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) October 27, 2017
AT&T INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-8610 | 43-1301883 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 208 S. Akard St., Dallas, Texas | 75202 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (210) 821-4105
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Throughout this document, AT&T Inc. is referred to as “AT&T.” On October 27, 2017, AT&T closed its sale of $1,150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.350% Global Notes due 2066 (the “Firm Notes”) pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, dated October 25, 2017 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between AT&T and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and UBS Securities LLC as the representatives of the several Underwriters.
Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, AT&T granted the Underwriters the option to purchase up to an additional $172,500,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.350% Global Notes due 2066, which they may exercise within 30 days of the date of the prospectus supplement (together with the Firm Notes, the “Notes”), solely to cover over-allotments, if any.
The Notes were issued pursuant to that certain Indenture, dated as of May 15, 2013, between AT&T and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee. The Notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-209718) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Act. Copies of the Underwriting Agreement, the form of Notes and the opinion of our Associate General Counsel as to the validity of the Notes are filed as exhibits hereto and incorporated herein by reference. AT&T is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K so as to file with the Commission certain items that are to be incorporated by reference into its Registration Statement.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
| (d) | Exhibits |
Signature
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.
| AT&T INC. | ||||
| Date: October 27, 2017 | By: | /s/ George B. Goeke | ||
| George B. Goeke | ||||
| Senior Vice President and Treasurer | ||||