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):
December 30, 2017

Altice USA, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
 
No. 001-38126
No. 38-3980194
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
 
 
1 Court Square West
 
Long Island City, New York
11101
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 

(516) 803-2300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 
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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 30, 2017, Dexter Goei (our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), Charles Stewart (our Co-President & Chief Financial Officer) and Abdelhakim Boubazine (our Co-President & Chief Operating Officer) were granted nonqualified options to purchase shares of our Class A common stock under the Altice USA 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan.  These were the first grants made to our named executive officers under this Plan, and are a component of their annual compensation for 2017.  The options have a fair market value strike price of $19.48 per share and are with respect to the following number of shares: 1,201,208 (Mr. Goei); 256,668 (Mr. Stewart) and 256,668 (Mr. Boubazine).  The options cliff vest on December 21, 2020 and are subject to the provisions of the form of award agreement attached hereto as exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.

Exhibit
Description
99.1

* furnished herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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.


 
 
ALTICE USA, INC.
 
 
 
 
       
 Dated:  January 3, 2018
By:
/s/ David Connolly
 
 
 
David Connolly
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and General Counsel