COMCAST CORP
SC 13E3/A, 1994-08-12
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    AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON AUGUST 12, 1994
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
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                                AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                      TO
                                SCHEDULE 13E-3
 
             Rule 13e-3 Transaction Statement (Pursuant to Section
                 13(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
 
                                   QVC, INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)
 
                                   QVC, INC.
                         QVC PROGRAMMING HOLDINGS, INC.
                              COMCAST CORPORATION
                           TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
                      (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
 
                          COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE 
                         (Title of Class of Securities)
 
                                  747262 10 3 
                     (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
 
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        NEAL S. GRABELL                STANLEY L. WANG               STEPHEN M. BRETT
           QVC, INC.                 COMCAST CORPORATION         TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
     1365 ENTERPRISE DRIVE           1500 MARKET STREET              5619 DTC PARKWAY
    WEST CHESTER, PA 19380         PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102           ENGLEWOOD, CO 80111
        (610) 430-1000                 (215) 981-7510                 (303) 267-5500
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  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices
          and Communications on Behalf of Person(s) Filing Statement)
 
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                                   Copies to:
 
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       PAMELA S. SEYMON               DENNIS S. HERSCH             FREDERICK H. MCGRATH
WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ      DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL          BAKER & BOTTS, L.L.P.
      51 WEST 52ND STREET           450 LEXINGTON AVENUE             885 THIRD AVENUE
      NEW YORK, NY 10019             NEW YORK, NY 10017             NEW YORK, NY 10022
        (212) 403-1000            TELEPHONE: (212) 450-4000           (212) 705-5000
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                                AUGUST 11, 1994
     (Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent, or Given to Securityholders)
 
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     QVC Programming Holdings, Inc., Comcast Corporation and
Tele-Communications, Inc. ("Bidders") and QVC, Inc. ("QVC") hereby amend and
supplement their Statement on Schedule 13E-3 (the "Original Statement")
originally filed on August 11, 1994 with respect to Bidders' offer to purchase
for cash all outstanding shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock of QVC.
 
     Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning
assigned to them in the Original Statement.
 
ITEM 4.  TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION.
 
     (a) The information set forth under "Introduction", "Special
Factors -- Interests of Certain Persons in the Transaction", "-- The Merger
Agreement", "-- Dissenters Rights", "-- Certain Effects of the Transaction",
"The Tender Offer -- 1. Terms of the Offer", "-- 2. Acceptance for Payment and
Payment", "-- 3. Procedure for Tendering Shares", "-- 4. Withdrawal Rights" and
"-- 10. Certain Conditions of the Offer" in the Offer to Purchase is
incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 7.  PURPOSES, ALTERNATIVES, REASONS AND EFFECTS.
 
     (a) The answer to Item 5 of the Schedule 14D-1 is incorporated herein by
reference.
 
     (b)-(c) The information set forth under "Special Factors -- Background of
the Transaction", "-- Purpose of the Transaction" and " -- Fairness of the
Transaction" in the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
 
     (d) The information set forth under "Special Factors -- Certain Tax
Consequences" and "-- Certain Effects of the Transaction" in the Offer to
Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 17.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
 
     (d)(1) -- Offer to Purchase, dated August 11, 1994.*
 
     (d)(2) -- Form of Letter of Transmittal (including Guidelines for
Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9).*
 
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* Incorporated by reference to the Schedule 14D-1.
 
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                                   SIGNATURE
 
     After due 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.
 
Dated: August 12, 1994
 
                                          QVC, INC.
 
                                          By: /s/  NEAL S. GRABELL
                                        ........................................
                                              Name: Neal S. Grabell
                                              Title: Senior Vice President,
                                                     General Counsel
                                                     and Corporate Secretary
 
                                          QVC PROGRAMMING HOLDINGS, INC.
 
                                          By: /s/  JULIAN A. BRODSKY
                                        ........................................
                                              Name: Julian A. Brodsky
                                              Title: Vice Chairman
 
                                          COMCAST CORPORATION
 
                                          By: /s/  JULIAN A. BRODSKY
                                        ........................................
                                              Name: Julian A. Brodsky
                                              Title: Vice Chairman
 
                                          TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
 
                                          By: /s/  STEPHEN M. BRETT
                                        ........................................
                                              Name: Stephen M. Brett
                                              Title: Executive Vice President
 
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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
 
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                                                                                      SEQUENTIALLY
 EXHIBIT                                                                                NUMBERED
 NUMBER                                      DESCRIPTION                                  PAGE
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<S>        <C>   <C>                                                                  <C>
(d)(1)      --   Offer to Purchase, dated August 11, 1994*..........................
(d)(2)      --   Form of Letter of Transmittal (including Guidelines for
                 Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number in Substitute Form
                 W-9)*..............................................................
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* Incorporated by reference to the 14D-1.
 
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