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FORM 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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[_] Check this box if no STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB Number: 3235-0287
longer subject to Expires: April 30, 1997
Section 16. Form 4 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Estimated average burden
or Form 5 obligations Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 hours per response.......... 0.5
may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 --------------------------------
Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
Reporting Person Trading Symbol (Check all applicable)
Allen Paul G. Ticketmaster Group, Inc. (TKTM) [X] Director [X] 10% Owner
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social 4. Statement for [X] Officer (give ____ Other (specify
Security Number of Month/Year 5/97 title below)
110 110th Avenue, N.E., Reporting Person below)
Suite 500 (Voluntary)
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(Street) 5. If Amendment, -------------------------------
Date of Original
Bellevue Washington 98004 (Month/Year)
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(City) (State) (Zip) TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature of
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship Indirect
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: Beneficial
(Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Ownership
(Month/ ------------------------------------------- End of Month (D) or In- (Instr. 4)
Day/ (A) or (Instr. 3 direct (I)
Year) Code V Amount (D) Price and 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock, no par value per 5/20/97 S 12,283,014 D . 12,283,014* D
share
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Responses) SEC 1474 (8-92)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Cover- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount of
Security (Instr. 3) sion or action action Derivative cisable and Underlying Securities
Exercise Date Code Securities Expiration (Instr. 3 and 4)
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) Acquired (A) Date (Month/
Deriv- Day/ or Disposed Day/Year)
ative Year) of (D) (Instr. ----------------------------------------
Security 3, 4, and 5) Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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1. Title of Derivative 8. Price 9. Number 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Security (Instr. 3) of of Form of Indirect
Deriv- Deriv- Derivative Beneficial
ative ative Security: Ownership
Security Securities Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 5) Beneficially or Indirect
Owned at (I)
End of Month (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
. On May 20, 1997, Paul G. Allen entered into a Stock Exchange Agreement with HSN, Inc. (the "Stock Exchange Agreement") pursuant
to which HSN, Inc. will, among other things, acquire from Mr. Allen 12,283,014 shares of common stock, no par value, of
Ticketmaster Group, Inc. ("Ticketmaster Stock") in exchange for 7,238,507 shares of common stock, $.01 par value , of HSN, Inc.
("HSNi Common Stock"), subject to the possible issuance to Mr. Allen of up to 3,257,328 additional shares of HSNi Common Stock
in August 1998 if the average market price of the HSNi Common Stock over certain periods prior to such time is below $29 per
share. Following the consummation of the first closing, Mr. Allen will no longer own any shares of Ticketmaster Stock. The first
closing under the Stock Exchange Agreement is subject to specified conditions and is anticipated to close on or about July 9,
1997. To facilitate an orderly transition, Mr. Allen has agreed to continue to serve as Chairman of Ticketmaster Group, Inc. for
a period not to exceed six months following the first closing.
Exhibit Index:
1. Durable Special Power of Attorney, dated May 6, 1997, granted by Paul G. Allen to William D. Savoy.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Paul G. Allen
Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C.
78ff(a). By: /s/ William D. Savoy June 9, 1997
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually William D. Savoy,
signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 Attorney-In-Fact of Paul G. Allen
for procedure.
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Exhibit 1
DURABLE SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, PAUL G. ALLEN, as principal, do hereby appoint WILLIAM D. SAVOY as my
attorney-in-fact with full power and authority to do and perform all acts in my
name, place and stead as fully as I might do and perform as principal in
connection with my shareholdings of TICKETMASTER GROUP, INC, an Illinois
corporation, including, without limitation, the full power and authority to (i)
vote, pledge or sell such shares, (ii) in connection with any indebtedness of
Starwave Corporation to me, to modify any of the terms of repayment of such
indebtedness, (iii) negotiate and enter into or modify any shareholder agreement
or other agreement, and (iv) execute any and all documents and other instruments
reasonably necessary to effect the foregoing.
This power of attorney shall not be affected by my disability, incapacity
at law or uncertainty as to whether I am dead or alive. All acts done by my
attorney-in-fact during any period of my disability or incapacity at law or
uncertainty as to whether I am dead or alive shall have the same effect and
inure to my benefit and bind me or my guardian, heirs, beneficiaries, devisees,
legatees, personal representatives and successors as if I were alive, competent
and not disabled.
My attorney-in-fact shall have no power to act hereunder after August 1,
1997, but any act performed prior to that date shall be valid and continue to be
effective regardless of this termination date.
DATED at Bellevue, Washington, this 6 day of May, 1997.
/s/ Paul G. Allen
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Paul G. Allen
