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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996.
REGISTRATION NO. 33-53742
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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DELAWARE 13-3666692
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
OR ORGANIZATION OF REGISTRANT) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
AMERICAN TELEVISION AND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION DELAWARE 13-2922502
TIME WARNER OPERATIONS INC. DELAWARE 13-3544870
WARNER CABLE COMMUNICATIONS INC. DELAWARE 13-3134949
WARNER COMMUNICATIONS INC. DELAWARE 13-2696809
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
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75 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019
(212) 484-8000
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
REGISTRANTS' PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
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SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO 12(g) OF THE ACT:
NONE
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [x]
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
ORGANIZATION CHART
Included in the Form 10-K for Time Warner Entertainment Company,
L.P.("TWE") is a chart illustrating TWE's organization, providing
the following information:
Time Warner Inc. owns 100% of the Time Warner General and Limited
Partners.(1)
Time Warner General and Limited Partners own 74.49% of TWE. TWE
is also 25.51% owned by US West Limited Partner.(2)
TWE owns 100% of Time Warner Cable, Cable Networks - HBO and
Filmed Entertainment - Warner Bros., and 66-2/3 % of the TWE -
A/N Partnership (Cable). The TWE - A/N Partnership is also
33-1/3%-owned by Advance/Newhouse.
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(1) Time Warner Inc. directly or indirectly owns 100% of the capital
stock of the Time Warner General and Limited Partners.
(2) Pro rata priority capital and residual equity interests. In
addition, the Time Warner General Partners own 100% of the priority capital
interest senior and junior to the pro rata priority capital interests. (See Note
2 to TWE's consolidated statements.)
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
TWE
Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. ('TWE') is engaged principally in
three fundamental areas of business: Entertainment, consisting principally of
interests in filmed entertainment, television production, television
broadcasting and theme parks; Cable Networks, consisting principally of
interests in cable television programming; and Cable, consisting principally of
interests in cable television systems. The Time Warner Cable division of TWE
also manages substantially all of the cable television systems owned by Time
Warner Inc., a Delaware corporation ('Time Warner'), and the combined cable
television operations are conducted under the name of Time Warner Cable.
TWE was formed as a Delaware limited partnership in 1992 pursuant to an
Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of October 29, 1991, as amended (the
'TWE Partnership Agreement'), and has, since its capitalization on June 30, 1992
(the 'TWE Capitalization'), owned and operated substantially all of the business
of Warner Bros., Home Box Office and the cable television businesses, and
certain other businesses, previously owned and operated by Time Warner. Upon the
TWE Capitalization, certain wholly owned subsidiaries of Time Warner (the 'Time
Warner General Partners') contributed such businesses, or assigned the net cash
flow derived therefrom (or an amount equal to the net cash flow derived
therefrom), to TWE and became general partners of TWE. Also upon the TWE
Capitalization, wholly owned subsidiaries of ITOCHU Corporation, a corporation
organized under the laws of Japan ('ITOCHU'), and Toshiba Corporation, a
corporation organized under the laws of Japan ('Toshiba'), collectively
contributed $1 billion to TWE and became limited partners of TWE.
On September 15, 1993, TWE consummated the transactions contemplated by the
Admission Agreement, dated as of May 16, 1993, as amended (the 'Admission
Agreement'), between TWE and US WEST, Inc., a Colorado corporation ('US West').
Pursuant to the Admission Agreement, a wholly owned subsidiary of US West
contributed to TWE $2.553 billion, and became a limited partner of TWE (the 'US
West Transaction'). In connection with the US West Transaction, TWE issued an
option to US West to increase its pro rata priority capital and residual equity
partnership interests from 25.51% to up to 31.84%, depending on the performance
of TWE's Cable division. Such option is exercisable between January 1, 1999 and
on or about May 31, 2005 at a maximum exercise price ranging from $1.25 billion
to $1.8 billion, depending on the year of exercise. Either TWE or US West may
elect that the exercise price for the option be paid with partnership interests
rather than cash.
The Admission Agreement provides that TWE will use its best efforts to
upgrade a substantial portion of its cable systems to 'Full Service Network'
capacity by the end of 1998. As systems are designated for such upgrade and
after any required approvals are obtained, US West and TWE will share joint
control of those systems through a 50-50 management committee. The Full Service
Network business is expected to include substantially all of TWE's cable
systems, subject to obtaining necessary regulatory consents and approvals. See
also 'Description of Certain Provisions of the TWE Partnership Agreement' for
additional information about the organization of TWE.
Following the admission of US West into TWE, each of ITOCHU and Toshiba
owned a 5.61% pro rata priority capital and residual equity interest in TWE and
a 6.25% residual equity interest in TW Service Holding I, L.P. and TW Service
Holding II, L.P. (the 'Time Warner Service Partnerships'). The Time Warner
Service Partnerships owned certain assets related to the TWE businesses. On
September 5, 1995, and October 2, 1995, ITOCHU and Toshiba, respectively, each
exchanged its interest in TWE and the Time Warner Service Partnerships for, in
the case of ITOCHU, a total of 8 million shares of two new series of convertible
preferred stock ('Series G Preferred Stock' and 'Series H Preferred Stock') of
Time Warner and, in the case of Toshiba, 7 million shares of a new series of
convertible preferred stock of Time Warner ('Series I Preferred Stock') and $10
million in cash (the 'ITOCHU/Toshiba Transaction').
As a result of the ITOCHU/Toshiba Transaction and the US West Transaction,
subsidiaries of Time Warner and the Time Warner General Partners collectively
own general and limited partnership interests in 74.49% of the pro rata priority
capital ('Series A Capital') and residual equity capital ('Residual Capital') of
TWE and
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100% of the senior priority capital ('Senior Capital') and junior priority
capital ('Series B Capital') of TWE. The remaining 25.51% limited partnership
interest in the Series A Capital and Residual Capital of TWE are held by a
subsidiary of US West.
On April 1, 1995, TWE formed a cable television joint venture with the
Advance/Newhouse Partnership ('Advance/Newhouse') known as the TWE-A/N
Partnership to which Advance/Newhouse and TWE contributed cable television
systems (or interest therein) serving approximately 4.5 million subscribers, as
well as certain foreign cable investments and programming investments. TWE owns
a two-thirds equity interest in the TWE-A/N Partnership and is the managing
partner. TWE consolidates the partnership and the one-third equity interest
owned by Advance/Newhouse is reflected in TWE's consolidated financial
statements as minority interest.
On October 10, 1996, Time Warner completed the acquisition of Turner
Broadcasting System, Inc. ('TBS'), thereby acquiring the remaining approximately
80% interest in TBS that Time Warner did not already own (the 'TBS
Transaction'). TBS is not a part of TWE; however, as a result of the acquisition
of TBS, certain portions of TBS's filmed entertainment businesses are managed by
the Warner Bros. division of TWE. As a result of the TBS Transaction, a new
parent company with the name 'Time Warner Inc.' replaced the old parent company
of the same name and the old parent company, which changed its name to Time
Warner Companies, Inc. ('TWCI'), and TBS became separate, wholly owned
subsidiaries of the new parent company. The assets of TWCI consist primarily of
investments in its consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries, including TWE.
THE TIME WARNER GENERAL PARTNERS
At the time of the TWE Capitalization, thirteen direct or indirect wholly
owned subsidiaries of Time Warner contributed the assets and liabilities or the
rights to the cash flows of substantially all of Time Warner's Warner Bros.,
Home Box Office and cable television businesses to TWE for general partnership
interests. During late 1993 through 1994, nine of the thirteen original general
partners were merged or dissolved into the other four. Warner Communications
Inc. ('WCI,' a subsidiary of Time Warner), American Television and
Communications Corporation ('ATC,' a subsidiary of Time Warner), Warner Cable
Communications Inc. ('WCCI,' a consolidated subsidiary of WCI) and Time Warner
Operations Inc. ('TWOI,' formerly Time Warner Cable Inc., a subsidiary of Time
Warner) are the four remaining general partners of TWE at December 31, 1996.
They have succeeded to the general partnership interests of the nine former
general partners.
The principal assets of the Time Warner General Partners currently include,
in addition to their interests in TWE: WCI's ownership of substantially all of
the Warner Music Group ('WMG'), which produces and distributes recorded music
and owns and administers music copyrights; WCI's 50% interests in each of DC
Comics, a New York general partnership which is 50% owned by TWE ('DC Comics'),
and Cinamerica Theatres, L.P.; WCI's 37.25% interest in Time Warner
Entertainment Japan Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Japan ('TWE
Japan'); certain securities of TBS which in the aggregate represent an equity
interest of approximately 10.6% in TBS; 18,086,342 shares of the common stock of
Hasbro, Inc., which may be used to satisfy either the obligations of (i) TWCI
under its zero coupon exchangeable notes due 2012 or (ii) a Time Warner
subsidiary under its mandatorily redeemable preferred securities redeemable in
1997; and shares of common stock of TWCI which represent an equity interest of
approximately 8.6% in TWCI. TWE does not have any ownership interest in the
businesses or assets of the Time Warner General Partners.
For financial information about TWE's industry segments and TWE's and WCI's
operations in different geographical areas with respect to each of the years in
the three-year period ended December 31, 1996, see Note 11, 'Segment
Information,' to the consolidated financial statements of TWE and Note 10,
'Geographical Information,' to the consolidated financial statements of the Time
Warner General Partners beginning at pages F-30 and F-72, respectively, herein.
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ENTERTAINMENT
TWE's Entertainment businesses produce and distribute theatrical motion
pictures, animation, television series and films and other programming through
an expanding variety of media and markets, operate a televison network, license
rights to TWE's characters and operate theme parks and retail stores featuring
consumer products based on TWE's characters and brands.
FILMED ENTERTAINMENT
TWE's filmed entertainment business includes the production, financing and
distribution of feature motion pictures for theatrical release, television
series and mini-series, made-for-television movies, first-run syndication and
cable programming and animated programming for theatrical and television
exhibition, the ownership and operation of The WB national television broadcast
network and the distribution of recorded video product for the home video
market. The filmed entertainment business is principally conducted by the Warner
Bros. divisions of TWE. Warner Bros. is also, among other things, engaged in
product licensing and merchandising, the ownership and operation of retail
stores, movie theaters and worldwide theme parks (including management of TWE's
49% interest in Six Flags theme parks).
WARNER BROS. FEATURE FILMS
Warner Bros. produces feature films both wholly on its own and under
financing arrangements with independent motion picture producers in which Warner
Bros. is generally the principal source of financing for such films. Warner
Bros. also acquires for distribution completed films produced by others.
Acquired distribution rights may be limited to specified territories, specified
media and/or particular periods of time. The terms of Warner Bros.' agreements
with independent producers and other entities are separately negotiated and vary
depending upon the production, the amount and type of financing by Warner Bros.,
the media and territories covered, the distribution term and other factors. In
some cases, producers, directors, actors, writers and others participate in the
proceeds generated by the motion pictures in which they are involved.
Feature films are licensed to exhibitors under contracts that provide for
the length of the engagement, rental fees, which may be either a percentage of
box office receipts, with or without a guarantee of a fixed minimum, or a flat
sum, and other relevant terms. The number of feature films that a particular
theater exhibits depends upon its policy of program changes, the competitive
conditions in its area and the quality and appeal of the feature films available
to it. Warner Bros. competes with all other distributors for playing time in
theaters.
Warner Bros. has entered into distribution servicing agreements with Morgan
Creek Productions Inc. and its affiliates ('Morgan Creek'), pursuant to which,
among other things, Warner Bros. provides domestic distribution services for all
Morgan Creek pictures through June 1998, and certain foreign distribution
services for selected pictures. In 1996, Warner Bros. released, among others,
'Diabolique,' starring Sharon Stone and Kathy Bates, under this arrangement.
Among the releases anticipated for 1997 is 'Incognito,' starring Jason Patrick
and Rod Steiger.
An affiliate of Warner Bros. is a party to an agreement with Monarchy
Enterprises C.V. and its affiliate, Regency Entertainment U.S.A. (collectively
'Monarchy/Regency'), for the distribution of major motion pictures. Arnon
Milchan produces the pictures for Monarchy/Regency with funding provided
primarily by Monarchy/Regency. The Warner Bros. affiliate makes a distribution
advance (which it has the right to recoup, together with its distribution fee
and distribution expenses) equal to a portion of the production costs for the
film. Warner Bros. has acquired all distribution rights in the U.S. and Canada,
and substantially all international theatrical and home video rights to these
motion pictures. The 1996 Monarchy/Regency releases included 'Bogus,' 'Carpool,'
'Sunchaser' and 'Heat,' which opened in December 1995 but had significant
revenue during 1996. Among the Monarchy/Regency productions to be distributed by
Warner Bros. in 1997 is 'L.A. Confidential' with Kevin Spacey and Kim Basinger.
The Monarchy/Regency agreement will expire in 1998 unless extended or renewed.
In addition, an affiliate of Warner Bros. from time to time enters into
single picture co-financing agreements with Monarchy/Regency pursuant to which
Warner Bros. acquires all distribution rights in the U.S.
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and Canada and substantially all international theatrical and home video rights.
Warner Bros. and Monarchy/Regency are each responsible for approximately 50% of
production costs. Warner Bros. advances marketing and distribution costs and
receives a distribution fee in connection with the exploitation of the films.
Co-financed pictures released in 1996 included 'Tin Cup' and 'A Time to Kill;'
co-financed pictures to be released in 1997 include 'Murder at 1600' and 'Free
Willy III.'
During 1996, Warner Bros. released 29 motion pictures for theatrical
exhibition, of which 16 were produced by others. The following motion pictures
released in 1996 produced substantial domestic gross theatrical receipts:
'Twister,' 'A Time to Kill,' 'Eraser' and 'Space Jam.' During 1996, 60% of film
rentals from Warner Bros. theatrical distribution were generated in the United
States and Canada and 40% in international territories.
During 1997, Warner Bros. expects to release domestically approximately 30
motion pictures, of which 12 are expected to be produced by others. In addition
to those previously mentioned, motion pictures to be released in 1997 include:
'Batman and Robin,' starring George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Uma
Thurman; 'Contact,' starring Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey and James Woods;
'Conspiracy Theory,' starring Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts; and 'Father's Day,'
starring Robin Williams and Billy Crystal.
TELEVISION
Warner Bros., through its various divisions, is the leading supplier of
television programming in the world. Warner Bros. both develops and produces new
television series, made-for-television movies, mini-series, animation programs
and reality-based entertainment shows, and also distributes television
programming for exhibition on all national networks, syndicated domestic
television, cable syndication and in a growing array of international television
distribution outlets. Including the product owned by TBS, the distribution
library managed by Warner Bros. has grown to more than 6,000 feature films,
28,500 television titles, 10,000 animated titles plus 1,500 classic animated
shorts. Warner Bros. acts as distributor of the material owned by subsidiaries
of TBS.
Warner Bros.' television programming is produced by Warner Bros.
Television, which produces dramatic and comedy programming, and Telepictures
Productions, which specializes in reality-based and talk/variety series, and
also by Witt-Thomas-Harris Productions, an independent company which has an
exclusive, long-term feature film and television production and distribution
agreement with Warner Bros.
During the 1996 season, Warner Bros. Television successfully launched
several new network primetime series, including 'The Jamie Foxx Show' and
'Suddenly Susan,' starring Brooke Shields. Returning network primetime series
include, among others, the top-rated series 'ER' and 'Friends' (both in their
third season); 'Murphy Brown' (in its ninth season); 'Family Matters' (in its
eighth season); 'Step by Step' (in its sixth season); 'Living Single' and 'Lois
& Clark: The New Adventures of Superman' (each in its fourth season); 'The
Parent 'Hood' and 'The Wayans Bros.' (each in its third season) and 'The Drew
Carey Show' (in its second season).
In addition, Telepictures Productions launched in 1996 the new syndicated
daytime television hit, 'The Rosie O'Donnell Show.' Telepictures also produces
for syndicated television such popular series as 'Jenny Jones' (in its sixth
season) and 'EXTRA' (in its third season).
Warner Bros. Television Animation ('WBTA') is responsible for the creation,
development and production of contemporary animation, as well as for the
creative use and production of classic animated characters from Warner Bros.'
extensive libraries, including 'Looney Tunes.' Following the completion of the
TBS Transaction, the Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Ruby-Spears animation libraries
became managed by WBTA. Animation programming is important to TWE as a
foundation for various product merchandising and marketing revenue streams as
well as being a cost-effective source of initial and on-going programming for
various distribution outlets, including those owned by TWE's subsidiaries and
divisions (including Kids' WB!).
WBTA continues to be a leading supplier of original children's animation
programming with such programs as 'Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs,' 'Pinky
& The Brain,' 'Tiny Toon Adventures,' 'Taz-Mania,' 'Batman' and 'Superman.'
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The rapid expansion of off-network, pay-per-view, pay and basic cable and
satellite broadcasting has increased the distribution opportunities for
already-produced feature films and television programming of all varieties from
the Warner Bros. and Turner Entertainment libraries. A typical sale of a new
program series produced by or for Warner Bros. Television to a major domestic
network grants that network an option to carry such program series for four
years, after which time Warner Bros. Television can enter into a new license
agreement with that or any other network as well as license the
already-broadcast episodes into off-network syndication (broadcast and/or
cable). New series are also licensed concurrently into the international
marketplace and can, after a short period of time, be sold in part or in whole
on home video. Warner Bros.' domestic distribution operation handles the
launching and supporting of first-run series produced directly for syndication,
as well as the sale of movie packages, off-network syndication strips (in which
shows originally produced for weekly broadcast on a network are aired five days
a week), and reruns of classic television series for cable and satellite
broadcasting.
Television programs currently in off-network syndication include, among
others, 'Murphy Brown,' 'Full House,' 'Martin,' 'The Fresh Prince of Bel Air'
and 'Family Matters.' During 1996, the top-rated series 'ER' was sold to Turner
Network Television for syndication commencing in 1998; 'Friends' was sold for
syndication commencing in 1998 to stations covering over 85% of the country, and
'The Dukes of Hazzard,' which ceased original production in 1985, became a hit
all over again on The Nashville Network. This renewed popularity has, in turn,
spawned a resurgence of popular interest in 'The Dukes of Hazzard' and generated
a two-hour network television movie.
International television distribution opportunities expanded during 1996 as
a result of the increased privatization of terrestrial broadcast in European
markets and the introduction of new technologies and platforms around the world.
Internationally, Warner Bros. licenses more than 35,000 hours of television
programming and feature films originally produced for United States
distribution. This product is dubbed or subtitled in more than 40 languages and
seen in more than 175 countries. In 1996, Warner Bros. completed five-year
multi-faceted distribution agreements with Taurus in Germany and Canal Plus in
France.
Warner Bros.' backlog, representing the amount of future revenue not yet
recorded from cash contracts for the licensing of theatrical and television
product for pay cable, network, basic cable and syndicated television
exhibition, amounted to $1.5 billion at December 31, 1996, compared to $1.056
billion at December 31, 1995, (including amounts relating to the licensing of
product to TWE's cable television networks of $189 million as of December 31,
1996 and $175 million as of December 31, 1995, respectively). The backlog
excludes advertising barter contracts.
HOME VIDEO
Warner Home Video ('WHV') distributes for home video use pre-recorded
videocassettes and laser optical videodiscs containing film product of Warner
Bros., Home Box Office, WarnerVision Entertainment and TBS. WHV also distributes
(or services the distribution of) other companies' product for which it has
acquired home video distribution or servicing rights.
During 1996, WHV released five titles in the North American rental market
with sales exceeding 450,000 units each: 'Executive Decision,' 'Eraser,' 'A Time
to Kill,' 'Goldeneye' and 'Birdcage.' Internationally, the following titles
generated substantial home video revenue in 1996: 'Goldeneye,' 'Under Siege 2:
Dark Territory,' 'Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home,' 'Assassins,' 'Batman
Forever' and 'The Bridges of Madison County.' Additionally, the Warner Bros.
Family Entertainment label was expanded through affordably-priced North American
video releases which generated combined videocassette sales in excess of 8
million units. Also, WHV released for home sale in North America 'Twister,' 'Ace
Ventura 2: When Nature Calls' and, under the MGM/UA family entertainment label,
'All Dogs Go to Heaven 2,' which generated combined sales of more than 18
million units.
WHV sells its product in the United States and in major international
territories through its own sales force, with warehousing and fulfillment
handled by divisions of Warner Music Group and third parties. In some
international markets, WHV's product is distributed through licensees.
Videocassette and laser optical videodisc
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product is generally manufactured under contract with independent duplicators
and replicators. During 1996, approximately 63% of WHV's revenues were generated
in North America and approximately 37% in other territories.
In December 1995, a consortium of nine major consumer electronics
manufacturers and TWE announced agreement on a standard for a high density
digital optical disc technology, named the 'digital versatile disc' or 'DVD,'
that is capable of storing large volumes of digitized information -- enough
storage capacity for two full-length feature films on a double-sided disc. The
DVD technology offers picture quality significantly superior to existing home
video technology as well as premium features such as multiple language
soundtracks. WHV, along with several other studios will release a limited number
of software titles in the DVD format commencing in spring 1997 in the United
States. DVD product will be manufactured by Warner Advanced Media Operations, a
Warner Music Group company, and third parties.
CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND WARNER BROS. STUDIO STORES
Warner Bros. Consumer Products licenses rights in both domestic and
international markets to the names, photographs, logos and other representations
of characters and copyrighted material from the films and television series
produced or distributed by Warner Bros., including the superhero characters
owned by DC Comics. During 1996, Warner Bros. Consumer Products launched a major
program in conjunction with the theatrical release of the motion picture 'Space
Jam.'
In 1996, Warner Bros. Studio Stores continued its expansion with the
opening of 16 outlets in the United States and eight in major international
cities in Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Of the total of 161 stores as of
the end of 1996, 149 are wholly owned and 12 are operated outside the United
States by franchisees. Approximately 25 stores are planned to be opened in 1997,
of which 18 will be operated by franchisees.
THEATERS
Warner Bros. International Theatres, through joint ventures, operates 57
multiplex cinema complexes with 464 screens in seven foreign countries,
including 17 complexes in the United Kingdom, four in Germany, 22 in Australia,
eight in Japan, two in Denmark, three in Portugal and one in Spain. Warner Bros.
will expand into two new countries through joint ventures during the remainder
of 1997, Taiwan and Italy, and plans to open one new multiplex cinema each in
Portugal and Spain, two in Germany, three in Italy, six in Japan and six in
Australia.
THE WB TELEVISION NETWORK
The WB Television Network was launched by Warner Bros. in 1995, the year of
the repeal of the Financial Interest and Syndication Rules ('fin-syn') which had
prohibited networks from owning a financial interest in or participating in the
syndication of shows broadcast by that network. As of January 1997, the end of
the network's second year, The WB reaches approximately 84% of total U.S.
households through its 98 affiliates and its coverage on Tribune Broadcasting's
WGN superstation.
During the 1996/97 broadcast season, The WB's primetime programming
schedule was expanded to a third night, broadcasting on Sunday, Monday and
Wednesday nights. A fourth night of prime time programming is currently
scheduled to be added in the first quarter of 1998, and it is currently planned
that an additional night of programming will be added each year thereafter. The
network's philosophy is to offer family-oriented programming in family viewing
hours (7 p.m.-9 p.m. on Sunday and 8 p.m.-9 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday). Kids'
WB! carries eight half-hour animated series on Saturday mornings and two
half-hour weekday morning strips. In September 1997 Kids' WB! will expand to a
total of 19 hours of programming per week with the addition of a two-hour
weekday afternoon programming block.
In 1996 The WB announced plans to distribute a satellite-delivered program
service for smaller markets in partnership with local broadcasters (The WeB),
creating WB affiliates on local cable systems.
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Tribune Broadcasting owns an 11.125% interest in The WB, has recently
exercised an option to acquire an additional 8.375% interest and has another
option exercisable over the next year that could increase Tribune Broadcasting's
ownership to 22.25% of the network. Key employees of The WB hold an 11% interest
in the network.
OTHER ENTERTAINMENT ASSETS
WARNER BROS. THEME PARKS
Through joint ventures with local partners, Warner Bros. has developed
theme parks in select international locations which feature Warner Bros.' movie,
cartoon and superhero characters. In the summer of 1996, Warner Bros. Movie
World, a new regional theme park and studio complex, was opened in the
Rhine/Ruhr area of Germany. The park complex is modeled after Warner Bros. Movie
World in Australia which owns and operates a 400-acre movie-related theme park
(including a movie studio) and water park complex near Brisbane, Australia, as
well as Sea World of Australia.
SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS
TWE has a 49% indirect ownership interest in Six Flags Theme Parks Inc.
('Six Flags'). Six Flags operates 12 theme parks in eight locations making it
the second largest operator of theme parks in the United States and the leading
operator of a national system of regional theme parks. Six Flags' theme parks
include eight major ride-based theme parks, three separate-gated water parks and
one wildlife safari park. Each of the theme parks is located in or near a major
metropolitan area. All of the theme parks operated by Six Flags are owned by Six
Flags, except for Six Flags Over Texas, which is managed by Six Flags pursuant
to a partnership agreement which is scheduled to expire at the end of 1997, Six
Flags Over Georgia, which is managed by Six Flags pursuant to a recently
renegotiated partnership agreement which extends through 2026, and Six Flags
Fiesta Texas which is managed by Six Flags pursuant to a lease arrangement and
which Six Flags has the option to purchase.
DC COMICS
TWE and WCI each owns a 50% interest in DC Comics. DC Comics publishes more
than 60 regularly issued comics magazines, among the most popular of which are
'Superman,' 'Batman,' 'Wonder Woman' and 'The Sandman,' as well as story
collections sold as books. DC Comics also derives revenues from motion pictures,
television syndication, product licensing, books for juvenile and adult markets
and foreign publishing. Trademarks in DC Comics' principal characters have been
registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in certain
foreign countries.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION
On February 8, 1996, President Clinton signed into law a comprehensive
reform of the nation's communications laws, entitled the Telecommunications
Competition and Deregulation Act of 1996 (the '1996 Telecommunications Act'),
which substantially revises the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. The new
law contains certain provisions relating to violent and sexually explicit
programming. First, the statute requires manufacturers to build television sets
with the capability of blocking certain coded programming (the so-called
'V-chip'). The effective date for any Federal Communications Commission ('FCC')
rule regarding the manufacture of such sets may not occur before March 8, 1998
and may occur at a later date if, after consultation with the manufacturing
industry, the FCC determines that more time is needed. Second, the 1996
Telecommunications Act gave the cable and broadcasting industries one year to
develop voluntary ratings for video programming containing violent, sexually
explicit or other indecent content and to agree voluntarily to transmit signals
containing such ratings. Principal representatives from both industries have
agreed upon a system of parental guidelines, which is now being implemented on a
voluntary basis by broadcast stations and networks, program producers, as well
as cable systems and networks. The 1996 Telecommunications Act
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authorizes the FCC to prescribe guidelines of its own, in consultation with an
advisory committee, if the industry guidelines are not acceptable to the FCC.
The FCC has sought public comment on whether the voluntary industry guidelines
comply with the requirements of the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
The 1996 Telecommunications Act eliminated the restrictions on the number
of television stations that one entity may own and increased the national
audience reach limitation by one entity from 25% to 35% of U.S. television
households. As required by the 1996 Telecommunications Act, the FCC has revised
its dual network rule to allow a TV station to affiliate with an entity
maintaining two or more networks, unless certain limited circumstances pertain.
The FCC has also amended its rules to permit common ownership or control of a
broadcast network and cable systems.
The FCC rules currently prohibit an entity from having an attributable
interest in two local TV stations with overlapping specified signal contours. In
an ongoing rulemaking proceeding, the FCC has proposed to relax this rule in
certain circumstances and sought comment on a possible waiver mechanism. In
another rulemaking, the FCC has sought comment on possible changes to its
attribution rules, which define the type of interests in television stations
that are recognizable for purposes of its ownership rules. Under one such
proposal, certain currently nonattributable debt or passive equity interests
would become attributable if held in conjunction with certain other interests in
or relationships with the TV licensee, such as the provision of programming.
Such a proposal, if adopted, could adversely affect the WB's efforts to add new
television stations as affiliates.
Effective on August 30, 1996, the FCC eliminated a regulation limiting the
number of hours of network (including off-network) programs which television
stations affiliated with the networks and located in the top 50 markets could
broadcast during the four-hour primetime period.
Warner Bros. cannot at this time predict the effect on its television
businesses of the passage of the 1996 Telecommunications Act and the changes, or
proposed changes, to the FCC rules discussed above.
COMPETITION
The production and distribution of theatrical motion pictures, television
and animation product and videocassettes/videodiscs are highly competitive
businesses, as each competes with the other, as well as with other forms of
entertainment and leisure time activities (including video games and on-line
services, including the Internet). Furthermore, there is increased competition
in the television industry evidenced by the increasing number and variety of
broadcast networks, basic cable and pay television services now available. There
is active competition among all production companies in these industries for the
services of producers, directors, actors and others and for the acquisition of
literary properties. With respect to the distribution of television product,
there is significant competition from independent distributors as well as major
studios. The increased number of theatrical films released in the U.S. has
resulted in increased competition for theater space and audience attention.
Revenues for filmed entertainment product depend in part upon general economic
conditions, but the competitive position of a producer or distributor is still
greatly affected by the quality of, and public response to, the entertainment
product it makes available to the marketplace. The television network industry
is extremely competitive as networks seek to attract audience share and
television stations for affiliation and to obtain advertising revenue and
distribution rights to television programming. There is strong competition
throughout the home video industry, both from home video subsidiaries of several
major motion picture studios and from independent companies, as well as from new
film viewing opportunities, such as pay-per-view. Warner Bros. competes in its
character merchandising and other licensing and retail activities with other
licensors and retailers of character, brand and celebrity names. Warner Bros.'
operation of theaters is subject to varying degrees of competition with respect
to obtaining new theater sites and attracting patrons, including competition
from a number of motion picture exhibition delivery systems, such as pay
television and home video systems. Competition within the theme park industry
exists on a regional rather than a national basis. Principal competitive factors
within the theme park industry generally include the uniqueness and perceived
quality of the rides and attractions in a particular park, ease of access to the
park from major metropolitan areas, the atmosphere and cleanliness of a park,
and the quality of its food and entertainment.
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CABLE NETWORKS -- HBO
TWE's Cable Networks business consists of the domestic and international
HBO and Cinemax pay television programming services, operated by the Home Box
Office division of TWE ('Home Box Office'). HBO is the nation's most widely
distributed pay television service, which together with its sister service,
Cinemax, had approximately 32.4 million subscribers as of December 31, 1996. TWE
also has a partial interest in certain other domestic and international
programming networks.
GENERAL
Through Home Box Office, TWE distributes HBO, the leading pay-TV service,
as well as Cinemax. HBO and Cinemax offer uncut, commercial-free motion pictures
and high-quality documentaries. In addition, HBO offers exclusive sporting and
special entertainment events (such as concerts and comedy shows), and feature
motion pictures and television series produced specifically by or for HBO.
Each of the pay cable networks distributes its programming via cable and
other distribution technologies, including satellite distribution. The pay
television programming services generally enter into separate multi-year
agreements, known as affiliation agreements, with operators of cable television
systems and direct-to-home satellite ('DTH') distribution companies in the
United States that have agreed to carry such networks. In the United States,
cable operators elect to carry networks and services on an individual, and not
packaged, basis. With the proliferation of new cable networks and services,
competition for cable carriage on the limited available channel capacity has
intensified.
The programming produced for HBO and Cinemax is generally transmitted via
C-band or Ku-band communications satellites from an uplinking terminus and
received on receivers located at local operations centers for each affiliated
cable company, or on home satellite dish receivers. Individual dish owners
wishing to receive programming from one of the satellite distribution companies
must purchase a consumer decoder from a local source and arrange for its
activation.
The pay-TV services, being commercial free, generate their revenue
principally from receipt of monthly per subscriber fees for each of the services
carried, paid by cable system operators, DTH distribution companies, hotels and
other customers (known as affiliates) who have contracted to receive and
distribute such networks, which are generally charged on a per subscriber basis.
Individual subscribers to HBO and Cinemax are then generally billed monthly by
their local cable company or DTH packager for each service purchased and are
free to cancel a service at any time.
As a result of acquisitions and mergers in the cable television industry in
recent years, the percentage of Home Box Office's revenue from affiliates that
are large multiple system cable operators has increased. As of December 31,
1996, the largest single multiple system cable operator with which Home Box
Office does business is Tele-Communications, Inc. ('TCI'), which accounted for
approximately 20% of HBO's and Cinemax's combined subscribers. As of December
31, 1996, Time Warner Cable (see 'Cable') accounted for an additional 15% of
HBO's and Cinemax's combined subscribers. Home Box Office attempts to assure
continuity in its relationships with affiliates and has entered into multi-year
contracts with affiliates, whenever possible. Although Home Box Office believes
the prospects of continued carriage and marketing of its programming services by
the larger affiliates are good, the loss of one or more of them as distributors
of any individual service could have a material adverse effect on its business.
PROGRAMMING
A majority of HBO's programming and a large portion of that on Cinemax
consists of recently released, uncut and uncensored feature motion pictures.
Home Box Office's practice has been to negotiate licensing agreements of varying
duration for such programming with major motion picture studios and independent
producers and distributors. These agreements typically grant pay television
exhibition rights to recently released and certain older films owned by the
particular studio, producer or distributor in exchange for a negotiated fee,
which may be a function of, among other things, HBO and Cinemax subscriber
levels and the films' box office performances.
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Home Box Office attempts to ensure access to future movies in a number of
ways. In addition to its exhibition of movies distributed by Warner Bros. and
its regular licensing agreements with numerous distributors, it has entered into
agreements with DreamWorks SKG, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. ('Sony
Pictures'), Paramount Pictures Corporation ('Paramount') and Twentieth Century
Fox Film Corporation ('Fox') pursuant to which Home Box Office has acquired
exclusive and non-exclusive rights to exhibit on its pay television services all
or a substantial portion of the films produced, acquired and/or released by
these entities during the term of each agreement. Home Box Office has also
entered into non-exclusive license agreements with Fox, Paramount, Sony Pictures
and Walt Disney Pictures for older, library films. Home Box Office's exclusive
distribution agreement with Paramount, the parent company of which also owns the
Showtime Network, expires as to new theatrical releases on December 31, 1997 and
is not expected to be renewed.
HBO has also increasingly defined itself by the exhibition of sporting
events, such as boxing matches and Wimbledon, contemporary and sometimes
controversial, pay television premiere movies, dramatic and comedy specials,
television series, and documentaries that are produced by HBO or for initial
exhibition on HBO. Examples of such shows include 'The Larry Sanders Show,' now
in its fifth season, 'Dennis Miller Live,' in its fourth season and 'Real Sports
with Bryant Gumbel,' in its third season.
OTHER INTERESTS
Time Warner Sports, a division of Home Box Office, operates TVKO and TVKO
Entertainment, entities that distribute pay-per-view prize fights and other
pay-per-view programming.
In 1996, Home Box Office's own production company, HBO Independent
Productions, produced the series 'Martin,' now in its fifth season on the Fox
network, and 'Everybody Loves Raymond' under a 'first look' production agreement
with CBS. Divisions of Home Box Office also produce comedy programming for HBO,
Comedy Central, broadcast networks and syndication. Home Box Office owns a 50%
interest in Citadel Entertainment, L.P., which produces motion pictures and
other programs for broadcast, basic cable and pay television networks, including
HBO. Home Box Office is also co-owner of a U.K. television production company
and a separate joint venture for the foreign distribution of programming
produced by that production company.
When it controls the rights, Home Box Office also distributes theatrical
films and made-for-pay television programming to other cable television or
pay-per-view services, and distributes original programming into domestic
syndication and foreign television.
INTERNATIONAL
HBO Ole, a 37.6%-owned partnership comprised of TWE (acting through its
Home Box Office and Warner Bros. divisions), a Venezuelan company and two other
motion picture companies, operates two Spanish-language pay television motion
picture services, HBO Ole and Cinemax, which are currently distributed in
Central and South America, Mexico and the Caribbean. HBO Brasil, another
partnership in which TWE has an interest, distributes Portuguese-language pay
television movie services in Brazil. TWE also has a 40% interest in HBO Asia, an
English-language, movie-based pay television service which, together with
Cinemax, is currently distributed to various countries in Southeast Asia.
In addition to the Latin American and Asian ventures, Home Box Office has
interests in pay television services in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland.
TWE also has a 6.6% interest in TV-1000, a pay television service operating in
Scandinavia, a 20.5% interest in PulsTV, a general interest regional television
broadcaster serving the Berlin and Brandenberg areas of Germany, as well as a
26.5% interest in Hamburg 1, also a regional broadcaster in Germany.
n-tv, a German language news network currently reaching 40 million homes in
Germany and contiguous countries in Europe, primarily via cable systems and
satellite, is 24.27%-owned by the Home Box Office division of TWE. n-tv relies
principally on advertising revenues and receives no compensation for its signal
from cable systems.
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BASIC CABLE NETWORK INTERESTS
TWE holds a 50% interest in Comedy Central, an advertiser-supported basic
cable television service, which provides comedy programming. Comedy Central was
available in 42 million homes at year-end 1996.
TWE and the TWE-A/N Partnership, as of December 31, 1996 held an interest
of approximately 58% in E! Entertainment Television, a Los Angeles-based basic
cable channel specializing in promoting the entertainment industry and serving
approximately 43 million subscribers as of year-end 1996. In December 1996, the
other owners of E! triggered contractual buy-sell provisions, pursuant to which
TWE expects to sell its interest in E! in March 1997.
TWE holds a 33 1/3% interest in Court TV. Court TV, launched in 1991, is a
24-hour cable network covering actual courtroom trials from around the United
States and abroad with approximately 28 million subscribers at year-end 1996.
During prime time, Court TV features live analyses of the day's coverage and
other programming exploring aspects of the legal system.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION
In April 1993, the FCC released regulations designed to implement
provisions of the 1992 Cable Act, which generally prohibits vertically
integrated programmers, which currently include the program services owned by
Home Box Office, from offering different prices, terms, or conditions to
competing multichannel video programming distributors unless the differential is
justified by certain permissible factors set forth in the regulations. The rules
also place certain restrictions on the ability of vertically integrated
programmers to enter into exclusive distribution arrangements with cable
operators. Although the HBO and Cinemax services are currently provided to
subscribers by means of a number of different technologies including cable, MMDS
and DTH, the 1992 Cable Act and the FCC's implementing regulations could have a
material adverse effect on their businesses. See 'Cable Systems Regulation and
Legislation.'
The 1996 Telecommunications Act contains provisions concerning manufacturer
insertion of a 'V-chip' into television sets and industry implementation of a
ratings system for violent, sexually explicit and indecent programming. (See
'Filmed Entertainment -- Regulation and Legislation.') TWE cannot predict at
this time the effect of this legislation on its cable network business.
COMPETITION
Home Box Office's businesses face strong competition. Each of the
programming services compete with other cable television programming services
for distribution on the limited number of channels available on cable operating
systems. The networks also compete for viewers' attention with all other forms
of programming provided to viewers, including broadcast networks, local
over-the-air television stations, other pay and basic cable television services,
home video, pay-per-view services and on-line activities. In addition, the
pay-TV services face competition for programming product with those same
commercial television networks, independent stations, and pay and basic cable
television services, some of which have exclusive contracts with motion picture
studios and independent motion picture distributors.
Home Box Office's production divisions compete with other producers and
distributors of programs for air time on broadcast networks, independent
commercial television stations, and pay and basic cable television networks.
CABLE
TWE's Cable business consists principally of interests in cable television
systems that are operated under the name Time Warner Cable. Of the approximately
12.3 million subscribers managed by Time Warner Cable, approximately 2.3 million
are in systems owned by TWI Cable Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner
which is not a part of TWE, and approximately 10 million are in systems owned by
TWE, including approximately 4.5 million subscribers in a joint venture between
TWE and Advance/Newhouse known as the
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TWE-A/N Partnership. Time Warner Cable generally manages all such systems and
receives a fee from Time Warner for management of the systems owned by TWI
Cable.
CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS
GENERAL
Time Warner Cable is the second-largest multiple system cable operator in
the United States. As of January 1, 1997, Time Warner Cable's 12.3 million cable
subscribers were geographically concentrated in 34 groupings of more than
100,000 subscribers each. This includes the approximately 2.3 million
subscribers in the cable television systems formerly owned by Summit
Communications Group, Inc., KBLCOM Incorporated and Cablevision Industries
Corporation, which were acquired by Time Warner in 1995 and early 1996 (the 'TWI
Cable Systems'), and the approximately 4.5 million subscribers in the TWE-A/N
Partnership, in which TWE owns a 66 2/3% interest and is paid a fee to manage.
More than 55% of Time Warner Cable's aggregate subscribers are located in five
states: Florida, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas.
Through a network of coaxial and fiber-optic cable, TWE's cable television
system subscribers generally receive more than 50 channels of video programming,
including local broadcast television signals, locally produced or originated
video programming, distant broadcast television signals (such as WTBS or WGN),
advertiser-supported video programming (such as ESPN and CNN) and premium
programming services (such as HBO, Cinemax, Showtime and The Movie Channel). In
most systems, Time Warner Cable also offers movies and other events on a
pay-per-view basis, as well as audio and other entertainment services.
Pursuant to the Admission Agreement under which US West became a limited
partner of TWE, TWE has agreed to use its best efforts to complete upgrades to a
substantial portion of its cable systems to Full Service Network capability by
the end of 1998. Time Warner Cable expects that by the end of 1997, more than
half of its systems will be upgraded. Such upgrades include the broad deployment
of fiber and electronics. As systems are designated for such upgrade and after
any required approvals are obtained, US West and TWE share joint control over
the direction of those systems through a 50-50 management committee.
Time Warner Cable has also agreed with the FCC under the Social Contract
described below to invest a total of $4 billion in capital costs over a
five-year period ending December 31, 2000. The agreement with the FCC covers all
Time Warner Cable systems, including those owned by TWI Cable and the TWE-A/N
Partnership.
Time Warner Cable intends to use a portion of the band-width in its
upgraded systems to support its on-line service for home personal computers,
called Road Runner. Road Runner, developed in partnership with Time Inc.,
delivers Internet access and proprietary local, national and international
content through the cable network to customers' home computers. During 1996, the
service was launched commercially in Time Warner Cable's Akron/Canton, Ohio and
TWE-A/N's Binghamton, NY systems. In early 1997 it was launched in the TWE-A/N
San Diego system. A number of other launches are planned for 1997.
The number of cable subscribers managed by Time Warner Cable has grown
primarily as a result of the acquisition of the TWI Cable Systems, the formation
of the TWE-A/N Partnership, increases in the number of subscribers to its cable
television systems and the development of geographically-clustered systems
through the exchange or purchase of cable television systems. Any future growth
in subscribers is expected to come from the exchange of certain of Time Warner
Cable's unclustered cable television systems for geographically strategic
systems, increased penetration of existing homes passed (through rebuilds and
the introduction of new services), population growth and extensions of existing
systems. (See also, 'Business -- TWE.')
Most of the TWE's cable television revenue is derived from monthly fees
paid by subscribers for cable video programming services. Additional revenue is
generated by selling time on cable television systems for commercial
advertisements to local, regional and, in some cases, national advertisers.
Advertising time is sold as inserts into certain non-broadcast cable programming
and local origination programming shown on TWE's cable television systems. In
addition, pay-per-view service is offered in most cable television systems,
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subscribers to choose to view specific movies and events, such as concerts and
sporting events, and to pay on a per-event basis.
TWE also owns a 31.3% equity interest in Primestar, a satellite
distribution company offering packages of programming services to customers
owning DTH receiving dishes. Time Warner Satellite Services generally has the
non-exclusive right to distribute Primestar to customers in Time Warner Cable's
service areas (including TWI Cable and the TWE-A/N Partnership) and also in
certain adjacent areas. Time Warner Satellite Services currently has more than
500,000 Primestar customers.
PROGRAMMING
Time Warner Cable provides video programming to its subscribers pursuant to
multi-year contracts with program suppliers who generally are paid a monthly fee
per subscriber. Many of these contracts contain price escalation provisions;
however, in most cases the cable operator has a right to cancel the contract if
the supplier raises its price beyond agreed limits. The loss of any one supplier
would not have a material adverse effect on Time Warner Cable's operations.
SERVICE AND PROGRAMMING CHARGES
Subscribers to TWE's cable systems generally are charged monthly fees based
on the level of service selected. The monthly prices for various levels of cable
television services (excluding services offered on a per-channel or per-program
basis) range generally from $5 to $25 for residential customers. Other services
offered include equipment rentals, usually for an additional monthly fee.
Systems offering pay-per-view movies generally charge between $4 and $6 per
movie, and systems offering pay-per-view events generally charge between $6 and
$50, depending on the event. A one-time installation fee is generally charged
for connecting subscribers to TWE's cable television system.
Subscribers may purchase premium programming services and, in certain
systems, other per-channel services, for an additional monthly fee for each such
service, with discounts generally available for the purchase of more than one
service.
Commercial subscribers are charged rates for cable programming services
that vary depending on the nature of the contract.
INTERNATIONAL
TWE has a 53.75% interest in a joint venture established to invest in, and
further develop, cable television systems and programming in Hungary. TWE also
owns a 13% indirect interest in Sky Network Television, an over-the-air
subscription service in New Zealand. In France, TWE owns 100% of Cite Reseau and
49.88% of Rhone Vision Cable both established to acquire new franchises, build
and operate cable systems in France. In China, TWE owns 75% of the Beijing-Time
Warner Cable Television Engineering Company and, in Japan has acquired a 15.44%
interest in two cable television companies, Titus Communications and Chofu Cable
Television.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION
The cable television industry is regulated by the FCC, some states and
substantially all local governments. In addition, various legislative and
regulatory proposals under consideration from time to time by the Congress and
various federal agencies may in the future materially affect the cable
television industry. The following discussion summarizes certain federal, state
and local laws and regulations affecting cable television.
Federal Laws. The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 ('1984 Cable
Act'), the 1992 Cable Act and the 1996 Telecommunications Act are the principal
federal statutes governing the cable industry. These statutes regulate the cable
industry, among other things, with respect to: (i) cable system rates for both
basic and certain nonbasic services; (ii) programming access and exclusivity
arrangements; (iii) access to cable channels by unaffiliated programming
services; (iv) leased access terms and conditions; (v) horizontal and vertical
ownership
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of cable systems; (vi) consumer protection and customer service requirements;
(vii) franchise renewals; (viii) television broadcast signal carriage and
retransmission consent; (ix) technical standards; and (x) privacy of customer
information.
Federal Regulations. The FCC, the principal federal regulatory agency with
jurisdiction over cable television, has promulgated regulations implementing the
federal statutes.
Rate Regulation. Under the 1992 Cable Act, nearly all cable television
systems are subject to local rate regulation of basic service pursuant to a
formula established by the FCC and enforced by local franchising authorities.
Additionally, the legislation required the FCC to review rates for nonbasic
service tiers (other than per-channel or per-program services) in response to
complaints filed by franchising authorities and/or cable customers; prohibited
cable television systems from requiring subscribers to purchase service tiers
above basic service in order to purchase premium service if the system is
technically capable of doing so; required the FCC to adopt regulations to
establish, on the basis of actual costs, the price for installation of cable
service and rental of cable equipment; and allowed the FCC to impose
restrictions on the retiering and rearrangement of basic and non-basic services
under certain limited circumstances.
Under the 1996 Telecommunications Act, regulation of nonbasic tier rates is
scheduled to terminate on March 31, 1999. Regulation of both basic and nonbasic
tier cable rates also ceases for any cable system subject to 'effective
competition.' The 1996 Telecommunications Act expands the definition of
'effective competition' to cover situations where a local telephone company or
its affiliate, or any multichannel video provider using telephone company
facilities, offers comparable video service by any means except DTH.
The FCC's rate regulations employ a benchmark system for measuring the
reasonableness of existing basic and nonbasic service rates. Alternatively,
cable operators have the opportunity to make cost-of-service showings which, in
some cases, may justify rates above the applicable benchmarks. The regulations
also provide that future rate increases may not exceed an inflation-indexed
amount, plus increases in certain costs beyond the cable operator's control,
such as taxes, franchise fees and costs. Cost-based adjustments to these capped
rates can also be made in the event a cable operator adds or deletes channels or
significantly upgrades its system. In addition, new product tiers consisting of
services new to the cable system can be created free of rate regulation as long
as certain conditions are met, e.g., services may not be moved from existing
tiers to the new product tier. The rules also require that charges for
cable-related equipment (e.g., converter boxes and remote control devices) and
installation be unbundled from the provision of cable service and based upon
actual costs plus a reasonable profit.
Local franchising authorities and/or the FCC are empowered to order a
reduction of existing rates which exceed the maximum permitted level for either
basic and/or nonbasic cable services and associated equipment, and refunds can
be required.
On November 30, 1995, the FCC adopted a Social Contract with Time Warner
Cable which resolved all of the cable television rate complaints pending against
Time Warner Cable and requires Time Warner Cable to upgrade its domestic cable
television systems. The Social Contract was negotiated in accordance with the
FCC's authority to consider and adopt 'social contracts' as alternatives to
other regulatory approaches applicable to cable television rates. Specifically,
the Social Contract provides for an estimated $4.7 million plus interest in
refunds in the form of bill credits to subscribers of certain designated Time
Warner Cable systems, a commitment by Time Warner Cable to establish a lifeline
basic service priced at 10% below Time Warner Cable's benchmark regulated rates
with an adjustment to the nonbasic tier to recoup the reduced basic service tier
revenue; and a commitment by Time Warner Cable to upgrade its domestic systems
by December 31, 2000. Court appeals filed by the city of Austin, Texas and the
Intercommunity Cable Regulatory Commission (which represents 28 Cincinnati
suburbs served by Time Warner Cable) seeking review of the FCC decision adopting
the Social Contract as well as certain FCC staff decisions implementing the
Social Contract are pending. The appeals contend, among other things, that the
terms of the Social Contract and the process by which it was negotiated and
implemented are contrary to the 1992 Cable Act, and are inconsistent with the
FCC's own rules. These parties also filed a petition with the FCC for
reconsideration of the Social Contract, which is currently pending.
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A purported nationwide class action has been brought in a federal court in
New York alleging that any charges imposed by Time Warner Cable for additional
outlet connections violate the 1992 Cable Act and the FCC's rate regulation
rules to the extent those charges exceed Time Warner Cable's costs. Time Warner
Cable has opposed this claim.
Carriage of Broadcast Television Signals. The 1992 Cable Act allows
commercial television broadcast stations which are 'local' to a cable system to
elect every three years either to require the cable system to carry the station,
subject to certain exceptions, or to negotiate for 'retransmission consent' to
carry the station. Broadcast stations typically seek monetary compensation or
the carriage of additional programming in return for granting retransmission
consent. Local non-commercial television stations are also given mandatory
carriage rights, subject to certain exceptions. Unlike commercial stations,
noncommercial stations are not given the option to require negotiation of
retransmission consent. In addition, cable systems must obtain retransmission
consent for the carriage of all 'distant' commercial broadcast stations, except
for certain 'superstations,' i.e., commercial satellite-delivered independent
stations such as WTBS and WGN. Time Warner Cable has obtained any necessary
retransmission consents from all stations carried, which consents have varying
expiration dates. The next three-year election between mandatory carriage and
retransmission consent for local commercial television stations will occur on
October 1, 1999. The mandatory carriage rule is presently under review by the
United States Supreme Court.
Deletion of Certain Programming. Cable television systems that serve 1,000
or more customers must delete the simultaneous or nonsimultaneous network
programming of a distant station upon the appropriate request of a local
television station holding local exclusive rights to such programming. FCC
regulations also enable television broadcast stations that have obtained
exclusive distribution rights for syndicated programming in their market to
require a cable system to delete or 'black out' such programming from other
television stations which are carried by the cable system.
Public and Leased Access Channels. The 1984 Cable Act permits local
franchising authorities to require operators to set aside certain channels for
public, educational and governmental access programming. The 1984 Cable Act
further requires cable television systems with thirty-six or more activated
channels to designate a portion of their channel capacity for commercial leased
access by unaffiliated third parties. The 1992 Cable Act requires leased access
rates to be set according to a formula determined by the FCC.
Ownership. The 1996 Telecommunications Act repealed the 1984 Cable Act's
restrictions on local exchange telephone companies ('LECs') from providing video
programming directly to customers within their local exchange telephone service
areas. With certain limited exceptions, a LEC may not acquire more than a 10%
equity interest in an existing cable system operating within the LEC's service
area. The 1996 Telecommunications Act also authorized LECs and others to operate
'open video systems' without obtaining a local cable franchise, although LECs
operating such systems can be required to make payments to local governmental
bodies in lieu of cable franchise fees. A number of separate entities have been
certified to operate open video systems in New York City and in other areas
where Time Warner Cable operates cable systems.
The 1996 Telecommunications Act eliminated the FCC rule prohibiting common
ownership between a cable system and a national broadcast television network,
and the statutory ban covering certain common ownership interests, operation or
control between a television station and cable system within the station's Grade
B signal coverage area. However, the parallel FCC rule against cable/television
station cross-ownership remains in place, subject to review by the FCC within
two years. Finally, the 1992 Cable Act prohibits common ownership, control or
interest in cable television systems and multichannel MDS ('MMDS') facilities or
satellite master antenna television ('SMATV') systems having overlapping service
areas, except in limited circumstances. The 1996 Telecommunications Act exempts
cable systems facing 'effective competition' from the MMDS and SMATV
cross-ownership restrictions.
Pursuant to the 1992 Cable Act, the FCC has adopted rules which, with
certain exceptions, preclude a cable television system from devoting more than
40% of its first 75 activated channels to national video programming services in
which the cable system owner has an attributable interest. The FCC also has set
a limit of 30% of total nationwide cable homes that can be served by any
multiple cable system operator.
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Other FCC Regulations and FTC Consent Decree. Additional FCC regulations
relate to a cable system's carriage of local sports programming; privacy of
customer information; equipment compatibility, franchise transfers; franchise
fees; equal employment opportunity; pole attachments; restrictions on
origination and cablecasting by cable system operators; application of the rules
governing political broadcasts; customer service; technical standards, home
wiring and limitations on advertising contained in nonbroadcast children's
programming. The 1996 Telecommunications Act changes the formula for pole
attachment fees which could result in substantial increases in payments by cable
operators to utilities for pole attachment rights when services other than cable
services are delivered by cable systems.
Under the terms of a Consent Decree entered into with the Federal Trade
Commission in connection with the consummation of the TBS Transaction, Time
Warner Cable is required to carry on a significant number of its cable systems a
24-hour per day news and information channel that is not owned, controlled by or
affiliated with Time Warner.
Copyright. Cable television systems are subject to federal copyright
licensing covering carriage of broadcast signals. In exchange for making
semi-annual payments to a federal copyright royalty pool and meeting certain
other obligations, cable operators obtain a statutory license to retransmit
broadcast signals. The amount of this royalty payment varies, depending on the
amount of system revenues from certain sources, the number of distant signals
carried, and the location of the cable system with respect to over-the-air
television stations.
State and Local Regulation. Because a cable television system uses local
streets and rights-of-way, cable television systems are subject to local
regulation, typically imposed through the franchising process, and certain
states have also adopted cable television legislation and regulations. Cable
franchises are nonexclusive, granted for fixed terms and usually terminable if
the cable operator fails to comply with material provisions. No Time Warner
Cable franchise has been terminated due to breach. Franchises usually call for
the payment of fees (which are limited under the 1984 Cable Act to 5% of the
system's gross revenues from cable service) to the granting authority. The terms
and conditions of cable franchises vary materially from jurisdiction to
jurisdiction, and even from city to city within the same state, historically
ranging from reasonable to highly restrictive or burdensome.
The 1992 Cable Act prohibits exclusive franchises and allows franchising
authorities to operate their own multichannel video distribution system without
having to obtain a franchise. Moreover, franchising authorities are immunized
from monetary damage awards arising from regulation of cable television systems
or decisions made on franchise grants, renewals, transfers and amendments.
The 1996 Telecommunications Act provides that local franchising authorities
may not condition the grant or renewal of a cable franchise on the provision of
telecommunications service or facilities (other than institutional networks) and
clarifies that the calculation of franchise fees is to be based solely on
revenues derived from the provision of cable services, not revenues derived from
telecommunications services.
Renewal of Franchises. The 1984 Cable Act established renewal procedures
and criteria designed to protect incumbent franchisees against arbitrary denials
of renewal. While these formal procedures are not mandatory unless timely
invoked by either the cable operator or the franchising authority, they can
provide substantial protection to incumbent franchisees. The 1992 Cable Act
makes several changes to the renewal process which could make it easier in some
cases for a franchising authority to deny renewal.
In the renewal process, a franchising authority may seek to impose new and
more onerous requirements, such as upgraded facilities, increased channel
capacity or enhanced services, although the municipality must take into account
the cost of meeting such requirements. Time Warner Cable may be required to make
significant additional investments in its cable television systems as part of
the franchise renewal process. Of Time Warner Cable's franchises, as of January
1, 1997, 800 franchises serving approximately 3,600,000 subscribers expire
during the period ending December 31, 1999. Although Time Warner Cable has been
successful in the past in negotiating new franchise agreements, there can be no
assurance as to the renewal of franchises in the future.
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In October 1996, the New York City Franchise Concession and Review
Committee (the 'Committee') met to consider whether the consummation of the TBS
Transaction constituted a 'change in control' within the meaning of Time Warner
Cable's New York City franchise agreements. The Committee took no action on this
matter at the meeting and has not considered the matter since then. The TBS
Transaction was consummated on October 10, 1996. Effecting a change in control
within the meaning of such franchise agreements without the City's consent could
give the City various rights, which could include the right to terminate the
franchise agreements. Time Warner Cable does not believe there has been such a
change in control. For further information regarding this matter and a related
legal proceeding, see Item 3 -- 'Legal Proceedings.'
The foregoing does not describe all present and proposed federal, state and
local regulations and legislation relating to the cable television industry.
Other existing federal regulations, copyright licensing and, in many
jurisdictions, state and local franchise requirements, currently are the subject
of a variety of judicial proceedings, legislative hearings and administrative
and legislative proposals which could change, in varying degrees, the manner in
which cable television systems operate. Neither the outcome of these proceedings
nor their impact upon the cable television industry or Time Warner Cable can be
predicted at this time.
COMPETITION
Cable television systems face strong competition for viewer attention from
a wide variety of established providers and new entrants, including broadcast
television, DTH, MMDS, SMATV systems and telephone companies. Cable television
systems also compete with these and other media for advertising dollars.
DTH. The FCC has awarded conditional permits to several companies for
orbital slots from which high-power Ku-Band DTH service can be provided. DTH
services offer pre-packaged programming that can be received by relatively small
and inexpensive receiving dishes. As of the end of 1996, satellite-delivered DTH
services including Echostar, DirecTV, USSB and Primestar, a medium-powered DTH
service partially owned by TWE, were reported to be serving approximately five
million subscribers. In addition, News Corp. is scheduled to launch a DTH
service later in 1997, and recently announced a plan to merge that service with
Echostar's. If consummated, the combined venture would have greater satellite
transponder, and hence channel, capacity than other DTH services. News Corp. has
also announced that unlike other DTH services, the new venture will deliver some
local broadcast stations in some areas. In addition to DTH, most cable
programming is available to owners of larger, more expensive C-Band satellite
dishes ('TVROs'), either directly from the programmers or through third-party
packagers.
MMDS/Wireless Cable. Wireless cable operators use microwave technology to
distribute video programming. Wireless cable has grown rapidly, reportedly
servicing over one million subscribers nationwide as of September 1996. In
recent years, the FCC has adopted rules to facilitate the use of greater numbers
of channels by wireless cable operators.
SMATV. Additional competition may come from private cable television
systems servicing condominiums, apartment complexes and certain other multiple
unit residential developments. The operators of these private systems, known as
SMATV systems, often enter into exclusive agreements with apartment building
owners or homeowners' associations which preclude franchised cable television
operators from serving residents of such private complexes. Under the 1996
Telecommunications Act a SMATV system is not a cable system as long as it uses
no public right-of-way. SMATV systems offer both improved reception of local
television stations and many of the same satellite-delivered program services as
offered by franchised cable television systems.
Overbuilds. Under the 1992 Cable Act, franchising authorities are
prohibited from unreasonably refusing to award additional franchises. There are
an increasing number of overlapping cable systems operating in Time Warner Cable
franchise areas. Municipalities themselves are authorized to operate cable
systems without a franchise. No such municipally-owned systems are presently in
operation in Time Warner Cable franchise areas, although several municipalities
have indicated an interest in doing so.
Telephone Companies. The 1996 Telecommunications Act eliminated the
restriction against ownership and operation of cable systems by local telephone
companies within their local exchange service areas. Telephone companies are now
free to enter the retail video distribution business through any means, such as
DTH, MMDS,
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SMATV or as traditional franchised cable system operators. Alternatively, the
1996 Telecommunications Act authorizes local telephone companies to operate
'open video systems' without obtaining a local cable franchise, although
telephone companies operating such systems can be required to make payments to
local governmental bodies in lieu of cable franchise fees. Where demand exceeds
available channel capacity, up to two-thirds of the channels on an 'open video
system' must be available to programmers unaffiliated with the local telephone
company. The open video system concept replaces the FCC's video dialtone rules.
Other Competition. Cable television systems compete with other
communications and entertainment media, including off-air television broadcast
signals which a viewer is able to receive directly using the viewer's own
television set and antenna. Cable systems also face competition from alternative
methods of distributing and receiving television signals and from other sources
of entertainment such as live sporting events, movie theaters and home video
products, including videocassette recorders. In recent years, the FCC has
adopted policies providing for authorization of new technologies and a more
favorable operating environment for certain existing technologies that provide,
or may provide, substantial additional competition for cable television systems.
TELEPHONY
Time Warner Cable's wireline telephony operations are conducted through the
Time Warner Communications division of TWE, which has wholly or partially owned
competitive local exchange carrier ('LEC') businesses targeting business
customers in 18 cities. Time Warner Communications has an advanced network
management center in Denver to monitor and manage operations of its networks.
These operations generally provide fiber optic connections between large
businesses and their long distance telephone providers, between multiple
business locations of a large business, and between long distance telephone
company locations. In addition, switched services are being introduced. Revenues
to date have been insignificant.
Residential telephone service is being provided over Time Warner Cable's
system in the Rochester, NY area. Time Warner Cable has announced that it has
suspended any further roll out of the residential telephone business until the
various rulemakings required to be made by the FCC under the 1996
Telecommunications Act are final and the Company is able to assess whether the
resulting economic framework will allow a profitable entry into this business.
DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE TWE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
The following description summarizes certain provisions of the TWE
Partnership Agreement relating to the ongoing operations of TWE. Such
description does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to, the provisions of the TWE Partnership
Agreement.
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF TWE
Partners. Upon the capitalization of TWE in June 1992, certain subsidiaries
of Time Warner became the general partners (the 'Class B Partners' or the 'Time
Warner General Partners') of TWE and subsidiaries of ITOCHU and Toshiba became
limited partners of TWE (the 'Class A Partners'). US West was admitted as a
Class A Partner in September 1993. In 1995, Time Warner acquired the limited
partnership interests of ITOCHU and Toshiba. Consequently, the limited
partnership interests in TWE are held by the Class A Partners consisting of US
West and wholly owned subsidiaries of Time Warner and the general partnership
interests in TWE are held by the Class B Partners consisting of wholly owned
subsidiaries of Time Warner.
Board of Representatives. Subject to certain authority of the Management
Committee (as described below) with respect to the Cable division, the business
and affairs of TWE are managed under the direction of a board of representatives
(the 'Board of Representatives' or the 'Board') that is comprised of
representatives appointed by subsidiaries of Time Warner (the 'Time Warner
Representatives') and representatives appointed by US West (the 'US West
Representatives').
The Time Warner Representatives control all Board decisions except for
certain matters including (i) the merger or consolidation of TWE; (ii) the sale
or other disposition of assets of TWE generating in excess of 10%
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of the consolidated revenues of TWE during the previous fiscal year or
representing in excess of 10% of the fair market value of the total assets of
TWE (in each case, other than in connection with certain joint ventures and
'cable asset swaps' as to which the thresholds are greater); (iii) any
acquisition by TWE, other than in the ordinary course of business, if the
consideration paid by TWE in connection with such acquisition would exceed the
greater of (1) $750 million and (2) 10% of the consolidated revenues of TWE for
the most recently ended fiscal year of TWE; (iv) the engagement by TWE in any
business other than the businesses then being conducted by TWE, as they may
evolve from time to time and any business related to such businesses (provided
that TWE may not engage in the manufacturing, sale or servicing of hardware,
other than as may be incidental to TWE's businesses); (v) the incurrence by TWE
of indebtedness for money borrowed if, after giving effect to such incurrence,
the ratio of total indebtedness for money borrowed to cash flow would exceed the
greater of (x) 5.00 to 1.00 and (y) .5 over the analogous ratio in the TWE
credit agreement as in effect from time to time; (vi) cash distributions other
than as provided in the TWE Partnership Agreement; (vii) the dissolution or
voluntary bankruptcy of TWE; and (viii) any amendment to the TWE Partnership
Agreement, which matters also require the approval of the US West
Representatives.
The managing general partners, both of which are wholly owned subsidiaries
of Time Warner, may take any action without the approval or consent of the Board
if such action may be authorized by the Time Warner Representatives without the
approval of the US West Representatives. However, see 'Full Service Network
Management Committee,' below.
Full Service Network Management Committee. In connection with the admission
of US West as a limited partner of TWE, the Board established the Full Service
Network business, which, subject to obtaining necessary franchise and other
approvals, is comprised of the businesses and operations of the cable television
systems of TWE and TWE-A/N that have been from time to time designated to become
a part thereof. Subject to obtaining such approvals relating to the designated
systems, the business and affairs of the Full Service Network business will be
governed by a Full Service Network Management Committee (the 'Management
Committee'). The Management Committee is comprised of six voting members, three
designated by US West and three designated by TWE. If US West at any time owns
less than 50% of the partnership interest which it owned, directly or
indirectly, as of September 15, 1993 or if a 'change in control' of US West
occurs, US West's right to designate any members of the Management Committee
will terminate. The Full Service Network business is managed on a day-to-day
basis by the officers of Time Warner Cable. The approval of a majority of the
members of the Management Committee is required for certain significant
transactions relating to the Full Service Network business, including, among
other things, the sale, pledge or encumbrance of assets of the Full Service
Network business, the acquisition of cable assets, the making of commitments or
expenditures relating to the Full Service Network business, in each case subject
to agreed upon thresholds, certain decisions with respect to design,
architecture and designation of cable systems for upgrade and the adoption of
the annual business plan.
Non-Voting Representatives and Committee Members. Each of ITOCHU and
Toshiba has the right to designate non-voting members to the Board of
Representatives and the Management Committee. In addition, Advance/Newhouse has
the right to designate a non-voting member to the Management Committee.
Day-to-Day Operations. TWE is managed on a day-to-day basis by the officers
of TWE, and each of TWE's three principal partnership divisions is managed on a
day-to-day basis by the officers of such division. Upon the TWE Capitalization,
the officers of Time Warner also became officers of TWE and the officers of the
Time Warner General Partners became the officers of the corresponding
partnership divisions and the subdivisions thereof.
CERTAIN COVENANTS
Covenant Not to Compete. For so long as any partner (or affiliate of any
partner) owns in excess of 5% of TWE and in the case of any Time Warner General
Partner, for one year thereafter, such partner (including its affiliates) is
generally prohibited from competing or owning an interest in the three principal
lines of business of TWE -- cable, cable programming and filmed entertainment
(including the ownership and operation of theme parks) -- as such businesses may
evolve, subject to certain agreed upon exceptions (including TBS), limited
passive investments and inadvertent violations. The covenant not to compete does
not prohibit (i) US West from
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conducting cable and certain regional programming businesses in the 14-state
region in which it provides telephone service, (ii) any party from engaging in
the cable business in a region in which TWE is not then engaging in the cable
business, subject to TWE's right of first refusal with respect to such cable
business, or (iii) any party from engaging in the telephone or information
services business. ITOCHU and Toshiba continue to be bound by and benefit from
the non-compete provisions but only as they relate to Japan.
Transactions with Affiliates. Subject to agreed upon exceptions for
existing arrangements, TWE will not enter into any transaction with any partner
or any of its affiliates other than on an arm's-length basis.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
Beginning on June 30, 2002 (or as early as June 30, 1999 if certain
threshold cash distributions are not made to the Class A Partners), the Class A
Partners holding, individually or in the aggregate, at least 10% of the residual
equity of TWE will have the right to request that TWE reconstitute itself as a
corporation and register for sale in a public offering an amount of partnership
interests held by such Class A Partners determined by an investment banking firm
so as to maximize trading liquidity and minimize the initial public offering
discount, if any. Upon any such request, the parties will cause an investment
banker to determine the price at which the interests sought to be registered
could be sold in a public offering (the 'Appraised Value'). Upon determination
of the Appraised Value, TWE may elect either to register such interests or
purchase such interests at the Appraised Value, subject to certain adjustments.
If TWE elects to register the interests and the proposed public offering price
(as determined immediately prior to the time the public offering is to be
declared effective) is less than 92.5% of the Appraised Value, TWE will have a
second option to purchase such interests immediately prior to the time such
public offering would otherwise have been declared effective by the Securities
and Exchange Commission at the proposed public offering price less underwriting
fees and discounts. If TWE exercises its purchase option, it will be required to
pay the fees and expenses of the underwriters. Upon exercise of either purchase
option, TWE may also elect to purchase the entire partnership interests of the
Class A Partners requesting registration at the relevant price, subject to
certain adjustments.
In addition to the foregoing, US West will have the right to exercise an
additional demand registration right (in which the other Class A Partners would
be entitled to participate) beginning 18 months following the date on which TWE
reconstitutes itself as a corporation and registers the sale of securities
pursuant to a previously exercised demand registration right.
At the request of any Time Warner General Partner, TWE will effect a public
offering of the partnership interests of the Time Warner General Partners or
reconstitute TWE as a corporation and register the shares held by the Time
Warner General Partners. In any such case, the Class A Partners will have
standard 'piggy-back' registration rights.
Upon any reconstitution of TWE into a corporation, each partner will
acquire preferred and common equity in the corporation corresponding in both
relative value, rate of return and priority to the partnership interests it held
prior to such reconstitution, subject to certain adjustments to compensate the
partners for the effects of converting their partnership interests into capital
stock.
CERTAIN PUT RIGHTS OF THE CLASS A PARTNERS
Change in Control Put. Upon the occurrence of a change in control of Time
Warner, at the request of any Class A Partner, TWE will be required to elect
either to liquidate TWE within a two-year period or to purchase the interest of
such partner at fair market value (without any minority discount) as determined
by investment bankers. A 'change in control' of Time Warner shall be deemed to
have occurred:
(x) whenever, in any three-year period, a majority of the members of the
Board of Directors of Time Warner elected during such three-year period shall
have been so elected against the recommendation of the management of Time Warner
or the Board of Directors shall be deemed to have been elected against the
recommendation of such Board of Directors of Time Warner in office immediately
prior to such election; provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (x)
a member of such Board of Directors shall be deemed to have been elected against
the recommendation of such Board of Directors if his or her initial election
occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest (as such
terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation
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14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) or other
actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a
person other than such Board of Directors; or
(y) whenever any person shall acquire (whether by merger, consolidation,
sale, assignment, lease, transfer or otherwise, in one transaction or any
related series of transactions), or otherwise beneficially owns voting
securities of Time Warner that represent in excess of 50% of the voting power of
all outstanding voting securities of Time Warner generally entitled to vote for
the election of directors, if such person acquires or publicly announces its
intention to initially acquire ten percent or more of such voting securities in
a transaction that has not been approved by the management of Time Warner within
30 days after the date of such acquisition or public announcement.
Assignment of Put Rights, etc. TWE, with the consent of such assignee, may
assign to Time Warner, any general partner or any third party, the obligation to
pay the applicable put price in connection with the exercise of a change in
control put right by a Class A Partner and the right to receive the partnership
interests in payment therefor.
With respect to any of the put rights of the Class A Partners, TWE may pay
the applicable put price in cash or Marketable Securities (defined as any debt
or equity securities that are listed on a national securities exchange or quoted
on NASDAQ) issued by TWE (or if TWE assigns its obligation to pay the put price
to Time Warner, by Time Warner). The amount of any Marketable Securities
comprising the applicable put price shall be determined based on the market
price of such securities during the seven months following the closing of such
put transaction.
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER BY TIME WARNER GENERAL PARTNERS
Time Warner General Partners. Any Time Warner General Partner is permitted
to dispose of any partnership interest (and any Time Warner General Partner and
any parent of any Time Warner General Partner may issue or sell equity) at any
time so long as, immediately after giving effect thereto, (i) Time Warner would
not own, directly or indirectly, less than (a) 43.75% of the residual equity of
TWE, if such disposition occurs prior to the later of December 31, 1997 and the
date on which the Class A Partners have received cash distributions of $500
million per $1 billion of investment, and (b) 35% of the residual equity of TWE
if such disposition occurs after such date, (ii) no person or entity would own,
directly or indirectly, a partnership interest greater than that owned, directly
or indirectly, by Time Warner, and (iii) a subsidiary of Time Warner would be a
managing general partner of TWE.
No other dispositions are permitted, except that Time Warner may sell its
entire partnership interest subject to the Class A Partners' rights of first
refusal and 'tag-along' rights pursuant to which Time Warner must provide for
the concurrent sale of the partnership interests of the Class A Partners so
requesting.
CURRENCY RATES AND REGULATIONS
Approximately 20% of TWE's revenues are derived from export sales, which
are subject to the risk of fluctuation in currency exchange rates and to
exchange controls. TWE cannot predict the extent to which such controls and
fluctuations in currency exchange rates may affect its results of operations in
the future or its ability to remit dollars from abroad. See Note 1 'Organization
and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -- Foreign Currency' and Note 10
'Financial Instruments -- Foreign Exchange Risk Management' to the consolidated
financial statements of TWE set forth at page F-16 and at page F-30,
respectively, herein.
EMPLOYEES
At December 31, 1996, TWE employed a total of approximately 30,300 persons.
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BUSINESSES OF THE TIME WARNER GENERAL PARTNERS
WCI, under the umbrella name Warner Music Group, conducts substantially all
of Time Warner's vertically integrated worldwide recorded music business and
worldwide music publishing business. The remaining General Partners do not
conduct operations independent of their ownership interests in TWE and certain
other investments.
MUSIC
In the United States and around the world, WCI, through its wholly owned
Warner Music Group division ('WMG'), is in the business of discovering and
signing musical artists and manufacturing, packaging, distributing and marketing
their recorded music.
WMG also operates Warner/Chappell, a music publishing business with offices
around the world, is a partner in music video channels in Germany and the Far
East, and is a joint venture partner of music and video clubs in North America.
RECORDED MUSIC
In the United States, WMG's recorded music business is principally
conducted through WMG's Warner Bros. Records, Inc., Atlantic Recording
Corporation and Elektra Entertainment Group and their affiliated labels, as well
as through the WEA Inc. companies. The WEA Inc. companies include WEA
Manufacturing Inc., which manufactures compact discs (CDs), audio and
videocassettes, CD-ROMs and, commencing in 1997, digital versatile discs (DVDs),
both for WMG's record labels as well as for outside companies; Ivy Hill
Corporation, which produces printed material and packaging for WMG's recorded
music products as well as for a wide variety of other consumer products; and
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation ('WEA Corp.'), which markets and distributes
WMG's recorded music products to retailers and wholesale distributors. WMG also
owns a majority interest in Alternative Distribution Alliance ('ADA'), a
so-called 'independent' distribution company specializing in alternative rock
music with a focus on new artists and smaller retailers.
These activities are conducted in more than 70 countries outside the United
States by Warner Music International and its subsidiaries, affiliates and
non-affiliated licensees. In 1996, more than 58% of WMG's recorded music
revenues came from outside the United States.
DOMESTIC
WMG's record labels in the United States -- Warner Bros., Atlantic and
Elektra -- each with a distinct identity, discover and sign musical artists. The
labels scout and sign talent in many different musical genres, including pop,
rock, jazz, country, hip hop, reggae, folk, blues, gospel and Christian music.
Artists generally receive royalties based upon a percentage of the suggested
retail or wholesale price of their recordings and music videos, and most receive
non-returnable advance payments against such royalties.
WMG is a vertically-integrated music company. After an artist has entered
into a contract with a WMG label, a master recording of the artist's music is
produced and provided to WMG's manufacturing operation, WEA Manufacturing, which
replicates the music primarily on CDs and audio cassettes. Ivy Hill prints
material that is included with CDs and audio cassettes and creates packaging for
them. WEA Corp. and ADA, WMG's distribution arms, sell product and deliver it,
either directly or through sub-distributors and wholesalers, to thousands of
record stores, mass merchants and other retailers throughout the country. At the
same time these activities take place, the label's promotion, marketing,
advertising and publicity departments place advertisements in print and
electronic media, work to get the new album played on the radio, reviewed and
mentioned in publications and the artist booked for appearances on radio and
television. If a music video featuring an artist has been produced, the video is
distributed and promoted to music video television programmers. Label personnel
may also help organize a tour that will further promote a new album.
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In addition to newly released records, each of WMG's labels markets and
sells albums from their extensive catalogues of prior releases, in which the
labels generally continue to own the copyright. Rhino Records, in which WMG owns
a 50% equity interest, specializes in compilations and re-issues of previously
released music.
WMG also has entered into joint venture arrangements pursuant to which WMG
companies manufacture, distribute and market (in most cases, domestically and
internationally) recordings owned by the joint ventures. Such agreements
typically provide a WMG label with an equity interest and a profit participation
in the venture, with financing furnished either solely by WMG or by both
parties. Included among these arrangements are the labels Maverick, Rhino, Sub
Pop and Qwest. WMG labels also enter into agreements with unaffiliated third-
party record labels such as Curb and Scotti Brothers to manufacture and
distribute recordings that are marketed under the owner's proprietary label.
Through a joint venture, WMG and Sony Music Entertainment operate The Columbia
House Company, the leading direct marketer of CDs, audio and videocassettes in
the United States and Canada.
Among the artists whose albums resulted in significant sales for WMG record
companies during 1996 were Tracy Chapman, Hootie & the Blowfish, Madonna,
Metallica, Alanis Morissette, LeAnn Rimes, and Keith Sweat, as well as the Space
Jam soundtrack.
INTERNATIONAL
Operating in more than 70 countries around the world, Warner Music
International ('WMI') engages in the same activities as WMG's domestic labels,
discovering and signing artists and manufacturing, packaging, distributing and
marketing their recorded music. The artists signed to WMI and its affiliates
number more than a thousand. In most cases, WMI also markets and distributes the
recordings of those artists for whom WMG's domestic record labels have
international rights. In certain countries, WMI licenses to unaffiliated
third-party record labels the right to distribute its recordings.
WMI operates a plant in Germany that manufactures CDs, laser discs and
vinyl records for its affiliated companies, as well as for outside companies
and, as part of a joint venture, operates a plant in Australia that also
manufactures CDs. WMI operates a video company that coordinates the
international release of music and non-music video titles.
During 1996, WMI strengthened its operations with the establishment of
Warner Music Colombia; PT Warner Music Indonesia, a joint venture with PT Hema
Giatama Records; the creation of Continental East West in Brazil, and the buyout
of a joint venture partner in the London-based label PWL International.
Among the artists whose albums resulted in significant sales for WMI in
1996 were Phil Collins, Enya, Madonna, Luis Miguel, Alanis Morissette, Simply
Red and R.E.M.
MUSIC PUBLISHING
WMG's music publishing companies own or control the rights to more than one
million musical compositions, including numerous pop music hits, American
standards, folk songs, and motion picture and theatrical compositions. The
catalogue includes works from a diverse range of artists and composers,
including Phil Collins, Comden & Green, George and Ira Gershwin, Michael
Jackson, Leiber & Stoller, Madonna and Cole Porter. Warner/Chappell also
administers the music of several television and motion picture companies,
including Lucasfilm, Ltd., Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Aaron Spelling
Productions and New World.
Warner/Chappell's printed music division markets publications throughout
the world containing the works of such artists as Alabama, The Grateful Dead,
Led Zeppelin, Madonna, Bob Seger and many others. Warner/Chappell also owns
CPP/Belwin, one of the world's largest publishers of printed music.
The principal source of revenues to Warner/Chappell are license fees paid
for the use of its musical compositions on radio, television, in motion pictures
and in other public performances; royalties for the use of its compositions on
CDs, audio cassettes, music videos and in television commercials; and sales of
published sheet music and song books.
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COMPETITION
The recorded music business is highly competitive. The revenues of a
company in the recording industry depend upon public acceptance of the company's
recording artists and their music. Although WMG is one of the largest recorded
music companies in the world, its competitive position is dependent on its
continuing ability to attract and develop talent that can achieve a high degree
of public acceptance. Overexpansion of retail outlets for music over the past
several years led to the closing of many such stores during 1996, which has
further increased competition among recorded music companies for sales of
music-related product. Competition also intensified during 1996 as a result of
the start-up of a number of new labels and the continuing growth in the number
of albums released by independent record labels. The recorded music business
continues to be adversely affected by counterfeiting of both audio cassettes and
CDs, piracy, parallel imports and the home taping of music and may in the future
be affected by consumers' ability to download quality sound reproductions from
the Internet. In addition, the recorded music business also meets with
competition from other forms of entertainment, such as television, pre-recorded
videocassettes, the Internet and computer and video games. Competition in the
music publishing business is intense. Although WMG's music publishing business
is the largest on a worldwide basis, it competes with every other music
publishing company in acquiring musical compositions and in having them recorded
and performed.
OTHER
DC COMICS AND MAD MAGAZINE
TWE and WCI each owns a 50% interest in DC Comics. DC Comics publishes more
than 60 regularly issued comics magazines, among the most popular of which are
'Superman,' 'Batman,' 'Wonder Woman' and 'The Sandman,' as well as story
collections sold as books. DC Comics also derives revenues from motion pictures,
television syndication, product licensing, books for juvenile and adult markets
and foreign publishing. Trademarks in DC Comics' principal characters have been
registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in certain
foreign countries.
WCI owns 100% of E.C. Publications, Inc., the publisher of MAD, a magazine
featuring articles of humorous and satirical interest, which is regularly
published nine times a year and also in periodic special editions.
CINAMERICA THEATRES, L.P.
WCI owns a 50% interest in Cinamerica Theatres, L.P., an unconsolidated
joint venture with Viacom Inc. which owns and operates two theatre circuits:
Mann Theatres and Festival Cinemas. The joint venture operates approximately 400
screens in 67 theatres, principally located in California and Colorado.
TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
In October 1996, Time Warner consummated the acquisition of TBS by
acquiring the remaining approximately 80% interest in TBS not already owned by
Time Warner. The Time Warner General Partners collectively own a 10.6% economic
interest in TBS. TBS is a diversified information and entertainment company.
Through its subsidiaries, TBS owns and operates four domestic entertainment
networks: WTBS (commonly known as TBS Superstation), Turner Network Television
(TNT), Cartoon Network and Turner Classic Movies (TCM); four international
entertainment networks: TNT Latin America, Cartoon Network Latin America, TNT &
Cartoon Network Europe, and TNT & Cartoon Network Asia; and five news networks
Cable News Network (CNN), Headline News, Cable News Network International
(CNNI), CNN Financial Network (CNNfn) and the recently launched sports news
network, CNN/SI. TBS produces and distributes entertainment and news programming
worldwide, and also has operations in motion picture, animation and television
production, home video, television syndication, licensing and merchandising.
TWE JAPAN
WCI owns a 37.25% interest in, US West owns a 12.75% interest in, and each
of Toshiba and ITOCHU owns a 25% interest in, Time Warner Entertainment Japan
Inc. ('TWE Japan'). TWE Japan was organized to conduct TWE's businesses in
Japan, including home video distribution, theatrical film and television
distribution and merchandising businesses, and to expand and develop new
business opportunities. Pursuant to distribution and merchandising agreements
entered into between TWE and TWE Japan, TWE Japan receives distribution fees
generally comparable to those currently received by TWE for performing
distribution services for unaffiliated third parties.
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AMERICAN LAWYER MEDIA
WCI owns a 90% interest in American Lawyer Media, L.P. ('ALM'). Time Warner
has announced its intention to sell substantially all of the assets of ALM. ALM
operates a chain of metropolitan and regional legal and business newspapers and
also publishes THE AMERICAN LAWYER, a national monthly magazine with a
subscription-only readership among lawyers across the United States and owns and
operates COUNSEL CONNECT ('CC'), an on-line service connecting lawyers in law
firms and corporate legal departments worldwide. ALM also provides certain
services to Courtroom Television Network ('Court TV'). See 'Cable
Networks -- Basic Cable Interests.'
HASBRO
WCI owns approximately 14% of the outstanding common stock of Hasbro, Inc.,
one of the world's largest toy companies. TWCI has issued zero coupon
exchangeable notes due 2012 that are exchangeable for the shares of Hasbro
common stock owned by WCI (the 'Hasbro Stock') and a TWCI subsidiary has issued
mandatorily redeemable preferred securities that are redeemable in 1997 for cash
or Hasbro Stock, which together have effectively monetized WCI's investment in
Hasbro.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
PROPERTIES OF TWE
The following table sets forth certain information as of December 31, 1996
with respect to principal properties (over 250,000 square feet in area) owned or
leased by TWE's Filmed Entertainment, Cable Networks -- HBO and cable television
businesses, all of which TWE considers adequate for its present needs, and all
of which were substantially used by TWE.
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APPROXIMATE
SQUARE FEET TYPE OF OWNERSHIP;
LOCATION PRINCIPAL USE FLOOR SPACE/ACRES EXPIRATION DATE OF LEASE
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New York, New York Business offices 335,000 sq. ft. Leased by TWE.
1100 and 1114 (HBO) and 237,000 sq. Leases expire in 2004
Avenue of the ft. and 2006.
Americas
Baltimore, Maryland Warehouse (Filmed 387,000 sq. ft. Owned by TWE.
White Marsh Entertainment)
Burbank, California Sound stages, 3,303,000 Owned by TWE.
The Warner Bros. administrative, technical and sq. ft. of
Studio dressing room structures, improved
screening theaters, machinery space on 158
and equipment facilities, acres(a)
back lot and parking lot and
other Burbank properties
(Filmed Entertainment)
West Hollywood, Sound stages, 350,000 Owned by TWE.
California administrative, sq. ft. of
The Warner technical and dressing improved
Hollywood Studio room structures, screening space on 11
theaters, machinery and acres
equipment facilities (Filmed
Entertainment)
Valencia, California Location filming (Filmed 232 acres Owned by TWE.
Undeveloped Land Entertainment)
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(a) Ten acres consist of various parcels adjoining The Warner Bros. Studio,
with mixed commercial, office and residential uses.
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PROPERTIES OF THE TIME WARNER GENERAL PARTNERS
The following table sets forth certain information as of December 31, 1996
with respect to the principal properties of WCI and its subsidiaries (over
250,000 square feet in area), all of which WCI considers adequate for its
present needs, and all of which were substantially used by WCI. The Time Warner
General Partners other than WCI and its subsidiaries do not own or lease any
properties material to their businesses.
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APPROXIMATE TYPE OF OWNERSHIP;
SQUARE FEET EXPIRATION DATE OF
LOCATION PRINCIPAL USE FLOOR SPACE LEASE
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Olyphant, Manufacturing, warehouses, distribution and 1,058,000 Owned and occupied by
Pennsylvania office space (Music) WCI.
1400 and 1444 East
Lackawanna
Avenue
Nortorf, Germany Manufacturing, distribution and office space 334,000 Owned and occupied by
Niedernstrasse 3-7 (Music) WCI.
Alsdorf, Germany Manufacturing, distribution and office space 269,000 Owned and occupied by
Max-Planck Strasse 1-9 (Music) WCI.
Terre Haute, Indiana Manufacturing and office space (Music) 269,000 Leased by WCI. Lease
Building 102, Fort expires in 2001.
Harrison Industrial Park
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
TWE and its divisions and the Time Warner General Partners are parties, in
the ordinary course of business, to litigations involving property, personal
injury and contract claims. The amounts that TWE believes may be recoverable in
these matters are either covered by insurance or are not material.
In November 1992, TWE filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court
for the District of Columbia against the FCC and the United States of America
seeking to overturn the must carry provisions of the 1992 Cable Act on First
Amendment grounds. The TWE complaint also challenges the provisions of the 1992
Cable Act relating to rate regulation, retransmission consent, terms of dealing
by vertically integrated programmers, uniform pricing and operation of cable
systems by municipal authorities, the number of subscribers that a cable
operator could serve nationwide, free previews of certain premium channels and
educational channel set-aside requirements for direct broadcast satellite
service. In addition, the TWE complaint seeks to overturn several parts of the
1984 Cable Act relating to public, educational and government access
requirements and commercial leased channels. The plaintiffs seek injunctions
against the enforcement or implementation of these provisions. Several other
parties have also filed similar lawsuits and these actions have been at least
partially consolidated with the actions filed by TWE. On April 8, 1993, in a 2-1
decision, the District Court upheld the constitutionality of the must carry
provisions of the 1992 Cable Act. On May 3, 1993, plaintiffs filed an appeal
from this decision directly to the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court on
June 27, 1994 vacated the judgment of the District Court regarding the
must-carry provisions and remanded the case to that court for further factual
findings after ruling that cable systems were entitled to significant First
Amendment protection. In December 1995, that panel upheld the 'must-carry'
requirements by 2-1 vote. The Supreme Court decided to review that decision.
Argument was held in the Supreme Court on October 7, 1996. On September 16,
1993, a one-judge District Court upheld the constitutionality on First Amendment
grounds of all the other challenged provisions except restrictions on the number
of subscribers that a cable operator could serve nationwide, free pay TV
previews and direct broadcast channel usage. TWE appealed this decision to the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on November 12, 1993. Briefing on the
appeal, and argument took place, on November 20, 1995. On August 30, 1996, the
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected TWE's challenges to certain provisions of
the 1984 and 1992 Cable Acts, held unripe the challenge to the program creation
provision of Section 11(c) of the 1992 Cable Act, and consolidated the remaining
challenges to Section 11(c) with Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. v. FCC.
On October 29, 1996, TWE and the other plaintiffs filed a Petition for Rehearing
and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc with the Court. On February 7, 1997, the
Court denied the
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petition for rehearing. For a description of the 1984 Cable Act and the 1992
Cable Act, see Item 1 'Business -- Cable Division -- Regulation and
Legislation.'
In October, 1993, 15 music performers or representatives of deceased
performers, on behalf of an alleged similarly-situated class, filed suit in the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against
approximately 50 record companies, including four WCI subsidiaries. (Samuel D.
Moore, et al. v. American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, et al.,
No. 93-Civ-2358). Plaintiffs claimed that the recording companies, the American
Federation of Television and Radio Artists ('AFTRA') (their union), and the
AFTRA Health and Retirement Fund ('Fund') under-reported and under-contributed
to the Fund, in violation of ERISA, in breach of contract and fiduciary duty,
through fraud and embezzlement, and in violation of RICO. Plaintiffs sought
substantial, but unquantified, monetary damages, treble damages, attorneys' fees
and costs and the imposition of a constructive trust over their master
recordings. Following a series of motions, on August 2, 1994, the court
dismissed the claims against the Fund and the Fund's trustees, and dismissed all
claims against the defendant recording companies except the RICO claim. The
record company defendants then answered the RICO claim, denying its material
allegations and alleging defenses. After certain discovery, the defendants, on
January 29, 1997, moved for summary judgment, and that motion is pending.
Plaintiffs' motion to certify various classes of plaintiffs is pending. A
second, similar lawsuit, commenced by the same plaintiffs in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging a class action
and derivative claims on behalf of the Fund against essentially the same
defendants has, after various motions by defendants, been combined with the
first action in the Northern District of Georgia. Defendants' December 18, 1996
motion to dismiss the newly-added counts is pending. If defendants' dispositive
motions are not granted, discovery is likely to continue, in a class or
individual actions, with a trial following.
On July 14, 1994, Time Warner received a civil investigative demand from
the United States Department of Justice in furtherance of an investigation into
certain worldwide activities of WMG and other companies in the recorded music
industry principally related to cable, wire and satellite-delivered music and
music video programmers. Time Warner has complied with the civil investigative
demand to the extent that it sought information and documents with respect to
domestic activities of WMG and has objected to responding with respect to
foreign activities on the ground that the Department of Justice lacks
jurisdiction to inquire into such activities. On November 3, 1994, the
Department of Justice filed a petition in the United States District Court for
the District of Columbia seeking to compel Time Warner and the other companies
to provide documents from their files in the United States that deal with
overseas activities. On January 22, 1997, the court granted the petition.
On May 30, 1995, a purported class action was filed with the United States
District Court for the Central District of California, entitled Digital
Distribution Inc. d/b/a Compact Disc Warehouse v. CEMA Distribution, Sony Music
Entertainment, Inc., Warner Elektra Atlantic Corporation, UNI Distribution
Corporation, Bertelsmann Music Group, Inc. and PolyGram Group Distribution,
Inc., No. 95-3536 (JSL). The plaintiff, representing a class of direct
purchasers of recorded music compact discs ('CDs'), alleged that Warner Elektra
Atlantic Corporation ('WEA'), along with five other distributors of CDs,
violated the federal antitrust laws by engaging in a conspiracy to fix the
prices of CDs, and sought an injunction and treble damages. On January 9, 1996,
the defendants' motion to dismiss the amended complaint was granted and the
action was dismissed, with prejudice. Plaintiff appealed the dismissal to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 96-55264. The appeal
has been fully briefed and no date for oral argument has yet been set.
On July 8, 1996, a purported class action was filed in the Circuit Court of
Blount County, Tennessee at Maryville, entitled Robinson and Silvey v. EMI Music
Distribution, Inc., Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., Warner Elektra Atlantic
Corporation, UNI Distribution Corporation, Bertelsmann Music Group, Inc. and
PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc., No. L-10462. The action is brought on behalf
of persons who, from June 26, 1992 to the present, purchased CDs indirectly from
defendants in Tennessee, Alabama, California, Florida, Kansas, Maine, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia,
Wisconsin and District of Columbia, and alleges that the defendants are engaged
in a conspiracy to fix the prices of CDs, in violation of the antitrust, unfair
trade practices and consumer protection statutes of each of those jurisdictions.
Also on July 8, the Circuit Court issued an order conditionally granting class
certification, subject to defendants'
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right to move to decertify the class. On February 25, 1997, defendants filed a
motion to dismiss the complaint. On February 26, 1997, the Circuit Court stayed
all proceedings pending consideration of the motion to dismiss.
On July 25, 1996, WEA was served with an antitrust civil investigative
demand from the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Florida that
calls for the production of documents in connection with an investigation to
determine whether there is, has been or may be a conspiracy to fix the prices of
CDs or conduct consisting of unfair methods of competition or unfair trade
practices in the sale and marketing of CDs. WEA produced documents in compliance
with the investigative demand.
On October 8, 1996, the New York State Attorney General began an
investigation by serving a subpoena duces tecum on Time Warner. In re New York
State Attorney General's Investigation. The subpoena seeks information regarding
whether Time Warner and Time Warner Cable may have violated Section 340 of the
General Business Law of New York and/or Sections 1 and/or 2 of the Sherman
Antitrust Act in making certain decisions regarding the carriage of video
programming services on Time Warner's cable systems, including its decision to
carry the MSNBC news service and not the Fox News Channel ('FNC'). On November
22, 1996, the subpoena was modified by agreement between Time Warner and the
Attorney General and on December 12, 1996, Time Warner produced documents
pursuant to the subpoena, as modified. On January 10, 1997, Time Warner
responded to the interrogatory requests of the subpoena, as modified.
On October 9, 1996, an action was commenced in the United States District
Court for the Eastern District of New York entitled Fox News Network, L.L.C. v.
Time Warner Inc., Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P., Turner Broadcasting
System, Inc., and R.E. 'Ted' Turner III. The plaintiff seeks to have Time Warner
divest the TBS assets acquired alleging that the TBS Transaction is violative of
Section 7 of the Clayton Act. The plaintiff also seeks damages flowing from
alleged violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, the Donnelly Act, New York
State's antitrust statute, as well as alleged breach of contract and fraudulent
misrepresentations regarding carriage of the FNC on defendants' cable television
systems. In total, the plaintiff seeks $1.75 billion in damages. On October 30,
1996, plaintiff filed an amended complaint. On November 15, 1996 defendants
filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint. On December 11, 1996, the court
orally denied defendants' motion. On December 31, 1996, defendants filed their
answer to plaintiff's amended complaint and their counterclaims, naming both Fox
News and News Corp. as counterclaim-defendants. The answer denies all
substantive allegations of the amended complaint and the counterclaims allege
that Fox News and News Corp. conspired with various unnamed officials of the
City of New York to deprive Time Warner of its First and Fourteenth Amendment
rights, as well as its rights under Federal cable legislation, and that
counterclaim-defendants tortiously interfered with Time Warner's rights under
its franchise agreements with the City of New York. Fox News and News Corp.
filed a motion to dismiss Time Warner's counterclaims. Argument on the motion to
dismiss the counterclaims was held on February 27, 1997, and the parties have
submitted additional briefs on the issues presented by the motion. On March 14,
1997, FNC conceded its inability to sustain its breach of contract claim and
withdrew it.
On October 10, 1996, the holders of Time Warner's New York City cable
franchises filed a complaint against the City of New York in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging that the City's
announced plan to carry two commercial cable programs, Bloomberg Information
Television ('BIT') and the FNC, over the City's municipal access channels is a
violation of the Franchise Agreements, the 1984 Cable Act, the First Amendment,
New York Public Service Law and certain other legal rights of such holders. In
addition to seeking to enjoin the City's activity, the complaint seeks a
declaratory judgment that the TBS Transaction does not effect a change in
control for the purposes of the Franchise Agreements. On October 11, 1996, the
judge in this action issued a temporary restraining order preventing the City
from carrying either BIT or the FNC over its municipal access channels. After a
hearing on October 28, 1996, the judge on November 6, 1996 granted the Time
Warner plaintiffs a preliminary injunction that will continue to prevent the
City from carrying these services on its municipal access channels until a trial
on the matter is completed. The City and BIT, which had intervened as a
defendant in the action, appealed the judge's decision to the United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Argument on the appeal took place on
February 19, 1997. Thus far, all activity in this action has related to Time
Warner's request for an injunction, and proceedings with respect to the
declaratory judgment that the TBS Transaction does not effect a change in
control for the purposes of the Franchise Agreements have not as yet commenced.
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TWE and its divisions and the Time Warner General Partners are also subject
to industry investigations by certain government agencies and/or proceedings
under the antitrust laws that have been filed by private parties in which, in
some cases, other companies in the same or related industries are also
defendants. TWE and the Time Warner General Partners have denied or will deny
liability in all of these actions. In all but a few similar past actions, the
damages, if any, recovered from TWE and the Time Warner General Partners or the
amounts, if any, for which the actions were settled were small or nominal in
relation to the damages sought; and it is the opinion of the management of TWE
that any settlements or adverse judgments in the similar actions currently
pending will not involve the payment of amounts or have other results that would
have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of TWE and the Time
Warner General Partners.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Not applicable.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Not Applicable.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The selected financial information of TWE and the Time Warner General
Partners set forth at pages F-36 and F-76, respectively, herein, is incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The information set forth under the caption 'Management's Discussion and
Analysis' at pages F-2 through F-10 and at pages F-39 through F-43 herein, is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The consolidated financial statements set forth at pages F-11 through F-34
of TWE and the report of independent auditors thereon set forth at page F-35
herein, and the consolidated financial statements set forth at pages F-44
through F-74 of the TWE General Partners and the report of independent auditors
thereon set forth at page F-75 herein, are incorporated herein by reference.
Quarterly Financial Information set forth at page F-37 herein, is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Not Applicable.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANTS
REPRESENTATIVES AND DIRECTORS
Set forth below is the name and age of each person who is a member with
voting rights of the Board of Representatives of TWE and each person who is a
director of one or more of the Time Warner General Partners, such person's
present principal occupation or employment, the name of the corporation or other
organization in which such occupation or employment is conducted and the name
and principal business of any corporation or other organization in which such
person held a material position or office or engaged in a material occupation or
employment during the last five years and such position, office, occupation or
employment. Messrs. Levin and Haje became members of the Board of
Representatives of TWE on June 30, 1992, Messrs. McCormick and Lillis became
members of such Board of Representatives on September 15, 1993 and Messrs.
Parsons, Bressler and Lochner became members on February 1, 1995, January 1,
1996 and March 7, 1997, respectively. Mr. Lochner also served as a member of the
Board of Representatives from January 2, 1995 until December 31, 1995. The
selection of TWE's Board of Representatives is governed by the TWE Partnership
Agreement. See 'Description of Certain Provisions of the TWE Partnership
Agreement -- Management and Operations of TWE.' Mr. Levin became a director of
WCI on July 24, 1989, of ATC and WCCI on September 24, 1992 and of TWOI on April
15, 1993. Mr. Haje became a director of each of the Time Warner General Partners
other than WCI on September 24, 1992 and has been a director of WCI since
January 25, 1994. Mr. Parsons became a director of each Time Warner General
Partner on February 1, 1995. Mr. Bressler became a director of ATC and WCI on
March 2, 1996. Mr. Haje agreed to an order entered on September 27, 1993 by the
U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision ('OTS') that, for a period of five years,
suspends him from practicing before the OTS and requires him not to engage in
the legal representation of a federally insured depository institution. Mr. Haje
also agreed, for such period, not to participate in any unsafe or unsound
banking practices or the submission of any materially misleading statements to
any federal banking authority. Such order relates to events that occurred while
Mr. Haje was a partner in a law firm that represented a federally insured
depository institution, prior to his employment by Time Warner and TWE, and
places no limits on his services for Time Warner or TWE.
For a general discussion of the duties of the executive officers and
representatives of TWE, see 'Description of Certain Provisions of the TWE
Partnership Agreement -- Management and Operations of TWE.'
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DIRECTOR AND/OR PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS OR
NAME REPRESENTATIVE OF AGE POSITIONS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Gerald M. Levin............. TWE and each Time Warner 57 Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief
General Executive Officer of TWE and Time Warner since
Partner January 21, 1993, having served as President and
Co-Chief Executive Officer of TWE from June 30,
1992 and of Time Warner from February 20, 1992. He
is also a director of Time Warner.
Richard D. Parsons.......... TWE and each Time Warner 48 President of TWE and Time Warner since February 1,
General Partner 1995. Prior to that, Mr. Parsons served as the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Dime
Savings Bank of New York, FSB from January 1991. He
served as a director of ATC, then an 82%-owned
subsidiary of Time Warner, from 1989 until 1991 and
is currently also a director of Citicorp, the
Federal National Mortgage Association, Philip
Morris Companies Inc. and Time Warner.
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DIRECTOR AND/OR PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS OR
NAME REPRESENTATIVE OF AGE POSITIONS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Peter R. Haje............... TWE and each Time Warner 62 Executive Vice President and General Counsel of TWE
General Partner since June 30, 1992 and of Time Warner since
October 1, 1990 and Secretary of TWE and Time
Warner since May 20, 1993.
Richard J. Bressler......... TWE, WCI and ATC 39 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of TWE and Time Warner since March 16, 1995, having
served as Senior Vice President, Finance from
January 2, 1995. Prior to that, he served as Vice
President of TWE from June 30, 1992 and of Time
Warner from January 1990.
Philip R. Lochner, Jr....... TWE 54 Senior Vice President of TWE since January 2, 1995
and of Time Warner since July 18, 1991.
Richard D. McCormick........ TWE 56 Chairman of the Board of Directors of US West since
May 1992 and President and Chief
Executive Officer of US West since 1991. Mr.
McCormick has been a director of US West since 1986
and is currently also a director of Norwest
Corporation and UAL Corporation.
Charles M. Lillis........... TWE 55 President and Chief Executive Officer of the Media
Group of US West since May 25, 1995 and Executive
Vice President of US West since 1985. Mr. Lillis is
a director of Commercial Federal Savings & Loan and
Super Valu Stores, Inc.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Set forth below is the name and age of each person who is an executive
officer of TWE and each person who is an executive officer of one or more of the
Time Warner General Partners, such person's present principal occupation or
employment, the name of the corporation or other organization in which such
occupation or employment is conducted and the name and principal business of any
corporation or other organization in which such person held a material position
or office or engaged in a material occupation or employment during the last five
years and such position, office, occupation or employment. The executive
officers of TWE indicated below became executive officers of the Time Warner
General Partners on September 25, 1992 or, if later, on the date they became
executive officers of TWE.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICER PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS OR
NAME OF AGE POSITIONS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Gerald M. Levin........... TWE and each Time Warner 57 See ' -- Representatives and Directors.'
General Partner
Richard D. Parsons........ TWE and each Time Warner 48 See ' -- Representatives and Directors.'
General Partner
Peter R. Haje............. TWE and each Time Warner 62 See ' -- Representatives and Directors.'
General Partner
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EXECUTIVE OFFICER PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS OR
NAME OF AGE POSITIONS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Timothy A. Boggs.......... TWE 46 Senior Vice President of TWE and Time Warner since
November 19, 1992. Prior to that, he served as Vice
President of Public Affairs of TWE from June 30,
1992 and of Time Warner from January 1990.
Richard J. Bressler....... TWE and each Time Warner 39 See ' -- Representatives and Directors.'
General Partner
Philip R. Lochner, Jr..... TWE and each Time Warner 54 See ' -- Representatives and Directors.'
General Partner
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COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The executive officers of TWE and the Time Warner General Partners are
compensated by Time Warner for services provided to Time Warner pursuant to
employment agreements with Time Warner and receive no additional compensation
from TWE or any of the Time Warner General Partners. Time Warner provides the
services of such executive officers to TWE and is reimbursed for such services
pursuant to arrangements set forth in the TWE Partnership Agreement. See Item 13
'Certain Relationships and Related Transactions -- Corporate Services.' Members
of the Board of Representatives of TWE and directors of the Time Warner General
Partners are not additionally compensated for such activities.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SUMMARY TABLE
The following table sets forth information concerning total compensation
paid to the Chief Executive Officer and each of the four most highly compensated
executive officers of Time Warner who served in such capacities at Time Warner
and TWE on December 31, 1996 (the 'named executive officers') for services
rendered to Time Warner during each of the last three fiscal years in their
capacities as executive officers.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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LONG-TERM
ANNUAL COMPENSATION COMPENSATION(5)
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OTHER SECURITIES
NAME AND PRINCIPAL ANNUAL UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
POSITION IN 1996 YEAR SALARY(3) BONUS COMPENSATION(4) OPTIONS AWARDED COMPENSATION(6)
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Gerald M. Levin........................... 1996 $1,050,000 $4,000,000 $ 209,624 350,000 $ 109,773
Chairman of the Board and 1995 1,050,000 4,000,000 153,930 -- 107,039
Chief Executive Officer 1994 1,050,000 4,000,000 130,390 -- 150,667
Richard D. Parsons........................ 1996 $ 900,000 $2,000,000 $ 98,627 300,000 $ 104,019
President (1) 1995 825,000 2,000,000 92,000 300,000 77,628
Peter R. Haje............................. 1996 $ 825,000 $1,000,000 $ 56,500 45,000 $ 119,105
Executive Vice President 1995 675,000 1,000,000 56,500 40,000 114,102
and General Counsel 1994 675,000 975,000 51,500 -- 129,377
Richard J. Bressler....................... 1996 $ 525,000 $ 900,000 $ 50,500 100,000 $ 44,421
Senior Vice President and 1995 450,000 750,000 50,500 100,000 42,755
Chief Financial Officer (2)
Tod R. Hullin............................. 1996 $ 525,000 $ 550,000 -- 30,000 $ 58,055
Senior Vice President- 1995 525,000 550,000 -- 35,000 56,279
Communications and 1994 487,500 550,000 -- 40,000 75,344
Public Affairs
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(1) Mr. Parsons became President on February 1, 1995. Prior to that, he served
as a director of Time Warner and was not an employee of Time Warner. Mr.
Parsons's 1995 stock options were awarded at the end of 1994 in connection
with his anticipated employment by Time Warner.
(2) Mr. Bressler became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on
March 16, 1995, having served as Senior Vice President, Finance from January
2, 1995, and as a Vice President (not an executive officer) prior to that.
(3) Amounts shown in the table include credits to each named executive officer's
deferred compensation account equal to one third of the total shown under
the 'salary' column for each of 1996, 1995 and 1994.
(4) In accordance with rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, amounts
totalling less than $50,000 have been omitted. The amounts of personal
benefits shown in this column for 1996 that represent more than 25% of the
applicable executive's total Other Annual Compensation include financial
services of $80,000 to Mr. Levin, $70,000 to Mr. Parsons and $32,500 to each
of Messrs. Haje and Bressler, transportation-related benefits (including an
automobile allowance) of $129,624 to Mr. Levin and $28,627 to Mr. Parsons
and automobile allowances of $24,000 to Mr. Haje and $18,000 to Mr.
Bressler.
(5) None of the options indicated was awarded with tandem stock appreciation
rights. Of such executive officers, only Mr. Parsons was awarded restricted
stock during the relevant period and, as of December 31, 1996, held any such
shares. These shares were awarded in or prior to 1994 under the Time Warner
Inc. 1988 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors in his capacity
then as a non-employee director. The value of Mr. Parsons's 4,213 restricted
shares based on the closing price of Time Warner Common Stock on the New
York Stock Exchange Composite Listing on December 31, 1996 was $157,988. Mr.
Parsons receives the dividends paid in cash on such shares.
(6) The amounts shown in this column for 1996 include the following:
(a) Pursuant to the Time Warner Savings Plan (the 'Savings Plan'), a
defined contribution plan available generally to employees of Time Warner,
for the 1996 plan year, each executive named above, deferred a portion of
his annual compensation and Time Warner contributed $2,000 for the first
$3,000 so deferred by the executive ('Matching Contribution'). These
Matching Contributions were invested under the Savings Plan in a Time Warner
Common Stock fund. In addition, pursuant to a profit-sharing component of
the Savings Plan, Time Warner may make annual contributions for the benefit
of eligible employees of up to 12% of total eligible compensation; for 1996,
Time Warner contributed 8%, including $12,000 for the account of each
executive named above. Because the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the 'Code'), limits the amount of eligible compensation under the Savings
Plan to $150,000 for 1996 for any employee, Time Warner has adopted an
unfunded, non-qualified supplemental deferred compensation plan covering
otherwise eligible compensation between $150,000 and $275,625 for 1996
(increased 5% per year thereafter, to a maximum of $350,000). Time Warner's
accrual for this supplemental plan, $10,050 in 1996 for each named executive
officer, is deemed to earn interest at a long-term applicable federal rate
announced by the Internal Revenue Service.
(b) Time Warner maintains a program of life and disability insurance
generally available to all salaried employees on the same basis. In
addition, during 1996, Time Warner maintained for certain members of senior
management, including the named executive officers, certain supplemental
life insurance benefits and paid premiums for this supplemental coverage of
approximately $250 each. Time Warner also maintained split-dollar life
insurance policies on the lives of the named executive officers and paid the
following amounts allocated to the term portion of the split-dollar coverage
for 1996: Mr. Levin, $13,467; Mr. Parsons, $3,840; Mr. Haje, $8,264; Mr.
Bressler, $941; and Mr. Hullin, $2,839. The actuarial equivalent of the
value of the premiums paid by Time Warner for 1996 based on certain
assumptions regarding interest rates and periods of coverage are: Mr. Levin,
$85,473; Mr. Parsons, $79,719; Mr. Haje, $94,805; Mr. Bressler, $20,121; and
Mr. Hullin, $33,755. It is anticipated that Time Warner will recover the net
after-tax cost of the premiums on these policies or the cash surrender value
thereof. For a description of life insurance coverage for certain executive
officers provided pursuant to the terms of their employment agreements, see
'Employment Arrangements.'
STOCK OPTION GRANTS DURING 1996
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to employee
options to purchase shares of Time Warner Common Stock ('options') awarded
during 1996 to the named executive officers. All such options were nonqualified
options. No stock appreciation rights ('SARs'), alone or in tandem with stock
options, were awarded in 1996.
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STOCK OPTION GRANTS IN 1996
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INDIVIDUAL GRANTS(1)
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PERCENT
NUMBER OF OF TOTAL
SECURITIES OPTIONS EXERCISE
UNDERLYING GRANTED TO OR BASE
OPTIONS EMPLOYEES PRICE EXPIRATION GRANT DATE
NAME GRANTED IN 1996 ($/SH) DATE PRESENT VALUE(2)
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Gerald M. Levin............................... 175,000 1.8% $ 42.63 3/19/06 $ 2,831,500
87,500 .9 53.29 3/19/06 1,091,125
87,500 .9 63.95 3/19/06 840,000
Richard D. Parsons............................ 150,000 1.6% $ 42.63 3/19/06 $ 2,427,000
75,000 .8 53.29 3/19/06 935,250
75,000 .8 63.95 3/19/06 720,000
Peter R. Haje................................. 45,000 .5% $ 42.63 3/19/06 $ 728,100
Richard J. Bressler........................... 100,000 1.1% $ 42.63 3/19/06 $ 1,618,000
Tod R. Hullin................................. 30,000 .3% $ 42.63 3/19/06 $ 485,400
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(1) Options for executive officers are generally awarded pursuant to plans
approved by Time Warner's stockholders and the terms are governed by the
plans and the recipient's option agreement. The option exercise price is the
fair market value of the Time Warner Common Stock on the date of grant
except for the awards to Messrs. Levin and Parsons of which one quarter of
the total award has an exercise price 25% above the fair market value of the
Time Warner Common Stock on the date of grant and one quarter of which has
an exercise price 50% above such fair market value. The options shown in the
table become exercisable in installments of one-third on the first three
anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to acceleration upon the
occurrence of certain events. Payment of the exercise price of an option may
be made in cash or, in whole or in part, in full shares of Time Warner
Common Stock already owned by the holder of the option. The payment of
withholding taxes due upon exercise of an option may generally be made with
shares of Time Warner Common Stock.
(2) These amounts represent the estimated present value of stock options at the
date of grant calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based
upon the following assumptions used in developing the grant valuations: an
expected volatility of 21.7% based on a three-year period ending October 31,
1996; an expected term to exercise of eight years; a risk-free rate of
return based on the interest rate of a U.S. Government zero-coupon bond in
effect on the date of the award with an eight-year maturity (March 20,
1996 -- 6.37%); and a dividend yield of 1%. The actual value of the options,
if any, realized by an officer will depend on the extent to which the market
value of the Time Warner Common Stock exceeds the exercise price of the
option on the date the option is exercised. Consequently, there is no
assurance that the value realized by an officer will be at or near the value
estimated above. These amounts should not be used to predict stock
performance.
OPTION EXERCISES AND VALUES IN 1996
The following table sets forth as to each of the named executive officers
information on option exercises during 1996 and the status of his options on
December 31, 1996: (i) the number of shares of Time Warner Common Stock
underlying options exercised during 1996; (ii) the aggregate dollar value
realized upon exercise of such options; (iii) the total number of shares of Time
Warner Common Stock underlying exercisable and nonexercisable stock options held
on December 31, 1996; and (iv) the aggregate dollar value of in-the-money
exercisable and nonexercisable stock options on December 31, 1996.
AGGREGATE OPTION EXERCISES DURING 1996
AND
OPTION VALUES ON DECEMBER 31, 1996
<TABLE>
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NUMBER OF NUMBER OF SHARES DOLLAR VALUE OF
SHARES DOLLAR UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
UNDERLYING VALUE OPTIONS ON 12/31/96 OPTIONS ON 12/31/96*
OPTIONS REALIZED ----------------------------- -----------------------------
NAME EXERCISED ON EXERCISE EXERCISABLE NONEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE NONEXERCISABLE
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Gerald M. Levin (1)................... 48,000 $ 1,003,680 2,485,600 350,000 $23,664,040 --
Richard D. Parsons.................... -- -- 200,000 400,000 $ 374,000 $187,000
Peter R. Haje......................... -- -- 691,954 71,666 $12,012,131 --
Richard J. Bressler (1)............... -- -- 132,804 181,332 $ 977,588 $ 18,700
Tod R. Hullin......................... -- -- 278,058 66,666 $ 3,606,302 --
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* Calculated using the closing price of $37.50 per share on December 31, 1996
minus the option exercise price.
(1) The options exercised by Mr. Levin were awarded in 1986. Messrs. Levin and
Bressler are the only executive officers listed above who have been awarded
SARs in tandem with any of their stock options. 265,600 of Mr. Levin's
options and 9,644 of Mr. Bressler's options held on December 31, 1996 were
awarded with tandem SARs; they all were awarded on or prior to September 22,
1989 and are currently exercisable; and at December 31, 1996, they had a
value of $2,074,640 and $68,102, respectively, but no separate value has
been attributed to these SARs. These SARs are exercisable for Time Warner
Common Stock or cash, subject to a $250,000 limit on the amount of cash that
may be received upon their exercise.
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The option exercise price of all the options held by the named executive
officers is the fair market value of the Time Warner Common Stock on the date of
grant except for options awarded to Messrs. Levin and Parsons in 1996 (see
'Stock Option Grants During 1996') and 500,000 of Mr. Levin's options awarded in
1993, half of which have an exercise price 25% above the fair market value of
the Time Warner Common Stock on the date of grant and the other half of which
have an exercise price 50% above such fair market value. All options held by the
named executive officers become immediately exercisable in full upon the
occurrence of certain events, including the death or total disability of the
option holder, certain change-of-control transactions and, in most cases, Time
Warner's breach of the holder's employment agreement and all such nonqualified
options permit a portion of each award to be transferred by gift directly or
indirectly to members of the holder's immediate family.
The options held by executive officers remain exercisable for the full term
of their employment agreements in the event their employment terminates as a
result of Time Warner's breach. For some executive officers, some or all of
their options remain exercisable for the full term of the options if their
employment is terminated for any reason other than for cause, including death.
Otherwise, options may generally be exercised for one year after death or total
disability. All options terminate immediately if the holder's employment is
terminated for cause. The terms of the options shown in the chart are generally
ten years, although 320,000 options held by Mr. Levin have a term of 15 years
from the date of their award in 1989.
EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS
Time Warner is, and during 1996 was, a party to employment agreements with
the five named executive officers and certain directors or representatives of
the Time Warner General Partners and TWE. These agreements have been filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission as exhibits to Time Warner's periodic
filings. In addition, each such person participates in Time Warner's employee
benefit plans available to its employees generally.
Among other things, the agreements with Time Warner's executive officers
typically provide for: a fixed term of employment in a specified executive post;
annual salary; deferred compensation, generally equal to 50% of annual salary,
which is invested and paid out as described below under 'Deferred Compensation';
an annual bonus in the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Time
Warner Board of Directors, all or a portion of which may be deferred at the
election of the executive officer; and life insurance benefits to be provided by
split dollar policies, generally for the life of the executive and pursuant to
which Time Warner recovers an amount equal to the net after-tax cost to Time
Warner of the premiums on such policy or the cash surrender value thereof, as
well as any group life insurance generally provided by Time Warner to its
employees.
Generally, such agreements include a narrow definition of the 'cause' for
which an executive's employment may be terminated and in that event, the
executive will only receive earned and unpaid base salary and deferred
compensation accrued through such date of termination.
These agreements typically provide that in the event of Time Warner's
material breach or wrongful termination of an executive's employment, the
executive will be entitled to elect either (a) to receive a lump-sum payment
equal to the present value of the base salary, projected bonuses and deferred
compensation otherwise payable during the remaining portion of the executive's
term of employment or (b) to remain an employee of Time Warner through the end
of the term of employment and, without performing any services, receive the base
salary, bonuses and deferred compensation payable as if there had been no breach
or wrongful termination. Executives are not generally required to mitigate
damages after such a termination, other than as necessary to prevent Time Warner
from losing any tax deductions to which it otherwise would have been entitled
for any payments deemed to be 'contingent on a change' under the Code. In
addition, these agreements typically provide that if an executive thereafter
obtains other employment, the total cash salary and bonus received therefrom for
services prior to the expiration of the executive's employment term (up to the
amount of compensation paid to the executive by Time Warner for such period)
must be paid over to Time Warner as received. Except for Mr. Levin's agreement,
the provisions of the employment agreements relating to payments described in
the preceding sentence provide that the executive officer may retain and not pay
over to Time
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Warner an amount equal to the severance he would have received in accordance
with Time Warner's personnel policies if he had been job eliminated.
In addition, if Mr. Bressler's or Mr. Hullin's employment terminates as a
result of Time Warner's material breach or wrongful termination, or Time Warner
terminates such executive's employment after the term of his employment
agreement, such executive is entitled to a severance payment equal to the
greater of the amount described in the preceding paragraph or the present value
of three times the sum of his annual base salary, average bonus and deferred
compensation. If his employment terminates under these circumstances, Mr.
Parsons is entitled to a severance payment equal to the greater of the amount
described in the preceding paragraph or the present value of the sum of one
year's annual salary and deferred compensation and an average bonus.
If an executive becomes disabled during the term of his employment
agreement the executive typically will receive full salary, bonus and deferred
compensation for six months and 75% thereof through the end of the employment
term or, in some cases, for three years, if longer. Deferred compensation will
be maintained and paid after giving effect to the executive's base salary after
disability. Any such payments will be reduced by amounts received from Worker's
Compensation, Social Security and disability insurance policies maintained by
Time Warner.
If an executive dies during the term of an employment agreement, generally
the executive's beneficiaries will receive the executive's earned and unpaid
salary and deferred compensation to the last day of the month in which the death
occurs and a pro rata portion of the executive's bonus for the year of his
death.
The minimum annual salaries and deferred compensation under these
agreements for the named executive officers are as shown for 1996 in the Summary
Compensation Table. The expiration dates of these agreements and the amounts of
the individual life insurance coverage for the lifetime of such persons are: Mr.
Levin -- January 10, 2000 and $6 million; Mr. Parsons -- December 31, 1999 and
$4 million; Mr. Haje -- December 31, 1999 (not including a two-year advisory
period) and $4 million; Mr. Bressler -- December 31, 1999 and $2 million; and
Mr. Hullin -- December 31, 1998 and $2 million. Effective March 7, 1997, Mr.
Hullin ceased to be an executive officer and member of the Board of
Representatives or Board of Directors of TWE and the Time Warner General
Partners, as the case may be. Time Warner also has an employment agreement with
Mr. Lochner who currently serves as a member of the Board of Representatives of
TWE. The terms of this agreement are substantially the same as Mr. Hullin's
agreement.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION
Deferred compensation for executive officers is deposited into separate
accounts maintained by Time Warner for each of such officers. Time Warner
appoints an investment advisor for each such account subject to approval by the
relevant executive. Funds are invested in securities as directed by the
investment advisor, with the assumed after-tax effect upon Time Warner of gains,
losses and income, and distributions thereof, and of interest expenses and
brokerage commissions and other direct expenses attributed thereto, being
credited or charged to the account. Payments are generally made to the officer
from the account in installments to liquidate the account over a period of three
to five years commencing on the date employment was to terminate under the
employment agreement, or at such other times as the officer might have elected.
Such payments include an amount equal to the assumed tax benefit to Time Warner
of the compensation deduction available for tax purposes for the portion of the
account represented by the net appreciation in such account, even though Time
Warner might not actually receive such tax benefit.
Amounts paid by Time Warner to the deferred compensation accounts of the
named executive officers for 1996 and the portion, if any, of the 1996 annual
bonus elected to be deferred by any such officer are included in the amounts
shown in the Summary Compensation Table above.
TIME WARNER EMPLOYEES' PENSION PLAN
The Time Warner Employees' Pension Plan, as amended (the 'Pension Plan'),
provides benefits to eligible employees, including officers, of Time Warner and
certain of its subsidiaries. Directors who are not also employees of Time Warner
are not eligible to participate in the Pension Plan.
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A participant accrues benefits under the Pension Plan on the basis of 1
2/3% of the average annual compensation (defined as the average of the highest
five consecutive full or partial years of compensation, which includes regular
salary, overtime and shift differential payments, and non-deferred bonuses paid
according to a regular program) for each year of service up to 30 years and 1/2%
for each year of service over 30. Compensation for purposes of calculating
average annual compensation under the Pension Plan is limited to $200,000 per
year for 1988 through 1993 and $150,000 per year for 1994 and thereafter (each
subject to adjustments provided in the Code). Eligible employees become vested
in all benefits under the Pension Plan on the earlier of five years of service
or certain other events.
Annual pension benefits are reduced by a Social Security offset determined
by a formula that takes into account credited service up to 35 years, covered
compensation up to the average Social Security wage base and a disparity factor
based on the age at which Social Security benefits are payable (the 'Social
Security Offset'). The pension benefit of participants on December 31, 1977 in
the former Time Employees' Profit-Sharing Savings Plan (the 'Profit Sharing
Plan') is further reduced by a fixed amount attributable to a portion of the
employer contributions and investment earnings credited to such employees'
account balances in the Profit Sharing Plan as of such date (the 'Profit Sharing
Plan Offset').
Under the Pension Plan, employees who are at least 60 years old and have
completed at least ten years of service may elect early retirement and receive
the full amount of their annual pension ('early retirement'). An early
retirement supplement is payable to an employee terminating employment at age 55
and before age 60, after 20 years of service, equal to the actuarial equivalent
of such person's accrued benefit, or, if greater, an annual amount equal to 35%
of such person's average compensation determined under the Pension Plan. The
supplement ceases when the regular pension commences at age 60 or upon the death
of the retiree.
Federal law limits both the amount of compensation that is eligible for the
calculation of benefits and the amount of benefits derived from employer
contributions that may be paid to participants under the Pension Plan. However,
as permitted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
('ERISA'), Time Warner has adopted the Time Warner Excess Benefit Pension Plan
(the 'Excess Plan'), which provides for payments by Time Warner of certain
amounts which employees of Time Warner would have received under the Pension
Plan if eligible compensation were limited to $250,000 in 1994 (increased 5% per
year thereafter, to a maximum of $350,000) and there were no payment
restrictions. For purposes of the Excess Plan, the $200,000 limit (as indexed
for years after 1989) on eligible compensation will only apply to compensation
received in 1988 through 1993; the $250,000 limit (as adjusted) will apply to
compensation received in 1994 and thereafter.
The following table shows the estimated annual pension payable upon
retirement to employees in specified remuneration and years-of-service
classifications. The amounts shown in the table do not reflect the effect of the
previously-described (i) Social Security Offset, (ii) Profit Sharing Plan Offset
or (iii) early retirement supplements. The amount of the estimated annual
pension is based upon a pension formula which applies to all participants in
both the Pension Plan and the Excess Plan. The estimated amounts are based on
the assumption that payments under the Pension Plan will commence upon normal
retirement (generally age 65) or early retirement, that the Pension Plan will
continue in force in its present form and that no joint and survivor annuity
will be payable (which would on an actuarial basis reduce benefits to the
employee but provide benefits to a surviving beneficiary). Amounts calculated
under the pension formula which exceed ERISA limits will be paid under the
Excess Plan from Time Warner's assets and are included in the amounts shown in
the following table.
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ESTIMATED ANNUAL PENSION FOR
HIGHEST CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF CREDITED SERVICE
FIVE YEAR AVERAGE --------------------------------------------------------------------
COMPENSATION 10 15 20 25 30 35
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$100,000................................ $ 16,667 $ 25,000 $ 33,334 $ 41,668 $ 50,001 $ 52,501
200,000................................ 33,334 50,001 66,668 83,335 100,002 105,002
400,000................................ 66,668 100,002 133,336 166,670 200,004 210,004
600,000................................ 100,002 150,003 200,004 250,005 300,006 315,006
800,000................................ 133,336 200,004 266,672 333,340 400,008 420,008
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The amount of covered compensation that would be considered in the
determination of the highest five consecutive full or partial years of
compensation under the Pension Plan and the Excess Plan for each of Messrs.
Levin, Parsons, Haje, Bressler and Hullin is limited as a result of the
imposition of the limitations on eligible compensation. However, because
combined payments under the Pension Plan and the Excess Plan are based on the
average of the highest five consecutive full or partial years of compensation
(taking into account the compensation limits only for 1988 and thereafter), the
compensation used for determining benefits under such Plans for Mr. Levin (and
employees who participated in the Pension Plan prior to 1988) will include
eligible compensation in years prior to 1988 which exceeded these limits. The
estimated annual benefits payable under the Pension Plan and the Excess Plan, as
of February 1, 1997, would be based on average compensation of $729,248 for Mr.
Levin; $269,000 for Mr. Parsons; $250,565 for Mr. Haje; $250,565 for Mr.
Bressler; and $250,565 for Mr. Hullin, with 24.8, 2.0, 6.4, 8.2 and 6.1 years of
credited service, respectively. In addition, pursuant to their employment
agreements, Messrs. Parsons and Hullin will be entitled to receive supplemental
payments from Time Warner that will achieve a total retirement benefit equal to
what each of them would have received if he had five additional years of
credited service under the Pension Plan.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
OWNERSHIP BY PARTNERS OF TWE
The table below sets forth, as of March 15, 1997, the pro rata priority
capital and residual equity interests of each Time Warner General Partner and
each Limited Partner in TWE. Subsidiaries of Time Warner and the Time Warner
General Partners collectively own 74.49% of the pro rata priority capital and
residual equity partnership interests and certain priority capital interests
senior and junior to the pro rata priority capital interests. TW/TAE, Inc., Time
Warner Companies, Inc. and each Time Warner General Partner is a direct or
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner. U S WEST Multimedia
Communications, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of US West.
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RESIDUAL
EQUITY
TIME WARNER GENERAL PARTNERS INTEREST
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American Television and Communications Corporation.................................. 25.77%
Warner Communications Inc........................................................... 21.00%
Warner Cable Communications Inc..................................................... 9.10%
Time Warner Operations Inc.......................................................... 7.40%
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LIMITED PARTNERS
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U S WEST Multimedia Communications, Inc............................................. 25.51%
Time Warner Companies, Inc.......................................................... 5.61%
TW/TAE, Inc......................................................................... 5.61%
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The address of the principal executive offices of each of the companies
listed above is as follows: Time Warner Companies, Inc., TW/TAE, Inc. and Warner
Communications Inc.: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10019; American
Television and Communications Corporation, Time Warner Operations Inc. and
Warner Cable Communications Inc.: 300 First Stamford Place, Stamford,
Connecticut 06902; and U S WEST Multimedia Communications, Inc.: 9785 Maroon
Circle, Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
Set forth below is the name, address and stock ownership of each person or
group of persons known by TWE to own beneficially securities of Time Warner
having more than 5% of the voting power of Time Warner's voting securities and,
unless otherwise indicated, is based on information provided to Time Warner
as of January 31, 1997 by the beneficial owner. Subsidiaries of Time Warner
collectively own 74.49% of the pro rata priority capital and residual equity
partnership interests in TWE.
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SHARES OF
STOCK PERCENT OF
NAME AND ADDRESS BENEFICIALLY PERCENT OF VOTING
OF BENEFICIAL OWNER OWNED CLASS(1) POWER(2)
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TIME WARNER COMMON STOCK
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (3) ...................................... 46,828,480 9.2% 7.9%
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
The Seagram Company Ltd. (4) ............................................... 56,763,349 11.2 9.9
1430 Peel Street
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3A 1S9
R.E. Turner (5) ............................................................ 61,672,233 12.1 10.7
c/o Turner Broadcasting
System, Inc.
One CNN Center
Atlanta, GA 30303
SERIES LMCN-V COMMON STOCK
Tele-Communications, Inc. (6) .............................................. 50,642,172 100.0 *
5619 DTC Parkway
Englewood, CO 80111
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* Less than 1%.
(1) Under certain circumstances, each share of Series LMCN-V Common Stock
is convertible into one share of Time Warner Common Stock; such
circumstances are not currently present.
(2) Each share of Series LMCN-V Common Stock currently has 1/100 of a vote on
certain limited matters.
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(3) Beneficial ownership is as of December 31, 1996. The Capital Group
Companies, Inc., a holding company, has filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission Amendment No. 9, dated February 14, 1997, to its
statement on Schedule 13G to the effect that (a) it (directly or
indirectly) has sole dispositive power over all these shares, (b) it has
sole voting power over 8,983,360 of these shares, (c) these shares are held
principally by Capital Research and Management Company, an investment
adviser, (d) the shares of Time Warner Common Stock reported as
beneficially owned include 1,349,290 shares of Time Warner Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of $173,900,000 principal amount of Time Warner's
Liquid Yield OptionTM Notes due 2013 and 719,020 shares of Time Warner
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of $75,000,000 principal amount of
TBS's Liquid Yield OptionTM Notes due 2007 (which were redeemed for cash on
February 13, 1997) (these shares have been excluded from the calculation of
voting power), (e) all of the reported shares are held for the benefit of
its clients and (f) it and each of its subsidiary investment management
companies acts separately in exercising investment discretion over its
managed accounts.
(4) The Seagram Company Ltd. has filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission Amendment No. 7, dated April 13, 1994, to its statement on
Schedule 13D and a statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4
dated May 9, 1994 to the effect that through its indirect wholly owned
subsidiary, Seagram Inc., it has sole voting and sole dispositive power
over all these shares.
(5) Includes (a) 839,942 shares of Time Warner Common Stock owned by a
corporation wholly owned by Mr. Turner, (b) 1,488,690 shares of Time Warner
Common Stock held by a trust over which Mr. Turner has sole voting and
dispositive control, (c) 4,500,000 shares of Time Warner Common Stock held
by a limited partnership of which Mr. Turner is the sole general partner,
(d) 386,000 shares of Time Warner Common Stock owned by Mr. Turner's wife
and (e) 3,450,000 shares of Time Warner Common Stock held by the Turner
Foundation, Inc., of which Mr. Turner is one of six trustees. Mr. Turner
disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by his spouse and the Turner
Foundation, Inc.
(6) Consists of shares controlled by Tele-Communications, Inc. through its
direct and indirect subsidiaries; excludes 279,533 shares of Time Warner
Common Stock held by TCI TKR of Southern Kentucky, Inc. as to which
Tele-Communications, Inc. disclaims beneficial ownership.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth as of January 31, 1997 for each current
representative of TWE and each current member of the board of directors of one
or more of the Time Warner General Partners, the five most highly compensated
executive officers of TWE and the Time Warner General Partners in 1996 and for
all current
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representatives, directors and executive officers of TWE and the Time Warner
General Partners as a group, information concerning the beneficial ownership of
Time Warner Common Stock.
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COMMON STOCK BENEFICIALLY OWNED(1)
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NUMBER OF OPTION PERCENT
NAME SHARES SHARES(2) OF CLASS
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Richard J. Bressler (5)....................................... 5,560 204,137 *
Peter R. Haje (5)............................................. 9,931 720,287 *
Tod R. Hullin (5)............................................. 2,470 313,058 *
Gerald M. Levin (3)(5)........................................ 400,905 2,602,268 *
Philip R. Lochner, Jr. (4)(5)................................. 62,857 370,496 *
Richard D. Parsons (5)........................................ 11,262 300,000 *
Richard D. McCormick.......................................... -- -- *
Charles M. Lillis............................................. -- -- *
All current representatives, directors and executive officers
(8 persons) as a group (3)-(5).............................. 495,466 4,318,353 .94%
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* Represents beneficial ownership of less than one percent of issued and
outstanding stock on January 31, 1997.
(1) Beneficial ownership as reported in the above table has been determined in
accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. Unless otherwise
indicated, beneficial ownership includes both sole voting and sole
investment power. This table does not include any Time Warner Common Stock
which may be held by the Time Warner General Partners or other Time Warner
subsidiaries or pension and profit-sharing plans of other corporations or
endowment funds of educational and charitable institutions for which various
directors and officers may serve as directors or trustees. As of January 31,
1997, the only equity securities of Time Warner beneficially owned by the
named persons or group were shares of Time Warner Common Stock and options
to purchase Time Warner Common Stock.
(2) Reflects shares of Time Warner Common Stock subject to options to purchase
Time Warner Common Stock issued by Time Warner which, on January 31, 1997,
were unexercised but were exercisable within a period of 60 days from that
date. These shares are excluded from the column headed 'Number of Shares.'
(3) Includes 15,000 shares of Time Warner Common Stock held by Mr. Levin's wife,
as to which Mr. Levin disclaims any beneficial ownership.
(4) Includes 400 shares of Time Warner Common Stock held by Mr. Lochner's wife,
as to which Mr. Lochner disclaims any beneficial ownership.
(5) Includes an aggregate of approximately 34,352 shares of Time Warner Common
Stock held by a trust under an employee stock plan of Time Warner and its
subsidiaries for the benefit of current representatives, directors and
executive officers (including 4,425 shares for Mr. Bressler, 3,443 shares
for Mr. Haje, 10,900 shares for Mr. Levin, 11,334 shares for Mr. Lochner and
99 shares for Mr. Parsons). Mr. Hullin's shares are held by the trust under
such employee stock plan.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
CORPORATE SERVICES
Time Warner provides TWE with corporate support services and facilities
(including, without limitation, internal accounting, financial, tax, legal and
similar administrative and other services) as may be necessary or appropriate
for TWE to conduct the businesses that were contributed to TWE in the manner
that such businesses were conducted by Time Warner and its subsidiaries prior to
the TWE Capitalization. As compensation and reimbursement for the cost of
providing such services and facilities, TWE has paid to Time Warner on a monthly
basis in arrears an amount equal to $5 million per month through June 30, 1995.
This monthly fee was adjusted at June 30, 1995, February 1, 1996 and January 1,
1997, based on increases in the Consumer Price Index since January 1, 1991, to
$5.6 million, $5.8 million, and $5.9 million, respectively. The corporate
support services agreement expires on June 30, 1997, subject to the obligation
of both parties to negotiate, in good faith, any extension thereto.
US WEST ADVISORY FEE
In consideration of US West's making available to TWE its expertise in the
areas of telecommunications, telephony and information technology and
participating in the management and upgrade of the cable systems comprising the
Full Service Network business and to reimburse US West for providing to TWE
certain services and overhead costs related to US West's participation on the
Management Committee, TWE has paid or will pay to U S West fees aggregating $130
million payable over the five years following the closing of the U S West
Transaction on September 15, 1993.
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OPTION REIMBURSEMENT
Upon the exercise of options to purchase securities of Time Warner by any
officer or other employee of TWE or of any 'strategic venture' of TWE,
including, without limitation, TWE Japan, or of Time Warner or any of its
subsidiaries who in such capacity performs substantially all of his or her
duties on behalf of TWE or any such 'strategic venture,' TWE or such 'strategic
venture' must reimburse Time Warner for the amount by which the market price of
such securities on the exercise date exceeds the exercise price, or with respect
to options granted prior to the TWE Capitalization, the greater of the exercise
price and the market price of such securities as of the TWE Capitalization (such
reimbursement amount is hereinafter called a 'Stock Option Distribution'). At
December 31, 1996, TWE had accrued $93 million of Stock Option Distributions
payable to Time Warner. Such amount, which is not payable until the underlying
options are exercised and then only subject to limitations on cash distributions
in accordance with the TWE credit agreement, will be adjusted in subsequent
accounting periods based on changes in the quoted market prices for the
underlying securities. Such amount would increase (decrease) by approximately
$18 million for each one dollar increase (decrease) in the closing price of Time
Warner Common Stock. See Notes 7 and 8 to the TWE consolidated financial
statements, which are presented herein at pages F-24 and F-27, respectively.
TWE JAPAN DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS
Concurrently with the closing of the TWE Japan transaction, TWE and TWE
Japan entered into distribution and merchandising agreements pursuant to which
TWE granted to TWE Japan the right to engage in theatrical and non-theatrical,
television and home video distribution in Japan as well as the right to engage
in the licensing and merchandising of TWE's copyrights and trademarks in Japan.
Such agreements provide that TWE Japan will receive distribution fees generally
comparable to those currently received by TWE for performing distribution
services for unaffiliated third parties.
TWE JAPAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FUND
Pursuant to the distribution agreements described above, annual
distribution servicing fees aggregating $2 million per year have been paid by
TWE and TWE Japan during the first five years of TWE Japan's operation.
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Such fees are in addition to the basic distribution fees described above under
' -- TWE Japan Distribution Agreements' and Item I 'Businesses of the Time
Warner General Partner -- Other.' The last such fee will be paid on April 1,
1997.
OTHER ARRANGEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS
The TWE Partnership Agreement expressly permits Time Warner and TWE to
continue certain arrangements and transactions that prior to the TWE
Capitalization existed between Time Warner and certain of the subsidiaries of
Time Warner that contributed assets to TWE at the TWE Capitalization, to the
extent that such arrangements and transactions relate to the businesses that
were contributed. The TWE Partnership Agreement also permits Time Warner to
enter into additional similar arrangements and transactions with TWE in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice as well as any new
arrangements and transactions with TWE on an arm's-length basis. For additional
information regarding such arrangements, see Note 13 to TWE's consolidated
financial statements included herein at pages F-33 and F-34 and Note 13 to the
TWE General Partners' consolidated financial statements included herein at page
F-73.
For information with respect to WCl's payment of a special dividend to Time
Warner and the establishment of a revolving credit agreement, see Note 4 to the
TWE General Partners' consolidated financial statements at pages F-65 and F-66
herein.
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PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a)(1)-(2) Financial Statements and Schedules:
The list of consolidated financial statements and schedules set forth
in the accompanying Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Other
Financial Information at page F-1 herein is incorporated herein by
reference. Such consolidated financial statements and schedules are filed
as part of this report.
All other financial statement schedules are omitted because the required
information is not applicable, or because the information required is included
in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
(3) Exhibits:
The exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed or
incorporated by reference as part of this report and such Exhibit Index is
incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
No Current Report on Form 8-K was filed by TWE during the quarter
ended December 31, 1996.
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SIGNATURES
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, EACH OF THE REGISTRANTS HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO BE
SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED, IN THE CITY
OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK, ON MARCH 25, 1997.
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
By: Warner Communications Inc.,
as General Partner
By: /S/ RICHARD J. BRESSLER
.......................................
NAME: RICHARD J. BRESSLER
TITLE: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER
AMERICAN TELEVISION AND COMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION
TIME WARNER OPERATIONS INC.
WARNER CABLE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
WARNER COMMUNICATIONS INC.
By: /S/ RICHARD J. BRESSLER
.......................................
NAME: RICHARD J. BRESSLER
TITLE: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THIS
REPORT HAS BEEN SIGNED BELOW BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE CAPACITIES AND ON
THE DATES INDICATED.
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/S/ GERALD M. LEVIN Director of each Registrant and Chairman of March 25, 1997
......................................... the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
(GERALD M. LEVIN) each Registrant (Principal Executive
Officer)
/S/ RICHARD J. BRESSLER Director of ATC and WCI, Senior Vice March 25, 1997
......................................... President and Chief Financial Officer of
(RICHARD J. BRESSLER) each Registrant (Principal Financial
Officer)
/S/ JOHN A. LABARCA Vice President and Controller of each March 25, 1997
......................................... Registrant (Principal Accounting Officer)
(JOHN A. LABARCA)
/S/ PETER R. HAJE Director of each Registrant March 25, 1997
.........................................
(PETER R. HAJE)
/S/ RICHARD D. PARSONS Director of each Registrant March 25, 1997
.........................................
(RICHARD D. PARSONS)
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY L.P. AND TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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GENERAL
TWE PARTNERS
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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition........... F-2 F-39
Consolidated Financial Statements:
Balance Sheets............................................................................. F-11 F-44
Statements of Operations................................................................... F-12 F-46
Statements of Cash Flows................................................................... F-13 F-49
Statements of Partnership Capital and Shareholders' Equity................................. F-14 F-52
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................................................. F-15 F-56
Report of Independent Auditors.................................................................. F-35 F-75
Selected Financial Information.................................................................. F-36 F-76
Quarterly Financial Information................................................................. F-37
Financial Statement Schedule II -- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts............................ F-38 F-77
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
TWE classifies its business interests into three fundamental areas:
Entertainment, consisting principally of interests in filmed entertainment,
television production, television broadcasting and theme parks; Cable Networks,
consisting principally of interests in cable television programming; and Cable,
consisting principally of interests in cable television systems. TWE also
manages the cable properties owned by Time Warner and the combined cable
television operations are conducted under the name of Time Warner Cable.
Capitalized terms are as defined and described in the accompanying consolidated
financial statements, or elsewhere herein.
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS
During the past two years, TWE and Time Warner have pursued significant,
strategic initiatives that have resulted in the expansion of their interests in
the cable television business. These initiatives were part of a strategy to
expand the operation of large geographic clusters of cable television systems in
an effort to achieve economies of scale in the development and distribution of
new and expanded services. Over the same period, management also engaged in a
program to improve the financial condition of TWE, as well as to increase its
overall financial flexibility, through the initiation of a debt reduction
program and the refinancing of its bank debt. In connection with these strategic
objectives, TWE and Time Warner completed a number of transactions in 1996 that
have had an effect on TWE's results of operations and financial condition. Such
transactions include:
The acquisition by Time Warner of Cablevision Industries Corporation and
related companies ('CVI') on January 4, 1996 (the 'CVI Acquisition'),
which strengthened Time Warner Cable's geographic clusters of cable
television systems and substantially increased the number of cable
subscribers managed by Time Warner Cable. As of December 31, 1996, Time
Warner Cable served approximately 12.3 million subscribers, passing nearly
20% of the television homes in the U.S.
The 1996 closing of certain previously-announced sales by TWE of
unclustered cable television systems which raised approximately $150
million of net proceeds for debt reduction. Including the 1995 sale of 51%
of its interest in Six Flags Entertainment Corporation ('Six Flags') and
the expected 1997 sale of its interest in E! Entertainment Television,
Inc., TWE has raised over $1 billion for debt reduction.
The nature of these transactions and their impact on the results of
operations and financial condition of TWE are further discussed below.
CABLE STRATEGY
Over the past two years, TWE and Time Warner have combined with or acquired
cable television systems serving approximately 3.7 million subscribers, which,
along with internal growth, has increased the total number of subscribers under
the management of Time Warner Cable to 12.3 million from 7.5 million subscribers
at the end of 1994. This expansion strategy has also extended Time Warner
Cable's reach of cable television systems to neighborhoods passing 19 million
homes or close to 20% of television homes in the U.S. In addition, there are now
34 geographic clusters of cable television systems serving over 100,000
subscribers each, including key markets such as New York City, northern New York
State, central Florida and North Carolina. Excluding Time Warner's systems, TWE
owns or manages cable television systems serving 10 million subscribers, with 31
geographic clusters serving over 100,000 subscribers each. Management believes
that the improved concentration of its subscriber base will provide for
sustained revenue growth from new and expanded services, and provide certain
economies of scale relating to the upgrade of the technological capabilities of
Time Warner Cable's cable television systems.
TWE and Time Warner's current strategy is to restructure their cable
television systems, so far as practicable and on a tax-efficient basis, to
enable such interests to be self-financed. As part of this strategy, TWE and
Time Warner are seeking to reduce their economic interests in the cable
television business in order to
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION -- (CONTINUED)
reduce existing debt and their share of future funding requirements related to
the cable operations. The primary alternative being pursued is a restructuring
of TWE that would decrease Time Warner's cable interests in TWE and increase
Time Warner's interests in TWE's entertainment and cable networks. Any TWE
restructuring depends, among other things, upon successful negotiations with U S
WEST and other third parties, a renegotiation of certain credit arrangements,
including the 1995 Credit Agreement, and consents or approvals from cable
television franchise and other regulatory authorities. In addition to, or in
lieu of, a TWE restructuring, other alternatives remain available to Time Warner
to advance these goals, some of which would not require U S WEST consent but
would still require other third party, franchise and regulatory approvals. There
is no assurance that any of these efforts will succeed.
USE OF EBITDA
The following comparative discussion of the results of operations and
financial condition of TWE includes, among other factors, an analysis of changes
in the operating income of the business segments before depreciation and
amortization ('EBITDA') in order to eliminate the effect on the operating
performance of the filmed entertainment and cable businesses of significant
amounts of amortization of intangible assets recognized in Time Warner's $14
billion acquisition of WCI in 1989, the $1.3 billion acquisition of the ATC
minority interest in 1992 and other business combinations accounted for by the
purchase method. Financial analysts generally consider EBITDA to be an important
measure of comparative operating performance for the businesses of TWE, and when
used in comparison to debt levels or the coverage of interest expense, as a
measure of liquidity. However, EBITDA should be considered in addition to, not
as a substitute for, operating income, net income, cash flow and other measures
of financial performance and liquidity reported in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.
TRANSACTIONS AFFECTING COMPARABILITY OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL
CONDITION
In connection with management's strategic initiatives, TWE completed a
number of transactions in 1995 which have affected the comparability of its
results of operations and financial condition. These transactions include the
formation of the TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership, the consolidation of Paragon,
the refinancing of its bank debt, the reacquisition of the Time Warner Service
Partnership Assets and certain asset sales, including the sale of 51% of TWE's
interest in Six Flags, all of which are more fully discussed herein. Such
transactions are collectively referred to herein as the 'TWE Transactions'.
In order to enhance comparability, the following discussion of results of
operations for TWE is supplemented by pro forma financial information that gives
effect to the TWE Transactions as if such transactions had occurred at the
beginning of 1995. The pro forma results are presented for informational
purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that
would have occurred had the transactions actually occurred at the beginning of
1995, nor are they necessarily indicative of future operating results.
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION -- (CONTINUED)
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
1996 VS. 1995
EBITDA and operating income for TWE in 1996 and 1995 are as follows:
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YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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OPERATING
EBITDA INCOME
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1996 1995 1996 1995
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(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Filmed Entertainment.................................................... $ 525 $ 459 $ 242 $228
Six Flags Theme Parks(1)................................................ -- 60 -- 29
Broadcasting-The WB Network............................................. (98) (66) (98) (66)
Cable Networks-HBO...................................................... 350 291 328 274
Cable................................................................... 1,536 1,255 606 495
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Total................................................................... $2,313 $1,999 $1,078 $960
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(1) Deconsolidated as a result of the sale of a 51% interest in Six Flags
effective as of June 23, 1995.
TWE had revenues of $10.852 billion and net income of $210 million for the
year ended December 31, 1996, compared to revenues of $9.517 billion, income of
$97 million before an extraordinary loss on the retirement of debt and net
income of $73 million for the year ended December 31, 1995.
On a pro forma basis, giving effect to the TWE Transactions as if each of
such transactions had occurred at the beginning of 1995, TWE would have reported
for the year ended December 31, 1995, revenues of $9.682 billion, EBITDA of
$2.031 billion, operating income of $962 million, income before extraordinary
item of $172 million and net income of $148 million. No pro forma financial
information has been presented for TWE for the year ended December 31, 1996
because all of such transactions are already reflected, in all material
respects, in the historical financial statements of TWE.
As discussed more fully below, TWE's historical net income was higher in
1996 as compared to pro forma results in 1995 due to an overall increase in
operating income generated by its business segments, interest savings due to
lower floating interest rates and the absence of a $24 million extraordinary
loss on the retirement of debt recognized in 1995, offset in part by a decrease
in investment-related income and an increase in minority interest expense
related to the TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership. On a historical basis, such
underlying operating trends were enhanced by favorable comparisons as 1996 more
fully benefited from the interest savings on lower average debt levels related
to management's ongoing debt reduction program.
As a U.S. partnership, TWE is not subject to U.S. federal and state income
taxation. Income and withholding taxes of $70 million in the year ended December
31, 1996, and $86 million in the year ended December 31, 1995, have been
provided for the operations of TWE's domestic and foreign subsidiary
corporations.
Filmed Entertainment-Warner Bros. Revenues increased to $5.639 billion,
compared to $5.069 billion in 1995. EBITDA increased to $525 million from $459
million. Depreciation and amortization, including amortization related to the
purchase of WCI, amounted to $283 million in 1996 and $231 million in 1995.
Operating income increased to $242 million from $228 million. Revenues benefited
from increases in worldwide home video, television distribution and consumer
products operations, offset in part by lower international theatrical revenues.
EBITDA and operating income benefited principally from the revenue gains, offset
in part, with respect to operating income only, by higher depreciation and
amortization principally related to the 1996 summer opening of an international
theme park in Germany.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION -- (CONTINUED)
Six Flags Theme Parks. As a result of TWE's sale of 51% of its interest in
Six Flags, the operating results of Six Flags have been deconsolidated effective
as of June 23, 1995 and TWE's remaining 49% interest in Six Flags is accounted
for under the equity method of accounting.
Broadcasting -- The WB Network. The WB Network recorded an operating loss
of $98 million on $87 million of revenues in 1996, compared to an operating loss
of $66 million on $33 million of revenues in 1995. The increase in revenues and
operating losses primarily resulted from the expansion of the WB Network's
primetime programming schedule (now at three nights) and the expansion of Kids'
WB!, the network's animated programming lineup on Saturday mornings and
weekdays. In addition, operating losses for 1995 were mitigated by a favorable
legal settlement. Due to the start-up nature of this national broadcast
operation, losses are expected to continue.
Cable Networks-HBO. Revenues increased to $1.763 billion in 1996, compared
to $1.593 billion in 1995. EBITDA increased to $350 million from $291 million.
Depreciation and amortization amounted to $22 million in 1996 and $17 million in
1995. Operating income increased to $328 million from $274 million. Revenues
benefited primarily from a significant increase in subscriptions to 32.4 million
from 29.7 million at the end of 1995. EBITDA and operating income improved
principally as a result of the revenue gains.
Cable. Revenues increased to $3.851 billion in 1996, compared to $3.005
billion in 1995. EBITDA increased to $1.536 billion from $1.255 billion.
Depreciation and amortization, including amortization related to the purchase of
WCI and the acquisition of the ATC minority interest, amounted to $930 million
in 1996 and $760 million in 1995. Operating income increased to $606 million
from $495 million. The 1996 Cable operating results increased as a result of the
full year effect from the formation of the TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership
effective as of April 1, 1995 and the consolidation of Paragon Communications
effective as of July 6, 1995.
On a pro forma basis, TWE's Cable division had 1995 revenues of $3.368
billion, EBITDA of $1.346 billion, depreciation and amortization of $818 million
and operating income of $528 million. In comparison to 1995 pro forma results,
1996 revenues benefited from an aggregate increase in basic cable and
Primestar-related, direct broadcast satellite subscribers, increases in
regulated cable rates as permitted under Time Warner Cable's 'social contract'
with the FCC and increases in pay-per-view and advertising revenues. EBITDA and
operating income increased principally as a result of revenue gains, offset in
part, with respect to operating income only, by higher depreciation and
amortization relating to increased capital spending.
Interest and Other, Net. Interest and other, net, decreased to $522
million in 1996, compared to $580 million in 1995. Interest expense decreased to
$475 million, compared to $571 million in 1995, principally as a result of
interest savings on lower average debt levels related to management's debt
reduction program and lower short-term, floating-rates of interest paid on
borrowings under TWE's former and existing bank credit agreements. There was
other expense, net, of $47 million in 1996 compared to other expense, net, of $9
million in 1995, principally due to an overall decrease in investment-related
income. The decrease in investment-related income resulted from a reduction in
interest income, and lower aggregate gains on the sale of certain unclustered
cable systems and other investments. The reduction in interest income related to
lower average cash balances and lower average principal amounts due under the
note receivable from U S WEST that was fully collected as of June 1996.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION -- (CONTINUED)
1995 VS. 1994
EBITDA and operating income for TWE in 1995 and 1994 are as follows:
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OPERATING
EBITDA INCOME
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1995 1994 1995 1994
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(MILLIONS)
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Filmed Entertainment-Warner Bros.......................................... $ 459 $ 407 $228 $201
Six Flags Theme Parks(1).................................................. 60 135 29 56
Broadcasting-the WB Network............................................... (66) -- (66) --
Cable Network-HBO......................................................... 291 255 274 236
Cable..................................................................... 1,255 994 495 355
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Total..................................................................... $1,999 $1,791 $960 $848
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(1) Deconsolidated as a result of the sale of a 51% interest in Six Flags
effective as of June 23, 1995.
TWE had revenues of $9.517 billion, income of $97 million before an
extraordinary loss on the retirement of debt and net income of $73 million for
the year ended December 31, 1995, compared to revenues of $8.460 billion and net
income of $161 million for the year ended December 31, 1994. The decrease in net
income in 1995 was principally related to a $24 million extraordinary loss on
the retirement of debt and higher depreciation and amortization relating to
increased capital spending.
As discussed more fully below, TWE's operating results in 1995 reflect an
overall increase in operating income generated by its business segments
(including the contribution by the TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership) and an
increase in investment-related income resulting from gains on the sale of
certain unclustered cable systems and other investments, offset in part by
minority interest expense related to the consolidation of the operating results
of the TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership effective as of April 1, 1995.
As a U.S. partnership, TWE is not subject to U.S. federal and state income
taxation. Income and withholding taxes of $86 million in the year ended December
31, 1995, and $40 million in the year ended December 31, 1994, have been
provided for the operations of TWE's domestic and foreign subsidiary
corporations.
Filmed Entertainment-Warner Bros. Revenues increased to $5.069 billion,
compared to $4.476 billion in 1994. EBITDA increased to $459 million from $407
million. Depreciation and amortization, including amortization related to the
purchase of WCI, amounted to $231 million in 1995 and $206 million in 1994.
Operating income increased to $228 million from $201 million. Revenues benefited
from increases in worldwide theatrical, home video, consumer products and
television distribution operations. Worldwide theatrical and domestic home video
revenues in 1995 were led by the success of Batman Forever. EBITDA and operating
income benefited from the revenue gains and increased income from licensing
operations.
Six Flags Theme Parks. As a result of TWE's sale of 51% of its interest in
Six Flags, the operating results of Six Flags have been deconsolidated effective
as of June 23, 1995 and TWE's remaining 49% interest in Six Flags is now
accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Accordingly, revenues
decreased to $227 million, compared to $557 million in 1994. EBITDA decreased to
$60 million from $135 million. Depreciation and amortization amounted to $31
million in 1995 and $79 million in 1994. Operating income decreased to $29
million from $56 million.
Broadcasting-The WB Network. The WB Network was launched in January 1995,
and generated $66 million of operating losses on $33 million of revenues. The
operating loss was mitigated by a favorable legal
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION -- (CONTINUED)
settlement, as well as by funding from a limited partner admitted as of August
1995. Due to the start-up nature of this national broadcast operation, losses
are expected to continue.
Cable Networks-HBO. Revenues increased to $1.593 billion, compared to
$1.494 billion in 1994. EBITDA increased to $291 million from $255 million.
Depreciation and amortization amounted to $17 million in 1995 and $19 million in
1994. Operating income increased to $274 million from $236 million. Revenues
benefited primarily from an increase in subscriptions to 29.7 million from 27
million at the end of 1994, as well as from higher pay-TV rates. EBITDA and
operating income improved principally as a result of the revenue gains.
Cable. The 1995 Cable operating results reflect the formation of the
TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership effective as of April 1, 1995 and the
consolidation of Paragon effective as of July 6, 1995. Revenues increased to
$3.005 billion, compared to $2.220 billion in 1994. EBITDA increased to $1.255
billion from $994 million. Depreciation and amortization, including amortization
related to the purchase of WCI and the acquisition of the ATC minority interest,
amounted to $760 million in 1995 and $639 million in 1994. Operating income
increased to $495 million from $355 million. Revenues and operating results
benefited from the formation of the TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership and the
consolidation of Paragon. Excluding such effects, revenues benefited from an
increase in basic cable subscribers and increases in nonregulated revenues,
including pay-TV, pay-per-view and advertising. Excluding the positive
contributions from the TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership and the consolidation of
Paragon, EBITDA and operating income increased as a result of the revenue gains,
offset in part by the full year impact of the second round of cable rate
regulations that went into effect in July 1994, higher start-up costs for
telephony operations and, with respect to operating income only, higher
depreciation and amortization relating to increased capital spending.
Interest and Other, Net. Interest and other, net, decreased to $580
million in 1995, compared to $587 million in 1994. Interest expense increased to
$571 million, compared to $563 million in 1994, principally as a result of
higher short-term, floating-rates of interest paid on borrowings under TWE's
former and existing bank credit agreements, offset in part by interest savings
in the last quarter of 1995 on lower debt levels related to management's asset
sales program. Other expense, net, decreased to $9 million in 1995 from $24
million in 1994, principally because of an increase in investment-related income
related to gains on the sale of certain unclustered cable systems and other
investments.
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY
DECEMBER 31, 1996
1996 FINANCIAL CONDITION
At December 31, 1996, TWE had $5.7 billion of debt, $1.5 billion of Time
Warner General Partners' Senior Capital and $6.6 billion of partners' capital
compared to $6.2 billion of debt, $1.4 billion of Time Warner General Partners'
Senior Capital and $6.5 billion of partners' capital (net of the $169 million
uncollected portion of the note receivable from U S WEST) at December 31, 1995.
Cash and equivalents increased to $216 million at December 31, 1996, compared to
$209 million at December 31, 1995, reducing the debt-net-of-cash amounts for TWE
to $5.5 billion and $6 billion, respectively.
DEBT REDUCTION PROGRAM
In conjunction with Time Warner and as part of a continuing strategy to
enhance the financial position and credit statistics of TWE, an asset sales
program was initiated by Time Warner and TWE in 1995. Including the sale of 51%
of TWE's interest in Six Flags in June 1995, the sale of certain unclustered
cable systems and the
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION -- (CONTINUED)
expected 1997 sale of TWE's interest in E! Entertainment Television, Inc., TWE
has raised over $1 billion for debt reduction.
CREDIT STATISTICS
The combination of asset sales and the debt refinancing is intended to
strengthen the financial position of TWE and, when taken together with EBITDA
growth, is expected to continue the improvement of TWE's overall credit
statistics. These credit statistics consist of commonly-used liquidity measures
such as leverage and coverage ratios. The leverage ratio represents the ratio of
total debt, less cash ('Net debt') to total business segment EBITDA, less
corporate expenses ('Adjusted EBITDA'). The coverage ratio represents the ratio
of Adjusted EBITDA to total interest expense. Those ratios, on a historical
basis for 1996 and 1994 and on a pro forma basis for 1995 are as set forth
below:
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HISTORICAL PRO FORMA HISTORICAL
1996 1995(a) 1994
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Net debt/Adjusted EBITDA..................................................... 2.4x 3.0x 3.5x
Adjusted EBITDA/Interest..................................................... 4.7x 3.7x 3.1x
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(a) Pro forma ratios for 1995 give effect to the TWE Transactions as if each
of such transactions had occurred at the beginning of 1995. Historical
ratios for 1995 are not meaningful and have not been presented because
they reflect the operating results of acquired or disposed entities for
only a portion of the year in comparison to year-end Net debt levels.
CASH FLOWS
In 1996, TWE's cash provided by operations amounted to $1.912 billion and
reflected $2.313 billion of EBITDA from the Filmed Entertainment-Warner Bros.,
Broadcasting-The WB Network, Cable Networks-HBO and Cable businesses and $255
million related to a reduction in working capital requirements, other balance
sheet accounts and noncash items, less $513 million of interest payments, $74
million of income taxes and $69 million of corporate expenses. Cash provided by
operations of $1.519 billion in 1995 reflected $1.999 billion of business
segment EBITDA and $230 million related to a reduction in working capital
requirements, other balance sheet accounts and noncash items, less $571 million
of interest payments, $75 million of income taxes and $64 million of corporate
expenses.
Cash used by investing activities increased to $1.253 billion in 1996,
compared to $688 million in 1995, principally as a result of a $438 million
decrease in investment proceeds realized in 1995 relating to management's debt
reduction program and higher capital expenditures. Capital expenditures
increased to $1.719 billion in 1996, compared to $1.535 billion in 1995,
principally as a result of higher capital spending by the Cable Division.
Cash used by financing activities was $652 million in 1996, compared to
$1.693 billion in 1995, principally as a result of a lower level of debt
reduction realized in 1996 in connection with management's debt reduction
program and a $860 million decrease in distributions paid to Time Warner, offset
in part by a $433 million decrease in collections on the note receivable from U
S WEST.
Management believes that TWE's operating cash flow, cash and equivalents
and additional borrowing capacity are sufficient to fund its capital and
liquidity needs for the foreseeable future.
CABLE CAPITAL SPENDING
Since the beginning of 1994, Time Warner Cable has been engaged in a plan
to upgrade the technological capability and reliability of its cable television
systems and develop new services, which it believes will position
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION -- (CONTINUED)
the business for sustained, long-term growth. Capital spending by TWE's Cable
division amounted to $1.348 billion in 1996, compared to $1.178 billion in 1995,
and was financed in part through collections on the note receivable from U S
WEST of $169 million in 1996 and $602 million in 1995. Capital spending by TWE's
Cable division for 1997 is budgeted to be steady at approximately $1.4 billion
and is expected to be funded principally by cable operating cash flow. In
exchange for certain flexibility in establishing cable rate pricing structures
for regulated services that went into effect on January 1, 1996 and consistent
with Time Warner Cable's long-term strategic plan, Time Warner Cable has agreed
with the FCC to invest a total of $4 billion in capital costs in connection with
the upgrade of its cable infrastructure, which is expected to be substantially
completed over a five-year period ending December 31, 2000. The agreement with
the FCC covers all of the cable operations of Time Warner Cable, including the
owned or managed cable television systems of TWE, the TWE-Advance/Newhouse
Partnership and Time Warner. Management expects to continue to finance such
level of investment principally through the growth in cable operating cash flow
derived from increases in subscribers and cable rates, bank credit agreement
borrowings and the development of new revenue streams from expanded programming
options, high speed data transmission and other services.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
As discussed below, TWE believes that the value of certain off-balance
sheet assets should be considered, along with other factors discussed elsewhere
herein, in evaluating TWE's financial condition and prospects for future results
of operations, including its ability to meet its capital and liquidity needs.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
As a creator and distributor of branded information and entertainment
copyrights, TWE has a significant amount of internally-generated intangible
assets whose value is not fully reflected in the consolidated balance sheet.
Such intangible assets extend across TWE's principal business interests, but are
best exemplified by its interest in Warner Bros.' and HBO's copyrighted film and
television product libraries, and the creation or extension of brands. Generally
accepted accounting principles do not recognize the value of such assets, except
at the time they may be acquired in a business combination accounted for by the
purchase method of accounting.
Because TWE owns the copyrights to such creative material, it continually
generates revenue through the sale of such products across different media and
in new and existing markets. The value of film and television-related
copyrighted product and trademarks is continually realized by the licensing of
films and television series to secondary markets and the licensing of
trademarks, such as the Looney Tunes characters and Batman, to the retail
industry and other markets. In addition, technological advances, such as the
introduction of the home videocassette in the 1980's and potentially the digital
video disc in the future, have historically generated significant revenue
opportunities through the repackaging and sale of such copyrighted products in
the new technological format. Accordingly, such intangible assets have
significant off-balance sheet asset value that is not fully reflected in TWE's
consolidated balance sheet.
WARNER BROS. BACKLOG
Warner Bros.' backlog, representing the amount of future revenue not yet
recorded from cash contracts for the licensing of theatrical and television
product for pay cable, network, basic cable and syndicated television
exhibition, amounted to $1.502 billion at December 31, 1996, compared to $1.056
million at December 31, 1995 (including amounts relating to TWE's cable
television networks of $189 million and $175 million, respectively, and to Time
Warner's cable television networks of $274 million at December 31, 1996). Warner
Bros.' backlog increased principally as a result of the licensing of the hit
television series Friends and ER for
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION -- (CONTINUED)
domestic syndication, as well as for exhibition on Time Warner's cable
television networks beginning in 1998. Because backlog generally relates to
contracts for the licensing of theatrical and television product which have
already been produced, the recognition of revenue for such completed product is
principally only dependent upon the commencement of the availability period for
telecast under the terms of the related licensing agreement. Cash licensing fees
are collected periodically over the term of the related licensing agreements.
Accordingly, the portion of backlog for which cash advances have not already
been received has significant off-balance sheet asset value as a source of
future funding. The backlog excludes advertising barter contracts, which are
also expected to result in the future realization of revenues and cash through
the sale of advertising spots received under such contracts.
FOREIGN CURRENCY RISK MANAGEMENT
Time Warner uses foreign exchange contracts primarily to hedge the risk
that unremitted or future license fees owed to TWE domestic companies for the
sale or anticipated sale of U.S. copyrighted products abroad may be adversely
affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. As part of its overall
strategy to manage the level of exposure to the risk of foreign currency
exchange rate fluctuations, Time Warner hedges a portion of its foreign currency
exposures anticipated over the ensuing twelve month period, including those
related to TWE. At December 31, 1996, Time Warner had effectively hedged
approximately half of TWE's estimated foreign currency exposures that
principally relate to anticipated cash flows to be remitted to the U.S. over the
ensuing twelve month period, using foreign exchange contracts that generally
have maturities of three months or less, which generally are rolled over to
provide continuing coverage throughout the year. TWE is reimbursed by or
reimburses Time Warner for Time Warner contract gains and losses related to
TWE's foreign currency exposure. Time Warner often closes foreign exchange
contracts by purchasing an offsetting purchase contract. At December 31, 1996,
Time Warner had contracts for the sale of $447 million and the purchase of $104
million of foreign currencies at fixed rates. Of Time Warner's $343 million net
sale contract position, none of the foreign exchange purchase contracts and $102
million of the foreign exchange sale contracts related to TWE's foreign currency
exposure, compared to contracts for the sale of $113 million of foreign
currencies at December 31, 1995.
See Note 10 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for a
more comprehensive description of TWE's foreign currency risk management
activities.
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31,
(MILLIONS)
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1996 1995
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ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and equivalents.......................................................................... $ 216 $ 209
Receivables, including $383 and $354 million due from Time Warner,
less allowances of $373 and $365 million.................................................... 1,637 1,635
Inventories................................................................................... 1,134 904
Prepaid expenses.............................................................................. 159 161
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Total current assets.......................................................................... 3,146 2,909
Noncurrent inventories........................................................................ 2,263 1,909
Loan receivable from Time Warner.............................................................. 400 400
Investments................................................................................... 351 383
Property, plant and equipment, net............................................................ 5,999 5,205
Cable television franchises................................................................... 3,054 3,360
Goodwill...................................................................................... 3,996 4,119
Other assets.................................................................................. 764 620
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Total assets.................................................................................. $19,973 $18,905
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LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable.............................................................................. $ 935 $ 697
Participations and programming costs payable.................................................. 1,393 1,090
Debt due within one year...................................................................... 7 47
Other current liabilities, including $82 million in 1996 due to Time Warner................... 1,740 1,380
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Total current liabilities..................................................................... 4,075 3,214
Long-term debt................................................................................ 5,676 6,137
Other long-term liabilities, including $138 and $198 million due to Time Warner............... 1,085 924
Minority interests............................................................................ 1,020 726
Time Warner General Partners' Senior Capital.................................................. 1,543 1,426
PARTNERS' CAPITAL
Contributed capital........................................................................... 7,537 7,522
Undistributed partnership earnings (deficit).................................................. (963) (875)
Note receivable from U S WEST................................................................. -- (169)
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Total partners' capital....................................................................... 6,574 6,478
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Total liabilities and partners' capital....................................................... $19,973 $18,905
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See accompanying notes.
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
(MILLIONS)
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1996 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues (a)......................................................................... $10,852 $9,517 $8,460
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Cost of revenues (a)(b).............................................................. 7,441 6,597 5,976
Selling, general and administrative (a)(b)........................................... 2,333 1,960 1,636
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Operating expenses................................................................... 9,774 8,557 7,612
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Business segment operating income.................................................... 1,078 960 848
Interest and other, net (a).......................................................... (522) (580) (587)
Minority interest.................................................................... (207) (133) --
Corporate services (a)............................................................... (69) (64) (60)
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Income before income taxes........................................................... 280 183 201
Income taxes......................................................................... (70) (86) (40)
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Income before extraordinary item..................................................... 210 97 161
Extraordinary loss on retirement of debt............................................. -- (24) --
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Net income........................................................................... $ 210 $ 73 $ 161
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(a) Includes the following income (expenses) resulting from transactions with
the partners of TWE and other related companies for the years ended December
31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively: revenues-$198 million, $56 million
and $112 million; cost of revenues-$(95) million, $(54) million and $(70)
million; selling, general and administrative-$(38) million, $(61) million
and $(72) million; interest and other, net-$30 million, $24 million and $21
million; and corporate expenses-$(69) million, $(64) million and $(60)
million (Note 13).
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(b) Includes depreciation and amortization expense of:............................... $1,235 $1,039 $ 943
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See accompanying notes.
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
(MILLIONS)
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1996 1995 1994
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OPERATIONS
Net income.......................................................................... $ 210 $ 73 $ 161
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Extraordinary loss on retirement of debt............................................ -- 24 --
Depreciation and amortization....................................................... 1,235 1,039 943
Equity in (income) losses of investee companies, net of distributions............... 38 84 58
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables..................................................................... (50) (159) (192)
Inventories..................................................................... (637) (118) (76)
Accounts payable and other liabilities.......................................... 970 679 400
Other balance sheet changes..................................................... 146 (103) 2
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Cash provided by operations......................................................... 1,912 1,519 1,296
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments and acquisitions........................................................ (146) (203) (156)
Capital expenditures................................................................ (1,719) (1,535) (1,153)
Investment proceeds................................................................. 612 1,050 50
Loan to Time Warner................................................................. -- -- (400)
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Cash used by investing activities................................................... (1,253) (688) (1,659)
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings.......................................................................... 215 2,484 977
Debt repayments..................................................................... (716) (3,596) (945)
Collections on note receivable from U S WEST........................................ 169 602 234
Capital distributions............................................................... (228) (1,088) (170)
Other............................................................................... (92) (95) --
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Cash provided (used) by financing activities........................................ (652) (1,693) 96
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS......................................... 7 (862) (267)
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD......................................... 209 1,071 1,338
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CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD............................................... $ 216 $ 209 $ 1,071
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See accompanying notes.
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PARTNERSHIP CAPITAL
(MILLIONS)
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PARTNERS' CAPITAL
TIME WARNER -------------------------------------------------------
GENERAL UNDISTRIBUTED U S
PARTNERS' PARTNERSHIP WEST TOTAL
SENIOR CONTRIBUTED EARNINGS NOTE PARTNERS'
CAPITAL CAPITAL (DEFICIT) RECEIVABLE CAPITAL
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1993................... $ 1,536 $ 7,398 $(393) $ (1,005) $ 6,000
Net income..................................... 161 161
Distributions (a).............................. (46) (46)
Allocation of income........................... 127 (127) (127)
Collections.................................... 234 234
Other.......................................... 11 11
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BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1994................... 1,663 7,398 (394) (771) 6,233
Net income..................................... 73 73
Distributions (a).............................. (366) (421) (421)
Reacquisition of Time Warner Service
Partnership Assets (b)....................... 124 124
Allocation of income........................... 129 (129) (129)
Collections.................................... 602 602
Other.......................................... (4) (4)
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BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1995................... 1,426 7,522 (875) (169) 6,478
Net income..................................... 210 210
Distributions (a).............................. (199) (199)
Capital contributions.......................... 15 15
Allocation of income........................... 117 (117) (117)
Collections.................................... 169 169
Other.......................................... 18 18
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BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1996................... $ 1,543 $ 7,537 $(963) $ -- $ 6,574
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(a) Distributions in 1996, 1995 and 1994 included $215 million, $346 million and
$173 million, respectively, of accrued tax-related distributions.
Previously-accrued stock option distributions of $16 million and $177
million were reversed in 1996 and 1994 because the market price of Time
Warner common stock declined during the period and stock option
distributions of $50 million were accrued in 1995 because of an increase in
the market price of Time Warner common stock. Distributions in 1995 and 1994
included $25 million and $50 million of cash distributions to the Time
Warner Service Partnerships, respectively. In addition, Time Warner General
Partners' Senior Capital was reduced in 1995 by a $366 million distribution
of partnership income previously allocated to such interest.
(b) Time Warner General Partners' Series B Capital was increased in 1995 by the
$124 million historical cost of the Time Warner Service Partnership Assets
reacquired by TWE.
See accompanying notes.
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
('TWE'), classifies its business interests into three fundamental areas:
Entertainment, consisting principally of interests in filmed entertainment,
television production, television broadcasting and theme parks; Cable Networks,
consisting principally of interests in cable television programming; and Cable,
consisting principally of interests in cable television systems.
Each of the business interests within Entertainment, Cable Networks and
Cable is important to TWE's objective of increasing partner value through the
creation, extension and distribution of recognizable brands and copyrights
throughout the world. Such brands and copyrights include (1) the unique and
extensive film, television and animation libraries of Warner Bros. and
trademarks such as the Looney Tunes characters and Batman, (2) The WB Network, a
national broadcasting network launched in 1995 as an extension of the Warner
Bros. brand and as an additional distribution outlet for Warner Bros.'
collection of children's cartoons and television programming, (3) Six Flags, the
largest regional theme park operator in the United States, in which TWE owns a
49% interest, (4) HBO and Cinemax, the leading pay television services and (5)
Time Warner Cable, the second largest operator of cable television systems in
the U.S.
The operating results of TWE's various business interests are presented
herein as an indication of financial performance (Note 11). Except for start-up
losses incurred in connection with The WB Network, TWE's principal business
interests generate significant operating income and cash flow from operations.
The cash flow from operations generated by such business interests is
significantly greater than their operating income due to significant amounts of
noncash amortization of intangible assets recognized principally in Time Warner
Companies, Inc.'s ('Time Warner')* $14 billion acquisition of Warner
Communications Inc. ('WCI') in 1989 and $1.3 billion acquisition of the minority
interest in American Television and Communications Corporation ('ATC') in 1992,
a portion of which cost was allocated to TWE upon the capitalization of the
partnership. Noncash amortization of intangible assets recorded by TWE's
businesses amounted to $436 million in 1996, $444 million in 1995 and $478
million in 1994.
Subsidiaries of Time Warner are the general partners of TWE ('Time Warner
General Partners'). During 1995, Time Warner acquired the aggregate 11.22%
limited partnership interests previously held by subsidiaries of each of ITOCHU
Corporation and Toshiba Corporation. As a result, Time Warner and certain of its
wholly owned subsidiaries collectively own general and limited partnership
interests in TWE consisting of 74.49% of the pro rata priority capital ('Series
A Capital') and residual equity capital ('Residual Capital'), and 100% of the
senior priority capital ('Senior Capital') and junior priority capital ('Series
B Capital'). The remaining 25.51% limited partnership interests in the Series A
Capital and Residual Capital of TWE are held by a subsidiary of U S WEST, Inc.
('U S WEST'), which acquired such interests in 1993 for $1.532 billion of cash
and a $1.021 billion 4.4% note (the 'U S WEST Note Receivable') that was fully
collected during 1996.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The consolidated financial statements of TWE reflect (i) the formation by
TWE of the TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership effective as of April 1, 1995, (ii)
the deconsolidation of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation ('Six Flags')
effective as of June 23, 1995 and (iii) the consolidation of Paragon
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* On October 10, 1996, Time Warner Inc. acquired the remaining 80% interest in
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. ('TBS') that it did not already own. As a
result of this transaction, a new parent company with the name 'Time Warner
Inc.' replaced the old parent company of the same name ('Old Time Warner', now
known as Time Warner Companies, Inc.), and Old Time Warner and TBS became
separate, wholly owned subsidiaries of the new parent company. Unless the
context indicates otherwise, references herein to 'Time Warner' refer to Old
Time Warner.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
Communications ('Paragon') effective as of July 6, 1995. Certain
reclassifications have been made to the prior years' financial statements to
conform to the 1996 presentation.
In lieu of contributing certain assets to the partnership at its
capitalization in 1992 (the 'Beneficial Assets'), the Time Warner General
Partners assigned to TWE the net cash flow generated by such assets or agreed to
pay an amount equal to the net cash flow generated by such assets. TWE has the
right to receive from the Time Warner General Partners, at the limited partners'
option, an amount equal to the fair value of the Beneficial Assets, net of
associated liabilities, that have not been contributed to TWE, rather than
continuing to receive the net cash flow, or an amount equal to the net cash
flow, generated by such Beneficial Assets. The consolidated financial statements
include the assets and liabilities of the businesses contributed by the Time
Warner General Partners, including the Beneficial Assets and associated
liabilities, all at Time Warner's historical cost basis of accounting.
BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION AND
ACCOUNTING FOR INVESTMENTS
The consolidated financial statements include 100% of the assets,
liabilities, revenues, expenses, income, loss and cash flows of TWE and all
companies in which TWE has a direct and indirect controlling voting interest
('subsidiaries'), as if TWE and its subsidiaries were a single company.
Significant intercompany accounts and transactions between the consolidated
companies have been eliminated. Significant accounts and transactions between
TWE and its partners and affiliates are disclosed as related party transactions
(Note 13).
Investments in companies in which TWE has significant influence but less
than a controlling voting interest are accounted for using the equity method.
Under the equity method, only TWE's investment in and amounts due to and from
the equity investee are included in the consolidated balance sheet, only TWE's
share of the investee's earnings is included in the consolidated operating
results, and only the dividends, cash distributions, loans or other cash
received from the investee, less any additional cash investments, loan
repayments or other cash paid to the investee are included in the consolidated
cash flows.
FOREIGN CURRENCY
The financial position and operating results of substantially all of the
foreign operations of TWE are consolidated using the local currency as the
functional currency. Local currency assets and liabilities are translated at the
rates of exchange on the balance sheet date, and local currency revenues and
expenses are translated at average rates of exchange during the period.
Resulting translation gains or losses, which have not been material, are
included in partners' capital. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses,
which have not been material, are included in operating results.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
footnotes thereto. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the accompanying
consolidated financial statements include management's forecast of anticipated
revenues from the distribution of theatrical and television product in order to
evaluate the ultimate recoverability of accounts receivables and film inventory
recorded as assets in the consolidated balance sheet. Accounts receivables and
sales related to the distribution of home video product in the filmed
entertainment industry are subject to customers' rights to return unsold items.
Management periodically reviews such estimates and it is reasonably possible
that management's assessment of recoverability
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
of accounts receivables and individual films and television product may change
based on actual results and other factors.
REVENUES AND COSTS
Feature films are produced or acquired for initial exhibition in theaters
followed by distribution in the home video, pay cable, basic cable, broadcast
network and syndicated television markets. Generally, distribution to the
theatrical, home video and pay cable markets (the primary markets) is
principally completed within eighteen months of initial release and thereafter
with respect to distribution to the basic cable, broadcast network and
syndicated television markets (the secondary markets). Theatrical revenues are
recognized as the films are exhibited. Home video revenues, less a provision for
returns, are recognized when the home videos are sold. Revenues from the
distribution of theatrical product to cable, broadcast network and syndicated
television markets are recognized when the films are available to telecast.
Television films and series are initially produced for the networks or
first-run television syndication (the primary markets) and may be subsequently
licensed to foreign or domestic cable and syndicated television markets (the
secondary markets). Revenues from the distribution of television product are
recognized when the films or series are available to telecast, except for barter
agreements where the recognition of revenue is deferred until the related
advertisements are exhibited.
License agreements for the telecast of theatrical and television product in
the cable, broadcast network and syndicated television markets are routinely
entered into well in advance of their available date for telecast, which is
generally determined by the telecast privileges granted under previous license
agreements. Accordingly, there are significant contractual rights to receive
cash and barter upon which revenues will not be recognized until such product is
available for telecast under the contractual terms of the related license
agreement. Such contractual rights for which revenue is not yet recognizable is
referred to as 'backlog.' Excluding advertising barter contracts, Warner Bros.'
backlog amounted to $1.502 billion and $1.056 billion at December 31, 1996 and
1995, respectively (including amounts relating to the licensing of film product
to TWE's cable television networks of $189 million and $175 million,
respectively, and to Time Warner's cable television networks of $274 million at
December 31, 1996).
Inventories of theatrical and television product are stated at the lower of
amortized cost or net realizable value. Cost includes direct production and
acquisition costs, production overhead and capitalized interest. A portion of
the cost to acquire WCI in 1989 was allocated to its theatrical and television
product, including an allocation to product that had been exhibited at least
once in all markets ('Library'). The Library is amortized on a straight-line
basis over twenty years. Individual films and series are amortized, and the
related participations and residuals are accrued, based on the proportion that
current revenues from the film or series bear to an estimate of total revenues
anticipated from all markets. These estimates are revised periodically and
losses, if any, are provided in full. Current film inventories include the
unamortized cost of completed feature films allocated to the primary markets,
television films and series in production pursuant to a contract of sale, film
rights acquired for the home video market and advances pursuant to agreements to
distribute third-party films in the primary markets. Noncurrent film inventories
include the unamortized cost of completed theatrical and television films
allocated to the secondary markets, theatrical films in production and the
Library.
A significant portion of cable system and cable programming revenues are
derived from subscriber fees. Subscriber fees are recorded as revenue in the
period the service is provided. The cost of rights to exhibit feature films and
other programming on pay cable services during one or more availability periods
('programming costs') generally is recorded when the programming is initially
available for exhibition, and is allocated to the appropriate availability
periods and amortized as the programming is exhibited.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
ADVERTISING
In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board ('FASB')
Statement No. 53, 'Financial Reporting by Producers and Distributors of Motion
Picture Films,' advertising costs for theatrical and television product are
capitalized and amortized over the related revenue streams in each market for
which such costs are intended to benefit, which generally does not exceed three
months. Other advertising costs are expensed upon the first exhibition of the
advertisement. Advertising expense, excluding theatrical and television product,
amounted to $332 million in 1996, $241 million in 1995 and $190 million in 1994.
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS
Cash equivalents consist of commercial paper and other investments that are
readily convertible into cash, and have original maturities of three months or
less.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Additions to cable
property, plant and equipment generally include material, labor, overhead and
interest. Depreciation is provided generally on the straight-line method over
useful lives ranging up to thirty years for buildings and improvements and up to
fifteen years for furniture, fixtures, cable television equipment and other
equipment. Property, plant and equipment consists of:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
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1996 1995
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(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C>
Land and buildings.......................................................................... $ 780 $ 732
Cable television equipment.................................................................. 6,602 5,859
Furniture, fixtures and other equipment..................................................... 2,129 1,752
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9,511 8,343
Less accumulated depreciation............................................................... (3,512) (3,138)
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Total....................................................................................... $ 5,999 $ 5,205
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Effective January 1, 1996, TWE adopted FASB Statement No. 121, 'Accounting
for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed
Of,' ('FAS 121') which established standards for the recognition and measurement
of impairment losses on long-lived assets and certain intangible assets. The
adoption of FAS 121 did not have a material effect on TWE's financial
statements.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
As a creator and distributor of branded information and entertainment
copyrights, TWE has a significant and growing amount of intangible assets,
including goodwill, cable television franchises and other copyrighted products
and trademarks. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, TWE
does not recognize the fair value of internally-generated intangible assets.
Costs incurred to create and produce copyrighted product, such as feature films
and television series, are generally either expensed as incurred, or capitalized
as tangible assets, as in the case of cash advances and inventoriable product
costs. However, accounting recognition is not given to any increasing asset
value that may be associated with the collection of the underlying copyrighted
material. Additionally, costs incurred to create or extend brands, such as the
start-up of The WB Network, generally result in losses over an extended
development period and are recognized as a reduction of income as incurred,
while any corresponding brand value created is not recognized as an intangible
asset in the consolidated balance sheet. On the other hand, intangible assets
acquired in business combinations accounted for by the purchase method of
accounting are capitalized and amortized over their expected useful life as a
noncash
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
charge against future results of operations. Accordingly, the intangible assets
reported in the consolidated balance sheet do not reflect the fair value of
TWE's internally-generated intangible assets, but rather are limited to
intangible assets resulting from certain acquisitions in which the cost of the
acquired companies exceeded the fair value of their tangible assets at the time
of acquisition.
TWE amortizes goodwill over periods up to forty years using the
straight-line method. Cable television franchises and other intangible assets
are amortized over periods up to twenty years using the straight-line method. In
1996, 1995 and 1994, amortization of goodwill amounted to $123 million, $127
million and $129 million, respectively; amortization of cable television
franchises amounted to $225 million, $223 million and $208 million,
respectively; and amortization of other intangible assets amounted to $88
million, $94 million and $141 million, respectively. Accumulated amortization of
intangible assets at December 31, 1996 and 1995 amounted to $2.623 billion and
$2.337 billion, respectively.
TWE separately reviews the carrying value of acquired intangible assets for
each acquired entity on a quarterly basis to determine whether an impairment may
exist. TWE considers relevant cash flow and profitability information, including
estimated future operating results, trends and other available information, in
assessing whether the carrying value of intangible assets can be recovered. Upon
a determination that the carrying value of intangible assets will not be
recovered from the undiscounted future cash flows of the acquired business, the
carrying value of such intangible assets would be considered impaired and will
be reduced by a charge to operations in the amount of the impairment. An
impairment charge is measured as any deficiency in estimated discounted future
cash flows of the acquired business to recover the carrying value related to the
intangible assets.
INCOME TAXES
As a Delaware limited partnership, TWE is not subject to U.S. federal and
state income taxation. However, certain of TWE's operations are conducted by
subsidiary corporations that are subject to domestic or foreign taxation. Income
taxes are provided on the income of such corporations using the liability method
of accounting for income taxes prescribed by FASB Statement No. 109, 'Accounting
for Income Taxes.'
2. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
TWE-ADVANCE/NEWHOUSE PARTNERSHIP
On April 1, 1995, TWE formed a cable television joint venture with the
Advance/Newhouse Partnership ('Advance/Newhouse') to which Advance/Newhouse and
TWE contributed cable television systems (or interests therein) serving
approximately 4.5 million subscribers, as well as certain foreign cable
investments and programming investments that included Advance/Newhouse's 10%
interest in Primestar Partners, L.P. ('Primestar'). TWE owns a two-thirds equity
interest in the TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership and is the managing partner.
TWE consolidates the partnership and the one-third equity interest owned by
Advance/Newhouse is reflected in TWE's consolidated financial statements as
minority interest. In accordance with the partnership agreement,
Advance/Newhouse can require TWE to purchase its equity interest for fair market
value at specified intervals following the death of both of its principal
shareholders. Beginning on April 1, 1998, either partner can initiate a
dissolution in which TWE would receive two-thirds and Advance/Newhouse would
receive one-third of the partnership's net assets. The assets contributed by TWE
and Advance/Newhouse to the partnership were recorded at their predecessor's
historical cost, which, with respect to Advance/Newhouse, consisted of assets
contributed to the partnership of approximately $338 million and liabilities
assumed by the partnership of approximately $9 million. No gain was recognized
by TWE upon the capitalization of the partnership.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
SIX FLAGS
On June 23, 1995, TWE sold 51% of its interest in Six Flags to an
investment group led by Boston Ventures for $204 million and received $640
million in additional proceeds from Six Flags, representing payment of certain
intercompany indebtedness and licensing fees. As a result of the transaction,
Six Flags has been deconsolidated and TWE's remaining 49% interest in Six Flags
is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. TWE reduced debt by
approximately $850 million in 1995 in connection with the transaction, and a
portion of the income on the transaction has been deferred by TWE principally as
a result of its guarantee of certain third-party, zero-coupon indebtedness of
Six Flags due in 1999.
PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The accompanying consolidated statement of operations includes the
operating results of the Advance/Newhouse businesses from the date of
contribution to the partnership. On a pro forma basis, giving effect to (i) the
formation of the TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership, (ii) the refinancing of
approximately $2.6 billion of bank debt (Note 5), (iii) the consolidation of
Paragon, (iv) the reacquisition of the Time Warner Service Partnership Assets
(Note 7), (v) the sale of 51% of TWE's interest in Six Flags and (vi) the sale
or transfer of certain unclustered cable television systems owned by TWE, as if
each of such transactions had occurred at the beginning of 1995, TWE would have
reported for the year ended December 31, 1995, revenues of $9.682 billion,
depreciation and amortization of $1.069 billion, operating income of $962
million, income before extraordinary item of $172 million and net income of $148
million. No pro forma information has been presented for 1996 because all of
such transactions are already reflected, in all material respects, in the
historical financial statements of TWE.
3. INVENTORIES
TWE's inventories consist of:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
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1996 1995
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CURRENT NONCURRENT CURRENT NONCURRENT
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(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Film costs:
Released, less amortization................................ $ 544 $ 535 $ 529 $ 437
Completed and not released................................. 168 42 74 22
In process and other....................................... 21 704 11 396
Library, less amortization................................. -- 664 -- 717
Programming costs, less amortization............................ 319 318 219 337
Merchandise..................................................... 82 -- 71 --
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Total........................................................... $1,134 $2,263 $ 904 $1,909
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Excluding the Library, the total cost incurred in the production of
theatrical and television films amounted to $2.543 billion in 1996, $2.011
billion in 1995 and $1.667 billion in 1994; and the total cost amortized
amounted to $1.998 billion, $2 billion and $1.640 billion, respectively.
Excluding the Library, the unamortized cost of completed films at December 31,
1996 amounted to $1.289 billion, more than 90% of which is expected to be
amortized within three years after release.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
4. INVESTMENTS
TWE's investments consist of:
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<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
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1996 1995
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(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C>
Equity method investments.................................................................... $ 298 $ 335
Cost method investments...................................................................... 53 48
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Total........................................................................................ $ 351 $ 383
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Companies accounted for using the equity method include Comedy Partners,
L.P. (50% owned), certain cable system joint ventures (generally 50% owned),
Primestar (31% owned), Six Flags (49% owned), certain international cable and
programming joint ventures (generally 25% owned) and Courtroom Television
Network (33% owned in 1996 and 1995). A summary of combined financial
information as reported by the equity investees of TWE is set forth below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1996 1995 1994
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(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues.......................................................................... $1,823 $1,450 $ 722
Depreciation and amortization..................................................... 197 195 125
Operating income (loss)........................................................... 62 (9) 11
Net loss.......................................................................... (138) (168) (53)
Current assets.................................................................... 624 455 192
Total assets...................................................................... 3,193 2,416 1,281
Current liabilities............................................................... 431 405 305
Long-term debt.................................................................... 2,853 1,778 554
Total liabilities................................................................. 2,829 2,323 926
Total shareholders' equity or partners' capital................................... 340 93 355
</TABLE>
5. LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt consists of:
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<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
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1996 1995
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(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C>
Credit agreement, weighted average interest rates of 6.1% and 6.4%........................... $1,555 $2,185
Commercial paper, weighted average interest rates of 5.8% and 6.2%........................... 310 157
9 5/8% notes due May 1, 2002................................................................. 600 600
7 1/4% debentures due September 1, 2008...................................................... 599 599
10.15% notes due May 1, 2012................................................................. 250 250
8 7/8% notes due October 1, 2012............................................................. 347 347
8 3/8% debentures due March 15, 2023......................................................... 991 991
8 3/8% debentures due July 15, 2033.......................................................... 994 994
Other........................................................................................ 30 14
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Total........................................................................................ $5,676 $6,137
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In June 1995, TWE, the TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Time Warner ('TWI Cable') executed a five-year revolving credit
facility (the '1995 Credit Agreement'). The 1995
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
Credit Agreement enabled such entities to refinance certain indebtedness assumed
in certain cable acquisitions, to refinance TWE's indebtedness under a
pre-existing bank credit agreement and to finance the ongoing working capital,
capital expenditure and other corporate needs of each borrower.
The 1995 Credit Agreement permits borrowings in an aggregate amount of up
to $8.3 billion, with no scheduled reductions in credit availability prior to
maturity in June 2000. Borrowings are limited to $4 billion in the case of TWI
Cable, $5 billion in the case of the TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership and $8.3
billion in the case of TWE, subject in each case to certain limitations and
adjustments. Such borrowings bear interest at specific rates for each of the
three borrowers, generally equal to LIBOR plus a margin initially ranging from
50 to 87.5 basis points, which margin will vary based on the credit rating or
financial leverage of the applicable borrower. Unused credit is available for
general business purposes and to support any commercial paper borrowings. Each
borrower is required to pay a commitment fee initially ranging from .2% to .35%
per annum on the unused portion of its commitment. The 1995 Credit Agreement
contains certain covenants for each borrower relating to, among other things,
additional indebtedness; liens on assets; cash flow coverage and leverage
ratios; and loans, advances, distributions and other cash payments or transfers
of assets from the borrowers to their respective partners or affiliates.
In July 1995, TWE borrowed approximately $2.6 billion under the 1995 Credit
Agreement to repay and terminate its pre-existing bank credit agreement. In
connection therewith, TWE recognized an extraordinary loss of $24 million to
write-off deferred financing costs related to the former credit agreement.
As a result of the Six Flags transaction, long-term debt was reduced by
approximately $850 million in 1995, including the deconsolidation of Six Flags'
9.25% zero coupon notes due in 1999. Such zero coupon notes have been guaranteed
by TWE.
Each Time Warner General Partner has guaranteed a pro rata portion of
approximately $5.4 billion of TWE's debt and accrued interest thereon based on
the relative fair value of the net assets each Time Warner General Partner
contributed to TWE (the 'Time Warner General Partner Guarantees'). Such
indebtedness is recourse to each Time Warner General Partner only to the extent
of its guarantee. The indenture pursuant to which TWE's notes and debentures
have been issued (the 'Indenture') requires the unanimous consent of the holders
of the notes and debentures to terminate the Time Warner General Partner
Guarantees prior to June 30, 1997, and the consent of a majority of such holders
to effect a termination thereafter. There are generally no restrictions on the
ability of the Time Warner General Partner guarantors to transfer material
assets, other than TWE assets, to parties that are not guarantors.
Interest expense was $475 million in 1996, $571 million in 1995 and $563
million in 1994. The weighted average interest rate on TWE's total debt was 7.8%
and 7.7% at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
TWE has the intent and the ability under the 1995 Credit Agreement to
continue to refinance its commercial paper borrowings on a long-term basis. TWE
is not obligated to repay any portion of its long-term debt until the year 2000,
when the 1995 Credit Agreement expires and all borrowings thereunder, including
commercial paper supported by the 1995 Credit Agreement, are required to be
repaid.
6. INCOME TAXES
Domestic and foreign pretax income (loss) are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1996 1995 1994
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(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Domestic...................... $ 263 $ 191 $ 242
Foreign....................... 17 (8) (41)
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Total......................... $ 280 $ 183 $ 201
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
As a partnership, TWE is not subject to U.S. federal, state or local income
taxation. However, certain of TWE's operations are conducted by subsidiary
corporations that are subject to domestic or foreign taxation. Income taxes
(benefits) of TWE and subsidiary corporations are as set forth below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1996 1995 1994
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(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Federal:
Current(1).......... $ 4 $ 7 $ 6
Deferred............ (3) (5) (2)
Foreign:
Current(2).......... 86 74 53
Deferred............ (21) 6 (16)
State and local:
Current............. 5 7 14
Deferred............ (1) (3) (15)
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Total income taxes....... $ 70 $ 86 $ 40
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(1) Includes utilization of Six Flags' tax carryforwards in the amount of $16
million in 1995 and $35 million in 1994.
(2) Includes foreign withholding taxes of $54 million in 1996, $60 million in
1995 and $44 million in 1994.
The financial statement basis of TWE's assets exceeds the corresponding tax
basis by $8.1 billion at December 31, 1996, principally as a result of
differences in accounting for depreciable and amortizable assets for financial
statement and income tax purposes.
7. TWE PARTNERS' CAPITAL
Each partner's interest in TWE consists of the initial priority capital and
residual equity amounts that were assigned to that partner or its predecessor
based on the estimated fair value of the net assets each contributed to the
partnership, as adjusted for the fair value of certain assets distributed by TWE
to the Time Warner General Partners in 1993 which were not subsequently
reacquired by TWE in 1995 ('Contributed Capital'), plus, with respect to the
priority capital interests only, any undistributed priority capital return. The
priority capital return consists of net partnership income allocated to date in
accordance with the provisions of the TWE partnership agreement and the right to
be allocated additional partnership income which, together with any previously
allocated net partnership income, provides for the various priority capital
rates of return specified in the table below. The sum of Contributed Capital and
the undistributed priority capital return is referred to herein as 'Cumulative
Priority Capital.' Cumulative Priority Capital is not necessarily indicative of
the fair value of the underlying priority capital interests principally due to
above-market rates of return on certain priority capital interests as compared
to securities of comparable credit risk and maturity, such as the 13.25% rate of
return on the Series B Capital interest owned by the Time Warner General
Partners. Furthermore, the ultimate realization of Cumulative Priority Capital
could be affected by the fair value of TWE, which is subject to fluctuation.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
A summary of the priority of Contributed Capital, ownership of Contributed
Capital and Cumulative Priority Capital at December 31, 1996 and priority
capital rates of return thereon is set forth below:
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<CAPTION>
PRIORITY TIME LIMITED PARTNERS
CUMULATIVE CAPITAL WARNER ---------------------
CONTRIBUTED PRIORITY RATES OF GENERAL U S
PRIORITY OF CONTRIBUTED CAPITAL CAPITAL(a) CAPITAL RETURN(b) PARTNERS TIME WARNER WEST
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(BILLIONS) (% PER ANNUM (OWNERSHIP %)
COMPOUNDED
QUARTERLY)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Senior Capital............................ $ 1.4 $1.5(c) 8.00% 100.00% -- --
Series A Capital.......................... 5.6 9.9 13.00%(d) 63.27% 11.22% 25.51%
Series B Capital.......................... 2.9(g) 5.2 13.25%(e) 100.00% -- --
Residual Capital.......................... 3.3(g) 3.3(f) -- (f) 63.27% 11.22% 25.51%
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(a) Excludes partnership income or loss allocated thereto.
(b) Income allocations related to priority capital rates of return are based on
partnership income after any special tax allocations.
(c) Net of $366 million of partnership income distributed in 1995 representing
the priority capital return thereon through June 30, 1995.
(d) 11.00% to the extent concurrently distributed.
(e) 11.25% to the extent concurrently distributed.
(f) Residual Capital is not entitled to stated priority rates of return and, as
such, its Cumulative Priority Capital is equal to its Contributed Capital.
However, in the case of certain events such as the liquidation or
dissolution of TWE, Residual Capital is entitled to any excess of the then
fair value of the net assets of TWE over the aggregate amount of Cumulative
Priority Capital and special tax allocations.
(g) The Contributed Capital relating to the Series B Capital has priority over
the priority returns on the Series A Capital. The Contributed Capital
relating to the Residual Capital has priority over the priority returns on
the Series B Capital and the Series A Capital.
Because Contributed Capital is based on the fair value of the net assets
that each partner contributed to the partnership, the aggregate of such amounts
is significantly higher than TWE's partners' capital as reflected in the
consolidated financial statements, which is based on the historical cost of the
contributed net assets. For purposes of allocating partnership income or loss to
the partners, partnership income or loss is based on the fair value of the net
assets contributed to the partnership and results in significantly less
partnership income, or results in partnership losses, in contrast to the net
income reported by TWE for financial statement purposes, which is also based on
the historical cost of contributed net assets.
Under the TWE partnership agreement, partnership income, to the extent
earned, is first allocated to the partners' capital accounts so that the
economic burden of the income tax consequences of partnership operations is
borne as though the partnership were taxed as a corporation ('special tax
allocations'), then to the Senior Capital, Series A Capital and Series B
Capital, in order of priority, at rates of return ranging from 8% to 13.25% per
annum, and finally to the Residual Capital. Partnership losses generally are
allocated first to eliminate prior allocations of partnership income to, and
then to reduce the Contributed Capital of, the Residual Capital, Series B
Capital and Series A Capital, in that order, then to reduce the Time Warner
General Partners' Senior Capital, including partnership income allocated
thereto, and finally to reduce any special tax allocations. To the extent
partnership income is insufficient to satisfy all special allocations in a
particular accounting period, the right to receive additional partnership income
necessary to provide for the various priority capital rates of return is carried
forward until satisfied out of future partnership income, including any
partnership income that may result from any liquidation, sale or dissolution of
TWE.
The TWE partnership agreement provides, under certain circumstances, for
the distribution of partnership income allocated to the Senior Capital owned by
the Time Warner General Partners. Pursuant to such provision, $366 million of
partnership income was distributed to the Time Warner General Partners in 1995.
Beginning on July 1, 1997, the Senior Capital and, to the extent not previously
distributed, partnership income allocated thereto is required to be distributed
in three annual installments, with the initial distribution expected to be
approximately $535 million. The Series B Capital owned by subsidiaries of Time
Warner may be increased if
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
certain operating performance targets are achieved over a five-year period
ending on December 31, 1996 and a ten-year period ending on December 31, 2001.
Although satisfaction of the ten-year operating performance target is
indeterminable at this time, the five-year target was not attained.
U S WEST has an option to obtain up to an additional 6.33% of Series A
Capital and Residual Capital interests, depending on cable operating
performance. The option is exercisable between January 1, 1999 and on or about
May 31, 2005 at a maximum exercise price of $1.25 billion to $1.8 billion,
depending on the year of exercise. Either U S WEST or TWE may elect that the
exercise price be paid with partnership interests rather than cash.
Distributions and loans to the partners are subject to partnership and
credit agreement limitations. Generally, TWE must be in compliance with the cash
flow coverage and leverage ratios, restricted payment limitations and other
credit agreement covenants in order to make such distributions or loans.
In September 1993, certain assets of TWE were distributed to the Time
Warner General Partners and were owned and operated by other partnerships (the
'Time Warner Service Partnerships') in order to ensure compliance with the
Modification of Final Judgment entered on August 24, 1982 by the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia applicable to U S WEST and its
affiliated companies, which may have included TWE. This distribution was
recorded for financial statement purposes based on the $95 million historical
cost of such assets and, for partnership agreement purposes, Time Warner General
Partners' Series B Capital was reduced by approximately $300 million. In 1994, U
S WEST received a judicial order that TWE was no longer prohibited from owning
or operating substantially all of such assets. Accordingly, in September 1995,
TWE reacquired substantially all of the assets of the Time Warner Service
Partnerships, subject to the liabilities relating thereto, (the 'Time Warner
Service Partnership Assets') in exchange for Series B Capital interests in TWE
equal to approximately $400 million. The reacquisition was recorded for
financial statement purposes based on the $124 million historical cost of the
Time Warner Service Partnership Assets. Prior to the reacquisition of the Time
Warner Service Partnership Assets in September 1995, TWE was required to make
quarterly cash distributions of Series B Capital in the amount of $12.5 million
to the Time Warner General Partners ('TWSP Distributions'), which the General
Partners were then required to contribute to the Time Warner Service
Partnerships. TWE paid TWSP Distributions to the Time Warner General Partners in
the amount of $25 million and $50 million in 1995 and 1994, respectively, which
were recorded as reductions of Time Warner General Partners' Series B Capital.
TWE reimburses Time Warner for the amount by which the market price on the
exercise date of Time Warner common stock options exercised by employees of TWE
exceeds the exercise price or, with respect to options granted prior to the TWE
capitalization, the greater of the exercise price and $27.75, the market price
of the common stock at the time of the TWE capitalization on June 30, 1992
('Stock Option Distributions'). TWE accrues Stock Option Distributions and a
corresponding liability with respect to unexercised options when the market
price of Time Warner common stock increases during the accounting period, and
reverses previously-accrued Stock Option Distributions and the corresponding
liability when the market price of Time Warner common stock declines. Stock
Option Distributions are paid when the options are exercised. At December 31,
1996 and 1995, TWE had recorded a liability for Stock Option Distributions of
$93 million and $122 million, respectively, based on the unexercised options and
the market prices at such dates of $37.50 and $37.875, respectively, per Time
Warner common share. TWE paid Stock Option Distributions to Time Warner in the
amount of $13 million, $17 million and $5 million in 1996, 1995 and 1994,
respectively.
Cash distributions are required to be made to the partners to permit them
to pay income taxes at statutory rates based on their allocable taxable income
from TWE ('Tax Distributions'), including any taxable income generated by the
Beneficial Assets, subject to limitations referred to herein. The aggregate
amount of such Tax Distributions is computed generally by reference to the taxes
that TWE would have been required to pay if it were a corporation. Tax
Distributions were previously subject to restrictions until July 1995 and are
now paid to
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
the Time Warner General Partners on a current basis. TWE paid Tax Distributions
to the Time Warner General Partners in the amount of $215 million, $680 million
and $115 million in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
In addition to Stock Option Distributions, Tax Distributions and Senior
Capital Distributions, quarterly cash distributions may be made to the partners
to the extent of excess cash, as defined in the TWE partnership agreement
('Excess Cash Distribution'). Assuming that no additional partnership interests
are issued to new partners and that certain cash distribution thresholds are
met, cash distributions other than Stock Option Distributions, Tax Distributions
and Senior Capital Distributions will in the aggregate be made 63.27% to the
Time Warner General Partners, 11.22% to Time Warner and 25.51% to U S WEST prior
to June 30, 1998; thereafter, the Time Warner General Partners will be entitled
to additional distributions with respect to Series B Capital. If aggregate
distributions made to the limited partners, generally from all sources, have not
reached approximately $800 million by June 30, 1997, cash distributions to the
Time Warner General Partners with respect to the Time Warner General Partners'
Series A Capital and Residual Capital, other than Stock Option Distributions and
Tax Distributions, will be deferred until such threshold is met. Similarly, if
such aggregate distributions to the limited partners have not reached
approximately $1.6 billion by June 30, 1998, cash distributions with respect to
Series B Capital will be deferred until such threshold is met. If any such
deferral occurs, a portion of the corresponding partnership income allocations
with respect to such deferred amounts will be made at a rate higher than
otherwise would have been the case. As of December 31, 1996, no cash
distributions have been made to the limited partners. In addition, if a division
of TWE or a substantial portion thereof is sold, the net proceeds of such sale,
less expenses and proceeds used to repay outstanding debt, will be required to
be distributed with respect to the partners' partnership interests. Similar
distributions are required to be made in the event of a financing or refinancing
of debt. Subject to any limitations on the incurrence of additional debt
contained in the TWE partnership and credit agreements, and the Indenture, TWE
may borrow funds to make distributions.
8. STOCK OPTION PLANS
Time Warner has various stock option plans under which Time Warner may
grant options to purchase Time Warner common stock to employees of Time Warner
and TWE. Such options have been granted to employees of TWE at, or in excess of,
fair market value at the date of grant. Accordingly, in accordance with APB 25
and related interpretations, no compensation cost has been recognized by Time
Warner, nor charged to TWE, related to such stock option plans. Generally, the
options become exercisable over a three-year vesting period and expire ten years
from the date of grant. Had compensation cost for Time Warner's stock option
plans been determined based on the fair value at the grant dates for all awards
during 1995 and 1996 under those plans consistent with the method set forth
under FASB Statement No. 123, 'Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation' ('FAS
123'), TWE's allocable share of compensation cost would have decreased its net
income to the pro forma amounts indicated below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
--------------------------
1996 1995
------------ ------------
(IN MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C>
Net income:
As reported......... $ 210 $ 73
----- ----
----- ----
Pro forma........... $ 193 $ 68
----- ----
----- ----
</TABLE>
FAS 123 is applicable only to stock options granted subsequent to December
31, 1994. Accordingly, since TWE's compensation expense associated with such
grants would generally be recognized over a three-year vesting period, the
initial impact of applying FAS 123 on pro forma net income is not representative
of the potential impact on pro forma net income in future years, when the pro
forma effect would be fully reflected.
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions used for grants to TWE employees in 1996 and 1995, respectively:
dividend yields of 1% in both periods; expected volatility of 21.7% and 22.3%,
risk-free interest rates of 5.7% and 6.6%; and expected lives of 5 years in both
periods. The weighted average fair value of an option granted to TWE employees
during the year was $10.43 and $11.46 for the years ended December 31, 1996 and
1995, respectively. The weighted average exercise price and fair value of an
option granted during the year at prices exceeding the market price of the stock
on the date of grant are $48.51 and $6.82, respectively.
A summary of stock option activity with respect to employees of TWE is as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WEIGHTED-
THOUSANDS AVERAGE
OF EXERCISE
SHARES PRICE
--------- ---------
<S> <C> <C>
Balance at January 1, 1994............................................................... 26,880 $ 31.54
Granted.................................................................................. 3,856 36.73
Exercised................................................................................ (437) 19.71
Cancelled(a)............................................................................. (101) 35.81
---------
Balance at December 31, 1994............................................................. 30,198 $ 32.36
Granted.................................................................................. 2,141 38.13
Exercised................................................................................ (1,316) 27.31
Cancelled(a)............................................................................. (2,488) 29.69
---------
Balance at December 31, 1995............................................................. 28,535 $ 33.26
Granted.................................................................................. 4,510 42.48
Exercised................................................................................ (1,242) 28.67
Cancelled(a)............................................................................. (1,492) 31.37
---------
Balance at December 31, 1996............................................................. 30,311 $ 34.91
---------
---------
</TABLE>
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(a) Includes all options cancelled and forfeited during the year, as well as
options related to employees who have been transferred out of and into TWE
to and from other Time Warner divisions.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
--------------
1996 1995 1994
------ ------ ------
(THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Exercisable.......................................................................... 22,772 21,846 21,318
</TABLE>
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding
with respect to employees of TWE at December 31, 1996:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OPTIONS OUTSTANDING OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
-------------------------------------- ------------------------
WEIGHTED-
AVERAGE WEIGHTED- WEIGHTED-
NUMBER REMAINING AVERAGE NUMBER AVERAGE
OUTSTANDING CONTRACTUAL EXERCISE EXERCISABLE EXERCISE
RANGE OF EXERCISE PRICES AT 12/31/96 LIFE PRICE AT 12/31/96 PRICE
- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------ ----------- --------- ------------ ---------
(THOUSANDS) (THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Under $17............................................. 455 3 years $ 16.61 455 $ 16.61
$17.00 to $25.00...................................... 3,124 3 years $ 21.80 3,124 $ 21.80
$25.01 to $35.00...................................... 6,564 5 years $ 28.89 6,402 $ 28.75
$35.01 to $40.00...................................... 11,547 5 years $ 36.65 8,619 $ 36.22
$40.01 to $45.00...................................... 7,621 7 years $ 42.15 4,172 $ 42.18
$45.01 to $48.51...................................... 1,000 9 years $ 48.51 -- $ --
------ ------
Total................................................. 30,311 5 years $ 34.91 22,772 $ 32.84
------ ------
------ ------
</TABLE>
TWE reimburses Time Warner for the use of Time Warner stock options on the
basis described in Note 7.
9. BENEFIT PLANS
TWE and its divisions have defined benefit pension plans covering
substantially all domestic employees. Pension benefits are based on formulas
that reflect the employees' years of service and compensation levels during
their employment period. Qualifying plans are funded in accordance with
government pension and income tax regulations. Plan assets are invested in
equity and fixed income securities. Time Warner's common stock represents
approximately 5% and 6% of plan assets at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively.
Pension expense included the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
----------------------------
1996 1995 1994
-------- -------- --------
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Service cost............................ $ 33 $ 20 $ 26
Interest cost........................... 28 21 24
Actual return on plan assets............ (27) (55) 4
Net amortization and deferral........... 7 37 (21)
-------- -------- --------
Total................................... $ 41 $ 23 $ 33
-------- -------- --------
-------- -------- --------
</TABLE>
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
The status of funded pension plans is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
----------------------------
1996 1995
------------ ------------
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C>
Accumulated benefit obligation (90% vested)..................................................... $212 $213
Effect of future salary increases............................................................... 124 111
---- ----
Projected benefit obligation.................................................................... 336 324
Plan assets at fair value....................................................................... 284 247
---- ----
Projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets........................................... (52) (77)
Unamortized actuarial losses.................................................................... 1 60
Unamortized plan changes........................................................................ 3 5
Other........................................................................................... (2) (3)
---- ----
Accrued pension expense......................................................................... $(50) $(15)
---- ----
---- ----
</TABLE>
The following assumptions were used in accounting for pension plans:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Weighted average discount rate........................................................ 7.75% 7.25% 8.5%
Return on plan assets................................................................. 9% 9% 9%
Rate of increase in compensation levels............................................... 6% 6% 6%
</TABLE>
Certain domestic employees of TWE participate in multiemployer pension
plans as to which the expense amounted to $30 million in 1996, $21 million in
1995 and $18 million in 1994. Employees in foreign countries participate to
varying degrees in local pension plans, which in the aggregate are not
significant.
Certain domestic employees also participate in Time Warner's savings and
profit sharing plans, as to which the expense amounted to $28 million in 1996,
$25 million in 1995 and $23 million in 1994. Contributions to the savings plans
are based upon a percentage of the employees' elected contributions.
Contributions to the profit sharing plans are generally determined by
management.
10. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The carrying value of TWE's financial instruments approximates fair value,
except for differences with respect to long-term, fixed-rate debt and certain
differences related to cost method investments and other financial instruments
which are not significant. The fair value of financial instruments, such as
long-term debt and investments, is generally determined by reference to market
values resulting from trading on a national securities exchange or in an
over-the-counter market. In cases where quoted market prices are not available,
such as for derivative financial instruments, fair value is based on estimates
using present value or other valuation techniques.
LONG-TERM DEBT
Based on the level of interest rates prevailing at December 31, 1996, the
fair value of TWE's fixed-rate debt exceeded its carrying value by $181 million
which represents an unrealized loss. Based on the level of interest rates
prevailing at December 31, 1995, the fair value of TWE's fixed-rate debt
exceeded its carrying value by $386 million, which represents an unrealized
loss. Unrealized gains or losses related to the differences in the fair value
and carrying value of TWE's long-term debt are not recognized unless such debt
is retired prior to its maturity.
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK MANAGEMENT
Time Warner uses foreign exchange contracts primarily to hedge the risk
that unremitted or future license fees owed to TWE domestic companies for the
sale or anticipated sale of U.S. copyrighted products abroad may be adversely
affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. As part of its overall
strategy to manage the level of exposure to the risk of foreign currency
exchange rate fluctuations, Time Warner hedges a portion of its foreign currency
exposures anticipated over the ensuing twelve month period, including those
related to TWE. At December 31, 1996, Time Warner had effectively hedged
approximately half of TWE's estimated foreign currency exposures that
principally relate to anticipated cash flows to be remitted to the U.S. over the
ensuing twelve month period, using foreign exchange contracts that generally
have maturities of three months or less, which generally are rolled over to
provide continuing coverage throughout the year. TWE is reimbursed by or
reimburses Time Warner for Time Warner contract gains and losses related to
TWE's foreign currency exposure. Time Warner often closes foreign exchange sale
contracts by purchasing an offsetting purchase contract. At December 31, 1996,
Time Warner had contracts for the sale of $447 million and the purchase of $104
million of foreign currencies at fixed rates and maturities of three months or
less. Of Time Warner's $343 million net sale contract position, none of the
foreign exchange purchase contracts and $102 million of the foreign exchange
sale contracts related to TWE's foreign currency exposure, primarily Japanese
yen (21% of net contract position related to TWE), French francs (22%), German
marks (11%) and Canadian dollars (19%), compared to a net sale contract position
of $113 million of foreign currencies at December 31, 1995.
Unrealized gains or losses related to foreign exchange contracts are
recorded in income as the market value of such contracts change; accordingly,
the carrying value of foreign exchange contracts approximates market value. The
carrying value of foreign exchange contracts was not material at December 31,
1996 and 1995. No cash is required to be received or paid with respect to the
realization of such gains and losses until the related foreign exchange
contracts are settled, generally at their respective maturity dates. For the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, TWE recognized $6 million in
gains, $11 million in losses and $20 million in losses, respectively, on foreign
exchange contracts, which were or are expected to be offset by corresponding
decreases and increases, respectively, in the dollar value of foreign currency
license fee payments that have been or are anticipated to be received in cash
from the sale of U.S. copyrighted products abroad. Time Warner places foreign
currency contracts with a number of major financial institutions in order to
minimize credit risk.
Based on Time Warner's outstanding foreign exchange contracts related to
TWE's exposure at December 31, 1996, each 5% devaluation of the U.S. dollar as
compared to the level of foreign exchange rates for currencies under contract at
December 31, 1996 would result in approximately $5 million of unrealized losses
on foreign exchange contracts. Conversely, a 5% appreciation of the U.S. dollar
as compared to the level of foreign exchange rates for currencies under contract
at December 31, 1996 would result in $5 million of unrealized gains on
contracts. Consistent with the nature of the economic hedge provided by such
foreign exchange contracts, such unrealized gains or losses would be offset by
corresponding decreases or increases, respectively, in the dollar value of
future foreign currency license fee payments that would be received in cash
within the ensuing twelve month period from the sale of U.S. copyrighted
products abroad.
11. SEGMENT INFORMATION
TWE classifies its business interests into three fundamental areas:
Entertainment, consisting principally of interests in filmed entertainment,
television production, television broadcasting and theme parks; Cable Networks,
consisting principally of interests in cable television programming; and Cable,
consisting principally of interests in cable television systems.
Information as to the operations of TWE in different business segments is
set forth below. The operating results of TWE reflect the formation of the
TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership effective as of April 1, 1995, the
deconsolidation of Six Flags effective as of June 23, 1995 and the consolidation
of Paragon effective as of
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
July 6, 1995. The operating results of Six Flags prior to June 23, 1995 are
reported separately to facilitate comparability.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
-----------------------------
1996 1995 1994
------- ------ ------
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
REVENUES(1)
Filmed Entertainment-Warner Bros. ............................................... $ 5,639 $5,069 $4,476
Six Flags Theme Parks............................................................ -- 227 557
Broadcasting-The WB Network...................................................... 87 33 --
Cable Networks-HBO............................................................... 1,763 1,593 1,494
Cable............................................................................ 3,851 3,005 2,220
Intersegment elimination......................................................... (488) (410) (287)
------- ------ ------
Total............................................................................ $10,852 $9,517 $8,460
------- ------ ------
------- ------ ------
</TABLE>
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(1) Substantially all operations outside of the United States support the export
of domestic products. Revenues include export sales of $2.134 billion in
1996, $1.982 billion in 1995 and $1.693 billion in 1994. Approximately 62%
of export revenues are from sales to European customers.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
------------------------
1996 1995 1994
------ ---- ----
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATING INCOME
Filmed Entertainment-Warner Bros. .................................................... $ 242 $228 $201
Six Flags Theme Parks................................................................. -- 29 56
Broadcasting-The WB Network........................................................... (98) (66) --
Cable Networks-HBO.................................................................... 328 274 236
Cable................................................................................. 606 495 355
------ ---- ----
Total................................................................................. $1,078 $960 $848
------ ---- ----
------ ---- ----
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
----------------------------
1996 1995 1994
-------- -------- --------
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
DEPRECIATION OF PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Filmed Entertainment-Warner Bros....................................................... $ 158 $ 107 $ 71
Six Flags Theme Parks.................................................................. -- 20 51
Broadcasting-The WB Network............................................................ -- -- --
Cable Networks-HBO..................................................................... 22 16 13
Cable.................................................................................. 619 452 330
-------- -------- --------
Total.................................................................................. $ 799 $ 595 $ 465
-------- -------- --------
-------- -------- --------
</TABLE>
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
------------------------
1996 1995 1994
---- ---- ----
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
AMORTIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS(1)
Filmed Entertainment-Warner Bros. ..................................................... $125 $124 $135
Six Flags Theme Parks.................................................................. -- 11 28
Broadcasting-The WB Network............................................................ -- -- --
Cable Networks-HBO..................................................................... -- 1 6
Cable.................................................................................. 311 308 309
---- ---- ----
Total.................................................................................. $436 $444 $478
---- ---- ----
---- ---- ----
</TABLE>
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(1) Amortization includes amortization relating to the acquisitions of WCI in
1989 and the ATC minority interest in 1992 and to other business
combinations accounted for by the purchase method.
Information as to the assets and capital expenditures of TWE is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
-------------------------------
1996 1995 1994
------- ------- -------
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Filmed Entertainment-Warner Bros.............................................. $ 8,057 $ 7,334 $ 7,133
Six Flags Theme Parks......................................................... -- -- 814
Broadcasting-The WB Network................................................... 67 63 --
Cable Networks-HBO............................................................ 997 935 895
Cable......................................................................... 10,202 9,842 8,191
Corporate(1).................................................................. 650 731 1,629
------- ------- -------
Total......................................................................... $19,973 $18,905 $18,662
------- ------- -------
------- ------- -------
</TABLE>
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(1) Consists principally of cash, cash equivalents and other investments.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
-------------------------------
1996 1995 1994
------- ------- -------
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Filmed Entertainment-Warner Bros.............................................. $ 340 $ 294 $ 395
Six Flags Theme Parks......................................................... -- 43 46
Broadcasting-The WB Network................................................... 2 -- --
Cable Networks-HBO............................................................ 29 20 13
Cable(1)...................................................................... 1,348 1,178 699
------- ------- -------
Total......................................................................... $ 1,719 $ 1,535 $ 1,153
------- ------- -------
------- ------- -------
</TABLE>
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(1) Cable capital expenditures were funded in part through collections on the U
S WEST Note Receivable in the amount of $169 million in 1996, $602 million
in 1995 and $234 million in 1994 (Note 1). The U S WEST Note Receivable was
fully collected during 1996.
12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Total rent expense amounted to $205 million in 1996, $176 million in 1995
and $143 million in 1994. The minimum rental commitments under noncancellable
long-term operating leases are: 1997-$177 million; 1998-$173 million; $1999-$167
million; 2000-$157 million; 2001-$151 million and after 2001-$893 million.
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
Minimum commitments and guarantees under certain programming, licensing,
franchise and other agreements aggregated approximately $7.3 billion at December
31, 1996, which are payable principally over a five-year period.
Pending legal proceedings are substantially limited to litigation
incidental to the businesses of TWE and the pending litigation with the City of
New York and Fox News Channel ('FNC') relating to Time Warner's acquisition of
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and the carriage of FNC on Time Warner Cable's
New York City cable television system. In the opinion of management, the
ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material effect on the
consolidated financial statements.
13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In the normal course of conducting their businesses, TWE units have had
various transactions with Time Warner units, generally on terms resulting from a
negotiation between the affected units that in management's view results in
reasonable allocations. Employees of TWE participate in various Time Warner
medical, stock option and other benefit plans for which TWE is charged its
allocable share of plan expenses, including administrative costs. In addition,
Time Warner provides TWE with certain corporate services for which TWE paid a
fee in the amount of $69 million, $64 million and $60 million in 1996, 1995 and
1994, respectively. The corporate support services agreement expires on June 30,
1997, subject to the obligation of both parties to negotiate, in good faith, any
extension thereto. Management believes that the corporate services fee is
representative of the cost of corporate services that would be necessary for the
stand-alone operations of TWE.
TWE is required to pay a $130 million advisory fee to U S WEST over a
five-year period ending September 15, 1998 for U S WEST's expertise in
telecommunications, telephony and information technology, and its participation
in the management and upgrade of the cable systems to Full Service NetworkTM
capacity.
TWE has management services agreements with Time Warner's Cable division,
pursuant to which TWE manages, or provides services to, the cable television
systems owned by Time Warner. Such cable television systems also pay fees to TWE
for the right to carry cable television programming provided by TWE's cable
networks.
TWE's Filmed Entertainment-Warner Bros. division has various service
agreements with Time Warner's Filmed Entertainment-TBS division, pursuant to
which TWE's Filmed Entertainment-Warner Bros. division provides certain
management and distribution services for Time Warner's theatrical, television
and animated product, as well as certain services for administrative and
technical support.
Time Warner's Cable Networks-TBS division has license agreements with TWE,
pursuant to which the cable networks have acquired broadcast rights to certain
film and television product. In addition, Time Warner's Music division provides
home videocassette distribution services to certain TWE operations, and certain
TWE units place advertising in magazines published by Time Warner's Publishing
division.
Time Warner and TWE entered into a credit agreement in 1994 that allows
Time Warner to borrow up to $400 million from TWE through September 15, 2000.
Outstanding borrowings from TWE bear interest at LIBOR plus 1% per annum. Time
Warner borrowed $400 million in 1994 under the credit agreement.
Prior to TWE's reacquisition of the Time Warner Service Partnership Assets
in September 1995, TWE had service agreements with the Time Warner Service
Partnerships for program signal delivery and transmission services, and TWE
provided billing, collection and marketing services to the Time Warner Service
Partnerships. TWE also has distribution and merchandising agreements with Time
Warner Entertainment Japan Inc., a company owned by certain former and existing
partners of TWE to conduct TWE's businesses in Japan.
In addition to transactions with its partners, TWE has had transactions
with The Columbia House Company partnerships, Cinamerica Theatres, L.P., Comedy
Partners, L.P., Six Flags and other equity investees of Time
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
Warner and the Entertainment Group, generally with respect to sales of product
in the ordinary course of business.
14. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Additional financial information with respect to cash flows is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
-----------------------
1996 1995 1994
---- ---- ----
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash payments made for interest........................................................ $513 $571 $521
Cash payments made for income taxes, net............................................... 74 75 69
Noncash capital contributions (distributions), net..................................... (1) 50 4
</TABLE>
Noncash investing activities in 1995 included the formation of the
TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership in April 1995 (Note 2) and the reacquisition of
the Time Warner Service Partnership Assets in September 1995 (Note 7).
Other current liabilities consist of:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
-----------------
1996 1995
------ ------
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C>
Accrued expenses............................................................................. $1,200 $ 937
Accrued compensation......................................................................... 247 216
Deferred revenues............................................................................ 293 227
------ ------
Total........................................................................................ $1,740 $1,380
------ ------
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
THE PARTNERS OF
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Time Warner
Entertainment Company, L.P. ('TWE') as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and partnership
capital for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996. Our
audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at
Item 14(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of
TWE's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements and schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the consolidated financial position of TWE at December
31, 1996 and 1995, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion,
the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the
basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material
respects the information set forth therein.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
New York, New York
February 11, 1997
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The selected financial information for each of the five years in the period
ended December 31, 1996 set forth below has been derived from and should be read
in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and other financial
information presented elsewhere herein. Capitalized terms are as defined and
described in such consolidated financial statements, or elsewhere herein. The
selected historical financial information for 1995 reflects the consolidation by
TWE of the TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership resulting from the formation of such
partnership, effective as of April 1, 1995, and the consolidation of Paragon
effective as of July 6, 1995. The selected historical financial information
gives effect to the consolidation of Six Flags effective as of January 1, 1993
as a result of an increase in TWE's ownership of Six Flags from 50% to 100% in
September 1993, and the subsequent deconsolidation of Six Flags resulting from
the disposition by TWE of a 51% interest in Six Flags effective as of June 23,
1995.
The selected historical financial information for 1993 also gives effect to
the admission of U S WEST as an additional limited partner of TWE as of
September 15, 1993 and the issuance of $2.6 billion of TWE debentures during the
year to reduce indebtedness under the former TWE credit agreement, and for 1992
gives effect to the initial capitalization of TWE and associated refinancings as
of the dates such transactions were consummated and Time Warner's acquisition of
the ATC minority interest as of June 30, 1992, using the purchase method of
accounting. Time Warner's cost to acquire the ATC minority interest is reflected
in the consolidated financial statements of TWE under the pushdown method of
accounting.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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SELECTED OPERATING STATEMENT INFORMATION 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues................................................... $10,852 $ 9,517 $ 8,460 $ 7,946 $ 6,761
Depreciation and amortization.............................. 1,235 1,039 943 902 782
Business segment operating income.......................... 1,078 960 848 883 795
Interest and other, net.................................... 522 580 587 551 525
Income before extraordinary item........................... 210 97 161 208 160
Net income................................................. 210 73 161 198 160
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
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SELECTED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Total assets............................................... $19,973 $18,905 $18,662 $17,963 $15,848
Debt due within one year................................... 7 47 32 24 7
Long-term debt............................................. 5,676 6,137 7,160 7,125 7,171
Time Warner General Partners' Senior Capital............... 1,543 1,426 1,663 1,536 --
Partners' capital.......................................... 6,574 6,478 6,233 6,000 6,437
</TABLE>
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OPERATING
INCOME OF NET
BUSINESS INCOME
QUARTER REVENUES SEGMENTS (LOSS)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- --------- ------
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1996
1st............................................................................... $ 2,485 $ 268 $ 94
2nd............................................................................... 2,608 297 74
3rd............................................................................... 2,718 271 45
4th............................................................................... 3,041 242 (3)
Year.............................................................................. 10,852 1,078 210
1995
1st............................................................................... $ 2,046 $ 191 $ 4
2nd............................................................................... 2,392 266 56
3rd (a)........................................................................... 2,324 268 23
4th............................................................................... 2,755 235 (10)
Year (a).......................................................................... 9,517 960 73
</TABLE>
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(a) Net income for the third quarter of 1995 includes an extraordinary loss on
the retirement of debt of $24 million.
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
SCHEDULE II -- VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996, 1995 AND 1994
(MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ADDITIONS
BALANCE AT CHARGED TO BALANCE
BEGINNING COSTS AND AT END
DESCRIPTION OF PERIOD EXPENSES DEDUCTIONS OF PERIOD
- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1996:
Reserves deducted from accounts receivable:
Allowance for doubtful accounts............................. $196 $ 97 $ (98)(a) $ 195
Reserves for sales returns and allowances................... 169 278 (269)(b) 178
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Total.................................................. $365 $375 $ (367) $ 373
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
1995:
Reserves deducted from accounts receivable:
Allowance for doubtful accounts............................. $188 $104 $ (96)(a) $ 196
Reserves for sales returns and allowances................... 118 218 (167)(b) 169
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Total.................................................. $306 $322 $ (263) $ 365
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
1994:
Reserves deducted from accounts receivable:
Allowance for doubtful accounts............................. $161 $ 49 $ (22)(a) $ 188
Reserves for sales returns and allowances................... 96 164 (142)(b) 118
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Total.................................................. $257 $213 $ (164) $ 306
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
</TABLE>
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(a) Represents uncollectible receivables charged against the reserve.
(b) Represents returns or allowances applied against the reserve.
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TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Set forth below is a discussion of the results of operations and financial
condition of WCI, the only General Partner with independent business operations.
The financial position and results of operations of ATC, TWOI and WCCI (the
other General Partners of TWE, as described in Note 1 to the accompanying
consolidated financial statements) are principally derived from their
investments in TWE, Time Warner Companies, Inc. ('Time Warner')*, Turner
Broadcasting System, Inc. ('TBS') and their revolving credit agreements with
Time Warner. Capitalized terms are as defined and described in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements, or elsewhere herein.
The following comparative discussion of the results of operations and
financial condition of WCI includes, among other factors, an analysis of changes
in operating income before depreciation and amortization ('EBITDA') in order to
eliminate the effect on WCI's operating performance of significant amounts of
amortization of intangible assets recognized in Time Warner's $14 billion
acquisition of WCI in 1989 and other business combinations accounted for by the
purchase method. Financial analysts generally consider EBITDA to be an important
measure of comparative operating performance for WCI, and when used in
comparison to debt levels or the coverage of interest expense, as a measure of
liquidity. However, EBITDA should be considered in addition to, not as a
substitute for, operating income, net income, cash flow and other measures of
financial performance and liquidity reported in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
1996 VS. 1995
WCI had revenues of $3.949 billion and net income of $169 million in 1996,
compared to revenues of $4.196 billion, income of $153 million before an
extraordinary loss on the retirement of debt and net income of $146 million in
1995. EBITDA increased to $702 million from $658 million. Depreciation and
amortization, including amortization related to the purchase of WCI, was $370
million in 1996 and $356 million in 1995. Operating income increased to $332
million from $302 million. Operating results for 1995 included an $85 million
charge relating to certain start-up businesses and joint ventures owned by WCI
which were restructured or closed. With regard to 1996, despite maintaining its
leading domestic market share (over 22%), WCI's domestic recorded music
operating results were negatively affected by the industry-wide softness in the
overexpanded U.S. retail marketplace, which has resulted in a number of music
retail store closings and higher returns of music product. The decline in
revenues principally related to (i) the effects from the current U.S. retail
environment, including an increase in WCI's provision for returns, (ii) a
decline in international recorded music sales and (iii) the absence of revenues
from certain start-up businesses which are no longer being operated by WCI. The
increase in EBITDA and operating income principally resulted from the absence of
losses from certain start-up businesses and joint ventures, the absence of the
$85 million charge recognized in 1995 and the inclusion of certain one-time
gains, including gains on the sale of investments, offset in part by the decline
in the worldwide recorded music business and a related increase in WCI's
provision for bad debts. Management expects that the current state of the U.S.
retail environment will continue to affect 1997 operating results.
WCI's equity in the pretax income of TWE was $133 million in 1996, compared
to $87 million in 1995. TWE's operating results in 1996 as compared to 1995
reflect an overall increase in operating income generated
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* On October 10, 1996, Time Warner Inc. acquired the remaining 80% interest in
TBS that it did not already own (the 'TBS Transaction'). As a result of this
transaction, a new parent company with the name 'Time Warner Inc.' replaced
the old parent company of the same name ('Old Time Warner', now known as Time
Warner Companies, Inc.), and Old Time Warner and TBS became separate, wholly
owned subsidiaries of the new parent company. The General Partners'
pre-existing ownership interests in Old Time Warner and TBS were unaffected by
the TBS Transaction. Unless the context indicates otherwise, references herein
to 'Time Warner' refer to Old Time Warner.
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TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION -- (CONTINUED)
by its business segments and interest savings in 1996 on lower average debt
levels related to its ongoing debt reduction program, offset in part by a
decrease in investment-related income and an increase in minority interest
expense related to the consolidation of the operating results of the
TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership for a full twelve month period.
Interest and other, net was $58 million in 1996 compared to $3 million in
1995. Interest expense decreased to $34 million from $88 million primarily due
to lower average debt levels associated with the recapitalization of WCI that
occurred on April 1, 1995. There was other expense, net, of $24 million in 1996,
compared to other income, net, of $85 million in 1995, principally because of a
decrease in investment-related income resulting from gains on certain asset
sales recognized in 1995, increased losses from reductions in the carrying value
of certain investments and a reduction in interest income related to the
resolution of a corporate tax matter in 1995.
The relationship between income before income taxes and income tax expense
for the General Partners is principally affected by the amortization of goodwill
and certain other financial statement expenses that are not deductible for
income tax purposes. Income tax expense for each of the General Partners
includes all income taxes related to its allocable share of partnership income
and its equity in the income tax expense of corporate subsidiaries of TWE.
1995 VS. 1994
WCI had revenues of $4.196 billion, income of $153 million before an
extraordinary loss on the retirement of debt and net income of $146 million in
1995, compared to revenues of $3.986 billion and net income of $70 million in
1994. EBITDA increased to $658 million from $647 million. Depreciation and
amortization, including amortization related to the purchase of WCI, increased
to $356 million in 1995 from $341 million in 1994. Operating income decreased to
$302 million from $306 million. Operating results were adversely affected by $85
million in losses recorded in 1995 that related to certain businesses and joint
ventures owned by WCI which were restructured or closed. Revenues for 1995 were
negatively affected by certain reclassifications relating to third party
pressing and distribution arrangements and changes in WCI's ownership interests
in certain investments and subsidiaries that resulted in changes from the
consolidation to the equity method of accounting. Excluding the effects from
such reclassifications and changes, revenues from the fundamental business
increased by approximately 6%, principally as a result of increases in both
domestic and international recorded music revenues and increased music
publishing revenues. Domestic and international recorded music revenues
benefited from a number of popular releases and an increase in the percentage of
compact disc to total unit sales. Excluding the $85 million in losses, EBITDA
increased, and operating income benefited, principally from the revenue gains
and interest income on the resolution of a recorded music tax matter, offset in
part by expenses incurred in connection with the settlement of certain
employment contracts.
The losses in 1995 relating to certain businesses and joint ventures that
were restructured or closed were primarily related to Warner Music Enterprises,
one of WCI's direct marketing efforts, and the write off of its related direct
mail order assets that were not recoverable due to the closure of this business.
The activities that were not continued were not material to previous historical
operating results.
WCI's equity in the pretax income of TWE was $87 million in 1995, compared
to $96 million in 1994. TWE's operating results in 1995 reflect an overall
increase in operating income generated by its business segments (including the
contribution by the TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership) and an increase in
investment-related income resulting from gains on the sale of certain
unclustered cable systems and other investments, offset by minority interest
expense related to the consolidation of the operating results of the TWE-
Advance/Newhouse Partnership effective as of April 1, 1995.
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TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION -- (CONTINUED)
Interest and other, net was $3 million in 1995 compared to $126 million in
1994. Interest expense decreased to $88 million from $222 million as a result of
lower average debt levels associated with the WCI Recapitalization, which
occurred on April 1, 1995. Other income, net, of $85 million in 1995 decreased
from $96 million in 1994, principally because of a decrease in
investment-related income, which was partially offset by the recognition in 1995
of interest income on the resolution of a corporate tax matter.
On a pro forma basis, giving effect to the WCI Recapitalization and certain
transactions recently entered into by TWE, including (i) the formation of the
TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership, (ii) the refinancing of approximately $2.6
billion of pre-existing bank debt, (iii) the TWE sale of a 51% interest in Six
Flags (the 'Six Flags Transaction') and (iv) the sale or expected sale or
transfer of certain unclustered cable television systems (collectively, the 'TWE
Transactions'), as if each of such transactions had occurred at the beginning of
the periods, WCI would have reported for the years ended December 31, 1995 and
1994 income before extraordinary item of $188 million and $190 million and net
income of $181 million and $190 million, respectively. The formation of the
TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership, the refinancing of approximately $2.6 billion
of pre-existing bank debt and the Six Flags Transaction are more fully described
in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements contained elsewhere herein.
TWE's reacquisition of the Time Warner Service Partnership Assets has no pro
forma effect on the operating results of WCI since the historical statement of
operations of WCI for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994 already reflect
income or losses from its interest in the Time Warner Service Partnerships. The
1995 to 1994 comparison of pro forma results are similarly affected by any
underlying trends unrelated to the transactions given pro forma effect to
therein. The increase in pro forma over historical net income for each period
principally results from the pro forma effects of interest savings associated
with the WCI Recapitalization and an increase in the equity in the pretax income
of TWE as a result of the TWE Transactions.
The relationship between income before income taxes and income tax expense
for the General Partners is principally affected by the amortization of goodwill
and certain other financial statement expenses that are not deductible for
income tax purposes. Income tax expense for each of the General Partners
includes all income taxes related to its allocable share of partnership income
and its equity in the income tax expense of corporate subsidiaries of TWE.
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY
DECEMBER 31, 1996
1996 FINANCIAL CONDITION
WCI had $9 billion of equity at December 31, 1996, compared to $9.3 billion
of equity at December 31, 1995. Cash and equivalents decreased to $91 million at
December 31, 1996, compared to $106 million at December 31, 1995. WCI had no
long-term debt due to Time Warner at the end of either period.
The total capitalization of ATC, TWOI and WCCI at December 31, 1996
consisted of equity capital of $2.3 billion, $654 million and $814 million,
respectively, compared to $2.3 billion, $644 million and $803 million at
December 31, 1995, respectively. Although these General Partners have no
independent operations, it is expected that additional tax-related and other
distributions from TWE, as well as availability under each General Partner's
revolving credit agreement with Time Warner, will continue to be sufficient to
satisfy the General Partners' obligations with respect to their tax sharing
agreements with Time Warner for the foreseeable future.
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TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION -- (CONTINUED)
CASH FLOWS
In 1996, WCI's cash provided by operations amounted to $707 million and
reflected $702 million of EBITDA, $108 million of distributions from TWE and
$108 million related to a reduction in other working capital requirements,
balance sheet accounts and noncash items, less $24 million of interest payments
and $187 million of income taxes ($77 million of which was paid to Time Warner
under a tax sharing agreement). Cash provided by WCI's operations of $762
million in 1995 reflected $658 million of EBITDA, and $518 million of
distributions from TWE, less $78 million of interest payments, $179 million of
income taxes ($41 million of which was paid to Time Warner under a tax sharing
agreement) and $157 million related to an increase in other working capital
requirements, balance sheet accounts and noncash items. Management believes that
the operating cash flow of WCI is sufficient to meet its capital and liquidity
needs for the foreseeable future without cash distributions from TWE above those
permitted by existing agreements.
WCI and the other General Partners have no claims on the assets and cash
flows of TWE except through the payment of certain reimbursements and cash
distributions. In 1996, the General Partners received an aggregate $228 million
of distributions, consisting of $215 million of tax-related distributions and
$13 million of stock option related distributions. In 1995, the General Partners
received an aggregate $1.088 billion of distributions, consisting of $366
million of TWE partnership income allocated to the General Partners' senior
capital interest, $680 million of tax-related distributions, $25 million of Time
Warner Service Partnership distributions and $17 million of stock option related
distributions. Of such aggregate distributions in 1996 and 1995, WCI, ATC, TWOI
and WCCI received $108 million and $518 million, respectively; $93 million and
$443 million, respectively; $27 million and $127 million, respectively; and $33
million and $157 million, respectively.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
WCI believes that the value of certain off-balance sheet assets should be
considered, along with other factors discussed elsewhere herein, in evaluating
its financial condition and prospects for future results of operations,
including its ability to fund its capital and liquidity needs.
As a creator and distributor of entertainment copyrights, WCI has a
significant amount of internally-generated intangible assets whose value is not
fully reflected in its respective consolidated balance sheet. Such intangible
assets extend across WCI's principal business interests, but are best
exemplified by WCI's collection of copyrighted music product. Generally accepted
accounting principles do not recognize the value of such assets, except at the
time they may be acquired in a business combination accounted for by the
purchase method of accounting.
Because WCI owns the copyrights to such creative material, it continually
generates revenue through the sale of such products across different media and
in new and existing markets. Technological advances, such as the introduction of
the compact disc and home videocassette in the 1980's and potentially the
digital video disc in the future, have historically generated significant
revenue opportunities through the repackaging and sale of such copyrighted
products under the new technological format. Accordingly, such intangible assets
have significant off-balance sheet asset value that is not fully reflected in
the consolidated balance sheet of WCI.
FOREIGN CURRENCY RISK MANAGEMENT
Time Warner uses foreign exchange contracts primarily to hedge the risk
that unremitted or future royalties owed to WCI domestic companies for the sale
or anticipated sale of U.S. copyrighted products abroad may be adversely
affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. As part of its overall
strategy to manage the level of exposure to the risk of foreign currency
exchange rate fluctuations, Time Warner hedges a portion of its,
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TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION -- (CONTINUED)
TWE's and WCI's combined foreign currency exposures anticipated over the ensuing
twelve month period. At December 31, 1996, Time Warner has effectively hedged
approximately half of WCI's total estimated foreign currency exposures that
principally relate to anticipated cash flows to be remitted to the U.S. over the
ensuing twelve month period, using foreign exchange contracts that generally
have maturities of three months or less, which are generally rolled over to
provide continuing coverage throughout the year. Time Warner reimburses or is
reimbursed by WCI for contract gains and losses related to WCI's foreign
currency exposure. Time Warner often closes foreign exchange sale contracts by
purchasing an offsetting purchase contract. At December 31, 1996, Time Warner
had contracts for the sale of $447 million and the purchase of $104 million of
foreign currencies at fixed rates. Of Time Warner's $343 million net sale
contract position, $323 million of foreign exchange sale contracts and $102
million of foreign exchange purchase contracts related to WCI's foreign currency
exposure, compared to contracts for the sale of $372 million and the purchase of
$140 million of foreign currencies at December 31, 1995.
See Note 9 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for a more
comprehensive description of WCI's interest rate and foreign currency risk
management activities.
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TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 1996
(MILLIONS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WCI ATC TWOI WCCI
------- ------ ---- ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and equivalents........................................................... $ 91 $ -- $-- $ --
Receivables, less allowances of $362 million................................... 1,013 -- -- --
Inventories.................................................................... 165 -- -- --
Prepaid expenses............................................................... 510 -- -- --
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Total current assets........................................................... 1,779 -- -- --
Investments in and amounts due to and from TWE................................. 1,998 1,980 555 701
Investments in Time Warner Service Partnerships................................ 146 135 34 23
Investments in Time Warner..................................................... 86 64 17 21
Other investments.............................................................. 1,549 210 59 82
Music catalogues, contracts and copyrights..................................... 1,035 -- -- --
Goodwill....................................................................... 3,704 -- -- --
Other assets, primarily property, plant and equipment.......................... 537 -- -- --
------- ------ ---- ------
Total assets................................................................... $10,834 $2,389 $665 $ 827
------- ------ ---- ------
------- ------ ---- ------
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable............................................................... $ 107 $ -- $-- $ --
Royalties payable.............................................................. 827 -- -- --
Other current liabilities...................................................... 518 2 -- --
------- ------ ---- ------
Total current liabilities...................................................... 1,452 2 -- --
Long-term liabilities, including $137, $55, $11 and $13 million due to Time
Warner....................................................................... 395 56 11 13
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, no par value, 1,000; 20,000; 20,000; and 20,000 shares
authorized, 100; 11,582; 11,466; and 10,812 shares issued and outstanding.... 1 1 1 1
Paid-in capital................................................................ 10,009 2,893 830 1,033
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)........................................ 390 27 (2) (3)
------- ------ ---- ------
10,400 2,921 829 1,031
Due from Time Warner, net...................................................... (923) (254) (79) (98)
Reciprocal interest in Time Warner stock....................................... (490) (336) (96) (119)
------- ------ ---- ------
Total shareholders' equity..................................................... 8,987 2,331 654 814
------- ------ ---- ------
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity..................................... $10,834 $2,389 $665 $ 827
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 1995
(MILLIONS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WCI ATC TWOI WCCI
------- ------ ---- ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and equivalents........................................................... $ 106 $ -- $-- $ --
Receivables, less allowances of $308 million................................... 1,162 -- -- --
Inventories.................................................................... 189 -- -- --
Prepaid expenses............................................................... 519 -- -- --
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Total current assets........................................................... 1,976 -- -- --
Investments in and amounts due to and from TWE................................. 1,984 1,959 548 693
Investments in Time Warner Service Partnerships................................ 143 132 33 22
Investments in Time Warner..................................................... 86 65 17 21
Other investments.............................................................. 1,526 212 60 84
Music catalogues, contracts and copyrights..................................... 1,140 -- -- --
Goodwill....................................................................... 3,849 -- -- --
Other assets, primarily property, plant and equipment.......................... 532 -- -- --
------- ------ ---- ------
Total assets................................................................... $11,236 $2,368 $658 $ 820
------- ------ ---- ------
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable............................................................... $ 169 $ -- $-- $ --
Royalties payable.............................................................. 671 -- -- --
Other current liabilities...................................................... 642 2 -- --
------- ------ ---- ------
Total current liabilities...................................................... 1,482 2 -- --
Long-term liabilities, including $140, $66, $14 and $17 million due to Time
Warner....................................................................... 412 69 14 17
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, no par value, 1,000; 20,000; 20,000; and 20,000 shares
authorized, 100; 11,582; 11,466; and 10,812 shares issued and outstanding.... 1 1 1 1
Paid-in capital................................................................ 10,009 2,893 830 1,034
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)........................................ 201 (47) (25) (30)
------- ------ ---- ------
10,211 2,847 806 1,005
Due from Time Warner, net...................................................... (379) (214) (66) (83)
Reciprocal interest in Time Warner stock....................................... (490) (336) (96) (119)
------- ------ ---- ------
Total shareholders' equity..................................................... 9,342 2,297 644 803
------- ------ ---- ------
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity..................................... $11,236 $2,368 $658 $ 820
------- ------ ---- ------
------- ------ ---- ------
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
(MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WCI ATC TWOI WCCI
------ ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues (a)................................................................. $3,949 $-- $-- $--
------ ---- ---- ----
Cost of revenues (a)(b)...................................................... 2,765 -- -- --
Selling, general and administrative (a)(b)................................... 852 -- -- --
------ ---- ---- ----
Operating expenses........................................................... 3,617 -- -- --
------ ---- ---- ----
Business segment operating income............................................ 332 -- -- --
Equity in pretax income of TWE (a)........................................... 133 114 33 40
Interest and other, net (a).................................................. (58) 24 7 9
------ ---- ---- ----
Income before income taxes................................................... 407 138 40 49
Income taxes (a)............................................................. (238) (76) (22) (27)
------ ---- ---- ----
Net income................................................................... $ 169 $62 $18 $22
------ ---- ---- ----
------ ---- ---- ----
</TABLE>
- ------------
(a) Includes the following income (expenses) resulting from transactions with
Time Warner, TWE or equity investees of the General Partners:
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues................................................................. $ 188 $-- $-- $--
Cost of revenues......................................................... (55) -- -- --
Selling, general and administrative...................................... 45 -- -- --
Equity in pretax income of TWE........................................... (18) -- -- --
Interest and other, net.................................................. 47 -- -- --
Income taxes............................................................. (77) (47) (14) (17)
(b) Includes depreciation and amortization expense of:....................... $ 370 $-- $-- $--
------ ---- ---- ----
------ ---- ---- ----
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
(MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WCI ATC TWOI WCCI
------ ----- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues (a)................................................................. $4,196 $ -- $-- $--
------ ----- ---- ----
Cost of revenues (a)(b)...................................................... 2,918 -- -- --
Selling, general and administrative (a)(b)................................... 976 -- -- --
------ ----- ---- ----
Operating expenses........................................................... 3,894 -- -- --
------ ----- ---- ----
Business segment operating income............................................ 302 -- -- --
Equity in pretax income of TWE (a)........................................... 87 75 21 26
Interest and other, net (a).................................................. (3) 138 22 27
------ ----- ---- ----
Income before income taxes................................................... 386 213 43 53
Income taxes (a)............................................................. (233) (112) (25) (31)
------ ----- ---- ----
Income before extraordinary item............................................. 153 101 18 22
Extraordinary loss on retirement of debt, net of $4, $4, $1 and
$1 million income tax benefit.............................................. (7) (6) (2) (2)
------ ----- ---- ----
Net income................................................................... $ 146 $ 95 $16 $20
------ ----- ---- ----
------ ----- ---- ----
</TABLE>
- ------------
(a) Includes the following income (expenses) resulting from transactions with
Time Warner, TWE or equity investees of the General Partners:
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues................................................................. $ 196 $ -- $-- $--
Cost of revenues......................................................... (56) -- -- --
Selling, general and administrative...................................... 29 -- -- --
Equity in pretax income of TWE........................................... (14) -- -- --
Interest and other, net.................................................. (23) -- -- --
Income taxes............................................................. (41) (77) (15) (19)
(b) Includes depreciation and amortization expense of:....................... $ 356 $ -- $-- $--
------ ----- ---- ----
------ ----- ---- ----
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
(MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WCI ATC TWOI WCCI
------ ----- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues (a)................................................................. $3,986 $ -- $-- $--
------ ----- ---- ----
Cost of revenues (a)(b)...................................................... 2,892 -- -- --
Selling, general and administrative (a)(b)................................... 788 -- -- --
------ ----- ---- ----
Operating expenses........................................................... 3,680 -- -- --
------ ----- ---- ----
Business segment operating income............................................ 306 -- -- --
Equity in pretax income of TWE (a)........................................... 96 82 23 29
Interest and other, net (a).................................................. (126) 26 7 8
------ ----- ---- ----
Income before income taxes................................................... 276 108 30 37
Income taxes (a)............................................................. (206) (70) (20) (25)
------ ----- ---- ----
Net income................................................................... $ 70 $ 38 $10 $12
------ ----- ---- ----
------ ----- ---- ----
</TABLE>
- ------------
(a) Includes the following income (expenses) resulting from transactions with
Time Warner, TWE or equity investees of the General Partners:
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues................................................................. $ 201 $ -- $-- $--
Cost of revenues......................................................... (67) -- -- --
Selling, general and administrative...................................... 46 -- -- --
Equity in pretax income of TWE........................................... (13) -- -- --
Interest and other, net.................................................. (205) -- -- --
Income taxes............................................................. (82) (54) (15) (19)
(b) Includes depreciation and amortization expense of:....................... $ 341 $ -- $-- $--
------ ----- ---- ----
------ ----- ---- ----
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
(MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WCI ATC TWOI WCCI
----- ----- ----- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATIONS
Net income.............................................................. $169 $ 62 $ 18 $ 22
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Depreciation and amortization........................................... 370 -- -- --
Excess of equity in pretax income of TWE over distributions............. (25) (21) (6) (7)
Equity in income of other investee companies, net of distributions...... (38) (2) -- (1)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables......................................................... 64 -- -- --
Inventories......................................................... 16 -- -- --
Accounts payable and other liabilities.............................. (2) -- -- --
Other balance sheet changes......................................... 153 6 3 3
----- ----- ----- -----
Cash provided by operations............................................. 707 45 15 17
----- ----- ----- -----
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments and acquisitions............................................ (56) -- -- --
Capital expenditures.................................................... (154) -- -- --
Investment proceeds..................................................... 38 -- -- --
----- ----- ----- -----
Cash used by investing activities....................................... (172) -- -- --
----- ----- ----- -----
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Dividends............................................................... (6) (5) (2) (2)
Increase in amounts due from Time Warner, net........................... (544) (40) (13) (15)
----- ----- ----- -----
Cash used by financing activities....................................... (550) (45) (15) (17)
----- ----- ----- -----
DECREASE IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS........................................ (15) -- -- --
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD............................. 106 -- -- --
----- ----- ----- -----
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD................................... $ 91 $ -- $ -- $ --
----- ----- ----- -----
----- ----- ----- -----
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
(MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WCI ATC TWOI WCCI
----- ----- ----- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATIONS
Net income.............................................................. $146 $ 95 $ 16 $ 20
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Extraordinary loss on retirement of debt................................ 7 6 2 2
Depreciation and amortization........................................... 356 -- -- --
Excess of distributions over equity in pretax income of TWE............. 431 369 106 131
Equity in income of other investee companies, net of distributions...... (103) (96) (9) (12)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables......................................................... (200) -- -- --
Inventories......................................................... (10) -- -- --
Accounts payable and other liabilities.............................. (1) -- -- --
Other balance sheet changes......................................... 136 16 1 3
----- ----- ----- -----
Cash provided by operations............................................. 762 390 116 144
----- ----- ----- -----
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments and acquisitions............................................ (210) (10) (3) (4)
Capital expenditures.................................................... (124) -- -- --
Investment proceeds..................................................... 117 -- -- --
----- ----- ----- -----
Cash used by investing activities....................................... (217) (10) (3) (4)
----- ----- ----- -----
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings.............................................................. 9 48 7 9
Debt repayments......................................................... (177) (58) (9) (11)
Capital contributions................................................... 142 -- -- --
Dividends............................................................... (182) (156) (45) (55)
Increase in amounts due from Time Warner, net........................... (379) (214) (66) (83)
----- ----- ----- -----
Cash used by financing activities....................................... (587) (380) (113) (140)
----- ----- ----- -----
DECREASE IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS........................................ (42) -- -- --
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD............................. 148 -- -- --
----- ----- ----- -----
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD................................... $106 $ -- $ -- $ --
----- ----- ----- -----
----- ----- ----- -----
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
<PAGE>
TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
(MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WCI ATC TWOI WCCI
----- ----- ----- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATIONS
Net income.............................................................. $ 70 $ 38 $ 10 $ 12
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Depreciation and amortization........................................... 341 -- -- --
Excess of equity in pretax income of TWE over distributions............. (15) (13) (3) (5)
Equity in (income) losses of other investee companies, net of
distributions......................................................... (2) 17 6 7
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables......................................................... 32 -- -- --
Inventories......................................................... (22) -- -- --
Accounts payable and other liabilities.............................. 328 -- -- --
Other balance sheet changes......................................... (205) (25) (8) (8)
----- ----- ----- -----
Cash provided by operations............................................. 527 17 5 6
----- ----- ----- -----
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments and acquisitions............................................ (544) (20) (6) (7)
Capital expenditures.................................................... (108) -- -- --
Investment proceeds..................................................... 114 -- -- --
----- ----- ----- -----
Cash used by investing activities....................................... (538) (20) (6) (7)
----- ----- ----- -----
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings.............................................................. 280 55 15 19
Debt repayments......................................................... (612) (50) (13) (17)
Capital contributions................................................... 450 -- -- --
Dividends............................................................... (2) (2) (1) (1)
----- ----- ----- -----
Cash provided by financing activities................................... 116 3 1 1
----- ----- ----- -----
INCREASE IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS........................................ 105 -- -- --
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD............................. 43 -- -- --
----- ----- ----- -----
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD................................... $148 $ -- $ -- $ --
----- ----- ----- -----
----- ----- ----- -----
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
<PAGE>
WCI
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
(MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
RETAINED RECIPROCAL
EARNINGS DUE FROM INTEREST IN
COMMON PAID-IN (ACCUMULATED TIME WARNER, TIME WARNER SHAREHOLDER'S
STOCK CAPITAL DEFICIT) NET STOCK EQUITY
------ ------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1993......... $ 1 $ 6,910 $ 179 $ -- $(490) $ 6,600
Net income........................... -- -- 70 -- -- 70
Contributions........................ -- 457 -- -- -- 457
Reduction of stock option
distribution liability to Time
Warner (a)......................... -- -- 84 -- -- 84
Unrealized losses on certain
marketable equity investments...... -- -- (77) -- -- (77)
Other................................ -- -- (29) -- -- (29)
-- ------- ----- ----- ----- ------
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1994......... 1 7,367 227 -- (490) 7,105
Net income........................... -- -- 146 -- -- 146
Contributions........................ -- 2,642 -- -- -- 2,642
Increase in stock option distribution
liability to Time Warner (a)....... -- -- (24) -- -- (24)
Dividends............................ -- -- (174) -- -- (174)
Transfers to Time Warner, net........ -- -- -- (379) -- (379)
Unrealized gains on certain
marketable equity investments...... -- -- 10 -- -- 10
Other................................ -- -- 16 -- -- 16
-- ------- ----- ----- ----- ------
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1995......... 1 10,009 201 (379) (490) 9,342
Net income........................... -- -- 169 -- -- 169
Reduction of stock option
distribution liability to Time
Warner (a)......................... -- -- 8 -- -- 8
Transfers to Time Warner, net........ -- -- -- (544) -- (544)
Unrealized gains on certain
marketable equity investments...... -- -- 16 -- -- 16
Other................................ -- -- (4) -- -- (4)
-- ------- ----- ----- ----- ------
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1996......... $ 1 $10,009 $ 390 $ (923) $(490) $ 8,987
-- ------- ----- ----- ----- ------
-- ------- ----- ----- ----- ------
</TABLE>
- ------------
(a) The General Partners record distributions to Time Warner and a corresponding
receivable from TWE as a result of the stock option related distribution
provisions of the TWE partnership agreement. Previously-accrued stock option
distributions of $8 million and $84 million were reversed in 1996 and 1994,
respectively, because the market price of Time Warner common stock declined
during the period and stock option distributions of $24 million were accrued
in 1995 because of an increase in the market price of Time Warner common
stock (Note 2).
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
<PAGE>
ATC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
RETAINED RECIPROCAL
EARNINGS DUE FROM INTEREST IN
COMMON PAID-IN (ACCUMULATED TIME WARNER, TIME WARNER SHAREHOLDERS'
STOCK CAPITAL DEFICIT) NET STOCK EQUITY
------ ------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1993......... $ 1 $2,901 $ (64) $ -- $(336) $ 2,502
Net income........................... -- -- 38 -- -- 38
Reduction of stock option
distribution liability to Time
Warner (a)......................... -- -- 72 -- -- 72
Other................................ -- (8) 3 -- -- (5)
-- ------- ----- ----- ----- ------
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1994......... 1 2,893 49 -- (336) 2,607
Net income........................... -- -- 95 -- -- 95
Increase in stock option distribution
liability to Time Warner (a)....... -- -- (20) -- -- (20)
Dividends............................ -- -- (149) -- -- (149)
Transfers to Time Warner, net........ -- -- -- (214) -- (214)
Unrealized losses on certain
marketable equity investments...... -- -- (22) -- -- (22)
-- ------- ----- ----- ----- ------
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1995......... 1 2,893 (47) (214) (336) 2,297
Net income........................... -- -- 62 -- -- 62
Reduction of stock option
distribution liability to Time
Warner (a)......................... -- -- 6 -- -- 6
Transfers to Time Warner, net........ -- -- -- (40) -- (40)
Unrealized gains on certain
marketable equity investments...... -- -- 1 -- -- 1
Other................................ -- -- 5 -- -- 5
-- ------- ----- ----- ----- ------
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1996......... $ 1 $2,893 $ 27 $ (254) $(336) $ 2,331
-- ------- ----- ----- ----- ------
-- ------- ----- ----- ----- ------
</TABLE>
- ------------
(a) The General Partners record distributions to Time Warner and a corresponding
receivable from TWE as a result of the stock option related distribution
provisions of the TWE partnership agreement. Previously-accrued stock option
distributions of $6 million and $72 million were reversed in 1996 and 1994,
respectively, because the market price of Time Warner common stock declined
during the period and stock option distributions of $20 million were accrued
in 1995 because of an increase in the market price of Time Warner common
stock (Note 2).
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
<PAGE>
TWOI
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
RETAINED RECIPROCAL
EARNINGS DUE FROM INTEREST IN
COMMON PAID-IN (ACCUMULATED TIME WARNER, TIME WARNER SHAREHOLDERS'
STOCK CAPITAL DEFICIT) NET STOCK EQUITY
------ ------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1993......... $ 1 $ 830 $(21) $ -- $ (96) $ 714
Net income........................... -- -- 10 -- -- 10
Reduction of stock option
distribution liability to Time
Warner (a)......................... -- -- 21 -- -- 21
Other................................ -- -- 1 -- -- 1
-- ------- ----- ----- ------ -----
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1994......... 1 830 11 -- (96) 746
Net income........................... -- -- 16 -- -- 16
Increase in stock option distribution
liability to Time Warner (a)....... -- -- (6) -- -- (6)
Dividends............................ -- -- (43) -- -- (43)
Transfers to Time Warner, net........ -- -- -- (66) -- (66)
Unrealized losses on certain
marketable equity investments...... -- -- (3) -- -- (3)
-- ------- ----- ----- ------ -----
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1995......... 1 830 (25) (66) (96) 644
Net income........................... -- -- 18 -- -- 18
Reduction of stock option
distribution liability to Time
Warner (a)......................... -- -- 2 -- -- 2
Transfers to Time Warner, net........ -- -- -- (13) -- (13)
Other................................ -- -- 3 -- -- 3
-- ------- ----- ----- ------ -----
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1996......... $ 1 $ 830 $ (2) $(79) $ (96) $ 654
-- ------- ---- ---- ----- -----
-- ------- ---- ---- ----- -----
</TABLE>
- ------------
(a) The General Partners record distributions to Time Warner and a corresponding
receivable from TWE as a result of the stock option related distribution
provisions of the TWE partnership agreement. Previously-accrued stock option
distributions of $2 million and $21 million were reversed in 1996 and 1994,
respectively, because the market price of Time Warner common stock declined
during the period and stock option distributions of $6 million were accrued
in 1995 because of an increase in the market price of Time Warner common
stock (Note 2).
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
<PAGE>
WCCI
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
(MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
RETAINED RECIPROCAL
EARNINGS DUE FROM INTEREST IN
COMMON PAID-IN (ACCUMULATED TIME WARNER, TIME WARNER SHAREHOLDER'S
STOCK CAPITAL DEFICIT) NET STOCK EQUITY
------ ------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1993......... $ 1 $1,034 $(28) $ -- $(119) $ 888
Net income........................... -- -- 12 -- -- 12
Reduction of stock option
distribution liability to Time
Warner (a)......................... -- -- 25 -- -- 25
Other................................ -- -- 4 -- -- 4
-- ------- ----- ----- ----- -----
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1994......... 1 1,034 13 -- (119) 929
Net income........................... -- -- 20 -- -- 20
Increase in stock option distribution
liability to Time Warner (a)....... -- -- (7) -- -- (7)
Dividends............................ -- -- (53) -- -- (53)
Transfers to Time Warner, net........ -- -- -- (83) -- (83)
Unrealized losses on certain
marketable equity investments...... -- -- (3) -- -- (3)
-- ------- ----- ----- ----- -----
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1995......... 1 1,034 (30) (83) (119) 803
Net income........................... -- -- 22 -- -- 22
Reduction of in stock option
distribution liability to Time
Warner (a)......................... -- -- 2 -- -- 2
Transfers to Time Warner, net........ -- -- -- (15) -- (15)
Other................................ -- (1) 3 -- -- 2
---- ------- ----- ----- ----- -----
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1996......... $ 1 $1,033 $ (3) $(98) $(119) $ 814
---- ------- ---- ---- ----- -----
---- ------- ---- ---- ----- -----
</TABLE>
- ------------
(a) The General Partners record distributions to Time Warner and a corresponding
receivable from TWE as a result of the stock option related distribution
provisions of the TWE partnership agreement. Previously-accrued stock option
distributions of $2 million and $25 million were reversed in 1996 and 1994,
respectively, because the market price of Time Warner common stock declined
during the period and stock option distributions of $7 million were accrued
in 1995 because of an increase in the market price of Time Warner common
stock (Note 2).
See accompanying notes.
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<PAGE>
<PAGE>
TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
On June 30, 1992, thirteen direct or indirect subsidiaries of Time Warner
Companies, Inc. ('Time Warner')* contributed the assets and liabilities or the
rights to the cash flows of substantially all of Time Warner's Filmed
Entertainment -- Warner Bros., Cable Networks -- HBO and Cable businesses to
Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ('TWE'),
for general partnership interests, and each general partner guaranteed a pro
rata portion of substantially all of TWE's debt and accrued interest based on
the relative fair value of the net assets each contributed to TWE (the 'General
Partner Guarantees', see Note 5). Nine of the thirteen original general partners
have been merged or dissolved into the other four. Warner Communications Inc.
('WCI,' a subsidiary of Time Warner), American Television and Communications
Corporation ('ATC,' a subsidiary of Time Warner), Warner Cable Communications
Inc. ('WCCI,' a consolidated subsidiary of WCI) and Time Warner Operations Inc.
('TWOI,' formerly Time Warner Cable Inc., a subsidiary of Time Warner), are the
four remaining general partners of TWE. They have succeeded to the general
partnership interests and have assumed the General Partner Guarantees of the
nine former general partners. WCI, ATC, WCCI, TWOI and, where appropriate, the
former general partners are referred to herein as the 'General Partners.'
In lieu of contributing certain assets to the partnership at its
capitalization in 1992 (the 'Beneficial Assets'), the General Partners assigned
to TWE the net cash flow generated by such assets or agreed to pay an amount
equal to the net cash flow generated by such assets. TWE has the right to
receive from the General Partners, at the limited partners' option, an amount
equal to the fair value of the Beneficial Assets, net of associated liabilities,
that have not been contributed to TWE, rather than continuing to receive the net
cash flow, or an amount equal to the net cash flow, generated by such Beneficial
Assets. The consolidated financial statements of the General Partners exclude
the Beneficial Assets.
WCI conducts substantially all of Time Warner's Music operations, which
include copyrighted music from many of the world's leading recording artists
that is produced and distributed by a family of established record labels such
as Warner Bros. Records, the Atlantic and Elektra Entertainment Groups and
Warner Music International. The remaining General Partners do not conduct
operations independent of their ownership interests in TWE and certain other
investments.
Time Warner's $14 billion acquisition of WCI as of December 31, 1989, and
$1.3 billion acquisition of the minority interest in ATC on June 26, 1992 were
accounted for by the purchase method of accounting. WCI subsequently contributed
filmed entertainment and cable assets to TWE, and ATC subsequently contributed
its cable assets. The financial statements of WCI reflect an allocable portion
of Time Warner's cost to acquire the Music business and certain other assets of
WCI, and each General Partner's investment in TWE (and the financial statements
of TWE) reflect an allocable portion of Time Warner's cost to acquire the filmed
entertainment and cable assets of WCI and the ATC minority interest.
As a result of a recapitalization of WCI effective as of April 1, 1995
(Note 4) and cash distributions received from TWE during 1995 by each of the
General Partners (Note 2), certain amounts due from or to Time Warner are
reflected by the General Partners as a separate component of shareholders'
equity under the caption 'Due from Time Warner, net.'
- ------------
* On October 10, 1996, Time Warner Inc. acquired the remaining 80% interest in
TBS that it did not already own (the 'TBS Transaction'). As a result of this
transaction, a new parent company with the name 'Time Warner Inc.' replaced
the old parent company of the same name ('Old Time Warner', now known as Time
Warner Companies, Inc.), and Old Time Warner and TBS became separate, wholly
owned subsidiaries of the new parent company. The General Partners'
pre-existing ownership interests in Old Time Warner and TBS were unaffected by
the TBS Transaction. Unless the context indicates otherwise, references herein
to 'Time Warner' refer to Old Time Warner.
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<PAGE>
TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior years' financial
statements to conform to the 1996 presentation.
BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION AND
ACCOUNTING FOR INVESTMENTS
The consolidated financial statements include 100% of the assets,
liabilities, revenues, expenses, income, loss and cash flows of each General
Partner and all companies in which the General Partner has a controlling voting
interest ('subsidiaries'), as if the General Partner and its subsidiaries were a
single company. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions between the
consolidated companies have been eliminated.
Investments in TWE, and certain other companies in which the General
Partners have significant influence but less than a controlling voting interest,
are accounted for using the equity method. Under the equity method, only the
General Partner's investment in and amounts due to and from the equity investee
are included in the consolidated balance sheet, only its share of the investee's
earnings is included in the consolidated operating results, and only the
dividends, cash distributions, loans or other cash received from the investee,
less any additional cash investment, loan repayments or other cash paid to the
investee, are included in the consolidated cash flows.
Investments in companies in which the General Partners do not have the
controlling interest or an ownership and voting interest so large as to exert
significant influence are accounted for at market value if the investments are
publicly traded and there are no resale restrictions, or at cost, if the sale of
a publicly-traded investment is restricted or if the investment is not publicly
traded. Unrealized gains and losses on investments accounted for at market value
are reported net-of-tax in retained earnings until the investment is sold, at
which time the realized gain or loss is included in income. Dividends and other
distributions of earnings from both market value and cost method investments are
included in income when declared.
The effect of changes in each General Partner's ownership interests
resulting from the issuance of equity capital by consolidated subsidiaries or
equity investees to unafilliated parties is included in income.
FOREIGN CURRENCY
The financial position and operating results of substantially all of the
foreign operations of WCI are consolidated using the local currency as the
functional currency. Local currency assets and liabilities are translated at the
rates of exchange on the balance sheet date, and local currency revenues and
expenses are translated at average rates of exchange during the period.
Resulting translation gains or losses, which have not been material, are
included in retained earnings. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses,
which have not been material, are included in operating results.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
footnotes thereto. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the accompanying
consolidated financial statements include management's forecast of anticipated
revenues from the sale of future and existing music-related products in order to
evaluate the ultimate recoverability of accounts receivables and artist advances
recorded as assets in the WCI consolidated balance sheet. Accounts receivables
and sales in the music industry are subject to customers' rights to return
unsold items. Management periodically reviews such estimates and it is
reasonably possible that management's assessment of recoverability of accounts
receivables and individual artist advances may change based on actual results
and other factors.
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REVENUES AND COSTS
Inventories of WCI consist of cassette tapes, compact discs and related
music and music publishing products. Inventories of cassettes and compact discs
are stated at the lower of cost or estimated realizable value. Cost is
determined using first-in, first-out; last-in, first-out; and average cost
methods. In accordance with industry practice, certain products (such as compact
discs and cassettes) are sold to customers with the right to return unsold
items. Revenues from such sales represent gross sales less a provision for
future returns. Returned goods included in inventory are valued at estimated
realizable value but not in excess of cost.
ADVERTISING
Advertising costs are expensed upon the first exhibition of the
advertisement, except for certain direct-response advertising, for which the
costs are capitalized and amortized over the expected period of future benefits.
Direct-response advertising principally consists of product promotional
mailings, catalogs and other promotional costs incurred in WCI's
direct-marketing businesses. Deferred advertising costs are generally amortized
using the straight-line method over a period of twelve months or less subsequent
to the promotional event. Deferred advertising costs for WCI amounted to $4
million and $12 million at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Advertising
expense for WCI amounted to $185 million in 1996, $237 million in 1995 and $186
million in 1994.
CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash equivalents consist of commercial paper and other investments that are
readily convertible into cash, and have original maturities of three months or
less.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is provided
generally on the straight-line method over useful lives ranging up to thirty
years for buildings and improvements and up to fifteen years for furniture,
fixtures and other equipment.
Effective January 1, 1996, WCI adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 121, 'Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for
Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of' ('FAS 121'), which established standards
for the recognition and measurement of impairment losses on long-lived assets
and certain intangible assets. The adoption of FAS 121 did not have a material
effect on WCI's financial statements.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
As a creator and distributor of entertainment copyrights, WCI has a
significant and growing amount of intangible assets, including goodwill and
music catalogues, contracts and copyrights. In accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, WCI does not recognize the fair value of
internally-generated intangible assets. Costs incurred to create and produce
copyrighted product, such as compact discs and cassettes, are generally either
expensed as incurred, or capitalized as tangible assets as in the case of cash
advances and inventoriable product costs. However, accounting recognition is not
given to any increasing asset value that may be associated with the collection
of the underlying copyrighted material. Additionally, costs incurred to create
or extend brands generally result in losses over an extended development period
and are recognized as a reduction of income as incurred, while any corresponding
brand value created is not recognized as an intangible asset in the consolidated
balance sheet. On the other hand, intangible assets acquired in business
combinations accounted for by the purchase method of accounting are capitalized
and amortized over their expected useful life as a noncash charge against future
results of operations. Accordingly, the intangible assets reported in the
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consolidated balance sheet do not reflect the fair value of WCI's
internally-generated intangible assets, but rather are limited to intangible
assets resulting from certain acquisitions, including Time Warner's acquisition
of WCI, in which the cost of the acquired companies exceeded the fair value of
their tangible assets at the time of acquisition. Time Warner's allocable
portion of its cost to acquire the Music business and certain other assets of
WCI is reflected in the consolidated financial statements of WCI under the
pushdown method of accounting.
WCI amortizes goodwill over periods up to forty years using the
straight-line method. Music catalogues, contracts and copyrights are amortized
over periods up to twenty years using the straight-line method. Amortization of
goodwill amounted to $133 million in 1996, $136 million in 1995 and $134 million
in 1994, and amortization of music catalogues, contracts and copyrights amounted
to $137 million, $118 million and $115 million, respectively. Accumulated
amortization of intangible assets at December 31, 1996 and 1995 amounted to
$1.856 billion and $1.588 billion, respectively.
WCI separately reviews the carrying value of acquired intangible assets for
each acquired entity on a quarterly basis to determine whether an impairment may
exist. WCI considers relevant cash flow and profitability information, including
estimated future operating results, trends and other available information, in
assessing whether the carrying value of intangible assets can be recovered. Upon
a determination that the carrying value of intangible assets will not be
recovered from the undiscounted future cash flows of the acquired business, the
carrying value of such intangible assets would be considered impaired and will
be reduced by a charge to operations in the amount of the impairment. An
impairment charge is measured as any deficiency in estimated discounted future
cash flows of the acquired business to recover the carrying value related to the
intangible assets.
INCOME TAXES
The domestic operating results of the General Partners are included in the
consolidated U.S. federal, state and local income tax returns of WCI or
subsidiaries of Time Warner. The foreign operations of WCI are subject to
taxation by foreign jurisdictions. Both domestic and foreign income tax
provisions are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations of the
General Partners on a stand-alone basis consistent with the liability method
prescribed by FASB Statement No. 109, 'Accounting for Income Taxes.' Under the
liability method, deferred income taxes reflect tax carryforwards and the net
tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and
liabilities for financial statement and income tax purposes, as determined under
enacted tax laws and rates. The financial effect of changes in tax laws or rates
is accounted for in the period of enactment.
Under a tax-sharing agreement between the General Partners and Time Warner,
each General Partner pays to, or receives from, Time Warner amounts equal to the
total domestic income taxes, or tax benefits, provided by, or attributable to,
the partner. Accordingly, no domestic income tax balances are reflected in the
consolidated balance sheets of the General Partners.
As a Delaware limited partnership, TWE is not subject to U.S. federal and
state income taxation. However, certain of TWE's operations are conducted by
subsidiary corporations that are subject to domestic or foreign taxation. Income
tax expense for each of the General Partners includes all income taxes related
to its allocable share of partnership income and its equity in the income tax
expense of corporate subsidiaries of TWE.
Realization of tax carryforwards acquired in acquisitions are accounted for
as a reduction of goodwill.
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2. TWE
The General Partners' investment in and amounts due to or from TWE at
December 31, 1996 and 1995 is as follows (millions):
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<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31, 1996 WCI ATC TWOI WCCI
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Investment in TWE..................................................... $2,242 $1,942 $ 544 $ 688
Stock option related distributions due from TWE....................... 44 38 11 13
Other net liabilities due to TWE, principally related to home video
distribution........................................................ (288) -- -- --
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Total................................................................. $1,998 $1,980 $ 555 $ 701
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DECEMBER 31, 1995 WCI ATC TWOI WCCI
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Investment in TWE..................................................... $2,201 $1,909 $ 534 $ 675
Stock option related distributions due from TWE....................... 58 50 14 18
Other net liabilities due to TWE, principally related to home video
distribution........................................................ (275) -- -- --
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Total................................................................. $1,984 $1,959 $ 548 $ 693
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TWE was capitalized on June 30, 1992 to own and operate substantially all
of the Filmed Entertainment -- Warner Bros., Cable Networks -- HBO and Cable
businesses previously owned by the General Partners. The General Partners in the
aggregate hold, directly or indirectly, 63.27% of the pro rata priority capital
('Series A Capital') and residual equity capital ('Residual Capital') of TWE and
100% of the senior priority capital ('Senior Capital') and junior priority
capital ('Series B Capital') of TWE. Time Warner acquired the 11.22% of the
Series A Capital and Residual Capital limited partnership interests previously
held by subsidiaries of each of ITOCHU Corporation and Toshiba Corporation in
1995. The remaining 25.51% limited partnership interests in the Series A Capital
and Residual Capital of TWE are held by a subsidiary of U S WEST, Inc. ('U S
WEST').
Each partner's interest in TWE consists of the initial priority capital and
residual equity amounts that were assigned to that partner or its predecessor
based on the estimated fair value of the net assets each contributed to TWE, as
adjusted for the fair value of certain Time Warner Service Partnership Assets
(as defined below) distributed by TWE to the General Partners in 1993 which were
not subsequently reacquired by TWE in 1995 ('Contributed Capital'), plus, with
respect to the priority capital interests only, any undistributed priority
capital return. The priority capital return consists of net partnership income
allocated to date in accordance with the provisions of the TWE partnership
agreement and the right to be allocated additional partnership income which,
together with any previously allocated net partnership income, provides for the
various priority capital rates of return specified in the table below. The sum
of Contributed Capital and the undistributed priority capital return is referred
to as 'Cumulative Priority Capital.' Cumulative Priority Capital is not
necessarily indicative of the fair value of the underlying priority capital
interests principally due to above-market rates of return on certain priority
capital interests as compared to securities of comparable credit risk and
maturity, such as the 13.25% rate of return on the Series B Capital interest
owned by the General Partners. Furthermore, the ultimate realization of
Cumulative Priority Capital could be affected by the fair value of TWE which is
subject to fluctuation.
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A summary of the priority of Contributed Capital, the General Partner's
ownership of Contributed Capital and Cumulative Priority Capital at December 31,
1996 and priority capital rates of return thereon is set forth below:
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PRIORITY % OWNED
CUMULATIVE CAPITAL BY
CONTRIBUTED PRIORITY RATES OF GENERAL
PRIORITY OF CONTRIBUTED CAPITAL CAPITAL(a) CAPITAL RETURN(b) PARTNERS
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(BILLIONS) (% PER ANNUM
COMPOUNDED
QUARTERLY)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Senior Capital............................................. $ 1.4 $1.5(c) 8.00% 100.00%
Series A Capital........................................... 5.6 9.9 13.00%(d) 63.27%
Series B Capital........................................... 2.9(g) 5.2 13.25%(e) 100.00%
Residual Capital........................................... 3.3(g) 3.3(f) -- (f) 63.27%
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(a) Excludes partnership income or loss allocated thereto.
(b) Income allocations related to priority capital rates of return are based on
partnership income after any special tax allocations.
(c) Net of $366 million of partnership income distributed in 1995 representing
the priority capital return thereon through June 30, 1995.
(d) 11.00% to the extent concurrently distributed.
(e) 11.25% to the extent concurrently distributed.
(f) Residual Capital is not entitled to stated priority rates of return and, as
such, its Cumulative Priority Capital is equal to its Contributed Capital.
However, in the case of certain events such as the liquidation or
dissolution of TWE, Residual Capital is entitled to any excess of the then
fair value of the net assets of TWE over the aggregate amount of Cumulative
Priority Capital and special tax allocations.
(g) The Contributed Capital relating to the Series B Capital has priority over
the priority returns on the Series A Capital. The Contributed Capital
relating to the Residual Capital has priority over the priority returns on
the Series B Capital and the Series A Capital.
Because Contributed Capital is based on the fair value of the net assets
that each partner contributed to the partnership, the aggregate of such amounts
is significantly higher than TWE's partners' capital as reflected in the
consolidated financial statements, which is based on the historical cost of the
contributed net assets. For purposes of allocating partnership income or loss to
the partners, partnership income or loss is based on the fair value of the net
assets contributed to the partnership and results in significantly less
partnership income, or results in partnership losses, in contrast to the net
income reported by TWE for financial statement purposes, which is also based on
the historical cost of contributed net assets.
Under the TWE partnership agreement, partnership income, to the extent
earned, is first allocated to the partners' capital accounts so that the
economic burden of the income tax consequences of partnership operations is
borne as though the partnership were taxed as a corporation ('special tax
allocations'), then to the Senior Capital, Series A Capital and Series B
Capital, in order of priority, at rates of return ranging from 8% to 13.25% per
annum, and finally to the Residual Capital. Partnership losses generally are
allocated first to eliminate prior allocations of partnership income to, and
then to reduce the Contributed Capital of, the Residual Capital, Series B
Capital and Series A Capital, in that order, then to reduce General Partners'
Senior Capital, including partnership income allocated thereto, and finally to
reduce any special tax allocations. To the extent partnership income is
insufficient to satisfy all special allocations in a particular accounting
period, the right to receive additional partnership income necessary to provide
for the various priority capital rates of return is carried forward until
satisfied out of future partnership income, including any partnership income
that may result from any liquidation, sale or dissolution of TWE.
The TWE partnership agreement provides, under certain circumstances, for
the distribution of partnership income allocated to the Senior Capital owned by
the General Partners. Pursuant to such provision, $366 million of partnership
income was distributed to the General Partners in 1995. Beginning on July 1,
1997, the Senior Capital and, to the extent not previously distributed,
partnership income allocated thereto is required to be distributed in three
annual installments, with the initial distribution expected to be approximately
$535 million. The Series B Capital owned by the General Partners may be
increased if certain operating performance targets are achieved over a five-year
period ending on December 31, 1996 and a ten-year period ending on
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December 31, 2001. Although satisfaction of the ten-year operating performance
target is indeterminable at this time, the five-year target was not attained.
TWE reported net income of $210 million, $73 million and $161 million in
1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively, no portion of which was allocated to the
limited partners. The General Partners did not recognize a gain when TWE was
capitalized. TWE recorded the assets contributed by the General Partners at the
General Partners' historical cost. The excess of the General Partners' interest
in the net assets of TWE over the net book value of their investment in TWE is
being amortized to income over a twenty-year period.
U S WEST has an option to obtain up to an additional 6.33% of Series A
Capital and Residual Capital interests, depending on cable operating
performance. The option is exercisable between January 1, 1999 and on or about
May 31, 2005 at a maximum exercise price of $1.25 billion to $1.8 billion,
depending on the year of exercise. Either U S WEST or TWE may elect that the
exercise price be paid with partnership interests rather than cash.
Set forth below is summarized financial information of TWE, which reflects
the consolidation by TWE of the TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership effective as of
April 1, 1995, the deconsolidation of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation ('Six
Flags') effective as of June 23, 1995 and the consolidation of Paragon
Communications effective as of July 6, 1995:
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
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<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1996 1995 1994
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(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATING STATEMENT INFORMATION
Revenues............................................................................ $10,852 $9,517 $8,460
Depreciation and amortization....................................................... 1,235 1,039 943
Business segment operating income................................................... 1,078 960 848
Interest and other, net............................................................. 522 580 587
Minority interest................................................................... 207 133 --
Income before income taxes.......................................................... 280 183 201
Income before extraordinary item.................................................... 210 97 161
Net income.......................................................................... 210 73 161
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1996 1995 1994
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(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash provided by operations.......................................................... $1,912 $1,519 $1,296
Capital expenditures................................................................. (1,719) (1,535) (1,153)
Investments and acquisitions......................................................... (146) (203) (156)
Investment proceeds.................................................................. 612 1,050 50
Loan to Time Warner.................................................................. -- -- (400)
Borrowings........................................................................... 215 2,484 977
Debt repayments...................................................................... (716) (3,596) (945)
Collections on note receivable from U S WEST......................................... 169 602 234
Capital distributions................................................................ (228) (1,088) (170)
Other financing activities, net...................................................... (92) (95) --
Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents.......................................... 7 (862) (267)
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<CAPTION>
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(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C>
BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
Cash and equivalents........................................................................ $ 216 $ 209
Total current assets........................................................................ 3,146 2,909
Total assets................................................................................ 19,973 18,905
Total current liabilities................................................................... 4,075 3,214
Long-term debt.............................................................................. 5,676 6,137
Minority interests.......................................................................... 1,020 726
General Partners' Senior Capital, consisting of $1.364 billion Contributed Capital,
plus an undistributed priority return..................................................... 1,543 1,426
Partners' capital........................................................................... 6,574 6,478
</TABLE>
The assets and cash flows of TWE are restricted by the TWE partnership and
credit agreements and are unavailable for use by the partners except through the
payment of certain fees, reimbursements, cash distributions and loans, which are
subject to limitations. At December 31, 1996 and 1995, the General Partners had
recorded $93 and $122 million, respectively, of stock option related
distributions due from TWE, based on closing prices of Time Warner common stock
of $37.50 and $37.875 respectively. Time Warner is paid when the options are
exercised. The General Partners also receive tax-related distributions from TWE.
The payment of such distributions was previously subject to restrictions until
July 1995 and is now made to the General Partners on a current basis. During
1996, the General Partners received distributions from TWE in the amount of $228
million, consisting of $215 million of tax-related distributions and $13 million
of stock option related distributions. During 1995, the General Partners
received distributions from TWE in the amount of $1.088 billion, consisting of
$366 million of TWE partnership income allocated to the General Partners' Senior
Capital, $680 million of tax-related distributions, $25 million of Time Warner
Service Partnership distributions and $17 million of stock option related
distributions. During 1994, the General Partners received distributions from TWE
of $170 million, consisting of $115 million of tax-related distributions, $50
million of Time Warner Service Partnership distributions and $5 million of stock
option related distributions. Of such aggregate distributions in 1996, 1995 and
1994, WCI received $108 million, $518 million and $81 million, respectively; ATC
received $93 million, $443 million and $69 million, respectively; TWOI received
$27 million, $127 million and $20 million, respectively; and WCCI received $33
million, $157 million, and $24 million, respectively. In addition to the tax,
stock option and General Partners' senior priority capital distributions, TWE
may make other distributions, generally depending on excess cash and credit
agreement limitations. The General Partners' full share of such distributions
may be deferred if the limited partners do not receive certain threshold amounts
by certain dates.
In September 1995, TWE reacquired substantially all of the assets of the
Time Warner Service Partnerships, subject to the liabilities relating thereto
(the 'Time Warner Service Partnership Assets'), in exchange for Series B Capital
interests in TWE equal to approximately $400 million. The reacquisition was
recorded for financial statement purposes by TWE based on the $124 million
historical cost of the Time Warner Service Partnership Assets. Prior to such
reacquisition, the Time Warner Service Partnerships owned and operated certain
assets of TWE which had been distributed to the General Partners in September
1993 in order to ensure compliance with the Modification of Final Judgment
entered on August 24, 1982 by the United States District Court for the District
of Columbia applicable to U S WEST and its affiliated companies, which may have
included TWE. Prior to September 1995, TWE was required to make quarterly cash
distributions related to its Series B Capital in the amount of $12.5 million to
the General Partners, which the General Partners were then required to
contribute to the Time Warner Service Partnerships.
On April 1, 1995, TWE formed a cable television joint venture with the
Advance/Newhouse Partnership ('Advance/Newhouse') to which Advance/Newhouse and
TWE contributed cable television systems (or
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interests therein) serving approximately 4.5 million subscribers, as well as
certain foreign cable investments and programming investments that included
Advance/Newhouse's 10% interest in Primestar Partners, L.P. TWE owns a
two-thirds equity interest in the TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership and is the
managing partner. TWE consolidates the partnership and the one-third equity
interest owned by Advance/Newhouse is reflected in TWE's consolidated financial
statements as minority interest. In accordance with the partnership agreement,
Advance/Newhouse can require TWE to purchase its equity interest for fair market
value at specified intervals following the death of both of its principal
shareholders. Beginning on April 1, 1998, either partner can initiate a
dissolution in which TWE would receive two-thirds and Advance/Newhouse would
receive one-third of the partnership's net assets. The assets contributed by TWE
and Advance/Newhouse to the partnership were recorded at their predecessor's
historical cost. No gain was recognized by TWE upon the capitalization of the
partnership.
On June 23, 1995, TWE sold 51% of its interest in Six Flags to an
investment group led by Boston Ventures for $204 million and received $640
million in additional proceeds from Six Flags, representing payment of certain
intercompany indebtedness and licensing fees. As a result of the transaction,
Six Flags has been deconsolidated and TWE's remaining 49% interest in Six Flags
is now accounted for under the equity method of accounting. TWE reduced debt by
approximately $850 million in connection with the transaction, and a portion of
the income on the transaction has been deferred by TWE principally as a result
of its guarantee of certain third-party, zero-coupon indebtedness of Six Flags
due in 1999.
In June 1995, TWE, the TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Time Warner ('TWI Cable') executed a five-year, $8.3 billion
revolving credit facility (the '1995 Credit Agreement'). Borrowings under the
1995 Credit Agreement are limited to $4 billion in the case of TWI Cable, $5
billion in the case of the TWE-Advance/Newhouse Partnership and $8.3 billion in
the case of TWE, subject in each case to certain limitations and adjustments. In
July 1995, TWE borrowed approximately $2.6 billion under the 1995 Credit
Agreement to repay and terminate its pre-existing bank credit agreement. In
connection therewith, TWE recognized an extraordinary loss of $24 million as a
result of the write-off of deferred financing costs related to this former bank
credit agreement, of which WCI, ATC, TWOI and WCCI recognized their pro rata
share, net of taxes, in the amount of $7 million, $6 million, $2 million and $2
million, respectively.
In the normal course of conducting their businesses, the General Partners
and their subsidiaries and affiliates have had various transactions with TWE,
generally on terms resulting from a negotiation between the affected units that
in management's view results in reasonable allocations. Time Warner provides TWE
with certain corporate support services for which it received a fee in the
amount of $69 million, $64 million and $60 million in 1996, 1995 and 1994,
respectively.
3. OTHER INVESTMENTS
WCI's other investments consist of:
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<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
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(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C>
Equity method investments................................................................... $ 1,113 $ 1,123
Market value method investments............................................................. 410 375
Cost method investments..................................................................... 26 28
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Total....................................................................................... $ 1,549 $ 1,526
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Market value method investments include 18.1 million shares of common stock
of Hasbro, Inc. ('Hasbro'). Notwithstanding the market value per share, such
shares can be used, at Time Warner's option, to fully satisfy either its
obligations with respect to its zero coupon exchangeable notes due December 17,
2012 or the Time
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Warner-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of a wholly-owned
subsidiary due December 23, 1997. Because the issuance of the mandatorily
redeemable preferred securities provides Time Warner, and consequently WCI, with
protection against the risk of depreciation of the market price of Hasbro common
stock and the zero coupon exchangeable notes limit the ability to share in the
appreciation of the market price of Hasbro common stock, the combination thereof
has effectively monetized WCI's investment in Hasbro.
In addition to TWE and its equity investees, companies accounted for using
the equity method include: Cinamerica Theatres, L.P. (50% owned), The Columbia
House Company partnerships (10% to 50% owned by WCI; 50% owned in total by Time
Warner), other music joint ventures (generally 50% owned) and in 1995 and 1994
only, TBS (2.8% owned by WCI and 10.6% owned in total by all General Partners;
20% owned in total by Time Warner). A summary of combined financial information
as reported by the equity investees of WCI is set forth below:
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<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1996 1995 1994
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(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues............................................................................. $1,773 $5,123 $4,444
Depreciation and amortization........................................................ 29 219 182
Operating income..................................................................... 173 547 584
Income before extraordinary items and cumulative effect
of a change in accounting principle................................................ 61 188 281
Net income........................................................................... 61 188 256
Current assets....................................................................... 1,002 2,272 2,113
Total assets......................................................................... 1,616 5,851 5,194
Current liabilities.................................................................. 517 1,318 1,136
Long-term debt....................................................................... 1,360 3,826 3,730
Total liabilities.................................................................... 1,999 5,886 5,423
Total shareholders' deficit or partners' capital..................................... (383) (35) (229)
</TABLE>
WCI, ATC, TWOI and WCCI own 24.6 thousand, 14.8 thousand, 4.3 thousand and
5.3 thousand shares, respectively, of Old Time Warner common stock. Such
investments are accounted for at historical cost, less the portion (collectively
estimated at 85%) attributable to Time Warner's ownership of the General
Partners, which is deducted from shareholders' equity under the caption
'Reciprocal interest in Time Warner stock.' The Old Time Warner common stock
owned by the General Partners may only be sold pursuant to an effective
registration statement or in a transaction exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. In addition to Old Time Warner
common stock, ATC also owns certain Old Time Warner debt securities at a cost of
$5 million at December 31, 1996, which approximates market. Such debt securities
are held by ATC for the purpose of satisfying its obligations under its stock
options and restricted stock awards subsequent to the acquisition of the ATC
minority interest.
4. BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS WITH TIME WARNER
In 1993, WCI declared and paid a special dividend to Time Warner in the
form of a $3 billion subordinated reset note due 2008 and entered into a $1
billion revolving credit agreement with Time Warner, under which $500 million
was borrowed and used to prepay a corresponding portion of the subordinated
reset note. On April 1, 1995, such debt obligations to Time Warner were
satisfied as part of a recapitalization of WCI, in which Time Warner made a
capital contribution to WCI, consisting of a $2.5 billion subordinated reset
note receivable due from WCI and cash of $142 million. WCI used the cash
proceeds therefrom to repay its obligations to Time Warner under their revolving
credit agreement (collectively, the 'WCI Recapitalization').
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
In addition to WCI, the General Partners have revolving credit agreements
with Time Warner, which provide for borrowings from Time Warner of up to $1
billion for ATC, and up to $500 million for each of TWOI and WCCI. All of the
credit agreements expire on December 31, 2008. Interest on any borrowings under
the credit agreements is payable quarterly at the prime rate. The obligations to
Time Warner under the credit agreements are subordinate to the General Partner
Guarantees. In July 1995, the other General Partners also repaid their
obligations to Time Warner under their revolving credit agreements using funds
provided by tax-related distributions from TWE.
Interest expense for WCI was $34 million in 1996, $88 million in 1995 $222
million in 1994. Interest expense for the other General Partners was not
material in each of the three years ended December 31, 1995.
5. GENERAL PARTNER GUARANTEES
Each General Partner has guaranteed a pro rata portion of approximately
$5.4 billion of TWE's debt and accrued interest at December 31, 1996, based on
the relative fair value of the net assets each General Partner contributed to
TWE. Such indebtedness is recourse to each General Partner only to the extent of
its guarantee. The indenture pursuant to which TWE's notes and debentures have
been issued (the 'Indenture') requires the unanimous consent of the holders of
the notes and debentures to terminate the General Partner Guarantees prior to
June 30, 1997, and the consent of a majority of such holders to effect a
termination thereafter; however, the Indenture permits the General Partners to
engage in mergers and consolidations. There are no restrictions on the ability
of the General Partner guarantors to transfer material assets, other than TWE
assets, to parties who are not guarantors, or to incur additional indebtedness,
except that the 1995 Credit Agreement restricts General Partners that are the
legal owners of material Beneficial Assets (currently ATC and WCCI).
The portion of TWE debt and accrued interest at December 31, 1996 that was
guaranteed by each General Partner, individually and on a consolidated basis for
each General Partner and its subsidiaries, is set forth below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TOTAL GUARANTEED BY
TOTAL GUARANTEED BY EACH GENERAL PARTNER
EACH GENERAL PARTNER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
-------------------- ----------------------
GENERAL PARTNER % AMOUNT % AMOUNT
- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------ ----------- --------- -----------
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
WCI............................................................. 33.19 $ 1,790 47.58 $ 2,566
ATC............................................................. 40.73 2,197 40.73 2,197
TWOI............................................................ 11.69 630 11.69 630
WCCI, a subsidiary of WCI....................................... 14.39 776 14.39 776
------ ---------
Total........................................................... 100.00 $ 5,393 * *
------ ---------
------ ---------
</TABLE>
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* Adds to more than 100% and $5.393 billion, respectively, because of the
parent-subsidiary relationship between WCI and WCCI.
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6. INCOME TAXES
Domestic and foreign pretax income (loss) are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WCI ATC TWOI WCCI
---- ---- ---- ----
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
Domestic.................................................................... $209 $136 $39 $ 48
Foreign..................................................................... 198 2 1 1
---- ---- ---- ----
Total....................................................................... $407 $138 $40 $ 49
---- ---- ---- ----
---- ---- ---- ----
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
Domestic.................................................................... $178 $216 $44 $ 55
Foreign..................................................................... 208 (3) (1) (2)
---- ---- ---- ----
Total....................................................................... $386 $213 $43 $ 53
---- ---- ---- ----
---- ---- ---- ----
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
Domestic.................................................................... $110 $125 $35 $ 43
Foreign..................................................................... 166 (17) (5) (6)
---- ---- ---- ----
Total....................................................................... $276 $108 $30 $ 37
---- ---- ---- ----
---- ---- ---- ----
</TABLE>
Income taxes (benefits) are as set forth below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WCI ATC TWOI WCCI
---- ---- ---- ----
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
Federal..................................................................... $29 $35 $10 $ 12
State and local............................................................. 50 14 4 5
Foreign -- current(a)....................................................... 177 35 10 13
-- deferred......................................................... (18) (8) (2) (3)
---- ---- ---- ----
Total....................................................................... $238 $76 $22 $ 27
---- ---- ---- ----
---- ---- ---- ----
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
Federal..................................................................... $ 2 $62 $12 $ 14
State and local............................................................. 42 22 5 6
Foreign -- current(a)....................................................... 169 30 8 11
-- deferred......................................................... 20 (2) -- --
---- ---- ---- ----
Total....................................................................... $233 $112 $25 $ 31
---- ---- ---- ----
---- ---- ---- ----
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
Federal..................................................................... $39 $41 $11 $ 14
State and local............................................................. 41 14 4 5
Foreign -- current(a)...................................................... 160 22 7 8
-- deferred........................................................ (34) (7) (2) (2)
---- ---- ---- ----
Total....................................................................... $206 $70 $20 $ 25
---- ---- ---- ----
---- ---- ---- ----
</TABLE>
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(a) Includes foreign withholding taxes set forth elsewhere herein.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
Foreign withholding taxes included in the foreign tax provision are as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WCI ATC TWOI WCCI
--- --- ---- ----
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1996................................................................... $62 $22 $6 $8
1995................................................................... 71 24 7 9
1994................................................................... 51 18 5 6
</TABLE>
No U.S. income or foreign withholding taxes have been recorded by WCI on
the permanently reinvested earnings of foreign subsidiaries aggregating
approximately $671 million at December 31, 1996. If such earnings were to be
repatriated, it is expected that any additional U.S. income tax would be offset
by the utilization of the accompanying foreign tax credits.
The differences between the income tax or tax benefit expected for WCI at
the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and the total income taxes provided
are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
----------------------------
1996 1995 1994
-------- -------- --------
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Taxes on income at U.S. federal statutory rate.... $ 140 $ 135 $ 97
Nondeductible expenses............................ 69 66 69
Foreign income taxed at different rates, net of
U.S. foreign tax credits........................ (10) 12 5
State and local taxes, net........................ 32 27 27
Other............................................. 7 (7) 8
-------- -------- --------
Total............................................. $ 238 $ 233 $ 206
-------- -------- --------
-------- -------- --------
</TABLE>
The relationship between income taxes and income before income taxes for
the other General Partners is principally affected by the amortization of
goodwill and certain other financial statement expenses that are not deductible
for income tax purposes.
U.S. federal tax carryforwards of WCI included in the consolidated tax
return of Time Warner at December 31, 1996 consisted of $36 million of net
operating losses, $75 million of investment tax credits and $5 million of
alternative minimum tax credits. The utilization of certain carryforwards is
subject to limitations under U.S. federal income tax laws. Except for the
alternative minimum tax credits which do not expire, the other U.S. federal tax
carryforwards expire in varying amounts as follows for income tax reporting
purposes:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CARRYFORWARDS
-----------------------
NET INVESTMENT
OPERATING TAX
LOSSES CREDITS
--------- ----------
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C>
1997.......................................................................... $-- $ 1
1998.......................................................................... -- --
1999.......................................................................... 4 --
2000.......................................................................... 1 --
Thereafter up to 2008......................................................... 31 74
--- ---
$36 $75
--- ---
--- ---
</TABLE>
7. STOCK OPTION PLANS
Time Warner has various stock option plans under which Time Warner may
grant options to purchase Time Warner common stock to employees of Time Warner
and WCI. Such options have been granted to employees of WCI at, or in excess of,
fair market value at the date of grant. Accordingly, in accordance with APB 25
and related interpretations, no compensation cost has been recognized by Time
Warner, nor charged to WCI, related to such stock option plans. Generally, the
options become exercisable over a three-year vesting period and expire
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
ten years from the date of grant. Had compensation cost for Time Warner's stock
option plans been determined based on the fair value at the grant dates for all
awards during 1995 and 1996 under those plans consistent with the method set
forth under FASB Statement No. 123, 'Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation'
('FAS 123'), WCI's allocable share of compensation cost would have decreased its
net income to the pro forma amounts indicated below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
------------
1996 1995
---- ----
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C>
Net income:
As reported.......................................................... $169 $146
---- ----
---- ----
Pro forma............................................................ $163 $144
---- ----
---- ----
</TABLE>
FAS 123 is applicable only to stock options granted subsequent to December
31, 1994. Accordingly, since WCI's compensation expense associated with such
grants would generally be recognized over a three-year vesting period, the
initial impact of applying FAS 123 on pro forma net income is not representative
of the potential impact on pro forma net income in future years, when the pro
forma effect would be fully reflected.
The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions used for grants to WCI employees in 1996 and 1995, respectively:
dividend yields of 1% in both periods; expected volatility of 21.7% and 22.3%,
risk-free interest rates of 6.4% and 7.4%; and expected lives of 5 years in both
periods. The weighted average fair value of an option granted to WCI employees
during the year was $10.97 ($6.48, net of taxes) and $12.25 ($7.23, net of
taxes) for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
A summary of stock option activity with respect to employees of WCI is as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WEIGHTED-
THOUSANDS AVERAGE
OF EXERCISE
SHARES PRICE
--------- ---------
<S> <C> <C>
Balance at January 1, 1994................................................................ 12,310 $ 27.92
Granted................................................................................... 447 35.32
Exercised................................................................................. (231) 24.80
Cancelled(a).............................................................................. (8) 35.67
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Balance at December 31, 1994.............................................................. 12,518 $ 28.44
Granted................................................................................... 1,147 38.55
Exercised................................................................................. (1,082) 30.16
Cancelled(a).............................................................................. 1,552 30.79
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Balance at December 31, 1995.............................................................. 14,135 $ 29.21
Granted................................................................................... 987 37.65
Exercised................................................................................. (403) 25.58
Cancelled(a).............................................................................. (1,036) 25.47
-------
Balance at December 31, 1996.............................................................. 13,683 $ 30.21
-------
-------
</TABLE>
- ------------
(a) Includes all options cancelled and forfeited during the year, as well as
options related to employees who have been transferred out of and into WCI
to and from other Time Warner divisions.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
--------------------------
1996 1995 1994
------ ------ ------
(THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Exercisable.......................................................................... 11,941 12,465 10,987
</TABLE>
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TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding
with respect to employees of WCI at December 31, 1996:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OPTIONS OUTSTANDING
----------------------------------------- OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
WEIGHTED- -------------------------
AVERAGE WEIGHTED- WEIGHTED-
NUMBER REMAINING AVERAGE NUMBER AVERAGE
RANGE OF EXERCISE OUTSTANDING CONTRACTUAL EXERCISE EXERCISABLE EXERCISE
PRICES AT 12/31/96 LIFE PRICE AT 12/31/96 PRICE
- ----------------- ----------- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------
(THOUSANDS) (THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Under $17 43 3 years $ 16.61 43 $ 16.61
$17.00 to $25.00 3,763 3 years $ 21.64 3,763 $ 21.64
$25.01 to $35.00 3,960 4 years $ 28.54 3,959 $ 28.54
$35.01 to $40.00 5,502 5 years $ 36.56 4,101 $ 36.40
$40.01 to $41.75 415 8 years $ 41.07 75 $ 40.69
------- -------
Total 13,683 4 years $ 30.21 11,941 $ 29.10
------- -------
------- -------
</TABLE>
8. BENEFIT PLANS
WCI and its subsidiaries have defined benefit pension plans covering
substantially all domestic employees. Pension benefits are based on formulas
that reflect the employees' years of service and compensation levels during
their employment period. Qualifying plans are funded in accordance with
government pension and income tax regulations. Plan assets are invested in
equity and fixed income securities.
Pension expense included the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
------------------------
1996 1995 1994
---- ---- ----
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Service cost........................................................................ $ 12 $ 8 $ 9
Interest cost....................................................................... 12 9 8
Actual return on plan assets........................................................ (17) (26) --
Net amortization and deferral....................................................... 8 16 (11)
---- ---- ----
Total............................................................................... $ 15 $ 7 $ 6
---- ---- ----
---- ---- ----
</TABLE>
The status of WCI's funded pension plans is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
-------------
1996 1995
---- ----
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C>
Accumulated benefit obligation (94% vested)...................................................... $ 96 $ 97
Effect of future salary increases................................................................ 49 41
---- ----
Projected benefit obligation..................................................................... 145 138
Plan assets at fair value........................................................................ 124 115
---- ----
Projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets............................................ (21) (23)
Unamortized actuarial losses..................................................................... -- 16
Unamortized plan changes......................................................................... 4 5
Other............................................................................................ (1) (3)
---- ----
Accrued pension expense.......................................................................... $(18) $ (5)
---- ----
---- ----
</TABLE>
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TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
The following assumptions were used in accounting for pension plans:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995 1994
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Weighted average discount rate........................................................... 7.75% 7.25% 8.5%
Return on plan assets.................................................................... 9% 9% 9%
Rate of increase in compensation levels.................................................. 6% 6% 6%
</TABLE>
Employees of the operations of WCI in foreign countries participate to
varying degrees in local pension plans, which in the aggregate are not
significant.
Certain domestic employees of WCI also participate in Time Warner's savings
plans and profit sharing plans, as to which the expense amounted to $14 million
in 1996 and $13 million in both 1995 and 1994. Contributions to the savings
plans are based upon a percentage of the employees' elected contributions.
Contributions to the profit sharing plans are generally determined by
management.
9. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The carrying value of WCI's financial instruments approximates fair value,
except for certain differences related to cost method investments and other
financial instruments which are not significant. The fair value of financial
instruments, such as investments, is generally determined by reference to market
values resulting from trading on a national securities exchange or in an
over-the-counter market. In cases where quoted market prices are not available,
such as for derivative financial instruments, fair value is based on estimates
using present value or other valuation techniques.
Foreign exchange contracts are used primarily by Time Warner to hedge the
risk that unremitted or future royalties owed to WCI domestic companies for the
sale or anticipated sale of U.S. copyrighted products abroad may be adversely
affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. As part of its overall
strategy to manage the level of exposure to the risk of foreign currency
exchange rate fluctuations, Time Warner hedges a portion of its, TWE's and WCI's
combined foreign currency exposures anticipated over the ensuing twelve month
period. At December 31, 1996, Time Warner has effectively hedged approximately
half of WCI's total estimated foreign currency exposures that principally relate
to anticipated cash flows to be remitted to the U.S. over the ensuing twelve
month period, using foreign exchange contracts that generally have maturities of
three months or less, which are generally rolled over to provide continuing
coverage throughout the year. Time Warner reimburses or is reimbursed by WCI for
contract gains and losses related to WCI's foreign currency exposure. Time
Warner often closes foreign exchange sale contracts by purchasing an offsetting
purchase contract. At December 31, 1996, Time Warner had contracts for the sale
of $447 million and the purchase of $104 million of foreign currencies at fixed
rates. Of Time Warner's $343 million net sale contract position, $323 million of
foreign exchange sale contracts and $102 million of foreign exchange purchase
contracts related to WCI's foreign currency exposure, primarily English pounds
(30% of net contract position related to WCI), German marks (25%) and French
francs (14%), compared to contracts for the sale of $372 million and the
purchase of $140 million of foreign currencies at December 31, 1995.
Unrealized gains or losses related to foreign exchange contracts are
recorded in income as the market value of such contracts change; accordingly,
the carrying value of foreign exchange contracts approximates market value. The
carrying value of foreign exchange contracts was not material at December 31,
1996 and 1995 and is included in other current liabilities. No cash is required
to be received or paid with respect to the realization of such gains and losses
until the related foreign exchange contracts are settled, generally at their
respective maturity dates. For the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994,
WCI had $14 million in gains, and $5 million and $28 million in losses,
respectively, on foreign exchange contracts, which were or are expected to be
offset by corresponding increases in the dollar value of foreign currency
royalty payments that have been or are
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TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
anticipated to be received in cash from the sale of U.S. copyrighted products
abroad. Time Warner places foreign currency contracts with a number of major
financial institutions in order to minimize credit risk.
Based on Time Warner's outstanding foreign exchange contracts related to
WCI's exposure at December 31, 1996, each 5% devaluation of the U.S. dollar as
compared to the level of foreign exchange rates for currencies under contract at
December 31, 1996 would result in approximately $16 million of unrealized losses
and $5 million of unrealized gains on foreign exchange contracts involving
foreign currency sales and purchases, respectively. Conversely, a 5%
appreciation of the U.S. dollar would result in $16 million of unrealized gains
and $5 million of unrealized losses, respectively. Consistent with the nature of
the economic hedge provided by such foreign exchange contracts, such unrealized
gains or losses would be offset by corresponding decreases or increases,
respectively, in the dollar value of future foreign currency royalty payments
that would be received in cash within the ensuing twelve month period from the
sale of U.S. copyrighted products abroad.
10. GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Information as to the operations of WCI in different geographical areas is
set forth below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
-----------------------------
1996 1995 1994
------- ------- -------
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
REVENUES
United States.......................................................... $ 1,978 $ 2,110 $ 1,966
Europe................................................................. 1,222 1,282 1,195
Pacific Rim............................................................ 493 576 578
Rest of World.......................................................... 256 228 247
------- ------- -------
Total.................................................................. $ 3,949 $ 4,196 $ 3,986
------- ------- -------
------- ------- -------
OPERATING INCOME
United States.......................................................... $ 113 $ 77 $ 110
Europe................................................................. 184 164 106
Pacific Rim............................................................ 5 44 61
Rest of World.......................................................... 30 17 29
------- ------- -------
Total.................................................................. $ 332 $ 302 $ 306
------- ------- -------
------- ------- -------
ASSETS
United States.......................................................... $ 8,248 $ 8,756 $ 9,169
Europe................................................................. 1,664 1,616 1,543
Pacific Rim............................................................ 519 484 537
Rest of World.......................................................... 403 380 391
------- ------- -------
Total.................................................................. $10,834 $11,236 $11,640
------- ------- -------
------- ------- -------
</TABLE>
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TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
11. 1995 CLOSURES AND RESTRUCTURINGS
During 1995, WCI recorded $85 million in losses relating to certain
businesses and joint ventures that were restructured or closed. The losses were
primarily related to Warner Music Enterprises, one of WCI's direct marketing
efforts, and the write-off of its related direct mail order assets that were not
recoverable due to the closure of this business.
12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Total rent expense of WCI amounted to $50 million in 1996, $65 million in
1995 and $55 million in 1994. The minimum rental commitments of WCI under
noncancellable long-term operating leases are: 1997 -- $46 million;
1998 -- $50 million; 1999 -- $47 million; 2000 -- $43 million; 2001 -- $41
million and after 2001 -- $468 million.
Minimum commitments and guarantees under certain artist and other
agreements at December 31, 1996 aggregated approximately $500 million for WCI,
which are payable principally over a five-year period. Each General Partner is
jointly and severally liable for all liabilities, commitments and contingencies
of TWE and the Time Warner Service Partnerships, except for substantially all of
TWE's indebtedness, which is recourse to each General Partner only to the extent
of its guarantee (Note 5).
Pending legal proceedings are substantially limited to litigation
incidental to the businesses of the General Partners. In the opinion of
management, the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material
effect on the consolidated financial statements of the General Partners.
13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In the normal course of conducting their businesses, the General Partners
have had various transactions with Time Warner and TWE units, generally on terms
resulting from a negotiation among the affected parties that in management's
view results in reasonable allocations. Employees of WCI participate in various
Time Warner medical, stock option and other benefit plans for which WCI is
charged its allocable share of plan expenses, including administrative costs.
The General Partners other than WCI do not have significant numbers of
employees. Time Warner's corporate group provides various other services to WCI.
The consolidated financial statements of the General Partners include
transactions with Time Warner relating to domestic income taxes or tax benefits
(Note 6). The Music division of WCI provides home videocassette distribution
services to certain TWE operations.
Time Warner and TWE entered into a credit agreement in 1994 that allows
Time Warner to borrow up to $400 million from TWE through September 15, 2000.
Outstanding borrowings from TWE bear interest at LIBOR plus 1% per annum. Time
Warner borrowed $400 million in 1994 under the credit agreement.
All of the General Partners have incurred indebtedness to Time Warner and
interest expense related to such indebtedness is included in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements. In addition, WCI has had transactions with
The Columbia House Company partnerships and other music joint ventures and with
equity investees of Time Warner, generally with respect to sales of product in
the ordinary course of business.
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TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
14. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Additional financial information with respect to cash flows is as follows
(millions):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
WCI ATC TWOI WCCI
------ ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
Cash payments made for interest...................................... $ 24 $ -- $ -- $ --
Cash payments made for income taxes, net............................. 187 47 14 17
Tax-related distributions received from TWE.......................... 102 88 25 31
Noncash capital contributions, net................................... 8 6 2 2
<CAPTION>
WCI ATC TWOI WCCI
------ ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
Cash payments made for interest...................................... $ 78 $ -- $-- $ --
Cash payments made for income taxes, net............................. 179 77 15 19
Tax-related distributions received from TWE.......................... 324 277 79 98
Noncash capital contributions (distributions), net................... 2,476 (20) (6) (7)
<CAPTION>
WCI ATC TWOI WCCI
------ ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
Cash payments made for interest...................................... $ 250 $ 1 $-- $ --
Cash payments made for income taxes, net............................. 189 54 15 19
Tax-related distributions received from TWE.......................... 55 47 13 17
Noncash capital contributions, net................................... 91 64 21 25
</TABLE>
Other current liabilities of WCI consist of:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
------------
1996 1995
---- ----
(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C>
Accrued expenses........................................................................ $298 $367
Accrued compensation.................................................................... 116 165
Accrued income taxes.................................................................... 55 48
Deferred revenues....................................................................... 49 62
---- ----
Total................................................................................... $518 $642
---- ----
---- ----
</TABLE>
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
WARNER COMMUNICATIONS INC.
AMERICAN TELEVISION AND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
TIME WARNER OPERATIONS INC.
WARNER CABLE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Warner
Communications Inc. ('WCI'), American Television and Communications Corporation
('ATC'), Time Warner Operations Inc. ('TWOI') and Warner Cable Communications
Inc. ('WCCI'), as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, cash flows and shareholders' equity for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1996. Our audits also included the
financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 14(a). These financial
statements and schedule are the responsibility of management. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our
audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the consolidated financial position of WCI, ATC, TWOI and
WCCI at December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the consolidated results of their
operations and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered
in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly
in all material respects the information set forth therein.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
New York, New York
February 11, 1997
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TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
WCI SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The selected historical financial information of WCI set forth below has
been derived from and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements and other financial information of WCI presented elsewhere
herein. Capitalized terms are as defined and described in such consolidated
financial statements, or elsewhere herein.
WCI was a company with operations in the Filmed Entertainment, Music and
Cable businesses and certain other investments when it was acquired by Time
Warner for $14 billion in 1989. However, as a result of the TWE Capitalization
on June 30, 1992, WCI was restructured into a company with operations in the
Music business, a partnership interest in TWE and certain other investments. The
selected historical financial information of WCI set forth below for 1992 has
been restated to reflect WCI's financial results as if it actually had been a
company with operations in the Music business, a partnership interest in TWE and
certain other investments in such year.
The selected historical financial information for 1995 reflects a
recapitalization of WCI, in which Time Warner made a $2.642 billion capital
contribution to WCI (consisting of a $2.5 billion subordinated reset note
receivable due from WCI and $142 million of cash) and WCI used the cash proceeds
therefrom to repay its obligations to Time Warner under their revolving credit
agreement. The selected historical financial information for 1993 reflects the
payment by WCI of a $3 billion special dividend to Time Warner in the form of a
subordinated reset note due 2008, the prepayment of $500 million of principal of
such note using borrowings under the revolving credit agreement with Time Warner
and the repurchase or redemption by WCI of all of its publicly-held senior and
subordinated debentures using capital contributed by Time Warner.
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SELECTED OPERATING STATEMENT INFORMATION 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
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(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues................................................... $ 3,949 $ 4,196 $ 3,986 $ 3,334 $ 3,214
Depreciation and amortization.............................. 370 356 341 329 310
Business segment operating income.......................... 332 302 306 265 255
Equity in pretax income of TWE............................. 133 87 96 129 100
Interest and other, net.................................... (58) (3) (126) 8 (45)
Income before extraordinary item........................... 169 153 70 94 105
Net income................................................. 169 146 70 76 105
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<TABLE>
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YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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SELECTED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
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(MILLIONS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Total assets............................................... $10,834 $11,236 $11,640 $11,222 $10,785
Long-term debt............................................. -- -- 2,668 3,027 543
Shareholder's equity....................................... 8,987 9,342 7,105 6,600 8,801
</TABLE>
Selected historical financial information is not presented for the General
Partners other than WCI because such General Partners have no independent
business operations, nor do they have significant amounts of debt or other
liabilities. The financial position and results of operations of such General
Partners are principally derived from their investments in TWE, Time Warner, TBS
and their revolving credit agreements with Time Warner.
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<PAGE>
TWE GENERAL PARTNERS
SCHEDULE II-VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS OF WCI
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996, 1995 AND 1994
(MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ADDITIONS
BALANCE AT CHARGED TO BALANCE AT
BEGINNING COSTS AND END
DESCRIPTION OF PERIOD EXPENSES DEDUCTIONS OF PERIOD
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1996:
Reserves deducted from accounts receivable:
Allowance for doubtful accounts............................ $102 $ 73 $ (91)(a) $ 84
Reserves for sales returns and allowances.................. 206 287 (215)(b) 278
---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Total................................................. $308 $ 360 $ (306) $362
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1995:
Reserves deducted from accounts receivable:
Allowance for doubtful accounts............................ $ 80 $ 87 $ (65)(a) $102
Reserves for sales returns and allowances.................. 231 264 (289)(b) 206
---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Total................................................. $311 $ 351 $ (354) $308
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1994:
Reserves deducted from accounts receivable:
Allowance for doubtful accounts............................ $ 59 $ 47 $ (26)(a) $ 80
Reserves for sales returns and allowances.................. 196 421 (386)(b) 231
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Total................................................. $255 $ 468 $ (412) $311
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(a) Represents uncollectible receivables charged against the reserve.
(b) Represents returns or allowances applied against the reserve.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SEQUENTIAL
EXHIBIT PAGE
NUMBER DESCRIPTION NUMBER
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3.1 Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of October 29, 1991, as amended by the
Letter Agreement, dated February 11, 1992, and the Letter Agreement dated June 23,
1992, among Time Warner Companies, Inc. ('TWCI') and certain of its subsidiaries,
ITOCHU and Toshiba (which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (A) to
TWCI's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 29, 1991 (File No. 1-8637) and
Exhibits 10(b) and 10(c) to TWCI's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 14, 1992
('TWCI's July 1992 Form 8-K'))...................................................... *
3.2 Amendment Agreement, dated as of September 14, 1993, among ITOCHU, Toshiba, TWCI,
US West, and certain of their respective subsidiaries amending the TWE
Partnership Agreement, as amended (which is incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 3.2 to TWE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1993 ('TWE's 1993 Form 10-K'))...................................................... *
3.3(i) Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of American Television and Communications
Corporation ('ATC'), as amended (which are incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibits 3.3(i) and (ii) to TWE's 1993 Form 10-K)................................... *
3.3(ii) Certificate of Ownership and Merger merging American Digital Communications, Inc.
into ATC as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 31,
1996................................................................................
3.3(iii) Certificate of Ownership and Merger merging Carolina Network Corporation into ATC as
filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 31, 1996..........
3.3(iv) Certificate of Ownership and Merger merging ATC Holdings II, Inc. into ATC as filed
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 28, 1996...............
3.4 Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and By-Laws of Time Warner Operations Inc.
(which are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits 3.7(i) and (ii) to TWE's
1993 Form 10-K)..................................................................... *
3.5 Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of Warner Cable Communications Inc. (which
are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits 3.8(i) and (ii) to TWE's 1993 Form
10-K)............................................................................... *
3.6(i) Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and By-Laws of Warner
Communications Inc. ('WCI') (which are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits
3.9(i) and (ii) to TWE's 1993 Form 10-K)............................................ *
3.6(ii) Certificate of Ownership and Merger of Time Warner Interactive Inc. into WCI as
filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 3, 1996..........
4.1 Indenture, dated as of April 30, 1992, as amended by the First Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of June 30, 1992, among TWE, TWCI, certain of its subsidiaries
party thereto and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (which is incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibits 10(g) and 10(h) to TWCI's July 1992 Form 8-K)................. *
4.2 Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 9, 1992, among TWE, TWCI,
certain of its subsidiaries party thereto and The Bank of New York, as Trustee
(which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Amendment No. 1 to
TWE's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 33-67688) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 1993 ('TWE's 1993 Form
S-4')).............................................................................. *
4.3 Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 12, 1993, among TWE, TWCI, certain
of its subsidiaries party thereto and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (which is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to TWE's 1993 Form S-4)............. *
4.4 Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 29, 1994, among TWE, TWCI, certain
of its subsidiaries party thereto and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (which is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to TWE's 1993 Form 10-K)............ *
4.5 Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 28, 1994, among TWE, TWCI,
certain of its subsidiaries party thereto and The Bank of New York, as Trustee
(which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to TWE's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994)..................................... *
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SEQUENTIAL
EXHIBIT PAGE
NUMBER DESCRIPTION NUMBER
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<S> <C> <C>
10.1 Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 1995, among TWE, TWE-A/N Partnership and TWI
Cable Inc., as borrowers, The Chase Manhattan Bank (formerly Chemical Bank), as
administrative agent, Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, The
Bank of New York and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as documentation and
syndication agents, and the lending institutions named therein (the 'Credit
Agreement') (which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to TWCI's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 6, 1995)...................................... *
10.2 Amendment No. 1, dated as October 30, 1995, to the Credit Agreement (which is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to TWE's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995).......................................... *
10.3 Waiver No. 1 dated as of December 1, 1995 to the Credit Agreement (which is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Time Warner Inc. ('Time
Warner') Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 ('Time
Warner's 1996 Form 10-K')).......................................................... *
10.4 Amendment and Waiver No. 2 dated as of August 26, 1996 to the Credit Agreement
(which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to Time Warner's 1996
Form 10-K).......................................................................... *
10.5 Admission Agreement, dated as of May 16, 1993, between TWE and U S WEST, Inc. (which
is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to TWE's Current Report on Form
8-K dated May 16, 1993)............................................................. *
10.6 Restructuring Agreement, dated as of August 31, 1995, among TWCI, ITOCHU and ITOCHU
Entertainment Inc. (which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2(a) to
TWCI's Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 31, 1995 ('TWCI's August 1995
Form 8-K'))......................................................................... *
10.7 Restructuring Agreement, dated as of August 31, 1995, between TWCI and Toshiba
(including Form of Registration Rights Agreement between TWCI and Toshiba)
(which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2(b) to TWCI's August 1995
Form 8-K)........................................................................... *
10.8 Option Agreement, dated as of September 15, 1993, between TWE and US West
(which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to TWE's 1993 Form
10-K)............................................................................... *
10.9 Contribution Agreement, dated as of September 9, 1994, among TWE, Advance
Publications, Inc. ('Advance'), Newhouse Broadcasting Corporation ('Newhouse'),
Advance/Newhouse Partnership, and TWE-A/N Partnership (which is incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to TWE's Current Report on Form 8-K dated September
9, 1994 ('TWE's September 1994 Form 8-K'))......................................... *
10.10 Partnership Agreement, dated as of September 9, 1994, between TWE and
Advance/Newhouse Partnership (which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
10(b) to TWE's September 1994 Form 8-K)............................................. *
10.11 Letter Agreement, dated April 1, 1995, among TWE, Advance/Newhouse Partnership,
Advance and Newhouse (which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(c)
to TWE's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 1, 1995)........................... *
21 Subsidiaries of TWE and the Time Warner General Partners............................
23 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors..................................
27 Financial Data Schedule.............................................................
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* Incorporated by reference.
The Registrants hereby agree to furnish to the Securities and Exchange
Commission at its request copies of long-term debt instruments defining the
rights of holders of the Registrants' outstanding long-term debt that are not
required to be filed herewith.
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STATE OF DELAWARE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
--------------------------------------------
I, EDWARD J. FREEL, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP,
WHICH MERGES:
"AMERICAN DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.", A DELAWARE CORPORATION,
WITH AND INTO "AMERICAN TELEVISION AND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION" UNDER
THE NAME OF "AMERICAN TELEVISION AND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION", A CORPORATION
ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, AS RECEIVED AND
FILED IN THIS OFFICE THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF MAY, A.D., 1996, AT 10 O'CLOCK A.M.
A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE NEW CASTLE
COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS FOR RECORDING.
[SEAL] EDWARD J. FREEL
------------------------------------
Edward J. Freel, Secretary of State
AUTHENTICATION:
0848557 8100M 7968102
DATE:
960157963 05-31-96
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP AND MERGER
MERGING
AMERICAN DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(a Delaware corporation)
INTO
AMERICAN TELEVISION AND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
(a Delaware corporation)
Pursuant to Section 253 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
-------------------------
American Television and Communications Corporation, a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
"Corporation"), does hereby certify:
FIRST: That the Corporation is a corporation duly organized and
existing pursuant to the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware (the "DGCL");
SECOND: That the Corporation lawfully owns all of the outstanding
shares of each authorized class of capital stock of American Digital
Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Subsidiary");
THIRD: That by resolutions of its Board of Directors duly adopted by
unanimous written consent on May 30, 1996, the Corporation approved the merger
of the Subsidiary with and into itself in accordance with Section 253 of the
DGCL, and that said resolutions read exactly as set forth in Exhibit A to this
Certificate; and
FOURTH: That the merger shall be effective at 9:00 a.m. on May 31,
1996.
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, American Television and Communications Corporation
has caused this Certificate of Ownership and Merger to be executed and
acknowledged in accordance with Section 103 of the DGCL on this 30th day of May,
1996.
AMERICAN TELEVISION AND
COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Gail L. Allaman
-----------------------
Vice President
2
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
Exhibit A
RESOLVED, that American Digital Communications, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("ADC"), all of the outstanding capital stock of
which is owned by the Company, be merged with and into the Company,
which shall be the surviving corporation, pursuant to Section 253 of
the DGCL, and that upon such merger becoming effective the Company
assume all of the liabilities and obligations of ADC;
RESOLVED, that the president or any vice president and the
secretary or any assistant secretary of the Company be, and each of
them hereby is, directed to prepare and execute, under the seal of the
Company, a Certificate of Ownership and Merger, which shall set forth a
copy of these resolutions, to merge ADC with and into the Company, and
to file the same in the office of the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware;
RESOLVED, that as a result of and in connection with the
merger contemplated by these resolutions, ADC shall be completely
liquidated in compliance with Section 332 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended ("Section 332"), and such liquidation shall be
effected at such time as is specified as the effective time of the
merger in the Certificate of Ownership and Merger that shall be filed
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;
RESOLVED, that the foregoing resolutions relating to the
effectuation of the merger of ADC with and into the Company shall be
deemed, with respect to ADC, to constitute a plan of liquidation
satisfying the requirements of Section 332;
RESOLVED, that the merger shall not become effective until,
and shall become effective upon, the filing of the Certificate of
Ownership and Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware or at such later time or date as may be set forth in said
Certificate of Ownership and Merger;
RESOLVED, that the foregoing resolutions may be amended or
terminated by this Board of Directors at any time prior to the filing
of any or all Certificates of Ownership and Merger with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware; and
RESOLVED, that the officers of the Company be, and each of
them hereby is, authorized to take all such actions and to execute and
deliver all such agreements, instruments and documents and to cause all
such entities to be organized or to be dissolved, liquidated or merged
as they or any of them shall deem necessary or appropriate to
accomplish the purposes of the foregoing resolutions; and that the
execution and delivery of such agreements, instruments and documents,
the organization, dissolution, liquidation or merger of such entities
and the doing or performing of any such actions, shall be conclusive
evidence that the same is authorized hereby.
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
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STATE OF DELAWARE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
--------------------------------------------
I, EDWARD J. FREEL, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP,
WHICH MERGES:
"CAROLINA NETWORK CORPORATION", A DELAWARE CORPORATION,
WITH AND INTO "AMERICAN TELEVISION AND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION" UNDER
THE NAME OF "AMERICAN TELEVISION AND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION", A CORPORATION
ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, AS RECEIVED AND
FILED IN THIS OFFICE THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF MAY, A.D., 1996, AT 9 O'CLOCK A.M.
A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE NEW CASTLE
COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS FOR RECORDING.
[SEAL] EDWARD J. FREEL
------------------------------------
Edward J. Freel, Secretary of State
AUTHENTICATION:
0848557 8100M 7967749
DATE:
960157729 05-31-96
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP AND MERGER
MERGING
CAROLINA NETWORK CORPORATION
(a Delaware corporation)
INTO
AMERICAN TELEVISION AND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
(a Delaware corporation)
Pursuant to Section 253 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
-------------------------
American Television and Communications Corporation, a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
"Corporation"), does hereby certify:
FIRST: That the Corporation is a corporation duly organized and
existing pursuant to the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware (the "DGCL");
SECOND: That the Corporation lawfully owns all of the outstanding
shares of each authorized class of capital stock of Carolina Network
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Subsidiary");
THIRD: That by resolutions of its Board of Directors duly adopted by
unanimous written consent on May 30, 1996, the Corporation approved the merger
of the Subsidiary with and into itself in accordance with Section 253 of the
DGCL, and that said resolutions read exactly as set forth in Exhibit A to this
Certificate; and
FOURTH: That the merger shall be effective at 9:00 a.m. on May 31,
1996.
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, American Television and Communications Corporation
has caused this Certificate of Ownership and Merger to be executed and
acknowledged in accordance with Section 103 of the DGCL on this 30th day of May,
1996.
AMERICAN TELEVISION AND
COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Gail L. Allaman
-----------------------
Vice President
2
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
Exhibit A
RESOLVED, that Carolina Network Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("CNC"), all of the outstanding capital stock of which is
owned by the Company, be merged with and into the Company, which shall
be the surviving corporation, pursuant to Section 253 of the DGCL, and
that upon such merger becoming effective the Company assume all of the
liabilities and obligations of CNC;
RESOLVED, that the president or any vice president and the
secretary or any assistant secretary of the Company be, and each of
them hereby is, directed to prepare and execute, under the seal of the
Company, a Certificate of Ownership and Merger, which shall set forth a
copy of these resolutions, to merge CNC with and into the Company, and
to file the same in the office of the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware;
RESOLVED, that as a result of and in connection with the
merger contemplated by these resolutions, CNC shall be completely
liquidated in compliance with Section 332 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended ("Section 332"), and such liquidation shall be
effected at such time as is specified as the effective time of the
merger in the Certificate of Ownership and Merger that shall be filed
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;
RESOLVED, that the foregoing resolutions relating to the
effectuation of the merger of CNC with and into the Company shall be
deemed, with respect to CNC, to constitute a plan of liquidation
satisfying the requirements of Section 332;
RESOLVED, that the merger shall not become effective until,
and shall become effective upon, the filing of the Certificate of
Ownership and Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware or at such later time or date as may be set forth in said
Certificate of Ownership and Merger;
RESOLVED, that the foregoing resolutions may be amended or
terminated by this Board of Directors at any time prior to the filing
of any or all Certificates of Ownership and Merger with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware; and
RESOLVED, that the officers of the Company be, and each of
them hereby is, authorized to take all such actions and to execute and
deliver all such agreements, instruments and documents and to cause all
such entities to be organized or to be dissolved, liquidated or merged
as they or any of them shall deem necessary or appropriate to
accomplish the purposes of the foregoing resolutions; and that the
execution and delivery of such agreements, instruments and documents,
the organization, dissolution, liquidation or merger of such entities
and the doing or performing of any such actions, shall be conclusive
evidence that the same is authorized hereby.
<PAGE>
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STATE OF DELAWARE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
--------------------------------------------
I, EDWARD J. FREEL, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP,
WHICH MERGES:
"ATC HOLDINGS II, INC.", A DELAWARE CORPORATION,
WITH AND INTO "AMERICAN TELEVISION AND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION"
UNDER THE NAME OF "AMERICAN TELEVISION AND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION", A
CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, AS
RECEIVED AND FILED IN THIS OFFICE THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF JUNE, A.D., 1996, AT
9 O'CLOCK A.M.
A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE NEW CASTLE
COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS FOR RECORDING.
[SEAL] EDWARD J. FREEL
------------------------------------
Edward J. Freel, Secretary of State
AUTHENTICATION:
0848557 8100M 8008511
DATE:
960190726 06-28-96
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP AND MERGER
MERGING
ATC HOLDINGS II, INC.
(a Delaware corporation)
INTO
AMERICAN TELEVISION AND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
(a Delaware corporation)
Pursuant to Section 253 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
-------------------------
American Television and Communications Corporation, a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
"Corporation"), does hereby certify:
FIRST: That the Corporation is a corporation duly organized and
existing pursuant to the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware (the "DGCL");
SECOND: That the Corporation lawfully owns all of the outstanding
shares of each authorized class of capital stock of ATC Holdings II, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Subsidiary");
THIRD: That by resolutions of its Board of Directors duly adopted by
unanimous written consent on June 28, 1996, the Corporation approved the merger
of the Subsidiary with and into itself in accordance with Section 253 of the
DGCL, and that said resolutions read exactly as set forth in Exhibit A to this
Certificate; and
FOURTH: That the merger shall be effective at 9:00 a.m. on June 28,
1996.
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, American Television and Communications Corporation
has caused this Certificate of Ownership and Merger to be executed and
acknowledged in accordance with Section 103 of the DGCL on this 28th day of
June, 1996.
AMERICAN TELEVISION AND
COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Gail L. Allaman
-----------------------
Vice President
2
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
Exhibit A
RESOLVED, that ATC Holdings II, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("ATCH II"), all of the outstanding capital stock of which is owned by
the Company, be merged with and into the Company, which shall be the
surviving corporation, pursuant to Section 253 of the DGCL, and that
upon such merger becoming effective the Company assume all of the
liabilities and obligations of ATCH II;
RESOLVED, that the president or any vice president and the
secretary or any assistant secretary of the Company be, and each of
them hereby is, directed to prepare and execute, under the seal of the
Company, a Certificate of Ownership and Merger, which shall set forth a
copy of these resolutions, to merge ATCH II with and into the Company,
and to file the same in the office of the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware;
RESOLVED, that as a result of and in connection with the
merger contemplated by these resolutions, ATCH II shall be completely
liquidated in compliance with Section 332 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended ("Section 332"), and such liquidation shall be
effected at such time as is specified as the effective time of the
merger in the Certificate of Ownership and Merger that shall be filed
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;
RESOLVED, that the foregoing resolutions relating to the
effectuation of the merger of ATCH II with and into the Company shall
be deemed, with respect to ATCH II, to constitute a plan of liquidation
satisfying the requirements of Section 332;
RESOLVED, that the merger shall not become effective until,
and shall become effective upon, the filing of the Certificate of
Ownership and Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware or at such later time or date as may be set forth in said
Certificate of Ownership and Merger;
RESOLVED, that the foregoing resolutions may be amended or
terminated by this Board of Directors at any time prior to the filing
of any or all Certificates of Ownership and Merger with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware; and
RESOLVED, that the officers of the Company be, and each of
them hereby is, authorized to take all such actions and to execute and
deliver all such agreements, instruments and documents and to cause all
such entities to be organized or to be dissolved, liquidated or merged
as they or any of them shall deem necessary or appropriate to
accomplish the purposes of the foregoing resolutions; and that the
execution and delivery of such agreements, instruments and documents,
the organization, dissolution, liquidation or merger of such entities
and the doing or performing of any such actions, shall be conclusive
evidence that the same is authorized hereby.
<PAGE>
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EXHIBIT 21
SUBSIDIARIES OF TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
AND THE TIME WARNER GENERAL PARTNERS
Set forth below are the names of certain subsidiaries, at least 50% owned,
directly or indirectly, of TWE and the Time Warner General Partners as of
December 31, 1996. Certain subsidiaries which, when considered in the aggregate,
would not constitute a significant subsidiary have been omitted. Indented
subsidiaries are direct subsidiaries of the company under which they are
indented.
SUBSIDIARIES OF TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENTAGE STATE OR OTHER
OWNED BY JURISDICTION OF
IMMEDIATE INCORPORATION OR
NAME PARENT ORGANIZATION
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<S> <C> <C>
Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership....................... 66.67 New York
CV of Viera Joint Venture (Partnership).................................... 50 Florida
Century Venture Corporation.................................................. 50 Delaware
Erie Telecommunications, Inc................................................. 54.19 Pennsylvania
Kansas City Cable Partners................................................... 50 Colorado
Time Warner Cable New Zealand Holdings Ltd................................... 100(1) New Zealand
Queens Inner Unity Cable System.............................................. 56.21 New York
Comedy Partners, L.P......................................................... 50 New York
Warner Cable of Vermont Inc.................................................. 100 Delaware
Time Warner Communications Holdings Inc. (2)................................. 100 Delaware
HBO Direct, Inc.............................................................. 100 Delaware
TWE Asia, Inc. ............................................................ 100 Delaware
TW Buffer Inc.............................................................. 100 Delaware
Warner Bros. (F.E.) Inc................................................. 100 Delaware
Warner Bros. (Japan) Inc................................................ 100 Delaware
Warner Bros. (South) Inc................................................ 100 Delaware
Warner Bros. (Transatlantic) Inc........................................ 100 Delaware
Bethel Productions Inc................................................ 100 Delaware
Warner Films Consolidated Inc........................................... 100 Delaware
Exeter Distributing Inc............................................... 100 Delaware
Riverside Avenue Distributing Inc..................................... 100 Delaware
HBO Asia Holdings, L.P. (partnership)........................................ 100(3) Delaware
HBO Pacific Partners, C.V.................................................. 83.33 Neth. Antilles
Home Box Office (Singapore) Pty. Ltd.................................... 100 Singapore
HBO Ceska Republika, S.R.O................................................... 100 Czech Republic
Turner/HBO Ltd. Purpose Joint Venture (partnership).......................... 50 New York
Acapulco 37 S.A. de C.V...................................................... 100 Mexico
Warner Bros. Gesellschaft mbH................................................ 100 Austria
Time Warner Entertainment Limited............................................ 100 U.K.
The Bountiful Company Limited.............................................. 50 U.K.
Warner Bros. Studio Stores Ltd............................................. 100 U.K.
Warner Bros. Consumer Products (UK) Ltd.................................... 100 U.K.
TWE Finance Limited........................................................ 100 U.K.
Warner Bros. Theatres Ltd.................................................. 100 U.K.
Warner Bros. Distributors Ltd.............................................. 100 U.K.
Lorimar Telepictures International Ltd.................................. 100 U.K.
Warner Bros. International Television Distribution Italia S.p.A....... 100 Italy
Warner Bros. Theatres (U.K.) Limited....................................... 100 U.K.
Warner Bros. Theatres Advertising Agency Limited........................ 100 U.K.
Warner Bros. Productions Limited........................................... 100 U.K.
Warner Home Video (U.K.) Limited........................................... 100 U.K.
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PERCENTAGE STATE OR OTHER
OWNED BY JURISDICTION OF
IMMEDIATE INCORPORATION OR
NAME PARENT ORGANIZATION
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Metro Color Laboratories (U.K.) Ltd.......................................... 100 U.K.
Kay Holdings Ltd........................................................... 100 U.K.
Metrocolor (London) Limited............................................. 100 U.K.
Lorimar Distribution International (Canada) Corp............................. 100 Canada
Lorimar Canada Inc........................................................... 100 Canada
Productions et Editions Cinematographiques Francaises SARL (PECF)............ 100 France
Warner Home Video France S.A............................................... 100 France
Time Warner Entertainment Australia Pty. Ltd................................. 100 Australia
Lorimar Telepictures Pty. Limited.......................................... 100 Australia
Warner Bros. (Australia) Pty. Ltd.......................................... 100 Australia
Warner Holdings Australia Pty. Limited..................................... 100 Australia
Warner Bros. Properties (Australia) Pty. Ltd............................ 100 Australia
Warner Bros. Theatres (Australia) Pty. Limited.......................... 100 Australia
Warner World Australia Pty. Limited..................................... 100 Australia
Movie World Enterprises Partnership (partnership)..................... 50 Australia
Warner Home Video Pty. Limited.......................................... 100 Australia
Warner Bros. Video Pty. Ltd........................................... 100 Australia
Warner Sea World Aviation Pty. Ltd...................................... 100 Australia
Sea World Aviation Partnership (partnership).......................... 50 Australia
Warner Sea World Investments Pty. Limited............................... 100 Australia
Sari Lodge Pty. Limited............................................... 50 Australia
Sea World Management Pty. Ltd...................................... 100 Australia
Warner Sea World Operations Pty. Ltd.................................... 100 Australia
Sea World Enterprises Partnership (partnership)....................... 50 Australia
Warner Sea World Units Pty. Ltd......................................... 100 Australia
Time Warner Germany Holding GmbH............................................. 100(4) Germany
Time Warner Entertainment Germany GmbH..................................... 100 Germany
Time Warner Entertainment Germany GmbH and Co. OHG...................... 100(5) Germany
Warner Bros. Movie World GmbH & Co. KG................................ 60 Germany
Warner Bros. Deutschland Pay TV GmbH.................................... 100 Germany
Warner Home Video GmbH.................................................. 100 Germany
Warner Home Video Spol SRO............................................ 100 Czech Republic
GWHS Grundstrucks Verwaltungs GmbH...................................... 100 Germany
Warner Bros. Film GmbH.................................................. 100 Germany
Warner Bros. Film GmbH Kinobetriebe................................... 100 Germany
Warner Bros. Film GmbH Multiplex Cinemas Mulheim...................... 100 Germany
Time Warner Merchandising Canada Inc......................................... 100 Canada
Warner Bros. Canada Inc...................................................... 100 Canada
Warner Bros. Distributing (Canada) Limited................................... 100 Canada
Warner Home Video (Canada) Ltd............................................... 100 Canada
Warner Bros. (Africa) (Pty) Ltd.............................................. 100 So. Africa
Warner Bros. Belgium SA/NV................................................... 100 Belgium
Warner Bros. (D) A/S......................................................... 100 Denmark
Warner & Metronome Films A/S............................................... 50 Denmark
Warner Bros. Theatres Denmark A/S.......................................... 100 Denmark
Scala Biografome I/S (partnership)...................................... 50 Denmark
Dagmar Teatret I/S (partnership)........................................ 50 Denmark
Warner Bros. Film Ve Video Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S............................. 100 Turkey
Warner Bros. Finland OY...................................................... 100 Finland
Warner Bros. (Holland) B.V................................................... 100 Netherlands
Warner Home Video (Nederland) B.V.......................................... 100 Netherlands
Warner Bros. Theatres (Holland) B.V........................................ 100 Netherlands
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PERCENTAGE STATE OR OTHER
OWNED BY JURISDICTION OF
IMMEDIATE INCORPORATION OR
NAME PARENT ORGANIZATION
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<S> <C> <C>
Warner Bros. Holdings Sweden AB.............................................. 100 Sweden
Warner Bros. (Sweden) AB................................................... 100 Sweden
Warner Home Video (Sweden) AB.............................................. 100 Sweden
Warner Bros. Italia S.p.A.................................................... 100 Italy
Warner Entertainment Italia S.r.L.......................................... 100 Italy
Warner Bros. (Korea) Inc..................................................... 100 Korea
Warner Bros. (Mexico) S.A.................................................... 100 Mexico
Warner Bros. (N.Z.) Limited.................................................. 100 New Zealand
Warner Home Video (N.Z.) Limited........................................... 100 New Zealand
Warner Bros. Norway A/S...................................................... 100 Norway
Warner Bros. Singapore Pte. Ltd.............................................. 100 Singapore
Warner Home Video (Ireland) Ltd.............................................. 100 Ireland
Warner Home Video Portugal Lda............................................... 100 Portugal
Warner-Lusomundo Sociedade Iberica de Cinemas Lda............................ 50 Portugal
Warner Home Video Espanola S.A............................................... 100 Spain
Warner Bros. Consumer Products S.A......................................... 100 Spain
Warner Mycal Corporation..................................................... 50 Japan
Kabelkom Management Co. (partnership) (6).................................... 50 Delaware
Hungary Holding Co........................................................... 100(4) New York
Kabelkom Holding Co. (partnership) (6)..................................... 50 Delaware
Quincy Jones Entertainment Company L.P. (partnership)........................ 50 Delaware
DC Comics (partnership)...................................................... 50(7) New York
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE TIME WARNER GENERAL PARTNERS
American Television and Communications Corporation (Registrant).............. 100(8) Delaware
American Communications Corporation........................................ 100 Indiana
American Digital Communications, Inc....................................... 100 Delaware
ATC Holdings II, Inc....................................................... 100 Delaware
ARP 113, Inc............................................................ 100 Delaware
Paragon Communications (partnership).................................... 50(9) Colorado
ATC/PPV, Inc............................................................... 100 Delaware
Carolina Network Corporation............................................... 100 Delaware
Philadelphia Community Antenna Television Company.......................... 100 Pennsylvania
Lower Bucks Cablevision, Inc............................................ 100 Pennsylvania
Tri-County Cable Television Company..................................... 100 New Jersey
Public Cable Company....................................................... 100 Maine
Public Cable Company (partnership)...................................... 77 Maine
Time Warner Operations Inc. (Registrant)..................................... 100(10) Delaware
HBO Film Management, Inc................................................... 100 Delaware
WCI Record Club Inc.......................................................... 100(11) Delaware
The Columbia House Company (partnership)................................... 50 New York
Warner Communications Inc. (Registrant)...................................... 100 Delaware
DC Comics (partnership).................................................... 50(7) New York
Warner Bros. Music International Inc....................................... 100 Delaware
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp........................................... 100 California
WB Music Corp.............................................................. 100 California
W Cinemas Holding Inc...................................................... 100 Delaware
W Cinemas Inc........................................................... 100 Delaware
Alpha Theatres Inc...................................................... 100 Delaware
NPP Music Corp............................................................. 100 Delaware
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PERCENTAGE STATE OR OTHER
OWNED BY JURISDICTION OF
IMMEDIATE INCORPORATION OR
NAME PARENT ORGANIZATION
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<S> <C> <C>
Warner/Chappell Music, Inc................................................. 100 Delaware
New Chappell Inc.(12)................................................... 100 Delaware
Super Hype Publishing, Inc.............................................. 100 New York
Cotillion Music, Inc.................................................... 100 Delaware
Walden Music, Inc....................................................... 100 New York
Warner Bros. Publications U.S. Inc...................................... 100 New York
CPP/Belwin, Inc......................................................... 100 Delaware
Summy-Birchard, Inc..................................................... 100 Wyoming
Lorimar Motion Picture Management, Inc..................................... 100 California
Warner Music Group Inc..................................................... 100 Delaware
Warner Bros. Records Inc................................................... 100 Delaware
Atlantic Recording Corporation.......................................... 100 Delaware
Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation..................................... 100 New York
WEA International Inc.(13)................................................. 100 Delaware
Warner Music Canada Ltd................................................. 100 Canada
The Columbia House Company (Canada) (partnership).................. 50 Canada
Warner Special Products Inc.................................................. 100 Delaware
Warner Custom Music Corp................................................... 100 California
WEA Manufacturing Inc........................................................ 100 Delaware
Allied Record Company...................................................... 100 California
Time Warner Limited.......................................................... 100 U.K.
Warner Music International Services Ltd.................................... 100 U.K.
Time Warner UK Limited.................................................. 100 U.K.
Warner Chappell Music Group (UK) Ltd.................................... 100 U.K.
Warner Chappell Music Limited...................................... 100 U.K.
Magnet Music Ltd................................................. 100 U.K.
Warner Music (U.K.) Limited............................................. 100 U.K.
Ivy Hill Corporation......................................................... 100 Delaware
Warner Cable Communications Inc. (Registrant)................................ 100 Delaware
TW Service Holding I, L.P. (partnership)................................... (14) Delaware
TW Service Holding II, L.P. (partnership).................................. (14) Delaware
TW Programming Co. (partnership)........................................ (15) New York
TW Cable Service Co. (partnership)...................................... (16) New York
Time Warner Connect (partnership)....................................... (16) New York
TWI Ventures Ltd............................................................. 100 Delaware
E.C. Publications, Inc....................................................... 100 New York
WCI/Am Law Inc............................................................... 100 Delaware
American Lawyer Media, L.P. (partnership).................................. 90 Delaware
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(1) TWE owns 99% and Time Warner Companies, Inc. owns 1%.
(2) The names of 21 subsidiaries of Time Warner Communications Holdings Inc.
carrying on substantially the same alternate access operations are omitted.
(3) TWE owns 99% and TWE Asia, Inc. owns 1%.
(4) TWE owns 99% and HBO Direct, Inc. owns 1%.
(5) Time Warner Entertainment Germany GmbH owns 85% and Time Warner Germany
Holding GmbH owns 15%.
(6) The names of 13 subsidiaries of Kabelkom Management Co. and Kabelkom
Holding Co. carrying on substantially the same cable television operations
in Hungary are omitted.
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(7) Warner Communications Inc. owns 50% and TWE owns 50%.
(8) Time Warner Companies, Inc. owns 86.34%, Warner Communications Inc. owns
7.8% and Time TBS Holdings, Inc. owns 5.86%.
(9) American Television and Communications Corporation indirectly owns 50% of
Paragon Communications and the remaining 50% is owned indirectly by TWI
Cable Inc.
(10) Time Warner Companies, Inc. owns 87.21% and Warner Communications Inc. owns
12.79%.
(11) Time Warner Companies, Inc. owns 80% and Warner Communications Inc. owns
20%.
(12) The names of 16 subsidiaries of New Chappell Inc. carrying on substantially
the same music publishing operations in foreign countries are omitted.
(13) The names of 34 subsidiaries of WEA International Inc. carrying on
substantially the same record, tape and video cassette distribution
operations in foreign countries are omitted.
(14) The General Partners of TWE own 87.5%, TW/TAE, Inc. and Time Warner
Companies, Inc. each owns 6.25% as limited partners.
(15) TWE owns 99% and TW Service Holding II, L.P. owns 1%.
(16) TW Service Holding I, L.P. owns 99% and TW Service Holding II, L.P. owns
1%.
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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
33-75144 on Form S-3 of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. ('TWE') and in
the related Prospectus of our reports dated February 11, 1997, with respect to
the consolidated financial statements and schedules of TWE, Warner
Communications Inc., American Television and Communications Corporation, Time
Warner Operations Inc. and Warner Cable Communications Inc., included in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
New York, New York
March 21, 1997
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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
financial statements of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. for the twelve
months ended December 31, 1996 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1996
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