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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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) OCTOBER 1, 1996
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INTERNATIONAL CABLETEL INCORPORATED
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware 0-22616 52-1822078
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(State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer
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Incorporation)
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110 East 59th Street, New York, New York 10022
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code (212)371-3714
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
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On October 1, 1996 International CableTel Incorporated announced the
appointment of Leigh Costikyan Wood to the newly-created position of Chief
Operating Officer of its UK operations. In her new position, Ms. Wood will
assume all day-to-day management of the combined CableTel/NTL Group in the UK
and will report to J. Barclay Knapp, Chief Executive of the UK Group.
Today ICTL also announced several new management responsibilities in its UK
operations to take better advantage of its recent acquisition of NTL. Peter
Douglas, previously director of operations at NTL, assumes overall leadership of
the NTL division. Hamid Heidary, formerly director of operations at CableTel,
assumes overall leadership of the CableTel division.
In addition, three new business units are being created to combine CableTel's
and NTL's expertise in several fields. Alan Hindley, previously director of
product development at CableTel, assumes leadership of the National Telecoms
division. Steve Wagner, formerly director of communications at CableTel,
assumes leadership of the National Media division. A third new position leading
the group's Information Services businesses will be filled at a later date.
Jeremy Thorp and John Okas, formerly director of broadcast and of telecoms,
respectively, at NTL, will be joining the National Media and National Telecoms
business units in key capacities. Two other UK group-wide positions were also
announced. Ronald McKellar, finance director of NTL now becomes finance
director of the combined group, and Robert MacKenzie, legal director of CableTel
becomes legal director of the combined group.
Separately, ICTL was pleased to confirm that several key executives have
joined the Company from Cellular One(R) serving Ohio and Michigan, a joint
venture formerly between CCI and AirTouch. These executives will form a core
corporate team with expertise in virtually every communications discipline.
The executives joining are:
Ms. Patty Flynt, formerly Senior Vice President of Management Information
Services
Ms. Beth Fisher, formerly Senior Vice President of Customer Operations
Mr. Don Miller, formerly Vice President of Marketing
Mr. Stefan Eckert, formerly Senior Vice President of the Southern Region
Mr. Paul Nelson, formerly Senior Vice President of the Central Region.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the above is
attached hereto as an exhibit and incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibits
99 Press Release issued October 1, 1996.
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SIGNATURES
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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.
INTERNATIONAL CABLETEL INCORPORATED
(Registrant)
By: \s\ Richard J. Lubasch
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Name: Richard J. Lubasch
Title: Senior Vice President-General Counsel
Dated: October 1, 1996
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SIGNATURES
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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.
INTERNATIONAL CABLETEL INCORPORATED
(Registrant)
By:
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Name: Richard J. Lubasch
Title: Senior Vice President-General Counsel
Dated: October 1, 1996
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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99 Press Release issued on September 3, 1996.
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[LETTERHEAD FOR INTERNATIONAL CABLETEL APPEARS HERE]
For Immediate Release
New York, New York and Farnborough, Hampshire, UK (October 1, 1996) -
International CableTel Incorporated (CableTel)(Nasdaq NMS:ICTL) today announced
the appointment of Leigh Costikyan Wood to the newly-created position of Chief
Operating Officer of its UK operations. In her new position, Ms. Wood will
assume all day-to-day management of the combined CableTel/NTL Group in the UK
and will report to J. Barclay Knapp, Chief Executive of the UK Group.
Ms. Wood was previously Chief Executive Officer of Cellular One/(r)/ serving
Ohio and Michigan, a joint venture formerly between Cellular Communications,
Inc. (CCI) and AirTouch Communications (AirTouch). During her three-year tenure
at Cellular One, Ms. Wood led customer growth from 370,000 to over 1.2 million,
and increased annualized revenues from $350 million to over $1.0 billion.
Commenting on Ms. Wood's appointment, Barclay Knapp remarked "Leigh joined the
CCI family in 1984 and has been a key member of the management team ever since.
Her recent experience with rapid growth in a competitive communications
environment will prove invaluable to us as we seek even better results in the
UK."
Today ICTL also announced several new management responsibilities in its UK
operations to take better advantage of its recent acquisition of NTL. Peter
Douglas, previously director of operations at NTL, assumes overall leadership of
the NTL division. Hamid Heidary, formerly director of operations at CableTel,
assumes overall leadership of the CableTel division.
In addition, there new business units are being created to combine CableTel's
and NTL's expertise in several fields. Alan Hindley, previously director of
product development at CableTel, assumes leadership of the National Telecoms
division. Steve Wagner, formerly director of communications at CableTel,
assumes leadership of the National Media division. A third new position leading
the group's Information Services businesses will be filled at a later date.
Jeremy Thorp and John Okas, formerly director of broadcast and of telecoms,
respectively, at NTL, will be joining the National Media and National Telecoms
business units in key capacities. Two other UK group-wide positions were also
announced. Ronald McKellar, finance director of NTL now becomes finance
director of the combined group, and Robert
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MacKenzie, legal director of CableTel becomes legal director of the combined
group.
Commenting on the management changes, Mr. Knapp said, "the CableTel/NTL
merger set the stage for us to become the leader in the new age of
communications dawning in the UK. The changes we are announcing today will allow
us to deliver on that promise by more tightly coupling the two companies. I am
very proud of the way the management teams are working so well together to
create this smooth transition."
Separately, ICTL was please to confirm that several key executives have
joined the Company from Cellular One serving Ohio and Michigan, a joint venture
formerly between CCI and AirTouch. These executives will form a core corporate
team with expertise in virtually every communications discipline.
The executives joining are:
Ms. Patty Flynt, formerly Senior Vice President of Management
Information Services
Ms. Beth Fisher, formerly Senior Vice President of Customer Operations
Mr. Don Miller, formerly Vice President of Marketing
Mr. Stefan Eckert, formerly Senior Vice President of the Southern Region
Mr. Paul Nelson, formerly Senior Vice President of the Central Region.
Mr. Knapp commented that "having this team come over from the Ohio and
Michigan joint venture is a tremendous bonus. Their combined efforts produced
some of the best results in the U.S. cellular industry in virtually every area
of the business. Their talents will be most welcome at ICTL."
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For additional information, please contact in the U.S. J. Barclay Knapp,
President, Richard J. Lubasch, Senior Vice President, General Counsel or John
Gregg, Vice President, Corporate Development at 212.906.8440 or in the U.K.,
Steven Wagner at 011 44 1252 402000 or Barry Lycett at 011 44 1962 822306.
