Form 8-K

 

 

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): June 6, 2014

 

 

TIME INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36218   13-3486363

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1271 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

212-522-1212

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The disclosure in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference in this Item 3.03.

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On June 6, 2014, simultaneously with the legal and structural separation of Time Inc. (the “Company”) from Time Warner Inc. at 11:59 p.m. EDT (the “Effective Time”), the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “New Certificate”) of the Company became effective. The New Certificate was approved by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company and the Company’s sole stockholder, Time Warner Inc., on May 20, 2014, effective as of the Effective Time. On May 20, 2014, the Board also approved the Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (the “By-laws”), effective as of the Effective Time.

A summary of the material provisions of the New Certificate and By-laws can be found in the section titled “Description of Our Capital Stock” of the Information Statement filed as Exhibit 99.1 to Amendment No. 4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference.

The New Certificate and By-laws are attached as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

  

Description

3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Time Inc., effective at 11:59 p.m. EDT June 6, 2014.
3.2    Amended and Restated By-laws of Time Inc., effective at 11:59 p.m. EDT June 6, 2014.
4.1    Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Time Inc.
99.1    The section titled “Description of Our Capital Stock” appearing on pages 133 to 136 of the Information Statement, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to Amendment No. 4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2014, is incorporated herein by reference.


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.

 

TIME INC.
By:   /s/ Jeffrey J. Bairstow
  Name:   Jeffrey J. Bairstow
  Title:  

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Date: June 9, 2014


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

  

Description

3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Time Inc., effective at 11:59 p.m. EDT June 6, 2014.
3.2    Amended and Restated By-laws of Time Inc., effective at 11:59 p.m. EDT June 6, 2014.
4.1    Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Time Inc.
99.1    The section titled “Description of Our Capital Stock” appearing on pages 133 to 136 of the Information Statement, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to Amendment No. 4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2014, is incorporated herein by reference.