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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration No. 033-64127
PROSPECTUS
4,000,000 SHARES
TCI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
CUMULATIVE EXCHANGEABLE PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES A
(LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE OF $50 PER SHARE)
GUARANTEED TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH HEREIN BY, AND
EXCHANGEABLE FOR SERIES A TCI GROUP COMMON STOCK OF,
TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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Each of the 4,000,000 shares of Cumulative Exchangeable Preferred Stock,
Series A (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), is exchangeable (unless previously
redeemed), at the option of the holder commencing January 15, 2001, for 1.871
shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock (the "Series A TCI Group Common
Stock") of Tele-Communications, Inc. (the "Parent"), subject to adjustment in
certain events. As of the date hereof, all of the outstanding capital stock of
TCI Communications, Inc. (the "Company") is owned by the Parent. The Series A
TCI Group Common Stock is traded in the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol
"TCOMA." On January 10, 1996, the last reported bid price of the Series A TCI
Group Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market was $21 3/8 per share.
Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock will accrue and be cumulative from
the original date of issue and will be payable quarterly in arrears on January
15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing April 15, 1996, in
an amount equal to $2.125 per share per annum, when, as and if declared by the
Board of Directors of the Company.
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The Series A Preferred Stock has been approved for quotation on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol "TCICP."
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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.
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PRICE TO UNDERWRITING PROCEEDS TO
PUBLIC(1) DISCOUNT(2) COMPANY(3)
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Per share of Series A Preferred Stock....... $50.00 $1.50 $48.50
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Total(4).................................... $200,000,000 $6,000,000 $194,000,000
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(1) Plus accrued dividends, if any, from the date of original issue.
(2) The Company and the Parent have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. See "Underwriting."
(3) Before deducting expenses payable by the Company estimated at $390,000.
(4) The Company has granted to the Underwriters an option, exercisable within 30
days after the date of this Prospectus, to purchase up to 600,000 additional
shares of Series A Preferred Stock to cover over-allotments, if any. If such
option is exercised in full, the total Price to Public, Underwriting
Discount and Proceeds to Company will be $230,000,000, $6,900,000 and
$223,100,000, respectively. See "Underwriting."
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The shares of Series A Preferred Stock are offered by the Underwriters,
subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, and
subject to approval of certain legal matters by counsel for the Underwriters and
certain other conditions. The Underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel
or modify such offer and to reject orders in whole or in part. It is expected
that delivery of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock offered hereby will be
made in New York, New York on or about January 17, 1996.
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MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
CS FIRST BOSTON
LEHMAN BROTHERS
MORGAN STANLEY & CO.
INCORPORATED
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The date of this Prospectus is January 10, 1996.
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The Series A Preferred Stock is not redeemable prior to January 15, 2001.
The Series A Preferred Stock will thereafter be redeemable at the option of the
Company at any time, in whole or in part, initially at a redemption price of
$50.94 per share and thereafter at prices declining ratably annually to $50 per
share on and after January 15, 2005, plus accrued and unpaid dividends to the
date of redemption. The Series A Preferred Stock will be subject to mandatory
redemption by the Company on January 15, 2006. The liquidation preference of the
Series A Preferred Stock is $50 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends.
The Company may elect to make any dividend, redemption or liquidation
payment in cash, by the delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock or
by any combination of the foregoing forms of consideration elected by the Board
of Directors of the Company. If the Company elects to make any such payment, in
whole or in part, through the delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock (such portion paid through the delivery of shares being referred to herein
as the "Stock Portion"), each holder will receive a number of shares of Series A
TCI Group Common Stock equal to the dollar amount of the Stock Portion divided
by the Cash Equivalent Amount (which is equal to 95% of the Average Market Price
(defined generally as the average of the daily closing sale prices of the Series
A TCI Group Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market over the ten-trading day
period ending on the third trading day preceding the date as of which the Cash
Equivalent Amount is to be determined)). The Cash Equivalent Amount will be
determined (i), in the case of a dividend payment, as of the record date for the
payment of such dividend and (ii), in the case of any redemption or liquidation
payment, as of the date such payment is made. Any portion of a dividend,
redemption or liquidation payment that is not paid through the delivery of
shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock will be paid in cash. The number of
shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock that a holder of a share of Series A
Preferred Stock receives in payment of a dividend on, or in redemption or
liquidation of, such share (if such payment is made, in whole or in part,
through the delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock) will vary
depending upon the Average Market Price of the Series A TCI Group Common Stock
as of the relevant date of determination of the Cash Equivalent Amount. In the
case of a dividend or redemption payment that is made through delivery of shares
of Series A TCI Group Common Stock, if the market value of such shares on the
dividend payment date or the redemption date is more than 5% lower than the
Average Market Price upon which the Cash Equivalent Amount is determined and the
holder sells such shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock at such lower price,
(x) in the case of such dividend, the holder's actual dividend yield for the
dividend period in respect of which such dividend was paid would be lower than
the stated dividend yield on the Series A Preferred Stock and (y) in the case of
such redemption, the actual sales proceeds received by such holder would be
lower than the stated redemption price for the Series A Preferred Stock. In
addition, in connection with any such sale the holder is likely to incur
commissions and other transaction costs.
The Parent will irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee, on a subordinated
basis (the "Guarantee"), the payment of dividends by the Company on the Series A
Preferred Stock (but only if and to the extent declared by the Company's Board
of Directors), the redemption price (including accumulated and unpaid dividends)
payable with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock and payment of the
liquidation preference of the Series A Preferred Stock upon any dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the Company. The Guarantee will be unsecured and
will be subordinate to all liabilities of the Parent and will rank pari passu
with the most senior preferred stock now or hereafter issued by the Parent. The
Parent may elect to satisfy its obligations under the Guarantee with a cash
payment, with shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock or with any combination
of the foregoing. As of September 30, 1995, the Parent had liabilities to third
parties of approximately $80 million to which payments under the Guarantee would
have been subordinated had the Guarantee been outstanding at that date.
For a discussion of certain federal income tax consequences to holders of
Series A Preferred Stock, see "Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations."
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IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, THE UNDERWRITERS MAY OVER-ALLOT OR EFFECT
TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE SERIES A
PREFERRED STOCK OFFERED HEREBY OR THE SERIES A TCI GROUP COMMON STOCK, OR BOTH,
AT LEVELS ABOVE THOSE WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN MARKET. SUCH
TRANSACTIONS MAY BE EFFECTED IN THE OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKET OR OTHERWISE. SUCH
STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
DURING THIS OFFERING, CERTAIN PERSONS AFFILIATED WITH PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN
THE DISTRIBUTION MAY ENGAGE IN TRANSACTIONS FOR THEIR OWN ACCOUNTS OR FOR THE
ACCOUNTS OF OTHERS IN THE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK OFFERED HEREBY OR THE SERIES
A TCI GROUP COMMON STOCK, OR BOTH, PURSUANT TO EXEMPTIONS FROM RULES 10B-6,
10B-7 AND 10B-8 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company and the Parent have filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") a combined registration statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 33-64127)(herein, together with all amendments and exhibits,
referred to as the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to the securities offered
hereby. This Prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the
Registration Statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with
the rules and regulations of the Commission. For further information, reference
is hereby made to the Registration Statement. Statements contained herein
concerning the provisions of any document are not necessarily complete and, in
each instance, reference is made to the copy of such document filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement or otherwise filed with the Commission.
Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference.
Each of the Company and the Parent is subject to the informational
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), and in accordance therewith files reports and other information with the
Commission. Reports and other information filed under the Exchange Act by the
Company and/or the Parent can be inspected and copied at the public reference
facilities maintained by the Commission at Judiciary Plaza, Room 1024, 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the following Regional Offices of
the Commission: 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661 and
7 World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, New York 10048. Copies of such
material can be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the Commission at
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates.
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents have been filed with the Commission by the Company
(File No. 0-5550) and by the Parent (File No. 0-20421) and are hereby
incorporated into this Prospectus by reference and made a part hereof: (i) the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of both the Parent and the Company for the year ended
December 31, 1994 (as amended by Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1)); (ii) Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q of both the Parent and the Company for the quarters ended
March 31, 1995, June 30, 1995 and September 30, 1995 (as amended by Form 10-Q/A
(Amendment No. 1)); (iii) the Current Reports on Form 8-K of both the Parent and
the Company dated January 23, 1995, February 3, 1995 (as amended by Form 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)), April 6, 1995, April 20, 1995 (as amended by Form 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)), May 4, 1995 (as amended by Form 8-K/A (Amendment No. 1)),
July 26, 1995 and December 18, 1995; (iv) the Current Reports on Form 8-K of the
Company dated August 1, 1995, September 13, 1995 and December 21, 1995; (v) the
Current Reports on Form 8-K of the Parent dated February 13, 1995, February 15,
1995 and August 10, 1995; and (vi) the financial statements and notes thereto of
TeleCable Corporation as of December 31, 1993 and 1992 and for each of the years
in the two-year period ended December 31, 1993, included in the combined Current
Report on Form 8-K of the Parent and the Company dated August 26, 1994.
All documents filed by the Company or the Parent (or both) with the
Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
after the date hereof and prior to the termination of the offering of the
securities offered hereby shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference
and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of the filing of such
documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such previous statement.
Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
The Company and the Parent will provide without charge to each person to
whom this Prospectus is delivered, on the written or oral request of any such
person, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference herein,
other than certain exhibits to such documents. Such requests should be addressed
to Stephen M. Brett, Esq. Senior Vice President, TCI Communications, Inc.,
Terrace Tower II, 5619 DTC Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80111-3000; telephone
(303) 267-5500.
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SUMMARY
The following summary information should be read in conjunction with, and
is qualified in its entirety by, the more detailed information and financial
statements, including the notes thereto, appearing in the documents incorporated
herein by reference or appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus. Unless otherwise
indicated, all information in this Prospectus assumes that the over-allotment
option granted to the Underwriters will not be exercised.
THE COMPANY
The Company, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is principally
engaged in the construction, acquisition, ownership and operation of cable
television systems. The Company believes that it is the largest provider of
cable television services in the United States, based on the number of basic
subscribers served by cable television systems owned by the Company, its
subsidiaries and affiliates at September 30, 1995. At that date, the Company and
its subsidiaries owned cable television systems serving approximately 12.0
million basic subscribers throughout the continental United States.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Parent owns all of the outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company. Immediately following this offering, the
Parent will continue to hold all of the outstanding shares of common stock of
the Company. No other shares of capital stock of the Company will be outstanding
other than the shares of Series A Preferred Stock offered hereby.
The executive offices of the Company are located at Terrace Tower II, 5619
DTC Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80111-3000; telephone (303) 267-5500. Unless
the context indicates otherwise and except as used in the discussion under the
caption "Description of the Series A Preferred Stock," the "Company" means TCI
Communications, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
THE PARENT
The Parent, through its subsidiaries (including the Company) and
affiliates, is principally engaged in the construction, acquisition, ownership
and operation of cable television systems and in the provision of satellite
delivered programming services to various distribution media, principally cable
television systems. The Parent also has interests in cable and
telecommunications operations and television programming in certain
international markets as well as investments in companies and joint ventures
involved in developing and providing programming for new television and
telecommunications technologies.
The Parent is organized into four principal business groups: Domestic Cable
and Communications; Domestic Programming; International Cable and Programming;
and Technology/Venture Capital. The business operations of the Company
constitute the Parent's Domestic Cable and Communications group. See "The
Parent."
The executive offices of the Parent are located at Terrace Tower II, 5619
DTC Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80111-3000; telephone (303) 267-5000. Unless
the context indicates otherwise and except as used in the discussion under the
caption "Description of the Guarantee," the "Parent" means Tele-Communications,
Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (including the Company).
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THE OFFERING
Securities................. 4,000,000 shares of Cumulative Exchangeable
Preferred Stock, Series A, excluding the
Underwriters' option to purchase up to 600,000
additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock to
cover over-allotments. The liquidation preference
of the Series A Preferred Stock is $50 per share,
plus accrued and unpaid dividends (the "Liquidation
Preference").
Dividends.................. Dividends will accrue and be cumulative from the
original date of issue and will be payable
quarterly in arrears on each January 15, April 15,
July 15 and October 15 or, if any such date is not
a business day, on the next succeeding business
day, commencing April 15, 1996, in an amount equal
to $2.125 per share per annum, when, as and if
declared by the Board of Directors. The Company may
elect to make dividend payments (i) in cash, (ii)
by delivery of Series A TCI Group Common Stock or
(iii) by any combination of the foregoing forms of
consideration elected by the Board of Directors in
its sole discretion. See "Description of the Series
A Preferred Stock -- Dividends."
Exchange at the Option of
the Holder................. Each of the 4,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred
Stock is exchangeable, commencing January 15, 2001,
at the option of the holder (unless previously
redeemed), in whole or in part, for 1.871 shares of
Series A TCI Group Common Stock, subject to
adjustment in certain events. The value of the
shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock received
upon any exchange will vary depending upon the
market price of the Series A TCI Group Common Stock
at the time of such exchange. See "Description of
the Series A Preferred Stock -- Exchange at Option
of Holder."
Optional Redemption by
Company.................. The Series A Preferred Stock is not redeemable
prior to January 15, 2001. At any time and from
time to time on or after that date, the Company may
redeem any or all of the outstanding shares of
Series A Preferred Stock, initially at a redemption
price of $50.94 per share and thereafter at prices
declining ratably on each January 15 to $50 per
share on and after January 15, 2005, plus accrued
and unpaid dividends to the date of redemption. The
Company may elect to make any optional redemption
payment (i) in cash, (ii) by delivery of Series A
TCI Group Common Stock or (iii) by any combination
of the foregoing forms of consideration elected by
the Board of Directors in its sole discretion. See
"Description of the Series A Preferred
Stock -- Redemption -- Optional Redemption."
Mandatory Redemption by
Company.................. The Series A Preferred Stock is subject to
mandatory redemption by the Company on January 15,
2006, at a redemption price of $50 per share, plus
accrued and unpaid dividends to the date of
redemption. The Company may elect to make any
mandatory redemption payment (i) in cash, (ii) by
delivery of Series A TCI Group Common Stock or
(iii) by any combination of the foregoing forms of
consideration elected by the Board of Directors in
its sole discretion. See "Description of the Series
A Preferred Stock -- Redemption -- Mandatory
Redemption."
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Company May Pay Dividend,
Redemption and
Liquidation
Payments with Series A
TCI
Group Common Stock....... The Company may elect to make dividend payments,
redemption payments (optional or mandatory) or
payments on any dissolution, liquidation or winding
up of the Company to holders of Series A Preferred
Stock (i) in cash, (ii) by delivery of Series A TCI
Group Common Stock or (iii) by any combination of
the foregoing forms of consideration elected by the
Board of Directors in its sole discretion. If the
Company elects to make any such payment, in whole
or in part, through the delivery of shares of
Series A TCI Group Common Stock (the portion paid
through the delivery of shares being referred to
herein as the "Stock Portion"), each holder will
receive a number of shares of Series A TCI Group
Common Stock determined by dividing the dollar
amount of such Stock Portion by the Cash Equivalent
Amount. Any portion of a dividend, redemption or
liquidation payment that is not paid through the
delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock will be paid in cash. The "Cash Equivalent
Amount" means an amount equal to 95% of the Average
Market Price of a share of Series A TCI Group
Common Stock. The "Average Market Price" is defined
as the average of the closing sale prices for a
share of Series A TCI Group Common Stock on the
Nasdaq National Market for the 10 consecutive
trading days ending on the third business day prior
to (i) in the case of dividends, the relevant
record date and (ii) in the case of a redemption or
the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the
Company, the date of the redemption or liquidation
payment. The market price of the Series A TCI Group
Common Stock may vary between the date of
determination of the Cash Equivalent Amount and the
subsequent delivery of shares.
If the Company elects to make a dividend,
redemption or liquidation payment with shares of
Series A TCI Group Common Stock, the number of such
shares that a holder of Series A Preferred Stock
will receive in connection with such dividend,
redemption of liquidation payment will vary
depending on the Average Market Price of the Series
A TCI Group Common Stock at the time of the record
date for such dividend or at the time of such
redemption or liquidation payment, as the case may
be.
In the case of a dividend or redemption payment
that is made through delivery of shares of Series A
TCI Group Common Stock, if the market value of such
shares on the dividend payment date or the
redemption date is more than 5% lower than the
Average Market Price upon which the Cash Equivalent
Amount is determined and the holder sells such
shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock at such
lower price, (x) in the case of such dividend, the
holder's actual dividend yield for the dividend
period in respect of which such dividend was paid
would be lower than the stated dividend yield on
the Series A Preferred Stock and (y) in the case of
such redemption, the actual sales proceeds received
by such holder would be lower than the stated
redemption price for the Series A Preferred Stock.
In addition, in connection with any such sale the
holder is likely to incur commissions and other
transaction costs.
Guarantee.................. The Parent will irrevocably and unconditionally
agree, on a subordinated basis, to pay in full to
the extent not paid by the Company: (i) any
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dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock, to the
extent declared by the Company's Board of
Directors; (ii) the redemption price (both optional
and mandatory); and (iii) upon any dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the Company, the
aggregate Liquidation Preference. The Guarantee
will be unsecured and subordinated to all
liabilities of the Parent and will rank pari passu
with the most senior preferred stock now or
hereafter issued by the Parent. The Parent may
elect to satisfy its obligations under the
Guarantee with a cash payment, with shares of
Series A TCI Group Common Stock or with any
combination of the foregoing forms of consideration
elected by the Parent. If the Parent elects to make
any guarantee payment, in whole or in part, to the
holders of Series A Preferred Stock through the
delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock (the portion paid through the delivery of
shares being referred to herein as the "Guarantee
Stock Portion"), each such holder will receive the
greater of (i) the same number of shares of Series
A TCI Group Common Stock as such holder would have
received from the Company, had the Company made
such payment when originally due through the
delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock (and had selected the same Guarantee Stock
Portion as that selected by the Parent) or (ii) a
number of shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock
equal to the dollar amount of the Guarantee Stock
Portion divided by the Guarantee Cash Equivalent
Amount (defined as 95% of the average of the
closing sale prices of the Series A TCI Group
Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market for the
10 consecutive trading days ending on the third
trading day prior to the date such guarantee
payment is made by the Parent). Any portion of a
guarantee payment that is not paid through the
delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock will be paid in cash. See "Description of the
Guarantee." As of September 30, 1995, the Parent
had liabilities to third parties of approximately
$80 million to which payments under the Guarantee
would have been subordinated had the Guarantee been
outstanding at that date.
Voting Rights.............. The Series A Preferred Stock and the Company's
common stock will vote as a single class in any
general election of directors of the Company.
Immediately following this offering, the Series A
Preferred Stock will have 2.2% of the combined
voting power of all outstanding classes of capital
stock of the Company entitled to vote in any
general election of directors of the Company. If at
any time accrued dividends on the Series A
Preferred Stock are in arrears and unpaid for six
or more quarterly dividend periods (whether or not
consecutive), holders of the Series A Preferred
Stock will have the right to elect two additional
directors to the Company's Board of Directors,
voting as a separate class with the holders of any
Parity Stock (as defined herein) upon which like
voting rights have been conferred and are vested,
until such dividend arrearage is eliminated. The
holders of Series A Preferred Stock will have no
other voting rights, except that the affirmative
vote of at least 66 2/3% of the Series A Preferred
Stock (voting separately as a class) will be
required before (i) the Company may amend, alter or
repeal any provision of the Company's Restated
Certificate of Incorporation which would adversely
affect the powers, preferences or rights of the
holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock,
(ii) the Company or the Board of Directors may
authorize the creation of or issue any class or
series of
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preferred stock of the Company (the "Preferred
Stock") that ranks senior to the Series A Preferred
Stock as to dividend payments, payments on
redemption or payments of amounts distributable
upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of
the Company ("Senior Stock") or (iii) the Company
may effect a reclassification of the Series A
Preferred Stock, in each case subject to certain
exceptions. See "Description of the Series A
Preferred Stock -- Voting Rights." However, the
Company may create additional classes and series of
Preferred Stock, ranking pari passu with the Series
A Preferred Stock as to dividend payments, payments
on redemption or payments of amounts distributable
upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of
the Company ("Parity Stock") and additional classes
and series of junior stock, increase the number of
authorized shares of Preferred Stock (other than
Series A Preferred Stock) or decrease (but not
below the number of authorized shares then
outstanding) the number of authorized shares of
Preferred Stock (other than Series A Preferred
Stock) without the consent of any holder of Series
A Preferred Stock. Immediately following this
offering the Parent will own all of the outstanding
common stock of the Company, which will have 97.8%
of the combined voting power of all outstanding
classes of capital stock of the Company entitled to
vote in any general election of directors of the
Company. Accordingly, except when dividends are in
arrears on the Series A Preferred Stock for six or
more quarterly dividend periods, the Parent will be
able to elect all of the members of the Board of
Directors of the Company.
Listing.................... Application has been made to list the Series A
Preferred Stock on the Nasdaq National Market under
the symbol "TCICP." The Series A TCI Group Common
Stock is listed on the Nasdaq National Market under
the symbol "TCOMA."
Use of Proceeds............ The net proceeds from the sale of the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock offered hereby will be
used to retire maturing over-night commercial paper
of the Company. See "Use of Proceeds."
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USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds from the sale of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock
offered hereby, after deducting expenses, will be approximately $193,610,000
(approximately $222,710,000 if the Underwriters' over-allotment option is
exercised in full). The net proceeds from this offering will be used by the
Company to retire maturing over-night commercial paper issued pursuant to its
Commercial Paper Program. The over-night commercial paper sold by the Company on
January 9, 1996 was issued with an average weighted interest rate of 5.94% per
annum.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following tables set forth selected historical financial data for the
Company and the Parent for each of the five years in the period ended December
31, 1994 and for the nine months ended September 30, 1994 and 1995. The selected
financial data for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 1994
are derived from the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the
Parent, respectively. The selected financial data for the interim periods are
derived from unaudited consolidated financial statements which have been
prepared on the same basis as the Company's and the Parent's respective audited
consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, contain all
adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a
fair presentation of the respective financial position and results of operations
of the Company and the Parent for those periods. The following information is
qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the
respective consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of the Company
and the Parent incorporated by reference herein. See "Incorporation of Documents
by Reference." The following information concerning the Parent also should be
read in conjunction with the description of the Parent's common stock set forth
under "Description of Parent Common Stock." Capitalized terms used below that
have not been previously defined have the meanings specified under "Description
of Parent Common Stock."
THE COMPANY
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NINE MONTHS
ENDED SEPTEMBER
30, YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1995 1994 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
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(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND RATIO AMOUNTS)
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SUMMARY OF OPERATING DATA:
Revenue...................................................... $3,741 $3,213 $4,318 $4,153 $3,574 $3,214 $2,940
Operating income............................................. 660 620 818 916 864 674 546
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations................... (50) 61 92 (7) 7 (78) (191)
Dividend requirement on redeemable preferred stocks.......... -- -- -- (2) (15) -- --
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Net earnings (loss) attributable to common
stockholders....................................... $ (50) $ 61 $ 92 $ (9) $ (23) $ (97) $ (254)
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock
dividends(a)............................................... (a) 1.23x 1.21x 1.22x 1.02x (a) (a)
OTHER DATA:
Operating income before depreciation, amortization and
non-cash operating expenses(b)............................. $1,541 $1,325 $1,801 $1,858 $1,637 $1,430 $1,262
Consolidated basic cable subscribers......................... 12.0 10.7 11.0 10.7 10.2 8.9 8.5
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<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
SEPTEMBER 30, -----------------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
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(IN MILLIONS)
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SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Property and equipment, net................................ $ 6,707 $ 5,579 $ 4,935 $ 4,562 $ 4,081 $ 4,156
Franchise costs, net....................................... 11,086 9,297 9,197 9,300 8,104 7,348
Net assets of discontinued operations...................... -- -- -- -- 242 54
Total assets............................................... 19,529 15,880 16,520 16,310 15,166 14,106
Debt....................................................... 12,143 10,712 9,900 10,285 9,455 8,922
Stockholders' equity....................................... 1,913 646 2,112 1,726 1,570 748
Shares outstanding (net of treasury shares)(c):
Class A Common Stock..................................... 1 1 403 382 370 310
Class B Common Stock..................................... -- -- 47 48 49 48
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(footnotes to preceding page)
(a) The ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock
dividends of the Company was 1.02, 1.22 and 1.21 for the years ended
December 31, 1992, 1993 and 1994, respectively, and 1.23 for the nine
months ended September 30, 1994. The ratio of earnings to combined fixed
charges and preferred stock dividends of the Company was less than 1.00 for
the years ended December 31, 1990 and 1991 and for the nine months ended
September 30, 1995; thus, earnings available for combined fixed charges and
preferred stock dividends were inadequate to cover combined fixed charges
and preferred stock dividends for such periods. The amounts of the coverage
deficiencies were $399 million and $177 million for the years ended
December 31, 1990 and 1991, respectively, and $63 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 1995. For the ratio calculations, earnings
available for combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends consists
of earnings (losses) before income taxes plus combined fixed charges and
preferred stock dividends (minus capitalized interest), distributions from
and (earnings) loss of less than 50%-owned affiliates with debt not
guaranteed by the Company (net of earnings not distributed of less than
50%-owned affiliates), and minority interest in earnings (losses) of
consolidated subsidiaries (including an amount representing the pretax
earnings which would be required to cover preferred stock dividend
requirements of consolidated subsidiaries). Combined fixed charges and
preferred stock dividends consist of (i) interest (including capitalized
interest) on debt, including interest of less than 50%-owned affiliates
with debt guaranteed by the Company and excluding interest to 50%-owned
affiliates, (ii) the Company's proportionate share of interest of 50%-owned
affiliates, (iii) that portion of rental expense the Company believes to be
representative of interest (one-third of rental expense), (iv) amortization
of debt expense, (v) that portion of minority interests in earnings of
consolidated subsidiaries that represent the amount of pretax earnings that
would be required to cover preferred stock dividend requirements excluding
similarly adjusted preferred stock dividend requirements of consolidated
subsidiaries to 50%-owned affiliates and (vi) the amount representing the
pretax earnings which would be required to cover preferred stock dividend
requirements of 50%-owned affiliates, other than amounts payable to the
Company. The Company has guaranteed the debt of certain less than 50%-owned
affiliates and certain other entities in which it has an interest. Combined
fixed charges and preferred stock dividends of $710,000, $506,000,
$2,517,000, $13,833,000 and $5,346,000 relating to such guarantees for the
years ended December 31, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994, respectively, and
combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends of $7,403,000 and
$3,053,000 relating to such guarantees for the nine months ended September
30, 1994 and 1995, respectively, have not been included in combined fixed
charges and preferred stock dividends.
(b) Operating income before depreciation, amortization and non-cash operating
expenses should not be considered as an alternative to net income or to
cash flows provided by operating activities or to any other measure of
performance or liquidity as an indicator of an entity's operating
performance.
(c) On August 4, 1994 each 500.3735 shares of Class A Common Stock and 500.3735
shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company issued and outstanding on
that date were reclassified and changed into one share of Class A Common
Stock and one share of Class B Common Stock, respectively.
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THE PARENT
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<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS
ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1995 1994 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
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(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND RATIO AMOUNTS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SUMMARY OF OPERATING DATA:
Revenue....................................... $4,945 $3,427 $4,936 $4,153 $3,574 $3,214 $2,940
Operating income.............................. 513 625 788 916 864 674 546
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations.... (92) 63 60 (7) 7 (78) (191)
Dividend requirement on redeemable preferred
stocks...................................... (26) (3) (8) (2) (15) -- --
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations
attributable to common stockholders:
TCI Class A and Class B Common Stock........ (a) 60 52 (9) (23) (97) (254)
TCI Group Common Stock...................... (a) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Liberty Media Group Common Stock............ (a) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
$(a) $ 60 $ 52 $ (9) $ (23) $ (97) $ (254)
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Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
attributable to common stockholders per
common share:
TCI Class A and Class B Common Stock........ $(a) $ .12 $ .10 $ (.02) $ (.01) $ (.22) $ (.54)
TCI Group Common Stock...................... (a) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Liberty Media Group Common Stock............ (a) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Cash dividends declared per common share...... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Weighted average common shares outstanding.... (a) 517 541 433 424 360 355
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed
charges(b).................................. (b) 1.04 1.19 1.22 1.02 (b) (b)
OTHER DATA:
Operating income before depreciation,
amortization and non-cash operating
expenses(c)................................. 1,503 1,339 1,798 1,858 1,637 1,430 1,262
Consolidated domestic basic cable and
satellite subscribers....................... 13.0 11.3 11.7 10.7 10.2 8.9 8.5
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<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
SEPTEMBER 30, -----------------------------------------------
1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Property and equipment, net.................... $ 7,153 $ 5,876 $ 4,935 $ 4,562 $ 4,081 $ 4,156
Franchise costs, net........................... 11,778 9,444 9,197 9,300 8,104 7,348
Net assets of discontinued operations.......... -- -- -- -- 242 54
Total assets................................... 24,601 19,317 16,520 16,310 15,166 14,106
Debt........................................... 12,660 11,162 9,900 10,285 9,455 8,922
Stockholders' equity........................... 4,669 2,681 2,112 1,726 1,570 748
Shares of common stock outstanding (net of
treasury shares):
TCI Class A and Class B Common Stock......... -- 576 450 430 419 358
TCI Group Common Stock....................... 656 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Liberty Media Group Common Stock............. 164 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Book value per common share:
TCI Class A and Class B Common Stock......... $ -- $ 4.65 $ 4.69 $ 4.01 $ 3.75 $ 2.09
TCI Group Common Stock(d).................... 4.49 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Liberty Media Group Common Stock(d).......... 10.51 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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(a) The calculations of net loss from continuing operations attributable to
common stockholders and loss per share for the period ended September 30,
1995 is (i) in the case of the TCI Class A and Class B common stock, $0.09
per share, based upon the net loss attributable to common stockholders from
January 1, 1995 through August 10, 1995 (the date of the distribution of
one fourth of one share of Series A and Series B Liberty Media Group Common
Stock, respectively, to holders of Series A TCI Group Common Stock of
record on August 4, 1995 (the "Distribution")) of $59 million and upon
648,161,994 weighted average
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(footnotes continued from preceding page)
shares of TCI Class A and Class B common stock from January 1, 1995 through
the date of the Distribution and (ii) in the case of the TCI Group Common
Stock and Liberty Media Group Common Stock, $0.09 and $0.02 per share,
respectively, based upon (x) the net loss attributable to the TCI Group and
the Liberty Media Group from the date of the Distribution through September
30, 1995 of $56 million and $3 million, respectively, and (y) the weighted
average shares of TCI Group Common Stock and Liberty Media Group Common
Stock outstanding from the date of the Distribution through September 30,
1995 of 656,376,044 and 164,092,594 respectively.
(b) The ratio of earnings to fixed charges of the Parent was 1.02, 1.22 and 1.19
for the years ended December 31, 1992, 1993, and 1994, respectively, and
1.04 for the nine months ended September 30, 1994. The ratio of earnings to
fixed charges of the Parent was less than 1.00 for the years ended December
31, 1990 and 1991 and for the nine months ended September 30, 1995; thus,
earnings available for fixed charges were inadequate to cover fixed charges
for such periods. The amounts of the coverage deficiencies were $399
million and $177 million for the years ended December 31, 1990 and 1991,
respectively, and $171 million for the nine months ended September 30,
1995. For the ratio calculations, earnings available for fixed charges
consists of earnings (losses) before income taxes plus fixed charges (minus
capitalized interest), distributions from and (earnings) loss of less than
50%-owned affiliates with debt not guaranteed by the Parent (net of
earnings not distributed of less than 50%-owned affiliates), and minority
interest in earnings (losses) of consolidated subsidiaries (including an
amount representing the pretax earnings which would be required to cover
preferred stock dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries). Fixed
charges consist of (i) interest (including capitalized interest) on debt,
including interest of less than 50%-owned affiliates with debt guaranteed
by the Parent and excluding interest to 50%-owned affiliates, (ii) the
Parent's proportionate share of interest of 50%-owned affiliates, (iii)
that portion of rental expense the Parent believes to be representative of
interest (one-third of rental expense), (iv) amortization of debt expense,
(v) that portion of minority interests in earnings of consolidated
subsidiaries that represent the amount of pretax earnings that would be
required to cover preferred stock dividend requirements excluding similarly
adjusted preferred stock dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries
to 50%-owned affiliates and (vi) the amount representing the pretax
earnings which would be required to cover preferred stock dividend
requirements of 50%-owned affiliates, other than amounts payable to the
Parent. The Parent has guaranteed the debt of certain less than 50%-owned
affiliates and certain other entities in which it has an interest. Fixed
charges of $710,000, $506,000, $2,517,000, $13,833,000 and $5,777,000
relating to such guarantees for the years ended December 31, 1990, 1991,
1992, 1993 and 1994, respectively, and fixed charges of $10,676,000 and
$4,866,000 relating to such guarantees for the nine months ended September
30, 1994 and 1995, respectively, have not been included in fixed charges.
(c) Operating income before depreciation, amortization and non-cash operating
expenses should not be considered as an alternative to net income or to
cash flows provided by operating activities or to any other measure of
performance or liquidity as an indicator of an entity's operating
performance.
(d) The computations of the historical book value per share of the TCI Group
Common Stock and the Liberty Media Group Common Stock are based upon
656,378,199 shares of TCI Group Common Stock and 164,093,132 shares of
Liberty Media Group Common Stock outstanding on such date and upon the
attribution of the Parent's net assets as of September 30, 1995 to each of
the TCI Group and Liberty Media Group. Shares of TCI Group Common Stock and
Liberty Media Group Common Stock represent ownership interests in the
Parent and the attributed net assets of the TCI Group and the Liberty Media
Group are not necessarily indicative of the allocation of any proceeds
remaining upon any liquidation of the Parent. In this regard, any such
liquidation proceeds remaining for distribution to holders of Parent Common
Stock would be allocated based upon the respective aggregate Market
Capitalization of the outstanding TCI Group Common Stock and Liberty Media
Group Common Stock.
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PRICE RANGE OF SERIES A TCI GROUP COMMON STOCK AND DIVIDENDS
The Series A TCI Group Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market
under the symbol "TCOMA." The following table sets forth the high and low sales
prices of (i) the Tele-Communications, Inc. Class A Common Stock (the "Parent
Class A Common Stock") for each of the periods indicated through August 10, 1995
and (ii) the Series A TCI Group Common Stock from August 11, 1995 through
January 10 of the first quarter of 1996, in each case as reported by the Nasdaq
National Market. The prices have been rounded up to the nearest eighth and do
not include retail markups, markdowns or commissions. On August 3, 1995, the
Parent Class A Common Stock was reclassified into Series A TCI Group Common
Stock, and on August 10, 1995 one-fourth of one share of Series A Liberty Media
Group Common Stock was distributed on each share of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock to holders of record on August 4, 1995. See "Description of Parent Common
Stock."
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HIGH LOW
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993
First Quarter.................................................................. $25 1/2 $20 3/4
Second Quarter................................................................. 24 17 1/2
Third Quarter.................................................................. 26 3/4 21 5/8
Fourth Quarter................................................................. 33 1/4 24 7/8
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
First Quarter.................................................................. 30 1/4 20 3/4
Second Quarter................................................................. 23 3/8 18 1/4
Third Quarter.................................................................. 23 7/8 19 3/4
Fourth Quarter................................................................. 25 20 1/4
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
First Quarter.................................................................. 23 3/4 19 7/8
Second Quarter................................................................. 24 1/2 17 1/4
Third Quarter (through August 10).............................................. 26 1/4 22 5/8
Third Quarter (from August 11)................................................. 20 16 7/8
Fourth Quarter................................................................. 21 1/4 16 5/8
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1996
First Quarter (through January 10)............................................. 22 1/4 19 3/4
</TABLE>
The Parent has historically not paid cash dividends on the Series A TCI
Group Common Stock or on any other series of common stock of the Parent and has
no present intention of doing so. Payment of cash dividends, if any, in the
future will be determined by the Parent's Board of Directors in light of the
Parent's earnings, financial condition and other relevant considerations. As a
holding company, the Parent's ability to pay cash dividends is dependent upon
its ability to receive cash dividends and advances from its subsidiaries.
Certain loan agreements to which certain subsidiaries of the Parent are parties
or are subject contain restricted payment provisions that limit the amount of
dividends, other than stock dividends, that those companies may pay. Future loan
agreements of the Parent may contain similar provisions.
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THE COMPANY
The Company believes that it is the largest provider of cable television
services in the United States, based on the number of basic subscribers served
by cable television systems owned by the Company, its subsidiaries and
affiliates at September 30, 1995. At that date, the Company and its subsidiaries
owned cable television systems serving approximately 12.0 million basic
subscribers throughout the continental United States. The Company also has an
investment in PrimeStar Partners, a partnership which operates a direct-to-home
broadcast service, and at September 30, 1995, the Company had approximately
367,000 PrimeStar Partners subscribers.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Parent owns all of the outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company. Immediately following this offering, the
Parent will continue to hold all of the outstanding shares of common stock of
the Company. No other shares of capital stock of the Company will be outstanding
other than the shares of Series A Preferred Stock offered hereby.
THE PARENT
The Parent, through its subsidiaries and affiliates (including the
Company), is principally engaged in the construction, acquisition, ownership and
operation of cable television systems and the provision of satellite-delivered
video entertainment, information and electronic retailing programming services
to various video distribution media, principally cable television systems. The
Parent also has interests in cable and telecommunications operations and
television programming in certain international markets as well as investments
in companies and joint ventures involved in developing and providing programming
for new television and telecommunications technologies.
The Parent is organized into four principal business groups: Domestic Cable
and Communications; Domestic Programming; International Cable and Programming;
and Technology/Venture Capital. The business operations of the Company
constitute the Parent's Domestic Cable and Communications group. See "The
Company." The remaining business groups of the Parent are described below.
Domestic Programming. The Parent's domestic programming business is
conducted through the Liberty Media Group ("Liberty Media Group") and is
primarily engaged in two principal lines of business: (i) production,
acquisition and distribution through all available formats and media of branded
entertainment, educational and informational programming and software including
multimedia products and (ii) electronic retailing, direct marketing, advertising
sales relating to programming services, infomercials and transaction processing.
The Liberty Media Group has ownership interests in several domestic programming
businesses, including Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.; Discovery
Communications, Inc.; Home Shopping Network, Inc.; QVC, Inc.; Encore Media
Corporation; BET Holdings, Inc.; International Family Entertainment, Inc.; E!
Entertainment Television, Inc.; and five national and 15 regional sports
networks. The Liberty Media Group, through its wholly owned subsidiary Netlink
USA, is also a provider of programming packages to home satellite dish owners.
International Cable and Programming. The Parent, through its subsidiary
Tele-Communications International, Inc. ("International"), has significant
interests in cable and telecommunications operations and television programming
in international markets. The activities of International are currently
concentrated in Europe, Latin America and Asia, with particular focus on the
United Kingdom, Argentina and Japan. International seeks to invest in markets
with favorable regulatory environments and attractive growth opportunities.
Among its overseas investments, International has an indirect 26.8% interest in
TeleWest plc, the largest provider of cable television and residential and
business cable telephony in the United Kingdom. International also has a
majority voting interest in Flextech plc, which provides television programming
in the United Kingdom through its interests in Bravo, TCC, UK Gold, UK Living,
The Family Channel UK and certain other programming services. Through certain
other joint ventures, International has interests in cable television systems
and television programming in Hungary, Norway, Sweden, Israel, Ireland, Malta,
France, Chile, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, New Zealand, Australia,
Singapore and Japan. In Argentina, International has a majority interest in
Cablevision, S.A., the largest cable operator in Buenos Aires, and a
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minority interest in Torneos y Competencias S.A., a sports programming company.
In Japan, International has formed a joint venture with Sumitomo Corporation
named "Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd.," which was the first multiple
system cable operator in Japan.
On July 18, 1995, International completed an initial public offering of its
Series A Common Stock. The Parent currently owns 82% of the outstanding shares
of common stock of International, which represents approximately 91% of the
combined voting power of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of
International. International's Series A Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol "TINTA."
Technology/Venture Capital. The Parent's technology/venture capital
business is conducted through its subsidiary TCI Technology Ventures, Inc. ("TCI
Technology") and TCI Technology's subsidiaries and affiliates. TCI Technology is
an investor in companies and joint ventures involved in developing and providing
services for new television and telecommunications technologies. Current
investments and technologies under development include interactive and set-top
box technology, entertainment software and other services for wireline and
wireless switched broadband interactive networks. TCI Technology has investments
in TSX Corporation, a producer of communications equipment, Acclaim
Entertainment, Inc. ("Acclaim"), a publisher of interactive entertainment
software, the Microsoft Network, a partnership controlled by Microsoft
Corporation ("Microsoft") which operates Microsoft's on-line service, and
Netscape Communications Corporation, which develops and markets software used to
access the Internet. TCI Technology and Acclaim have formed a joint venture to
develop, acquire and distribute games and other interactive entertainment
software over various telecommunications networks. TCI Technology also owns the
National Digital Television Center, an entity formed by the Parent to provide
digital compression and authorization services to programming suppliers and to
cable television systems and other video distribution outlets. In addition to
its technological investments, TCI Technology operates Western
Tele-Communications, Inc., a wholesale provider of long-distance video, voice,
data and other telecommunications services.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
The following summary of the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock does not
purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by the
provisions of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the
Certificate of Designations (the "Certificate of Designations") relating to the
Series A Preferred Stock (including the definitions in the Certificate of
Designations of certain terms), copies of which have been filed as exhibits to
the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part.
The Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance
from time to time of one or more series of preferred stock, par value $.01 per
share ("Preferred Stock"), with such designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations
or restrictions, as shall be stated and expressed in resolutions providing for
the issuance thereof adopted by the Board of Directors. The Company's Board of
Directors has adopted resolutions authorizing the issuance of up to 4,600,000
shares of Cumulative Exchangeable Preferred Stock, Series A, with a stated value
of $50 per share (the "Stated Value"). The Board of Directors has not authorized
any other series of Preferred Stock, and immediately following this offering the
only outstanding series of Preferred Stock of the Company will be the Series A
Preferred Stock.
The Series A Preferred Stock will rank senior to the Company's common stock
with respect to the payment of dividends, payments on redemption and payments of
amounts distributable upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the
Company. While any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the
Company may not create, and the Board of Directors may not authorize, any class
or series of Senior Stock without the prior affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3%
of the then outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, voting as a
separate class. See "Voting Rights" below.
DIVIDENDS
Payments of Dividends; Method of Payment. Holders of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the
Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor, cumulative accrued
dividends from the date (the "Issue Date") of initial issuance of the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock at the rate per annum of $2.125 per share. Dividends on
the Series A Preferred Stock will be payable quarterly in arrears on each
January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 (or, if any such date is not a
business day, on the next succeeding business day (each a "Dividend Payment
Date")), commencing April 15, 1996. Dividends payable on any Dividend Payment
Date will be paid to holders of record as they appear on the stock register of
the Company on the first day of the month in which such Dividend Payment Date
shall occur, as and if designated by the Board of Directors (the "Record Date").
Dividends on shares of Series A Preferred Stock will accrue on a daily basis
(without interest or compounding) whether or not there are unrestricted funds
legally available for the payment of such dividends and whether or not such
dividends are declared. For purposes of calculating the amount of dividends
"accrued" (i) as of the first Dividend Payment Date and any other date that is
not a Dividend Payment Date, such amount shall be calculated on the basis of
4.25% of the Stated Value for actual days elapsed from the Issue Date (in the
case of the first Dividend Payment Date and any date prior to the first Dividend
Payment Date) or the last preceding Dividend Payment Date (in the case of any
other date) to but excluding the date as of which such determination is being
made, based on a 365- or 366-day year, as the case may be, and (ii) as of any
Dividend Payment Date (other than the first Dividend Payment Date), such amount
shall be calculated on the basis of the foregoing rate per annum, based on a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The first dividend period will be from the
Issue Date to but excluding April 15, 1996, and the first dividend will be
payable on April 15, 1996.
Whenever a Redemption Date (as defined below) occurs during a dividend
period, the Board of Directors may, at its option, declare accrued dividends to,
and pay such dividends on, such Redemption Date, in which case such dividends
will be payable on such Redemption Date to the holders of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock as of a special record date to be designated by the Board of
Directors for such dividend payment.
Any dividends may be paid, at the election of the Company, (i) out of funds
legally available therefor, (ii) through the delivery of shares of Series A TCI
Group Common Stock or (iii) through any combination of
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the foregoing forms of consideration elected by the Board of Directors in its
sole discretion. If the Company elects to pay any dividend payment, in whole or
in part, by delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock, the amount of
such dividend payment to be paid per share of Series A Preferred Stock in shares
of Series A TCI Group Common Stock (the "Stock Dividend Amount") will be paid
through the delivery to the holders of record of such shares of Series A
Preferred Stock on the Record Date for such dividend payment of a number of
shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock determined by dividing the dollar
amount of the Stock Dividend Amount by an amount (the "Cash Equivalent Amount")
equal to 95% of the Average Market Price (as defined below). No fractional
shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock will be delivered to a holder of
shares of Series A Preferred Stock, but the Company shall instead pay a cash
adjustment determined as described under "-- Adjustment for Fractional Shares."
Any portion of a dividend that is declared and not paid through the delivery of
shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock will be paid in cash.
The "Average Market Price" per share of Series A TCI Group Common Stock on
any date of determination means the average of the daily closing sale prices of
the Series A TCI Group Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market (or, if the
New York Stock Exchange or another exchange becomes the principal trading market
for such stock, on such exchange) for the ten consecutive days on which the
Nasdaq National Market and the New York Stock Exchange are open for the
transaction of business (each a "Trading Day") ending on the third Trading Day
preceding the date of determination (appropriately adjusted in such manner as
the Board of Directors in good faith deems appropriate to take into account any
stock dividend on the Series A TCI Group Common Stock, or any subdivision,
split, combination or reclassification of the Series A TCI Group Common Stock
that occurs, or the Ex-Dividend Date for which occurs, during the period
following the first Trading Day in such ten-Trading Day period and ending on the
last full Trading Day immediately preceding the payment of any dividend,
redemption or liquidation payment with respect to which Average Market Price is
being determined). The date of determination of Average Market Price (i) for any
dividend will be as of the related Record Date and (ii) for any redemption or
liquidation payment will be as of the related Redemption Date or Liquidating
Payment Date, respectively. See "-- Redemption -- Manner of Payment of
Redemption Price" and "-- Liquidation Rights."
The market price of the Series A TCI Group Common Stock may vary from the
Average Market Price between the date of determination of such Average Market
Price and the subsequent delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock,
in payment of a dividend, to holders of Series A Preferred Stock. If the market
value on the Dividend Payment Date of the shares of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock delivered in payment of a dividend is more than 5% lower than the Average
Market Price as of the related Record Date and the holder sells such shares of
Series A TCI Group Common Stock at such lower price, the holder's actual
dividend yield for the dividend period in respect of which such dividend was
paid would be lower than the stated dividend yield on the Series A Preferred
Stock. In addition, in connection with any such sale the holder is likely to
incur commissions and other transaction costs.
If the Company elects to make any dividend payment, in whole or in part,
through the delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock, it will give
notice of such determination (which shall include the number of shares of Series
A TCI Group Common Stock and cash, if any, to be delivered in respect of each
share of Series A Preferred Stock) by publication, on the Record Date for such
dividend payment, of such election in a daily newspaper of national circulation.
CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON CAPITAL STOCK OF THE COMPANY
Certain Limitations. As long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are
outstanding, (i) no dividends shall be paid or declared in cash or otherwise,
nor will any other distribution be made, on any shares of Junior Stock (as
defined below) and (ii) no shares of any Junior Stock may be purchased,
redeemed, or otherwise acquired by the Company or any majority owned subsidiary
of the Company (except in connection with a reclassification or exchange of any
Junior Stock through the issuance of other Junior Stock and/or warrants, rights
or options exercisable for or convertible into Junior Stock (and cash in lieu of
fractional shares in connection therewith) or the purchase, redemption, or other
acquisition of any Junior Stock from any wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company), nor may any funds be set aside or made available for any sinking fund
for the purchase, redemption or other acquisition of any Junior Stock, unless:
(a) full dividends on the
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Series A Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock have been paid, or declared and
set aside for payment, for all dividend periods terminating on or prior to the
date of such Junior Stock dividend or distribution payment, to the extent such
dividends are cumulative; (b) the Company has paid or set aside all amounts, if
any, then or theretofore required to be paid or set aside for all purchase,
retirement, and sinking funds, if any, for any Parity Stock; and (c) the Company
is not in default on any of its obligations to redeem any Series A Preferred
Stock or any Parity Stock. "Junior Stock" means (i) the common stock of the
Company, (ii) each other class or series of capital stock of the Company
hereafter created (other than any class or series of Senior Stock or Parity
Stock) and (iii) any class or series of Parity Stock to the extent that it ranks
junior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights, rights of
redemption or rights on liquidation, as the case may be. As of the date of this
Prospectus, the Company does not have issued or outstanding any Senior Stock or
Parity Stock and the Company's common stock represents the only Junior Stock of
the Company.
Subject to the foregoing, dividends or distributions (payable in cash,
property or securities) may be declared and paid on the shares of any Junior
Stock from time to time and any Junior Stock may be purchased, redeemed or
otherwise acquired by the Company or any of its majority owned subsidiaries from
time to time. In the event of the declaration and payment of any such dividends
or distributions to the holders of Junior Stock, the holders of such Junior
Stock will be entitled, to the exclusion of holders of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock, to share therein according to their respective interests.
As long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding,
dividends or other distributions may not be declared or paid on the Series A
Preferred Stock or on any Parity Stock, and the Company may not purchase, redeem
or otherwise acquire any Series A Preferred Stock or Parity Stock (except (x)
from any wholly owned subsidiary of the Company or (y) in connection with a
mandatory conversion or exchange of such Parity Stock or a conversion or
exchange of Series A Preferred Stock or such Parity Stock at the option of the
holder for securities other than Parity Stock or Senior Stock and cash in lieu
of fractional shares in connection therewith), unless either: (a)(i) full
dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock have been paid,
or declared and set aside for payment, for all dividend periods terminating on
or prior to the date of such Series A Preferred Stock or Parity Stock dividend,
distribution, purchase, redemption or other acquisition payment, to the extent
such dividends are cumulative; (ii) the Company has paid or set aside all
amounts, if any, then or theretofore required to be paid or set aside for all
purchase, retirement, and sinking funds, if any, for any Parity Stock; and (iii)
the Company is not in default on any of its obligations to redeem any Series A
Preferred Stock or Parity Stock; or (b) with respect to the payment of dividends
only, any such dividends are declared and paid pro rata so that the amounts of
any dividends declared and paid per share on shares of Series A Preferred Stock
and shares of any Parity Stock will in all cases bear to each other the same
ratio that accrued and unpaid dividends (including any accumulation with respect
to unpaid dividends for prior dividend periods, if such dividends are
cumulative) per share on shares of Series A Preferred Stock and shares of Parity
Stock bear to each other.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing will prevent (i) the payment of
dividends or the making of distributions on any Junior Stock solely in shares of
Junior Stock and/or warrants, rights or options exercisable for or convertible
into shares of Junior Stock (together with a cash adjustment for fractional
shares, if any) or the redemption, purchase or other acquisition of Junior Stock
solely in exchange for (together with a cash adjustment for fractional shares,
if any), or through the application of the proceeds from the sale of, shares of
Junior Stock and/or warrants, rights or options exercisable for or convertible
into Junior Stock; (ii) the payment of dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock
or any class or series of Parity Stock solely in (together with a cash
adjustment for fractional shares, if any) (x) shares of Junior Stock and/or
warrants, rights or options exercisable for or convertible into Junior Stock or
(y) securities of the Parent (including shares of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock) or the redemption, exchange, purchase or other acquisition of Series A
Preferred Stock or any class or series of Parity Stock solely in exchange for
(together with a cash adjustment for fractional shares, if any), or through the
application of the proceeds from the sale of, (A) shares of Junior Stock and/or
warrants, rights or options exercisable for or convertible into Junior Stock or
(B) securities of the Parent (including shares of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock); or (iii) the exchange of Series A Preferred Stock for shares of Series A
TCI Group Common Stock (together with a cash adjustment for
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fractional shares, if any) pursuant to an exchange at the option of the holder
as described under "-- Exchange at Option of Holder".
Payment of dividends to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be
subject to the prior preferences and other rights of any future class or series
of Senior Stock.
EXCHANGE AT OPTION OF HOLDER
Exchange Privilege. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is
exchangeable, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder thereof, at any
time on and after January 15, 2001, unless previously redeemed, for 1.871 shares
of Series A TCI Group Common Stock (the "Exchange Rate"), subject to adjustment
as described below. An exchange of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be
effected directly with the Parent, and the Parent has agreed, pursuant to the
Guarantee, (x) to issue and deliver the requisite number of shares of Series A
TCI Group Common Stock to or upon the order of any holder of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock that surrenders such shares for exchange in accordance with the
terms of the Series A Preferred Stock and (y) to otherwise perform the actions
required of it under the exchange provisions of the Series A Preferred Stock.
The right to exchange shares of Series A Preferred Stock called for redemption
will terminate immediately before the close of business on the related
Redemption Date. See "-- Redemption."
In connection with any exchange by a holder of Series A Preferred Stock,
the Parent may be required under the Securities Act to deliver to such holder a
current prospectus relating to the Series A TCI Group Common Stock. It is
therefore a condition (the "Prospectus Condition") to any exchange that the
Parent be able to deliver a current prospectus if one is required under the
Securities Act or the rules and regulations of Commission promulgated
thereunder, and no exchanges of Series A Preferred Stock will be effected during
any period in which the Prospectus Condition cannot be met. The Parent has
undertaken in the Guarantee to use all reasonable efforts to ensure that the
Prospectus Condition is met during the period that the Series A Preferred Stock
is exchangeable for Series A TCI Group Common Stock and the Parent is required
to deliver a prospectus. See "Description of the Guarantee -- Certain Covenants
of the Parent." The market value of the Series A TCI Group Common Stock may
change during any period that a holder is unable to effect an exchange due to
the Prospectus Condition not being met.
In order to exchange shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the holder thereof
must surrender the certificates evidencing the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock to be exchanged at the office or agency to be maintained by the Parent for
that purpose, duly endorsed to the Parent or in blank (or accompanied by duly
executed instruments of transfer to the Parent or in blank) with signatures
guaranteed (such endorsements or instruments of transfer to be in form
satisfactory to the Parent), together with written notice of exchange specifying
the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be exchanged and specifying
the name or names (with addresses) in which the certificate or certificates
representing the Series A TCI Group Common Stock deliverable on such exchange
are to be registered, and otherwise in accordance with exchange procedures
established by the Parent and the Company. Each notice of exchange shall be
irrevocable, and each exchange shall be deemed to have been effected immediately
prior to the close of business on the date (the "Exchange Date") on which all of
the requirements for such exchange (including the satisfaction of the Prospectus
Condition, if required) shall have been satisfied. The exchange shall be at the
Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the
Exchange Date.
Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the close of business on a
Record Date for any payment of declared dividends will be entitled to receive
the dividend payable on such shares of Series A Preferred Stock on the
corresponding Dividend Payment Date notwithstanding the effective exchange of
such shares following such Record Date and prior to the corresponding Dividend
Payment Date. However, shares of Series A Preferred Stock surrendered for
exchange after the close of business on a Record Date for any payment of
dividends and before the opening of business on the next succeeding Dividend
Payment Date must be accompanied by payment in cash of an amount equal to the
dividend thereon attributable to the current quarterly dividend period which is
to be paid on such Dividend Payment Date (unless such shares of Series A
Preferred Stock are subject to redemption on a Redemption Date falling between
such Record Date and such Dividend Payment Date). A holder of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock called for redemption on any
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Dividend Payment Date will (if such holder is the registered holder on the
applicable Record Date) receive the dividend on such shares payable on that date
and will be able to exchange such shares after the Record Date for such dividend
without paying an amount equal to such dividend to the Company upon exchange.
Except as provided above, upon any exchange of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock for shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock the Company will not make
any payment or allowance for unpaid dividends, whether or not in arrears, on
exchanged shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the Parent will not make any
payment or allowance for previously declared dividends or distributions on the
shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock issued upon such exchange.
If the shares of Preferred Stock represented by a certificate surrendered
for exchange are exchanged in part only, the Company will cause to be issued and
delivered to the holder, without charge therefor, a new certificate or
certificates representing in the aggregate the number of unexchanged shares. In
connection with any exchange, no fractional shares of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock will be delivered, but the Parent shall instead pay a cash adjustment
determined as described under "-- Adjustment for Fractional Shares."
Exchange Adjustments. The Exchange Rate is subject to adjustment upon the
occurrence of certain
events involving the Parent including, without limitation: (i) the payment by
the Parent of dividends (and other distributions) on outstanding shares of
Series A TCI Group Common Stock in shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock;
(ii) subdivisions or combinations of Series A TCI Group Common Stock; (iii) the
payment by the Parent of dividends (and other distributions) on outstanding
shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock in shares of the Parent's capital
stock (other than Series A TCI Group Common Stock); (iv) the issuance by Parent,
in reclassification of its outstanding shares of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock, of any other shares of capital stock of Parent; (v) the distribution by
Parent to all or substantially all holders of Series A TCI Group Common Stock of
rights, warrants or options entitling holders of such rights, warrants or
options (for a period not exceeding forty-five days after the record date for
the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution) to
purchase shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock (or securities exercisable
for or convertible into shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock) at a price
per share (or, in the case of securities convertible into or exercisable for
shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock, having a conversion or exercise price
per share, after adding thereto an allocable portion of the exercise price of
the rights, warrants or options to purchase such securities) less than the
Current Market Price on the applicable Determination Date and (vi) the
distribution by Parent to all or substantially all holders of Series A TCI Group
Common Stock of any assets or debt securities or any rights, warrants or options
to purchase securities (other than those dividends, distributions, rights,
warrants and options referred to above and excluding cash dividends other than
Extraordinary Cash Dividends (as defined below)) to all or substantially all
holders of Series A TCI Group Common Stock. "Extraordinary Cash Dividends" means
cash dividends on the Series A TCI Group Common Stock that, when aggregated with
all other cash dividends made on the Series A TCI Group Common Stock having an
Ex-Dividend Date occurring in the 365/366 consecutive day period ending on the
Ex-Dividend Date for the cash dividend in question (other than those dividends
or distributions for which a prior adjustment to the Exchange Rate was made),
equals or exceeds on a per share basis 10% of the average of the Closing Prices
of the Series A Common Stock during the shorter of (i) such 365/366 day period
or (ii) the period beginning after the first Ex-Dividend Date in such period and
ending on the date prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for the cash dividend in
question. In the case of any such dividend or distribution on the TCI Group
Series A Common Stock of shares of capital stock, subdivision, combination or
reclassification, the holder of each outstanding share of Series A Preferred
Stock will have the right to exchange such share of Series A Preferred Stock
into the kind and amount of securities which such holder would have owned
immediately after such event if such share of Series A Preferred Stock had been
exchanged immediately before the record date for or effective date of, as the
case may be, such event. However, in the case of any dividend, distribution or
reclassification in which the Series A Preferred Stock becomes exchangeable for
shares of more than one class or series of Parent capital stock, any one of
which is redeemable or exchangeable at the election of the Parent ("Redeemable
Capital Stock"), and such Redeemable Capital Stock may be redeemed or exchanged
by the Parent for consideration that includes securities of an issuer other than
the Parent ("Redemption Securities"), then such dividend, distribution or
reclassification shall be treated in the manner described in the next sentence
as though it were a distribution of assets by the Parent. In the case of any
such issuance of rights, warrants or options which expire within 45 days
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after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive
such rights, warrants or options, or any such distribution of assets, debt
securities or certain rights, warrants or options to purchase securities, the
Exchange Rate will be adjusted pursuant to formulas contained in the Certificate
of Designations. In certain cases of distributions of assets, debt securities or
certain rights, warrants or options to purchase securities to holders of Series
A TCI Group Common Stock, rather than being entitled to an adjustment in the
Exchange Rate, the holder of a share of Series A Preferred Stock upon exchange
thereof will be entitled to receive, in addition to the shares of Series A TCI
Group Common Stock into which such share of Series A Preferred Stock is
exchangeable, the kind and amount of assets, debt securities, rights, warrants
or options comprising the distribution that such holder would have received if
such holder had exchanged such share of Series A Preferred Stock immediately
prior to the record date for determining the holders of Series A TCI Group
Common Stock entitled to receive the distribution.
If the holders of Series A Preferred Stock would be entitled to receive
upon exchange thereof any Redeemable Capital Stock (other than Redeemable
Capital Stock that may be redeemed or exchanged for consideration that includes
Redemption Securities), and such Redeemable Capital Stock is redeemed, exchanged
or otherwise acquired in full, then, from and after such event (a "Redemption
Event"), the holders of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be
entitled to receive upon exchange of such shares, in lieu of shares of such
Redeemable Capital Stock, the kind and amount of securities, cash or other
assets receivable upon such Redemption Event by a holder of the number of shares
of Redeemable Capital Stock for which such shares of Series A Preferred Stock
could have been exchanged immediately prior to the effectiveness of such
Redemption Event (assuming that such holder failed to exercise any applicable
right of election with respect thereto and received per share of such Redeemable
Capital Stock the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets received
per share by the holders of a plurality of the non-electing shares thereof) and,
thereafter, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have no other
exchange rights with respect to such Redeemable Capital Stock.
All adjustments to the Exchange Rate will be calculated to the nearest
1/1000th of a share of Series A TCI Group Common Stock. No adjustment in the
Exchange Rate will be required unless such adjustment would require an increase
or decrease of at least one percent therein; provided, however, that any
adjustment which is not required to be made will be carried forward and taken
into account in any subsequent adjustment. In addition to the foregoing
adjustments, the Parent may direct the Company to make increases in the Exchange
Rate that the Parent considers to be advisable in order that any event treated
for federal income tax purposes as a dividend of stock or stock rights will not
be taxable to the holders of Series A TCI Group Common Stock.
If an adjustment is required to be made in the Exchange Rate, the Parent
may, in its sole discretion, elect to defer the following until after the
occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment: (i) delivering to the holder
of any Series A Preferred Stock surrendered for exchange the additional shares
of Series A TCI Group Common Stock deliverable upon such exchange over the
shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock deliverable before giving effect to
such adjustment and (ii) paying to such holder any amount in cash in lieu of a
fractional share of Series A TCI Group Common Stock. In addition, no adjustment
need be made for rights to purchase shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock or
for sales of shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock which in either case are
made pursuant to a plan providing for reinvestment of dividends or interest or
pursuant to a bona fide employee stock option or stock purchase plan of the
Parent or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries (including the Company).
Whenever the Exchange Rate is required to be adjusted, the Parent will
forthwith compute such adjusted Exchange Rate and file with the transfer
agent(s) for the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the Series A TCI Group
Common Stock a certificate with respect to such adjustment, and mail a notice to
holders of the Series A Preferred Stock providing information with respect to
such adjustment. At least 10 days before the record date or other date set for
definitive action, the Parent will notify holders of Series A Preferred Stock of
(i) any action which would require an adjustment to the Exchange Rate, (ii)
certain mergers or combinations involving the Parent or (iii) the dissolution,
liquidation or winding up of the Parent.
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Adjustment for Consolidation or Merger of Parent. In case of (i) any
consolidation or merger to which the Parent is a party, (ii) any sale or
transfer to another corporation of the property of the Parent as an entirety or
substantially as an entirety or (iii) any statutory exchange of securities by
the Parent with another corporation (other than in connection with a merger or
acquisition), in each case as a result of which shares of Series A TCI Group
Common Stock shall be converted into the right to receive stock, securities or
other property (including cash or any combination thereof), each share of Series
A Preferred Stock which is not converted into the right to receive stock,
securities or other property in connection with such transaction will, after
consummation of such transaction, be subject to exchange at the option of the
holder into the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property receivable
upon consummation of such transaction by a holder of the number of shares of
Series A TCI Group Common Stock into which such share of Series A Preferred
Stock might have been exchanged immediately prior to consummation of such
transaction and assuming in each case that such holder of Series A TCI Group
Common Stock failed to exercise rights of election, if any, as to the kind or
amount of securities, cash or other property receivable upon consummation of
such transaction (provided that if the kind or amount of securities, cash or
other property receivable upon consummation of such transaction is not the same
for each non-electing share, then the kind and amount of securities, cash or
other property receivable upon consummation of such transaction for each
non-electing share will be deemed to be the kind and amount so receivable per
share by a plurality of the non-electing shares). The kind and amount of
securities into which shares of Series A Preferred Stock will be exchangeable
after consummation of such transaction will be subject to adjustment, as nearly
as may be practicable, as described above under "Exchange Adjustments" following
the date of consummation of such transaction. Pursuant to the Guarantee, the
Parent has agreed not to become a party to any such transaction unless the terms
thereof are consistent with the foregoing.
REDEMPTION
Mandatory Redemption. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock (if not
earlier exchanged or redeemed) will be subject to mandatory redemption by the
Company on January 15, 2006 (the "Mandatory Redemption Date"), at a redemption
price (the "Mandatory Redemption Price") equal to the Liquidation Preference.
Optional Redemption. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock will also be
subject to optional redemption by the Company on or after January 15, 2001 (the
"Initial Redemption Date"). At any time and from time to time on or after the
Initial Redemption Date and until the Mandatory Redemption Date, the Company
will have the right to redeem, in whole or in part, the outstanding shares of
Series A Preferred Stock at the following per share call prices, together with
accrued but unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) to the date fixed for
redemption (each an "Optional Redemption Price;" such price and the Mandatory
Redemption Price being sometimes referred to collectively herein as a
"Redemption Price"), if redeemed during the twelve-month periods beginning on
January 15 in the years shown below.
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YEAR CALL PRICE
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2001............................................................ $50.94
2002............................................................ 50.71
2003............................................................ 50.47
2004............................................................ 50.24
2005 and thereafter............................................. 50.00
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If fewer than all the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock are to
be redeemed as of any date (an "Optional Redemption Date," such date and the
Mandatory Redemption Date being sometimes referred to collectively herein as a
"Redemption Date"), the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed will
be selected by the Company from outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock
pro rata (as nearly as may be practicable) among all holders of outstanding
shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
Manner of Payment of Redemption Price. The Company may effect the
redemption of shares of Series A Preferred Stock upon the mandatory or optional
redemption thereof, at the election of the Company, (i) out of funds legally
available therefor, (ii) through the delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group
Common Stock
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or (iii) through any combination of the foregoing forms of consideration elected
by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion. If the Company elects to pay,
in whole or in part, the Redemption Price in respect of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock through the delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock, then the Company shall deliver to each holder of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock to be redeemed on the applicable Redemption Date a number of
shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock equal to the amount determined by
dividing (i) the aggregate Redemption Price (or designated portion thereof to be
paid through delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock) of such
shares of Series A Preferred Stock by (ii) the Cash Equivalent Amount. Any
portion of a Redemption Price that is not paid through the delivery of shares of
Series A TCI Group Common Stock will be paid in cash. The number of shares of
Series A TCI Group Common Stock that a holder of Series A Preferred Stock will
receive upon mandatory or optional redemption, if the Redemption Price is to be
paid in whole or in part through the delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group
Common Stock, will vary depending upon the Average Market Price (as defined in
"-- Dividends -- Payments of Dividends; Method of Payment") used in determining
the Cash Equivalent Amount for purposes of such redemption. The market price of
the Series A TCI Group Common Stock may vary from such Average Market Price
between the date of determination of such Average Market Price and the
subsequent delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock, in payment of
the Redemption Price, to holders in respect of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock called for redemption. If the market value of the Series A TCI Group
Common Stock on the Redemption Date is more than 5% lower than the Average
Market Price as of such Redemption Date and the holder sells such shares of
Series A TCI Group Common Stock at such lower price, the holder's actual
proceeds from the sale of such shares would be lower that the stated Redemption
Price for the Series A Preferred Stock. In addition, in connection with any such
sale the holder is likely to incur commissions and other transaction costs.
No fractional shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock will be delivered
to a holder upon redemption of his shares of Series A Preferred Stock, but the
Company will instead pay a cash adjustment determined as described under
"-- Adjustment for Fractional Shares."
Dividends on shares of Series A Preferred Stock selected for redemption
will cease to accrue, and the right of the holders of such shares to exercise
their right to exchange such shares for Series A TCI Group Common Stock will
terminate immediately prior to the close of business on the related Redemption
Date.
Notice of Redemption. The Company will provide notice (a "Redemption
Notice") of any redemption of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to holders of
record of Series A Preferred Stock to be called for redemption not less than 15
nor more than 60 days prior to the applicable Redemption Date. The Redemption
Notice will be provided by mail sent to each holder of record of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed, at such holder's address as it appears
on the stock register of the Company; provided, however, that neither failure to
give such notice nor any defect therein will affect the validity of the
proceeding for the redemption of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be
redeemed except as to the holders to whom the Company has failed to give said
notice or whose notice was defective.
Each Redemption Notice sent to a holder will include, without limitation,
the following information: (i) the Redemption Date; (ii) if less than all
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, the number of
shares held by such holder to be redeemed; (iii) the Redemption Price and the
form or forms of consideration that the Company has elected to pay and/or
deliver upon such redemption and, if more than one form of consideration has
been elected by the Company, the designated portions of the Redemption Price to
be paid in each form of consideration so elected; (iv) if the Company has
elected to deliver shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock in payment of the
Redemption Price (or a designated portion thereof), the method of determining
the number of shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock so deliverable; (v) the
place or places where certificates for Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed
are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price; (vi) that dividends
on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall cease to accrue
on the Redemption Date; and (vii) the then current Exchange Rate and that the
exchange privilege will terminate immediately prior to the close of the business
day on the Redemption Date.
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On or after the Redemption Date, each holder of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock to be redeemed must present and surrender his certificate or
certificates for such shares to the Company at the place designated in the
Redemption Notice and thereupon the Redemption Price of such shares will paid to
or on the order of the person whose name appears on such certificate or
certificates as the record owner thereof, and each surrendered certificate will
be cancelled. Should fewer than all the shares represented by a certificate be
redeemed, a new certificate will be issued representing the unredeemed shares.
If a Redemption Notice with respect to shares of Series A Preferred Stock
to be redeemed pursuant to a mandatory or optional redemption has been timely
given by the Company, and if on or before the applicable Redemption Date the
Company has deposited with the redemption agent for the Series A Preferred Stock
(or, if there is no redemption agent, shall have set apart so as to be available
for such purpose and only such purpose) cash (including cash for any adjustment
in lieu of delivering fractional securities) and/or shares of Series A TCI Group
Common Stock, as applicable, sufficient to pay in full the aggregate Redemption
Price for such shares of Series A Preferred Stock on such Redemption Date, then
effective as of the close of business on such Redemption Date the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock to be so redeemed will no longer be deemed outstanding
(notwithstanding that any certificate therefor may not have been surrendered for
cancellation), dividends with respect to the shares so called for redemption
shall cease to accrue on the Redemption Date (except that holders of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock at the close of business on a Record Date for any
payment of dividends shall be entitled to receive the dividend payable on such
shares on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date notwithstanding the redemption
of such shares following such Record Date and prior to such Dividend Payment
Date) and all rights with respect to the shares so called for redemption will
forthwith after such date cease and terminate, except the right of such holders,
upon the surrender of certificates evidencing the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock so redeemed, to receive the cash and/or Series A TCI Group Common Stock,
as applicable, payable or deliverable in payment of the Redemption Price and the
applicable cash adjustment, if any, in lieu of fractional shares, without
interest. Any cash and/or shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock so deposited
or set apart and unclaimed at the end of one year from such Redemption Date will
be repaid and released to the Company, after which the holder or holders of such
shares of Series A Preferred Stock so called for redemption will look only to
the Company for delivery of such cash and/or shares of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock.
The ability of the Company to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock shall be
subject to the prior preferences and rights of any future class or series of
Senior Stock.
LIQUIDATION RIGHTS
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or
winding up of the Company, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
then outstanding will be entitled to receive, after payment or provision for
payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Company and payment or
provision for payment of any distribution on shares of any Senior Stock, an
amount per share equal to the Liquidation Preference, before any distribution of
assets is made to the holders of Junior Stock or any Parity Stock of the Company
ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up. After payment of the Liquidation Preference, holders of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock will not be entitled to any further participation in
any distribution of assets of the Company.
If, upon any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company, the
assets of the Company available for distribution to the holders of the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock shall be insufficient to pay in full (i) the aggregate
Liquidation Preference payable to holders of Series A Preferred Stock and (ii)
the liquidation preference payable to holders of shares of all outstanding
classes and series of Parity Stock that rank pari passu with the Series A
Preferred Stock upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up (as set forth in the
instrument or instruments creating such Parity Stock), the holders of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock and such Parity Stock shall share ratably in such
distribution of assets in proportion to the amount which would be payable on
such distribution if the amounts to which the holders of outstanding shares of
Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of outstanding shares of such Parity
Stock were paid in full. The sale, lease, transfer or exchange of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, the consolidation or merger of
the Company with one or more other corporations (whether or not the Company is
the corporation surviving such
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consolidation or merger), and the consummation of a statutory binding share
exchange involving the Company will not be deemed a liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Company.
Upon any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of
the Company, the Company may pay any Liquidating Payment (as defined below), at
the election of the Company, (i) out of funds legally available therefor, (ii)
through the delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock or (iii)
through any combination of the foregoing forms of consideration elected by the
Board of Directors in its sole discretion. If the Company elects to make, in
whole or in part, a Liquidating Payment by delivery of shares of Series A TCI
Group Common Stock, the number of shares so deliverable to any holder of Series
A Preferred Stock shall be equal to the aggregate Liquidating Payment (or
designated portion thereof to be paid through the delivery of shares of Series A
TCI Group Common Stock) payable in respect of such shares divided by the Cash
Equivalent Amount. In connection with any Liquidating Payment, no fractional
shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock shall be delivered, but the Company
shall instead pay a cash adjustment determined as described under "-- Adjustment
for Fractional Shares." Any portion of a Liquidating Payment that is not paid
through the delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock will be paid
in cash. "Liquidating Payment," as used herein, means the Liquidation Preference
payable to the holders or Series A Preferred Stock upon the liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company or, if less, the amount available for
distribution to holders of Series A Preferred Stock in liquidation of the
Company. Under the Guarantee, the Parent will be obligated to pay to the holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock any difference between the Liquidating Payment
and the Liquidation Preference. See "Description of the Guarantee -- Guarantee
Payments."
CONDITIONS TO DELIVERY OF SHARES OF SERIES A TCI GROUP COMMON STOCK FOR
DIVIDEND, REDEMPTION OR LIQUIDATION PAYMENTS.
The Company's right to elect to make any dividend, redemption or
liquidation payment, in whole or in part, through the delivery of shares of
Series A TCI Group Common Stock will be conditioned upon: (i) the shares of
Series A TCI Group Common Stock to be so delivered being fully paid and
nonassessable and free from any preemptive rights, liens or adverse claims; (ii)
the delivery of such shares being exempt from the registration or qualification
requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or, if
no such exemption is available, the delivery of such shares having been duly
registered or qualified under the Securities Act and applicable state securities
laws; and (iii) the shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock to be so delivered
being listed, and upon delivery being eligible for trading, on the Nasdaq
National Market or on a national securities exchange. If such conditions have
not been satisfied prior to or on the date of any such dividend, redemption or
liquidation payment, such payment shall be made solely in cash.
ADJUSTMENT FOR FRACTIONAL SHARES
No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares of Series A
TCI Group Common stock will be delivered upon the redemption or exchange of any
shares of Series A Preferred Stock or in connection with any dividend payment or
any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company. Whether or not a
fractional share would be delivered to a holder of Series A Preferred Stock
shall be based upon (i), in the case of an exchange, on the total number of
shares of Series A Preferred Stock such holder is at the time exchanging into
Series A TCI Group Common Stock and the total number of shares of Series A TCI
Group Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon such exchange and (ii), in the
case of the payment, in whole or in part, of a dividend, redemption or
liquidation payment through the delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock, on the total number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the time
held by such holder and the total number of shares of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock otherwise deliverable in respect thereof. In lieu of the issuance of a
fraction of a share of Series A TCI Group Common Stock or scrip, the Company
shall pay instead an amount in cash (rounded to the nearest whole cent) by its
check equal to the same fraction of the Closing Price of a share of Series A TCI
Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Exchange Date or the
date of payment of the dividend, redemption or liquidation payment, as the case
may be, in respect of which such cash adjustment is being determined.
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VOTING RIGHTS
The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock will have no voting
rights, except as otherwise required by law and except as set forth below. When
and if the holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, each holder
will be entitled to one vote per share.
The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock will have the right to
vote, voting as a class with the holders of the Company's common stock (and with
the holders of any other class or series of Preferred Stock entitled to vote
with such common stock in the general election of directors), in any general
election of directors of the Company. Immediately following this offering, the
shares of Series A Preferred Stock will have 2.2% of the combined voting power
of all outstanding classes of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote in
any general election of directors of the Company. The only other class of
capital stock that is entitled to vote in the general election of directors is
the Company's common stock, all of the shares of which are owned by the Parent.
Accordingly, immediately following this offering (except under the circumstances
described in the next paragraph) the Parent will be able to elect all of the
members of the Board of Directors.
If at any time accrued dividends payable on the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock are in arrears and unpaid in an aggregate amount equal to or
exceeding the aggregate amount of dividends payable thereon for six quarterly
dividend periods, the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting
separately as a class (with the holders of all other shares of Parity Stock upon
which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable), will have the
right to vote for the election of two directors (the "Preferred Stock
Directors") to the Board of Directors of the Company, such directors to be in
addition to the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors
immediately prior to the accrual of such right. Such right of the holders of
shares of Series A Preferred Stock to vote for the election of two Preferred
Stock Directors will continue until all dividends in arrears on the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock have been paid in full. The term of office of each
Preferred Stock Director shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the next annual
meeting of stockholders of the Company at which a successor shall have been
elected and qualified (irrespective of whether the Board of Directors of the
Company is divided into staggered classes) or (ii) the termination of the right
of the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock (and any such other shares
of Parity Stock and Senior Stock) to vote for Preferred Stock Directors.
For as long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding,
the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of such outstanding
shares (voting separately as a class), given in person or by proxy at any annual
meeting or special meeting called for such purpose, will be necessary: (i)
before the Company may amend, alter or repeal any of the provisions of the
Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation which would adversely affect the
powers, preferences or rights of the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock then outstanding; provided, however, that (x) any such amendment,
alteration or repeal that would authorize, create or increase the authorized
amount of any additional shares of Junior Stock and (y) any such amendment that
would increase the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock (other than
Series A Preferred Stock) or that would decrease (but not below the number of
authorized shares then outstanding) the number of authorized shares of Preferred
Stock (other than Series A Preferred Stock), will be deemed not to adversely
affect such powers, preferences or rights and shall not be subject to approval
by the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock; (ii) before the Company or
the Board or Directors may create or issue any class or series of Senior Stock;
or (iii) before the Company may effect any reclassification of the Series A
Preferred Stock (other than a reclassification that does not adversely affect
the powers, preferences or rights of the holders of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock outstanding immediately prior to such reclassification). No vote of the
holders of Series A Preferred Stock in respect of an amendment, alteration or
repeal of any provision of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation
or the creation or issue of any class or series of Senior Stock will be required
if, at or prior to the time when such amendment, alteration or repeal or
creation or issue is to take effect, as the case may be, provision is made for
the redemption of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the time outstanding
(except that no such provision may be made prior to the Initial Redemption
Date).
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Except as required by law, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock will not
be entitled to vote on any merger or consolidation involving the Company or a
sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
The Bank of New York, 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286, will
act as paying, exchange and redemption agent and registrar for the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock.
MISCELLANEOUS
Upon issuance, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock will be fully paid
and nonassessable. Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock will have no
preemptive rights. The Parent has agreed to at all times reserve and keep
available out of its authorized and unissued Series A TCI Group Common Stock
and/or issued shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock held in its treasury,
solely for issuance upon the exchange of shares of Series A Preferred Stock,
such number of shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock as will from time to
time be deliverable upon the exchange of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock
then outstanding. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock redeemed by the Company
will be retired and resume the status of authorized and unissued shares of
Preferred Stock, without designation as to series, until such shares are once
more designated as part of a particular series of Preferred Stock by the Board
of Directors.
DESCRIPTION OF THE GUARANTEE
The following is a summary of the principal terms of the Guarantee
Agreement (the "Guarantee"), executed and delivered by the Parent for the
benefit of the holders from time to time of the Series A Preferred Stock. The
summary does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its
entirety by the text of the Guarantee Agreement (including the definition
therein of certain terms), a copy of which has been filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is part.
GUARANTEE PAYMENTS
Pursuant to the Guarantee, the Parent will irrevocably and unconditionally
agree to pay in full to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock the
Guarantee Payments (except to the extent paid by the Company), as and when due,
regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim which the Company
may have or assert. The following payments (the "Guarantee Payments"), to the
extent not paid by the Company, will be subject to the Guarantee (without
duplication): (i) any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred
Stock which have theretofore been declared by the Board of Directors; (ii) the
Mandatory Redemption Price payable for shares of Series A Preferred Stock
outstanding on the Mandatory Redemption Date; (iii) the Optional Redemption
Price payable for shares of Series A Preferred Stock called for redemption on an
Optional Redemption Date that are outstanding on such Optional Redemption Date;
and (iv) upon a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up
of the Company, the Liquidation Preference payable in respect of the outstanding
shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
MANNER OF MAKING GUARANTEE PAYMENTS
The Parent may satisfy its obligation to make a Guarantee Payment, at the
election of the Parent, (i) in cash, (ii) through the issuance and delivery of
shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock or (iii) through any combination of
the foregoing forms of consideration elected by the Parent in its sole
discretion. If the Parent elects to pay a Guarantee Payment, in whole or in
part, to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock through the delivery of shares
of Series A TCI Group Common Stock, each such holder will receive the greater of
(i) the same number of shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock as such Holder
would have received from the Company (x) had the Company made the dividend,
redemption or liquidation payment in respect of which such Guarantee Payment is
being made when originally due through the delivery of shares of Series A TCI
Group Common Stock and (y) had the Company elected to pay an amount of such
payment equal to the Guarantee Stock Portion with shares of Series A TCI Group
Common Stock or (ii) the number
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of shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock determined by dividing the dollar
amount of the Guarantee Stock Portion by the Guarantee Cash Equivalent Amount.
"Guarantee Cash Equivalent Amount" means an amount equal to 95% of the average
of the Closing Prices of the Series A TCI Group Common Stock for the 10
consecutive Trading Days ending on the third Trading Day prior to the date such
Guarantee Payment is paid by or on behalf of the Parent. No fractional shares of
Series A TCI Group Common Stock will be issued and delivered to a holder, but
the Parent will instead pay a cash adjustment determined in the manner described
under "Description of the Series A Preferred Stock -- Adjustment for Fractional
Shares." Any portion of a Guarantee Payment that is not paid through the
delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock shall be paid in cash.
The Parent's right to elect to make any Guarantee Payment, in whole or in
part, through the issuance and delivery of shares of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock will be conditioned upon: (i) the shares of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock to be so issued and delivered being fully paid and nonassessable and free
from any preemptive rights, liens or adverse claims; (ii) the delivery of such
shares being exempt from the registration or qualification requirements of the
Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or, if no such exemption is
available, the delivery of such shares having been duly registered or qualified
under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws; and (iii) the
shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock to be so issued and delivered being
listed, and upon delivery being eligible for trading, on the Nasdaq National
Market or on a national securities exchange. If such conditions have not been
satisfied prior to or on the date of any Guarantee Payment paid by or on behalf
of the Parent, such payment shall be made solely in cash.
CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE PARENT
In the Guarantee, the Parent will covenant that, so long as any shares of
Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, if there shall have occurred and be
continuing any event that would constitute an Event of Default (as defined
below) under the Guarantee, then the Parent shall not declare or pay any cash
dividend on, make any cash distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase or
otherwise acquire, any of its capital stock; provided, however that the Parent
may (a) declare cash dividends or cash distributions on, or redeem, purchase or
otherwise acquire, shares of preferred stock of the Parent where, under the
terms of the instrument creating such preferred stock, the failure to do so
would constitute a default or event of default under such instrument and (b)
redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire shares of preferred stock of the Parent
(x) with shares of common stock of the Parent (plus a cash adjustment for
fractional shares) or (y) upon the exercise by the holders thereof of
conversion, exchange or redemption rights. The foregoing covenant may be waived,
in whole or in part, or the application of all or any part of such covenant in
any particular circumstance or generally may be waived, with the prior written
consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock then outstanding.
In connection with any exchange by a holder of Series A Preferred Stock for
Series A TCI Group Common Stock, the Parent may be required under the Securities
Act to deliver to such holder a current prospectus relating to the Series A TCI
Group Common Stock. In the Guarantee, the Parent will covenant that if it is
required under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder to deliver a current prospectus, for so long as the
holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock have the right to exchange such
shares for shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock, the Parent will use all
reasonable efforts to ensure that it will be able to deliver a current
prospectus upon a requested exchange by a holder of Series A Preferred Stock.
In the Guarantee, the Parent will covenant, for so long as the holders of
shares of Series A Preferred Stock have the right to exchange such shares for
shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock, to take any and all actions required
of it under the exchange provisions of the Certificate of Designations,
including, without limitation: (i) promptly after the Exchange Date for an
exchange of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, to issue and deliver to the
holder of such shares, or on his or her written order, a certificate or
certificates for the requisite number of full shares of Series A TCI Group
Common Stock issuable upon such exchange; (ii) to treat the Person in whose name
any certificate for shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock is issued upon an
exchange as the stockholder of record of such shares of Series A TCI Group
Common Stock as of the close of business on the Exchange Date; provided,
however, that any shares of Series A
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Preferred Stock surrendered for exchange on any date when the stock transfer
books of the Parent are closed for any purpose shall be effective to constitute
the Person entitled to receive the shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock
deliverable upon such exchange as the record holder of such shares of Series A
TCI Group Common Stock as of the opening of business on the next succeeding day
on which such stock transfer books are open; (iii) whenever the Exchange Rate is
required to be adjusted under the Certificate of Designations, to forthwith
compute the adjusted Exchange Rate and (x) prepare and file a certificate
setting forth certain information concerning the adjusted Exchange Rate with the
transfer agent for the Series A TCI Group Common Stock and the Series A
Preferred Stock and (y) mail to the holders of the outstanding shares of Series
A Preferred Stock a notice setting forth such adjusted Exchange Rate and certain
related information; and (iv) whenever the Parent shall take any action which
would require an adjustment to the Exchange Rate or shall authorize certain
other actions or events, to cause to be filed at each office or agency
maintained for the purpose of exchange of the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock, and cause to be mailed to the holders of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock, at least 10 days before the record date (or other date set for definitive
action if there shall be no record date), a notice of such action or event.
The Parent has further agreed in the Guarantee to at all times reserve and
keep available, free from preemptive rights, out of the aggregate of its
authorized but unissued shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock and/or its
issued Series A TCI Group Common Stock held in its treasury, for the purpose of
effecting any exchange of shares of Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with
the Certificate of Designations, the full number of shares of Series A TCI Group
Common Stock then deliverable upon the exchange of all then outstanding shares
of Series A Preferred Stock.
MODIFICATION OF THE GUARANTEE; ASSIGNMENT
Except with respect to any changes which do not adversely affect the rights
of holders of Series A Preferred Stock (in which case no vote will be required),
the Guarantee may be amended only with the prior approval of the holders of not
less than 66 2/3% of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock. All
covenants and agreements contained in the Guarantee shall bind the successors,
assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of the Parent and inure to the
benefit of the holders from time to time of the Series A Preferred Stock. Except
in the manner described under "Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets" below,
the Parent may not assign its rights or delegate its obligations under the
Guarantee without the consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR SALE OF ASSETS
The Guarantee provides that the Parent may merge or consolidate with or
into another entity (whether or not the Parent is the surviving corporation),
enter into a binding share exchange with another entity, or sell, transfer or
lease all or substantially all of its assets to another entity only if (i) at
such time no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) the
survivor of such merger, consolidation or share exchange (if other than the
Parent) or the entity to which Parent's assets are sold, transferred or leased
is an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof
and assumes all of the obligations of the Parent under the Guarantee.
TERMINATION
The Parent's obligation to make Guarantee Payments under the Guarantee will
terminate as to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock, and be of no further
force or effect, upon the earliest to occur of (i) the full payment of the
Mandatory Redemption Price for all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock
held by such holder, (ii) the full payment of the Optional Redemption Price for
all shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder that are called for
redemption on an Optional Redemption Date, if after such Optional Redemption
Date such holder no longer holds any outstanding shares of Series A Preferred
Stock, (iii) the payment of the full Liquidation Preference of the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder upon any liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Company, (iv) the exchange by such holder of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock held by it for the requisite number of shares of Series
A TCI Group Common Stock (and cash in lieu of any fractional share, if any) in
accordance with the Certificate of Designations, and
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following such exchange such holder no longer holds any shares of Series A
Preferred Stock; or (v) at such time as such holder shall otherwise dispose of
all of its shares of Series A Preferred Stock. The Guarantee will continue to be
effective or will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any holder
of Series A Preferred Stock must restore payment of any amount paid by the
Company under the Certificate of Designations or by the Parent under the
Guarantee in respect of such shares for any reason whatsoever.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
An "Event of Default" under the Guarantee will occur upon the failure of
the Company: (i) to pay any portion of a dividend payment, if the payment of
such dividend was declared by the Board of Directors of the Company; (ii) to pay
the aggregate Mandatory Redemption Price in full on the Mandatory Redemption
Date; (iii) to pay the Optional Redemption Price in full on any Optional
Redemption Date in respect of shares of Series A Preferred Stock called for
redemption on such date by the Company; and (iv), in the event of the
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company, the failure of the
Company to pay the aggregate Liquidation Preference payable to the holders of
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock (irrespective of whether the
Company has unrestricted or legally available funds therefor). Upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Parent will be
subject to the limitations described in the first paragraph under " -- Certain
Covenants of the Parent" and holders of Series A Preferred Stock will have a
contractual right to enforce payment by the Parent of the Guarantee Payments
under the Guarantee (subject to the subordination provisions of the Guarantee
described below).
SUBORDINATION
The Guarantee provides that the Parent's obligation to make Guarantee
Payments are subordinated and junior in right of payment to all liabilities of
the Parent (other than those in respect of its capital stock) ("Senior
Liabilities"). No payment may be made under the Guarantee if any Senior
Liability of the Parent is not paid when due, any applicable grace period with
respect to such default has ended, and such default has not been cured or waived
or ceased to exist. Upon any distribution of assets of the Parent to creditors
upon any dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization, whether
voluntary or involuntary or in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other
proceedings, all amounts due or to become due on all Senior Liabilities of the
Parent must be paid in full before the holders of Series A Preferred Stock are
entitled to receive or retain any payments under the Guarantee. The rights of
the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock in respect of payments under the
Guarantee will be subrogated to the rights of the holder of all Senior
Liabilities to receive payments or distributions applicable to such liabilities
until all amounts owing on the Guarantee are paid in full.
STATUS OF THE GUARANTEE
The Guarantee will constitute an unsecured obligation of the Parent and
will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other
liabilities of the Parent, (ii) pari passu with the most senior preferred stock
now or hereafter issued by the Parent and (iii) senior to the Parent's common
stock. The terms of the Certificate of Designations provide that each holder of
Series A Preferred Stock, by acceptance thereof, agrees to the subordination and
other provisions of the Guarantee.
The Guarantee will constitute a guarantee of payment and not of collection
(that is, the guaranteed party may institute a legal proceeding directly against
the guarantor to enforce its rights under the guarantee without instituting a
legal proceeding against any other person or entity).
As of September 30, 1995, the Parent had (i) liabilities to third parties
of approximately $80 million, to which payments under the Guarantee would have
been subordinated, and (ii) outstanding shares of preferred stock with an
aggregate liquidation preference of approximately $474 million, with which
payments under the Guarantee would have ranked pari passu, had the Guarantee
been outstanding at that date. The Parent is a holding company and its assets
consist almost entirely of investments in its subsidiaries. Therefore, the
Parent's rights and the rights of its creditors, including holders of the Series
A Preferred Stock with respect to the Parent's obligations under the Guarantee,
to participate in the distribution of assets of any subsidiary upon
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the latter's liquidation or reorganization will be subject to prior claims of
the subsidiary's creditors, including trade creditors, except to the extent that
the Company may itself be a creditor with recognized claims against the
subsidiary (in which case the claims of the Parent would still be subject to the
prior claims of any secured creditor of such subsidiary and of any holder of
indebtedness of such subsidiary that is senior to that held by the Parent). At
September 30, 1995, the Parent's subsidiaries had total debt of approximately
$13.1 billion (including guarantees of indebtedness of others and the unaccreted
portion of indebtedness issued at a discount, but excluding indebtedness owed to
the Parent).
The Parent's ability to service its indebtedness and pay its other
liabilities, including its liability under the Guarantee, is dependent upon the
earnings of the Parent's subsidiaries and the distribution or other payment of
such earnings to the Parent in the form of dividends, loans or advances, payment
or reimbursement for management fees and expenses, and repayment of loans and
advances from the Parent. The subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal
entities and have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to pay any amounts due
pursuant to the Guarantee or to make any funds available therefor, whether by
dividends, loans or other payments. The payment of dividends or the making of
loans and advances to the Parent by its subsidiaries may be subject to statutory
or regulatory restrictions, are contingent upon the earnings of those
subsidiaries and are subject to various business considerations. Further,
certain of the Parent's subsidiaries are subject to loan agreements that
prohibit or limit the transfer of funds by such subsidiaries to the Parent in
the form of loans, advances or dividends and require that such subsidiaries'
indebtedness to the Parent be subordinate to the indebtedness under such loan
agreements. The amount of net assets of subsidiaries subject to such
restrictions exceeds the Parent's consolidated net assets.
GOVERNING LAW
The Guarantee will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York.
DESCRIPTION OF PARENT COMMON STOCK
Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is exchangeable, at the option of
the holder commencing January 15, 2001, for shares of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock at the Exchange Rate. See "Description of the Series A Preferred
Stock -- Exchange at Option of Holder." The Series A TCI Group Common Stock is
one of four series of common stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Parent Common
Stock"), of the Parent. The other three series of the Parent Common Stock
consist of the following: (i) the Tele-Communications, Inc. Series B TCI Group
Common Stock (the "Series B TCI Group Common Stock," and, together with the
Series A TCI Group Common Stock, the "TCI Group Common Stock"), (ii) the Tele-
Communications, Inc. Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock (the "Series A
LMG Common Stock") and (iii) the Tele-Communications, Inc. Series B Liberty
Media Group Common Stock (the "Series B LMG Common Stock," and, together with
the Series A LMG Common Stock, the "Liberty Media Group Common Stock"). Each
series of Parent Common Stock has powers and rights that may affect the powers
and rights of each other series of Parent Common Stock. Accordingly, a
description of all four series of Parent Common Stock is set forth below.
However, the only series of Parent Common Stock for which the Series A Preferred
Stock is exchangeable is the Series A TCI Group Common Stock.
The following description of the Parent Common Stock does not purport to be
complete and is qualified in its entirety be reference to the Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Parent (the "Parent Charter"),
which has been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus forms a part.
GENERAL
The Parent Charter provides that the Parent is authorized to issue
2,725,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, of which 1,750,000,000 shares are
designated Tele-Communications, Inc. Series A TCI Group Common Stock,
150,000,000 shares are designated Tele-Communications, Inc. Series B TCI Group
Common Stock, 750,000,000 shares are designated TeleCommunications, Inc. Series
A Liberty Media Group Common Stock, and 75,000,000 shares are designated
Tele-Communications, Inc. Series B Liberty Media
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Group Common Stock. As of November 1, 1995, 571,576,645 shares of Series A TCI
Group Common Stock, 84,801,554 shares of Series B TCI Group Common Stock,
142,892,796 shares of Series A LMG Common Stock and 21,200,336 shares of Series
B LMG Common Stock (in each case net of shares held in treasury) had been issued
and were outstanding.
The Parent Charter also provides for the issuance of 52,375,096 shares of
preferred stock (the "Parent Preferred Stock"), of which 700,000 shares are
designated Class A Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Class A
Preferred Stock"), 1,675,096 shares are designated Class B 6% Cumulative
Redeemable Exchangeable Junior Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the
"Class B Preferred Stock"), and 50,000,000 shares are designated Series
Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Series Preferred Stock"),
issuable in series. Of the Series Preferred Stock, 80,000 shares are designated
Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C (the "Series C Preferred Stock"),
1,000,000 shares are designated Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D (the
"Series D Preferred Stock"), 400,000 shares are designated Redeemable
Convertible Preferred Stock, Series E (the "Series E Preferred Stock"), and
500,000 shares are designated Convertible Redeemable Participating Preferred
Stock, Series F (the "Series F Preferred Stock"). As of November 1, 1995,
1,620,026 shares of Class B Preferred Stock, 70,575 shares of Series C Preferred
Stock, 999,569 shares of Series D Preferred Stock and 277,064 shares of Series F
Preferred Stock had been issued and were outstanding. All of the shares of Class
A Preferred Stock have previously been redeemed and retired and may not be
reissued, thereby reducing the number of authorized shares of Parent Preferred
Stock. All of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock have previously been
redeemed and retired with the effect that such shares have been restored to the
status of authorized and unissued shares of Series Preferred Stock, may be
reissued as shares of another series of Series Preferred Stock, but such shares
may not be reissued as Series E Preferred Stock. All of the outstanding shares
of Series F Preferred Stock are held by subsidiaries of the Parent. The Parent
has authorized, in connection with a pending transaction, the issuance of an
additional 18,350,918 shares of Series Preferred Stock in two series, of which
9,175,459 shares will be designated Redeemable Convertible TCI Group Preferred
Stock, Series G (the "Series G Preferred Stock"), and 9,175,459 shares will be
designated Redeemable Convertible Liberty Media Group Preferred Stock, Series F
(the "Series F Preferred Stock"). After giving effect to the designations of the
Series G Preferred Stock and the Series F Preferred Stock, at least 30,069,082
shares of Series Preferred Stock shall remain available for designation pursuant
to the Parent Charter.
The rights evidenced by the Parent Common Stock (including the Series A TCI
Group Common Stock) are subject to the prior preferences and rights of the
Parent Preferred Stock. In general, under the provisions of the Class B
Preferred Stock and each outstanding series of Series Preferred Stock, no
dividends may be paid on, and neither the Parent nor any subsidiary of the
Parent may purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of, the Parent Common Stock
for so long as (i) dividends are in arrears on the Class B Preferred Stock or on
any such series of Series Preferred Stock or (ii) the Parent is in default under
its obligation to redeem (or otherwise acquire or exchange in accordance with
the terms of the Parent Charter or the instrument creating such Parent Preferred
Stock) shares of the Class B Preferred Stock or any such series of Series
Preferred Stock on a date fixed for such redemption (or other acquisition or
exchange). The Series G Preferred Stock and the Series F Preferred Stock will
contain similar provisions that may restrict the payment of dividends on, or the
purchase or other acquisition by the Parent of any of its subsidiaries of,
shares of Parent Common Stock.
TCI GROUP COMMON STOCK AND LIBERTY MEDIA GROUP COMMON STOCK
Certain Definitions
As used herein, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
"Committed Acquisition Shares" means (a) the shares of Series A LMG Common
Stock that the Parent had, prior to the record date for the Distribution, agreed
to issue, but as of such record date had not issued, and (b) the shares of
Series A LMG Common Stock that are issuable upon conversion, exercise or
exchange of Convertible Securities that the Parent had, prior to the record date
for the Distribution, agreed to issue, but as of such record date had not
issued, in each case including obligations of the Parent to issue shares of the
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Parent's Class A Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (which has been
redesignated Series A TCI Group Common Stock), which as a result of the
Distribution constitute obligations to issue, among other securities, Series A
LMG Common Stock or Convertible Securities which are convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for Series A LMG Common Stock; provided, however
that Committed Acquisition Shares will not include any shares of Liberty Media
Group Common Stock issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange of
Pre-Distribution Convertible Securities. The type and amount of Committed
Acquisition Shares issuable will be appropriately adjusted to reflect
subdivisions and combinations of the Series A LMG Common Stock and dividends or
distributions of shares of Series A LMG Common Stock or Series B LMG Common
Stock to holders of Series A LMG Common Stock and other reclassifications of the
Series A LMG Common Stock, in each case occurring (or the record date for which
occurs) after the Distribution.
"Convertible Securities" means any securities of the Parent (other than any
series of Parent Common Stock) that are convertible into, exchangeable for or
evidence the right to purchase any shares of any series of Parent Common Stock,
whether upon conversion, exercise, exchange, pursuant to antidilution provisions
of such securities or otherwise.
The "Distribution" means the distribution paid by the Parent on August 10,
1995 of one-fourth of one share of Series A LMG Common Stock on each outstanding
share of Series A TCI Group Common Stock and one-fourth of one share of Series B
LMG Common Stock on each outstanding share of Series B TCI Group Common Stock to
holders of record on August 4, 1995.
The "Inter-Group Interest" means any equity value of the Parent
attributable to the Liberty Media Group that is not represented by outstanding
shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock. The Inter-Group Interest is
represented by the Number of Shares Issuable with Respect to the Inter-Group
Interest.
The "Inter-Group Interest Fraction" means a fraction the numerator of which
is the Number of Shares Issuable with Respect to the Inter-Group Interest and
the denominator of which is the sum of such Number of Shares Issuable with
Respect to the Inter-Group Interest and the aggregate number of shares of
Liberty Media Group Common Stock outstanding.
The "Liberty Media Group" means:
(a) the interest of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries in Liberty
Media Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (including any successor
thereto by merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of its
assets, whether or not in connection with a Related Business Transaction
(as defined below under "-- Conversion and Redemption-Mandatory Dividend,
Redemption or Conversion of Liberty Media Group Common Stock")) and their
respective properties and assets,
(b) all assets and liabilities of the Parent or any of its
subsidiaries to the extent attributed to any of the properties or assets
referred to in clause (a) of this sentence, whether or not such assets or
liabilities are assets and liabilities of Liberty Media Corporation or any
of its subsidiaries (or a successor as described in clause (a) of this
sentence),
(c) all assets and properties contributed or otherwise transferred to
the Liberty Media Group from the TCI Group, and
(d) the interest of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries in the
businesses, assets and liabilities acquired by the Parent or any of its
subsidiaries for the Liberty Media Group, as determined by the Board of
Directors of the Parent (the "Parent Board of Directors");
provided that (i) from and after any dividend or other distribution with respect
to any shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock (other than a dividend or
other distribution payable in shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock, with
respect to which adjustment will be made as described in clause (a) of the
definition of "Number of Shares Issuable with Respect to the Inter-Group
Interest," or in other securities of the Parent attributed to the Liberty Media
Group for which provision will be made as described in the penultimate sentence
of this definition), the Liberty Media Group will no longer include an amount of
assets or properties equal to the aggregate amount of such kind of assets or
properties so paid in respect of shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock
multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is equal to the Inter-Group
Interest
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Fraction in effect immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or
other distribution and the denominator of which is equal to the Outstanding
Interest Fraction in effect immediately prior to the record date for such
dividend or other distribution and (ii) from and after any transfer of assets or
properties from the Liberty Media Group to the TCI Group, the Liberty Media
Group will no longer include the assets or properties so transferred. If the
Parent pays a dividend or makes any other distribution with respect to shares of
Liberty Media Group Common Stock payable in securities of the Parent attributed
to the Liberty Media Group other than Liberty Media Group Common Stock, the TCI
Group will be deemed to hold an amount of such other securities equal to the
amount so distributed multiplied by the fraction specified in clause (i) of this
definition (determined as of a time immediately prior to the record date for
such dividend or other distribution), and to the extent interest or dividends
are paid or other distributions are made on such other securities so distributed
to the holders of Liberty Media Group Common Stock, the Liberty Media Group will
no longer include a corresponding ratable amount of the kind of assets paid as
such interest or dividends or other distributions in respect of such securities
so deemed to be held by the TCI Group. The Parent may also, to the extent any
such other securities constitute Convertible Securities which are at the time
convertible, exercisable or exchangeable, cause such Convertible Securities
deemed to be held by the TCI Group to be deemed to be converted, exercised or
exchanged (and to the extent the terms of such Convertible Securities require
payment or delivery of consideration in order to effect such conversion,
exercise or exchange, the Liberty Media Group will in such case include an
amount of the kind of properties or assets required to be paid or delivered as
such consideration for the amount of the Convertible Securities deemed
converted, exercised or exchanged as if such Convertible Securities were
outstanding), in which case such Convertible Securities will no longer be deemed
to be held by the TCI Group or attributed to the Liberty Media Group.
"Market Value" of any class or series of capital stock of the Parent on any
day means the average of the high and low reported sale prices regular way of a
share of such class or series on such day (if such day is a trading day, and if
such day is not a trading day, on the trading day immediately preceding such
day) or in case no such reported sale takes place on such trading day the
average of the reported closing bid and asked prices regular way of a share of
such class or series on such trading day, in either case on the Nasdaq National
Market, or if the shares of such class or series are not quoted on such Nasdaq
National Market on such trading day, the average of the closing bid and asked
prices of a share of such class or series in the over-the-counter market on such
trading day as furnished by any New York Stock Exchange member firm selected
from time to time by the Parent, or if such closing bid and asked prices are not
made available by any such New York Stock Exchange member firm on such trading
day, the market value of a share of such class or series as determined by the
Parent Board of Directors; provided that for purposes of determining the ratios
described under "-- Conversion and Redemption -- Conversion at the Option of the
Parent" and "-- Mandatory Dividend, Redemption or Conversion of Liberty Media
Group Common Stock" and "-- Liquidation," (a) the "Market Value" of any share of
any series of Parent Common Stock on any day prior to the "ex" date or any
similar date for any dividend or distribution paid or to be paid with respect to
such series of the Parent Common Stock will be reduced by the fair market value
of the per share amount of such dividend or distribution as determined by the
Parent Board of Directors and (b) the "Market Value" of any share of any series
of Parent Common Stock on any day prior to (i) the effective date of any
subdivision (by stock split or otherwise) or combination (by reverse stock split
or otherwise) of outstanding shares of such series of Parent Common Stock or
(ii) the "ex" date or any similar date for any dividend or distribution with
respect to any such series of Parent Common Stock in shares of such series of
Parent Common Stock will be appropriately adjusted to reflect such subdivision,
combination, dividend or distribution.
The "Number of Shares Issuable with Respect to the Inter-Group Interest" is
currently zero and will from time to time be
(a) adjusted as appropriate to reflect subdivisions (by stock split or
otherwise) and combinations (by reverse stock split or otherwise) of the
Series A LMG Common Stock and dividends or distributions of shares of
Series A LMG Common Stock or Series B LMG Common Stock to holders of Series
A LMG Common Stock and other reclassifications of Series A LMG Common
Stock,
(b) decreased (but not to less than zero) by (i) the aggregate number
of shares of Series A LMG Common Stock issued or sold by the Parent after
the Distribution other than Committed Acquisition
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Shares, the proceeds of which are attributed to the TCI Group, (ii) the
aggregate number of shares of Series A LMG Common Stock issued or delivered
upon conversion, exercise or exchange of Convertible Securities (other than
Pre-Distribution Convertible Securities and Convertible Securities which
are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Committed
Acquisition Shares), the proceeds of which are attributed to the TCI Group,
(iii) the aggregate number of shares of Series A LMG Common Stock issued or
delivered by the Parent as a dividend or distribution to holders of Series
A TCI Group Common Stock and Series B TCI Group Common Stock, (iv) the
aggregate number of shares of Series A LMG Common Stock issued or delivered
upon the conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities
(other than Pre-Distribution Convertible Securities and Convertible
Securities which are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
Committed Acquisition Shares) issued or delivered by the Parent after the
Distribution as a dividend or distribution or by reclassification or
exchange to holders of Series A TCI Group Common Stock and Series B TCI
Group Common Stock and (v) the aggregate number of shares of Series A LMG
Common Stock (rounded, if necessary, to the nearest whole number), equal to
the aggregate fair value (as determined by the Parent Board of Directors)
of assets or properties attributed to the Liberty Media Group that are
transferred from the Liberty Media Group to the TCI Group in consideration
of a reduction in the Number of Shares Issuable with Respect to the
Inter-Group Interest, divided by the Market Value of one share of Series A
LMG Common Stock as of the date of such transfer, and
(c) increased by (i) the aggregate number of any shares of Series A
LMG Common Stock and Series B LMG Common Stock which are retired or
otherwise cease to be outstanding following their purchase with funds
attributed to the TCI Group, (ii) a number (rounded, if necessary, to the
nearest whole number), equal to the fair value (as determined by the Parent
Board of Directors) of assets or properties theretofore attributed to the
TCI Group that are contributed to the Liberty Media Group in consideration
of an increase in the Number of Shares Issuable with Respect to the
Inter-Group Interest, divided by the Market Value of one share of Series A
LMG Common Stock as of the date of such contribution and (iii) the
aggregate number of shares of Series A LMG Common Stock and Series B LMG
Common Stock into or for which Convertible Securities are deemed to be
converted, exercised or exchanged pursuant to the last sentence of the
definition of "TCI Group."
The Parent will not issue or sell shares of Series B LMG Common Stock in respect
of a reduction in the Number of Shares Issuable with Respect to the Inter-Group
Interest. Whenever a change in the Number of Shares Issuable with Respect to the
Inter-Group Interest occurs, the Parent will prepare and file a statement of
such change with the Secretary of the Parent.
The "Outstanding Interest Fraction" means a fraction the numerator of which
is the aggregate number of shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock
outstanding and the denominator of which is the sum of such aggregate number of
shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock outstanding and the Number of Shares
Issuable with Respect to the Inter-Group Interest.
"Pre-Distribution Convertible Securities" means Convertible Securities that
were outstanding on the record date for the Distribution and were, prior to such
date, convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of the Parent's
Class A Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (which has been redesignated
Series A TCI Group Common Stock).
The "TCI Group" means as of any date of determination thereof:
(a) the interest of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries in all of
the businesses in which the Parent or any of its subsidiaries (or any of
their predecessors or successors) is or has been engaged, directly or
indirectly, and the respective assets and liabilities of the Parent or any
of its subsidiaries, other than any businesses, assets or liabilities of
the Liberty Media Group;
(b) a proportionate interest in the businesses, assets and liabilities
of the Liberty Media Group equal to the Inter-Group Interest Fraction as of
such date;
(c) from and after any dividend or other distribution with respect to
shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock (other than a dividend or other
distribution payable in shares of Liberty Media Group
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Common Stock, with respect to which adjustment will be made as described in
clause (a) of the definition of "Number of Shares Issuable with Respect to
the Inter-Group Interest," or in other securities of the Parent attributed
to the Liberty Media Group, for which provision will be made as described
in the penultimate sentence of this definition), an amount of assets or
properties theretofore included in the Liberty Media Group equal to the
aggregate amount of such kind of assets or properties so paid in respect of
such dividend or other distribution with respect to shares of Liberty Media
Group Common Stock multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is equal
to the Inter-Group Interest Fraction in effect immediately prior to the
record date for such dividend or other distribution and the denominator of
which is equal to the Outstanding Interest Fraction in effect immediately
prior to the record date for such dividend or other distribution; and
(d) any assets or properties transferred from the Liberty Media Group to
the TCI Group;
provided that, from and after any contribution or transfer of any assets or
properties from the TCI Group to the Liberty Media Group, the TCI Group will no
longer include such assets or properties so contributed or transferred (other
than pursuant to its interest in the businesses, assets and liabilities of the
Liberty Media Group described in clause (b) above). If the Parent pays a
dividend or makes any other distribution with respect to shares of Liberty Media
Group Common Stock payable in other securities of the Parent attributed to the
Liberty Media Group, the TCI Group will be deemed to hold an amount of such
other securities equal to the amount so distributed multiplied by the fraction
specified in clause (c) of this definition (determined as of a time immediately
prior to the record date for such dividend or other distribution), and to the
extent interest or dividends are paid or other distributions are made on such
other securities so distributed to holders of Liberty Media Group Common Stock,
the TCI Group will include a corresponding ratable amount of the kind of assets
paid as such interest or dividends or other distributions in respect of such
securities so deemed to be held by the TCI Group. The Parent may also, to the
extent any such other securities constitute Convertible Securities which are at
the time convertible, exercisable or exchangeable, cause such Convertible
Securities deemed to be held by the TCI Group to be deemed to be converted,
exercised or exchanged (and to the extent the terms of such Convertible
Securities require payment or delivery of consideration in order to effect such
conversion, exercise or exchange, the TCI Group will in such case no longer
include an amount of the kind of properties or assets required to be paid or
delivered as such consideration for the amount of the Convertible Securities
deemed converted, exercised or exchanged as if such Convertible Securities were
outstanding), in which case such Convertible Securities will no longer be deemed
to be held by the TCI Group or attributed to the Liberty Media Group.
Voting Rights
Holders of Series A TCI Group Common Stock are entitled to one vote for
each share of such stock held, holders of Series B TCI Group Common Stock are
entitled to ten votes for each share of such stock held, holders of Series A LMG
Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of such stock held and
holders of Series B LMG Common Stock are entitled to ten votes for each share of
such stock held, on all matters presented to such stockholders. Except as may
otherwise be required by the laws of the State of Delaware or, with respect to
any class or series of Parent Preferred Stock, in the Parent Charter (including
any resolution or resolutions providing for the establishment any such series
pursuant to authority vested in the Parent Board of Directors by the Parent
Charter), the holders of TCI Group Common Stock and the holders of Liberty Media
Group Common Stock and the holders of each class or series of Parent Preferred
Stock, if any, entitled to vote thereon will vote as one class for all purposes.
See "-- Other Matters."
Neither the holders of Series A TCI Group Common Stock or Series B TCI
Group Common Stock, nor the holders of Series A LMG Common Stock or Series B LMG
Common Stock, have any rights to vote as a separate class or series on any
matter coming before the stockholders of the Parent, except with respect to
certain limited class and series voting rights provided under the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL").
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Dividends
Subject to the prior payment of dividends on outstanding shares of Parent
Preferred Stock, dividends may be paid as determined by the Parent Board of
Directors (i) on the TCI Group Common Stock out of the lesser of (x) the TCI
Group Available Dividend Amount and (y) funds of the Parent legally available
therefor under the DGCL and (ii) on the Liberty Media Group Common Stock out of
the lesser of (x) the Liberty Media Group Available Dividend Amount and (y)
funds of the Parent legally available therefor under the DGCL. Under the DGCL
the amount of the funds of the Parent legally available for the payment of
dividends on any series of the Parent Common Stock is determined on the basis of
the entire corporation and not just the TCI Group or the Liberty Media Group.
Consequently, the amount of legally available funds will be reduced by the
amount of any net losses of the Liberty Media Group or the TCI Group and any
dividends or distributions on, or repurchases of, the TCI Group Common Stock or
the Liberty Media Group Common Stock and dividends on, or certain repurchases
of, Parent Preferred Stock. Certain loan agreements to which certain
subsidiaries of the Parent are parties or are subject contain restricted payment
provisions that limit the amount of dividends, other than stock dividends, that
those companies may pay. Future loan agreements may also contain similar
restrictions and limits.
The "TCI Group Available Dividend Amount," as of any date, means either (a)
the excess of (i) an amount equal to the total assets of the TCI Group less the
total liabilities (not including preferred stock) of the TCI Group as of such
date over (ii) the aggregate par value of, or any greater amount determined to
be capital in respect of, all outstanding shares of TCI Group Common Stock and
each class or series of Parent Preferred Stock attributed to the TCI Group or
(b) in case there is no such excess, an amount equal to TCI Earnings (Loss)
Attributable to the TCI Group (if positive) for the fiscal year in which such
date occurs and/or the preceding fiscal year. "TCI Earnings (Loss) Attributable
to the TCI Group," for any period, means the net earnings or loss of the TCI
Group for such period determined on a basis consistent with the determination of
the net earnings or loss of the TCI Group for such period as presented in the
combined financial statements of the TCI Group for such period, including income
and expenses of the Parent attributed to the operations of the TCI Group on a
substantially consistent basis, including without limitation, corporate
administrative costs, net interest and income taxes. The TCI Group Available
Dividend Amount is intended to be similar to the amount that would be legally
available for the payment of dividends on the TCI Group Common Stock under the
DGCL if the TCI Group were a separate Delaware corporation. There can be no
assurance that there will be a TCI Group Available Dividend Amount.
The "Liberty Media Group Available Dividend Amount," as of any date, means
the product of the Outstanding Interest Fraction and either (a) the excess of
(i) an amount equal to the total assets of the Liberty Media Group less the
total liabilities (not including preferred stock) of the Liberty Media Group as
of such date over (ii) the aggregate par value of, or any greater amount
determined to be capital in respect of, all outstanding shares of Liberty Media
Group Common Stock and each class or series of Parent Preferred Stock attributed
to the Liberty Media Group or (b) in case there is no such excess, an amount
equal to TCI Earnings (Loss) Attributable to the Liberty Media Group (if
positive) for the fiscal year in which such date occurs and/or the preceding
fiscal year. The "TCI Earnings (Loss) Attributable to the Liberty Media Group,"
for any period, means the net earnings or loss of the Liberty Media Group for
such period determined on a basis consistent with the determination of the net
earnings or loss of the Liberty Media Group for such period as presented in the
combined financial statements of the Liberty Media Group for such period,
including income and expenses of the Parent attributed to the operations of the
Liberty Media Group on a substantially consistent basis, including, without
limitation, corporate administrative costs, net interest and income taxes. The
Liberty Media Group Available Dividend Amount is intended to be similar to the
amount that would be legally available for the payment of dividends on the
Liberty Media Group Common Stock under the DGCL if the Liberty Media Group were
a separate Delaware corporation.
Except for dividends declared or paid as described below under "-- Share
Distributions" and "-- Conversion and Redemption -- Mandatory Dividend,
Redemption or Conversion of Liberty Media Group Common Stock," any dividends
paid on the Series A TCI Group Common Stock or the Series B TCI Group Common
Stock will be paid only on both series, in equal amounts per share, and any
dividends paid on the
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Series A LMG Common Stock or the Series B LMG Common Stock will be paid only on
both series, in equal amounts per share.
The Parent Board of Directors, subject to the provisions described herein
under "-- Dividends" and below under "-- Share Distributions," has the authority
and discretion to declare and pay dividends on the TCI Group Common Stock or the
Liberty Media Group Common Stock in equal or unequal amounts, notwithstanding
the relationship between the TCI Group Available Dividend Amount and the Liberty
Media Group Available Dividend Amount, the respective amounts of prior dividends
declared on, or liquidation rights of, the TCI Group Common Stock or the Liberty
Media Group Common Stock or any other factor.
At the time of any dividend or other distribution on the outstanding shares
of Liberty Media Group Common Stock (including any dividend of Net Proceeds from
the Disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the
Liberty Media Group as described below under "-- Conversion and
Redemption -- Mandatory Dividend, Redemption or Conversion of Liberty Media
Group Common Stock"), the TCI Group will (if at such time there is an
Inter-Group Interest) be credited, and the Liberty Media Group will be charged
(in addition to the charge for the dividend or other distribution paid or
distributed in respect of outstanding shares of Liberty Media Group Common
Stock), with an amount equal to the product of (i) the aggregate amount of such
dividend or distribution paid or distributed in respect of outstanding shares of
Liberty Media Group Common Stock times (ii) a fraction the numerator of which is
the Inter-Group Interest Fraction and the denominator of which is the
Outstanding Interest Fraction.
Share Distributions
Distributions on TCI Group Common Stock. If at any time after the
Distribution a distribution paid in TCI Group Common Stock, Liberty Media Group
Common Stock, any other securities of the Parent or any other person (a "share
distribution") is to be made with respect to the TCI Group Common Stock, such
share distribution will be declared and paid only as follows:
(i) a share distribution consisting of shares of Series A TCI Group
Common Stock (or Convertible Securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock) to holders of
Series A TCI Group Common Stock and Series B TCI Group Common Stock, on an
equal per share basis; or consisting of shares of Series B TCI Group Common
Stock (or Convertible Securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for shares of Series B TCI Group Common Stock) to holders of
Series A TCI Group Common Stock and Series B TCI Group Common Stock, on an
equal per share basis; or consisting of shares of Series A TCI Group Common
Stock (or Convertible Securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock) to holders of
Series A TCI Group Common Stock and, on an equal per share basis, shares of
Series B TCI Group Common Stock (or like Convertible Securities convertible
into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Series B TCI Group Common
Stock) to holders of Series B TCI Group Common Stock;
(ii) a share distribution consisting of shares of Series A LMG Common
Stock (or Convertible Securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for shares of Series A LMG Common Stock) to holders of Series
A TCI Group Common Stock and Series B TCI Group Common Stock, on an equal
per share basis; provided that the sum of (a) the aggregate number of
shares of Series A LMG Common Stock to be so issued (or the number of such
shares which would be issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any
Convertible Securities to be so issued) and (b) the number of shares of
such series that are subject to issuance upon conversion, exercise or
exchange of any Convertible Securities then outstanding that are attributed
to the TCI Group (other than Pre-Distribution Convertible Securities and
other than Convertible Securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for Committed Acquisition Shares) is less than or equal to the
Number of Shares Issuable with Respect to the Inter-Group Interest; and
(iii) a share distribution consisting of any class or series of
securities of the Parent or any other person other than TCI Group Common
Stock or Liberty Media Group Common Stock (or Convertible Securities
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of TCI Group
Common Stock or
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Liberty Media Group Common Stock), either on the basis of a distribution of
identical securities, on an equal per share basis, to holders of Series A
TCI Group Common Stock and Series B TCI Group Common Stock or on the basis
of a distribution of one class or series of securities to holders of Series
A TCI Group Common Stock and another class or series of securities to
holders of Series B TCI Group Common Stock, provided that the securities so
distributed (and, if the distribution consists of Convertible Securities,
the securities into which such Convertible Securities are convertible or
for which they are exercisable or exchangeable) do not differ in any
respect other than their relative voting rights and related differences in
designation, conversion, redemption and share distribution provisions, with
holders of shares of Series B TCI Group Common Stock receiving the class or
series having the higher relative voting rights (without regard to whether
such rights differ to a greater or lesser extent than the corresponding
differences in voting rights, designation, conversion, redemption and share
distribution provisions between the Series A TCI Group Common Stock and the
Series B TCI Group Common Stock), provided that if the securities so
distributed constitute capital stock of a subsidiary of the Parent, such
rights will not differ to a greater extent than the corresponding
differences in voting rights, designation, conversion, redemption and share
distribution provisions between the Series A TCI Group Common Stock and the
Series B TCI Group Common Stock, and provided in each case that such
distribution is otherwise made on an equal per share basis.
The Parent will not reclassify, subdivide or combine the Series A TCI Group
Common Stock without reclassifying, subdividing or combining the Series B TCI
Group Common Stock, on an equal per share basis, and the Parent will not
reclassify, subdivide or combine the Series B TCI Group Common Stock without
reclassifying, subdividing or combining the Series A TCI Group Common Stock, on
an equal per share basis.
Distributions on Liberty Media Group Common Stock. If at any time a share
distribution is to be made with respect to the Liberty Media Group Common Stock,
such share distribution will be declared and paid only as follows (or as
described under "-- Conversion and Redemption" with respect to the redemptions
and other distributions referred to therein):
(i) a share distribution consisting of shares of Series A LMG Common
Stock (or Convertible Securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for shares of Series A LMG Common Stock) to holders of Series
A LMG Common Stock and Series B LMG Common Stock, on an equal per share
basis; or consisting of shares of Series B LMG Common Stock (or Convertible
Securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of
Series B LMG Common Stock) to holders of Series A LMG Common Stock and
Series B LMG Common Stock, on an equal per share basis; or consisting of
shares of Series A LMG Common Stock (or Convertible Securities convertible
into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Series A LMG Common
Stock) to holders of Series A LMG Common Stock and, on an equal per share
basis, shares of Series B LMG Common Stock (or like Convertible Securities
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Series B LMG
Common Stock) to holders of Series B LMG Common Stock; and
(ii) a share distribution consisting of any class or series of
securities of the Parent or any other person other than as described in the
immediately preceding clause (i) and other than TCI Group Common Stock (or
Convertible Securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock or Series B TCI Group Common
Stock), either on the basis of a distribution of identical securities, on
an equal per share basis, to holders of Series A LMG Common Stock and
Series B LMG Common Stock or on the basis of a distribution of one class or
series of securities to holders of Series A LMG Common Stock and another
class or series of securities to holders of Series B LMG Common Stock,
provided that the securities so distributed (and, if the distribution
consists of Convertible Securities, the securities into which such
Convertible Securities are convertible or for which they are exercisable or
exchangeable) do not differ in any respect other than their relative voting
rights and related differences in designation, conversion, redemption and
share distribution provisions, with holders of shares of Series B LMG
Common Stock receiving the class or series having the higher relative
voting rights (without regard to whether such rights differ to a greater or
lesser extent than the corresponding differences in voting rights,
designation, conversion, redemption and share distribution provisions
between the Series A LMG Common Stock and the Series B LMG Common
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Stock), provided that if the securities so distributed constitute capital
stock of a subsidiary of the Parent, such rights will not differ to a
greater extent than the corresponding differences in voting rights,
designation, conversion, redemption and share distribution provisions
between the Series A LMG Common Stock and the Series B LMG Common Stock,
and provided in each case that such distribution is otherwise made on an
equal per share basis.
The Parent will not reclassify, subdivide or combine the Series A LMG
Common Stock without reclassifying, subdividing or combining the Series B LMG
Common Stock, on an equal per share basis, and the Parent will not reclassify,
subdivide or combine the Series B LMG Common Stock without reclassifying,
subdividing or combining the Series A LMG Common Stock, on an equal per share
basis.
Conversion and Redemption
Conversion of Series B TCI Group Common Stock and Series B LMG Common Stock
at the Option of the Holder. Each share of Series B TCI Group Common Stock is
convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, into one share of Series A TCI
Group Common Stock. Each share of Series B LMG Common Stock is convertible, at
the option of the holder thereof, into one share of Series A LMG Common Stock.
Shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock are not convertible into shares of
Series B TCI Group Common Stock, and shares of Series A LMG Common Stock are not
convertible into shares of Series B LMG Common Stock.
Conversion of Liberty Media Group Common Stock at the Option of
Parent. The Parent Board of Directors may at any time declare that (i) all of
the outstanding shares of Series A LMG Common Stock will be converted into a
number (or fraction) of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Series A TCI
Group Common Stock equal to the Optional Conversion Ratio and (ii) all of the
outstanding shares of Series B LMG Common Stock will be converted into a number
(or fraction) of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Series B TCI Group
Common Stock equal to the Optional Conversion Ratio.
For these purposes, the "Optional Conversion Ratio" means the quotient
(calculated to the nearest five decimal places) obtained by dividing (x) the
Liberty Media Group Common Stock Per Share Value by (y) the average Market Value
of one share of Series A TCI Group Common Stock over the 20-trading day period
ending on the trading day preceding the Appraisal Date.
The "Liberty Media Group Private Market Value" means an amount equal to the
private market value of the Liberty Media Group as of the last day of the
calendar month preceding the month in which the last of the two appraisers
referred to in the immediately following sentence are selected (the last day of
such calendar month is hereinafter referred to as the "Appraisal Date"). In the
event that the Parent determines to establish the Liberty Media Group Private
Market Value, two investment banking firms of recognized national standing will
be designated to determine the private market value of the Liberty Media Group,
one designated by the Parent (the "First Appraiser") and one designated by a
committee of the Parent Board of Directors all of whose members are independent
directors as determined under Nasdaq National Market rules (the "Second
Appraiser"). The date upon which the last of such appraisers is selected is
hereinafter referred to as the "Selection Date." Not later than 20 days after
the Selection Date, the First Appraiser and the Second Appraiser will each
determine its initial view as to the private market value of the Liberty Media
Group as of the Appraisal Date and will consult with one another with respect
thereto. Not later than the 30th day after the Selection Date, the First
Appraiser and the Second Appraiser will each have determined its final view as
to such private market value. If the higher of the respective final views of the
First Appraiser and the Second Appraiser as to such private market value (the
"Higher Appraised Amount") is not more than 120% of the lower of such respective
final views (the "Lower Appraised Amount"), the Liberty Media Group Private
Market Value (subject to any adjustment described in the second succeeding
paragraph) will be the average of those two amounts. If the Higher Appraised
Amount is more than 120% of the Lower Appraised Amount, the First Appraiser and
the Second Appraiser will agree upon and jointly designate a third investment
banking firm of recognized national standing (the "Mutually Designated
Appraiser") to determine such private market value. The Mutually Designated
Appraiser will not be provided with any of the work of the First Appraiser and
Second Appraiser. The Mutually Designated Appraiser will, no later than the 20th
day after the
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date the Mutually Designated Appraiser is designated, determine such private
market value (the "Mutually Appraised Amount"), and the Liberty Media Group
Private Market Value (subject to any adjustment described in the second
succeeding paragraph) will be (i) if the Mutually Appraised Amount is between
the Lower Appraised Amount and the Higher Appraised Amount, (a) the average of
(1) the Mutually Appraised Amount and (2) the Lower Appraised Amount or the
Higher Appraised Amount, whichever is closer to the Mutually Appraised Amount,
or (b) the Mutually Appraised Amount, if neither the Lower Appraised Amount nor
the Higher Appraised Amount is closer to the Mutually Appraised Amount, or (ii)
if the Mutually Appraised Amount is greater than the Higher Appraised Amount or
less than the Lower Appraised Amount, the average of the Higher Appraised Amount
and the Lower Appraised Amount. For these purposes, if any such investment
banking firm expresses its final view of the private market value of the Liberty
Media Group as a range of values, such investment banking firm's final view of
such private market value will be deemed to be the midpoint of such range of
values.
Each of the investment banking firms referred to in the immediately
preceding paragraph will be instructed to determine the private market value of
the Liberty Media Group as of the Appraisal Date based upon the amount a willing
purchaser would pay to a willing seller, in an arm's length transaction, if it
were acquiring the Liberty Media Group, as if the Liberty Media Group were a
publicly traded non-controlled corporation and the purchaser was acquiring all
of the capital stock of such corporation and without consideration of any
potential regulatory constraints limiting the potential purchasers of the
Liberty Media Group other than that which would have existed if the Liberty
Media Group were a publicly traded non-controlled entity.
Following the determination of the Liberty Media Group Private Market
Value, the investment banking firms whose final views of the private market
value of the Liberty Media Group were used in the calculation of the Liberty
Media Group Private Market Value will determine the Adjusted Outstanding Shares
of Liberty Media Group Common Stock together with any further appropriate
adjustments to the Liberty Media Group Private Market Value resulting from such
determination. The "Adjusted Outstanding Shares of Liberty Media Group Common
Stock" means a number, as determined by such investment banking firms as of the
Appraisal Date, equal to the sum of the number of shares of Liberty Media Group
Common Stock outstanding, the Number of Shares Issuable with Respect to the
Inter-Group Interest, the number of Committed Acquisition Shares issuable, the
number of shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock issuable upon the
conversion, exercise or exchange of all Pre-Distribution Convertible Securities
and the number of shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock issuable upon the
conversion, exercise or exchange of those Convertible Securities (other than
Pre-Distribution Convertible Securities and other than Convertible Securities
which are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Committed
Acquisition Shares) the holders of which would derive an economic benefit from
conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities which exceeds
the economic benefit of not converting, exercising or exchanging such
Convertible Securities. The "Liberty Media Group Common Stock Per Share Value"
means the quotient obtained by dividing the Liberty Media Group Private Market
Value by the Adjusted Outstanding Shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock,
provided that if such investment banking firms do not agree on the
determinations provided for in this paragraph, the Liberty Media Group Common
Stock Per Share Value will be the average of the quotients so obtained on the
basis of the respective determinations of such firms.
If the Parent determines to convert shares of Series A LMG Common Stock
into Series A TCI Group Common Stock and shares of Series B LMG Common Stock
into Series B TCI Group Common Stock at the Optional Conversion Ratio, such
conversion will occur on a conversion date on or prior to the 120th day
following the Appraisal Date. If the Parent determines not to undertake such
conversion, the Parent may at any time thereafter undertake to reestablish the
Liberty Media Group Common Stock Per Share Value as of a subsequent date.
Mandatory Dividend, Redemption or Conversion of Liberty Media Group Common
Stock. Upon the sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition, whether by
merger, consolidation, sale or contribution of assets or stock or otherwise (a
"Disposition"), in one transaction or a series of related transactions by the
Parent and its subsidiaries of all or substantially all of the properties and
assets of the Liberty Media Group to one or more persons, entities or groups
(other than (a) in connection with the Disposition by the Parent of all of the
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Parent's properties and assets in one transaction or a series of related
transactions in connection with the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
the Parent, (b) a dividend, other distribution or redemption in accordance with
any provision described under "-- Dividends," "-- Share Distributions,"
"-- Redemption in Exchange for Stock of Subsidiary" or "-- Liquidation Rights,"
(c) to any person, entity or group which the Parent, directly or indirectly,
after giving effect to the Disposition, controls or (d) in connection with a
Related Business Transaction), the Parent will on or prior to the 85th trading
day following the consummation of such Disposition, either:
(i) subject to the limitations described above under "-- Dividends,"
declare and pay a dividend in cash and/or securities or other property
(other than a dividend or distribution of Parent Common Stock) to the
holders of the outstanding shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock
equally on a share for share basis (subject to the provisions described in
the last sentence of the paragraph herein which defines the term "Net
Proceeds"), in an aggregate amount equal to the product of the Outstanding
Interest Fraction as of the record date for determining the holders
entitled to receive such dividend and the Net Proceeds of such Disposition;
(ii) provided that there are funds of the Parent legally available
therefor and the Liberty Media Group Available Dividend Amount would have
been sufficient to pay a dividend in lieu thereof as described in clause
(i) of this paragraph:
(a) if such Disposition involves all (not merely substantially all)
of the properties and assets of the Liberty Media Group, redeem all
outstanding shares of Series A LMG Common Stock and Series B LMG Common
Stock in exchange for cash and/or securities or other property (other
than Parent Common Stock) in an aggregate amount equal to the product of
the Adjusted Outstanding Interest Fraction as of the date of such
redemption and the Net Proceeds of such Disposition, such aggregate
amount to be allocated (subject to the provisions described in the last
sentence of the paragraph herein which defines the term "Net Proceeds")
to shares of Series A LMG Common Stock and Series B LMG Common Stock in
the ratio of the number of shares of each such series outstanding (so
that the amount of consideration paid for the redemption of each share
of Series A LMG Common Stock and each share of Series B LMG Common Stock
is the same); or
(b) if such Disposition involves substantially all (but not all) of
the properties and assets of the Liberty Media Group, apply an aggregate
amount of cash and/or securities or other property (other than Parent
Common Stock) equal to the product of the Outstanding Interest Fraction
as of the date shares are selected for redemption and the Net Proceeds
of such Disposition to the redemption of outstanding shares of Series A
LMG Common Stock and Series B LMG Common Stock, such aggregate amount to
be allocated (subject to the provisions described in the last sentence
of the paragraph herein which defines the term "Net Proceeds") to shares
of Series A LMG Common Stock and Series B LMG Common Stock in the ratio
of the number of shares of each such series outstanding, and the number
of shares of each such series to be redeemed to equal the lesser of (x)
the whole number nearest the number determined by dividing the aggregate
amount so allocated to the redemption of such series by the average
Market Value of one share of Series A LMG Common Stock during the
ten-trading day period beginning on the 16th trading day following the
consummation of such Disposition and (y) the number of shares of such
series outstanding (so that the amount of consideration paid for the
redemption of each share of Series A LMG Common Stock and each share of
Series B LMG Common Stock is the same); or
(iii) convert (a) each outstanding share of Series A LMG Common Stock
into a number (or fraction) of fully paid and nonassessable shares of
Series A TCI Group Common Stock and (b) each outstanding share of Series B
LMG Common Stock into a number (or fraction) of fully paid and
nonassessable shares of Series B TCI Group Common Stock, in each case equal
to 110% of the average daily ratio (calculated to the nearest five decimal
places) of the Market Value of one share of Series A LMG Common Stock to
the Market Value of one share of Series A TCI Group Common Stock during the
ten-trading day period referred to in clause (ii)(b) of this paragraph.
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For these purposes, "substantially all of the properties and assets of the
Liberty Media Group" as of any date means a portion of such properties and
assets that represents at least 80% of then-current market value (as determined
by the Parent Board of Directors) of the properties and assets of the Liberty
Media Group as of such date.
A "Related Business Transaction" means any Disposition of all or
substantially all of the properties and assets of the Liberty Media Group in
which the Parent receives as proceeds of such Disposition primarily equity
securities (including, without limitation, capital stock, convertible
securities, partnership or limited partnership interests and other types of
equity securities, without regard to the voting power or contractual or other
management or governance rights related to such equity securities) of the
purchaser or acquirer of such assets and properties of the Liberty Media Group,
any entity which succeeds (by merger, formation of a joint venture enterprise or
otherwise) to such assets and properties of the Liberty Media Group or a third
party issuer, which purchaser, acquirer or other issuer is engaged or proposes
to engage primarily in one or more businesses similar or complementary to the
businesses conducted by the Liberty Media Group prior to such Disposition, as
determined in good faith by the Parent Board of Directors.
The "Adjusted Outstanding Interest Fraction" means a fraction the numerator
of which is the number of outstanding shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock
and the denominator of which is the sum of
(a) such number of outstanding shares, (b) the Number of Shares Issuable with
Respect to the Inter-Group Interest, (c) the number of shares of Liberty Media
Group Common Stock issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange of
Pre-Distribution Convertible Securities and (d) the number of Committed
Acquisition Shares issuable.
The "Net Proceeds" with respect to any Disposition of any of the properties
and assets of the Liberty Media Group means an amount, if any, equal to the
gross proceeds of such Disposition after any payment of, or reasonable provision
for, (a) any taxes payable by the Parent in respect of such Disposition or in
respect of any resulting dividend or redemption (or which would have been
payable but for the utilization of tax benefits attributable to the TCI Group),
(b) any transaction costs, including, without limitation, any legal, investment
banking and accounting fees and expenses and (c) any liabilities and other
obligations (contingent or otherwise) of, or attributed to, the Liberty Media
Group, including, without limitation, any indemnity or guarantee obligations
incurred in connection with the Disposition or any liabilities for future
purchase price adjustments and any preferential amounts plus any accumulated and
unpaid dividends and other obligations (without duplication of amounts allocated
for the satisfaction of the Parent's obligations with respect to Pre-
Distribution Convertible Securities and Committed Acquisition Shares issuable
which are included in the determination of the Adjusted Outstanding Interest
Fraction) in respect of Parent Preferred Stock attributed to the Liberty Media
Group. The Parent may elect to pay the dividend or redemption price referred to
in clause (i) or (ii) above either in the same form as the proceeds of the
Disposition were received or in any other combination of cash or securities or
other property (other than Parent Common Stock) that the Parent Board of
Directors determines will have an aggregate market value on a fully distributed
basis, of not less than the amount of the Net Proceeds. If the dividend or
redemption price is paid in the form of securities of an issuer other than the
Parent, the Parent Board of Directors may determine either to (i) pay the
dividend or redemption price in the form of separate classes or series of
securities, with one class or series of such securities to holders of Series A
LMG Common Stock and another class or series of securities to holders of Series
B LMG Common Stock, provided that such securities (and, if such securities are
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of another class or
series of securities, the securities so issuable upon such conversion, exercise
or exchange) do not differ in any respect other than their relative voting
rights and related differences in designation, conversion, redemption and share
distribution provisions with holders of shares of Series B LMG Common Stock
receiving the class or series having the higher relative voting rights (without
regard to whether such rights differ to a greater or lesser extent than the
corresponding differences in voting rights, designation, conversion, redemption
and share distribution provisions between the Series A LMG Common Stock and the
Series B LMG Common Stock), provided that if such securities constitute capital
stock of a subsidiary of the Parent, such rights will not differ to a greater
extent than the corresponding differences in voting rights, designation,
conversion, redemption and share distribution provisions between the Series A
LMG Common Stock and Series B LMG Common Stock, and otherwise such securities
will be
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distributed on an equal per share basis, or (ii) pay the dividend or redemption
price in the form of a single class of securities without distinction between
the shares received by the holders of Series A LMG Common Stock and Series B LMG
Common Stock.
At the time of any dividend made as a result of a Disposition referred to
above, the TCI Group will be credited, and the Liberty Media Group will be
charged (in addition to the charge for the dividend paid in respect of
outstanding shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock), with an amount equal to
the product of (i) the aggregate amount paid in respect of such dividend times
(ii) a fraction the numerator of which is the Inter-Group Interest Fraction and
the denominator of which is the Outstanding Interest Fraction.
Redemption in Exchange for Stock of Subsidiary. At any time at which all
of the assets and liabilities attributed to the Liberty Media Group are held
directly or indirectly by any one or more corporations all of the capital stock
of which is owned by the Parent (the "Liberty Media Group Subsidiaries"), the
Parent Board of Directors may, subject to there being funds of the Parent
legally available therefor, redeem on a pro rata basis, all of the outstanding
shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock in exchange for an aggregate number
of outstanding fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock of each
Liberty Media Group Subsidiary equal to the product of the Adjusted Outstanding
Interest Fraction and the number of all of the outstanding shares of common
stock of such Liberty Media Group Subsidiary.
In effecting such a redemption, the Parent Board of Directors may determine
either to (i) redeem shares of Series A LMG Common Stock and Series B LMG Common
Stock in exchange for shares of separate classes or series of common stock of
each Liberty Media Group Subsidiary with relative voting rights and related
differences in designation, conversion, redemption and share distribution
provisions not greater than the corresponding differences in voting rights,
designation, conversion, redemption and share distribution provisions between
the Series A LMG Common Stock and Series B LMG Common Stock, with holders of
shares of Series B LMG Common Stock receiving the class or series having the
higher relative voting rights, or (ii) redeem shares of Series A LMG Common
Stock and Series B LMG Common Stock in exchange for shares of a single class of
common stock of each Liberty Media Group Subsidiary without distinction between
the shares distributed to the holders of the two series of Liberty Media Group
Common Stock. If the Parent determines to undertake a redemption as described in
clause (i) of the preceding sentence, the outstanding shares of common stock of
each Liberty Media Group Subsidiary not distributed to holders of Liberty Media
Group Common Stock would consist solely of the class or series having the lower
relative voting rights.
Certain Provisions Respecting Convertible Securities. Unless the
provisions of any class or series of Pre-Distribution Convertible Securities or
Convertible Securities which are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable
for Committed Acquisition Shares provide specifically to the contrary, after any
conversion date or redemption date on which all outstanding shares of Liberty
Media Group Common Stock were converted or redeemed, any share of Liberty Media
Group Common Stock that is issued on conversion, exercise or exchange of any
Pre-Distribution Convertible Securities or any Convertible Securities which are
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Committed Acquisition Shares
will, immediately upon issuance pursuant to such conversion, exercise or
exchange and without any notice or any other action on the part of the Parent or
the Parent Board of Directors or the holder of such share of Liberty Media Group
Common Stock, be converted into or redeemed in exchange for, as applicable, the
kind and amount of shares of capital stock, cash and/or other securities or
property that a holder of such Pre-Distribution Convertible Securities or any
Convertible Securities which are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable
for Committed Acquisition Shares would have been entitled to receive pursuant to
the terms of such securities had such terms provided that the conversion,
exercise or exchange privilege in effect immediately prior to any such
conversion or redemption of all outstanding shares of Liberty Media Group Common
Stock would be adjusted so that the holder of any such Pre-Distribution
Convertible Securities or any Convertible Securities which are convertible into
or exercisable or exchangeable for Committed Acquisition Shares thereafter
surrendered for conversion, exercise or exchange would be entitled to receive
the kind and amount of shares of capital stock, cash and/or other securities or
property such holder would have received as a result of such action had such
securities been converted, exercised or exchanged immediately prior thereto.
With respect to any Convertible Securities which are created, established or
otherwise first authorized for issuance subsequent to the record date for the
Distribution (other than Pre-Distribution Convertible Securities and Convertible
Securities which are
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convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Committed Acquisition
Shares), the terms and provisions of which do not provide for adjustments
specifying the kind and amount of capital stock, cash and/or securities or other
property that such holder would be entitled to receive upon the conversion,
exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities following any conversion
date or redemption date on which all outstanding shares of Liberty Media Group
Common Stock were converted or redeemed, then upon such conversion, exercise or
exchange of such Convertible Securities, any share of Liberty Media Group Common
Stock that is issued on conversion, exercise or exchange of any such Convertible
Securities will, immediately upon issuance pursuant to such conversion, exercise
or exchange and without any notice or any other action on the part of the Parent
or the Parent Board of Directors or the holder of such share of Liberty Media
Group Common Stock, be redeemed in exchange for, to the extent assets of the
Parent are legally available therefor, the amount of $.01 per share in cash.
General Conversion and Redemption Provisions. Not later than the 10th
trading day following the consummation of a Disposition referred to above under
"-- Mandatory Dividend, Redemption or Conversion of Liberty Media Group Common
Stock," the Parent will announce publicly by press release (i) the Net Proceeds
of such Disposition, (ii) the number of outstanding shares of Series A LMG
Common Stock and Series B LMG Common Stock, (iii) the number of shares of Series
A LMG Common Stock and Series B LMG Common Stock into or for which Convertible
Securities are then convertible, exercisable or exchangeable and the conversion,
exercise or exchange prices thereof (and stating which, if any, of such
Convertible Securities constitute Pre-Distribution Convertible Securities or
Convertible Securities which are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable
for Committed Acquisition Shares) and the number of Committed Acquisition Shares
issuable, (iv) the Outstanding Interest Fraction as of a recent date preceding
the date of such notice and (v) the Adjusted Outstanding Interest Fraction as of
a recent date preceding the date of such notice. Not earlier than the 26th
trading day and not later than the 30th trading day following the consummation
of such Disposition, the Parent will announce publicly by press release which of
the actions described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of the first paragraph under
"-- Mandatory Dividend, Redemption or Conversion of Liberty Media Group Common
Stock" it has irrevocably determined to take.
The Parent also will cause to be given to each holder of outstanding shares
of Series A LMG Common Stock and Series B LMG Common Stock and to each holder of
Convertible Securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
shares of either such series (unless provision for notice is otherwise made
pursuant to the terms of such Convertible Securities) a notice setting forth (i)
if the Parent has determined to pay a dividend described in clause (i) of the
first paragraph under "-- Mandatory Dividend, Redemption or Conversion of
Liberty Media Group Common Stock" (a "Dividend Election"), (x) the record date
for determining holders entitled to receive such dividend, which will not be
earlier than the 40th trading day, nor later than the 50th trading day,
following the consummation of such Disposition and (y) the anticipated payment
date of such dividend (which will not be more than 85 trading days following the
consummation of such Disposition), (ii) if the Parent has determined to redeem
shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock following a Disposition of all (and
not merely substantially all) of the properties and assets of the Liberty Media
Group as described in clause (ii)(a) of the first paragraph under "-- Mandatory
Dividend, Redemption or Conversion of Liberty Media Group Common Stock" (a "Full
Redemption Election"), (x) the redemption date (which will not be more than 85
trading days following the consummation of such Disposition) and (y) a statement
that all shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock outstanding on the
redemption date will be redeemed, (iii) if the Parent has determined to redeem
shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock following a Disposition of
substantially all (but not all) of the properties and assets of the Liberty
Media Group as described in clause (ii)(b) of the first paragraph under
"--Mandatory Dividend, Redemption or Conversion of Liberty Media Group Common
Stock" (a "Partial Redemption Election"), (x) a date not earlier than the 40th
trading day and not later than the 50th trading day following the consummation
of such Disposition on which shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock then
outstanding will be selected for redemption and (y) the anticipated redemption
date (which will not be more than 85 trading days following the consummation of
such Disposition) and (iv) in the event of any conversion as described above
under "-- Conversion at the Option of the Parent" or as described in clause
(iii) of the first paragraph under "-- Mandatory Dividend, Redemption or
Conversion of Liberty Media Group Common Stock" (a "Conversion Election"), (x) a
statement that all outstanding shares of Liberty Media Group
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Common Stock will be converted and (y) the conversion date (which will not be
more than 85 trading days following the consummation of the Disposition in the
event of conversion pursuant to the provisions described under "-- Mandatory
Dividend, Redemption or Conversion of Liberty Media Group Common Stock" and
which will not be more than 120 days after the Appraisal Date in the event of
conversion pursuant to the provisions described under "-- Conversion at the
Option of the Parent"). Each notice of a Dividend Election, a Full Redemption
Election or a Partial Redemption Election also will state, as applicable, (i)
the kind of shares of capital stock, cash and/or other securities or property to
be distributed in respect of shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock (in the
case of a Dividend Election) or paid as the redemption price with respect to
shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock outstanding on the redemption date
(in the case of a Full Redemption Election) or selected for redemption (in the
case of a Partial Redemption Election); (ii) the Net Proceeds of such
Disposition; (iii) in the case of a Dividend Election and a Partial Redemption
Election, the Outstanding Interest Fraction as of a recent date preceding the
date of such notice, and in the case of a Full Redemption Election, the Adjusted
Outstanding Interest Fraction as of a recent date preceding the date of such
notice; (iv) the number of outstanding shares of Series A LMG Common Stock and
Series B LMG Common Stock and the number of shares of Series A LMG Common Stock
and Series B LMG Common Stock into or for which outstanding Convertible
Securities are then convertible, exercisable or exchangeable and the conversion,
exercise or exchange price thereof (and, in the case of a Full Redemption
Election, stating which, if any, of such Convertible Securities constitute
Pre-Distribution Convertible Securities or Convertible Securities which are
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Committed Acquisition Shares
and the number of Committed Acquisition Shares issuable); (v) in the case of a
Full Redemption Election, the place or places where certificates for shares of
Liberty Media Group Common Stock properly endorsed or assigned for transfer
(unless the Parent waives such requirement), are to be surrendered for delivery
of certificates for shares of such capital stock, cash and/or other securities
or property; (vi) in the case of notice to holders of Convertible Securities, a
statement to the effect that holders of such Convertible Securities will be
entitled to receive such dividend (in the case of a Dividend Election) or
participate in such redemption (in the case of a Full Redemption Election) or in
the selection of shares for redemption (in the case of a Partial Redemption
Election) only if such holders appropriately convert, exercise or exchange such
Convertible Securities on or prior to the record date for determining holders
entitled to receive such dividend, the redemption date, or the date fixed for
the selection of shares to be redeemed, respectively, and a statement as to
what, if anything, such holder will be entitled to receive pursuant to the terms
of such Convertible Securities or, if applicable, the provisions described under
"-- Certain Provisions Respecting Convertible Securities" if such holder
converts, exercises or exchanges such Convertible Securities following such
redemption date or date for selection of shares to be redeemed, as applicable,
and (vii) in the case of a Partial Redemption Election, a statement that the
Parent will not be required to register a transfer of any shares of Liberty
Media Group Common Stock for a period of 15 trading days next preceding the date
fixed for selection of shares to be redeemed. In the case of a Partial
Redemption Election, the Parent also will cause to be given to each holder of
shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock selected for redemption, a notice
setting forth (i) the number of shares of Series A LMG Common Stock and Series B
LMG Common Stock held by such holder to be redeemed, (ii) a statement that such
shares of Series A LMG Common Stock and Series B LMG Common Stock will be
redeemed, (iii) the redemption date (which will not be more than 85 trading days
following the consummation of such Disposition), (iv) the kind and per share
amount of shares of capital stock, cash and/or other securities or property to
be received by such holder with respect to each share of such Liberty Media
Group Common Stock to be redeemed, including details as to the calculation
thereof, and (v) the place or places where certificates for shares of such
Liberty Media Group Common Stock, properly endorsed or assigned for transfer
(unless the Parent waives such requirement), are to be surrendered for delivery
of certificates for shares of such capital stock, cash and/or other securities
or property. The outstanding shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock to be
redeemed will be redeemed by the Parent pro rata among the holders of Liberty
Media Group Common Stock or by such other method as may be determined by the
Parent Board of Directors to be equitable.
In the case of a Conversion Election, the Parent's notice also will state
(i) the per share number of shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock or Series
B TCI Group Common Stock, as applicable, to be received with respect to each
share of Series A LMG Common Stock or Series B LMG Common Stock, including
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details as to the calculation thereof, (ii) the place or places where
certificates for shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock, properly endorsed
or assigned for transfer (unless the Parent waives such requirement), are to be
surrendered, (iii) the number of outstanding shares of Series A LMG Common Stock
and Series B LMG Common Stock, the number of Committed Acquisition Shares
issuable and the number of shares of Series A LMG Common Stock and Series B LMG
Common Stock into or for which outstanding Convertible Securities are then
convertible, exercisable or exchangeable and the conversion, exercise or
exchange prices thereof and (iv) in the case of a notice to holders of
Convertible Securities, a statement to the effect that holders of such
Convertible Securities will be entitled to participate in such conversion only
if such holders appropriately convert, exercise or exchange such Convertible
Securities on or prior to the conversion date and a statement as to what, if
anything, such holders will be entitled to receive pursuant to the terms of such
Convertible Securities or, if applicable, the provision described under
"--Certain Provisions Respecting Convertible Securities" if such holders
convert, exercise or exchange such Convertible Securities following such
conversion date.
Notice of a Dividend Election will be given not later than the 30th trading
day following the consummation of the Disposition; notice of a Full Redemption
Election will be given not less than 35 trading days nor more than 45 trading
days prior to the redemption date; notice of a Partial Redemption Election will
be given not later than the 30th trading day following the consummation of the
Disposition and the notice to holders of shares selected for redemption will be
given promptly following such selection, but not earlier than the 40th trading
day and not later than the 50th trading day following the consummation of the
Disposition; and notice of a Conversion Election will be given not less than 35
trading days nor more than 45 trading days prior to the conversion date. All
such notices will be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to a holder at
such holder's address as the same appears on the transfer books of the Parent.
If the Parent determines to redeem shares of Series A LMG Common Stock and
Series B LMG Common Stock as described above under "-- Redemption in Exchange
for Stock of Subsidiary," the Parent will promptly cause to be given to each
holder of Series A LMG Common Stock and Series B LMG Common Stock and to each
holder of Convertible Securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable
for shares of either such series (unless provision for such notice is otherwise
made pursuant to the terms of such Convertible Securities), a notice setting
forth (i) a statement that all outstanding shares of Liberty Media Group Common
Stock will be redeemed in exchange for shares of common stock of the Liberty
Media Group Subsidiaries, (ii) the redemption date, (iii) the Adjusted
Outstanding Interest Fraction as of a recent date preceding the date of such
notice, (iv) the place or places where certificates for shares of Liberty Media
Group Common Stock, properly endorsed or assigned for transfer (unless the
Parent waives such requirement), are to be surrendered for delivery of
certificates for shares of common stock of the Liberty Media Group Subsidiaries,
(v) the number of outstanding shares of Series A LMG Common Stock and Series B
LMG Common Stock and the number of shares of Series A LMG Common Stock and
Series B LMG Common Stock into or for which outstanding Convertible Securities
are then convertible, exercisable or exchangeable and the conversion, exercise
or exchange prices thereof (and stating which, if any, of such Convertible
Securities constitute Pre-Distribution Convertible Securities or Convertible
Securities which are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
Committed Acquisition Shares) and the number of Committed Acquisition Shares
issuable, and (vi) in the case of a notice to holders of Convertible Securities,
a statement to the effect that holders of such Convertible Securities will be
entitled to receive shares of common stock of the Liberty Media Group
Subsidiaries upon redemption only if such holders appropriately convert,
exercise or exchange such Convertible Securities on or prior to the redemption
date referred to in clause (ii) of this sentence and a statement as to what, if
anything, such holders will be entitled to receive pursuant to the terms of such
Convertible Securities or, if applicable, the provisions described under
"-- Certain Provisions Respecting Convertible Securities" if such holders
convert, exercise or exchange such Convertible Securities following the
redemption date. Such notice will be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
not less than 35 trading days nor more than 45 trading days prior to the
redemption date, at such holder's address as the same appears on the transfer
books of the Parent.
Neither the failure to mail any notice to any particular holder of Liberty
Media Group Common Stock or of Convertible Securities nor any defect therein
will affect the sufficiency thereof with respect to any other
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holder of outstanding shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock or of
Convertible Securities, or the validity of any conversion or redemption.
The Parent will not be required to issue or deliver fractional shares of
any class of capital stock or any fractional securities to any holder of Liberty
Media Group Common Stock upon any conversion, redemption, dividend or other
distribution described above. In connection with the determination of the number
of shares of any class of capital stock that is issuable or the amount of
securities that is deliverable to any holder of record upon any such conversion,
redemption, dividend or other distribution (including any fractions of shares or
securities), the Parent may aggregate the number of shares of Liberty Media
Group Common Stock held at the relevant time by such holder of record. If the
number of shares of any class of capital stock or the amount of securities
remaining to be issued or delivered to any holder of Liberty Media Group Common
Stock is a fraction, the Parent will, if such fraction is not issued or
delivered to such holder, pay a cash adjustment in respect of such fraction in
an amount equal to the fair market value of such fraction on the fifth trading
day prior to the date such payment is to be made (without interest). For
purposes of the preceding sentence, "fair market value" of any fraction will be
(i) in the case of any fraction of a share of capital stock of the Parent, the
product of such fraction and the Market Value of one share of such capital stock
and (ii) in the case of any other fractional security, such value as is
determined by the Parent Board of Directors.
No adjustments in respect of dividends will be made upon the conversion or
redemption of any shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock; provided, however,
that if the conversion date or the redemption date with respect to the Liberty
Media Group Common Stock is subsequent to the record date for the payment of a
dividend or other distribution thereon or with respect thereto, the holders of
shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock at the close of business on such
record date will be entitled to receive the dividend or other distribution
payable on or with respect to such shares on the date set for payment of such
dividend or other distribution, notwithstanding the conversion or redemption of
such shares or the Parent's default in payment of the dividend or distribution
due on such date.
Before any holder of shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock will be
entitled to receive certificates representing shares of any kind of capital
stock or cash and/or securities or other property to be received by such holder
with respect to any conversion or redemption of shares of Liberty Media Group
Common Stock, such holder is required to surrender at such place as the Parent
will specify certificates for such shares, properly endorsed or assigned for
transfer (unless the Parent waives such requirement). The Parent will as soon as
practicable after such surrender of certificates representing shares of Liberty
Media Group Common Stock deliver to the person for whose account such shares
were so surrendered, or to the nominee or nominees of such person, certificates
representing the number of whole shares of the kind of capital stock or cash
and/or securities or other property to which such person is entitled, together
with any payment for fractional securities referred to above. If less than all
of the shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock represented by any one
certificate are to be redeemed, the Parent will issue and deliver a new
certificate for the shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock not redeemed. The
Parent will not be required to register a transfer of (i) any shares of Liberty
Media Group Common Stock for a period of 15 trading days next preceding any
selection of shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock to be redeemed or (ii)
any shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock selected or called for
redemption. Shares selected for redemption may not thereafter be converted
pursuant to the provisions described under "-- Conversion at the Option of the
Holder."
From and after any applicable conversion date or redemption date, all
rights of a holder of shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock that were
converted or redeemed will cease except for the right, upon surrender of the
certificates representing shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock, to receive
certificates representing shares of the kind and amount of capital stock or cash
and/or securities or other property for which such shares were converted or
redeemed, together with any payment for fractional securities and such holder
will have no other or further rights in respect of the shares of Liberty Media
Group Common Stock so converted or redeemed, including, but not limited to, any
rights with respect to any cash, securities or other property which are reserved
or otherwise designated by the Parent as being held for the satisfaction of the
Parent's obligations to pay or deliver any cash, securities or other property
upon the conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities
outstanding as of the date of such conversion or redemption or any Committed
Acquisition Shares which may then be issuable. No holder of a certificate that,
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immediately prior to the applicable conversion date or redemption date for the
Liberty Media Group Common Stock, represented shares of Liberty Media Group
Common Stock will be entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution with
respect to shares of any kind of capital stock into or in exchange for which the
Liberty Media Group Common Stock was converted or redeemed until surrender of
such holder's certificate for a certificate or certificates representing shares
of such kind of capital stock. Upon such surrender, there will be paid to the
holder the amount of any dividends or other distributions (without interest)
which theretofore became payable with respect to a record date after the
conversion date or redemption date, as the case may be, but that were not paid
by reason of the foregoing, with respect to the number of whole shares of the
kind of capital stock represented by the certificate or certificates issued upon
such surrender. From and after a conversion date or redemption date, as the case
may be, for any shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock, the Parent will,
however, be entitled to treat the certificates for shares of Liberty Media Group
Common Stock that have not yet been surrendered for conversion or redemption as
evidencing the ownership of the number of whole shares of the kind or kinds of
capital stock for which the shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock
represented by such certificates have been converted or redeemed,
notwithstanding the failure to surrender such certificates.
The Parent will pay any and all documentary, stamp or similar issue or
transfer taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of any
shares of capital stock and/or other securities on conversion or redemption of
shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock. The Parent will not, however, be
required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved
in the issue and delivery of any shares of capital stock in a name other than
that in which the shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock so converted or
redeemed were registered and no such issue or delivery will be made unless and
until the person requesting such issue has paid to the Parent the amount of any
such tax, or has established to the satisfaction of the Parent that such tax has
been paid.
Liquidation Rights
In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Parent,
whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of the
debts and other liabilities of the Parent and subject to the prior payment in
full of the preferential amounts to which any class or series of Parent
Preferred Stock is entitled, (i) the holders of the shares of TCI Group Common
Stock will share equally, on a share for share basis, in a percentage of the
funds of the Parent remaining for distribution to its common stockholders equal
to 100% multiplied by the average daily ratio (expressed as a decimal) of x/z
for the 20-trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the date of the
public announcement of such liquidation, dissolution or winding up, and (ii) the
holders of the shares of Liberty Media Group Common Stock will share equally, on
a share for share basis, in a percentage of the funds of the Parent remaining
for distribution to its common stockholders equal to 100% multiplied by the
average daily ratio (expressed as a decimal) of y/z for such 20-trading day
period, where x is the aggregate Market Capitalization of the Series A TCI Group
Common Stock and the Series B TCI Group Common Stock, y is the aggregate Market
Capitalization of the Series A LMG Common Stock and the Series B LMG Common
Stock, and z is the aggregate Market Capitalization of the Series A TCI Group
Common Stock, the Series B TCI Group Common Stock, the Series A LMG Common Stock
and the Series B LMG Common Stock. Neither a consolidation, merger nor sale of
assets will be construed to be a "liquidation," "dissolution" or "winding up" of
the Parent. The "Market Capitalization" of any class or series of capital stock
of the Parent on any trading day means the product of (i) the Market Value of
one share of such class or series on such trading day and (ii) the number of
shares of such class or series outstanding on such trading day.
No holder of Liberty Media Group Common Stock will have any special right
to receive specific assets of the Liberty Media Group in the case of any
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Parent.
Determinations by the Parent Board of Directors
The Parent Charter provides that any determinations made by the Parent
Board of Directors under any provision described under "-- TCI Group Common
Stock and Liberty Media Group Common Stock" above will be final and binding on
all stockholders of the Parent, except as may otherwise be required by law. Such
a
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determination would not be binding if it were established that the determination
was made in breach of a fiduciary duty of the Parent Board of Directors. The
Parent will prepare a statement of any such determination by the Parent Board of
Directors respecting the fair market value of any properties, assets or
securities and will file such statement with the Secretary of the Parent.
Preemptive Rights
Holders of the TCI Group Common Stock and Liberty Media Group Common Stock
do not have any preemptive rights to subscribe for any additional shares of
capital stock or other obligations convertible into or exercisable for shares of
capital stock that may hereafter be issued by the Parent.
OTHER MATTERS
The DGCL, the Parent Charter and the Parent's Bylaws contain provisions
which may serve to discourage or make more difficult a change in control of
Parent without the support of the Parent Board of Directors or without meeting
various other conditions. The principal provisions of the DGCL and the
aforementioned corporate governance documents are outlined below.
DGCL Section 203, in general, prohibits a "business combination" between a
corporation and an "interested stockholder" within three years of the date such
stockholder became an "interested stockholder," unless (i) prior to such date
the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business
combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an
interested stockholder, (ii) upon consummation of the transaction which resulted
in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested
stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation
outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, exclusive of shares owned by
directors who are also officers and by certain employee stock plans or (iii) on
or after such date, the business combination is approved by the board of
directors and authorized by the affirmative vote at a stockholders' meeting of
at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the
interested stockholder. The term "business combination" is defined to include,
among other transactions between the interested stockholder and the corporation
or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary thereof, a merger or
consolidation; a sale, pledge, transfer or other disposition (including as part
of a dissolution) of assets having an aggregate market value equal to 10% or
more of either the aggregate market value of all assets of the corporation on a
consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the outstanding stock of
the corporation; certain transactions that would increase the interested
stockholder's proportionate share ownership of the stock of any class or series
of the corporation or such subsidiary; and any receipt by the interested
stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other
financial benefits provided by or through the corporation or any such
subsidiary. In general, and subject to certain exceptions, an "interested
stockholder" is any person who is the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding
voting stock (or, in the case of a corporation with classes of voting stock with
disparate voting power, 15% or more of the voting power of the outstanding
voting stock) of the corporation, and the affiliates and associates of such
person. The term "owner" is broadly defined to include any person that
individually or with or through his or its affiliates or associates, among other
things, beneficially owns such stock, or has the right to acquire such stock
(whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of
time) pursuant to any agreement or understanding or upon the exercise of
warrants or options or otherwise or has the right to vote such stock pursuant to
any agreement or understanding, or has an agreement or understanding with the
beneficial owner of such stock for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or
disposing of such stock. The restrictions of DGCL Section 203 do not apply to
corporations that have elected, in the manner provided therein, not to be
subject to such section or, with certain exceptions, which do not have a class
of voting stock that is listed on a national securities exchange or authorized
for quotation on an interdealer quotation system of a registered national
securities association or held of record by more than 2,000 stockholders. The
Parent Charter does not contain any provision "opting out" of the application of
DGCL Section 203 and TCI has not taken any of the actions necessary for it to
"opt out" of such provision. As a result, the provisions of Section 203 will
remain applicable to transactions between the Parent and any of its "interested
stockholders."
The Parent Charter also contains certain provisions which could make a
change in control of Parent more difficult. For example, the Parent Charter
requires, subject to the rights, if any, of any class or series of Parent
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Preferred Stock, the affirmative vote of 66 2/3% of the total voting power of
the outstanding shares of Voting Securities, voting together as a single class,
to approve (i) a merger or consolidation of the Parent with, or into, another
corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which does not require the
consent of stockholders under the DGCL or a merger or consolidation which has
been approved by 75% of the members of the Parent Board of Directors (in which
case, in accordance with the DGCL, the affirmative vote of a majority of the
total voting power of the outstanding Voting Securities would, with certain
exceptions, be required for approval), (ii) the sale, lease or exchange of all
or substantially all of the property and assets of the Parent or (iii) the
dissolution of the Parent. "Voting Securities" is currently defined as the TCI
Group Common Stock, the Liberty Media Group Common Stock and any class or series
of Parent Preferred Stock entitled to vote generally with the holders of Parent
Common Stock on matters submitted to stockholders for a vote. The Parent Charter
also provides for a Parent Board of Directors of not less than three members,
divided into three classes of approximately equal size, with each class to be
elected for a three-year term at each annual meeting of stockholders. The exact
number of directors, currently nine, is fixed by the Parent Board of Directors.
The holders of TCI Group Common Stock, Liberty Media Group Common Stock, Class B
Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class,
vote in elections for directors. (The Parent's Series F Preferred Stock has
voting rights, but shares of such series are not entitled to vote because they
are held by subsidiaries of the Parent.) Stockholders of the Parent do not have
cumulative voting rights.
The Parent Charter authorizes the issuance of 50,000,000 shares of Series
Preferred Stock, of which 48,020,000 shares remained available for designation
as of December 31, 1995 (before giving effect to the designation of the Series G
Preferred Stock and the Series H Preferred Stock). Under the Parent Charter, the
Parent Board of Directors is authorized, without further action by the
stockholders of the Parent, to establish the preferences, limitations and
relative rights of the Series Preferred Stock. In addition, 1,900,000,000 shares
of the TCI Group Common Stock and 825,000,000 shares of Liberty Media Group
Common Stock are currently authorized by the Parent Charter, of which
1,243,621,801 and 660,906,868, respectively, remained available for issuance as
of December 31, 1995. The issue and sale of additional shares of TCI Group
Common Stock, Liberty Media Group Common Stock and/or Series Preferred Stock
could occur in connection with an attempt to acquire control of the Parent, and
the terms of such shares of Series Preferred Stock could be designed in part to
impede the acquisition of such control.
The Parent Charter requires the affirmative vote of 66 2/3% of the total
voting power of the outstanding shares of Voting Securities, voting together as
a single class, to approve any amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision
of the Parent Charter or the addition or insertion of other provisions therein.
The Parent Charter and the Parent's Bylaws provide that a special meeting
of stockholders will be held at any time, subject to the rights of the holders
of any class or series of Parent Preferred Stock, upon the call of the Secretary
of the Parent upon (i) the written request of the holders of not less than
66 2/3% of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of Voting Securities
or (ii) at the request of not less than 75% of the members of the Parent Board
of Directors. Subject to the rights of any class or series of Parent Preferred
Stock, the Parent's Bylaws require that written notice of the intent to make a
nomination at a meeting of stockholders must be received by the Secretary of the
Parent, at the Parent's principal executive offices, not later than (a) with
respect to an election of directors to be held at an annual meeting of
stockholders, 90 days in advance of such meeting, and (b) with respect to an
election of directors to be held at a special meeting of stockholders, the close
of business on the seventh day following the day on which notice of such meeting
is first given to stockholders. The notice must contain: (1) the name and
address of the stockholder who intends to make the nomination and of the person
or persons to be nominated; (2) a representation that the stockholder is a
holder of record of the Parent's Voting Securities entitled to vote at the
meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate
the person or persons specified in the notice; (3) a description of all
arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and each nominee and any
other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the
nomination or nominations are to be made by the stockholder; (4) such other
information regarding each nominee proposed by such stockholder as would have
been required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission had each proposed nominee been
nominated, or intended to be
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nominated, by the Parent Board of Directors; and (5) the consent of each nominee
to serve as a director of the Parent if so elected. Any actions to remove
directors is required to be for "cause" (as defined in the Parent Charter) and
be approved by the holders of 66 2/3% of the total voting power of the
outstanding shares entitled to vote in the election of directors.
CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
Baker & Botts, L.L.P., special tax counsel for the Company, has issued an
opinion that the following discussion accurately sets forth the material United
States federal income tax considerations relevant to certain purchasers of the
Series A Preferred Stock, but this discussion does not purport to be a complete
analysis of all the potential tax considerations relating thereto. This
discussion is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") rulings and
judicial decisions now in effect, all of which are subject to change (possibly
with retroactive effect) or different interpretations. This discussion does not
purport to deal with all aspects of federal income taxation that may be relevant
to a particular investor's decision to purchase the Series A Preferred Stock,
and it is not intended to be wholly applicable to all categories of investors,
some of which, such as dealers in securities, banks, insurance companies,
tax-exempt organizations and non-United States persons, may be subject to
special rules. In addition, this discussion is limited to persons that will hold
the Series A Preferred Stock as a "capital asset" (within the meaning of section
1221 of the Code).
ALL PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF THE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK ARE ADVISED TO
CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN
TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP, EXCHANGE AND DISPOSITION OF THE
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK.
DIVIDENDS ON SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
The amount of a dividend distribution paid on the Series A Preferred Stock
will be equal to the amount of cash distributed and the fair market value (as of
the date of distribution) of any property distributed, such dividend
distributions will be taxable to a holder as ordinary income to the extent of
the Company's current or accumulated earnings and profits (if any) for federal
income tax purposes. To the extent that the amount of such a distribution
exceeds the Company's earnings and profits, the distribution to the holder will
be treated first as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of the holder's
basis in the Series A Preferred Stock and thereafter as capital gain from the
sale or exchange of the Series A Preferred Stock. Such gain will be long-term or
short-term depending on the holder's holding period for the Series A Preferred
Stock.
Dividends paid out of the Company's earnings and profits to corporate
holders may be eligible for the 70% dividends-received deduction, subject to the
minimum holding period requirement under section 246(c) of the Code (generally
at least 46 days) and other applicable requirements and limitations. Under
section 246A of the Code, the dividends-received deduction may be reduced or
eliminated if the holder's shares of Series A Preferred Stock are debt-financed.
Under certain circumstances, a corporate holder may be subject to the
alternative minimum tax with respect to a portion of its dividends-received
deduction.
Prospective investors in the Series A Preferred Stock should be aware that
on December 7, 1995, the Clinton Administration proposed that the
dividends-received deduction be reduced from 70% to 50% for any dividends paid
on any stock after January 31, 1996. The Clinton Administration's proposals
would also modify the minimum holding period requirement contained in section
246(c) of the Code such that a holder of stock would not be entitled to the
dividends-received deduction for dividends paid on any stock after January 31,
1996, unless, with respect to any particular dividend payment, the shareholder
satisfies the holding period requirement over a period immediately before or
immediately after the shareholder becomes entitled to receive such dividend. It
cannot be predicted whether the Clinton Administration's proposals will
ultimately become law and prospective investors in the Series A Preferred Stock
should consider the implications of these proposals ultimately becoming law on
their investment in the Series A Preferred Stock.
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Under certain circumstances, a corporation that receives an "extraordinary
dividend," as defined in section 1059(c) of the Code, will be required to reduce
its basis in the Series A Preferred Stock by the portion of such dividend that
is not taxed pursuant to the dividends-received deduction if the holder does not
meet minimum holding period requirements (generally two years). In most
circumstances, quarterly dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock, if not in
arrears, should not constitute extraordinary dividends under section 1059(c). In
addition, under section 1059(f) of the Code, any dividend with respect to
"disqualified preferred stock" is treated as an "extraordinary dividend,"
regardless of the holder's holding period. The Company believes that the Series
A Preferred Stock will not constitute "disqualified preferred stock."
REDEMPTION PREMIUM
Under section 305 of the Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations,
since the Series A Preferred Stock is subject to optional redemption by the
Company (beginning on the fifth anniversary of the date of issuance), the excess
of the redemption price of the Series A Preferred Stock over its issue price
(the "redemption premium") will be treated as distributed to the holder of such
stock, on an economic accrual basis, if redemption by the Company pursuant to
this right is more likely than not to occur. However, the Company believes that
the optional redemption will not be deemed to be more likely than not to occur
by virtue of a regulatory safe harbor, since (i) the Company and the holders of
the Series A Preferred Stock are not sufficiently related to each other, (ii)
there are no arrangements that effectively require the Company to redeem the
Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to its optional redemption rights, and (iii)
given the redemption premium required of the Company if it exercises this right
of redemption, such exercise would not reduce the yield of the Series A
Preferred Stock. In addition, a deemed distribution in the amount of any
redemption premium will be triggered by the mandatory redemption on the tenth
anniversary of the date of issuance (over this ten-year period) if such
redemption premium exceeds a "de minimis" amount (as determined under the
principles of section 1273(a)(3) of the Code). The premium payable as a result
of the redemption in exchange for Series A TCI Group Common Stock will depend on
whether the Series A Preferred Stock is redeemed for Series A TCI Group Common
Stock and, if so, the fair market value of the Series A TCI Group Common Stock
ultimately received; thus the amount of any such premium is unclear given that
(i) in determining the Cash Equivalent Amount, an "average" closing sales price
(using 10 consecutive trading days) of the Series A TCI Group Common Stock is
used, (ii) a 5% discount is applied to the relevant average closing sales price
and (iii) there could be changes in the market price of the Series A TCI Group
Common Stock between the time the Cash Equivalent Amount is set and the time
such stock is ultimately received by the redeemed holders of the redeemed shares
of the Series A Preferred Stock. Although there appears to be no redemption
premium with respect to the Company's obligation for mandatory redemption if the
redemption price is paid in cash (assuming that the issue price of the Series A
Preferred Stock is at least equal to its liquidation preference), the above
uncertainties regarding the ultimate fair market value of any Series A TCI Group
Common Stock received in redemption makes it unclear as to whether any
constructive dividends will be required to be taken into account in the event
that Series A TCI Group Common Stock is used for the mandatory redemption. It is
also possible that the exchange feature of the Series A Preferred Stock will be
considered separable from the Series A Preferred Stock itself, and that the
amount paid for the Series A Preferred Stock will be deemed allocated between
the "stock" portion and the exchange portion. Such an allocation would cause a
redemption premium on the "stock" portion which would be taken into income as
noted above. The law relating to accrual of redemption premiums is new and not
well developed, but the Company believes, based on existing regulations related
to exchangeable debt, that the exchange feature will be considered part of the
Series A Preferred Stock for this purpose, and thus no redemption premium will
result from the exchange feature.
REDEMPTION OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
A redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock for cash or Series A TCI Group
Common Stock will be treated under section 302 of the Code as a distribution
that is taxable as a dividend (to the extent of the Company's current or
accumulated earnings and profits) unless the redemption (i) results in a
"complete termination" of the holder's stock interest in the Company under
section 302(b) of the Code, or (ii) is "substantially disproportionate" with
respect to the holder under section 302(b)(2) of the Code, or (iii) is
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"not essentially equivalent to a dividend" with respect to the holder under
section 302(b)(1) of the Code. In determining whether any of these tests has
been met, shares of stock considered to be owned by the holder by reason of
certain constructive ownership rules set forth in section 318 of the Code, as
well as shares actually owned, generally must be taken into account.
If the redemption does not satisfy any of the section 302 tests, it will be
treated as a dividend in the amount of the lesser of (x) the amount of cash or
the fair market value of the Series A TCI Group Common Stock received (as
described below) and (y) the Company's current or accumulated earnings and
profits. Such a dividend will be ordinary income and may qualify for the
dividends received deduction for corporate recipients. To the extent that the
amount of the distribution exceeds the Company's current or accumulated earnings
and profits, the excess would be treated as a return of capital to the extent of
the holder's tax basis in the Series A Preferred Stock (probably after
reduction, for corporate holders, of that tax basis under the extraordinary
dividend rules discussed below). Any amount in excess of the amount of the
dividend and the return of capital would be treated as a capital gain. If the
holder retains a stockholding in the Company, the remaining tax basis in the
Series A Preferred Stock (reduced, for corporate holders, by any amounts treated
as extraordinary dividends, as discussed below, or as a return of capital) would
be transferred to the retained stockholdings; otherwise the tax basis may be
transferred to any shares of stock owned by a related person, or such remaining
basis may be lost.
In the case of a redemption that is not pro-rata as to all shareholders or
that is part of a partial liquidation (within the meaning of section 302(e) of
the Code) of the redeeming corporation, any amount treated as a dividend with
respect to such redemption generally will be treated as an "extraordinary
dividend" under section 1059 of the Code, regardless of the holder's holding
period for the redeemed stock or the size of the distribution. A redemption that
is pro-rata with respect to all shareholders and that is treated as a dividend
will generally be an "extraordinary dividend" if it exceeds the "threshold
percentage" set forth in section 1059(e) of the Code and the holder does not
meet certain holding period requirements. Furthermore, it is possible that under
the aggregation rule of section 1059 of the Code, quarterly dividends preceding
a redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock that is treated as a dividend might
be aggregated with the redemption distribution and themselves be treated as
"extraordinary dividends." See the discussion under "Dividends on Series A
Preferred Stock" above.
If a redemption is not treated as a distribution that is taxable as a
dividend, it will result in taxable gain or loss equal to the difference between
the amount of cash or the fair market value of Series A TCI Group Common Stock
received by the redeeming shareholder and such holder's tax basis in the Series
A Preferred Stock redeemed. Such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss and
will be long-term or short-term depending on the holder's holding period for the
Series A Preferred Stock redeemed.
EXCHANGE FOR SERIES A TCI GROUP COMMON STOCK
While the question is not entirely free from doubt, the Company believes
that the exchange of the Series A Preferred Stock for Series A TCI Group Common
Stock will qualify as a tax-free reorganization under section 368(a)(1)(B) of
the Code, and therefore such exchange will be tax-free to the holders of the
Series A Preferred Stock. However, gain realized upon the receipt of cash paid
in lieu of fractional shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock will be taxed
immediately. Except to the extent that basis is utilized when cash is paid in
lieu of fractional shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock, the adjusted basis
for the shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock received upon the exchange
will be equal to the adjusted basis of the Series A Preferred Stock exchanged,
and the holding period of the shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock received
will include the holding period of the Series A Preferred Stock exchanged.
If this exchange does not qualify as a tax-free reorganization, it will be
taxed as a sale of the Series A Preferred Stock, resulting in taxable gain or
loss equal to the difference between the fair market value of the Series A TCI
Group Common Stock received by the exchanging shareholder and such holder's tax
basis in the Series A Preferred Stock exchanged. Such holder's holding period in
the Series A TCI Common Stock received will not include the holding period of
the Series A Preferred Stock exchanged.
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ADJUSTMENT OF EXCHANGE RATE
Treasury Regulations promulgated under section 305 of the Code treat
holders of exchangeable stock as having received a constructive distribution
where the exchange ratio of such exchangeable stock is adjusted if (i) as a
result, the proportionate interest of the holders of such exchangeable stock in
the assets or earnings and profits of the corporation into which the stock is
exchangeable is increased and (ii) the adjustment is not made pursuant to a bona
fide, reasonable anti-dilution formula. An adjustment in the exchange ratio is
not considered to be made pursuant to such a formula where the adjustment is
made to compensate for certain taxable distributions with respect to the stock
into which such exchangeable stock is exchangeable. Thus, under certain
circumstances (for example, in the case of an adjustment for certain dividends
paid by Parent on the Series A TCI Group Common Stock, other than dividends paid
in shares of Series A TCI Group Common Stock), a reduction in the Exchange Rate
for the Series A Preferred Stock is likely to be taxable to the holders thereof
as a dividend to the extent of the earnings and profits of the Parent. In the
case of a corporate holder, it is possible that such a dividend (and other
dividends, including regular quarterly dividends) could be treated as an
"extraordinary dividend" under section 1059 of the Code. See the discussion
under "Dividends on Series A Preferred Stock" above. In addition, the failure to
fully adjust the Exchange Rate of the Series A Preferred Stock to reflect
distributions of stock dividends with respect to the Series A TCI Group Common
Stock (or rights to acquire Series A TCI Group Common Stock) may result in a
taxable dividend to the holders of the Series A TCI Group Common Stock and
holders of rights to acquire Series A TCI Group Common Stock.
BACKUP WITHHOLDING
Certain non-corporate holders of the Series A Preferred Stock may be
subject to backup withholding at the rate of 31% with respect to dividends on
the Series A Preferred Stock and certain consideration received upon the
exchange for or redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock. Generally, backup
withholding applies only when the taxpayer (i) fails to furnish or certify his
correct taxpayer identification number to the payor in the manner required, (ii)
is notified by the IRS that he has failed to report payments of interest and
dividends properly or (iii) under certain circumstances, fails to certify that
he has not been notified by the IRS that he is subject to backup withholding for
failure to report interest and dividend payments. Holders should consult their
tax advisors regarding their qualification for exemption from backup withholding
and the procedure for obtaining any applicable exemption.
A non-United States holder may obtain a refund of any amounts withheld
under the backup withholding rules by filing an appropriate claim for refund
with the IRS.
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UNDERWRITING
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in a purchase agreement (the
"Purchase Agreement") among the Company, the Parent, Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("Merrill Lynch"), CS First Boston Corporation,
Lehman Brothers Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (the "Underwriters"),
the Company has agreed to sell to the Underwriters, and the Underwriters
severally have agreed to purchase from the Company, the number of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock set forth opposite each Underwriter's name below.
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NUMBER OF SHARES OF
UNDERWRITER SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated........................................ 1,000,000
CS First Boston Corporation...................................... 1,000,000
Lehman Brothers Inc. ............................................ 1,000,000
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated................................ 1,000,000
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In the Purchase Agreement, the Underwriters have agreed, subject to the
terms and conditions set forth therein, to purchase all of the shares of Series
A Preferred Stock being sold pursuant to the Purchase Agreement if any of the
shares of Series A Preferred Stock being sold pursuant to the Purchase Agreement
are purchased. Under certain circumstances, the commitments of non-defaulting
Underwriters may be increased.
The Underwriters have advised the Company that they propose initially to
offer the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to the public at the public
offering price set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus, and to certain
dealers at such price less a concession not in excess of $.90 per share. The
Underwriters may allow, and such dealers may reallow, a discount not in excess
of $.10 per share on sales to certain other dealers. After the initial public
offering, the public offering price, concession and discount may be changed.
The Company has granted to the Underwriters an option, exercisable for 30
days following the date of this Prospectus, to purchase up to 600,000 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock at the price to the public set forth on the cover page
of this Prospectus less the underwriting discount. The Underwriters may exercise
this option only to cover over-allotments, if any, made on the sale of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock offered hereby. To the extent that the Underwriters
exercise this option, each of the Underwriters will have a firm commitment,
subject to certain conditions, to purchase the same percentage of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock as the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to
be purchased by such Underwriter shown in the foregoing table bears to the total
number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock initially offered hereby.
The Company and the Parent have agreed, for a period of 60 days after the
date of this Prospectus, to not, without the prior consent of Merrill Lynch,
directly or indirectly, sell, offer to sell or grant any option for the sale of,
any shares of the capital stock of the Company or shares of Series A or Series B
TCI Group Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
capital stock of the Company or shares of Series A or Series B TCI Group Common
Stock, other than to the Underwriters pursuant to the Purchase Agreement,
subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
Prior to this offering there has been no public market for the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock. The initial public offering price for the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock was determined in negotiations between the Company and
the Underwriters. In determining the terms of the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock, including the initial public offering price, the Company and the
Underwriters took cognizance of the Company's recent results of operations, the
future prospects of the Company and the industry in general, market prices and
terms of, and yields on, securities of other companies considered to be
comparable to the Company and prevailing conditions in the securities market.
There can be no assurance that an active trading market will develop for the
shares of Series A Preferred Stock or that the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock will trade in the public market subsequent to the offering at or above the
initial public offering price.
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The Company and the Parent have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and
to contribute to payments that the Underwriters may be required to make in
respect thereof.
Certain of the Underwriters have provided various investment banking
services to the Company, the Parent and certain of the Parent's other
subsidiaries.
LEGAL MATTERS
The legality of securities offered hereby will be passed upon for the
Company and the Parent by Baker & Botts, L.L.P., 885 Third Avenue, New York, New
York 10022-4834. Jerome H. Kern, a partner of Baker & Botts, L.L.P. is a
director of Tele-Communications, Inc. Mr. Kern holds options to purchase shares
of Series A TCI Group Common Stock and Series A Liberty Media Group Common
Stock. Certain legal matters in connection with the offering will be passed upon
for the Underwriters by Brown & Wood, One World Trade Center, New York, New York
10048-0557.
EXPERTS
The consolidated balance sheets of Tele-Communications, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the
years in the three year period ended December 31, 1994, and the related
financial statement schedules, which appear in Tele-Communications, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994, as amended,
have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the reports, dated
March 27, 1995, of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public
accountants, incorporated by reference herein and upon the authority of said
firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The reports of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
covering the December 31, 1994 consolidated financial statements refer to the
adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 115, "Accounting for
Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities," in 1994.
The consolidated balance sheets of TCI Communications Inc. (formerly
Tele-Communications, Inc.) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1994 and 1993,
and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholder(s)' equity,
and cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31,
1994, and the related financial statement schedules, which appear in TCI
Communications, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1994, as amended, have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance
upon the reports, dated March 27, 1995, of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent
certified public accountants, incorporated by reference herein and upon the
authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The reports of
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP covering the December 31, 1994 consolidated financial
statements refer to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard
No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities," in
1994.
The consolidated balance sheets of TeleWest Communications plc and
subsidiaries as of 31 December 1994 and 1993, and the related consolidated
statements of operations and cash flows for each of the years in the three year
period ended 31 December 1994, which appear in the 31 December 1994 Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Tele-Communications, Inc., as amended, have been
incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the report of KPMG,
independent certified public accountants, incorporated by reference herein, and
upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The combined balance sheets of Cablevision (a combination of certain cable
television assets of Cablevision S.A., Television Belgrano S.A., Construred S.A.
and Univent's S.A.) as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the related combined
statements of operations and deficit and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1994, which appear in the Current Report on
Form 8-K of Tele-Communications, Inc. dated April 20, 1995, as amended, have
been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the report of KPMG
Finsterbush Pickenhayn Sibille, independent certified public accountants,
incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts
in accounting and auditing.
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The consolidated balance sheets of QVC, Inc. and subsidiaries as of January
31, 1994 and 1993, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended January 31, 1994, which appear in the current Report on Form 8-K of
Tele-Communications, Inc. dated February 3, 1995, as amended, have been
incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the report of KPMG Peat
Marwick LLP, independent certified public accountants, incorporated by reference
herein and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and
auditing. The report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP covering the January 31, 1994
consolidated financial statements refers to a change in the method of accounting
for income taxes.
The financial statements of TeleCable Corporation as of December 31, 1993
and 1992 and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1993,
incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the combined Current Report on
Form 8-K of Tele-Communications, Inc. and TCI Communications, Inc., dated August
26, 1994, have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Price
Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of said firm as
experts in auditing and accounting.
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NO DEALER, SALESPERSON OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER MADE BY THIS PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR
MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN
AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY, THE PARENT OR THE UNDERWRITERS. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION BY ANYONE IN ANY STATE IN
WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT AUTHORIZED OR IN WHICH THE PERSON MAKING
SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT QUALIFIED TO DO SO OR TO ANYONE TO WHOM IT IS
UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CREATE ANY
IMPLICATION THAT THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS CURRENT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO
THE DATE HEREOF OR THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY
OR THE PARENT SINCE THE DATE HEREOF.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Available Information................. 3
Incorporation of Documents by
Reference........................... 3
Summary............................... 4
Use of Proceeds....................... 9
Selected Financial Data............... 9
Price Range of Series A TCI Group
Common Stock and Dividends.......... 13
The Company........................... 14
The Parent............................ 14
Description of the Series A Preferred
Stock............................... 16
Description of the Guarantee.......... 27
Description of Parent Common Stock.... 31
Certain Federal Income Tax
Considerations...................... 52
Underwriting.......................... 56
Legal Matters......................... 57
Experts............................... 57
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4,000,000 SHARES
TCI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
CUMULATIVE EXCHANGEABLE
PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES A
(LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE OF
$50 PER SHARE)
GUARANTEED TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH
HEREIN BY, AND
EXCHANGEABLE FOR SHARES OF SERIES A
TCI GROUP
COMMON STOCK OF,
TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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PROSPECTUS
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MERRILL LYNCH & CO.
CS FIRST BOSTON
LEHMAN BROTHERS
MORGAN STANLEY & CO.
INCORPORATED
JANUARY 10, 1996
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