Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) September 16, 2004

 


 

SBA Communications Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 


 

Florida

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

000-30110   65-0716501
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

5900 Broken Sound Parkway N.W. Boca Raton, Florida   33487
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(561) 995-7670

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

(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 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

On September 16, 2004, SBA Communications Corporation agreed to repurchase $5,250,000 of its 10 1/4% senior notes in exchange for 966,000 shares of our common stock in a negotiated transaction that will be settled on September 21, 2004. Subsequent to June 30, 2004, after giving effect to this transaction, we have repurchased a total of $20.6 million of our 10 1/4% senior notes in a number of open-market and negotiated transactions. In the aggregate, we paid cash of $8.8 million plus accrued interest and issued 2.46 million shares of our common stock. Giving effect to the settlement of these transactions, the remaining balance of our 10 1/4% senior notes is $283.7 million and we have 59.5 million shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

 

In order to manage our significant levels of indebtedness and to ensure continued compliance with our financial covenants, we may explore a number of alternatives, including selling certain assets or lines of business, issuing equity, repurchasing, restructuring or refinancing or exchanging for equity some or all of our debt or pursuing other financial alternatives, and we may from time to time implement one or more of these alternatives. One or more of the alternatives may include the possibility of issuing additional shares of common stock or securities convertible into shares of common stock, or converting existing indebtedness into shares of common stock, any of which would dilute our existing shareholders. We cannot assure you that any of these strategies can be consummated, or if consummated, would effectively address the risks associated with our significant level of indebtedness.

 

The shares will be issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

September 20, 2004

 

SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

   

/s/ Anthony J. Macaione


   

Anthony J. Macaione

   

Chief Financial Officer