Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Reg Nos. 333-72335 and 333-72335-01
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 18
(To Prospectus dated June 7, 1999)
NTL Communications Corp.
7% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2008
(NTL Incorporated shares of common stock)
This Prospectus Supplement No. 18 supplements and amends the Prospectus dated
June 7, 1999, as amended and supplemented by the Prospectus Supplements dated
July 7, 1999, August 10, 1999, October 5, 1999, November 22, 1999, December 2,
1999, December 13, 1999, December 21, 1999, January 4, 2000, February 2, 2000,
February 8, 2000, February 17, 2000, March 6, 2000, March 21, 2000, April 19,
2000, April 26, 2000, May 10, 2000 and July 17, 2000 (the "Prospectus"),
relating to the 7%Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2008 (the "Convertible
Notes") of NTL Communications Corp. and the shares of NTL Incorporated's common
stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), issuable upon conversion of
the Convertible Notes.
The table on pages 75 through 80 of the Prospectus sets forth information with
respect to the Selling Securityholders (as defined in the Prospectus) and the
respective amounts of Convertible Notes beneficially owned by each Selling
Securityholder that may be offered pursuant to the Prospectus (as supplemented
and amended). This Prospectus Supplement amends that table by replacing the
principal amounts for Merril, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc. and Jeffries
& Company with the corresponding items set forth below.
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
AT MATURITY PERCENT
OF DEBENTURES OF TOTAL COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK
BENEFICIALLY OUTSTANDING OWNED PRIOR TO BE
OWNED AND CONVERTIBLE TO ORIGINAL REGISTERED BY
SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS OFFERED NOTES OFFERING THE PROSPECTUS
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1. Jeffries & Company 188,000 * none 4,796
2. Merril, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc. 1,717,000 * none 1,717,000
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The Prospectus, together with this Prospectus Supplement No. 18 constitutes
the prospectus required to be delivered by Section 5(b) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, with respect to offers and sales of the Convertible Notes and
the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes.
Prospective investors should carefully consider matters discussed under the
caption "Risk Factors" beginning on page 10 of the Prospectus.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The date of this Prospectus Supplement No. 18 is August 11, 2000.
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SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS
The following table sets forth, as of August 11, 2000, the respective
principal amount of convertible notes beneficially owned and offered hereby by
each selling securityholder, the common stock owned by each selling
securityholder prior to the Original Offering (as defined in the Prospectus) and
the common stock issuable upon conversion of such convertible notes, which may
be sold from time to time by such selling securityholder pursuant to the
Prospectus. Such information has been obtained from the selling securityholders.
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
AT MATURITY PERCENT
OF DEBENTURES OF TOTAL COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK TO
BENEFICIALLY OUTSTANDING OWNED PRIOR BE REGISTERED
OWNED AND CONVERTIBLE TO ORIGINAL BY THE
SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS OFFERED NOTES OFFERING PROSPECTUS (1)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Aim High Yield Fund $ 5,000,000 * none 127,551
Aim High Yield II Fund 30,000 * none 765
Albert Luce, Jr. 140,000 * 62,500 3,571
Alexandra Global Investment Fund I LTD 2,000,000 * none 51,020
Allegheny Teledyne Inc. Pension Plan 700,000 * none 17,857
Alpine Associates 4,750,000 * none 121,173
Alpine Partners, L.P. 500,000 * none 12,755
Alsam Foundation 150,000 * 8,770 3,827
Alscott Investments, LLC 2,200,000 * none 56,122
Alta Partners Holdings, LDC 1,500,000 * none 38,265
American Stores 900,000 * 26,491 22,959
Argent Convertible Arbitrage Fund Ltd. 2,500,000 * none 63,776
Argent Classic Convertible Arbitrage Fund L.P. 5,650,000 * none 144,133
Argent Classic Convertible Arbitrage Fund (Bermuda) L.P. 16,350,000 2.73 none 417,092
Aristeia International Ltd. 1,749,000 * none 44,617
Aristeia Trading, LLC 1,251,000 * none 31,913
Arkansas Teachers Retirement 2,399,000 * none 61,199
Armand Von Ernst & CEAG 125,000 * none 3,189
Aspen Partner's 300,000 * 5,156 7,653
Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore 250,000 * 16,391 6,378
Atlas Strategic Income Fund 100,000 * none 2,551
AXP Bond Fund Inc. 880,000 * none 22,449
AXP Variable Portfolio-Bond Fund 340,000 * none 8,673
AXP Variable Portfolio-Managed Fund 480,000 * 5,976,563 12,245
BancBoston Robertson Stephens 500,000 * none 12,755
Bancroft Convertible Fund, Inc. 1,750,000 * none 44,643
Bankers Trust Trustee For Chrysler Corp.
Emp #1 Pension Plan dated 4/1/89 1,630,000 * none 41,582
Baptist Health of South Florida 160,000 * none 4,082
Bear Stearns & co Inc. 1,410,000 * none 35,969
Bill W. Mintz TTEE Revocable Trust 200,000 * none 5,102
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Retirement Income 1,110,000 * 67,545 28,316
BNP Arbitrage SNC 2,500,000 * 25,469 63,776
Boston Museum of Fine Arts 113,000 * none 2,883
Boulder II Limited 1,220,000 * none 31,122
Boulder Management, Inc. 3,895,040 * none 99,363
Brown Family Trust A 100,000 * 5,720 2,551
Brown University 1,500,000 * 98,181 38,265
BTC Partners LLP 130,000 * 62,500 3,316
The California Endowment 1,250,000 * 51,563 31,888
California Healthcare Foundation 600,000 * 35,599 15,306
Caregroup Pension Plan 45,000 * 18,750 1,148
Catholic Healthcare West Funded Depreciation 335,000 * 48,125 8,546
Catholic Healthcare West Retirement 335,000 * 15,000 8,546
Catholic Healthcare West Self Insurance 125,000 * 5,156 3,189
Catholic Healthcare West Workers Compensation 90,000 * 3,750 2,296
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CBBB Cotenancy 220,000 * 12,405 5,612
Chase Manhattan NA Trustee For IBM Retirement Plan dated 12/18/45 2,772,000 * none 70,714
Cheyne Walk Trust 725,000 * 28,760 18,495
Christine Russell Revocable Trust 500,000 * 19,629 12,755
CIBC Wood Grundy International Equity Arbitrage Corp. 3,500,000 * none 89,286
Citibank, et al Employees Retirement Plan 2,070,000 * 792,188 52,806
Clorox Co. Employee Benefits 400,000 * 25,860 10,204
Colgate-Palmolive Company Retirement Trust 800,000 * none 20,408
Conseco Direct Life 700,000 * none 17,857
Corlon Associates I 400,000 * 17,068 10,204
Corlon Co. Foundation 110,000 * 4,499 2,806
Cowles Investment Partnership 180,000 * 10,510 4,592
CPR (USA) Inc. 275,000 * none 7,015
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation 700,000 * none 17,857
Cygnus X1 Limited Partnership 1,800,000 * none 45,918
Deeprock & Co. 1,000,000 * none 25,510
D.E. Shaw & Co. 1,000,000 * none 25,510
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. 38,730,000 6.46 none 988,010
Discovery Group of Funds 190,000 * 10,683 4,847
Donald G. Linber & Joyce Linber, jnt 27,000 * 1,541 689
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. 25,545,000 4.26 none 651,658
Duckbill & Co. 1,000,000 * none 25,510
Duke University Employees Retirement Plan 160,000 * 70,313 4,082
Duke University Long Term Pool 780,000 * 328,125 19,898
Dunham & Associates Ser III 110,000 * none 2,806
East Bay Community Foundation 230,000 * none 5,867
East Oakland Youth Development Fund 160,000 * 7,920 4,082
Ellsworth Convertible Growth and Income Fund, Inc. 1,250,000 * none 31,888
Engineers Joint Pension Fund 303,000 * none 7,730
Erin Partners Two 65,000 * 3,639 1,658
Federated Equity Income Fund, Inc. 31,200,000 5.20 none 795,918
Federated Insurance Series on
behalf of its Federated Equity Income Fund II 1,100,000 * none 28,061
Federated Insurance Series on
behalf of its Federated Utility Fund II 2,535,000 * none 64,668
Federated Utility Fund, Inc. 17,300,000 2.88 none 441,327
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust: Fidelity High Income Fund 17,020,000 2.84 none 434,184
Fidelity Summer Street Trust: Fidelity Capital & Income Fund 3,000,000 * none 76,531
Fidelity Management Trust Company on
behalf of accounts managed by it 2,980,000 * none 76,020
Forest Performance Fund LP 165,000 * none 4,209
Forest Alternative Strategies Fund II LP Series A-5M 240,000 * none 6,122
Forest Alternative Strategies Fund II LP Series A-5T 780,000 * none 19,898
Forest Fulcrum Fund LP 7,700,000 1.28 none 196,429
Forest Global Convertible Fund Series A-5 9,700,000 1.62 none 247,449
Forest Global Convertible Fund Series B-1 65,000 * none 1,658
Franklin & Marshall College 127,000 * none 3,240
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The Gabelli Global Convertible Securities Fund 145,000 * none 3,699
General Electric Pension Trust 1,000,000 * 1,367,188 25,510
General Motors Welfare Benefit Trust 1,000,000 * none 25,510
Geo-Volor Ltd. 500,000 * 35,080 12,755
The Georgia International Fund Ltd. 200,000 * 99,433 5,102
Georgia Partners 20,000,000 3.34 848,810 510,204
Glaxo Wellcome Benefits Plan 450,000 * 393,750 11,480
Glaxo Wellcome Cash Balance Plan 450,000 * 32,500 11,480
Global Bermuda Limited Partnership 1,500,000 * 34,766 38,265
Golden Rule Insurance Company 1,600,000 * none 40,816
Goldman, Sachs & Co. 1,405,000 * none 35,842
GranGem 23 41 LLC 250,000 * none 6,378
Greyhound Lines 50,000 * none 1,276
Greyhound Lines Inc. Amalgamated CNCL Retirement & Disability
TR Imperial TR c/o Forest Investment Management LLC 70,000 * none 1,786
Guide Dogs for the Blind 500,000 * 18,118 12,755
HBK Cayman L.P. 4,944,000 * none 126,122
HBK Offshore Fund Ltd. 9,356,000 1.56 7,617,188 238,673
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation 550,000 * 20,681 14,031
Hign Bridge Capital Corporation 10,000,000 1.67 none 255,102
Horowitz Limited Partnership I 150,000 * 8,451 3,827
H&S Partners I, L.P. 20,000,000 3.34 none 510,204
The Income Fund of America, Inc. 50,000,000 8.34 none 1,275,510
Indiana University Foundation 650,000 * 482,813 16,582
Jackson Investment Fund Ltd. 625,000 * none 15,944
James Irvine Foundation 900,000 * 55,388 22,959
Janus Aspen Balanced 14,379,000 2.40 none 366,811
Janus Aspen Equity Income 127,000 * none 3,240
Janus Aspen Growth and Income 83,000 * none 2,117
Janus Aspen High Yield 35,000 * none 893
Janus Balanced Fund 28,425,000 4.74 none 725,128
Janus Capital Corporation 19,378,000 3.23 none 494,337
Janus Capital Corporation IDEX Balanced Fund 1,732,000 * none 44,184
Janus Equity Income Fund 10,974,000 1.83 none 279,949
Janus Growth and Income 20,332,000 3.39 none 518,673
Janus High Yield 1,000,000 * none 25,510
JWF Balanced Fund 1,380,000 * none 35,204
JWF High Yield Bond Fund 35,000 * none 893
Jefferies & Company 188,000 * none 4,796
Jeffrey Rymer 35,000 * 1,704 893
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Jicarilla Apache Tribe 2,100,000 * 26,495 53,571
JMB Children's Holding Co. 600,000 * 257,813 15,306
JMG Convertible Investments L.P. 6,000,000 1.00 none 153,061
John Robert 110,000 * 6,654 2,806
J.P.Morgan & Co. Inc. 12,000,000 2.00 58,541 306,122
Julius Baer Securities 700,000 * none 17,857
Lakeshore International, Ltd. 3,000,000 * 69,454 76,531
Lazard Freres & CIE Paris 700,000 * none 17,857
LB Series Fund Inc. High Yield Portfolio 2,500,000 * none 63,776
LDG Limited 250,000 * none 6,378
Libertyview Plus Fund 225,000 * none 5,740
Loomis Sayles & Company, L.P. for Benefit of New England
High Income Bond Fund 1,000,000 * none 25,510
LLT Limited 880,000 * none 22,449
Mainstay Convertible Fund 4,000,000 * none 102,041
McMahon Securities Company, L.P. 2,715,000 * none 69,260
Melinda Marfield Trust 35,000 * 1,960 893
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. 1,717,000 * none 43,801
Metropolitan Museum of Art 750,000 * 335,938 19,133
MGBA Investments 100,000 * 6,410 2,551
Michigan State University 400,000 * 19,114 10,204
Milton L. Schwartz Revocable Family Trust 110,000 * 6,576 2,806
Monumental Life Insurance Company-(teamsters-camden non-enhanced) 7,000,000 1.17 none 178,571
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter 5,500,000 * none 140,306
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Convertible Securities Trust 2,500,000 * none 63,776
Mount Sinai School of Medicine 800,000 * none 20,408
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 16,000 * none 408
Nationwide Family of Funds on
behalf of Nationwide Equity Income Fund 400,000 * none 10,204
National Bank of Canada 900,000 * none 22,959
NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC 1,500,000 * none 38,265
N.B. Giustina Trust 150,000 * 10,566 3,827
New Hampshire Retirement System 94,000 * none 2,398
New York Life Insurance Company 10,750,000 1.79 none 274,235
Nicholas Applegate Convertible Fund 530,000 * none 13,520
NMS Services Inc. 10,000,000 1.67 none 255,102
Oak Foundation USA, Inc. 200,000 * 465,313 5,102
Ohio National Equity Income Portfolio on
behalf of its Ohio National Fund, Inc. 70,000 * none 1,786
Onex Industrial Partners Limited 5,540,000 * none 141,327
Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund 11,700,000 1.95 none 298,469
Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund 10,250,000 1.71 none 261,480
Oppenheimer High Yield Fund 2,000,000 * none 51,020
Oppenheimer Strategic Bond Fund 400,000 * none 10,204
Oppenheimer High Income Fund 3,550,000 * none 90,561
Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund 4,000,000 * none 102,041
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OZ Master Fund, Ltd. 3,000,000 * none 76,531
OS Ventures 120,000 * 5,636 3,061
Pace Setter 1, L.P. 1,000,000 * none 25,510
Pacific Life Insurance Company 500,000 * none 12,755
Palladin Securities, LLC 700,000 * none 17,857
Pebble Capital, Inc. 1,544,960 * none 39,412
Pell Rudman Trust Company 1,928,000 * none 49,184
Penn Treaty Network America Insurance Company 110,000 * none 2,806
Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company 6,000,000 1.00 none 153,061
Peyton Anderson Foundation 260,000 * 101,563 6,633
PGEP III LLC 700,000 * none 17,857
Physicians Life 166,000 * none 4,235
Pilgrim Convertible Fund 2,610,000 * none 66,582
PIMCO Convertible Bond Fund 300,000 * none 7,653
Pitney Bowes Retirement Fund 6,540,000 1.09 none 166,837
Prime 66 Partners, Inc. 50,000,000 8.34 6,851,361 1,275,510
Pro Mutual 59,000 * none 1,505
Putnam Convertible Income Growth Trust 5,520,000 * none 140,816
Putnam Convertible Opportunities and Income Trust 46,000 * none 1,173
Quattro Offshore Fund Ltd. 250,000 * none 6,378
R2 Investments, LDC 8,500,000 1.42 8,187,500 216,837
Radiology Associates Employee Benefit 250,000 * 15,249 6,378
Radiology Group Profit Sharing Plan 80,000 * 4,311 2,041
Radiology Medical Group Pension Plan 75,000 * 4,066 1,913
Radiology Medical Group P/S San Diego 40,000 * 20,313 1,020
Ralco Inc. 200,000 * 13,205 5,102
Ramius, L.P. 1,583,000 * none 40,383
Ramius Capital Group Holdings, Ltd. 1,000,000 * none 25,510
Ramius Fund, Ltd. 2,375,000 * none 60,587
RCG Baldwin L.P. 792,000 * none 20,204
RCM Financial Services LP 350,000 * 179,688 8,929
Ridgeway/Floum Profit Sharing Plan 100,000 * 4,579 2,551
Riverside Church 450,000 * 26,781 11,480
Ronald Family Trust A 850,000 * 40,970 21,684
S&J Partners 120,000 * 6,460 3,061
Salomon Brothers Asset Management, Inc. 29,050,000 4.85 none 741,071
Salomon Smith Barney Inc. 1,100,000 * none 28,061
San Diego City Retirement 839,000 * none 21,403
San Diego County Convertible 2,125,000 * none 54,209
Sbaggs Family Foundation 110,000 * 4,635 2,806
S.C. Johnson Retirement Plan 240,000 * 14,061 6,122
South Fork Partners 4,000,000 * 169,450 102,041
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Southern Methodist University 240,000 * 12,111 6,122
Southport Management Partners, L.P. 1,080,000 * none 27,551
Southport Partners International, Ltd. 2,130,000 * none 54,337
Southwest Franciscan Missions Inc. 150,000 * 8,274 3,827
Speer Leeds & Kellogg 1,000,000 * none 25,510
Starvest Combined Portfolio 375,000 * none 9,566
State of Maryland Retirement Plan 3,500,000 * none 89,286
State Street Bank Custodian For GE Pension Trust 861,000 * none 21,964
Sterling Partners 1,943,000 * 42,410 49,566
Stoel Rives LLP 370,000 * 22,038 9,439
SunAmerica Series Trust on
behalf of its Federated Utility Portfolio 1,625,000 * none 41,454
Susquehanna Capital Group 2,545,000 * none 64,923
Tribeca Investments LLC 4,000,000 * none 102,041
Triton Capital Investments, LTD 6,000,000 1.00 none 153,061
Trustees of Hamilton College 700,000 * 296,875 17,857
TQA Vantage Plus Fund, Ltd. 300,000 * 468,750 7,653
TQA Vantage Fund, Ltd. 3,540,000 * 5,531,250 90,306
TQA Leverage Fund, L.P. 1,610,000 * none 41,071
Union Bancaire Privee 6,500,000 1.08 none 165,816
University of Oregon 265,000 * 13,350 6,760
University of Rochester 15,000 * none 383
University of Washington Endowment Fund 370,000 * 156,250 9,439
Van Kampen Harbor Fund 4,300,000 * none 109,694
Van Kampen Convertible Securities Fund 700,000 * none 17,857
Wake Forest University 598,000 * none 15,255
Warburg Dillon Read LLC 9,400,000 1.57 none 239,796
West 64 Limited 5,200,000 * none 132,653
Western Cancer Center Medical Group P/S 35,000 * 17,188 893
Zellerbach Family Fund 200,000 * 10,038 5,102
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* Less than one percent.
(1) The shares of common stock to be registered hereby are calculated on an "as
converted" basis using the conversion rate described on the front cover page
of this Prospectus.