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UNITED STATES
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): September 7, 2000
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
000-27927 43-1857213
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(Commission File Number) (Federal Employer
Identification Number)
12444 Powerscourt Drive - Suite 100
St. Louis, Missouri 63131
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(314) 965-0555
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Charter Communications, Inc. (Charter) announced that it has completed
its transaction in which Charter acquired Cablevision Systems Corporation
(Cablevision)'s 48,600 subscriber cable system in Kalamazoo, Michigan for total
consideration of $170.6 million in Class A common stock of Charter.
A copy of the press release announcing the completion of this
transaction is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 with this report.
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ITEM 7. EXHIBITS.
99.1 Press release dated September 8, 2000.*
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* - filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Charter Communications, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
registrant
Dated September 7, 2000 By: /s/ KENT D. KALKWARF
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Name: Kent D. Kalkwarf
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Press release dated September 8, 2000.
