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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

☒			ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

			For the fiscal year ended			December 31, 2019

 

OR

☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act

Yes

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No

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Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act

Yes

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No

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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes

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No

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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes

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No

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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company", and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)

Large Accelerated Filer

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Accelerated filer

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Non-accelerated filer

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Smaller reporting company

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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Emerging growth company

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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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Yes

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No

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Aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of Altice USA, Inc. computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold on the New York Stock Exchange as of June 30, 2019:			$	7,942,908,370

Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of February 6, 2020			627,953,994

Documents incorporated by reference - Altice USA, Inc. intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, not later than 120 days after the close of its fiscal year, a definitive proxy statement or an amendment to this report filed under cover of Form 10-K/A containing the information required to be disclosed under Part III of Form 10-K.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

									Page
Part I
			1.			Business			2
			1A.			Risk Factors			18
			1B.			Unresolved Staff Comments			39
			2.			Properties			39
			3.			Legal Proceedings			40
			4.			Mine Safety Disclosures			40
Part II
			5.			Market for the Registrants' Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities			40
			6.			Selected Financial Data			42
			7.			Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			48
			7A.			Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			72
			8.			Financial Statements and Supplementary Data			74
			9.			Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure			74
			9A.			Controls and Procedures			74
			9B.			Other Information			75
Part III
			10.			Directors and Executive Officers and Corporate Governance			*
			11.			Executive Compensation			*
			12.			Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholders Matters			*
			13.			Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence			*
			14.			Principal Accountant Fees and Services			*
Part IV
			15.			Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules			76

*Some or all of these items are omitted because Altice USA, Inc. intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, not later than 120 days after the close of its fiscal year, a definitive proxy statement or an amendment to this report filed under cover of Form 10-K/A containing the information required to be disclosed under Part III of Form 10-K.