SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
December 12, 2000 (December 7, 2000)
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
CHRIS-CRAFT INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-2999 94-1461226
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(State of (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
Incorporation) Identification Number)
767 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10153
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(212) 421-0200
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events.
On December 7, 2000, The News Corporation Limited filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form F-4
relating to its proposed acquisition of Chris-Craft Industries, Inc., BHC
Communications, Inc. and United Television, Inc. That filing includes
preliminary proxy materials for Chris-Craft, BHC and United Television,
including, as annexes thereto, the three merger agreements, as amended,
relating to the proposed transactions.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
2.1 Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 7, 2000, to
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August
13, 2000, among Chris-Craft Industries, Inc., The
News Corporation Limited, News Publishing Australia
Limited and Fox Television Holdings, Inc.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 to News
Corporation's Registration Statement on Form F-4
filed on December 7, 2000 (File No. 333-51434)).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Chris-Craft Industries, Inc.
By: /s/ Brian C. Kelly
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Name: Brian C. Kelly
Title: Senior Vice President,
General Counsel & Secretary
Date: December 12, 2000
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
2.1 Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 7, 2000, to Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of August 13, 2000, among Chris-Craft
Industries, Inc., The News Corporation Limited, News Publishing
Australia Limited and Fox Television Holdings, Inc.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 to News Corporation's
Registration Statement on Form F-4 filed on December 7, 2000
(File No. 333-51434)).
