SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 11)
King World Productions, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
495667105
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(CUSIP Number)
Roger King Mark J. Tannenbaum, Esq.
King World Productions, Inc. Reboul, MacMurray, Hewitt,
1700 Broadway Maynard & Kristol
New York, New York 10019 45 Rockefeller Plaza
Tel. (212) 315-4000 New York, New York 10111
Tel. (212) 841-5700
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
September 29, 1997
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(Date of Event Which Requires
Filing of This Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the follow-
ing box [ ].
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1) Name of Reporting Person Roger King
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification
No. of Above Person
_________________________________________________________________
2) Check the Appropriate Box (a) [X]
if a Member of a Group (b) [ ]
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3) SEC Use Only
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4) Source of Funds Not Applicable
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5) Check if Disclosure of
Legal Proceedings is Not Applicable
Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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6) Citizenship or Place
of Organization United States
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Number of 7) Sole Voting 2,226,013 shares of
Shares Beneficially Power Common Stock, $.01
Owned by Each par value
Reporting Person:
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8) Shared Voting
Power 0
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9) Sole Disposi- 2,226,013 shares of
tive Power Common Stock, $.01 par value
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10) Shared Dis-
positive Power 0
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11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially 2,226,013 shares of
Owned by Each Reporting Person Common Stock, $.01
par value
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12) Check if the Aggregate Excludes 5,750 shares
Amount in Row (11) of Common Stock, $.01 par
Excludes Certain Shares value, held by the
Reporting Person's wife
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13) Percent of Class
Represented by 6.1%
Amount in Row (11)
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14) Type of Reporting
Person IN
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1) Name of Reporting Person Michael King
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification
No. of Above Person
_________________________________________________________________
2) Check the Appropriate Box (a) [X]
if a Member of a Group (b) [ ]
_________________________________________________________________
3) SEC Use Only
_________________________________________________________________
4) Source of Funds Not Applicable
_________________________________________________________________
5) Check if Disclosure of
Legal Proceedings is Not Applicable
Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(e)
_________________________________________________________________
6) Citizenship or Place
of Organization United States
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Number of 7) Sole Voting 2,558,150 shares of
Shares Beneficially Power Common Stock, $.01
Owned by Each par value
Reporting Person:
________________________________________
8) Shared Voting
Power 0
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9) Sole Disposi- 2,558,150 shares of
tive Power Common Stock, $.01 par value
________________________________________
10) Shared Dis-
positive Power 0
________________________________________
11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially 2,558,150 shares of
Owned by Each Reporting Person Common Stock, $.01
par value
_________________________________________________________________
12) Check if the Aggregate
Amount in Row (11)
Excludes Certain Shares
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13) Percent of Class
Represented by 7.0%
Amount in Row (11)
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_________________________________________________________________
14) Type of Reporting
Person IN
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1) Name of Reporting Person Richard King
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification
No. of Above Person
_________________________________________________________________
2) Check the Appropriate Box (a) [X]
if a Member of a Group (b) [ ]
_________________________________________________________________
3) SEC Use Only
_________________________________________________________________
4) Source of Funds Not Applicable
_________________________________________________________________
5) Check if Disclosure of
Legal Proceedings is Not Applicable
Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(e)
_________________________________________________________________
6) Citizenship or Place
of Organization United States
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Number of 7) Sole Voting 1,784,232 shares of
Shares Beneficially Power Common Stock, $.01
Owned by Each par value
Reporting Person:
________________________________________
8) Shared Voting
Power 0
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9) Sole Disposi- 1,784,232 shares of
tive Power Common Stock, $.01 par value
________________________________________
10) Shared Dis-
positive Power 0
________________________________________
11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially 1,784,232 shares of
Owned by Each Reporting Person Common Stock, $.01
par value
_________________________________________________________________
12) Check if the Aggregate
Amount in Row (11)
Excludes Certain Shares
_________________________________________________________________
13) Percent of Class
Represented by 4.9%
Amount in Row (11)
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14) Type of Reporting
Person IN
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1) Name of Reporting Person Diana King
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification
No. of Above Person
_________________________________________________________________
2) Check the Appropriate Box (a) [X]
if a Member of a Group (b) [ ]
_________________________________________________________________
3) SEC Use Only
_________________________________________________________________
4) Source of Funds Not Applicable
_________________________________________________________________
5) Check if Disclosure of
Legal Proceedings is Not Applicable
Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(e)
_________________________________________________________________
6) Citizenship or Place
of Organization United States
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Number of 7) Sole Voting 1,705,428 shares of
Shares Beneficially Power Common Stock, $.01
Owned by Each par value
Reporting Person:
________________________________________
8) Shared Voting 60,000 shares of
Power Common Stock, $.01
par value
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9) Sole Disposi- 1,705,428 shares of
tive Power Common Stock, $.01 par value
________________________________________
10) Shared Dis- 60,000 shares of
positive Power Common Stock, $.01
par value
________________________________________
11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially 1,765,428 shares of
Owned by Each Reporting Person Common Stock, $.01
par value
_________________________________________________________________
12) Check if the Aggregate
Amount in Row (11)
Excludes Certain Shares
_________________________________________________________________
13) Percent of Class
Represented by 4.8%
Amount in Row (11)
_________________________________________________________________
14) Type of Reporting
Person IN
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Amendment No. 11 to Schedule 13D
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Reference is hereby made to the statement on Schedule 13D
originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commis-
sion") on July 23, 1985, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on
June 11, 1987, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on January 13, 1988, Amendment
No. 3 thereto filed on May 10, 1991, Amendment No. 4 thereto filed on
December 31, 1992, Amendment No. 5 thereto filed on March 12, 1993,
Amendment No. 6 thereto filed on July 7, 1993, Amendment No. 7 thereto
filed on January 12, 1995, Amendment No. 8 thereto filed on May 8, 1996,
Amendment No. 9 thereto filed on February 18, 1997 and Amendment No. 10
thereto filed on March 19, 1997 (as so amended, the "Schedule 13D"). Terms
defined in the Schedule 13D are used herein as so defined.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
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Item 2(c) is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety
as follows:
Roger King is the Chairman of the Board and a Director of King
World. Michael King is the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a
Director of King World. Richard King is principally engaged in real estate
development in Florida and is a Director of King World. Diana King is the
Vice President and Corporate Secretary and a Director of King World.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated to read
in its entirety as follows:
(a) The following information is based on a total of
36,661,178 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 7, 1997, as
reported in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
dated August 31, 1997.
Roger King beneficially owns 2,226,013 shares of Common Stock, or
approximately 6.1% of the Common Stock outstanding, and Michael King
beneficially owns 2,558,150 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 7.0%
of the Common Stock outstanding. Such totals include options held by each
of Roger King and Michael King to purchase 840,000 shares of Common Stock
from the Issuer that are presently exercisable. Such totals do not include
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options held by each of Roger King and Michael King to purchase an aggre-
gate 900,000 shares of Common Stock from the Issuer, which are not exercis-
able as of the date of this statement or within sixty days. Richard King
beneficially owns 1,784,232 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 4.9%
of the Common Stock outstanding. Such total includes options held by
Richard King to purchase 6,667 shares of Common Stock from the Issuer that
are presently exercisable or are exercisable within sixty days of the date
of this statement. Such total does not include options held by Richard
King to purchase 3,333 shares of Common Stock from the Issuer, which are
not exercisable as of the date of this statement or within sixty days.
Diana King beneficially owns
1,765,428 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 4.8% of the Common Stock
outstanding. Collectively, the Reporting Persons beneficially own an
aggregate 8,333,823 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 22.7% of the
Common Stock outstanding.
(b) Of the shares of Common Stock reported as beneficially owned
by Diana King, 60,000 shares are held by a charitable foundation of which
she is a director and an officer, and she may be deemed to share the power
to vote, direct the vote, dispose, or direct the disposition of such
shares. Otherwise, each of the Reporting Persons holds all of his or her
Common Stock with the sole power to vote, direct the vote, dispose or
direct the disposition thereof.
(c) On September 26, 1997 Diana King sold an aggregate 96,000
shares of Common Stock in market transactions at a weighted average price
of $42.66 per share. 20,000 of such shares were sold by the charitable
foundation referred to in Item 5(b) above. On September 29, 1997 Diana
King sold 124,000 shares of Common Stock in a market transaction at $41.50
per share.
(d) Except as described in this statement, no other person has
the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from,
or the proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock owned by the Reporting
Persons.
(e) Not Applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or
______ Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
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In connection with the dissolution of Michael King's marriage, in
accordance with the provisions of the marriage settlement relating to the
division of community property, Michael King has agreed to transfer to his
former wife, upon
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their exercise, sale or expiration, one-half of the value of presently-
exercisable stock options held by him to purchase from the Issuer an
aggregate 240,000 shares of Common Stock.
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Signature
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After reasonable inquiry and the best of my knowledge and belief,
I hereby certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Date: December 9, 1997
/s/ Roger King
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Roger King
/s/ Michael King
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Michael King
/s/ Richard King
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Richard King
/s/ Diana King
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Diana King
