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| EX-10.1 - EX-10.1 - FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC | d754246dex101.htm |
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) July 1, 2014
FairPoint Communications, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32408 | 13-3725229 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 521 East Morehead Street, | ||
| Suite 500, | ||
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 28202 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (704) 344-8150
N/A
(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.):
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(e) On July 1, 2014, FairPoint Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) and Kenneth W. Amburn, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Operations, entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to Mr. Amburn’s Employment Agreement dated July 1, 2011 (the “Employment Agreement”) to extend the term thereof through December 31, 2015, unless terminated sooner or renewed as provided in the Employment Agreement. The Amendment provides that all other terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement remain in full force and effect.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the Employment Agreement was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2014 as Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10.1 | First Amendment to July 1, 2011 Employment Agreement, effective as of July 1, 2014, by and between FairPoint Communications, Inc. and Kenneth W. Amburn | |
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.
| FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Shirley J. Linn | |||
| Name: | Shirley J. Linn | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |||
Date: July 2, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10.1 | First Amendment to July 1, 2011 Employment Agreement, effective as of July 1, 2014, by and between FairPoint Communications, Inc. and Kenneth W. Amburn | |