COMCAST CORP
SC 13E3/A, 1995-02-03
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    AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 3, 1995
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
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                                AMENDMENT NO. 16
                                       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 PER SHARE
                         (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
 
                                  747262 10 3
                     (CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
 
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<S>                             <C>                             <C>
        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) 701-1000                  (215) 665-1700                  (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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<S>                             <C>                             <C>
        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                  (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, Tele-Communications,
Inc. and QVC, Inc. hereby amend and supplement their Rule 13e-3 Transaction
Statement on Schedule 13E-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 11, 1994 (as previously amended and supplemented, the "Schedule 13E-3"),
with respect to Bidders' Offer to Purchase for cash all outstanding shares of
Common Stock and Preferred Stock of QVC.
 
     Information contained in the Schedule 13E-3 as hereby amended and
supplemented with respect to Comcast, Liberty, TCI, the Purchaser and the
Company and their respective executive officers, directors and controlling
persons is given solely by such person, and no other person has responsibility
for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by such other persons.
 
     Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning
assigned to them in the Schedule 13E-3.
 
ITEM 4.  TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION.
 
     The answer to Items 10(c) and 10(f) of Amendment No. 16 to the Schedule
14D-1 is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 6.  SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
 
     The answer to Items 4(a) and 4(b) of Amendment No. 16 to the Schedule 14D-1
is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 7.  PURPOSE(S), ALTERNATIVES, REASONS AND EFFECTS.
 
     The answer to Items 5(a)-(g) of Amendment No. 16 to the Schedule 14D-1 is
incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 8.  FAIRNESS OF THE TRANSACTION.
 
     The answer to Items 5(a)-(g) of Amendment No. 16 to the Schedule 14D-1 is
incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 9.  REPORTS, OPINIONS, APPRAISALS AND CERTAIN NEGOTIATIONS.
 
     The answer to Items 5(a)-(g) of Amendment No. 16 to the Schedule 14D-1 is
incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 11.  CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS OR UNDERSTANDINGS WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUER'S
          SECURITIES.
 
     The answer to Items 5(a)-(g) of Amendment No. 16 to the Schedule 14D-1 is
incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 14.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
 
     The answer to Items 10(c) and 10(f) of Amendment No. 16 to the Schedule
14D-1 is incorporated herein by reference.
 
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ITEM 16.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
 
     The answer to Items 10(c) and 10(f) of Amendment No. 16 to the Schedule
14D-1 is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 17.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
 
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<S>       <C>  <C>
(a)(2)    --   Term Sheet for the Company Loan.*
(d)(21)   --   Supplement to Offer to Purchase, dated February 3, 1995.*
(d)(22)   --   Letter of Transmittal (including Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer
               Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9).*
(d)(23)   --   Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(d)(24)   --   Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other
               Nominees.*
(d)(25)   --   Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies
               and Other Nominees.*
(d)(26)   --   Interim Financial Information from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
               for its fiscal quarter ended October 31, 1994.*
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* Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 16 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: February 3, 1995
 
                                          QVC, INC.
 
                                          By:      /s/  NEAL S. GRABELL
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                                              Name: Neal S. Grabell
                                              Title: Senior Vice President,
                                                     General Counsel and
                                                     Corporate Secretary
 
                                          QVC PROGRAMMING HOLDINGS, INC.
 
                                          By:     /s/  JULIAN A. BRODSKY
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                                              Name: Julian A. Brodsky
                                              Title: Vice Chairman
 
                                          COMCAST CORPORATION
 
                                          By:     /s/  JULIAN A. BRODSKY
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                                              Name: Julian A. Brodsky
                                              Title: Vice Chairman
 
                                          TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
 
                                          By:     /s/  STEPHEN M. BRETT
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                                              Name: Stephen M. Brett
                                              Title: Executive Vice President
 
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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
 
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EXHIBIT                                                                             SEQUENTIALLY
NUMBER                                     DESCRIPTION                              NUMBERED PAGE
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<S>       <C>  <C>                                                                  <C>
(a)(2)    --   Term Sheet for the Company Loan.*
(d)(21)   --   Supplement to Offer to Purchase, dated February 3, 1995.*
(d)(22)   --   Letter of Transmittal (including Guidelines for Certification of
               Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9).*
(d)(23)   --   Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(d)(24)   --   Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and
               Other Nominees.*
(d)(25)   --   Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks,
               Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
(d)(26)   --   Interim Financial Information from the Company's Quarterly Report
               on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarter ended October 31, 1994.*
</TABLE>
 
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* Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 16 to the Schedule 14D-1.
 
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