UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 13, 2007
CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Texas
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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200 East Basse Road
San Antonio, Texas 78209
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
210-822-2828
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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:
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 13, 2007, Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release,
a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that the Company has set a new record date
for the special meeting of the Company’s shareholders regarding the proposed merger with a group
led by Bain Capital Partners, LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. Company shareholders of record
as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time on August 20, 2007, will be entitled to vote at the
special meeting, now to be held on September 25, 2007.
Important Additional Information Regarding the Merger and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed merger, CC Media Holdings, Inc. (formerly BT Triple Crown
Capital Holdings III, Inc.) and the Company have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4, as amended, that contains a proxy
statement/prospectus and other documents regarding the proposed transaction. Before making any
voting or investment decisions, security holders of the Company are urged to read the proxy
statement/prospectus and all other documents regarding the proposed transaction carefully in their
entirety, because they contain important information about the proposed transaction. Security
holders of the Company may obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents
filed with, or furnished to, the SEC at the SEC’s website at
http://www.sec.gov. In addition, a
security holder who wishes to receive a copy of these materials, without charge, should submit a
request to the Company’s proxy solicitor, Innisfree M&A Incorporated, at 501 Madison Avenue,
20th Floor, New York, New York 10022 or by calling Innisfree toll free at (877)
456-3427. The final proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to security holders of the Company.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements And Exhibits.
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Press Release of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. issued August 13, 2007. |