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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JULY 3, 1996
REGISTRATION NO. 33-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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GEORGIA 58-0958695
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer Identification
of incorporation or organization) Number)
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ONE CNN CENTER
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
(404) 827-1700
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
registrant's principal executive offices)
MR. CHRISTIAN L. BECKEN
VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER
TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
ONE CNN CENTER
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
(404) 827-1700
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
WITH A COPY TO:
LOUISE S. SAMS, ESQ.
DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL
TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
ONE CNN CENTER
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: As soon
as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. / /
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. / /
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED
PROPOSED MAXIMUM
AMOUNT MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF SHARES TO BE OFFERING OFFERING REGISTRATION
TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED PRICE(1) PRICE(1) FEE
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Class B Common Stock,
par value $0.0625 240,965 shares $14.39 $3,467,486 $1,196.00
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(1) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, on the basis of the exercise price of the warrants pursuant to
which the shares to be registered are issuable.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID
SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.
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This Preliminary Prospectus and the information contained herein are
subject to completion or amendment and prospective purchasers are referred
to the related final Prospectus for definitive information on any matter
contained herein. This Preliminary Prospectus shall not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale
of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation
or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JULY 3, 1996
PROSPECTUS
TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
240,965 SHARES
CLASS B COMMON STOCK
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This Prospectus relates to 240,965 shares (the "Shares") of Class B common
stock, par value $0.0625 per share ("Class B Common Stock"), of Turner
Broadcasting System, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the "Company"), issuable upon
the exercise of Warrants (the "Warrants"), originally issued by New Line Cinema
Corporation ("New Line") on May 30, 1991 and assumed by the Company in
connection with its acquisition of New Line on January 28, 1994. Immediately
following the assumption thereof by the Company, the Warrants became exercisable
for an aggregate of 240,965 shares of Class B Common Stock at an exercise price
of $14.39 per share.
The Shares offered hereby will be sold directly by the Company to holders
of the Warrants upon exercise of the Warrants and payment of the Warrant
exercise price. The net proceeds from the issuance of the Shares offered hereby
will be used by the Company for general corporate purposes. See "Use of
Proceeds."
The Class B Common Stock is listed and principally traded on the American
Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "AMEX") under the symbol "TBSB". On July 1, 1996, the
last reported sale price of the Class B Common Stock on the AMEX was $27.50 per
share.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.
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The date of this Prospectus is July 3, 1996
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and, in accordance
therewith, files reports, proxy statements and other information with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports, proxy
statements and other information can be inspected and copied at the public
reference facilities maintained by the Commission at Room 1024, 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Judiciary Plaza, Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the Regional
Offices of the Commission at Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite
1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661; and Seven World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New
York, New York 10048. Copies of such material can be obtained from the Public
Reference Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Judiciary Plaza,
Washington, D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates. Certain equity securities of the
Company are listed on the American Stock Exchange, and reports and other
information concerning the Company can be inspected at the offices of such
exchange at 86 Trinity Place, New York, New York 10006. This Prospectus does not
contain all of the information set forth in the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 and the exhibits thereto which the Company has filed with the Commission
(the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), and to which reference is hereby made for further
information.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents have been filed by the Company with the Commission
and are hereby incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and shall be deemed
to be a part hereof:
1. Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1995;
2. The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March
31, 1996;
3. The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K, dated January 3, 1996 and
June 26, 1996;
4. The Company's Proxy Statement, dated April 29, 1996, for its 1996 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders; and
5. The description of the Class B Common Stock in the Company's Form 8-A
filed with the Commission on August 13, 1987, as amended.
All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this
Prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering made by this Prospectus
also shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and shall be deemed
to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents (such documents,
and the document referred to above, being herein referred to as "Incorporated
Documents"). Any statement contained in an Incorporated Document shall be deemed
to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that
a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed Incorporated
Document or in an accompanying Prospectus Supplement modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
The Company hereby undertakes to provide without charge to each person,
including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this Prospectus has been
delivered, on the written or oral request of such person, a copy of any or all
of the documents referred to above which have been or may be incorporated in
this Prospectus by reference, other than exhibits to such documents unless such
exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into such Incorporated
Documents. Requests for such copies should be directed to Steven W. Korn,
Corporate Secretary, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., One CNN Center, Atlanta,
Georgia 30303 (Telephone: (404) 827-1700).
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THE COMPANY
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (the "Company") is a diversified
information and entertainment company which was incorporated in the State of
Georgia in 1965. Through its subsidiaries, the Company owns and operates four
domestic entertainment networks, four international entertainment networks
(together, the "Entertainment Networks"), and four news networks. The Company
produces and distributes entertainment and news programming worldwide, with
operations in motion picture, animation, sports and television production, home
video, television syndication, licensing and merchandising, and publishing.
The Company's operations are in two primary industry segments:
Entertainment and News. The Entertainment Segment consists of Entertainment
Networks and Entertainment Production and Distribution.
The Entertainment Networks include four domestic networks (TBS
SuperStation, Turner Network Television ("TNT"), the Cartoon Network and Turner
Classic Movies) and four international networks (TNT Latin America, Cartoon
Network Latin America, TNT & Cartoon Network Europe and TNT & Cartoon Network
Asia).
The Entertainment Production and Distribution group is involved in the
creation of programming and the distribution of original and library product to
the Entertainment Networks and third parties. The Production companies include
New Line, Castle Rock Entertainment and Turner Pictures Worldwide, Inc., each of
which is principally involved in motion picture and television production.
The Company owns two major copyright libraries. The Turner Entertainment
Co. library contains approximately 3,400 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., RKO
Pictures, Inc. and pre-1950 Warner Bros. films, 3,000 short subjects and 1,850
cartoon episodes, and approximately 2,600 television shows. The Hanna-Barbera
library consists of over 3,000 half-hours of animation programming.
The Company's News Segment includes three domestic networks (Cable News
Network, Headline News and CNN Financial News Network) and one international
network (CNN International).
In addition to its Entertainment and News Segments, the Company also owns
Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves and a 96% limited partnership interest in
the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks.
The Company's principal executive offices are located at One CNN Center,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303, and its telephone number is (404) 827-1700.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
The Company has entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of September 22, 1995 (the "Merger Agreement"), among the
Company, Time Warner Inc. ("TWI"), TW Inc., a Delaware corporation and currently
a wholly-owned subsidiary of TWI ("New Time Warner"), Time Warner Acquisition
Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Delaware Sub"), and TW Acquisition Corp., a
Georgia corporation ("Georgia Sub"), which provides for a transaction in which
the Company and TWI will each become a wholly-owned subsidiary of a new holding
company, New Time Warner. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (a) Georgia Sub will
be merged into the Company (the "TBS Merger"), (b) each outstanding share of
Class A Common Stock of the Company and each share of Class B Common Stock of
the Company (other than shares held directly or indirectly by TWI or New Time
Warner or in the treasury of the Company and other than shares with respect to
which dissenters' rights are properly exercised) will be converted into 0.75 of
a share of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of New Time Warner ("New Time
Warner Common Stock"), (c) each share of Class C Convertible Preferred Stock of
the Company (other than shares held directly or indirectly by TWI or New Time
Warner or in the treasury of the Company and other than shares with respect to
which dissenters' rights are properly exercised) will be converted into 4.80
shares of New Time Warner Common Stock, (d) Delaware Sub will be merged into TWI
(the "TW Merger" and together with the TBS Merger, the "Mergers"), (e) each
outstanding share of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of TWI (other than
shares held directly or indirectly by TWI) will be converted into one share of
New Time Warner Common Stock, (f) each outstanding share of each series of
preferred stock of TWI
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(other than shares held directly or indirectly by TWI and shares with respect to
which appraisal rights are properly exercised) will be converted into one share
of a substantially identical series of preferred stock of New Time Warner having
the same designation as the shares of preferred stock of TWI so converted, (g)
each of TWI and the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Time
Warner and (h) New Time Warner will be renamed "Time Warner Inc."
The Mergers are subject to a number of closing conditions, including
regulatory approvals and the approval of the shareholders of the Company and the
stockholders of TWI. Among the required regulatory approvals are (i) the
approval of the Federal Communications Commission (the "FCC") and (ii) the
expiration of all waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act"). Both the FCC and the
Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC"), which has the responsibility for reviewing
the parties' filings under the HSR Act, are closely reviewing the Mergers. There
can be no assurance that all of the conditions to the consummation of the
Mergers will be satisfied or that, as a condition to the grant of any approvals
by government agencies, including the FCC and the FTC, changes will not be
required to the terms of the Merger Agreement or the other agreements entered
into by the Company, TWI and Liberty Media Corporation ("LMC"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Tele-Communications, Inc. ("TCI"), and its affiliates in
connection with the Mergers. As a result of the arrangements among R.E. Turner,
the Company, TWI and LMC and its affiliates, holders of a sufficient number of
shares of the Company's capital stock of each class have agreed to vote in favor
of the TBS Merger to assure its approval by the Company's shareholders,
regardless of the vote of any other shareholders of the Company. The LMC
Agreement described below, however, provides that the obligation of LMC and its
affiliates to vote in favor of the TBS Merger is subject to certain conditions,
including there not having been amendments to the related agreements that would
have certain effects on LMC.
Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company and
LMC Southeast Sports, Inc. ("LMC Sports") entered into a Stock Purchase
Agreement (the "SportSouth Agreement") pursuant to which the Company will sell
to LMC Sports all of the outstanding capital stock of Turner Sports Programming,
Inc. ("TSPI") which owns a 44% interest in SportSouth Network, Ltd. The purchase
price for the stock of TSPI (currently estimated to be $60 million) will be
determined in accordance with a formula set forth in the SportSouth Agreement.
The transaction contemplated by the SportSouth Agreement is conditioned upon the
consummation of the Mergers.
Pursuant to the Amended and Restated LMC Agreement (the "LMC Agreement"),
dated as of September 22, 1995, among TWI, New Time Warner, LMC and certain of
its affiliates, LMC and certain of its affiliates have agreed, subject to
certain conditions, to vote all of their shares of Company capital stock in
favor of the approval of the TBS Merger and each of the other transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement and in favor of the approval of the Merger
Agreement. Pursuant to the LMC Agreement, TWI has agreed with LMC that, upon the
happening of certain events, LMC will have the right to cause TWI to terminate
the Merger Agreement and abandon the Mergers.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds to the Company from the issuance of the Shares, after
payment of offering expenses, will be approximately $3,455,500 which the Company
expects to use for general corporate purposes.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Shares offered hereby will be sold directly by the Company to the
holders of the Warrants upon exercise of the Warrants. The Warrants were issued
on May 30, 1991 by New Line and assumed by the Company on January 28, 1994 in
connection with its acquisition of New Line. Each Warrant entitles the
registered holder to purchase one share of Class B Common Stock at the price of
$14.39. The original exercise period for the Warrants expired on May 30, 1996
but, pursuant to an agreement with the holders of the Warrants, the Company has
extended the exercise period until such time as this registration statement
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becomes effective in order to permit holders of the Warrants to receive upon
exercise thereof shares of Class B Common Stock that have been registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
No person will be entitled to receive any discounts or commissions in
connection with the issuance of the Shares offered hereby, and all expenses of
this offering will be borne by the Company.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of the Company incorporated in this Prospectus by
reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1995 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Price
Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of said firm as
experts in auditing and accounting.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the Shares will be passed upon for the Company by Steven W.
Korn, Esq., Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company.
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NO DEALER, SALESPERSON OR OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS NOT CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR
REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE
COMPANY. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION
OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY OF THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY IN ANY JURISDICTION TO
ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IN SUCH
JURISDICTION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE
HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THE
INFORMATION HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE HEREOF OR
THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE SUCH DATE.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROSPECTUS
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Available Information................. 2
Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference........................... 2
The Company........................... 3
Recent Developments................... 3
Use of Proceeds....................... 4
Plan of Distribution.................. 4
Experts............................... 5
Legal Matters......................... 5
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TURNER BROADCASTING
SYSTEM, INC.
240,965 SHARES
CLASS B COMMON STOCK
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
The following table sets forth an itemized statement of all estimated
expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities
being registered:
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Registration Fee........................................................... $ 1,196
Printing Expenses.......................................................... 4,000
Legal Fees and Expenses.................................................... 2,000
Accounting Fees and Expenses............................................... 2,000
Miscellaneous.............................................................. 2,804
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ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The Company's Bylaws provide for indemnification of directors and officers
of the Company against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines,
settlements and other amounts actually incurred in connection with any
proceeding arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was an officer
or director of the Company.
The Company's Bylaws provide for indemnification of directors and officers
of the Company in connection with or resulting from any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, in which he or she may become involved by reason of his or her
being or having been a director or officer, or by reason of any action taken or
not taken in his or her capacity as such director or officer or as a member of
any committee appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company to act for, in
the interest of, or on behalf of the Company, provided such person acted in good
faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the Company and, in addition, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, did not have reasonable cause to believe that his or her
conduct was unlawful.
Indemnification is mandatory in the case of a director or officer who is
wholly successful on the merits or otherwise with respect to any claim, action,
suit or proceeding of the character described above. In other cases, the
determination whether to indemnify a director or officer is made by a majority
of disinterested directors, a majority of disinterested shareholders, or
independent legal counsel selected by any Judge of the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, at the request of
either the Company or the person seeking indemnification.
The Company's Articles of Incorporation provide that a director of the
Company will not be personally liable to the Company or its shareholders for
monetary damages for breach of duty of care or other duty as a director, except
for liability (i) for any appropriation, in violation of the director's duties,
of any business opportunity of the Company, (ii) for acts or omissions not in
good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law,
(iii) for making a distribution in violation of Section 14-2-831 of the Georgia
Business Corporation Code or (iv) for any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit.
The Company has insurance to indemnify its directors and officers, subject
to the limits contained in those policies, from those liabilities in respect of
which such indemnification insurance is permitted under the laws of the State of
Georgia.
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ITEM 16. EXHIBITS
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4.1 -- Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the
Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1994, and incorporated
herein by reference).
4.2 -- Bylaws of the Company, as amended on and through November 13, 1990 (filed as
Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1991, and incorporated herein by reference).
5 -- Opinion of Steven W. Korn, Esq.
23.1 -- Consent of Steven W. Korn, Esq. (included as part of the opinion submitted as
Exhibit 5).
23.2 -- Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP.
24 -- Power of Attorney (included on page II-3).
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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
1. That, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
2. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions,
or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense
of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints
Wayne H. Pace and Steven W. Korn his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact
and agents, each acting alone, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any and all Amendments (including Post-Effective
Amendments) to this Registration Statement and any Registration Statement filed
in connection herewith pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or his or her substitute
or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on the 2nd day of July,
1996.
TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
By: /s/ R. E. TURNER
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R.E. Turner
Chairman of the Board of
Directors and President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Chairman of the Board of July 2, 1996
/s/ R. E. TURNER Directors and President
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R. E. Turner
/s/ WAYNE H. PACE Vice President -- Finance July 2, 1996
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Wayne H. Pace
/s/ WILLIAM S. GHEGAN Vice President and Controller July 2, 1996
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William S. Ghegan
/s/ HENRY L. AARON Director July 2, 1996
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Henry L. Aaron
/s/ W. THOMAS JOHNSON Director July 2, 1996
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W. Thomas Johnson
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/s/ RUBYE M. LUCAS Director July 2, 1996
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Rubye M. Lucas
/s/ TERENCE F. McGUIRK Director July 2, 1996
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Terence F. McGuirk
/s/ BRIAN L. ROBERTS Director July 2, 1996
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Brian L. Roberts
/s/ SCOTT M. SASSA Director July 2, 1996
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Scott M. Sassa
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Robert Shaye
/s/ PETER R. BARTON Director July 2, 1996
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Peter R. Barton
/s/ JEFFREY L. BEWKES Director July 2, 1996
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Jeffrey L. Bewkes
/s/ JOSEPH J. COLLINS Director July 2, 1996
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Joseph J. Collins
/s/ GERALD M. LEVIN Director July 2, 1996
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Gerald M. Levin
/s/ JOHN C. MALONE Director July 2, 1996
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John C. Malone
/s/ TIMOTHY P. NEHER Director July 2, 1996
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Timothy P. Neher
/s/ FRED A. VIERRA Director July 2, 1996
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Fred A. Vierra
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EXHIBIT 5
July 3, 1996
Board of Directors
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
One CNN Center
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Re: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am General Counsel of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Georgia
corporation ("TBS"), and in such capacity I am charged with general supervisory
responsibilities for the legal affairs of TBS and its subsidiaries. This opinion
is furnished in connection with the preparation of a Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") to be filed by TBS with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). The Registration Statement relates
to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), of
240,965 shares (the "Shares") of Class B common stock of TBS, par value $0.0625
(the "TBS Class B Common Stock"), issuable by TBS upon the exercise of warrants
(the "Warrants") originally issued by New Line Cinema Corporation ("New Line")
in 1991 and assumed by TBS in 1994.
This opinion is delivered in connection with the requirements of Item
601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act.
In connection with this opinion, I have examined and am familiar with
originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of
(i) the Registration Statement, as filed with the Commission on the date hereof
under the Act; (ii) the Restated Articles of Incorporation of TBS and the Bylaws
of TBS; (iii) copies of certain resolutions adopted by the TBS Board of
Directors relating to, among other things, the Shares; (iv) the form of a
specimen certificate representing the TBS Class B Common Stock; (v) the form of
Warrant; (vi) the Warrant Assumption Agreement, dated January 28, 1994, between
TBS and New Line; and (vii) such other documents as I have deemed necessary or
appropriate as a basis for the opinions set forth below.
In my examination, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the
legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents
submitted to me as originals, the conformity to original documents of all
documents submitted to me as certified, conformed or photostatic copies and the
authenticity of the originals of such copies.
I am licensed to practice law in the State of Georgia and express no
opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction, other than the laws of the
United States of America to the extent specifically referred to herein.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and assuming the conformity of the
certificates representing the Shares to the form of specimen thereof examined by
me and the due execution and delivery of such certificates, I am of the opinion
that the Shares have been duly authorized by requisite corporate action by TBS
and, when issued upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the terms
thereof, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable.
This opinion is furnished to you solely for your benefit in connection with
the filing of the Registration Statement and is not to be used, circulated,
quoted or otherwise referred to for any other purpose without my prior written
consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, I hereby consent to the filing of this
opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5 to the Registration Statement. In
giving this consent, I do not thereby admit that I am in the category of persons
whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and
regulations of the Commission.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Steven W. Korn
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Steven W. Korn
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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
February 5, 1996, which appears on page 53 of the 1995 Annual Report to
Shareholders of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., which is incorporated by
reference in Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1995. We also consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report on the Financial Statement Schedule, which appears on
page 43 of such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
July 2, 1996
