FORM 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 9, 2001 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ---------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware -------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) 000-27927 43-1857213 --------- ---------- (Commission File Number) (Federal Employer Identification Number) 12405 Powerscourt Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63131 ------------------- ----- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (314) 965-0555 -------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ITEM 5. OTHER ITEMS. On October 9, 2001, Charter Communications, Inc. (the Company) announced that its Board of Directors has selected Carl Vogel as the Company's new President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Mr. Vogel also has been named a member of the Company's Board of Directors and its Executive Committee. Both actions have followed the previously announced resignation of Jerry Kent. A copy of the press release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 with this report. ITEM 7. EXHIBITS. 99.1 Press release dated October 9, 2001 * ------------------------------ * filed herewith SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Charter Communications, Inc. has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Registrant By: /s/ KENT D. KALKWARF -------------------- Name: Kent D. Kalkwarf Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) Dated: October 11, 2001 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------ ----------- 99.1 Press release dated October 9, 2001.