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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 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): November 30, 2016

 

 

HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

4000 Ponce de Leon Boulevard

Suite 650

Coral Gables, FL 33146

           (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

 

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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD.

On November 30, 2016, Hemisphere Media Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information included in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, is furnished solely pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Consequently, it is not deemed filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act if such subsequent filing specifically references Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 8.01.  Other Events.

On November 30, 2016, the Company, in partnership with Colombian content producers, Radio Television Interamericana S.A., Compania de Medios de Informacion S.A.S and NTC Nacional de Television y Comunicaciones S.A., was awarded a ten (10) year renewable television broadcast concession license for Canal Uno in Colombia.  Canal Uno is one of only three national broadcast television licenses in Colombia. The winning confidential bid in the public auction was COP$107.5 billion (at the current exchange rate which equates to approximately US$35 million), payable over a two year period.  The Company expects to begin operating the network through a new entity to be formed by the Company and its partners on May 1, 2017, subject to various conditions, including execution of definitive agreements with regulatory authorities.  There can be no assurance, however, as to when such conditions will be satisfied, if at all.

Statements in this Current Report, may contain certain statements about the Company that are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the Company’s future financial and operating results (including growth and earnings), plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements are based on the current expectations of the management of the Company and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstance, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Without limitation, any statements preceded or followed by or that include the words “targets,” “plans,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “will,” “likely,” “may,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “positioned,” “strategy,” “future,” or words, phrases or terms of similar substance or the negative thereof, are forward-looking statements. In addition, these statements are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to change. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements are discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC, as they may be updated in any future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If one or more of these factors materialize, or if any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, the Company’s actual results, performance, or achievements may vary materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements included herein are made as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly such statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

 

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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.

 

	HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC.
Date:  December 1, 2016	By:	/s/ Alex J. Tolston
		Name:	Alex J. Tolston
		Title:	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

 

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