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) November 27, 2017
AT&T INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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1-8610
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43-1301883
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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208 S. Akard St., Dallas, Texas
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75202
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code (210) 821-4105
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):
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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).
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
(a) Department of Justice Lawsuit.
On November 20, 2017, the United States Department of Justice (the "DOJ") filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the "Court") to enjoin AT&T Inc.'s ("AT&T") proposed merger with Time Warner Inc. ("Time Warner"). AT&T intends to vigorously contest the DOJ's allegations and is confident that the Court will reject the DOJ's challenge to the merger.
(b) Extension of Termination Date.
In accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 22, 2016 (the "Merger Agreement"), among Time Warner, a Delaware corporation, AT&T, a Delaware corporation, West Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T, and West Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T, each of AT&T and Time Warner elected to further extend the "Termination Date" of the Merger Agreement to April 22, 2018.
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.
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Date: November 28, 2017
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AT&T INC.
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By:
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/s/ David R. McAtee II
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David R. McAtee II
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Senior Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
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