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FORM U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL
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INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Expires: December 31, 2001
Estimated average burden
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange hours per response.......0.5
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Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
MDP Ventures II LLC
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
1995 Broadway
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(Street)
New York NY 10023
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
August 25, 2000
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp.(LCP)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
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Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
x Form Filed by One Reporting Person
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Form Filed by More Than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock (1) 6,092,700 Direct
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the Form is filed by more than one reporting person,
see Instruction 5(b)(v). (Over)
SEC 1473 (3-00)
Persons who respond to the collection of information
contained in this form are not required to respond unless
the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.
NY/298100.3
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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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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
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Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) These securities are owned of record solely by MDP Ventures II LLC.
*** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient See Instruction 6 for procedure.
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.
MDP VENTURES II LLC
/s/ Steven L. Hoffman 9/14/2000
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Steven L. Hoffman, Vice President
**Signature of Reporting Person
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