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):
January 12, 2018
 
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-32601
 
20-3247759
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
9348 Civic Center Drive
Beverly Hills, California
 
90210
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(310) 867-7000
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 12, 2018, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ("Live Nation") and Complete Entertainment Resources Group, Inc. ("CERG") issued a joint press release announcing, among other things, that Live Nation and a subsidiary of CERG formerly doing business as Songkick have entered into a settlement agreement to resolve Songkick's claims alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, tort and antitrust violations, as well as Live Nation's counter-claims. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, Live Nation will make a $110 million lump sum payment, exclusive of amounts paid to separately acquire certain assets from CERG and related entities. This settlement will be expensed by Live Nation in its fourth quarter 2017 financial statements. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The information in the Exhibit Index of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 9.01(d) by reference.


    


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.
 
 
 
 
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Brian Capo
 
 
Brian Capo
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
January 12, 2018



    



EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1