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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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) August 30, 1996
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Kagan Media Partners, L.P.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-17507 22-2931567
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
Of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
126 Clock Tower Place Carmel, California 93923
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (408) 624-1536
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5 Other Events
Kagan Media Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership") held a senior-participation
instrument from Tele-Media Company of Mid-America, L.P. ("TM-MA") that was in
the form of a participating debt investment and consisted of $6 million in
principal amount of senior subordinated debt of TM-MA originally due September
30, 2001. The debt, which was subject to certain prepayment provisions, bore
current interest at a rate of 14% and contingent interest to be computed under a
specified formula.
As of December 31, 1993, TM-MA was in default under its senior debt instruments.
As a result of this default, the senior lenders to TM-MA blocked payment to the
Partnership of the interest due on the Partnership's participating debt
investment at December 31, 1993. Consequently, the Partnership stopped accruing
interest on the notes, effective October 1, 1993. A balance of $210,000 remained
outstanding at such date.
In the fourth quarter of 1995, an agreement for the sale of the assets of TM-MA
to an unaffiliated joint venture was completed in principle and subsequently
amended in February 1996 ("TM-MA Sale Agreement"). During 1995, the Partnership
recorded unrealized depreciation of its investment in TM-MA of $641,754, which
represented the difference between the sum of the prior carrying value of the
investment ($4,045,000), adjusted for amortization and the estimated value of
the Partnership's interest based upon the TM-MA Sale Agreement ($3,400,000). In
addition, the Partnership realized a loss of $210,000 to recognize the write-off
of the interest receivable previously accrued.
The TM-MA Sale Agreement was consummated August 30, 1996 and the Partnership
received $3,409,091 for its senior participation instrument, which is
significantly less than the principal amount of such instrument, but equal to
its recent carrying value.
The senior participating investment in TM-MA was the Partnership's largest
remaining investment. On September 12, 1996, the Partnership sold its two high
yield debt investments and two equity investments for proceeds totaling
approximately $2,066,000. Such investments had market values aggregating
approximately $2,083,000 at June 30, 1996. The Partnership's last remaining
interest other than short term government securities and cash is its interest in
an escrow account established in connection with a previous transaction
concerning Vista/Narragansett Cable, L.P. As previously reported, the escrow
account is scheduled to be liquidated in December 1996 but the Partnership is
attempting to accelerate the escrow payout. It is anticipated that the
Partnership will make a final liquidating cash distribution to partners composed
of the proceeds generated by the above mentioned sales of investments and the
undistributed cash reserves, net of related expenses, on or around December 31,
1996.
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SIGNATURE
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.
Kagan Media Partners, L.P. (Registrant)
By: Mezzanine Capital Corporation
Administrative General Partner
Dated: 9/16/96 By: /s/ Joseph P. Ciavarella
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Joseph P. Ciavarella
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and
Chief Financial and Accounting Officer
