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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 8, 1998
CABLE TV FUND 12-A, LTD.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Colorado 0-13193 84-098104
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(State of Organization) (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
P.O. Box 3309, Englewood, Colorado 80155-3309 (303) 792-3111
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(Address of principal executive office and Zip Code (Registrant's
telephone no.
including area code)
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Item 5. Other Events
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On April 8, 1998, Jones Intercable, Inc., ("Intercable"), the general
partner of Cable TV Fund 12-A, Ltd., a Colorado limited partnership (the
"Partnership) executed a letter of intent on the Partnership's behalf pursuant
to which the Partnership agreed to sell the Partnership's cable television
properties located in and around Lake County, Orland Park and Park Forest,
Illinois (collectively the "Lake County System") to TCI Communications, Inc. or
one of its affiliates. The closing of this transaction, which is expected to
occur in the first quarter of 1999, is subject to the consents of governmental
authorities and third parties with whom the Partnership has contracted that are
necessary for the transfer of the Lake County System, and termination or
expiration of the statutory waiting period applicable to the transaction under
the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended. Because
the sale of the Lake County System will represent a sale of all or substantially
all of the Partnership's assets, a vote of the limited partners of the
Partnership will be required to approve this sale.
In addition to the proposed sale of the Lake County System, Intercable
has also entered into letters of intent on behalf of certain other managed
partnerships to sell all of their remaining cable properties located in the
State of Illinois. These properties are located in and around Aurora, Lake
Zurich, Naperville, Matteson and Wheaton, Illinois.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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a. Financial statements.
Not applicable.
b. Pro forma financial statements.
Not applicable.
c. Exhibits.
Not applicable.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
CABLE TV FUND 12-A, LTD.
By: Jones Intercable, Inc.,
its general partner
Dated: April 24, 1998 By: /s/ Elizabeth M. Steele
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Elizabeth M. Steele
Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
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