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FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of: APRIL 4, 2000
TRICOM, S.A.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
AVENIDA LOPE DE VEGA NO. 95, SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
(Address of principal executives offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
Yes No X
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_________
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TRICOM, S.A. ANNOUNCES THE SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION OF ITS CONSENT SOLICITATION
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - April 4, 2000 - TRICOM, S.A.
("TRICOM") (NYSE: TDR) announced today that its consent solicitation with
respect to the $200,000,000 principal amount of its 11-3/8% Senior Notes due
2004 (the "Notes") expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Monday, April 3,
2000 (the "Expiration Date"). At the Expiration Date, the Depositary had
received affirmative consents from holders of $185,463,000 aggregate principal
amount of the Notes, constituting approximately 93% of the outstanding Notes.
The cash tender offer for all of the Notes, launched concurrently with the
consent solicitation, is set to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
Monday, April 17, 2000, unless extended or earlier terminated.
The purchase price for the Notes and the consent payment will be paid
promptly following the Expiration Date for the tender offer, and TRICOM's
acceptance of the tendered Notes for purchase, provided that the conditions to
the offer have been satisfied or waived by TRICOM. The terms of the tender offer
and consent solicitation, including the conditions to TRICOM's obligations to
accept the Notes tendered and consents delivered and pay the purchase price and
make the consent payment, are set forth in TRICOM's Offer to Purchase and
Consent Solicitation Statement, dated March 20, 2000. TRICOM may amend, extend
or terminate the tender offer and consent solicitation at any time in its
discretion without making any payments with respect thereto.
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. is the dealer manager for the tender offer and
the solicitation agent for the consent solicitation. Questions or requests for
assistance may be directed to Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (telephone: 877-696-BEAR
(toll free)). Requests for documentation may be directed to D. F. King & Co.,
Inc., the information agent for the tender offer and the consent solicitation
(telephone: 800-949-2583).
TRICOM is a full-service telecommunications provider in the Dominican
Republic. Through the only completely digital local access network in the
Dominican Republic, a wireless network covering 80% of the population and our
submarine fiber optic cable systems, we offer local, long distance, mobile,
Internet and broadband data transmission services. Through our subsidiary,
TRICOM USA, Inc., we own switching facilities in New York and are one of the few
Latin American long distance carriers licensed in the United States. For more
information, visit TRICOM's Web site at http://www.tricom.net, or phone (809)
476-4044.
For additional information, please visit TRICOM's Investor Relations
website at http://www.tricom.net/investor or contact our Investor Relations
Department at the above numbers.
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the
company's anticipated future operating results, future revenues and earnings or
adequacy of future cash flow. (These forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to, statements containing the words "expect", "believe", "will",
"may", "should", "project", "estimate" and like
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expressions, and the negative thereof.) These statements are subject to risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
statements, including the risks attendant to a growing business in a new
industry as well as those risks described in the company's Quarterly or Annual
Report.
CONTACT: TRICOM, S.A.
Miguel Guerrero
Ph: 809/476-4054
e-mail: [email protected]
or
Strategic Growth International, Inc.
Richard Cooper / Robert Schatz
Ph: 516/829-7111
e-mail: [email protected]
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
TRICOM, S.A.
Dated April 11, 2000 By: /s/ Marcos J. Troncoso
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Name: Marcos J. Troncoso
Title: Executive Vice President
