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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-25-019410"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHTR"
cik: "0001091667"
company_name: "CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/"
filed_at: "2025-05-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T02:48:16.693201+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 1.0
calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Charter to acquire Cox Communications for ~$34.5B enterprise value

## Summary
- Enterprise value ~$34.5B based on 6.44x 2025E Adj. EBITDA; includes ~$12B debt assumption.
- Consideration: $4B cash, $6B convertible preferred (6.875% coupon), ~33.6M Charter common units (~$11.9B).
- Cox Enterprises will own ~23% of combined entity; Alex Taylor to become Chairman, Winfrey remains CEO.
- Combined net leverage ~3.9x; target leverage adjusted to 3.50–4.00x; ~$500M annual cost synergies expected within 3 years.
- Transaction subject to regulatory and Charter shareholder approval; closing expected contemporaneous with Liberty Broadband merger.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-25-019410
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHTR
- cik: 0001091667
- company_name: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/
- filed_at: 2025-05-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 1.0
- calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1091667/000114036125019410/0001140361-25-019410-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1091667/000114036125019410/ef20049175_8k.htm

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