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~~The ofSecurities ~~Report~~Exchange ~~(Date~~Act of ~~earliest event reported): November 4, 2020~~1934

~~ALASKA~~Date ~~COMMUNICATIONS~~of ~~SYSTEMS~~Report ~~GROUP~~(Date of earliest event reported): December 4, ~~INC.~~2020

ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-38341	~~001~~52-~~38341~~2126573	~~52-2126573~~
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)


600 Telephone Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska	99503-6091
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 907 -– 297 – 3000

(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:

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

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

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

☐ 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	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	ALSK	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Common stock, $.01 par value per share	ALSK	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).

Emerging growth company

☐

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. ☐

Item 28.~~02 Results~~01. ofOther ~~Operations and Financial Condition~~Events.

On ~~November~~December 4, 2020, Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~released~~issued ~~its~~a ~~financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. The~~ press release isin ~~attached~~connection ~~hereto~~with asthe ~~Exhibit~~Agreement ~~99.1~~ and ~~incorporated~~Plan ~~herein~~of byMerger, ~~reference.~~dated Aas ~~presentation~~ of ~~supplemental~~November ~~information~~3, ~~regarding~~2020, ~~financial~~by ~~results~~ and ~~the~~among ~~previously announced definitive agreement pursuant to which~~ the Company, ~~will~~Juneau beParent ~~acquired~~Co, byInc. ~~an affiliate of Macquarie Capital~~ and ~~GCM~~Juneau ~~Grosvenor~~Merger ~~to be reviewed on the Company’s earnings call to be held on November 5~~Co, ~~2020 will be made available on the Company’s Investor Relations website at http://www~~Inc.~~alsk.com~~ atA ~~the~~copy ~~time~~ of the ~~call~~press ~~and~~release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.21 and is incorporated herein by reference.

~~Pursuant~~Item ~~to General Instruction B~~9.~~2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2~~01.02 isFinancial ~~being~~Statements ~~furnished to the Securities~~ and ~~Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section~~Exhibits. ~~Furthermore, the information in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933.~~

~~Item~~(d) ~~8.01 Other Events.~~Exhibits

The disclosure in Item 2.02 is incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibit No.	Description

99.1	Press Release of the Company, dated December 4, 2020

104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

~~Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~Signatures

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description

Exhibit 99.1 Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. Press Release dated November 4, 2020.

Exhibit 99.2 Presentation of Supplemental Information

Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

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.

Date: November 4, 2020	Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.
	Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.
	/s/ Leonard A. Steinberg
	(Registrant)
	Leonard A. Steinberg
Date: December 4, 2020
	Corporate Secretary
	/s/ Leonard A. Steinberg
	Leonard A. Steinberg Corporate Secretary

~~Exhibit Index~~2

Exhibit No.	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. Press Release dated November 4, 2020.
Exhibit 99.2	Presentation of Supplemental Information
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

Filing Compare · ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP INC