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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): July 12, 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 has
extended its exchange offer of its outstanding unregistered 11 1/4% Senior Notes
due 2009 for registered 11 1/4% Senior Notes due 2009. The exchange offer will
now expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, Monday, July 26, 1999, or such
later date and time to which it may be subsequently extended.
ITEMS 6. NOT APPLICABLE.
ITEMS 7. c) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated July 12, 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/ John F. DePodesta
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John F. DePodesta
Executive Vice President
Date: July 12, 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
(212) 703-0116
PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES
EXTENSION OF EXCHANGE OFFER
McLEAN, VA, July 12, 1999 - PRIMUS Telecommunications Group, Incorporated
(Nasdaq: PRTL), a global facilities-based voice, data, and Internet
telecommunications provider, announced today that it has extended its exchange
offer of its outstanding unregistered 11 1/4% Senior Notes due 2009 (the "Senior
Notes") for registered 11 1/4% Senior Notes due 2009. The exchange offer will
now expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, Monday, July 26, 1999, or such
later date and time to which it may be subsequently extended.
This announcement is not an offer to exchange or a solicitation of an offer
to exchange with respect to any of the Senior Notes. The exchange offer is made
solely by the Prospectus dated May 7, 1999, as the same may be amended or
supplemented from time to time.
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