________________________________________________________________________________ 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): October 13, 1999 PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INCORPORATED (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 0-29092 54-1708481 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 1700 OLD MEADOW ROAD, SUITE 300, MCLEAN, VIRGINIA 22102 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 902-2800 ________________________________________________________________________________
ITEMS 1-4. NOT APPLICABLE. ITEM 5. Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated announced today that it commenced an offering of $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 12 3/4% senior notes due October 15, 2009 in a private placement pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. ITEMS 6. NOT APPLICABLE. ITEMS 7. c) Exhibits Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated October 13, 1999, issued by the Company. ITEMS 8. NOT APPLICABLE. 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. PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INCORPORATED By: /s/ Neil L. Hazard ------------------------ Neil L. Hazard Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Date: October 13, 1999
Exhibit 99.1 [LOGO OF PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INCORPORATED] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: - ------- Jordan Darrow Vice President, Investor Relations PRIMUS Telecommunications Group (212) 703-0116 PRIMUS COMMENCES $250 MILLION PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF SENIOR NOTES McLean, VA, October 13, 1999 -- PRIMUS Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (Nasdaq: PRTL), a facilities-based global communications company offering a portfolio of bundled international and domestic voice, data and Internet services, announced today that it commenced an offering of $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 12 3/4% senior notes due October 15, 2009 in a private placement pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. The purpose of the offering is to fund capital expenditures to expand and enhance its communications network, to fund operating losses, and for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including acquisitions. The senior notes being offered and sold will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent such registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the senior notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under applicable securities laws, or absent the availability of an exemption from such registration or qualification requirements. --END--