1. 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): 05/05/2005
CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS INC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Commission File Number: 001-09645
TX 74-1787539
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
200 E. Basse
San Antonio, TX 78209
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
210-822-2828
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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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2. Items to be Included in this Report
Item 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
On May 6, 2005, Clear Channel Communications, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it had agreed to purchase 5,690,800
shares of the Company's common stock from affiliates of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, L.P. at $31.63 per share, the closing price of its
common stock on May 4, 2005. The purpose of this report is to permit the registrant to file herewith those exhibits listed in Item 9.01
below.
Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release of Clear Channel Communications issued May 6, 2005.
Signature(s)
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.
CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Date: May 6, 2005 By: /s/ HERBERT W. HILL, JR.
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Herbert W. Hill, Jr.
Sr. Vice President/Chief Accounting Officer
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3. INDEX TO EXHIBITS
99.1 Press Release of Clear Channel Communications issued May 6, 2005.
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4. Exhibit 99.1
Clear Channel Purchases Stock
SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2005--On May 5, 2005 Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (the quot;Companyquot;)
(NYSE:CCU) agreed to purchase 5,690,800 shares of the Company's common stock from affiliates of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst,
L.P. at $31.63 per share, the closing price of our common stock on May 4, 2005. The transaction will settle and close on May 9, 2005.
The Company does not expect this transaction to have any impact on its previously announced strategic realignment transactions.
About Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (NYSE:CCU), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a global leader in the out-of-home
advertising industry with radio and television stations, outdoor displays, and entertainment venues in 63 countries around the world.
Certain statements in this release constitute quot;forward-looking statementsquot; within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may
cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance
or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Visit our Web site at www.clearchannel.com.
CONTACT: Clear Channel Communications, San Antonio Investor Relations:
Randy Palmer, 210-832-3315
or
Corporate Communications:
Lisa Dollinger, 210-832-3474
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