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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): December 12, 2000 (December 7,
2000)
BHC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1 -10342 59-2104168
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer
incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
767 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10153
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 421-0200
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On December 7, 2000, The News Corporation Limited filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form F-4 relating to its
proposed acquisition of Chris-Craft Industries, Inc., BHC Communications, Inc.
and United Television, Inc. That filing includes preliminary proxy materials for
Chris-Craft, BHC and United Television, including, as annexes thereto, the three
merger agreements, as amended, relating to the proposed transactions.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
2.1 Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 7, 2000, to Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 13, 2000, among BHC
Communications, Inc., The News Corporation Limited, News
Publishing Australia Limited and Fox Television Holdings, Inc.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.5 to News
Corporation's Registration Statement on Form F-4 filed on
December 7, 2000 (File No. 333-51434)).
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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.
BHC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Date: December 12, 2000 By: /s/ Brian C. Kelly
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Name: Brian C. Kelly
Title:Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. Exhibit
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2.1 Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 7, 2000, to Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of August 13, 2000, among BHC
Communications, Inc., The News Corporation Limited, News
Publishing Australia Limited and Fox Television Holdings, Inc.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.5 to News Corporation's
Registration Statement on Form F-4 filed on December 7, 2000 (File
No. 333-51434)).
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