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) May 16, 2007
CENTRAL
EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
BERMUDA
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0-24796
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98-0438382
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation and organisation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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Clarendon
House, Church Street, Hamilton
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HM
11 Bermuda
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (441)
296-1431
Not
applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item
1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On
May
16, 2007, Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (“CME”) and its wholly-owned
subsidiaries Central European Media Enterprises N.V. (“CME NV”) and CME Media
Enterprises B.V. (“CME BV”) entered into an indenture (the “Indenture”) with BNY
Corporate Trustee Services Limited, as trustee (the “Trustee”), The Bank of New
York, as security trustee, principal paying agent and transfer agent (the
“Security Trustee”) and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A., as registrar,
Luxembourg transfer agent and Luxembourg paying agent. Pursuant to the
Indenture, CME has issued and sold Euro 150 million (approximately US$ 204
million) in aggregate principal amount of senior floating rate notes (the
“Notes”). The Notes bear interest at a rate of six-month EURIBOR plus 1.625%.
CME has received net proceeds of approximately Euro 147.8 million (approximately
US$ 201 million). These proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes,
including the potential purchase of additional interests in our existing
operations in Romania and Ukraine.
Item
2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
On
May
16, 2007, Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (“CME”) and its wholly-owned
subsidiaries CME NV and CME BV (as subsidiary guarantors) entered into an
indenture (the “Indenture”) with BNY Corporate Trustee Services Limited, as
trustee, The Bank of New York, as security trustee, principal paying agent
and
transfer agent and The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A,. as registrar,
Luxembourg transfer agent and Luxembourg paying agent. Pursuant to the
Indenture, CME has issued and sold Euro 150 million (approximately US$ 204
million) in aggregate principal amount of senior floating rate notes (the
“Notes”). The Notes bear interest at a rate of six-month EURIBOR plus 1.625%.
Interest is payable every six months from November 15, 2007. The Notes mature
on
May 15, 2014. As security for the Notes, CME NV and CME BV are providing
guarantees. In addition, CME has pledged the shares of CME NV, CME NV has
pledged its shares in CME BV, and CME and CME BV have assigned certain
contractual rights as security for the obligations of CME under the
Notes.
Previously,
CME has pledged the shares of CME NV, CME NV has pledged its shares in CME
BV,
and CME and CME BV have assigned certain contractual rights as security for
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obligations of CME pursuant to an indenture dated May 5, 2005 with JPMorgan
Chase Bank N.A., London Branch (the “2005 Trustee”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank
Luxembourg S.A. (as previously reported in a Form 8-K filed on May 6, 2005)
and
pursuant to a revolving loan agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development (“EBRD”) dated July 21, 2006 (as previously reported in a Form
8-K filed on July 21, 2006). CME, CME NV, CME BV, the Trustee, the Security
Trustee, the 2005 Trustee and EBRD also entered into an amended and restated
intercreditor agreement dated May 16, 2007 to regulate enforcement rights
and
the sharing of proceeds among the Trustee, the Security Trustee, the 2005
Trustee and EBRD in respect of these share pledges and the assigned contractual
rights .
CME
is
subject to certain covenants under the Indenture, including covenants that
limit
its ability to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends or other
distributions, make certain types of investments, create liens, enter into
certain transactions with affiliates and restrict the ability of its
subsidiaries to pay dividends. The Notes are also subject to redemption under
certain circumstances, including certain types of changes in control, asset
dispositions and changes in tax laws relating to the Notes. CME also has
rights
to redeem the Notes, which may be subject to a premium over the issue price.
Item
3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders
In
connection with issuance of the Notes pursuant to the Indenture dated May
16,
2007 (as described in Item 2.03 above), CME has agreed to certain restrictions
on payments of dividends or other distributions to holders of any class of
its
common shares.
Signatures
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we have duly
caused
this report to be signed on our behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
Date:
May 17, 2007
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/s/
Wallace Macmillan
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Wallace
Macmillan
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Chief
Financial Officer
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(Principal
Financial Officer and Accounting
Officer)
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