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): June 3, 2022

HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

001-35886

(Commission
File Number)

80-0885255

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

4000 Ponce de Leon Boulevard

Suite 650

Coral Gables, FL 33146

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(305) 421-6364

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share		HMTV		The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

As previously disclosed, Hemisphere Media Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Hemisphere Media Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the Company (“Holdings LLC”), HWK Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), HWK Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub 1”), and HWK Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Merger Sub 1 (“Merger Sub 2”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions and on the terms set forth therein, (i) Merger Sub 1 will merge with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving corporation (the “Company Merger”) and (ii) substantially simultaneously with the Merger, Merger Sub 2 will merge with and into Holdings LLC, with Holdings LLC as the surviving company (together with the Company Merger, the “Mergers”). Parent is a subsidiary of Gato Investments LP, a portfolio investment of Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P.

The consideration paid in the Mergers is expected to be financed, among other things, with certain cash on hand of the Company and proceeds received from debt financing commitments, including a new term loan and a new revolving credit facility. In connection with the proposed financing, the Company expects to make a presentation to lenders and prospective lenders. Certain information disclosed in this presentation has not been previously publicly reported. A copy of the lender presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

The information referenced under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being “furnished” under “Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure” and, as such, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall the information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		June 2022 presentation of Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC.


Dated: June 3, 2022	By:	/s/ Alex J. Tolston
		Name:	Alex J. Tolston
		Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC. 8-K