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
December 19, 1996
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Savoy Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-21234 13-3649014
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
Carnegie Hall Tower
152 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
(Address of principal executive offices)
(212) 247-5810
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1. Changes in Control of Registrant
On December 19, 1996, Silver King Communications, Inc. ("Silver King")
acquired Savoy Pictures Entertainment, Inc. (the "Registrant") pursuant to
the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 27, 1995,
as amended by the amendment, dated March 22, 1996, and the amendment, dated
August 13, 1996, among the Registrant, Silver King Communications, Inc. and
Thames Acquisition Corp (the "Merger").
The Registrant has informed the NASDAQ Stock Market that it has
voluntarily terminated its designation as a NASDAQ National Market System
security.
In connection with the Merger, the Registrant, Silver King and United
States Trust Company of New York, as Trustee (the "Trustee"), entered into a
supplement, dated as of December 19, 1996 (the "Third Supplemental Indenture"),
to the Indenture, dated as of June 25, 1993, between the Registrant and the
Trustee. The Third Supplemental Indenture is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1
and is incorporated herein by reference.
A press release of the Registrant is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statement and Exhibits
(C) Exhibits
Reference is made to the Exhibit Index annexed hereto and made a part
hereof.
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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.
SAVOY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Date: December 19, 1996 By: /s/ Lewis J. Korman
______________________________
Lewis J. Korman, President and
Chief Operating Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of November 27, 1995,
among Savoy Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Silver King
Communications, Inc. and Thames Acquisition Corp.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Registrant's
Form 8-K dated November 27, 1995).
2.2 Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
August 13, 1996, among Savoy Pictures Entertainment, Inc.,
Silver King Communications, Inc. and Thames Acquisition
Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the
Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
1996).
4.1 Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 19,
1996, among Silver King Communications, Inc., Savoy
Pictures Entertainment, Inc. and U.S. Trust Company of New
York, as Trustee, to the Indenture, dated as of June 25,
1993.
99.1 Press release, issued December 19, 1996,
by Savoy Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
Exhibit 4.1
SAVOY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,
SILVER KING COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
and
UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, as Trustee
____________________________________
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of December 19, 1996
to
INDENTURE
Dated as of June 25, 1993
____________________________________
$105,325,000
7% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due July 1, 2003
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THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of December 19, 1996, among
SAVOY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Savoy"), SILVER
KING COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Silver King"), and UNITED
STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York corporation (the "Trustee"), as
Trustee. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the
respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture.
WHEREAS, Savoy and the Trustee have entered into an Indenture, dated
as of June 25, 1993, as amended by that certain First Supplemental Indenture,
dated as of October 29, 1993, and that certain Second Supplemental Indenture,
dated as of December 17, 1993, (the "Indenture"), providing for the issuance of
7% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due July 1, 2003 (the "Securities"), in
the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $105,325,000;
WHEREAS, Savoy, Thames Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and
a wholly owned subsidiary of Silver King ("Sub"), and Silver King have entered
into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 27, 1995, and
amended as of March 22, 1996 and August 13, 1996 (as amended, the "Merger
Agreement"), pursuant to which Sub will merge with and into Savoy (the
"Merger"), Savoy will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Silver King and each
share of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Savoy ("Savoy Common
Stock"), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the
Merger (the "Effective Time") will be converted into the right to receive 0.14
of a fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, $.01 par value per
share, of Silver King ("Silver King Common Stock") in accordance with the terms
of the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, Section 701 of the Indenture permits Savoy to merge with
another corporation provided certain terms and conditions are satisfied;
WHEREAS, Section 801 of the Indenture authorizes Savoy and the
Trustee to enter into a supplemental indenture without the consent of any
Holders, to, among other things, make provisions with respect to the conversion
rights of the Holders pursuant to the requirements of Article Eleven of the
Indenture or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions
arising under the Indenture that do not adversely affect the interests of any
Holders;
WHEREAS, Savoy and Silver King desire to execute a supplemental
indenture pursuant to Section 1111 of Article Eleven of the Indenture to
provide for conversion rights of the Holders in connection with the Merger;
WHEREAS, Savoy has furnished the Trustee with (i) an Officer's
Certificate stating that the Merger and this Third Supplemental Indenture
comply with Articles Seven and Eleven of the Indenture and that all conditions
precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to this Third Supplemental
Indenture have been complied with, (ii) an Opinion of Counsel stating that the
Merger and this Third Supplemental Indenture comply with Articles Seven and
Eleven of the Indenture, all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture
relating to this Third Supplemental Indenture have been complied with and the
execution of this Third Supplemental Indenture is authorized or permitted by
the Indenture, and (iii) a Board Resolution of Savoy authorizing the execution
of this Third Supplemental Indenture; and
WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Third Supplemental
Indenture a valid supplement of the Indenture have been satisfied.
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NOW, THEREFORE, each party hereto, for the benefit of the other party
hereto and the equal and proportionate benefit of the Holders, is executing and
delivering this Third Supplemental Indenture and hereby agrees as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
Assumption of Obligations
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SECTION 1. Silver King hereby assumes as a joint and several obligor
with Savoy, from and after the Effective Time, the due and punctual payment of
the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on all the Securities and
the performance of every covenant of the Indenture on the part of Savoy to be
performed or observed.
SECTION 2. Silver King and Savoy, from and after the Effective Time,
by virtue of the assumption by Silver King, as set forth in Section 1 of this
Article One, and the delivery of this Third Supplemental Indenture, shall be
joint and several obligors under the Indenture.
ARTICLE TWO
Definitions and Other General Provisions
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SECTION 1. The definition of the term "Common Stock" in Section 101
of the Indenture is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"Common Stock" means any stock of any class of Silver King which
has no preference in respect of dividends or of amounts payable in the
event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding
up of Silver King and which is not subject to redemption by Silver King.
Subject to the provisions of Section 1111, however, shares issuable on
conversion of Securities shall include only shares of the class designated
as Common Stock of Silver King at the date of the Third Supplemental
Indenture or shares of any class or classes resulting from any
reclassification or reclassifications thereof and which have no preference
in respect of dividends or of amounts payable in the event of any
voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Silver
King and which are not subject to redemption by Silver King; provided that
if at any time there shall be more than one such resulting class, the
shares of each such class then so issuable shall be substantially in the
proportion which the total number of shares of such class resulting from
all such reclassifications bears to the total number of shares of all such
classes resulting from all such reclassifications.
SECTION 2. The following terms shall be added to Section 101 of the
Indenture in their respective appropriate alphabetical places:
"Effective Time" has the meaning ascribed to it in the Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 27, 1995, as amended as of March
22, 1996 and August 13, 1996, by and among the Company, Silver King and
Thames Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Silver King.
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"Silver King" means Silver King Communications, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and shall include its successors and assigns.
SECTION 3. The Form of Reverse of Security in the Indenture is
hereby amended by:
(a) Deleting the reference to "Common Stock of the Company" in the second
paragraph thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Common Stock";
(b) Deleting the reference to "$18.60" in the second paragraph thereof
and inserting in lieu thereof the figure "$132.86"; and
(c) Deleting all references to "the Company" in the last sentence of the
second paragraph thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Silver King".
SECTION 4. The Form of Conversion Notice in the Indenture is hereby
amended by deleting the phrase "Common Stock of Savoy Pictures Entertainment,
Inc." and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Common Stock".
ARTICLE THREE
Conversion of Securities
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SECTION 1. As a result of the Merger, without any action on the part
of any Holders and in accordance with the provisions of Section 1111 of the
Indenture, on and after the Effective Time and during the period such Security
shall be convertible as specified in Section 1101 of the Indenture, each $1,000
principal amount of Securities (or an integral multiple thereof) shall be
convertible into fully paid and non-assessable shares (calculated as to each
conversion to the nearest one one-hundredth of a share) of Common Stock of
Silver King, in accordance with the provisions of Article Eleven of the
Indenture, at an initial conversion price per share of $132.86, such conversion
price being subject to subsequent adjustment after the Effective Time in
accordance with the provisions of Article Eleven of the Indenture.
SECTION 2. Section 1101 of the Indenture is hereby amended by
deleting all references therein to "Common Stock of the Company" and inserting
in lieu thereof "Common Stock".
SECTION 3. Section 1101 of the Indenture is hereby amended by
deleting the reference to "$18.60" in the second paragraph thereof and
inserting in lieu thereof the figure "$132.86".
SECTION 4. Section 1102 of the Indenture is hereby amended by
deleting the words "the Company shall issue and shall deliver" in the second
sentence of the second paragraph thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the
words "Silver King shall issue and shall deliver".
SECTION 5. Sections 1104, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109 and 1111 of the
Indenture are hereby amended by deleting all references therein to "the
Company" and inserting in lieu thereof "Silver King".
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ARTICLE FOUR
Miscellaneous
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SECTION 1. As amended by this Third Supplemental Indenture, the
Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and as so supplemented by
this Third Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and construed as one and
the same instrument.
SECTION 2. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner
whatsoever for the correctness of the recitals of facts herein, all of which
are made by Savoy and Silver King, and the Trustee shall not be responsible or
accountable in any manner whatsoever for or with respect to the validity,
execution or sufficiency of this Third Supplemental Indenture.
SECTION 3. This Third Supplemental Indenture shall become a legally
effective and binding instrument upon the later of (i) execution and delivery
hereof by all parties hereto and (ii) the Effective Time.
SECTION 4. This Third Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any
number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which so executed shall be deemed an original, but all of such counterparts
shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
SECTION 5. This Third Supplemental Indenture shall be governed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, as applied to contracts made
and performed within the State of New York, without regard to the principles of
conflicts of law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third
Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, and their respective corporate
seals to be hereunto affixed and attested, all as of the day and year first
above written.
SAVOY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
By: ________________________
Name:
Title:
Attest:
By: _______________________
Name:
Title:
SILVER KING COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:
________________________
Name:
Title:
Attest:
By: _______________________
Name:
Title:
UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee
By:
________________________
Name:
Title:
Attest:
By: ________________________
Name:
Title:
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Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York, New York
December 19, 1996
SAVOR PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, INC. -- COMPLETES MERGER
Savoy Pictures Entertainment, Inc. ("Savoy") announced today that it had
completed its merger with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silver King
Communications, Inc. ("Silver King") pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of
Merger which was approved today at a special meeting of Savoy's stockholders.
At the meeting, approximately 89% of Savoy's outstanding shares were voted in
favor of the merger. Upon consummation of the merger, each issued and
outstanding share of common stock of Savoy was converted into the right to
receive 0.14 shares of Silver King common stock. As a result, Savoy has become
a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Silver King.
For confirmation contact: Jennifer Goebel, Savoy Pictures Entertainment Inc.,
(212) 247-5810.
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