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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. )/1/
ON COMMAND CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
682160106
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following blank if a fee is being paid with this statement
__. (Fee not required.)
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/1/ The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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3100 Schedule 13G
13G
CUSIP No. 682160106 Page 2 of 6 pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Ascent Entertainment Group, Inc. ("Ascent") 52-1930707 (1)
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*:
(A) __ (B) __
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON WITH:
5 SOLE VOTING POWER 18,274,091 (2)
6 SHARED VOTING POWER:
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: 18,274,091 (2)
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON 18,274,091 (2)
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* __
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
56.5% (2)
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
(1) The common stock and Series A Common Stock Purchase Warrants ("Series A
Warrants") (see (2) below) were previously owned directly by Ascent Network
Services, Inc. ("ANS"), a 100% owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person. On
May 30, 1997, ANS merged with and into the Reporting Person with the
Reporting Person as the surviving corporation.
(2) Ascent owns 17,150,299 shares of the Issuer's common stock and Series A
Warrants to purchase, on a cashless basis, 1,123,792 shares of the Issuer's
common stock at an exercise price of $15.27 per share. See Item 4 for a
description of the terms of the Series A Warrants.
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer
On Command Corporation
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office.
6331 San Ignacio Avenue
San Jose, CA 95119
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing.
Ascent Entertainment Group, Inc.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office, or if None,
Residence:
1225 Seventeenth Street, Ste. 1800
Denver, CO 80202
Item 2(c). Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Delaware
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share and Series A Warrants
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number
Common Stock - 682160106; Series A Warrants - 682160114
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules
13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
Not applicable. This statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c).
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 18,274,091 shares
(b) Percent of class: 56.5%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:
18,274,091 shares.
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
0 shares (3).
(iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of:
18,274,091 shares.
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(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0 shares (3).
Pursuant to a Warrant Agreement between the Issuer and The Bank of New
York, as transfer agent, dated October 8, 1996 (the "Warrant Agreement"), the
Issuer has issued to Ascent Series A Warrants to purchase on a cashless basis
1,124,325 shares of On Command common stock at a price per share of $15.27. The
Series A Warrants expire on October 7, 2003. The foregoing description of the
Series A Warrants is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the
Warrant Agreement and the exhibits thereto, included herein as Exhibit 99.1,
which terms are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
Not applicable.
(3) Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, in consideration of the advisory and
other services that Gary Wilson Partners ("GWP") provided to the Issuer and
Ascent in connection with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets
of SpectraVision, Inc. (as previously disclosed by Ascent in its Current
Report on Form 8-K, file No. 0-27192, filed with the Commission on November
14, 1996), the Issuer has issued to GWP Series C Warrants to purchase for
cash an aggregate of 3,450,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock at an
exercise price of $15.27 per share. GWP subsequently distributed the Series
C Warrants to its partners, employees and agents, including Gary L. Wilson,
a director of the Issuer, who received Series C Warrants to purchase
1,810,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock. Pursuant to a Letter
Agreement dated April 19, 1996 between Ascent and GWP, all of the recipients
of the Series C Warrants have agreed that each will vote its shares of the
Issuer's common stock acquired through the exercise of any Series C Warrant
in accordance with the instructions of Ascent, so long as Ascent continues
to own 20% of the outstanding shares of the Issuer's common stock. As of
the date of this filing, none of the recipients had exercised its rights
under the Series C Warrants to purchase shares of the Issuer's common stock.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
February 2, 2000 ASCENT ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ David B. Ehrlich
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David B. Ehrlich
Vice President and General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Warrant Agreement between On Command Corporation
and The Bank of New York, dated October 8, 1996
(Incorporated by reference to Schedule 13G of
Ascent Entertainment Group, Inc. filed with the
Commission February 14, 1997)
