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): | August 14, 2013 |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-31227 | 52-2337274 |
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| 1015 31st St. NW, Washington, District of Columbia | 20007 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 202-295-4200 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. (the "Company") has priced its tack-on offering of an additional $65 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 (the "Notes") at 109.00% of par value. The Notes are being issued in a private placement not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). The offering is expected to close on August 19, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions. The Company intends to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, to buy back its convertible notes if the holders exercise their put and/or to repurchase common stock or convertible senior notes or pay recurring or special dividends to its stockholders.
The information in this Current Report does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Notes. The Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. This information set forth herein shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
SIGNATURES
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.
| Cogent Communications Group, Inc. | ||||
| August 14, 2013 | By: |
/s/David Schaeffer
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| Name: David Schaeffer | ||||
| Title: Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer | ||||