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): ~~December~~ 24January 25, ~~2020~~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:

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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

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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On ~~December~~January 2425, ~~2020~~2021, Monitronics International, Inc. (“Monitronics” or the “Company”, doing business as Brinks Home ~~Security™~~SecurityTM), issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing itits ~~has~~intention ~~acquired~~to ~~approximately~~voluntarily ~~30,000~~deregister ~~residential~~its ~~and~~common ~~small~~stock ~~business~~under ~~and~~the ~~8,000~~Securities ~~large~~Exchange ~~commercial~~Act ~~alarm~~of ~~monitoring contracts~~1934 ~~from~~(the ~~Select~~“Exchange ~~Security~~Act”). ~~totaling~~The ~~approximately~~Company ~~$2.0~~intends ~~million~~to infile ~~recurring~~post-effective ~~monthly~~amendments ~~revenue~~to its outstanding registration statements on Form S-3 and S-8 to deregister unsold securities thereunder, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “~~RMR~~SEC”). ~~Brinks~~no ~~Home Security~~earlier ~~will~~than ~~take~~February ~~ownership~~1, 2021. Immediately upon effectiveness of such amendments, the ~~alarm~~Company ~~monitoring~~intends ~~contracts~~to ~~through~~file ana ~~earn~~Form ~~out~~15 ~~structure~~with ~~that~~the ~~includes~~SEC. As a ~~$10~~result, ~~million~~the ~~upfront payment~~Company’s obligation to file current and aperiodic ~~50-month~~reports ~~earn~~under ~~out~~the ~~period~~Exchange Act will be automatically suspended in accordance with applicable SEC rules.

This Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 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 not be deemed “"filed”" for any purpose.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		~~Description~~				Description
99.1		~~Press Release issued by Monitronics International, Inc. on December 24, 2020~~				Press Release issued by Monitronics International, Inc. on January 25, 2021

~~SIGNATURE~~2

~~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.~~SIGNATURE

~~Date:~~Pursuant ~~December~~to 29the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~2020~~the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

~~MONITRONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. By~~Date: ~~/s/~~January ~~Fred A. Graffam Name: Fred A. Graffam Title: Chief Financial Officer~~27, ~~Executive Vice President and Assistant Secretary~~2021


MONITRONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.


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

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