TIME WARNER INC
8-K, 1996-04-04
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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


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                          April 4, 1996


                        TIME WARNER INC. 
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       Delaware                  1-8637         13-1388520  
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission    (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation         File Number)   Identification No.)
     or organization)


            75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10019 
      (Address of principal executive offices)  (zip code)

                        (212) 484-8000   
      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                        Not Applicable  
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)<PAGE>




Item 5.  

          Time Warner Inc. issued a press release on April 4,
1996 in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 99.


Item 7.   Exhibits

   99     Press Release dated April 4, 1996.




                           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, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on
April 4, 1996.


                              TIME WARNER INC.


                              By:  /s/ Thomas W. McEnerney                     
                                 Name:  Thomas W. McEnerney
                                 Title: Vice President<PAGE>




                               EXHIBIT INDEX
               Pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K

                                                  Sequentially
Exhibit No.    Description of Exhibit               Numbered   

    99         Press Release, dated                    4
               April 4, 1996.




For Immediate Release


          TIME WARNER DEBT-REDUCTION PROGRAM AT $3.2 BILLION

    --Company to Issue 100,000 Additional Series K Preferred Shares--

NEW YORK, Apr. 4, 1996--Time Warner Inc. announced today that in
connection with its offering of $1.5 billion liquidation
preference of 10 1-4% Series K Exchangeable Preferred Stock, the
underwriters have exercised an option to issue an additional
100,000 shares of the Series K Preferred to cover overallotments.

In making the announcement, Time Warner Chairman and CEO Gerald M.
Levin said, "I am pleased with this additional issue of Series K
Preferred, which will now bring our debt-reduction program to $3.2
billion.  Our debt-reduction efforts have strengthened our balance
sheet, demonstrating our continuing commitment to an investment-
grade rating.  As we go forward, we will continue to work toward
further strengthening our balance sheet and our ratios."

The offering will consist of 1.6 million shares of 10 1-4% 
Series K Exchangeable Preferred Stock with an aggregate
liquidation preference of $1.6 billion.

The securities will initially be offered in a private placement
under rule 144A, will not be registered under the United States
Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the
United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from
the registration requirements.

This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be an offer or
sale of the securities in the proposed offering in any state in
which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any
such state.

Time Warner Inc., the world's leading media company, consists of
three fundamental businesses:  entertainment, news and information
and telecommunications, with interests in filmed entertainment, 
television production, broadcasting, recorded music, music
publishing, cable-television programming, theme parks, magazines,
book publishing and cable-television systems.



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