UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 6, 2011
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CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Texas
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001-09645
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74-1787539
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
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of incorporation)
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Identification No.)
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200 East Basse Road
San Antonio, Texas 78209
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (210) 822-2828
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On December 6, 2011, the Board of Directors of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), an indirect subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, Inc., approved the Company entering into Indemnification Agreements with Thomas W. Casey, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Company’s Office of the Chief Executive Officer, and Robert H. Walls, Jr., the Company’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary and a member of the Company’s Office of the Chief Executive Officer. Messrs. Casey and Walls also serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, respectively, of the Company’s indirect parent entities, CC Media Holdings, Inc. and Clear Channel Communications, Inc. The Indemnification Agreements provide substantially the same benefits as provided to the Company’s affiliate directors under the previously disclosed Affiliate Director Indemnification Agreements.
The Indemnification Agreements provide that the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each person subject to an Indemnification Agreement (each, an “Indemnified Party”) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law from and against all losses, costs, liabilities, judgments, penalties, fines, expenses and other matters that may result or arise in connection with such Indemnified Party serving in his or her capacity as an officer of the Company or serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of another entity. The Indemnification Agreements further provide that, upon an Indemnified Party’s request, the Company will advance expenses to the Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Pursuant to the Indemnification Agreements, an Indemnified Party is presumed to be entitled to indemnification and the Company has the burden of proving otherwise.
The Indemnification Agreements also require the Company to maintain in full force and effect liability insurance on the terms described in the respective Indemnification Agreements. If indemnification under the Indemnification Agreements is unavailable to an Indemnified Party for any reason, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying the Indemnified Party, will contribute to any amounts incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances to reflect the relative benefits received or relative fault of the parties in connection with such event.
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.
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CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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Date: December 8, 2011
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By:
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/s/ Scott D. Hamilton
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Scott D. Hamilton
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Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and
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Assistant Secretary
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