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): September 7, 2016





GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





State of Alaska0-1527992-0072737(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization)Commission File Number(I.R.S Employer  Identification No.)





2550 Denali StreetSuite 1000Anchorage, Alaska99503(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)





Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (907) 868-5600





NONE(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)





Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:





o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)





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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))





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|Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement




On September 7, 2016, General Communication, Inc. (the “Company”) and Searchlight ALX, LTD (“Searchlight”) amended the Amended and Restated Securityholder Agreement (the “Agreement”) between the parties, dated as of July 13, 2015, increasing the common shares Searchlight is permitted to acquire under the standstill provisions of the Agreement from two million shares to two million five hundred thousand shares.  All other terms and conditions of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect.





The foregoing description of the amendment to the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits





(d)  Exhibits.





Exhibit Number  Description





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|4.5 | Amendment to the Amended and Restated Securityholder Agreement, between the Company and Searchlight dated September 7, 2016.













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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.





GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.(Registrant)Date: September 7, 2016By/s/ Peter PoundsName: Peter PoundsTitle:  Senior Vice President,Chief Financial Officerand Secretary(Principal Financial Officer)