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 2527, 2021

MONITRONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

333-110025

74-2719343

(State or other jurisdiction of

(Commission

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)

1990 Wittington Place

Farmers Branch, Texas 75234

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(972) 243-7443

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

None

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).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 71.01. ~~Regulation~~Entry FDinto ~~Disclosure~~a Material Definitive Agreement.

~~On January 25, 2021,~~ Monitronics International, Inc. (~~“Monitronics” or~~ the “Company”~~, doing business as Brinks Home SecurityTM~~), ~~issued~~entered ainto ~~press~~an ~~release,~~agreement ~~attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing its intention to voluntarily deregister its common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~ (the “~~Exchange~~Termination ~~Act~~Agreement”). ~~The~~with ~~Company~~the ~~intends~~holders toof ~~file~~the ~~post-effective~~Company’s ~~amendments~~common tostock ~~its~~who ~~outstanding~~are ~~registration~~parties ~~statements on Form S-3 and S-8~~ to ~~deregister~~the ~~unsold~~Registration ~~securities~~Rights ~~thereunder~~Agreement, ~~with~~dated ~~the~~as ~~U.S.~~of ~~Securities~~August ~~and~~30, ~~Exchange~~2019 ~~Commission~~ (the “~~SEC”)~~Registration noRights ~~earlier than February 1~~Agreement”), ~~2021.~~pursuant ~~Immediately~~to ~~upon~~which ~~effectiveness~~the ofRegistration ~~such~~Rights ~~amendments~~Agreement, ~~the~~and ~~Company~~all ~~intends~~rights toand ~~file~~obligations aof ~~Form 15 with~~ the ~~SEC.~~parties ~~As a result~~thereunder, ~~the~~were ~~Company’s~~terminated ~~obligation~~in totheir ~~file~~entirety ~~current~~immediately ~~and~~upon ~~periodic~~the ~~reports~~execution ~~under~~of the ~~Exchange~~Termination ~~Act will be automatically suspended in accordance with applicable SEC rules~~Agreement.

~~This~~A ~~Current~~copy ~~Report~~of onthis ~~Form~~Termination ~~8-K~~Agreement ~~and~~is ~~the~~filed ~~press release attached hereto~~ as Exhibit 9910.1 ~~are being furnished to the SEC under Item 7.01 of Form 8-K in satisfaction of the public disclosure requirements of Regulation FD~~ and ~~shall~~is ~~not~~incorporated beherein ~~deemed~~by ~~"filed" for any purpose~~reference.

Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

The information set forth above under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press Release issued by Monitronics International, Inc. on January 25, 2021
10.1						Termination Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2021, by and among Monitronics International, Inc. and the holders named herein.

SIGNATURE

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.

Date: ~~January~~February 271, 2021


MONITRONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.


By:	/s/ Fred A. Graffam
	Name:	Fred A. Graffam
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Assistant Secretary

Filing Compare · MONITRONICS INTERNATIONAL INC