PROVIDENCE JOURNAL CO
8-K/A, 1996-12-23
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 8-K/A


                                 Current Report



     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                                   MAY 9, 1996


                         THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                         Commission File Number 0-26928
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DELAWARE                                                              05-0481966
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)        (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

75 Fountain Street, Providence, RI                                    02902-9985
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(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)
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       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (401) 277-7000


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Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     Item (7)(c) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:

(c) Exhibits.

         Exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

               2.1      Partnership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement dated
                        April 2, 1996 between the Company and Landmark
                        Programming, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                        10.10 of the Company's Registration Statements on Form  
                        S-1 (File No. 333-02703))

               2.2      Partnership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement dated 
                        April 2, 1996 between the Company and Scripps Howard
                        Publishing, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                        10.11 of the Company's Registration Statement on Form  
                        S-1 (File No. 333-02703))

               2.3      Admission Agreement dated as of April 3, 1996 between
                        PJ Health Programming, Inc. and AHN Partners, L.P.
                        (Confidential treatment has been requested for certain
                        portions of Exhibit 2.3. Exhibit 2.3 (including the
                        confidential portions thereof) has been filed
                        separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission).

              23.1      Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP. (previously filed)

              99.1      Financial statements of Television Food Network, G.P. as
                        of December 31, 1995 and 1994 and for each of the years
                        ended in the three years ended December 31, 1995 and the
                        six months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995 (previously 
                        filed)

              99.2      Financial statements of America's Health Network (a
                        development stage enterprise) as of December 31, 1995
                        and 1994 and for each of the years then ended and the
                        six months ended June 30, 1996. (previously filed)

              99.3      Pro forma financial statements of the Company as
                        follows:

                        A.   Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated
                             statement of operations for the year ended December
                             31, 1995 (previously filed)

                        B.   Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated
                             statement of operations for the six months ended
                             June 30, 1996 (previously filed)

                        C.   Notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated
                             condensed financial statements. (previously filed)

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  December 23, 1996

THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL COMPANY



By: /s/ John L. Hammond
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    John L. Hammond
    Vice President-General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer


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                                                                     Exhibit 2.3

                               AHN PARTNERS, L.P.
                               ADMISSION AGREEMENT


     ADMISSION AGREEMENT, dated as of April 3, 1996, by and between PJ Health
Programming, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Subscriber"), and AHN PARTNERS,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Company") of which AMERICA'S HEALTH
NETWORK, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the "General Partner"),
is the sole general partner.

     1. AGREEMENT TO SUBSCRIBE.

          (a) The Subscriber hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase,

               /X/ as a Class A Partner, or

               / / as a Class B Partner,

                   (i) the interest in the Company (the "First Closing
          Partnership Interest") set forth opposite the name of the Subscriber
          on the signature page to this Admission Agreement (expressed in terms
          of a percentage representing the Post Recoupment Percentage Interest
          (as defined in the Partnership Agreement [as defined below] to be
          owned by the Subscriber subject to the terms and conditions of the
          Partnership Agreement), and the Company hereby agrees to issue and
          sell such Percentage Interests to the Subscriber, on the terms set
          forth herein, for the purchase price (the "First Closing Purchase
          Price") equal to the dollar amount set forth as such opposite the name
          of the Subscriber on the signature page to this Admission Agreement;
          and

                   (ii) the interest in the Company (the "Second Closing
          Partnership Interest"), if any, set forth opposite the name of the
          Subscriber on the signature page to this Admission Agreement (also
          expressed in terms of a percentage representing the Post Recoupment
          Percentage Interest to be owned by the Subscriber subject to the terms
          and conditions of the Partnership Agreement), and the Company hereby
          agrees to issue and sell the Second Closing Partnership Interest to
          the Subscriber, on the terms set forth herein, for the purchase price
          (the "Second Closing Purchase Price") equal to the dollar amount set
          forth as such opposite the name of the Subscriber on the signature
          page to this Admission Agreement.


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The Subscriber acknowledges that the First Closing Partnership Interest shall be
subject to dilution from the sale of the Second Closing Partnership Interest to
the Subscriber, if any, and from sales of interests in the Company to other
subscribers contemporaneously with the Second Closing (as defined in Section
1(c)).

          (b) The First Closing Partnership Interest and the Second Closing
Partnership Interest are collectively referred to in this Agreement as the
"Partnership Interest." The First Closing Purchase Price and the Second Closing
Purchase Price shall be payable by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to the following bank account of the Company:

                  To: SunTrust Bank, Central Florida, N A.
                       200 South Orange Avenue
                       Orlando, FL 32801

                       407-237-4986

                       ABA# 063102152

                  For Benefit of:
                       AHN Partners, L.P.
                       1000 Universal Studios Plaza B-22A
                       Orlando, FL 32819-7610

                      Account No: 0215-252-137-195

          (c) The closing of the purchase and the sale of the First Closing
Partnership Interest (the "First Closing") and the closing of the purchase and
the sale of the Second Closing Partnership Interest (the "Second Closing," and,
together with the First Closing, the "Closings") shall take place at the offices
of Blumenthal & Lynne, a Professional Corporation, at 488 Madison Avenue, New
York, New York, counsel for the Company, or at such other place as may be agreed
upon by the Company, the Subscriber and each of the other persons (the "Other
Subscribers") whose names are set forth on Schedule A-1 to the Partnership
Agreement as persons who will become Class A Partners of the Company. The First
Closing shall take place on April 16, 1996, or other date or other time, as may
be agreed upon by the Company, the Subscriber and each of the Other Subscribers;
PROVIDED. that with respect to the Subscriber, the First Closing shall be
postponed until the fulfillment of the condition referred to in (d) of this
Section 1. The Second Closing shall be held on January 6, 1997, or other date or
other time, as may be agreed upon by the Company, the Subscriber and each of the
Other Subscribers.

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          (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, the obligations of the Subscriber under this Agreement shall be
subject in all respects to the receipt by the Subscriber of the consent of its
board of directors to the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company will use
its best efforts to obtain such consent from its board of directors on or prior
to May 15, 1996. If the Subscriber does not receive such consent on or prior to
the end of business on May 15, 1996, then this Agreement and the obligations of
the parties contained herein shall terminate and be of no further force and
effect.

     2. ADOPTION OF THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.

              The Subscriber hereby intends that its signature hereon shall
constitute an irrevocable subscription to the Company for the Partnership
Interest as well as the specific acceptance and adoption of each and every
provision of that certain Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement,
dated as of April 3, 1996 (the "Partnership Agreement"), which Partnership
Agreement is incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference, and hereby
agrees to be bound and governed by the provisions of the Partnership Agreement.

     3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. As a material inducement
to the Subscriber to enter into and perform its obligations under this
Agreement, the Company hereby represents and warrants that, except as disclosed
in the Disclosure Schedule dated as of the date of this Agreement and attached
to this Agreement (the "Disclosure Schedule"):

          (a) ORGANIZATION. STANDING. ETC. The Company is a limited partnership
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware and has all requisite partnership power and authority to own
and operate its properties and to carry on its business and to enter into this
Agreement and issue the Partnership Interests. The Company has delivered to the
Subscriber a complete and correct copy of the Partnership Agreement. The Company
has no direct or indirect ownership interest (by way of stock ownership or
otherwise) in any other firm, corporation, association or business enterprise.

          (b) QUALIFICATION TO DO BUSINESS. The Company is duly qualified or
licensed and in good standing as a foreign corporation duly authorized to do
business in each jurisdiction wherein the ownership of its property or the
conduct of its business requires such qualification or license and where the
failure to be so qualified or licensed might have a material adverse effect on
the Company. The Company has all requisite power and authority to own and
operate its properties, to lease the properties it leases and to conduct its
business in the manner and in the jurisdictions where now conducted.

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          (c) CAPITALIZATION.

                   (i) After giving effect to the issuance of the all
partnership interests contemplated by the Partnership Agreement, the respective
Post Recoupment Percentage Interests of the Partners will be as set forth in
Schedule A-2 to the Partnership Agreement.

                   (ii) Except as set forth in Schedule A-2 to the Partnership
Agreement, the Company has neither granted or issued, nor agreed to grant or
issue, any option, warrant or other commitment to issue or to acquire any
partnership interest.

          (d) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Incorporated as part of the Disclosure
Schedule is the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of March
31, 1996 (the "Balance Sheet"). The Balance Sheet (i) was compiled from the
books and records of the Company regularly maintained by management and used to
prepare the financial statements of the Company prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") consistently applied with
prior periods; and (ii) present fairly the financial position of the Company at
March 31, 1996 in accordance with GAAP.

          (e) ABSENCE OF UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES. Except for liabilities which
are set forth in the Balance Sheet which have arisen in the ordinary course of
business in amounts usual and normal, both individually and in the aggregate,
for the Company (none of which are liabilities for breach of contract, breach of
warranty, torts, infringements, claims or lawsuits), the Company has no material
obligations or liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated,
or otherwise, whether due or to become due) arising out of actions, inactions or
transactions entered into or any state of facts existing at or prior to the date
hereof, including without limitation any liabilities for federal state or local
taxes arising from the dissolution of America's Health Network, Inc.

          (f) NO VIOLATION. The performance by the Company and the General
Partner of their respective obligations hereunder and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) violate, conflict with or result
in a breach of any provision of the Partnership Agreement; (ii) violate, or be
in conflict with, or constitute a default (with or without due notice or lapse
of time or both) under, or permit the termination of, or cause the acceleration
of the maturity of any debt or obligation of the Company under, require the
consent of any other party to, constitute a breach of, create a loss of a
material benefit under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien upon
any property or assets of the Company or the General Partner under, any
mortgage, indenture, lease, agreement or other instrument to which

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the Company or the General Partner is a party or by which the Company or the
General Partner or the assets thereof, may be bound; (iii) violate any statute
or law or violate any judgment, decree, order, regulation or rule of any court
or governmental authority to which the Company or the General Partner is
subject; or (iv) violate any contract, agreement or commitment to which the
Company or the General Partner is bound.

          (g) NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. Since December 31,1995, neither the
business, operations, property nor affairs of the Company have been materially
adversely affected by any occurrence or development, whether or not insured
against, and the Company has no knowledge of any threatened occurrence or
development which would, individually or in the aggregate, materially adversely
affect its properties or assets, its business, operations or affairs.

          (h) VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized and approved by all
necessary corporate actions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement will
not violate any provision of law and will not conflict with, or result in a
breach of any of the terms of, or constitute a default under any agreement,
instrument or other restriction to which the Company is a party or by which it
is bound.

          (i) CONSENTS. No consent, approval or authorization of or designation,
declaration or filing with any other person, including without limitation any
governmental authority, on the part of the Company is required in connection
with the valid execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the
consummation of any transaction contemplated hereby.

          (j) TITLE TO PROPERTIES; ENCUMBRANCES. The Company has good and
marketable title to all of its properties and assets (tangible and intangible),
subject to no Liens (as defined below) other than the following:

                           (i) the Company's leases of its office and production
facilities;

                           (ii) the Company's license of intangible rights from
IVI Publishing, Inc. pursuant to the License Agreement, dated May 25, 1995 and
other license agreements entered into in the ordinary course of its business;

                           (iii) deposits under worker's compensation, 
unemployment insurance and similar laws or secure statutory obligations; and

                           (iv) Liens created in conjunction with equipment 
leases to secure the lease obligation created thereby.

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As used herein, "Liens" shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest,
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, encumbrance, lien,
easement, claim, right, covenant, restriction, right of way, warrant, option or
charge of any kind.

          (k) CONTRACTS AND COMMITMENTS. The Disclosure Schedule contains a
complete list (stated without duplication) of all contracts and commitments of
the Company which are material to the operations, business or financial
condition of the Company (the "Material Contracts") and which will be
enforceable against the Company after the Effective Date (other than agreements
with physician/hosts paid at an annual rate of $100,000 or less). The Material
Contracts are valid and binding and in full force and effect and there does not
exist any default by the Company, or, to the Company's best knowledge, by any
other party thereto, or event which with notice or lapse of time or both would
constitute a default by the Company, or, to the Company's best knowledge, by any
other party thereto, under a Material Contract which default would allow the
termination thereof.

          (l) LITIGATION. There are no actions, suits, proceedings or
investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in any
court or before any governmental agency or instrumentality against or affecting
the Company or the business, operations, financial condition or properties or
assets of the Company, or which would prevent the carrying out of this Agreement
or the Partnership Agreement, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, or declare the same unlawful or cause the rescission hereof. The
Company has not been charged with, nor to its knowledge, is it threatened with
or under an investigation with respect to, any charge concerning any violation
of any provision of any federal, state or local law, regulation, ordinance,
order or administrative ruling, nor is the Company in default with respect to
any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court, governmental agency or
instrumentality.

          (m) SECURITIES LAWS. The sale of the Securities, as provided in this
Agreement, is exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirement
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and is
registered or qualified (or is exempt from registration or qualification) under
the registration or qualification requirements of all applicable state
securities laws. Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf will take
any action hereafter that would cause the loss of such exemption.

          (n) DISCLOSURE. None of this Agreement, the Disclosure Schedule, the
Memorandum and the Forecast (Memorandum and Forecast being defined in Section
4.1) nor any certificate or other instrument referred to herein or otherwise
furnished to the Subscriber by the Company contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained

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herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. There is no fact known to the Company relating to the business,
affairs, operations, condition or prospects of the Company which materially
adversely affects the same and which has not been disclosed to the Subscriber by
the Company.

     4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SUBSCRIBER.

          The Subscriber acknowledges that the Partnership Interest is offered
pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. In
connection therewith the Subscriber makes the following representations,
warranties and acknowledgements, realizing that they are being relied upon by
the Company for purposes of determining the Subscriber's suitability as an
investor in the Company and compliance by the Company with applicable Federal
and state securities laws and regulations:

          (a) The Subscriber has read the Confidential Private Placement
Memorandum entitled "America's Health Network, G.P." and dated August 1995,
together with the supplement thereto dated March 18, 1996 (as so amended, the
"Memorandum") and the Forecast Financial Statements of AHN Partners, L P.
(together with assumptions) dated March 29, 1996 (the "Forecast"). The
Subscriber has such knowledge and expertise in financial and business matters
that the Subscriber is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an
investment in the Partnership Interest and the Subscriber is able to bear the
economic risk of investment in the Company Interest and the complete loss of the
Subscriber's investment.

          (b) The Subscriber has received and read or reviewed and is familiar
with the Partnership Agreement and such other documents which relate to its
subscription for the Partnership Interest, and the Subscriber confirms that all
documents, agreements, records and books pertaining to the investment in the
Company and requested by the Subscriber have been made available or delivered to
the Subscriber.

          (c) The Subscriber has obtained, to the extent the Subscriber has
deemed necessary, the Subscriber's own personal professional advice with respect
to the risks inherent in investment in the Partnership Interest, the suitability
of such investment in light of the Subscriber's financial condition and
investment needs, and legal, tax and accounting matters.

          (d) In connection with the Subscriber's acquisition of the Partnership
Interest, the Subscriber has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of
and receive answers from representatives of the General Partner and from persons

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authorized to act on the Company's behalf concerning (i) the terms and
conditions of this investment, and (ii) the Company and its operations. In
addition, the Subscriber has been afforded the opportunity to obtain any
additional information which the Company possesses or could acquire without
unreasonable effort or expense which the Subscriber requires in order to verify
the accuracy of the information provided by the Company.

          (e) The Subscriber understands that future operating results of the
Company are subject to events over which the Company will have only partial or
no control and to various uncertainties inherent in the Company's activities. No
representation has been made or could be made as to the amount of future profits
or losses of the Company.

          (f) The Subscriber has adequate means of providing for its current
needs and possible business contingencies, has no need for liquidity of
investment in the Partnership Interest and has no reason to anticipate any
change in business circumstances, financial or otherwise, which may cause or
require any sale or distribution of the Partnership Interest.

          (g) The Subscriber understands that investment in the Company is
an illiquid investment. In particular, the Subscriber recognizes that:

                   (i) The Subscriber must bear the economic risk of investment
in the Partnership Interest for an indefinite period of time, since the
Partnership Interest has not been registered under the Securities Act, and,
therefore, cannot be sold unless either it is subsequently registered under the
Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available and a
favorable opinion of counsel for the Partnership to that effect is obtained (if
requested by the General Partner);

                   (ii) The Subscriber will not have the right to require
registration of the Partnership Interest under the Securities Act and will not
be entitled to the benefits of Rule 144 thereunder, and

                   (iii) No established market for the Partnership Interest will
exist and it is extremely unlikely that any public market for the Partnership
Interest will develop.

          (h) The Subscriber represents that the Partnership Interest is being
purchased by it or for its own account, for purposes of investment and not for
the account of any other person and not for distribution, assignment or resale
to others, and no other person has a direct or beneficial interest in the
Partnership Interest. The

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Subscriber understands and acknowledges that the Partnership Interest has not
been registered under the Securities Act or under state laws.

          (i) The Subscriber, if a corporation, partnership, trust or other
entity, is authorized and otherwise duly qualified to purchase and hold the
Partnership Interest and to enter into this Admission Agreement.

          a) All information which the Subscriber has provided to the Company
concerning the Subscriber's financial position and knowledge of financial and
business matters, or, in the case of a corporation, partnership, trust or other
entity, concerning the knowledge of financial and business matters of the
person(s) making the investment decision on behalf of such entity, is correct
and complete as of the date set forth on the signature page hereof, and if there
should be any adverse change in such information prior to his, her, or its
subscription being accepted, he, she, or it will immediately provide the Company
with such information.

          (k) The Subscriber acknowledges and is aware that the Company has no
financial operating history; this is the Company's first venture; and the
Partnership Interest involves a high degree of risk of loss by the Subscriber of
its entire investment in the Company.

          (l) The Subscriber is an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501
under the Securities Act, inasmuch as the Subscriber is:

              (Please initial all applicable descriptions)

              ____  An entity with total assets at the time of purchase in
                    excess of $5,000,000, which was not formed for the purpose
                    of investing in the Company and which is one or more of the
                    following:

                                        ____  corporation;

                                        ____  partnership;

                                        ____  limited liability company; or

                                        ____  a tax-exempt organization as
                                              described in Section 501(c)(3) of
                                              the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
                                              as amended.

              ____  A personal (non-business) trust with total assets in excess
                    of $5,000,000, which was not formed for the purpose of
                    investing in the Company and whose decision to invest in the
                    Company has been directed by a person who has such knowledge
                    and experience in

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              ____  financial and business maKers that he is capable of
                    evaluating the merits and risks of the investment.

              ____  Licensed, or subject to supervision, by U.S. Federal or
                    state examining authorities as a "bank," "savings and loan
                    association," "insurance company" or "small business
                    investment company" (as such terrns are used and defined in
                    17 CFR 230.501(a)).

              ____  Registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
                    (the "Commission") as a broker or dealer or an investment
                    company, or has elected to be treated or qualifies as a
                    "business development company" (within the meaning of
                    Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or
                    Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940).

              ____  Any other entity in which all of the equity owners are
                    persons described above.


     5. CONDITIONS OF THE SUBSCRIBER'S OBLIGATIONS.

          (a) CONDITIONS TO BE MET AT THE FIRST CLOSING. The Subscriber's
obligations to purchase the First Closing Partnership Interest and pay the First
Closing Purchase Price therefor are subject to the fulfillment to its reasonable
satisfaction of the following conditions:

                   (i) The representations and warranties of the Company made in
writing by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be true and correct at and as of the date of the First
Closing (the "First Closing Date").

                   (ii) Each of the other persons (the "Other Subscribers")
whose names are set forth on Schedule A to the Partnership Agreement as persons
who will become Class A Partners or Class B Partners of the Company has entered
into a Subscription Agreement with the Company substantially in the form of this
Agreement and each of the Other Partners has paid the First Closing Purchase
Price pursuant to the terms and conditions of such Subscription Agreement.

                   (iii) The Subscriber shall have received a certificate
executed by the President of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date,
certifying that the conditions specified in clauses (i) through (ii) of this
Section 5(a) have been fulfilled.

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                   (iv) All corporate and other proceedings in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all documents and
instruments incident to such transactions shall be satisfactory in substance and
form to the Subscriber, and Subscriber shall have received all such counterpart
originals or certified or other copies of the Partnership Agreement and this
Agreement as the Subscriber may reasonably request.

          (b) CONDITIONS TO BE MET AT THE SECOND CLOSING. The Subscriber's
obligations to purchase the Second Closing Partnership Interest and pay the
Second Closing Purchase Price therefor are subject to the fulfillment to its
reasonable satisfaction of the following conditions:

                   (i) The representations and warranties of the Company made in
writing by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be true and correct at and as of the date of the
Second Closing (the "Second Closing Date").

                  (ii) (A) as of December 31, 1996, the Company's television
programming service (the "Network") shall be available for regular viewing by
at least *  of the number of       *      ) projected by the Company's business
plan dated March 29, 1996 (the "Business Plan") at the end of the third
quarter of Year 1 (at least    *    , based on a target of     *    );   *    . 

                       (B) Determined on a     *    , the Network shall have
been available for regular viewing by at least   *  of the     *    , (as
defined below) projected by the Business Plan during the     *    (at least
*   , based on a target of     *    ). "    *    " shall be determined by
cumulating the number of    *   according to the date on which the systems are
to be added to the Network (pursuant to information provided by carriage
affiliates as of March 13, 1996) multiplied by the number of days until the
last day of the third quarter of Year 1, divided by 270 days.

     The Company shall base its calculations on     *    reported to the Company
by its affiliates pursuant to their respective carriage agreements.

                 (iii) (A) As at December 31, 1996, the Company's actual
*    (as defined below) shall be at least  *  of the    *   projected in the
Business Plan cumulatively for the first three quarters of Year 1 (at least
*   based on a target of     *     );

                       (B) during the first nine months of operation, the
Company's     *     shall be at least   *   of the     *     that would have
been projected (using the formula set forth below) if the    *   during the
first three quarters of Year 1 had been projected to be less than the    *
projected by the Business Plan, but in no event less than  *  of the projection
contained in the Business Plan. In the case of (B), projected cumulative
*    shall be computed by using the following formula:   *   .      *
during the first three quarters of Year           *                        *

     As used herein, "     *            " shall mean        *                  
                                        , as determined from the Company's
unaudited quarterly financial statements for the periods in question.
Assumptions for          *         shall be those assumptions in the Business
Plan.











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* - Denotes confidential material omitted and filed separately with the 
    Securities and Exchange Commission


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                   (iv) Access has performed each of the obligations to be
performed by it at the Second Closing.

                   (v) The Subscriber shall have received a certificate executed
by the President of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that
the conditions specified in clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 5(b) have
been fulfilled.

                   (vi) All corporate and other proceedings in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all documents and
instruments incident to such transactions shall be satisfactory in substance and
form to the Subscriber.

          (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, if all of the conditions to the Second Closing set forth in Section
5(b) have not been fulfilled, the Subscriber shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to purchase up to all or any part of the Second Closing Partnership
Interest from the Company at the Second Closing Purchase Price adjusted for the
proportion of the Second Closing Partnership Interest that the Subscriber
desires to purchase.

          (d) Any failure on the part of any Subscriber to pay any portion of 
the First Closing Purchase Price or the Second Closing Purchase Price when due
shall render the Subscriber a "Delinquent Partner" under Section 4.2 of the
Partnership Agreement and shall enable the Company and its Partners to employ
the rights and remedies set forth therein, without limiting such additional
rights or remedies as the Company or its Partners may have at law or in equity.




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* - Denotes confidential material omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


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     6. SUBSCRIBER'S INDEMNIFICATION.

          (a) The Subscriber acknowledges that the Company will rely upon the
representations, warranties and agreements of the Subscriber set forth in
Section 4, each of which shall survive after the date of the Subscriber's
execution and delivery of this Agreement. The Subscriber agrees to hold harmless
and indemnify the Company and the General Partner and its officers, directors
and stockholders and any other person who may be deemed to control the General
Partner from and against all liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees) which it may incur by reason of the
failure of the Subscriber to fulfill any of the terms or conditions of this
Admission Agreement, or by reason of any inaccuracy or breach of the
representations and warranties and agreements made by the Subscriber in Section
4 or in connection with the Partnership Interest in any manner whatsoever.

          (b) The Company acknowledges that the Subscriber will rely upon the
representations, warranties and agreements of the Company set forth in Section
3, each of which shall survive after the date of the Subscriber's execution and
delivery of this Agreement. The Company agrees to hold harmless and indemnify
the Subscriber from and against all liabilities, damages, losses, costs and
expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) which it may incur by reason of
the failure of the Company to fulfill any of the terms or conditions of this
Admission Agreement, or by reason of any inaccuracy or breach of the
representations and warranties and agreements made by the Company in Section 3
or in connection with the Partnership Interest in any manner whatsoever.

     7. MISCELLANEOUS.

          (a) The Subscriber agrees that this Admission Agreement shall be
binding upon the Subscriber's permitted successors and assigns. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Subscriber may not assign this Admission Agreement without
the prior written consent of the Company.

          (b) Notwithstanding any of the representations, warranties,
acknowledgements or agreements made herein by the Subscriber, the Subscriber
does not thereby or in any other manner waive any rights granted to the
Subscriber under United States or other applicable securities laws.

          (c) This Admission Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among 
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and may be amended
only by a writing executed by such parties.


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          (d) This Admission Agreement shall be enforced, governed and construed
(both as to validity and performance) in all respects in accordance with the
laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed
wholly in the State of Delaware.

          (e) Within five days after receipt of a written request from the
Company, the Subscriber will provide such information, to execute and deliver
such documents and to take, or forbear from taking, such actions as reasonably
may be necessary to comply with any and all laws and ordinances to which the
Company is subject.

          (f) All notices sent hereunder shall be in writing. If sent to the
Company, such notices shall be addressed to the Company at its address in the
Partnership Agreement. If sent to the Subscriber, such notices shall be
addressed to the Subscriber at the address (including telecopier number) set
forth below opposite its name.

          (g) The Subscriber and the Company agree that any legal suit, action
or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement may be instituted in
a state, city or federal court in the State of New York; PROVIDED that the
Company may bring suit in the courts of any country or place where the
Subscriber or any of its assets may be found and, by execution and delivery of
this Agreement, the Subscriber irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction. To the
extent permitted by law, the Subscriber irrevocably waives trial by jury and any
objection which it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any suit, action or
proceeding, arising out of or relating to the Partnership Agreement or this
Agreement brought in the State of New York and to the extent permitted by law
hereby further irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or
proceeding brought in the State of New York has been brought in an inconvenient
forum. If any agent appointed by the Subscriber refuses to accept service, the
Subscriber agrees that service upon it by certified mail return receipt
requested sent to the address specified by the Subscriber below shall constitute
sufficient notice. Nothing herein shall affect the right to serve process in any
other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of the Company to bring
proceeding against the Subscriber in the courts of any other jurisdiction.

          (h) If the Subscriber defaults in the performance of any of its
obligations under this Agreement, the Company shall have all rights and remedies
provided at law and equity. All costs and expenses of collection, including
attorneys' fees, shall be added to and become part of the obligations of the
Subscriber under this Agreement.


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          (i) This Admission Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has caused this Admission Agreement
to be duly executed on the date indicated beneath its name.

                                        AHN PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware
                                            limited partnership

                                        By: America's Health Network, LLC,
                                            General Partner


                                        By: /s/ Joe Maddox
                                            ________________________________
                                            Name: Joe Maddox
                                            Title: Manager


                                        PJ HEALTH PROGRAMMING, INC.



                                        By: /s/ Harry Dyson
                                            ________________________________
                                            Name: Harry Dyson
                                            Title: Treasurer



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Name and Address of Subscriber:

PJ Health Programming, Inc.

c/o The Providence Journal Company

75 Fountain Street, 3rd Floor

Providence, Rhode Island 02902

Telephone: (401) 277-7000

Telecopier: (401) 277-8170


First Closing Partnership
Interest (expressed as
Post Recoupment Percentage
Interest): *                                        Purchase Price: 28,000,000

Second Closing Partnership
Interest (expressed as
Post Recoupment Percentage
Interest): *                                        Purchase Price: 19,500,000






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* - Denotes confidential matierial omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.



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                               DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

Material Contracts of the Company are as follows:

         1.       Letter Agreement, dated as of May 25, 1995, between America's
                  Health Network, Inc. ("AHN, Inc.") and IVI Publishing, Inc.

         2.       Agreement, dated as of June 8, 1995, between AHN, Inc. and
                  Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.

         3.       Business Center Lease, dated June 30, 1995, between AHN, Inc.
                  and Universal City Florida Partners ("Universal City").

         4.       Consulting Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1995, between AHN,
                  Inc. and The Providence Journal Broadcasting Corp.

         5.       Sublease Agreement, dated as of August 1, 1995, between AHN,
                  Inc. and Providence Journal Satellite Services, Inc.

         6.       Telemarketing and Fulfillment Services Agreement, executed on
                  June 20, 1995 and June 28, 1995, between AHN, Inc. and
                  National Call Center, Inc.

         7.       Fiber Optics Service Agreement, dated February 29, 1996,
                  between AHN, Inc. and Triumph Communications, Inc.
                  ("Triumph").

The Company is seeking the consent of Hughes Communications Galaxy, Inc.
("Hughes") to the assignment of the Sublease Agreement pursuant to which AHN
Inc. subleased a transmission signal from Providence Journal Satellite Services,
Inc.



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