TCA CABLE TV INC
10-Q/A, 1999-06-22
CABLE & OTHER PAY TELEVISION SERVICES
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                  FORM 10-Q/A
                               (AMENDMENT NO. 1)

(MARK ONE)
      [X]   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
            EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED: APRIL 30, 1999

                                       OR

      [ ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
            EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

             FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                     TO

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                          COMMISSION FILE NO.: 0-11478

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                               TCA CABLE TV, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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                    TEXAS                                        75-1798185
       (State of other jurisdiction of              (IRS Employer Identification Number)
        Incorporation or organization)

       3015 SSE LOOP 323, TYLER, TEXAS                             75701
   (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)
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                                 (903) 595-3701
               Registrant's telephone number, including area code

          Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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                   TITLE OF EACH CLASS                            NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH REGISTERED
                          None                                                      None
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 Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: COMMON STOCK, $.10
                                   PAR VALUE
                                (Title of Class)

       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 (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
           filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes [X]  No [ ]

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     The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock as of
June 10, 1999 was:

                       49,863,063 shares of common stock.

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     Reference is made to the current report on Form 10-Q (the "Form 10-Q")
filed by TCA Cable TV, Inc. (the "Company") on June 14, 1999. The Form 10-Q is
hereby amended to change the following:

          1. Increase the number of common shares authorized on the Consolidated
     Balance Sheets from 60,000,000 to 120,000,000 at April 30, 1999. This
     change is the result of an amendment to the Company's Articles of
     Incorporation approved by the Company's shareholders at its annual meeting
     held March 30, 1999.

          2. Change the cash paid for acquisitions on the Consolidated
     Statements of Cash Flows from $249,890,220 to zero for the six months ended
     April 30, 1999 and from zero to $249,890,220 for the six months ended April
     30, 1998.

     The Form 10-Q is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
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                      TCA CABLE TV, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
  Consolidated Balance Sheets -- April 30, 1999 and October
     31, 1998...............................................      3
  Consolidated Statements of Operations -- Three and Six
     months ended April 30, 1999 and 1998...................      4
  Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity -- Six
     months ended April 30, 1999............................      5
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -- Six months ended
     April 30, 1999 and 1998................................      6
  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................      7
  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
     Condition and Results of Operations....................   8-12
PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION................................     13
SIGNATURES..................................................     14
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                      TCA CABLE TV, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                     ASSETS

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<CAPTION>
                                                                APRIL 30,       OCTOBER 31,
                                                                   1999             1998
                                                              --------------   --------------
                                                               (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                           <C>              <C>
Cash........................................................  $    3,559,866   $    5,763,140
                                                              --------------   --------------
Accounts receivable, customers..............................      21,913,825       18,929,089
                                                              --------------   --------------
Accounts receivable, other..................................       1,865,495        1,737,397
                                                              --------------   --------------
Income tax receivable.......................................       1,354,826               --
                                                              --------------   --------------
Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
  Land......................................................       5,329,731        5,241,470
  Distribution systems......................................     481,146,219      444,642,934
  Transportation equipment..................................      18,087,210       16,992,631
  Other.....................................................      55,264,839       49,611,572
                                                              --------------   --------------
                                                                 559,827,999      516,488,607
  Less accumulated depreciation.............................    (237,695,426)    (217,293,618)
                                                              --------------   --------------
                                                                 322,132,573      299,194,989
                                                              --------------   --------------
Other assets:
  Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of
     $128,160,421 and $117,552,728, respectively............     722,438,917      731,796,648
  Prepaid expenses and other assets.........................      15,100,358       13,351,150
                                                              --------------   --------------
                                                                 737,539,275      745,147,798
                                                              --------------   --------------
                                                              $1,088,365,860   $1,070,772,413
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                                         LIABILITIES

Accounts payable............................................  $   26,784,008   $   15,030,913
Accrued expenses............................................      28,484,249       30,639,397
Subscriber advance payments.................................       2,267,449        2,530,559
Income tax payable..........................................              --        1,225,506
Deferred income taxes.......................................      89,580,000       83,180,000
Debt........................................................     529,011,352      552,016,193
                                                              --------------   --------------
                                                                 676,127,058      684,622,568
                                                              --------------   --------------
Redeemable minority interest................................     196,134,029      192,687,542
Contingencies and commitments

                                    SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

  Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 5,000,000 shares
     authorized; none issued
  Common stock, $.10 par value, 120,000,000 and 60,000,000
     shares authorized; 50,172,114 and 50,101,543 shares
     issued, respectively...................................       5,017,211        5,010,154
  Additional paid-in capital................................      58,089,026       54,823,338
  Retained earnings.........................................     158,887,063      143,138,112
  Accumulated other comprehensive income....................       1,518,750               --
                                                              --------------   --------------
                                                                 223,512,050      202,971,604
  Less treasury stock, at cost, 314,516 and 482,516 shares,
     respectively...........................................      (7,407,277)      (9,509,301)
                                                              --------------   --------------
                                                                 216,104,773      193,462,303
                                                              --------------   --------------
                                                              $1,088,365,860   $1,070,772,413
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   The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
                                  statements.

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                      TCA CABLE TV, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                  (UNAUDITED)

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<CAPTION>
                                            THREE MONTHS ENDED            SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                APRIL 30,                     APRIL 30,
                                        --------------------------   ---------------------------
                                            1999          1998           1999           1998
                                        ------------   -----------   ------------   ------------
<S>                                     <C>            <C>           <C>            <C>
Revenues..............................  $106,237,590   $96,580,112   $211,635,722   $177,454,243
                                        ------------   -----------   ------------   ------------
Operating expenses:
  Salaries, wages and benefits........    18,868,241    16,648,307     38,045,250     31,687,907
  Programming and non-cable direct
     costs............................    29,795,231    25,849,798     58,301,503     47,709,777
  Other operating expenses............     3,622,424     3,463,956      6,815,867      6,333,569
  Selling, general and
     administrative...................     7,638,376     7,673,258     15,390,349     13,698,666
  Depreciation and amortization.......    15,871,065    14,171,832     31,117,652     25,629,836
                                        ------------   -----------   ------------   ------------
                                          75,795,337    67,807,151    149,670,621    125,059,755
                                        ------------   -----------   ------------   ------------
  Operating income....................    30,442,253    28,772,961     61,965,101     52,394,488
Other income..........................        11,541        42,627        107,379      1,128,364
Interest expense......................    (8,769,835)   (9,433,304)   (18,021,138)   (14,896,656)
Minority interest.....................    (2,594,076)   (2,761,527)    (5,346,487)    (4,540,236)
                                        ------------   -----------   ------------   ------------
          Income before income
            taxes.....................    19,089,883    16,620,757     38,704,855     34,085,960
                                        ------------   -----------   ------------   ------------
Provision for income taxes:
  Current.............................     4,200,000     3,500,000      8,600,000      7,000,000
  Deferred............................     3,200,000     3,200,000      6,400,000      6,500,000
                                        ------------   -----------   ------------   ------------
                                           7,400,000     6,700,000     15,000,000     13,500,000
                                        ------------   -----------   ------------   ------------
          Net Income..................  $ 11,689,883   $ 9,920,757   $ 23,704,855   $ 20,585,960
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Basic earnings per common share.......  $       0.24   $      0.20   $       0.48   $       0.41
                                        ============   ===========   ============   ============
Diluted earnings per common share.....  $       0.23   $      0.20   $       0.47   $       0.41
                                        ============   ===========   ============   ============
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   The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
                                  statements.

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                      TCA CABLE TV, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                  (UNAUDITED)

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                                                                                                            ACCUMULATED
                                         COMMON STOCK ISSUED     ADDITIONAL                                    OTHER
                                       -----------------------    PAID-IN       RETAINED      TREASURY     COMPREHENSIVE
                                         SHARES       AMOUNT      CAPITAL       EARNINGS        STOCK         INCOME
                                       ----------   ----------   ----------   ------------   -----------   -------------
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Balance, October 31, 1998............  50,101,543   $5,010,154   54,823,338   $143,138,112   $(9,509,301)
  Net income for the six months ended
    April 30, 1999...................                                           23,704,855
  Issuance of common stock...........      28,518        2,852      949,901
  Issuance of treasury stock in
    connection with an acquisition...                             2,097,976                    2,102,024
  Stock options exercised............      42,053        4,205      123,911
  Cash dividends at $.16 per share...                                           (7,955,904)
  Amortization of warrants...........                                93,900
    Net unrealized gain on
      available-for-sale
      securities.....................                                                                       $1,518,750
                                       ----------   ----------   ----------   ------------   -----------    ----------
Balance, April 30, 1999..............  50,172,114   $5,017,211   58,089,026   $158,887,063   $(7,407,277)   $1,518,750
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   The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
                                  statements.

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                      TCA CABLE TV, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                  (UNAUDITED)

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<CAPTION>
                                                                    SIX MONTHS ENDED
                                                                        APRIL 30,
                                                              -----------------------------
                                                                  1999            1998
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Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income................................................  $  23,704,855   $  20,585,960
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
    by operating activities:
    Depreciation expense....................................     20,440,964      16,669,636
    Amortization expense....................................     10,676,688       8,960,200
    Deferred income taxes...................................      6,400,000       6,500,000
    Gain on sale of assets..................................        (85,246)     (1,062,268)
    Minority interest in earnings...........................      5,346,487       4,540,236
    Stock warrant amortization..............................         93,900          93,900
    Contribution of common stock to retirement plan.........        675,879         554,804
    Employee stock bonus....................................        276,875         270,313
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
    Accounts receivable, customers..........................     (2,984,736)     (2,469,601)
    Accounts receivable, other..............................       (128,098)     (1,376,575)
    Prepaid expenses and other assets.......................       (222,658)     (1,234,266)
    Income tax receivable...................................     (1,354,826)     (1,364,960)
    Accounts payable........................................     11,753,095       1,480,909
    Subscriber advance payments.............................       (263,110)      1,837,302
    Income tax payable......................................     (1,225,506)
    Accrued expenses........................................     (2,155,148)      7,997,802
                                                              -------------   -------------
        Net cash provided by operating activities...........     70,949,415      61,983,392
                                                              -------------   -------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Cash paid for acquisitions................................                   (249,890,220)
  Capital expenditures......................................    (43,216,915)    (26,540,283)
  Proceeds from sale of assets..............................      2,804,654       3,884,104
                                                              -------------   -------------
        Net cash used in investing activities...............    (40,412,261)   (272,546,399)
                                                              -------------   -------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Borrowings of debt........................................     40,500,000     605,599,999
  Repayments of debt........................................    (63,504,841)   (373,604,382)
  Debt issuance costs.......................................         (7,800)    (10,195,447)
  Proceeds from stock options exercised.....................        128,117         747,216
  Partnership capital contributions.........................      1,400,000
  Partnership distributions.................................     (3,300,000)     (3,300,000)
  Dividends paid............................................     (7,955,904)     (7,972,259)
                                                              -------------   -------------
        Net cash provided by (used in) financing
        activities..........................................    (32,740,428)    211,275,127
                                                              -------------   -------------
Net increase (decrease) in cash.............................     (2,203,274)        712,120
Cash at beginning of period.................................      5,763,140       3,270,190
                                                              -------------   -------------
Cash at end of period.......................................  $   3,559,866   $   3,982,310
                                                              =============   =============
Supplemental cash flow information:
  Interest paid.............................................     17,957,126      10,326,989
                                                              =============   =============
  Income taxes paid.........................................  $  11,180,332       8,364,960
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   The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
                                  statements.

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                      TCA CABLE TV, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (UNAUDITED)

     A. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, certain financial information has been condensed and certain
footnote disclosures have been omitted. Such information and disclosures are
normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.

     These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
financial statements and notes thereto in the Company's latest report on Form
10-K.

     The financial statements as of April 30, 1999 and for the three and six
month periods then ended are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management,
such statements include all adjustments (consisting solely of normal and
recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial information
included therein.

     B. The consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months
ended April 30, 1999, are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to
be expected for the full year.

     C. The Company adopted SFAS No. 128, "Earnings per Share" in November 1997.
This statement which replaces APB Opinion No. 15, "Earnings per Share"
establishes simplified accounting standards for computing earnings per share
("EPS") and makes them comparable to international EPS standards.

     Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number
of common shares outstanding during each period of 49,735,583 shares and
49,819,232 shares for 1999 and 1998, respectively. Diluted EPS is computed by
dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares and common
stock equivalents outstanding during the period of 50,641,918 and 50,299,575 for
1999 and 1998, respectively. Common stock equivalents are comprised of warrants
to purchase 394,097 and 264,430 common equivalent shares during the periods
ended April 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively, and options to purchase 512,238 and
215,913 common equivalent shares during the periods ended April 30, 1999 and
1998, respectively. All prior-period EPS amounts presented conform to the
provisions of SFAS No. 128.

     D. In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
of Accounting Standards No. 130 ("SFAS 130"), "Reporting Comprehensive Income."
SFAS 130 establishes standards for reporting comprehensive income and its
components in a financial statement. Comprehensive income as defined includes
all changes in equity (net assets) during a period from non-owner sources.
Examples of items to be included in comprehensive income, which are excluded
from net income, include foreign currency translation adjustment and unrealized
gain/loss on available for sale securities. For the three and six month period
ended April 30, 1999, the difference between net income, as reported, and
comprehensive income of $11,683,632 and $25,223,604, respectively, relates
solely to the decrease in the unrealized gain on the available for sale
securities of $6,250 during the three months ended April 30, 1999, and the net
increase in the unrealized gain on available for sale securities of $1,518,250
for the six months ended April 30, 1999. There were no differences between
comprehensive income and net income, as reported, during the three and six
months ended April 30, 1998.

     E. On May 11, 1999, the Company and Cox Communications, Inc. ("Cox")
entered into an agreement and plan of merger, whereby the Company will be merged
into a subsidiary of Cox. As a result of the merger, each outstanding share of
Company common stock will be converted into the right to receive $31.25 in cash
and .7418 shares of Cox Class A common stock. Each Company shareholder can elect
to receive $62.50 in cash per Company share or 1.4836 shares of Cox Class A
common stock per Company share. In the event that a shareholder elects to
receive $62.50 per TCA share in cash or 1.4836 shares of Cox Class A common
stock per TCA share, such shareholders election is subject to proration in the
event that such elections would otherwise result in the payment of more than
approximately $1.6 billion in cash or the issuance of more than approximately
38.5 million shares of Cox Class A common stock to Company shareholders. The
closing of the merger is subject to certain conditions, including the approval
of the common stockholders of the Company and the receipt of all necessary
regulatory approvals.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS

     Three Months Ended April 30, 1999 Compared to Three Months Ended April 30,
1998.

     Revenues. Revenues increased by $9.7 million, or 10.0%, during the three
months ended April 30, 1999 compared to the three months ended April 30, 1998.
Management attributes approximately $5.6 million, or 57.3%, of the revenue
increase to internal growth in cable systems, $3.2 million, or 33.2%, to
internal growth in the Company's advertising insertion business and $0.9
million, or 9.5%, to growth in the Company's Internet access business.

     Revenues from basic and expanded basic cable television subscriptions
increased $5.2 million, or 8.2%, during the three months ended April 30, 1999
compared to the three months ended April 30, 1998. As a percentage of revenues,
revenues from basic and expanded basic subscriptions decreased to 64.3% of
revenues for 1999 compared to 65.3% for 1998. Revenues from premium
subscriptions decreased $0.4 million, or 3.2%, during 1999 compared to 1998. As
a percentage of revenues, revenues from premium subscriptions decreased to 10.4%
during 1999 compared to 11.8% during 1998. Cable advertising insertion revenues,
including revenues from both the Company's cable advertising business and net
cable advertising revenues from third parties, increased by approximately $3.2
million, or 20.9%, to $18.7 million for the three months ended April 30, 1999
compared to $15.5 million for the three months ended April 30, 1998. As a
percentage of revenues, cable advertising revenues increased to 17.6% during
1999 compared to 16.0% during 1998. Pay-per-view revenues increased $0.4
million, or 32.4%, during 1999 compared to 1998. As a percentage of revenues,
revenues from pay-per-view increased to 1.6% during 1999 compared to 1.3% during
1998. Other revenues increased $1.2 million, or 22.0%, during 1999 compared to
1998 primarily due to an increase of $1.1 million in Internet access revenues.
As a percentage of revenues, revenues from other sources increased to 6.1% in
1999 compared to 5.5% in 1998.

     Expenses. Operating expenses increased $8.0 million, or 11.8%, during the
three months ended April 30, 1999 compared to the three months ended April 30,
1998. As a percentage of revenues, operating expenses increased to 71.4% for
1999 compared to 70.2% for 1998.

     Salaries, wages and benefits increased $2.2 million, or 13.3%, during 1999
compared to 1998. As a percentage of revenues, salaries, wages and benefits were
17.8% for 1999 compared to 17.2% for 1998. Programming and non-cable direct
costs increased $3.9 million, or 15.3%, during 1999 compared to 1998. As a
percentage of revenues, programming and non-cable direct costs were 28.1% for
1999 and 26.8% for 1998. The increase in programming costs is the result of
increases of $3.0 million in cable programming costs, $0.8 million in the
Company's payments to other cable operators of a percentage of advertising sales
and $0.1 million in network access fees in the Internet access business. Other
operating expenses increased $0.2 million, or 4.6%, during 1999 compared to
1998. As a percentage of revenues, other operating expenses were 3.4% for 1999
and 3.6% for 1998. Selling, general and administrative expense decreased $0.1
million, or 0.5% during 1999 when compared to 1998. As a percentage of revenues,
selling, general and administrative expenses were 7.2% for 1999 and 7.9% for
1998. Depreciation and amortization increased $1.7 million, or 12.0%, during
1999 when compared to 1998. As a percentage of revenues, depreciation and
amortization was 14.9% for 1999 and 14.7% for 1998.

     Interest expense decreased $0.7 million, or 7.0%, in 1999 compared to 1998
as a result of the repayment of debt and a reduction in the Company's weighted
average interest rate. The Company's weighted average interest rate was 6.6% for
the three months ended April 30, 1999 compared to 6.8% for the three months
ended April 30, 1998.

     Income Taxes. The Company's provision for income taxes was $7.4 million and
$6.7 million in 1999 and 1998, respectively. The increase in taxes of 10.5%
during the three months ended April 30, 1999 compared to the three months ended
April 30, 1998 was a result of a 14.9% increase in income before income tax
offset by a decrease in the effective tax rate to 38.8% in 1999 compared to
40.3% for 1998.

     Minority Interest. Minority interest in earnings was $2.6 million for 1999
and $2.8 million for 1998. Minority interest represents the portion of income
before income taxes due to the minority partners in the Company's two
partnerships. TCA Cable Partners is a partnership that is owned 75% by the
Company and

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25% by DR Partners, a division of Stephens Group, Inc. TCA Cable Partners II is
a partnership owned 80% by the Company and 20% by TCI American Holdings IV,
L.P., an affiliate of TCI Communications, Inc.

     Six Months Ended April 30, 1999 Compared to Six Months Ended April 30,
     1998.

     Revenues. Revenues increased by $34.2 million, or 19.3%, during the six
months ended April 30, 1999 compared to the six months ended April 30, 1998.
Management attributes approximately $10.3 million, or 30.2%, of the revenue
increase to internal growth in cable systems, $7.5 million, or 21.9%, to
internal growth in the Company's advertising insertion business, $15.0 million,
or 44.0% to cable system acquisitions and $1.8 million, or 5.1%, to growth in
the Company's Internet access business. These increases in revenue were offset
by a decrease of $.4 million, or 1.2%, resulting from the Company's sale of its
long distance business.

     Revenues from basic and expanded basic cable television subscriptions
increased $22.2 million, or 19.6%, during the six months ended April 30, 1999
compared to the six months ended April 30, 1998. As a percentage of revenues,
revenues from basic and expanded basic subscriptions increased to 63.8% of
revenues for 1999 compared to 63.6% for 1998. Revenues from premium
subscriptions increased $1.4 million, or 6.9%, during 1999 compared to 1998. As
a percentage of revenues, revenues from premium subscriptions decreased to 10.5%
during 1999 compared to 11.7% during 1998. Cable advertising insertion revenues,
including revenues from both the Company's cable advertising business and net
cable advertising revenues from third parties, increased by approximately $7.0
million, or 22.2%, to $38.4 million for the six months ended April 30, 1999
compared to $31.4 million for the six months ended April 30, 1998. As a
percentage of revenues, cable advertising revenues increased to 18.2% during
1999 compared to 17.7% during 1998. Pay-per-view revenues increased $0.7
million, or 31.2%, during 1999 compared to 1998. As a percentage of revenues,
revenues from pay-per-view increased to 1.5% during 1999 compared to 1.3% during
1998. Other revenues increased $2.9 million, or 28.5%, during 1999 compared to
1998 primarily due to an increase of $2.0 million in Internet access revenues.
As a percentage of revenues, revenues from other sources increased to 6.1% in
1999 compared to 5.7% in 1998.

     Expenses. Operating expenses increased $24.6 million, or 19.7%, during the
six months ended April 30, 1999 compared to the six months ended April 30, 1998.
As a percentage of revenues, operating expenses increased to 70.7% for 1999
compared to 70.5% for 1998. The increase in operating expenses during the six
months ended April 30, 1999 is primarily due to the acquisition of cable systems
February 1, 1998.

     Salaries, wages and benefits increased $6.4 million, or 20.1%, during 1999
compared to 1998. As a percentage of revenues, salaries, wages and benefits were
18.0% for 1999 compared to 17.9% for 1998. Programming and non- cable direct
costs increased $10.6 million, or 22.2%, during 1999 compared to 1998. As a
percentage of revenues, programming and non-cable direct costs were 27.6% for
1999 and 26.9% for 1998. The increase in programming costs and non-cable direct
costs is the result of increases of $5.2 million in internal growth in cable
programming costs, $4.5 million in cable programming costs from acquisitions and
$1.3 million in the Company's payments to other cable operators of a percentage
of advertising sales, offset by a decrease of $0.4 million in network access
fees in the long distance and Internet access business. Other operating expenses
increased $0.5 million, or 7.6%, during 1999 compared to 1998. As a percentage
of revenues, other operating expenses were 3.2% for 1999 and 3.6% for 1998.
Selling, general and administrative expense increased $1.7 million, or 12.4%
during 1999 when compared to 1998. As a percentage of revenues, selling, general
and administrative expenses were 7.3% for 1999 and 7.7% for 1998. Depreciation
and amortization increased $5.5 million, or 21.4%, during 1999 when compared to
1998. As a percentage of revenues, depreciation and amortization was 14.7% for
1999 and 14.4% for 1998.

     Interest expense increased $3.1 million, or 20.1%, in 1999 compared to 1998
as a result of increased borrowings to fund acquisitions. The Company's weighted
average interest rate was 6.7% for the six months ended April 30, 1999 compared
to 7.0% for the six months ended April 30, 1998.

     Income Taxes. The Company's provision for income taxes was $15.0 million
and $13.5 million in 1999 and 1998, respectively. The increase in taxes of 11.1%
during the six months ended April 30, 1999 compared to

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the six months ended April 30, 1998 was a result of a 13.6% increase in income
before income tax offset by a decrease in the effective tax rate to 38.8% in
1999 compared to 39.6% for 1998.

     Minority Interest. Minority interest in earnings was $5.3 million for 1999
and $4.5 million for 1998. Minority interest represents the portion of income
before income taxes due to the minority partners in the Company's two
partnerships. TCA Cable Partners is a partnership that is owned 75% by the
Company and 25% by DR Partners, a division of Stephens Group, Inc. TCA Cable
Partners II is a partnership owned 80% by the Company and 20% by TCI American
Holdings IV, L.P., an affiliate of TCI Communications, Inc.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     The Company has historically been able to meet its current and long-term
liquidity and capital requirements, including dividends and fixed charges,
through cash flow generated from operating activities, existing cash, bank lines
of credit, and other external financing.

     Net cash flow from operating activities increased 14.4% to $70.9 million
during the six months ended April 30,1999 from $62.0 million during 1998. The
increase was principally due to internal growth in cable operations and
advertising.

     At April 30, 1999, the Company had $223.0 million in borrowings under its
bank credit facilities. The Company had $185.0 million borrowed under its
primary credit facility which provides for up to $350 million in borrowings by
the Company and expires on January 31, 2003. The primary credit facility
provides for interest to be paid quarterly at prime or LIBOR plus an applicable
margin. At April 30, 1999 the Company also had $38.0 million borrowed under
additional credit facilities with two banks. The additional bank credit
facilities provide for up to $40.0 million and $4.0 million in borrowings by the
Company and expire May 2001 and April 2000, respectively. During the six months
ended April 30, 1999 and 1998, the Company borrowed approximately $40.5 million
and $605.6 million respectively and repaid approximately $63.5 million and
$373.6 million, respectively. In the six months ended April 30,1999, the
Company's bank debt carried a weighted average interest rate of 6.7%.

     On September 27, 1989 the Company completed a $100 million private
placement of debt securities due August 1999 bearing an interest rate of 9.0%.
The terms of the securities call for the repayment of principal in semiannual
installments beginning February 1993. In addition on June 23, 1995, the Company
completed a $100 million private placement of debt securities due June 2005
bearing an interest rate of 7.26%. The terms of these securities call for the
repayment of principal in annual installments beginning in June 1999.

     The Company's revolving bank credit agreements and the private placements
contain restrictive covenants including minimum cash flow ratios. Under these
covenants, the Company's dividends, capital expenditures and fixed principal
payments could also be limited. The Company was not in compliance with the fixed
charge coverage covenant because of increased capital expenditures during the
three months ended April 30, 1999. The Company has obtained waivers of
noncompliance as of April 30, 1999 relating to this covenant. The Company may be
in noncompliance in future periods. The Company believes it can obtain waivers
of noncompliance as needed.

     The Company believes that EBITDA, defined as earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization, and related measures of cash flow serve as
important financial analysis tools for measuring and comparing cable television
companies in several areas, such as liquidity, operating performance and
leverage. EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under generally
accepted accounting principles and should not be considered as an alternative to
net income as a measure of performance or as an alternative to cash flows from
operations as a measure of liquidity. The Company's ratio of indebtedness to
EBITDA was 3.0x and 3.4x for the three months ended April 30, 1999 and 1998,
respectively. The Company's interest coverage ratio, defined as the ratio of
EBITDA to total interest expense, was 4.8x and 6.1x for the three months ended
April 30, 1999 and 1998 respectively.

     The Company's capital expenditures totaled $43.2 million and $26.5 million
in the six months ended April 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively. Funds were
applied primarily toward the upgrade of the Company's cable systems and the
purchase of subscriber equipment, including converter boxes. The Company has
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principally financed its capital expenditures through funds generated by its
operating activities, and to a lesser extent, bank borrowings and private
placements of debt securities. The Company expects to continue the upgrade of
its cable systems in 1999 and anticipates total capital expenditure requirements
in fiscal 1999 to be approximately 15% more than in 1998.

     As a part of the Company's growth strategy the Company has been actively
acquiring cable systems which meet the Company's acquisition criteria. The
Company has funded its acquisitions through internally generated funds, private
placements of debt securities, bank financing and capital contributions from DR
Partners. The Company anticipates the acquisitions of additional systems in
selected markets in the future.

     The Company paid dividends on its common stock totaling approximately $4.0
million, or $0.08 per share in the three months ended April 30, 1999 and 1998.

     The Company believes that net cash provided by operating activities,
borrowings under its bank credit facilities and the Company's ability to obtain
financing will provide adequate sources of short-term and long-term liquidity in
the future.

     On February 2, 1998, the Company formed a partnership, TCA Cable Partners
II (the "TCI Transaction"), with TCI American Holdings IV, L.P.( the "TCI
Affiliate"), an affiliate of TCI Communications Inc. The Company contributed
certain cable systems in Texas and New Mexico serving approximately 155,000
subscribers and $46.6 million in unsecured debt and the TCI Affiliate
contributed its cable systems in north Texas and western Louisiana, serving
approximately 150,000 subscribers and $249.7 million in unsecured debt, in
exchange for an 80% and 20% partnership interest, respectively, in TCA Cable
Partners II. The cable systems contributed by the Company and the TCI Affiliate
are each valued at approximately $315 million. The Company financed the TCI
Transaction with a portion of the proceeds from a $150 million increase in the
Company's primary credit facility and the issuance of $200 million in public
debt. TCA Cable Partners II is consolidated in the financial statements of the
Company and 20% of the estimated fair value of TCA Cable Partners II net assets
were recorded by the Company as a redeemable minority interest at the
acquisition date. The TCI Affiliate has the right to require the Company to
purchase the TCI Affiliate's 20% partnership interest at fair market value
beginning February 2003 through February 2023 (the "Put and Call Period"), the
termination date of the partnership agreement. The Company has a corresponding
right to require the TCI Affiliate to sell its 20% partnership interest in TCA
Cable Partners II to the Company at fair market value during the Put and Call
Period. TCA Cable Partners II is managed by the Company.

     On July 24, 1997, the Company filed a shelf registration with the SEC for a
public debt offering of up to $300 million. On February 2, 1998, the Company
issued $200 million in bonds with a coupon of 6.53% and a 10 year put to finance
the TCI Transaction. The Company received a rating of BBB+ from Standard &
Poor's and Baa2 from Moody's. In connection with this debt offering, the Company
entered into treasury lock transactions (the "Treasury Locks") with a notional
amount of $100 million in August 1997. The Treasury Locks were designated as a
hedge against interest rate changes prior to the closing of the debt offering.
In January 1998, the Treasury Locks were terminated at a cost of $7.9 million.
The cost is being amortized over the term of the public debt as an interest rate
yield adjustment.

YEAR 2000 IMPACT

     The Year 2000 will have a broad impact on the business environment in which
the Company operates due to the possibility that many computerized systems
across all industries will be unable to process information containing dates
beginning in the Year 2000. The Company has established a program to prepare its
computer systems and applications for the Year 2000. The Company is utilizing
both internal and external resources to identify, correct and test the systems
for Year 2000 compliance. The Company anticipates that its testing efforts will
be substantially completed by June 30, 1999. Additional validation of the
Company's systems through testing will be conducted throughout 1999. The Company
expects that all mission-critical systems will be Year 2000 compliant prior to
the end of the 1999 calendar year.

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     Because third party failures could have a material impact on the Company's
ability to conduct business, questionnaires have been sent to substantially all
of the Company's vendors to obtain reasonable assurance that plans are being
developed to address the Year 2000 issue. The returned questionnaires are
currently being assessed by the Company, and are being categorized based upon
readiness for the Year 2000 issues and prioritized in order of significance to
the business of the Company. To the extent that vendors do not provide the
Company with satisfactory evidence of their readiness to handle Year 2000
issues, contingency plans will be developed to obtain qualified replacement
vendors.

     The Company has substantially completed an inventory of all information
technology and non-information technology equipment, and is addressing the Year
2000 compliance of such equipment. The Company currently believes that all items
of mission-critical equipment which are not Year 2000 compliant have been
identified for replacement or upgrade.

     Testing and remediation of all of the Company's systems and applications is
not expected to exceed $1 million from inception in calendar year 1998 through
completion in calendar year 1999. Of these costs, approximately $0.1 million was
incurred through April 30, 1999. Approximately $0.5 million is expected to be
incurred in fiscal 1999 with the remaining $0.2 million to be incurred in fiscal
2000. All estimated costs have been budgeted and are expected to be funded by
cash flows from operations.

     The Company does not believe the costs related to the Year 2000 compliance
project will be material to its financial position or results of operations.
However, the cost of the project and the date on which the Company plans to
complete the Year 2000 modifications are based on management's best estimates,
which were derived utilizing numerous assumptions of future events including the
continued availability of certain resources, third party modification plans and
other factors. Unanticipated failures by critical vendors, as well as the
failure by the Company to execute its plans, could have a material adverse
effect on the cost of the project and its completion date. As a result, there
can be no assurance that these forward-looking estimates will be achieved and
the actual cost and vendor compliance could differ materially from those plans,
resulting in material financial risk.

                          FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

     The statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Quarterly
Report") which are not historical facts, including, but not limited to,
statements found under the captions "Financial Condition and Results of
Operations," and "Liquidity and Capital Resources" above, are forward-looking
statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The actual results
of the future events described in such forward-looking statements in the
Quarterly Report could differ materially from those contemplated by such
forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially are the risks and uncertainties discussed in the Quarterly
Report, including without limitation the portions of such statements under the
captions referenced above, and the uncertainties set forth from time to time in
the Company's other public reports and filings and public statements.

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                          PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     (a) Exhibits

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      EXHIBIT NO.                                DESCRIPTION
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<C>                      <S>
           2.1           -- Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 11, 1999,
                            by and among Cox Communications, Inc., Cox Classic Cable,
                            Inc. and TCA Cable TV, Inc.(5)
           3.1           -- Articles of Incorporation.(1)
           3.2           -- Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation.(2)
           3.3           -- Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation.(2)
           3.4           -- Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation.(3)
           3.5           -- Amended and Restated Bylaws.(4)
           4.1           -- Form of Stock Certificate.(1)
           4.2           -- Voting Agreement, dated as of May 11, 1999, by and among
                            TCA Cable TV, Inc., Cox communications, Inc. and certain
                            Stockholders of TCA Cable TV, Inc.(5)
           4.3           -- Form of First Amendment to the Rights Agreement dated as
                            of January 15, 1998, by and between TCA Cable TV, Inc.
                            and ChaseMellon Securities Services, L.L.C.(5)
          27.1           -- Financial Data Schedule.*
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 *  Filed herewith.

(1) Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
    Form S-1, File No. 2-75516, and incorporated herein by reference.

(2) Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
    Form S-8, File No. 33-21901, and incorporated herein by reference.

(3) Previously filed as an exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year
    ended October 31, 1993, filed January 27,1994 and incorporated by reference
    herein.

(4) Previously filed as an exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year
    ended October 31, 1997, filed January 27, 1998 and incorporated herein by
    reference.

(5) Previously filed as an exhibit to Registrant's Form 8-K filed May 11, 1999
    and incorporated herein by reference.

     (b) Reports on Form 8-K.

     The Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 11, 1999,
reporting an Item 5. Other Event regarding the Company's merger with Cox
Communications, Inc.

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereto duly authorized.

                                            TCA CABLE TV, INC.

Date: June 11, 1999                                /s/ FRED R. NICHOLS
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Fred R. Nichols
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Date: June 11, 1999                               /s/ JIMMIE F. TAYLOR
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Jimmie F. Taylor
                                            Vice President, CFO, and Treasurer

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
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<CAPTION>
                Exhibit No.                     Description
                -----------                     -----------

                <S>         <C>
                2.1         -- Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 11,
                               1999, by and among Cox Communications, Inc., Cox
                               Classic Cable, Inc. and TCA Cable TV, Inc.(5)

                3.1         -- Articles of Incorporation.(1)

                3.2         -- Articles of Amendment to Articles of
                               Incorporation.(2)

                3.3         -- Articles of Amendment to Articles of
                               Incorporation.(2)

                3.4         -- Articles of Amendment to Articles of
                               Incorporation.(3)

                3.5         -- Amended and Restated Bylaws.(4)

                4.1         -- Form of Stock Certificate.(1)

                4.2         -- Voting Agreement, dated as of May 11, 1999, by
                               and among TCA Cable TV, Inc., Cox communications,
                               Inc. and certain Stockholders of TCA Cable TV,
                               Inc.(5)

                4.3         -- Form of First Amendment to the Rights Agreement
                               dated as of January 15, 1998, by and between TCA
                               Cable TV, Inc. and ChaseMellon Securities
                               Services, L.L.C.(5)

                27.1        -- Financial Data Schedule.*
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    *Filed herewith.

    (1)      Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Registration
             Statement on Form S-1, File No. 2-75516, and incorporated herein
             by reference.

    (2)      Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Registration
             Statement on Form S-8, File No. 33-21901, and incorporated herein
             by reference.

    (3)      Previously filed as an exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-K for the
             fiscal year ended October 31, 1993, filed January 27,1994 and
             incorporated by reference herein.

    (4)      Previously filed as an exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-K for the
             fiscal year ended October 31, 1997, filed January 27, 1998 and
             incorporated herein by reference.

    (5)      Previously filed as an exhibit to Registrant's Form 8-K filed May
             11, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference.







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