Charter Closes on $750 Million Senior Unsecured Notes

Charter Closes on $750 Million Senior Unsecured Notes

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) (along with its subsidiaries, the "Company" or "Charter") today announced that its subsidiaries, CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp., (collectively, the "Issuers") closed on the sale of $750 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2020. The notes bear an interest rate of 7.375 percent per annum and were issued at a price of 100 percent of the aggregate principal amount.

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The notes resulted in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $740.25 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions. Charter intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the notes and borrowings under its revolving credit facility to finance the tender offers for certain of Charter Communications Operating, LLC's 8.00% and 10.875% second lien notes and certain of CCH II, LLC's 13.50% senior notes.

The offering and sale of the Issuers' senior unsecured notes were made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and prospectus supplement dated November 30, 2011.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, without limitation, the factors described under "Risk Factors" from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this release may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "will," "may," "intend," "estimated," "aim," "on track," "target," "opportunity," "tentative," "positioning" and "potential," among others. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this release are set forth in other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC, and include, but are not limited to:

-- our ability to sustain and grow revenues and free cash flow by offering
video, Internet, telephone, advertising and other services to
residential and commercial customers, to adequately meet the customer
experience demands in our markets and to maintain and grow our customer
base, particularly in the face of increasingly aggressive competition,
the need for innovation and the related capital expenditures and the
difficult economic conditions in the United States;
-- the impact of competition from other market participants, including but
not limited to incumbent telephone companies, direct broadcast satellite
operators, wireless broadband and telephone providers, and digital
subscriber line ("DSL") providers and competition from video provided
over the Internet;
-- general business conditions, economic uncertainty or downturn, high
unemployment levels and the level of activity in the housing sector;
-- our ability to obtain programming at reasonable prices or to raise
prices to offset, in whole or in part, the effects of higher programming
costs (including retransmission consents);
-- the effects of governmental regulation on our business;
-- the availability and access, in general, of funds to meet our debt
obligations, prior to or when they become due, and to fund our
operations and necessary capital expenditures, either through (i) cash
on hand, (ii) free cash flow, or (iii) access to the capital or credit
markets; and
-- our ability to comply with all covenants in our indentures and credit
facilities, any violation of which, if not cured in a timely manner,
could trigger a default of our other obligations under cross-default
provisions.
All forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We are under no duty or obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

SOURCE Charter Communications, Inc.

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