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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration 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, July 10, 1996, July 26, 1996, August 20, 1996, September 17,
1996, September 24, 1996, October 18, 1996, November 14, 1996 and December 20,
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 December 30, 1996, Michael Naify sold (i) 30,000 shares of
TCOMA at $13 per share and (ii) 7,500 shares of LBTYA at $27.25 per
share.
All 30,000 shares of TCOMA and 7,500 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 Naify
beneficially owned 44,385 shares of TCOMA and 11,096 shares of LBTYA which are
issuable upon the conversion of certain Notes, and which shares represent less
than 1% of the outstanding shares of TCOMA and 1% of the outstanding shares of
LBTYA. 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 January 3, 1997
