SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3 )*
LIVE Entertainment
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.01
(Title of Class of Securities)
538032400
(CUSIP Number)
Stephen M. Schultz, Esq.,
Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C.,
551 Fifth Avenue, 18th Floor,
New York, New York 10176
Tel: (212) 986-6000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of
Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
May 2, 1996
(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 following box [ ].
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the
statement [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the reporting
person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting
beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2)has filed no amendment
subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five
percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)
Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits,
should be filed with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for
other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent
amendment containing information which would alter disclosures
provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the Notes).
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)[ ]
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
207,243
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
0
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
207,243
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
207,243
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
7.86%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 17
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE
ATTESTATION.
This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) with
respect to securities beneficially owned by the reporting
person specified herein as of May 9, 1996 and amends and
supplements the Schedule 13D dated March 7, 1996, as amended
on April 19, 1996 and on April 25, 1996 (the "Schedule
13D"). Pursuant to Regulation S-T, the Schedule 13D, as
further amended, is restated below.
ITEM 1. Securities and Issuer
This statement relates to the Common Stock, par value
$0.01 (the "Common Stock") of LIVE Entertainment Inc. (the
"Issuer"). The Issuer's principal executive offices are
located at 15400 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, California 91406.
ITEM 2. Identity and Background
(a)-(c) The name of the person filing this statement
on Schedule 13D is Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries
("Elliott"). Paul E. Singer ("Singer") and Braxton
Associates, L.P., a New Jersey limited partnership
("Braxton"), are the general partners of Elliott.
ELLIOTT
The business address of Elliott is 712 Fifth Avenue,
36th Floor, New York, New York 10019.
Elliott's principal business is to purchase, sell,
trade and invest in securities.
SINGER
Singer's business address is 712 Fifth Avenue,
36th Floor, New York, New York 10019.
Singer's principal occupation or employment is
that of serving as general partner of Elliott and
Braxton.
BRAXTON
The business address of Braxton is 222 Cedar Lane,
Suite 111, Teaneck, New Jersey 07666.
The principal business of Braxton is the
furnishing of investment advisory services.
The names, business or residence addresses, and
present principal occupation or employment of the
general partners of Braxton are as follows:
NAME ADDRESS OCCUPATION
Paul E. Singer 712 Fifth Avenue
36th Floor
New York, New York
10019 General Partner
of Elliott and
Braxton
Braxton Associates,
Inc. 222 Cedar Lane,
Suite 111
Teaneck, New Jersey
07666 The principal
business of
Braxton
Associates,
Inc. is serving
as General
Partner of
Braxton.
The names, business or residence addresses, and
present principal occupation or employment of the directors
and executive officers of Braxton Associates, Inc. are as
follows:
NAME ADDRESS OCCUPATION
Paul E. Singer 712 Fifth Avenue
36th Floor
New York, New York
10019
General Partner
of Elliott and
Braxton
(d) and (e) During the last five years, none of the
persons or entities above has been (i) convicted in a
criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors); or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a
judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction
and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a
judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations
of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to,
federal or state securities laws or finding any violation
with respect to such laws.
(f) All of the natural persons listed above are
citizens of the United State of America.
ITEM 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
The source and amount of funds used by Elliott in
making purchases of the Preferred Stock owned by it are set
forth below.
SOURCE OF FUNDS AMOUNT OF FUNDS
Margin account at Merrill Lynch, $1,670,565.00
Pierce, Fenner and Smith and
Broadcourt Capital Corp.
Total $1,670,565.00
ITEM 4. Purpose of Transaction
Elliott has accumulated its shares of Series B
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock"),
convertible into Common Stock, in the ordinary course of its
trade or business of purchasing, selling, trading and
investing in securities. Depending upon market conditions
and other factors that it may deem material, Elliott may
purchase additional shares of Preferred or Common Stock or
may dispose of all or a portion of the Preferred or Common
Stock that it now owns or may hereafter acquire.
Pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of
Designations for the Preferred Stock, the holders of the
Preferred Stock are entitled to elect four directors to the
Issuer's Board of Directors at the Issuer's annual meeting
of stockholders, which was held on May 2, 1996 (the "Annual
Meeting"). In its April 2, 1996 proxy statement to
stockholders, the Issuer's Board of Directors included its
four nominees to serve as the directors elected by Preferred
Stock. In accordance with prior notice sent to the Issuer,
Elliott's designee nominated Charles MacDonald at the Annual
Meeting to be one of the directors of the Issuer elected by
the Preferred Stock. At the Annual Meeting, Elliott's
designee voted Elliott's shares, as well as proxies received
by Elliott to vote 1,312,921 shares of Preferred Stock held
by other parties, in favor of Mr. MacDonald's election, as
well as for the Issuer's nominees, other than one and Mr.
MacDonald and such nominees were elected to the Issuer's
Board of Directors.
Except as set forth herein, Elliott has no plans or
proposals which relate to or would result in any of the
actions set forth in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item
4.
ITEM 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a) Elliott beneficially owns 414,485 shares of
Preferred Stock (including 2,000 shares held by Manchester
Securities Corp., a broker-dealer which is wholly-owned by
Elliott) convertible into 207,243 shares of Common Stock,
constituting 7.86% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock.
(b) Elliott has the sole power to vote or direct
the vote of, and to dispose or direct the disposition of the
shares of Common Stock.
(c) During the past sixty (60) days, the
following transactions in the Common Stock were effected by
Elliott in the manner set forth below:
DATE SECURITY AMOUNT BOUGHT (SOLD) PRICE,
EXCLUDING
COMMISSION TYPE
OF TRANSACTION
4/11/96 Common Stock (37,700) $5.50
over-the-counter (in New
York)
4/12/96 Common Stock (30,000) $5.25
over-the-counter (in New
York)
4/16/96 Common Stock (10,000) $5.50
over-the-counter (in New
York)
4/29/96 Common Stock (1,500) $6.625
over-the-counter (in
New York)
4/29/96 Common Stock (8,500) $6.50 over the
counter (in New
York)
(d) No person other than Elliott 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
beneficially owned by Elliott.
(e) Not applicable.
ITEM 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or
Relationships with Respect to Securities of the
Issuer.
In connection with the director nomination referred to
in Item 4 above, Elliott made an exempt limited solicitation
(to ten or fewer persons) of proxies from other holders of
Preferred Stock to vote their shares in favor of Elliott's
nominee at the Annual Meeting and to vote their shares in
favor of Issuer's nominees, other than one. In response to
this exempt solicitation, Elliott received proxies to vote
1,312,921 shares. As described in Item 4 above, Elliott's
designee voted such proxies at the Annual Meeting.
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.
Dated: May 9, 1996 ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES,
L.P.
By: /s/ Paul E. Singer
Paul E. Singer,
GeneralPartner
