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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): September 20, 2019

 

GCI LIBERTY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 001-38385 92-0072737
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)

 

12300 Liberty Blvd.

Englewood, Colorado 80112

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (720) 875-5900

 

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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class  Trading Symbol(s)  Name of exchange on which registered
Series A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share  GLIBA  The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Series A Cumulative Redeemable preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share  GLIBP  The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On September 20, 2019, GCI Liberty, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the following management changes.

 

Richard N. Baer has resigned as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, effective September 23, 2019.

 

Effective September 23, 2019, Renee L. Wilm has assumed the role of Chief Legal Officer of the Company and will oversee all legal functions at the Company. Ms. Wilm has also assumed the role of Chief Legal Officer of Liberty Media Corporation, Qurate Retail, Inc., Liberty Broadband Corporation and Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., effective September 23, 2019. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Wilm was a Senior Partner with the law firm Baker Botts L.L.P., where she represented the Company and its predecessors for over twenty years, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, complex capital structures and shareholder arrangements, as well as securities offerings and matters of corporate governance and securities law compliance. At Baker Botts, Ms. Wilm was a member of the Executive Committee, the East Coast Corporate Department Chair and Partner-in-Charge of the New York office.

 

 

 

 

 

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: September 24, 2019      
  GCI LIBERTY, INC.
       
  By:   /s/  Wade Haufschild
    Name: Wade Haufschild
    Title: Vice President