U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
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*
Compagnie Generale Des Communications (COGECOM) S.A.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
6, place d'Alleray
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(Street)
75505 Paris Cedex 15 FRANCE
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
October 27, 1999
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
N/A
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NTL Incorporated (NTLI)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[_] Director [X] 10% Owner
[_] 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)
[_] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[X] 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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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 6,678,378(1) 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)
(Form 3-07/99)
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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
---------------------- or Exercise (D) or Indirect
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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
5% Cumulative any time 08/13/19 Common Stock, par 7,500,000(4) 10 shares of D
Participating (3) value $0.01 per C/S per Series
Convertible Preferred share A
Stock, Series A
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5% Cumulative any time 08/13/19 Common Stock, par 49,668(4) 9.9334 shares D
Participating (3) value $0.01 per of C/S per
Convertible Preferred share Series C
Stock, Series C(2)
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Explanation of Responses:
NUMBERS REFLECTED ON THIS FORM 3 REFLECT BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF COGECOM AS OF
OCTOBER 27, 1999.
1 Includes an initial purchase of 2,702,703 shares of Common Stock, adjusted
to reflect the 5-for-4 stock split by way of a stock dividend paid October
7, 1999, and a subsequent October 27, 1999, purchase of 3,300,000 shares of
Common Stock.
2 On September 30, 1999, the Issuer issued to COGECOM 5,000 shares of 5%
Cumulative Participating Convertible Prefered Stock, Series C, as a
dividend with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock.
3 Mandatory redemption date if the securities have not been previously
redeemed or converted.
4 Gives effect to a 5-for-4 stock split by way of a stock dividend paid
October 7, 1999.
/s/ Pierre Hilaire March 9, 2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
On behalf of COGECOM S.A.
Name: Pierre Hilaire
Title: Chairman of the Board of Directors
** 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 provided 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.
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Joint Filer Information
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Name: France Telecom S.A.
Address: 6, place d'Alleray
75505 Paris Cedex 15 France
Designated
Filer: Compagnie Generale des Communications (COGECOM) S.A.
(COGECOM is a wholly owned subsidiary of France Telecom)
Issuer Name &
Ticker
Symbol: NTL Incorporated (NTLI)
Date of Event
Requiring
Statement: October 27, 1999
Signature: /s/ Jean-Louis Vinciguerra March 9, 2000
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On behalf of FRANCE TELECOM Date
Name: Jean-Louis Vinciguerra
Title: Senior Executive Vice President
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