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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): October 1, 2012

 
GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.
 
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
State of Alaska
 
0-15279
 
92-0072737
 
 
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization)
 
Commission File Number
 
(I.R.S Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
2550 Denali Street
     
 
Suite 1000
     
 
Anchorage, Alaska
 
99503
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (907) 868-5600
 
 
NONE
 
 
(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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
 
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Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations

Item 1.01     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

    As previously announced on June 5, 2012, General Communication, Inc. (“GCI”) entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) with Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (“ACS”) to form The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that will hold and operate both companies’ wireless facilities.

    On October 1, 2012, the parties amended the Agreement to, among other things, extend the date by which consent of ACS’ lenders would need to be obtained, from 120 days after the date of the Contribution Agreement to November 2, 2012, and extend the date by which consent of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers would need to be obtained, from 120 days after the date of the Contribution Agreement to January 31, 2013.

    The foregoing description of the amendment to the Contribution Agreement is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the amendment, which is filed as an exhibit to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

 
 

 


SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 

     
GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.
     
(Registrant)
       
Date:  October 1, 2012
     
       
   
By
 /s/ John M. Lowber
     
Name: John M. Lowber
     
Title:  Senior Vice President,
     
Chief Financial Officer,
     
Secretary and Treasurer
     
(Principal Financial Officer)
 

 
 

 
 
Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.
Description
2.1
Amendment, dated as of October 1, 2012, to Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2012, among Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc., General Communication, Inc., ACS Wireless, Inc., GCI Wireless Holdings, LLC and The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC