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As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on January 4, 2011
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
Form S-3
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
CCO Holdings, LLC
and
CCO Holdings Capital
Corp.
(Exact name of registrants as
specified in their charters)
Charter Communications,
Inc.
(Exact name of registrant
guarantor as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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Delaware
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Delaware
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43-1857213
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(State or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization)
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(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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12405 Powerscourt
Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
63131
(314) 965-0555
(Address, including zip code,
and telephone number, including area code, of registrants
principal executive offices)
Richard R. Dykhouse
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
12405 Powerscourt
Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
63131
(314) 965-0555
(Name, address, including zip
code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for
service)
Copies to:
Christian O. Nagler
Kirkland & Ellis
LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York
10022-4611
(212) 446-4800
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the
public: As soon as practicable after this
Registration Statement becomes effective.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being
offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans,
please check the following
box. o
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to
Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the
following
box. þ
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check
the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of
the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General
Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that
shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the
following
box. þ
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration
statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to
register additional securities or additional classes of
securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities
Act, check the following
box. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated
filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
large accelerated filer, accelerated
filer and smaller reporting company in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Registration
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Fee (1)
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Senior Debt Securities
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Guarantee of Senior Debt Securities(2)
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An unspecified aggregate initial
offering price or number of the securities of each identified
class is being registered as may from time to time be at
unspecified prices. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and
457(r), the Registrant is deferring payment of all the
registration fee.
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Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under
the Securities Act, no separate filing fee is required for the
guarantee.
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PROSPECTUS
CCO Holdings, LLC
CCO Holdings Capital
Corp.
Charter Communications,
Inc.
Debt Securities
CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. may from time
to time offer and sell debt securities to be guaranteed by
Charter Communications, Inc. The specific terms of any
securities to be offered will be described in a supplement to
this prospectus.
The securities may be sold to or through one or more
underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, on
a continuous or delayed basis.
See Risk Factors beginning on page 4 of this
prospectus for a discussion of certain risks that you should
consider prior to investing in the debt securities.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
This prospectus is dated January 4, 2011.
You should rely only on the information contained in this
prospectus or to which we have referred you. We have not
authorized anyone to provide you with information that is
different. This prospectus may only be used where it is legal to
sell these securities. The information in this prospectus may
only be accurate on the date of this prospectus.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, which we refer to as the Securities Act, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, which we refer to as the Exchange Act, regarding, among
other things, our plans, strategies and prospects, both business
and financial, including, without limitation, the
forward-looking statements set forth in the section titled
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report
on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 and
Form 10-Q
for the quarters ended March 31, 2010, June 30, 2010
and September 30, 2010 filed with the SEC. Although we
believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in
or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable,
we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these
plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements
are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions,
including, without limitation, the factors described in the
sections titled Risk Factors and
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report
on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 and
Form 10-Q
for the quarters ended March 31, 2010, June 30, 2010
and September 30, 2010 filed with the SEC. Many of the
forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus may be
identified by the use of forward-looking words such as
believe, expect, anticipate,
should, planned, will,
may, intend, estimated,
aim, on track, target,
opportunity, tentative,
positioning and potential, among others.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this
prospectus are set forth in this prospectus and in other reports
or documents that we file from time to time with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the SEC, and
include, but are not limited to:
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our ability to sustain and grow revenues and free cash flow by
offering video, high-speed Internet, telephone and other
services to residential and commercial customers, to adequately
deliver customer service and to maintain and grow our customer
base, particularly in the face of increasingly aggressive
competition, the need for innovation and related capital
expenditures and the difficult economic conditions in the United
States;
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the impact of competition from other distributors, including but
not limited to incumbent telephone companies, direct broadcast
satellite operators, wireless broadband providers, and digital
subscriber line (DSL) providers and competition from
video provided over the Internet;
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general business conditions, economic uncertainty or downturn,
high unemployment levels and the significant downturn in the
housing sector and overall economy;
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our ability to obtain programming at reasonable prices or to
raise prices to offset, in whole or in part, the effects of
higher programming costs (including retransmission consents);
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the effects of governmental regulation on our business;
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the availability and access, in general, of funds to meet our
debt obligations, prior to or when they become due, and to fund
our operations and necessary capital expenditures, either
through (i) cash on hand, (ii) free cash flow,
(iii) access to the capital or credit markets including
through new issuances, exchange offers or otherwise, especially
given recent volatility and disruption in the capital and credit
markets, or (iv) other sources and our ability to fund debt
obligations (by dividend, investment or otherwise) to the
applicable obligor of such debt; and
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our ability to comply with all covenants in our indentures and
credit facilities, any violation of which, if not cured in a
timely manner, could trigger a default of our other obligations
under cross-default provisions.
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All forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person
acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety
by this cautionary statement. We are under no duty or obligation
to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date
of this prospectus.
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WHERE YOU
CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on
Form S-3
under the Securities Act to register with the SEC being offered
in this prospectus. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of
the registration statement, does not contain all of the
information set forth in the registration statement or the
exhibits and schedules filed with it. For further information
about us, reference is made to the registration statement and
the exhibits and schedules filed with it. Statements contained
in this prospectus regarding the contents of any contract or any
other document that is filed as an exhibit to the registration
statement are not necessarily complete, and each such statement
is qualified in all respects by reference to the full text of
such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement. We will file annual, quarterly and
current reports, proxy and registration statements and other
information with the SEC. You may read and copy any reports,
statements, or other information that we file, including the
registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part,
and the exhibits and schedules filed with it, without charge at
the public reference room maintained by the SEC, located at
100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549, and
copies of all or any part of the registration statement may be
obtained from the SEC on the payment of the fees prescribed by
the SEC. Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330
for further information about the public reference room. The SEC
also maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy
and information statements and other information regarding
registrants that file electronically with the SEC. The address
of the site is www.sec.gov.
INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS
We are incorporating by reference specified documents that
Charter files with the SEC, which means that we can disclose
important information to you by referring you to those documents
that are considered part of this prospectus. We incorporate by
reference into this prospectus the documents listed below and
any future filings we make with the SEC under
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, or Exchange Act (excluding any information
furnished but not filed) prior to the termination of this
offering:
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Charters Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009;
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Charters Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q
for the quarters ended March 31, 2010, June 30, 2010
and September 30, 2010; and
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Charters Current Reports on
Form 8-K
filed on January 4, 2010, January 22, 2010,
February 12, 2010, March 10, 2010, March 18,
2010, April 6, 2010, April 13, 2010, April 16,
2010, May 4, 2010, May 11, 2010, June 22, 2010,
August 2, 2010, August 6, 2010, August 20, 2010,
September 15, 2010, September 30, 2010,
December 16, 2010 and January 4, 2011.
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The information in the above filings speaks only as of the
respective dates thereof, or, where applicable, the dates
identified therein. Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement
contained in this prospectus or any other subsequently filed
document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference into
this prospectus modifies or supersedes the statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except
as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
prospectus.
Charters filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report
on
Form 10-K,
Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q,
Current Reports on
Form 8-K
and amendments to those reports, are available free of charge on
our website (www.charter.com) as soon as reasonably practicable
after they are filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. Our website
and the information contained on that site, or connected to that
site, are not incorporated into and are not a part of this
prospectus. You may also obtain a copy of these filings at no
cost by writing or telephoning us at the following address:
Charter Communications, Inc.
12405 Powerscourt Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63131
Attention: Investor Relations
Telephone:
(314) 965-0555
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Except for the documents incorporated by reference as noted
above, we do not intend to incorporate into this prospectus any
of the information included on our website.
CHARTER HAS NOT AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR
MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION ABOUT THE OFFERING THAT IS DIFFERENT
FROM, OR IN ADDITION TO, THAT CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS OR IN
ANY OF THE MATERIALS THAT ARE INCORPORATED INTO THIS PROSPECTUS.
THEREFORE, IF ANYONE DOES GIVE YOU INFORMATION OF THIS SORT, YOU
SHOULD NOT RELY ON IT. IF YOU ARE IN A JURISDICTION WHERE OFFERS
TO EXCHANGE OR SELL, OR SOLICITATIONS OF OFFERS TO EXCHANGE OR
PURCHASE, THE SECURITIES OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS ARE
UNLAWFUL, OR IF YOU ARE A PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO
DIRECT THESE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES, THEN THE OFFER PRESENTED IN
THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT EXTEND TO YOU.
YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS IS ACCURATE AS OF ANY DATE OTHER THAN THE DATE OF
THIS PROSPECTUS AND NEITHER THE MAILING OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR
THE ISSUANCE OF OUR CLASS A COMMON STOCK PURSUANT TO THIS
OFFERING SHALL CREATE AN IMPLICATION TO THE CONTRARY.
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PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
The following summary highlights information contained
elsewhere in this prospectus. It does not contain all the
information that may be important to you in making an investment
decision. You should read this entire prospectus carefully,
including the documents incorporated by reference, which are
described under Incorporation by Reference of Certain
Documents and Where You Can Find Additional
Information. You should also carefully consider, among
other things, the matters discussed in the section titled
Risk Factors.
CCO Holdings, LLC (CCO Holdings) is an indirect
subsidiary of Charter Communications, Inc.
(Charter). CCO Holdings is a holding company with no
operations of its own. CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (CCO
Holdings Capital) is a wholly owned subsidiary of CCO
Holdings. CCO Holdings Capital is a company with no operations
of its own and no subsidiaries. CCO Holdings and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries, as well as CCO Holdings Capital, are
managed by Charter.
Unless otherwise stated, the discussion in this prospectus of
our business and operations includes the business of Charter and
its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Unless otherwise stated,
all business data included in this summary is as of
September 30, 2010.
Our
Business
We are among the largest providers of cable services in the
United States, offering a variety of entertainment, information
and communications solutions to residential and commercial
customers. Our infrastructure consists of a hybrid of fiber and
coaxial cable plant passing approximately 12.0 million
homes, with 96% of homes passed at 550 MHZ or greater and 96% of
plant miles two-way active. A national Internet Protocol (IP)
infrastructure interconnects all Charter markets.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we generated
approximately $5.3 billion in revenue, of which
approximately 53% was generated from our residential video
service. For the year ended December 31, 2009, we generated
approximately $6.8 billion in revenue, of which
approximately 55% was generated from our residential video
service. We also generate revenue from high-speed Internet,
telephone service and advertising with residential and
commercial high-speed Internet and telephone service
contributing the majority of the recent growth in our revenue.
As of September 30, 2010, we served approximately
5.2 million customers. We sell our video, high-speed
Internet and telephone services primarily on a subscription
basis, often in a bundle of two or more services, providing
savings and convenience to our customers. Bundled services are
available to approximately 96% of our homes passed, and
approximately 60% of our customers subscribe to a bundle of
services.
We served approximately 4.7 million video customers as of
September 30, 2010, of which approximately
73% subscribed to digital video service. Digital video
enables our customers to access advanced services such as high
definition television, OnDemand video programming, an
interactive program guide and digital video recorder, or DVR
service.
We also served approximately 3.2 million high-speed
Internet customers as of September 30, 2010. Our high-speed
Internet service is available in a variety of download speeds up
to 60 Mbps. We also offer home networking service, or
Wi-Fi, enabling our customers to connect up to five computers
wirelessly in the home.
We provided telephone service to approximately 1.7 million
customers as of September 30, 2010. Our telephone services
typically include unlimited local and long distance calling to
the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico, plus more than 10 features,
including voicemail, call waiting and caller ID.
Through Charter
Business®,
we provide scalable, tailored broadband communications solutions
to business organizations, such as
business-to-business
Internet access, data networking, fiber connectivity to cellular
towers, video and music entertainment services and business
telephone. As of September 30, 2010, we served
approximately 255,200 business revenue generating units,
including small- and medium-sized commercial customers. Our
advertising sales division, Charter
Media®,
provides local, regional and national businesses with the
opportunity to advertise in individual markets on cable
television networks.
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We have a history of net losses. Our net losses are principally
attributable to insufficient revenue to cover the combination of
operating expenses, interest expenses that we incur because of
our debt, and depreciation expenses resulting from the capital
investments we have made, and continue to make, in our cable
properties, and in 2010, amortization expenses resulting from
the application of fresh start accounting.
On March 27, 2009, we filed voluntary petitions in the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New
York (the Bankruptcy Court), to reorganize under
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the
Bankruptcy Code). The Chapter 11 cases were
jointly administered under the caption In re Charter
Communications, Inc., et al., Case
No. 09-11435.
On May 7, 2009, we filed a Joint Plan of Reorganization
(the Plan), and a related disclosure statement (the
Disclosure Statement), with the Bankruptcy Court.
The Plan was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court on
November 17, 2009 (the Confirmation Order), and
became effective on November 30, 2009 (the Effective
Date), the date on which we emerged from protection under
Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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RATIO OF
EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table sets forth the unaudited consolidated ratio
of earnings to fixed charges of Charter Communications, Inc. for
the periods shown:
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For the Years Ended December 31,
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For more information on the ratio of earnings to fixed charges,
see Exhibit 12.1 filed herewith.
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Upon our emergence from bankruptcy, we adopted fresh start
accounting, which resulted in us recording a $11.8 billion
gain due to bankruptcy related items during the eleven months
ended November 30, 2009. In accordance with GAAP, the
audited consolidated financial statements present the results of
operations for (i) the eleven months ended
November 30, 2009 of the Predecessor and (ii) the one
month ended December 31, 2009 of the Successor. However,
for purposes of ratio of consolidated earnings to fixed charges
in this prospectus supplement, we have combined the 2009 results
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Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 and
for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were
insufficient to cover fixed charges by $1.3 billion,
$2.6 billion and $3.4 billion, respectively. As a
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RISK
FACTORS
You should consider carefully all of the information set forth
in any accompanying prospectus supplement and the documents
incorporated by reference herein, unless expressly provided
otherwise, and, in particular, the risk factors described in our
Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009 and
Form 10-Q
for the quarters ended March 31, 2010, June 30, 2010
and September 30, 2010 filed with the SEC and incorporated
by reference in this prospectus. The risks described in any
document incorporated by reference herein are not the only ones
we face, but are considered to be the most material. There may
be other unknown or unpredictable economic, business,
competitive, regulatory or other factors that could have
material adverse effects on our future results. Past financial
performance may not be a reliable indicator of future
performance and historical trends should not be used to
anticipate results or trends in future periods.
USE OF
PROCEEDS
We intend to use the net proceeds from the sales of securities
as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of Charter Communications,
Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 (Successor
Company) and 2008 (Predecessor Company) (collectively, the
Company), and for the one month ended December 31, 2009
(Successor Company), the eleven months ended November 30,
2009 (Predecessor Company) and for each of the years in the
two-year period ended December 31, 2008 (Predecessor
Company), and managements assessment of the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2009 have been incorporated by reference
herein, in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent
registered public accounting firm, appearing in our Annual
Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009, incorporated by
reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts
in accounting and auditing.
The audit report covering the December 31, 2009
consolidated financial statements refers to the adoption of
AICPA Statement of Position
90-7,
Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization Under the
Bankruptcy Code (included in FASBASC Topic 852,
Reorganizations), effective as of November 30, 2009,
and Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 160,
Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial
Statements An Amendment of ARB No. 51
(included in FASB ASC Topic 810, Consolidations),
effective January 1, 2009.
LEGAL
MATTERS
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, New York, will pass
upon the validity of the securities offered in this offering.
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PART II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
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Other
Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
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The following table shows the costs and expenses payable in
connection with the sale and distribution of the securities
being registered. All amounts except the SEC registration fee
are estimated.
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Amount
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SEC registration fee
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30,000
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In accordance with Rule 456(b) and 457(c), we are deferring
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These fees are calculated based on the securities offered and
the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be estimated at
this time. |
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Item 15.
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Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.
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Indemnification
Under the Limited Liability Company Agreement of CCO
Holdings
The limited liability company agreement of CCO Holdings provides
that the members, the manager, the directors, their affiliates
or any person who at any time serves or has served as a
director, officer, employee or other agent of any member or any
such affiliate, and who, in such capacity, engages or has
engaged in activities on behalf of CCO Holdings, shall be
indemnified and held harmless by CCO Holdings to the fullest
extent permitted by law from and against any losses, damages,
expenses, including attorneys fees, judgments and amounts
paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or in
connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding arising
out of or incidental to such indemnifiable persons acts or
omissions on behalf of CCO Holdings. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no indemnification is available under the limited
liability company agreement in respect of any such claim
adjudged to be primarily the result of bad faith, willful
misconduct or fraud of an indemnifiable person. Payment of these
indemnification obligations shall be made from the assets of CCO
Holdings and the members shall not be personally liable to an
indemnifiable person for payment of indemnification.
Indemnification
Under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act
Section 18-108
of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act authorizes a
limited liability company to indemnify and hold harmless any
member or manager or other person from and against any and all
claims and demands whatsoever, subject to such standards and
restrictions, if any, as are set forth in its limited liability
company agreement.
Indemnification
Under the By-Laws of CCO Holdings Capital
The bylaws of CCO Holdings Capital require CCO Holdings Capital,
to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General
Corporation Law, to indemnify any person who was or is made a
party or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise
involved in any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact
that he is or was a director or officer of CCO Holdings Capital
or is or was serving at the request of CCO Holdings Capital as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or
other entity or enterprise, in each case, against all expense,
liability and loss (including attorneys fees, judgments,
amounts paid in settlement, fines, ERISA excise taxes or
penalties) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in
connection therewith.
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Indemnification
Under the Delaware General Corporation Law
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law,
authorizes a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a
party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact
that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent
of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys fees,
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith
and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in, or not
opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable
cause to believe the persons conduct was unlawful. In
addition, the Delaware General Corporation Law does not permit
indemnification in any threatened, pending or completed action
or suit by or in the right of the corporation in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the
extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication
of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for
such expenses, which such court shall deem proper. To the extent
that a present or former director or officer of a corporation
has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any
action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or in defense of
any claim, issue or matter, such person shall be indemnified
against expenses, including attorneys fees, actually and
reasonably incurred by such person. Indemnity is mandatory to
the extent a claim, issue or matter has been successfully
defended. The Delaware General Corporation Law also allows a
corporation to provide for the elimination or limit of the
personal liability of a director to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty
as a director, provided that such provision shall not eliminate
or limit the liability of a director
a. for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to
the corporation or its stockholders,
b. for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
c. for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock
purchases or redemptions, or
d. for any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit. These provisions will not limit the
liability of directors or officers under the federal securities
laws of the United States.
Indemnification
Under Charter Indemnification Agreements
Charter has entered into indemnification agreements that require
us to indemnify each of our directors and officers to the
fullest extent permitted by law for any claims made against each
of these persons because he or she is, was or may be deemed to
be a stockholder, director, officer, employee, controlling
person, agent or fiduciary of Charter or any of our
subsidiaries. We are obligated to pay the expenses of these
persons in connection with any claims that are subject to the
agreement.
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Item 16.
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Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules.
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Reference is made to the Exhibit Index filed as part of
this Registration Statement.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by
Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement
(or most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent
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a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end
of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule
424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the Calculation of
Registration Fee table in the effective Registration
Statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and
(a)(1)(iii) do not apply if the Registration Statement is on
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and the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with
or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, or
is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof; and
(3) To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under
the Securities Act to any purchaser:
(i) Each prospectus filed by a registrant pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the
registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was
deemed part of and included in the registration
statement; and
(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration
statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering
made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or
(x) for the purpose of providing the information required
by section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to
be part of and included in the registration statement as of the
earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after
effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of
securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As
provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer
and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date
shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration
statement relating to the securities in the registration
statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement
made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of
the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or
deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement
or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will,
as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such
effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made
in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the
registration statement or made in any such document immediately
prior to such effective date.
(iii) Each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as
part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other
than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other
than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be
deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement
as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided,
however, that no statement made in a registration statement or
prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in
a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into
the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify
any statement that was made in the registration statement or
prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made
in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the
registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the
initial distribution of the securities: the undersigned
registrant undertakes that in a primary
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offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to
this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting
method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the
securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any
of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will
be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or
sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the
undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be
filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering
prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used
or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus
relating to the offering containing material information about
the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on
behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the
offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, each filing of the registrants annual report
pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plans annual report pursuant
to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
directors, officers, and controlling persons of the registrants
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities, other than the payment
by the registrants of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer, or controlling person of the registrants in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding, is
asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrants
will, unless in the opinion of their counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by them is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrants have duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the County of Saint Louis, State of Missouri, on
January 4, 2011.
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Registrant
Kevin D. Howard
Senior Vice President Finance, Controller
and Chief Accounting Officer
CCO HOLDINGS, LLC,
Registrant
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By:
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CHARTER
COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
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Sole Manager
Kevin D. Howard
Senior Vice President Finance, Controller
and Chief Accounting Officer
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POWER OF
ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Kevin D. Howard, Gregory L. Doody, Richard R. Dykhouse
and Paul J. Rutterer, and each of them singly, his or her true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or
her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to
this registration statement and any and all additional
registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC, granting unto each said
attorney-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either
of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated below.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ Michael
J. Lovett
Michael
J. Lovett
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
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January 4, 2011
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/s/ Christopher
L. Winfrey
Christopher
L. Winfrey
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
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January 4, 2011
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/s/ Kevin
D. Howard
Kevin
D. Howard
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Senior Vice President Finance, Controller and Chief
Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
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January 4, 2011
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/s/ Robert
Cohn
Robert
Cohn
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Director
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January 4, 2011
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/s/ W.
Lance Conn
W.
Lance Conn
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Director
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January 4, 2011
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/s/ Darren
Glatt
Darren
Glatt
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Director
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January 4, 2011
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/s/ Craig
A. Jacobson
Craig
A. Jacobson
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Director
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January 4, 2011
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/s/ Bruce
A. Karsh
Bruce
A. Karsh
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Director
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January 4, 2011
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/s/ William
L. McGrath
William
L. McGrath
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Director
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January 4, 2011
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/s/ David
C. Merritt
David
C. Merritt
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Director
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January 4, 2011
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/s/ Christopher
M. Temple
Christopher
M. Temple
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Director
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January 4, 2011
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrants have duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the County of Saint Louis, State of Missouri, on
January 4, 2011.
CCO HOLDINGS CAPITAL CORP.
Registrant
Kevin D. Howard
Senior Vice President Finance, Controller
and Chief Accounting Officer
POWER OF
ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Gregory L. Doody, Richard R. Dykhouse and Paul J.
Rutterer, and each of them singly, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
registration statement and any and all additional registration
statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with
the SEC, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agents
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or their or his
or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated below on behalf of
each of the registrants.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ Michael
J. Lovett
Michael
J. Lovett
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President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
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January 4, 2011
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/s/ Christopher
L. Winfrey
Christopher
L. Winfrey
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer) and Director
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January 4, 2011
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/s/ Kevin
D. Howard
Kevin
D. Howard
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Senior Vice President Finance, Controller and Chief
Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
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January 4, 2011
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INDEX TO
EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
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Description
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1
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Form of Underwriting Agreement.
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2
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Debtors Disclosure Statement filed pursuant to
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code filed on
May 1, 2009 with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
Southern District of New York in Case
No. 09-11435
(Jointly Administered) (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to the quarterly report on
Form 10-Q
of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on August 6, 2009
(File
No. 001-33664).
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2
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Debtors Joint Plan of Reorganization filed pursuant to
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code filed on
July 15, 2009 with the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the Southern District of New York in Case
No. 09-11435
(Jointly Administered) (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 to the quarterly report on
Form 10-Q
of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on August 6, 2009
(File
No. 001-33664).
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3
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Charter
Communications, Inc. (originally incorporated July 22,
1999) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
current report on
Form 8-K
of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on August 20, 2010
(File
No. 001-33664)).
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3
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Amended and Restated By-laws of Charter Communications, Inc. as
of November 30, 2009 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to the current report on
Form 8-K
of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on December 4, 2009
(File
No. 001-33664)).
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3
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Certificate of Formation of CCO Holdings, LLC (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registration statement on
Form S-4
of CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corporation filed
on February 6, 2004 (File
No. 333-112593)).
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3
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Certificate of Correction of Certificate of Formation of CCO
Holdings, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
the registration statement on
Form S-4
of CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. filed on
February 6, 2004 (File
No. 333-112593)).
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3
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Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement
of CCO Holdings, LLC, dated as of November 30, 2009
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the annual
report on
Form 10-K
of CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. filed on
March 30, 2010 (File
No. 333-112593)).
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3
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CCO
Holdings Capital Corp. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.3 to the annual report on
Form 10-K
of CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. filed on
March 30, 2010 (File
No. 333-112593)).
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4
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Form of Indenture.
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5
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Legal Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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12
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Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
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23
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Consent of Kirkland & Ellis, LLP (included with
Exhibit 5.1).
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23
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Consent of KPMG LLP.
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24
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page).
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25
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Statement of Eligibility of Trustee.
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