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)
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July
18, 2007
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PRICE
COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New
York
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1-8309
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13-2991700
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(State
of other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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45
Rockefeller Plaza
New
York, New York 10020
(Address
of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
(212)
757-5600
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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ITEM
8.01. Other Events.
As
previously disclosed, on August 15, 2002, Price Communications Corporation,
a
New York corporation (the “Company”), contributed substantially all of the
assets of its subsidiary, Price Communications Wireless, Inc. (“PCW”), together
with approximately $149.0 million in cash, to Verizon Wireless of the East
LP
(the “Verizon Partnership”). In return, PCW received a non-transferable
preferred limited partnership interest in the Verizon Partnership. On August
11,
2006, all of the subsidiaries of the Company, including PCW, were dissolved
and,
in connection with PCW’s plan of liquidation, the assets of PCW, including the
preferred limited partnership interest in the Verizon Partnership, were
transferred to the Company. On
August
15, 2006, pursuant to an exchange agreement, dated December 18, 2001 (the
“Exchange Agreement”) with, among others, the Verizon Partnership and Verizon
Communications Inc. (“Verizon”), the Company exchanged its preferred limited
partnership interest in the Verizon Partnership for the common stock of Verizon
(the “Verizon Stock”). Following the exchange, the Company had no operating
assets; its primary assets were cash, marketable securities and the Verizon
Stock.
On
March
22, 2006, a special meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the
Company took place, at which time the Board unanimously approved the
distribution of the Verizon Stock to the shareholders of the Company (the
“Shareholders”) and the dissolution of the Company prior to August 8, 2007 (the
“Plan”). On July 25, 2006, the Plan was submitted to the Shareholders for their
approval, which was met by the requisite vote of the Shareholders. The Board
subsequently approved the establishment of a liquidating trust (the “Liquidating
Trust”) that would pay and discharge all debts, liabilities and obligations of
the Company.
On
March
12, 2007, the Company filed a certificate of dissolution with the Secretary
of
State of the State of New York (which was effective upon filing) to terminate
its legal existence.
In
accordance with the Plan, the Company will enter into a liquidating trust
agreement (the “Liquidating Trust Agreement”), effective on or about August 8,
2007, for the purpose of winding up the Company’s affairs and liquidating the
Company’s assets. On or about August 8, 2007, the Company will distribute to the
Shareholders all of the Company’s remaining cash and the Verizon Stock the
Company received in the transaction with Verizon, less approximately $28.0
million in cash (which amount was determined by the Board and may be increased
or decreased by the Board prior to the distribution) to be deposited in the
Liquidating Trust and applied to or reserved for actual or contingent
liabilities of the Company.
The
close
of business on August 7, 2007 will be the record date (the “Record Date”) for
the distribution to the Shareholders of the Verizon Stock, the remaining cash
and other assets of the Company (other than that which will be deposited in
the
Liquidating Trust), and for distributions to the Shareholders of any assets
to
be deposited in the Liquidating Trust that may at one or more later dates be
distributed to the Shareholders. A Shareholder who sells its shares on or prior
to the close of business on August 7, 2007 will not be entitled to receive
these
distributions. The Record Date will be the last day of trading the common stock
of the Company over the counter on the pink sheets and the Company’s share
transfer books will be closed and share transfers will be discontinued as of
the
close of business on such date.
ITEM
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit
99.1
Press
Release of the Company, dated July 18, 2007.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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PRICE
COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
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July
18, 2007
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/s/
Kim I. Pressman
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Date
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Kim
I. Pressman
Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
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99.1 |
Press
release issued July 18, 2007.
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