, our current expectations, plans, strategies, and anticipated
financial results. There are a number of risks, uncertainties, and conditions
that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties
include a number of factors related to our business, including the uncertainties
relating to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the
Company's business, results of operations, cash flows, stock price and
employees; the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits of the strategic
investment from Searchlight Capital Partners or our refinancing of outstanding
debt, including the Company's senior secured credit facilities, will not be
realized; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against
the Company or its directors; the ability to obtain regulatory approvals and
meet other closing conditions to the investment on a timely basis or at all,
including the risk that regulatory approvals required for the investment are not
obtained on a timely basis or at all, or are obtained subject to conditions that
are not anticipated or that could adversely affect the Company or the expected
benefits of the investment; the anticipated use of proceeds of the strategic
investment; economic and financial market conditions generally and economic
conditions in our service areas; various risks to the price and volatility of
our common stock; changes in the valuation of pension plan assets; the
substantial amount of debt and our ability to repay or refinance it or incur
additional debt in the future; our need for a significant amount of cash to
service and repay the debt restrictions contained in our debt agreements that
limit the discretion of management in operating the business; regulatory
changes, including changes to subsidies, rapid development and introduction of
new technologies and intense competition in the telecommunications industry;
risks associated with our possible pursuit of acquisitions; system failures;
cyber-attacks, information or security breaches or technology failure of ours or
of a third party; losses of large customers or government contracts; risks
associated with the rights-of-way for the network; disruptions in the
relationship with third party vendors; losses of key management personnel and
the inability to attract and retain highly qualified management and personnel in
the future; changes in the extensive governmental legislation and regulations
governing telecommunications providers and the provision of telecommunications
services; new or changing tax laws or regulations; telecommunications carriers
disputing and/or avoiding their obligations to pay network access charges for
use of our network; high costs of regulatory compliance; the competitive impact
of legislation and regulatory changes in the telecommunications industry; and
liability and compliance costs regarding environmental regulations; and risks
associated with discontinuing paying dividends on our common stock. A detailed
discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements are
discussed in more detail in our filings with the SEC, including our reports on
Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Many of these circumstances are beyond our ability to
control or predict. Moreover, forward-looking statements necessarily involve
assumptions on our part. These forward-looking statements generally are
identified by the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate,"
"project," "intend," "plan," "should," "may," "will," "would," "will be," "will
continue" or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual
results, performance or achievements of the Company and its subsidiaries to be
different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. All
forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf
are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements that
appear throughout this Current Report on Form 8-K. Furthermore, forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required under the
federal securities laws or the rules and regulations of the SEC, we disclaim any
intention or obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking
statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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