FORM 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ---------- CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 30, 2001 ------------- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) 000-27927 43-1857213 ---------------------- ---------------------- Commission File Number (Federal Employer Identification Number) 12444 Powerscourt Drive - Suite 400 St. Louis, Missouri 63131 ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) (314) 965-0555 ITEM 5. OTHER ITEMS. On July 30, 2001 Charter Communications, Inc. announced 2001 second quarter financial results. A copy of the press release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 with this report. ITEM 7. EXHIBITS. 99.1 Press release dated July 30, 2001.* ---------- * filed herewith SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Charter Communications, Inc. has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Registrant Dated: August 1, 2001 By: /s/ KENT D. KALKWARF ------------------------------------- Name: Kent D. Kalkwarf Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 99.1 Press release dated July 30, 2001.