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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) Of The SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
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Date of Report: January 20, 1994
Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter: BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION
Commission File No.: 1-8606
State of Incorporation: Delaware
IRS Employer Identification No.: 23-2259884
Address of principal
executive offices: 1717 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Zip Code 19103
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code: (215) 963-6000
Former name or former address,
if changed since last report: N/A
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Item 5. Other Events.
Bell Atlantic Corporation (the "Company") today said that rumors that the
Company intends to cut its dividend are totally false. The Company does not
intend to cut its dividend as a result of its pending merger with
TeleCommunications, Inc. ("TCI") and Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty").
The Company also confirmed that negotiations on that transaction are
proceeding satisfactorily. The proposed merger is an exceedingly complex
transaction, and, as in any negotiation, various elements may be modified. It
is the Company's intention that the final financial terms of the transaction
will not differ significantly from the Letter of Intent executed by the
Company, TCI and Liberty on October 12, 1993.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION
By:
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P. Alan Bulliner
Vice President, Corporate
Secretary and Counsel
Date: January 20, 1994
