TELE COMMUNICATIONS INC /CO/
SC 13D/A, 1998-11-02
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                               (AMENDMENT NO. 1)*

                            Tele-Communications, Inc.
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                                (NAME OF ISSUER)

1. Tele-Communications, Inc. Series A TCI Group Common Stock, par value $1.00
per share ("Series A TCI Group Common Stock")

2. Tele-Communications, Inc. Series B TCI Group Common Stock, par value $1.00
per share ("Series B TCI Group Common Stock")

3. Tele-Communications, Inc. Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock, par
value $1.00 per share ("Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock")

4. Tele-Communications, Inc. Series B Liberty Media Group Common Stock, par
value $1.00 per share ("Series B Liberty Media Group Common Stock")

5. Class B 6% Cumulative Redeemable Exchangeable Junior Preferred Stock, par
value $.01 per share ("Class B Preferred Stock")

                      ------------------------------------

                         (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                   <C>
1. Series A TCI Group Common Stock:                                   87924V101
2. Series B TCI Group Common Stock:                                   87924V200
3. Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock:                         87924V507
4. Series B Liberty Media Group Common Stock:                         87924V606
5. Class B Preferred Stock:                                           87924V309
</TABLE>

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                                 (CUSIP NUMBER)

                             Raymond L. Sutton, Jr.
                              Baker & Hostetler LLP
                        303 East 17th Avenue, Suite 1100
                             Denver, Colorado 80203
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(NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICES AND
                                COMMUNICATIONS)

                                February 3, 1997
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             (DATE OF EVENT WHICH REQUIRES FILING OF THIS STATEMENT)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of ss.ss. 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the
following box. / /

NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See ss. 240.13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

                            Exhibit Index on Page A-1

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                                   CUSIP Nos.

<TABLE>

<S><C>
Series A TCI Group Common Stock:                                                                          87924V101
Series B TCI Group Common Stock:                                                                          87924V200
Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock:                                                                87924V507
Series B Liberty Media Group Common Stock:                                                                87924V606
Class B Preferred Stock:                                                                                  87924V309
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             1)   Names of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only)
                  Kim Magness
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             2)   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
                  (a)    / /
                  (b)    /X/
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             3)   SEC Use Only
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             4)   Source of Funds (See Instructions)          BK
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             5)   Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
                  Items 2(d) or 2(e)  /  /
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             6)   Citizenship or Place of Organization   U.S.A.
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                  7) Sole Voting Power            Series A TCI Group Common Stock                       8,989,544(1)
                                                  Series B TCI Group Common Stock                       6,864,212(2)
                                                  Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock             3,371,074(1)
                                                  Series B Liberty Media Group Common Stock             1,716,053(2)
                                                  Class B Preferred Stock                                          0
                  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  8) Shared Voting Power          Series A TCI Group Common Stock                                  0
Number of Shares                                  Series B TCI Group Common Stock                                  0
                                                  Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock                        0
  Beneficially                                    Series B Liberty Media Group Common Stock                        0
                                                  Class B Preferred Stock                                          0
  Owned by Each   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  9) Sole Dispositive Power       Series A TCI Group Common Stock                       8,989,544(1)
Reporting Person                                  Series B TCI Group Common Stock                       6,864,212(2)
                                                  Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock             3,371,074(1)
      With                                        Series B Liberty Media Group Common Stock             1,716,053(2)
                                                  Class B Preferred Stock                                          0
                  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  10) Shared Dispositive Power    Series A TCI Group Common Stock                                  0
                                                  Series B TCI Group Common Stock                                  0
                                                  Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock                        0
                                                  Series B Liberty Media Group Common Stock                        0
                                                  Class B Preferred Stock                                          0
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                                                  Series A TCI Group Common Stock                       8,989,544(1)
                                                  Series B TCI Group Common Stock                       6,864,212(2)
                                                  Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock             3,371,074(1)
                                                  Series B Liberty Media Group Common Stock             1,716,053(2)
                                                  Class B Preferred Stock                                          0
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             Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)                / /
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             13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 1.5% of
                  Series A TCI Group Common Stock 8.1% of Series B TCI Group
                  Common Stock 1.5% of Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock
                  8.1% of Series B Liberty Media Group Common Stock 0% of Class
                  B Preferred Stock
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             14)  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)    IN
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</TABLE>
                  (1) Series B TCI Group Common Stock and Series B Liberty Media
             Group Common Stock are convertible at any time on a one-for-one
             basis into Series A TCI Group Common Stock and Series A Liberty
             Media Group Common Stock, respectively. SEE Item 5 below. The
             numbers of shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock and Series A
             Liberty Media Group Common Stock shown in rows 7 through 11 above
             assume that the shares of Series B TCI Group Common Stock and
             Series B Liberty Media Group Common Stock shown in rows 7 through
             11 above have been converted into shares of Series A TCI Group
             Common Stock and Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock,
             respectively.

                  (2) SEE Item 5.


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ITEM 1.  SECURITY AND ISSUER

     Kim Magness hereby amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D
(the "Statement") with respect to the following shares of stock of
Tele-Communications, Inc. beneficially owned by Kim Magness:

     1. Tele-Communications, Inc. Series A TCI Group, Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share ("Series A TCI Group Common Stock");

     2. Tele-Communications, Inc. Series B TCI Group, Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share ("Series B TCI Group Common Stock");

     3. Tele-Communications, Inc. Series A Liberty Media Group, Common Stock,
par value $1.00 per share ("Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock");

     4. Tele-Communications, Inc. Series B Liberty Media Group, par value $1.00
per share ("Series B Liberty Media Group Common Stock");

     5. Class B 6% Cumulative Redeemable Exchangeable Junior Preferred Stock,
par value $.01 per share ("Class B Preferred Stock").

     The issuer of the Series A TCI Group Common Stock, the Series B TCI Group
Common Stock, the Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock, the Series B
Liberty Media Group Common Stock, the Series A Ventures Group Common Stock, the
Series B Ventures Group Common Stock and the Class B Preferred Stock
(collectively, the "Company Securities") is Tele-Communications, Inc. (the
"Company") whose principal executive offices are located at Terrace Tower II,
5619 DTC Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80111.


ITEM 3.  SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

     Item 3 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the
following:

     On December 13, 1996, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a
stock dividend (the "Dividend") to holders of its Series A Liberty Group Common
Stock and its Series B Liberty Group Common Stock of shares of its Series A
Liberty Group Common Stock. The Dividend was paid on January 13, 1997 to holders
of record at the close of business on December 27, 1996 (the "Record Date").
Holders of record on the Record Date received one share of Series A Liberty
Group Common Stock for every two shares of Series A Liberty Group Common Stock
and one share of Series A Liberty Group Common Stock for every two shares of
Series B Liberty Group Common Stock held by such holders on the Record Date.

     In connection with the Dividend, the Company has made certain adjustments
to its outstanding stock options and stock appreciation rights in accordance
with the anti-dilution provisions of the respective stock option plans. Based on
these adjustments, each stock option to acquire shares of Series A Liberty Group
Common Stock has been increased such that the option now entitled the holder
thereof to acquire an additional share of Series A Liberty Group Common Stock
for every two shares of Series A Liberty Group Common Stock subject to the
unexercised option on January 14, 1997, and the exercise price therefor has been
appropriately adjusted to reflect the right to acquire said additional shares.


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     Immediately prior to the Dividend, the Betsy Magness Estate owned 526,333
shares of Series A Liberty Group Common Stock and 1,586,553 shares of Series B
Liberty Group Common Stock. In addition, Kim Magness owned 129,500 shares of
Series B Liberty Group Common Stock and had an option to purchase 12,500 shares
of Series A Liberty Group Common Stock.

     As a result of the Dividend, the Betsy Magness Estate received 1,056,438
additional shares of Series A Liberty Group Common Stock and Kim Magness
received an additional 64,750 shares of Series A Liberty Group Common Stock. In
addition, Kim Magness' option to purchase 12,500 shares of Series A Liberty
Group Common Stock has been increased to an option to purchase 18,750 shares of
Series A Liberty Group Common Stock.


ITEM 4.  PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

     Item 4 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the
following:

     On December 13, 1996, the Board of Directors of the Company declared the
Dividend to holders of its Series A Liberty Group Common Stock and its Series B
Liberty Group Common Stock of shares of its Series A Liberty Group Common Stock.
The Dividend was paid on January 13, 1997 to holders of record on the Record
Date. Holders of record on the Record Date received one share of Series A
Liberty Group Common Stock for every two shares of Series A Liberty Group Common
Stock and one share of Series A Liberty Group Common Stock for every two shares
of Series B Liberty Group Common Stock held by such holders on the Record Date.

     In connection with the Dividend, the Company has made certain adjustments
to its outstanding stock options and stock appreciation rights in accordance
with the anti-dilution provisions of the respective stock option plans. Based on
these adjustments, each stock option to acquire shares of Series A Liberty Group
Common Stock has been increased such that the option now entitled the holder
thereof to acquire an additional share of Series A Liberty Group Common Stock
for every two shares of Series A Liberty Group Common Stock subject to the
unexercised option on January 14, 1997, and the exercise price therefor has been
appropriately adjusted to reflect the right to acquire said additional shares.
This same adjustment has been made to the stock appreciation rights with respect
to the Series A Liberty Group Common Stock related to such options.

     Immediately prior to the Dividend, the Betsy Magness Estate owned 526,333
shares of Series A Liberty Group Common Stock and 1,586,553 shares of Series B
Liberty Group Common Stock. In addition, Kim Magness owned 129,500 shares of
Series B Liberty Group Common Stock and had an option to purchase 12,500 shares
of Series A Liberty Group Common Stock.

     As a result of the Dividend, the Betsy Magness Estate received 1,056,438
additional shares of Series A Liberty Group Common Stock and Kim Magness
received an additional 64,750 shares of Series A Liberty Group Common Stock. In
addition, Kim Magness' option to purchase 12,500 shares of Series A Liberty
Group Common Stock has been increased to an option to purchase 18,750 shares of
Series A Liberty Group Common Stock.


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ITEM 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

     Item 5(a) of the Statement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

     (a) The aggregate number and percentage of the Company Securities
beneficially owned by the filing person are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                AMOUNT AND NATURE OF          PERCENT OF           TOTAL
  TITLE OF CLASS                                BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP        CLASS POWER(1)    VOTING POWER(1)
  --------------                                --------------------        --------------    ---------------
  <S>                                           <C>                         <C>               <C>
                                                                                                       4.7%
  Series A TCI Group Common Stock               8,989,544(2)(3)(4)                    1.5%
  Series B TCI Group Common Stock               6,864,212(2)(3)                       8.1%
  Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock     3,371,074(2)(3)(4)                    1.5%
  Series B Liberty Media Group Common Stock     1,716,053(2)(3)                       8.1%
  Class B Preferred Stock                               0                               0%
</TABLE>


(1)  Based on 597,497,573 shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock, 84,647,065
     shares of Series B TCI Group Common Stock, 228,558,926 shares of Series A
     Liberty Media Group Common Stock, 21,187,969 shares of Series B Liberty
     Media Group Common Stock and 1,620,026 shares of Class B Preferred Stock
     outstanding on January 31, 1997, and 70,575 shares of Convertible Preferred
     Stock, Series C, 6,695,427 shares of Redeemable Convertible TCI Group
     Preferred Stock, Series G, and 6,695,427 shares of Redeemable Convertible
     Liberty Media Group Preferred Stock, Series H, outstanding December 31,
     1996, as set forth in the Company's 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31,
     1996.

(2)  Series B TCI Group Common Stock and Series B Liberty Media Group Common
     ("Series B Shares") are convertible at any time on a one-for-one basis into
     Series A TCI Group Common Stock and Series A Liberty Media Group Common
     Stock ("Series A Shares"), respectively. The numbers of shares of Series A
     TCI Group Common Stock and Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock shown
     in this Item 5 assume that the shares of Series B TCI Group Common Stock
     and Series B Liberty Media Group Common Stock have been fully converted
     into shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock and Series A Liberty Media
     Group Common Stock, respectively.

     In addition, each share of Series B TCI Group Common Stock and Series B
     Liberty Media Group Common Stock is entitled to 10 votes per share and each
     share of Series A TCI Group Common Stock and Series A Liberty Media Group
     Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share. Holders of Class B
     Preferred Stock vote with the holders of the Series A TCI Group Common
     Stock, Series B TCI Group Common Stock, Series A Liberty Media Group Common
     Stock and Series B Liberty Media Group Common Stock, and certain
     classes/series of the Company preferred stock on the election of directors.
     Accordingly, when these series and classes of stock are aggregated, Kim
     Magness may be deemed to currently beneficially own voting equity
     securities representing approximately 4.7% of the voting power with respect
     to a general election of directors of the Company.

(3)  Kim Magness is the personal representative of the Betsy Magness Estate.
     According, the following shares beneficially owned by the Betsy Magness
     Estate are reflected in full in Kim Magness' share information: (i)
     8,451,544 shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock, (ii) 6,346,212 shares
     of Series B TCI Group Common Stock, (iii) 3,169,324 shares of Series A
     Liberty Media Group Common Stock and (iv) 1,586,553 shares of Series B
     Liberty Media Group Common Stock. The foregoing share numbers assume the
     conversion in full of all Series B Shares into Series A Shares. SEE
     footnote 2 to this Item 5(a) for an explanation of the convertibility of
     Series B Shares into Series A Shares.


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(4)  Includes the exercise in full of options granted to Kim Magness in November
     1995, pursuant to the Company's Director Stock Option Plan, to acquire
     20,000 shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock and 7,500 shares of Series
     A Liberty Media Group Common Stock. Options to acquire 50,000 shares of
     Series A TCI Group Common stock and 18,750 shares of Series A Liberty Media
     Group Common Stock are covered by such grant, of which options to acquire
     20,000 and 7,500 shares respectively are currently exercisable. No
     additional options are exercisable within the next 60 days.

     Item 5(b) of the Statement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

     (b)  The following indicates for the filing person the number of shares of
          Company Securities as to which there is sole or shared power to vote
          or dispose of the shares:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        Shared
                      Class of Security                Sole Power        Power
                      -----------------                ----------        -----
          <S>                                          <C>              <C>
          Series A TCI Group Common Stock               8,989,544          0
          Series B TCI Group Common Stock               6,864,212          0
          Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock     3,371,074          0
          Series B Liberty Media Group Common Stock     1,716,053          0
          Class B Preferred Stock                               0          0
</TABLE>



ITEM 7.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

          None


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SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  October 8, 1998





   /s/ Kim Magness
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Kim Magness


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