UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 13, 2011
ASCENT CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 1000
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (303) 628-5600
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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Explanatory Note
This Form 8-K/A amends the Form 8-K filed by Ascent Capital Group, Inc. (Ascent or the Company) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 14, 2011 (the Initial 8-K), pursuant to which the Company furnished certain financial statements of Monitronics International, Inc. (Monitronics), the Companys wholly-owned subsidiary, and disclosed the Monitronics Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2010, and for each quarter of 2010. Ascent is filing this amendment to supplement the materials provided in the Initial 8-K.
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition/ Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Ascent acquired 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Monitronics on December 17, 2010. In connection with the acquisition, Monitronics changed its fiscal year end from June 30th to December 31st. As a supplement to the financial statements included in the Initial 8-K, Ascent is furnishing, as Exhibit 99.3 hereto, audited consolidated financial statements for Monitronics and its subsidiaries for the six months ended December 31, 2010, which is divided into two periods: July 1, 2010 to December 16, 2010 (the predecessor period) and December 17, 2010 to December 31, 2010 (the successor period).
The information furnished pursuant to this Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto) shall not be considered filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any of the Companys filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, unless the Company expressly states in such filing that such information is to be considered filed or incorporated by reference therein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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99.3 |
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Monitronics International, Inc. and subsidiaries consolidated financial statements (audited) (for the periods July 1, 2010 through December 16, 2010 (Predecessor) and December 17, 2010 through December 31, 2010 (Successor)) |
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: March 6, 2012
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/s/ William E. Niles | |
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William E. Niles |
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |