QVC NETWORK INC
SC 14D9/A, 1995-01-20
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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                               ___________________

                                 Amendment No. 14

                                        to

                                  SCHEDULE 14D-9

                      Solicitation/Recommendation Statement
                       Pursuant to Section 14(d)(4) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               ___________________


                                    QVC, INC.
                            (Name of Subject Company)

                                    QVC, INC.
                       (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)

                      Common Stock, par value $.01 Per Share
                Series B Preferred Stock, par value $.10 Per Share
                Series C Preferred Stock, par value $.10 Per Share
                          (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   747262 10 3
                     (only with respect to the Common Stock)
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
                               ___________________

                              Neal S. Grabell, Esq.
               Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
                                    QVC, Inc.
                              1365 Enterprise Drive
                         West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380
                                  (610) 701-1000

                  (Name, address and telephone number of person
                 authorized to receive notice and communications
                   on behalf of the person(s) filing statement)
                               ___________________

                                 With a copy to:

                              Pamela S. Seymon, Esq.
                          Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
                               51 West 52nd Street
                             New York, New York 10019
                                  (212) 403-1000


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                   This Statement amends and supplements the
         Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 of QVC,
         Inc., a Delaware corporation, filed with the Securities and
         Exchange Commission on August 11, 1994, as previously amended
         and supplemented (the "Schedule 14D-9"), with respect to the
         tender offer made by QVC Programming Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
         corporation to be wholly owned by Comcast Corporation, a Penn-
         sylvania corporation, and Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware
         corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tele-Communica-
         tions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the "Bid-
         ders"), to purchase all outstanding Shares at a price of $46
         per Common Share and $460 per Preferred Share, net to the
         seller in cash, without interest thereon, upon the terms and
         subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase,
         dated August 11, 1994 and the related Letter of Transmittal,
         which were annexed to and filed with the Schedule 14D-9 as Ex-
         hibits 1 and 2, respectively, as amended and supplemented by
         filings with the Commission on Schedule 14D-1 by the Bidders
         (as described herein or therein).

                   Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall
         have the meanings assigned such terms in the Schedule 14D-9.


         Item 8.   Additional Information to be Furnished.

                   The information set forth under Item 8(d) of the
         Schedule 14D-9 ("Antitrust") is hereby amended by adding the
         following information.

                   According to information contained in Amendment No.
         15 to the Schedule 14D-1, filed with the Commission by the
         Parent Purchasers and the Purchaser on January 20, 1995, and
         the press release, dated January 19, 1995, filed as an exhibit
         thereto, the Parent Purchasers have notified the FTC of their
         intention to consummate the Offer at any time after 5:00 P.M.
         on Monday, February 6, 1995, the time at which the Offer is
         currently scheduled to expire.  The notice was given to the FTC
         in accordance with the Parent Purchasers' previously disclosed
         agreement with the FTC to provide at least ten days' notice to
         the FTC prior to consummating the Offer.  Although all
         applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act relating to the
         Offer and Merger have expired, the Parent Purchasers had agreed
         to provide ten days' notice to the FTC prior to consummating
         the Offer in order to allow the FTC additional time to complete
         its review.  There can be no assurance as to what action, if
         any, the FTC will take in response to the notice.

                   The foregoing summary description is qualified in its
         entirety by reference to Amendment No. 15 to the Schedule 14D-
         1, and the press release filed as an exhibit thereto.


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         Item 9.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

              Exhibit  1**   --   Offer to Purchase, dated August 11,
                                  1994.

              Exhibit  2**   --   Letter of Transmittal.

              Exhibit  3**   --   Proxy Statement dated May 31, 1994
                                  relating to QVC, Inc.'s 1994 Annual
                                  Meeting of Stockholders.

              Exhibit  4**   --   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as
                                  of August 4, 1994, among QVC, Inc.,
                                  Comcast Corporation, Liberty Media
                                  Corporation and Comcast QMerger, Inc.
                                  (now known as QVC Programming Hold-
                                  ings, Inc.).

              Exhibit  5**   --   Letter Agreement, dated as of August
                                  4, 1994, among Comcast Corporation,
                                  Barry Diller and Arrow Investments,
                                  L.P.

              Exhibit  6**   --   Letter Agreement, dated as of August
                                  4, 1994, among Comcast Corporation,
                                  Liberty Media Corporation and Tele-
                                  Communications, Inc.

              Exhibit  7**   --   Letter to Stockholders of QVC, Inc.
                                  dated August 11, 1994.*

              Exhibit  8**   --   Press Release issued by QVC, Inc.,
                                  Comcast Corporation and Liberty Media
                                  Corporation on August 5, 1994.

              Exhibit  9**   --   Opinion of Allen & Company Incorpo-
                                  rated dated August 4, 1994.*

              Exhibit 10**   --   Report of Allen & Company Incorporated
                                  to the Board of Directors of QVC, Inc.
                                  dated August 4, 1994.

              Exhibit 11**   --   Engagement Letter, dated August 4,
                                  1994, between QVC, Inc. and Allen &
                                  Company Incorporated (including the
                                  related Indemnity Letter).

                               
         *    Included with Schedule 14D-9 mailed to Stockholders.
         **   Previously filed.


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              Exhibit 12**   --   Press release issued by QVC, Inc. and
                                  Comcast Corporation on August 25,
                                  1994.

              Exhibit 13**   --   Letter Agreement, dated as of October
                                  13, 1994, by and among TCI Cable In-
                                  vestments, Inc., Liberty Media Cor-
                                  poration, Tele-Communications, Inc.
                                  and Comcast Corporation.



































                               

         **   Previously filed.





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                                    SIGNATURE

              After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge
         and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set
         forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

                                       QVC, INC.


         Dated: January 20, 1995       By: /s/  Neal S. Grabell         
                                           Neal S. Grabell
                                           Senior Vice President,
                                           General Counsel & Secretary








































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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

         Exhibit No.              Description                    Page No.

         Exhibit  1** -- Offer to Purchase, dated August 11,
                         1994. ..................................         

         Exhibit  2** -- Letter of Transmittal...................         

         Exhibit  3** -- Proxy Statement dated May 31, 1994
                         relating to QVC, Inc.'s 1994 Annual
                         Meeting of Stockholders.................         

         Exhibit  4** -- Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated 
                         as of August 4, 1994, among QVC, Inc.,
                         Comcast Corporation, Liberty Media
                         Corporation and Comcast QMerger,
                         Inc. (now known as QVC Programming
                         Holdings, Inc.).........................         

         Exhibit  5** -- Letter Agreement, dated as of August 
                         4, 1994, among Comcast Corporation, 
                         Barry Diller and Arrow Investments, 
                         L.P.....................................         

         Exhibit  6** -- Letter Agreement, dated as of August 4,
                         1994, among Comcast Corporation, Lib-
                         erty Media Corporation and TeleCom-
                         munications, Inc........................         

         Exhibit  7** -- Letter to Stockholders of QVC, Inc.
                         dated August 11, 1994.*.................         

         Exhibit  8** -- Press Release issued by QVC, Inc.,
                         Comcast Corporation and Liberty Media
                         Corporation on August 5, 1994...........         

         Exhibit  9** -- Opinion of Allen & Company Incorpo-
                         rated dated August 4, 1994.*............         

         Exhibit 10** -- Report of Allen & Company Incorporated 
                         to the Board of Directors of QVC, Inc. 
                         dated August 4, 1994....................         

         Exhibit 11** -- Engagement Letter, dated August 4, 1994, 
                         between QVC, Inc. and Allen & Company
                         Incorporated (including the related 
                         Indemnity Letter).......................         

                               
         *     Included with Schedule 14D-9 mailed to Stockholders.
         **    Previously filed.

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         Exhibit 12** -- Press release issued by QVC, Inc. and Comcast
                         Corporation on August 25, 1994..........         


         Exhibit 13** -- Letter Agreement, dated as of October 13, 1994,
                         by and among TCI Cable Investments, Inc., Liberty
                         Media Corporation, Tele-Communications, Inc. and
                         Comcast Corporation.....................









































                               
         **    Previously filed.


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