Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 8-K/A

 


AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO 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 21, 2007 (April 11, 2007)

 


GateHouse Media, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   001-33091   36-4197635

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

350 WillowBrook Office Park, Fairport, New York   14450
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (585) 598-0030

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 


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INTRODUCTORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 amends the Current Report on Form 8-K of GateHouse Media, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2007 relating to the Company’s acquisition of nine (9) publications from The Copley Press, Inc. (the “Copley Transaction”). This Form 8-K/A amends the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 11, 2007 to include the financial statements and pro forma financial information required by Items 9.01(a) and 9.01(b) of Form 8-K. The description of the Copley Transaction, as set forth in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 11, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference into this Form 8-K/A.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Pursuant to Item 9.01 of Form 8-K, set forth below are the Financial Statements and Pro Forma Financial Information relating to the Copley Transaction. Such information should be read in connection with the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 11, 2007.

 

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired

The Combined Balance Sheets of acquired publications as of December 31, 2005 and 2006 (audited) and March 31, 2007 (unaudited) and the related Combined Statements of Operations and Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006 (audited), and the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2007 (unaudited), as required by this item, are attached hereto, and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1.

 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Company, as of March 31, 2007 and the related Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2006, and the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, as required by this item, are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.2.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1 Combined Balance Sheets of acquired publications as of December 31, 2005 and 2006 (audited) and March 31, 2007 (unaudited) and the related Combined Statements of Operations and Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006 (audited), and the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2007 (unaudited).

 

99.2 Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Company, as of March 31, 2007 and the related Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2006, and the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.


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.

 

    GATEHOUSE MEDIA, INC.  
   

/s/ Michael Reed

 
    Michael Reed  
    Chief Executive Officer  
Date: June 21, 2007      


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Exhibit

99.1

  Combined Balance Sheets of acquired publications as of December 31, 2005 and 2006 (audited) and March 31, 2007 (unaudited) and the related Combined Statements of Operations and Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006 (audited), and the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2007 (unaudited).

99.2

  Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Company, as of March 31, 2007 and the related Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2006, and the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.