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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 13, 1999
PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 0-29092 54-1708481
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer
Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1700 OLD MEADOW ROAD, SUITE 300, MCLEAN, VIRGINIA 22102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 902-2800
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ITEMS 1-4. NOT APPLICABLE.
ITEM 5.
Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated announced today that it
commenced an offering of $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 12 3/4%
senior notes due October 15, 2009 in a private placement pursuant to Rule 144A
under the Securities Act of 1933.
ITEMS 6. NOT APPLICABLE.
ITEMS 7. c) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated October 13, 1999, issued by the
Company.
ITEMS 8. NOT APPLICABLE.
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.
PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
GROUP, INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Neil L. Hazard
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Neil L. Hazard
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Date: October 13, 1999
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Exhibit 99.1
[LOGO OF PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INCORPORATED]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
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Jordan Darrow
Vice President, Investor Relations
PRIMUS Telecommunications Group
(212) 703-0116
PRIMUS COMMENCES $250 MILLION PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF SENIOR NOTES
McLean, VA, October 13, 1999 -- PRIMUS Telecommunications Group,
Incorporated (Nasdaq: PRTL), a facilities-based global communications company
offering a portfolio of bundled international and domestic voice, data and
Internet services, announced today that it commenced an offering of $250,000,000
in aggregate principal amount of 12 3/4% senior notes due October 15, 2009 in a
private placement pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.
The purpose of the offering is to fund capital expenditures to expand and
enhance its communications network, to fund operating losses, and for working
capital and other general corporate purposes, including acquisitions.
The senior notes being offered and sold will not be registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States
absent such registration or an applicable exemption from such registration
requirements.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the senior notes
in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful
prior to registration or qualification under applicable securities laws, or
absent the availability of an exemption from such registration or qualification
requirements.
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