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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a)
of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event Requiring 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or 6. If Amendment, Date
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION Statement Trading Symbol of Original
- ---------------------------------------- (Month/Day/Year) ASCENT ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.(GOAL) (Month/Day/Year)
(Last) (First) (Middle) MARCH 28,2000 ------------------------------------
9197 SOUTH PEORIA STREET ---------------------------- 5. Relationship of Reporting 7. Individual or
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(Street) Number of Reporting (Check all applicable) (check applicable
Person (Voluntary) ----- Director -(X)- 10% Owner box)
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 ----- Officer ----- Other (specify [X] Form filed by
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(City) (State) (Zip) Person
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More than One
Reporting
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TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Indirect (I) Ownership (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 5)
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COMMON STOCK 25,238,190.8904 (1) I BY WHOLLY OWNED
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SUBSIDIARIES
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COMMON STOCK 25,000 D
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*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person see Instruction 5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Responses) SEC 1473 (7/96)
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FORM 3 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Exercisable and Securities Underlying sion or ship Beneficial Ownership
Expiration Date Derivative Security Exercise Form of (Instr. 5)
(Month/Day/ (Instr. 4) Price of Deriv-
Year) Deri- ative
vative Security:
Security Direct
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Date Expira- Amount or Indirect (I)
Exercis- tion Title Number (Instr. 5)
able Date of Shares
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NO DERIVATIVE SECURITIES
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Explanation of Responses: (1) Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger
("Merger Agreement") among Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty"), Ascent
Entertainment Group, Inc. ("Ascent") and Liberty's indirect wholly owned
subsidiary ("Merger Sub"), Merger Sub acquired the shares shown through a cash
tender offer which expired at midnight on March 27, 2000. The Merger Agreement
also provides that Merger Sub will be merged with and into Ascent and the
outstanding common shares of Ascent not tendered and purchased by Merger Sub
will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive $15.25 in cash.
Following such merger, Ascent will be an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
Liberty.
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/s/ Charles Y. Tanabe 4/7/00
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal ------------------------------- -------------
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Charles Y. Tanabe
Note. File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. Senior Vice President and Page 2
If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. General Counsel SEC 1473 (7/96)
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form
displays a currently valid OMB number.
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