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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) January 15, 2001
Citadel Broadcasting Company
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Nevada
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
333-36771 86-0703641
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
City Center West, Suite 400
7201 West Lake Mead Boulevard
Las Vegas, Nevada 89128
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(702) 804-5200
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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This report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements
are based largely on current expectations and projections about future events
affecting Citadel Broadcasting Company's business. The word "will" and similar
words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any
statements that refer to expectations or other characterizations of future
events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking
statements in this report are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions
including, among other things:
- the satisfaction of various conditions to closing of the merger
transaction described in this report, and
- the impact of current or pending legislation and regulation.
In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events
and circumstances discussed in this report might not transpire. Citadel
Broadcasting undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or
otherwise.
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On January 15, 2001, Citadel Communications Corporation, the parent of
Citadel Broadcasting Company, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger,
with FLCC Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an affiliate of Forstmann
Little & Co., under which FLCC Acquisition Corp., a Nevada corporation and a
wholly owned subsidiary of FLCC Holdings, Inc., will merge with and into Citadel
Communications. Pursuant to the merger, each issued and outstanding share of
common stock of Citadel Communications will be converted into the right to
receive $26.00 in cash.
The completion of this transaction is subject to various conditions,
including approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and the merger by the
stockholders of Citadel Communications, the Federal Communications Commission's
consent to transfer of control of the station licenses and the expiration or
termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Acts of 1976, as amended.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) Financial Statements. Not applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:
99.1 Press Release dated January 16, 2001.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY
Date: January 16, 2001 By: /s/ Lawrence R. Wilson
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Lawrence R. Wilson
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Press release dated January 16, 2001.
