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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
File No. 33-65493
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
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(TO PROSPECTUS DATED JANUARY 22, 1996)
(as supplemented by Prospectus Supplements dated February 28, 1996, April 18,
1996, May 28, 1996, June 5, 1996, June 17, 1996, June 20, 1996, June 25, 1996,
June 28, 1996 and July 10, 1996)
TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SERIES A TCI GROUP COMMON STOCK
($1.00 PAR VALUE)
TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SERIES A LIBERTY MEDIA GROUP COMMON STOCK
($1.00 PAR VALUE)
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The following Selling Stockholder sold shares of the Company's
Tele-Communications, Inc. Series A TCI Group Common Stock ("TCOMA") and
Tele-Communications, Inc. Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock ("LBTYA") on
the dates, in the amounts and at the prices set forth below:
On July 22, 1996, Michael S. Naify sold 3,200 shares of TCOMA at
$14.50 per share and 800 shares of LBTYA at $23.75 per share. On July 25, 1996,
Michael S. Naify sold 8,000 shares of TCOMA at $14.625 per share and 2,000
shares of LBTYA at $21.625 per share.
All 11,200 shares of TCOMA and 2,800 shares of LBTYA were sold by the
Selling Stockholder mentioned above to Montgomery Securities, as principal. No
commission or other compensation was paid to Montgomery Securities in connection
with such sales.
Immediately following the sales described above, Michael S. Naify
beneficially owned 131,385 shares of TCOMA and 32,846 shares of LBTYA which are
issuable upon the conversion of certain Notes and which represent less than one
percent of the outstanding shares of TCOMA and LBTYA respectively. The share
numbers in the preceding sentence do not include (a) 229,996 shares of TCOMA and
57,499 shares of LBTYA issuable upon conversion of Notes owned of record by
Marshall Naify as sole trustee under the Michael S. Naify 1963 Trust and (b)
109,328 shares of TCOMA and 27,332 shares of LBTYA issuable upon conversion of
Notes owned of record by John M. Sherwood as trustee under the Michael S. Naify
1981 Trust.
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 SUPPLEMENT OR THE PROSPECTUS.
ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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The date of this Prospectus Supplement is July 26, 1996
