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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: May 6, 1998
Date of Earliest Event Reported: April 30, 1998
TCI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-5550 84-0588868
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Terrace Tower II
5619 DTC Parkway
Englewood, Colorado 80111-3000
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (303) 267-5500
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-44745)
(as amended, the "Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Act"), and declared effective by the Commission on February 13,
1998, TCI Communications, Inc. (the "Registrant") has registered its senior,
senior subordinated and subordinated debt securities (the "Debt Securities"),
and Tele-Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent"), has
registered (i) shares of its Series Preferred Stock, which may be issued in the
form of depositary shares evidenced by depositary receipts if the Parent elects
to issue fractional interests in shares of a series of Series Preferred Stock,
(ii) shares of its Tele-Communications, Inc. Series A TCI Group Common Stock,
par value $1.00 per share ("Series A TCI Group Common Stock"), (iii) shares of
Series A TCI Group Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Debt Securities of
the Registrant or upon conversion of Series Preferred Stock of the Parent, and
(iv) any guarantees of the Parent with respect to Debt Securities of the
Company, all for delayed or continuous offering to the public pursuant to Rule
415 under the Act for a maximum aggregate initial offering price of $3 billion
(or the equivalent thereof denominated in one or more foreign currencies or
currency units). Reference is made to the Registration Statement for further
information concerning the terms of the securities (including the Debt
Securities) registered pursuant to the Registration Statement and the offering
thereof.
An indenture (the "Indenture"), substantially in the form of Exhibit
4.1 to the Registration Statement was executed as of February 19, 1998, between
the Registrant and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, relating to senior Debt
Securities of the Registrant. The definitive Indenture is incorporated by
reference as Exhibit 4.1 hereto.
On April 30, 1998, an underwriting agreement (the "Underwriting
Agreement"), substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.2 to the Registration
Statement, was executed by the Registrant and Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation and Lehman Brothers Inc. as representatives of the several
underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriters"), providing
for the sale by the Registrant to, and the offering to the public by, the
Underwriters of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Registrant's
6.375% Senior Notes due May 1, 2003 (the "2003
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Notes") which are a series of senior Debt Securities. The net proceeds to the
Registrant from the sale of the 2003 Notes will be $745,605,000. The definitive
Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto.
The 2003 Notes will be issued pursuant to the Indenture. The
description of certain provisions of the Indenture and the 2003 Notes and
information concerning the terms of their purchase and offering to the public by
the Underwriters, are incorporated herein by reference (i) to the section
entitled "Description of Debt Securities -- Senior Debt Securities" of the
Prospectus, dated April 22, 1998 (the "Base Prospectus"), and (ii) to the
sections entitled "Description of Notes" and "Underwriting" in the Prospectus
Supplement thereto, dated April 30, 1998, each of which has been filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Act. The form of 2003 Note is
filed as Exhibit 4.2 hereto.
Pursuant to Item 601(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the
Commission ("Regulation S-K"), the Registrant filed as Exhibit 5 to the
Registration Statement an opinion, dated February 11, 1998, rendered to the
Registrant by Stephen M. Brett, Esq., Executive Vice President and General
Counsel of the Registrant, as to the matters referred to in Item 601(b)(5)(i) of
Regulation S-K with respect to the Debt Securities generally. On May 6, 1998,
Baker & Botts, L.L.P. rendered to the Registrant an opinion (the "Opinion") as
to such matters specifically relating to the 2003 Notes. A copy of the Opinion
is filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto and includes the consent of Baker & Botts, L.L.P.
(the "Consent") to the filing of the Opinion as Exhibit 5.1 hereto and the
incorporation by reference thereof into the Registration Statement.
The Registrant is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K in order to
cause the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture, the Opinion and Consent to be
incorporated into the Registration Statement by reference. By filing this
Current Report on Form 8-K, however, the Registrant does not believe that any of
the documents listed in the previous sentence or the information set forth
herein represent, either individually or in the aggregate, a "fundamental
change" (as such term is used in Item 512(a)(1)(ii) of Regulation S-K) in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
Exhibits
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1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated April 30, 1998, between Credit
Suisse First Boston Corporation and Lehman Brothers Inc. as
representatives of the several underwriters named therein
and the Registrant.
4.1 Indenture, dated as of February 19, 1998, between The Bank
of New York and the Registrant (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Current Report
on Form 8-K, dated February 24, 1998 (Commission File No. 0-
5550)).
4.2 Form of 6.375% Senior Note due May 1, 2003.
5.1 Opinion, dated May 6, 1998, of Baker & Botts, L.L.P.,
counsel to the Registrant, as to validity of the 6.375%
Senior Notes due May 1, 2003.
23.1 Consent of Baker & Botts, L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 6, 1998
TCI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Registrant)
By /s/ Stephen M. Brett
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Name: Stephen M. Brett
Title: Executive Vice President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibits
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1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated April 30, 1998, between Credit
Suisse First Boston Corporation and Lehman Brothers Inc. as
representatives of the several underwriters named therein
and the Registrant.
4.1 Indenture, dated as of February 19, 1998, between The Bank
of New York and the Registrant (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Current Report
on Form 8-K, dated February 24, 1998 (Commission File No. 0-
5550)).
4.2 Form of 6.375% Senior Note due May 1, 2003.
5.1 Opinion, dated May 6, 1998, of Baker & Botts, L.L.P.,
counsel to the Registrant, as to validity of the 6.375%
Senior Notes due May 1, 2003.
23.1 Consent of Baker & Botts, L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
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TCI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
6.375% SENIOR NOTES DUE MAY 1, 2003
April 30, 1998
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
Lehman Brothers Inc.
(as Representatives of the several Underwriters
named in Exhibit B)
c/o Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010-3629
Dear Sirs:
TCI Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), proposes
to issue and sell $750,000,000 principal amount of its 6.375% Senior Notes due
May 1, 2003 (the "Offered Securities") pursuant to an indenture, dated as of
February 19, 1998 (as the same may be amended or supplemented, the "Indenture"),
with The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Trustee"). Each Offered Security
will be issuable in the denominations and shall have the terms set forth in
Exhibit A. The term "Underwriters" as used herein will mean and refer
collectively to one or more of the several Underwriters named in Exhibit B (and
any substitute underwriter pursuant to Section 9 hereof), the term "Underwriter"
will refer to any of the several Underwriters named in Exhibit B (and any
substitute underwriter pursuant to Section 9 hereof), and the term
"Representatives" will refer to you in your capacity as the Representatives of
the several Underwriters or, in the event no Representatives shall have been
appointed, in your capacity as Underwriters. Any reference to you in this
Agreement shall be solely in your capacity as Representatives. The Company
confirms as follows its agreement with you and the Underwriters.
1. Registration Statement and Prospectus: The Company and Tele-
Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent"), have filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), in accordance with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder (collectively called the "Act"), a shelf
registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-44745), including a prospectus,
relating to, among other securities, debt securities of the Company ("Debt
Securities") issuable from time to time in one or more series, including the
Offered Securities, guarantees of the Parent that may be issued in respect of
Debt Securities, and shares of Tele-Communications, Inc. Series A TCI Group
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Parent issuable from time to
time upon conversion of convertible Debt Securities, which has become effective
under the Act, has filed with the
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Commission a preliminary prospectus supplement specifically relating to the
Offered Securities pursuant to Rule 424 under the Act and will promptly file
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act an additional
prospectus supplement relating to the Offered Securities. As used in this
Agreement, the term "Registration Statement" means such shelf registration
statement, including exhibits and financial statements and schedules and
documents incorporated by reference therein, as amended or supplemented to the
date hereof and, in the case of references to the Registration Statement as of a
date subsequent to the date hereof, as amended or supplemented as of such date.
The term "Basic Prospectus" means the prospectus, dated April 22, 1998, as filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Act and forming part of the
Registration Statement. The term "Prospectus" means the Basic Prospectus
together with the prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Offered
Securities as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Act and
any information deemed to be a part thereof pursuant to Rule 434 under the Act.
The term "preliminary prospectus" means the preliminary prospectus supplement
specifically relating to the Offered Securities together with the Basic
Prospectus. Any reference herein to any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus
shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference
therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Act, as of the date of such
preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and any reference
herein to any amendment or supplement to any preliminary prospectus or the
Prospectus, except the reference in Section 4(c), shall be deemed to refer to
and include any documents filed after such date under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and so incorporated by reference.
2. Agreements to Sell and Purchase: The Company agrees to sell to the
Underwriters, and upon the basis of the representations, warranties and
agreements of the Company herein contained and subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement each of the Underwriters agrees to purchase from
the Company, severally and not jointly, the principal amount of Offered
Securities set forth opposite each Underwriter's respective name in Exhibit B,
at a purchase price of 99.414% of the principal amount of the Offered
Securities, plus accrued interest from May 6, 1998.
With respect to any of the Offered Securities purchased by the Underwriters
hereunder that the Underwriters continue to own or hold at any time on or after
the 90th day following the Closing Date (as defined in Section 3), the
Underwriters agree that upon receipt of written notice from the Company of its
intention to bid for or purchase any Offered Security or any security of the
same class and series as the Offered Securities or to take any other action,
directly or indirectly, the taking of which would be proscribed by Regulation M
promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (or any successor or
equivalent rule or regulation) during the distribution of the Offered
Securities, the Underwriters will, and will cause their "affiliated purchasers"
(as defined in Rule 100 of said Regulation) to, cease distributing the Offered
Securities for such period of time as the Company may deem necessary so that the
action or actions proposed to be taken, directly or indirectly, by it may be
taken in full compliance with such Regulation (or any successor or equivalent
rule or regulation).
3. Delivery and Payment: Delivery of and payment for the Offered
Securities shall be made at 10:00 a.m., New York time, on May 6, 1998 (such time
and date are referred to herein as
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the "Closing Date"), at the offices of Baker & Botts, L.L.P., 599 Lexington
Avenue, New York, New York 10022. The Closing Date and the place of delivery of
and payment for the Offered Securities may be varied by agreement between you
and the Company.
Delivery of the Offered Securities (registered in the name of Cede & Co.,
as nominee of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") in such denominations as may
be directed by DTC) shall be made to you against payment by you of the purchase
price therefor by cashier or official bank check or checks payable to the order
of the Company in, or by wire transfer to an account specified by the Company
of, same day funds.
4. Agreements of the Company: The Company agrees with the Underwriters as
follows:
(a) The Company will notify the Underwriters promptly, and (if
requested by the Underwriters in writing) will confirm such advice in
writing, during the period of the distribution of the Offered Securities
(1) of the effectiveness of any amendment to the Registration Statement and
of the filing of any supplement to the Prospectus, (2) of any comments of
the Commission regarding the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (or
any of the documents incorporated by reference therein) or of any request
by the Commission for amendments or supplements to the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus or for additional information, (3) of the
issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any
proceedings for that purpose, (4) of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the
Offered Securities for offer or sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation
or threatening of any proceedings for such purpose and (5) of the happening
of any event during the period mentioned in paragraph (d) below which makes
any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus (as theretofore amended or supplemented) untrue or which
requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus (as theretofore amended or supplemented) in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances when the Prospectus is
delivered to a purchaser, not misleading. The Company will use its
reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or suspending the qualification
of the Offered Securities for offer or sale in any jurisdiction, and if any
such order is issued, the Company will make every reasonable effort to
obtain the withdrawal of such order at the earliest possible moment.
(b) The Company will furnish to each Underwriter, without charge, one
conformed copy of the Registration Statement and any post-effective
amendment thereto filed in connection with the offering of the Offered
Securities, including all financial statements and schedules, exhibits and
documents incorporated therein by reference (including exhibits
incorporated therein by reference to the extent not previously furnished to
the Underwriters).
(c) The Company will give you advance notice of its intention to file
any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus
with respect to the
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Offered Securities, and will not file any such amendment or supplement to
which you shall reasonably object in writing.
(d) During the period of time that the Prospectus is required by law
to be delivered, the Company will deliver to each Underwriter, without
charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto as such Underwriter may reasonably request. The Company consents
to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by the
Underwriters and by all dealers to whom the Offered Securities may be sold,
both in connection with the offering or sale of the Offered Securities and
for such period of time thereafter as the Prospectus is required by law to
be delivered in connection therewith. If during such period of time any
event shall occur which in the judgment of the Company should be set forth
(or incorporated by reference) in the Prospectus in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances when the Prospectus is
delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if it is necessary to
supplement or amend the Prospectus to comply with law, the Company will
forthwith prepare and duly file with the Commission an appropriate
supplement or amendment thereto, and forthwith file all reports and any
definitive proxy statement or information statement required to be filed by
the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c) or 14 of
the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and during such
period, and will deliver to each Underwriter, without charge, such number
of copies thereof as such Underwriter may reasonably request. If during
such period of time any event shall occur which in your judgment should be
so set forth (or incorporated by reference) in the Prospectus, or which in
your judgment makes it necessary to so supplement or amend the Prospectus,
the Company will consult with you concerning the necessity of filing with
the Commission a supplement or an amendment to the Prospectus or a report
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c) or 14 of the Exchange Act.
(e) Prior to any public offering of the Offered Securities by the
Underwriters, the Company will cooperate with you and your counsel in
connection with the registration or qualification of the Offered Securities
for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of, and the
determination of the eligibility of the Offered Securities for investment
under the laws of, such jurisdictions as you request; provided, that in no
event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business as a foreign
corporation or as a securities dealer in any jurisdiction where it is not
now so qualified, to conform its capitalization or the composition of its
assets to the securities or Blue Sky laws of any jurisdiction or to take
any action which would subject it to taxation or general service of process
in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject. The Company will pay
all reasonable fees and expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and
expenses) relating to qualification of the Offered Securities under such
securities or Blue Sky laws and in connection with the determination of the
eligibility of the Offered Securities for investment under the laws of such
jurisdictions as you may designate.
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(f) The Company will make generally available to its security holders
and to you consolidated earnings statements (which need not be audited)
that satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158
thereunder.
(g) The Company will pay all expenses in connection with (1) the
preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement, any
preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus, any legal investment memorandum and
Blue Sky memorandum as contemplated by Section 4(e), (2) the preparation,
issuance and delivery of the Offered Securities (other than transfer taxes)
and the execution and delivery of the Indenture, (3) the printing of any
dealer agreement, (4) furnishing such copies of the Registration Statement,
the Prospectus and any preliminary prospectus, and all amendments and
supplements thereto, including any term sheets delivered by the Company
pursuant to Rule 434 under the Act, as may be requested for use in
connection with the offering and sale of the Offered Securities by dealers
to whom Offered Securities may be sold, and (5) any fees paid to rating
agencies, if any, selected by the Company in connection with the rating of
the Offered Securities.
(h) If this Agreement is terminated by you because any condition to
the obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 7 hereof is not
satisfied or because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Company
to comply with the terms hereof or if for any reason the Company shall be
unable to perform its obligations hereunder, the Company will reimburse the
Underwriters for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and
expenses of your counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in
connection herewith. The Company will not in any event be liable to you or
any of the Underwriters for damages on account of loss of anticipated
profits.
(i) From the date hereof to and including the Closing Date, the
Company will not offer or sell, or contract to sell, any Debt Securities of
the Company with a maturity of more than one year, including additional
Offered Securities, pursuant to a public offering without your prior
written consent.
5. (a) Representations and Warranties of the Company: The Company
represents and warrants to each Underwriter that:
(i) the documents incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, when they were filed (or, if an
amendment with respect to any such document was filed, when such
amendment was filed) with the Commission, conformed in all material
respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and any further
documents so filed and incorporated by reference during the period of
the distribution of the Offered Securities will, when they are filed
with the Commission, conform in all material respects to the
requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder, none of such documents, when it was
filed (or, if an amendment with respect to any such document was
filed, when such amendment was filed), contained an untrue statement
of a material fact
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or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and no such
further document, when it is filed, will contain an untrue statement
of a material fact or will omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading;
(ii) the Registration Statement, when declared effective by the
Commission, complied in all material respects with the requirements of
the Act; each preliminary prospectus, if any, relating to the Offered
Securities, filed pursuant to Rule 424 or Rule 434 under the Act, will
comply when so filed in all material respects with the Act; and when
the Prospectus or any term sheet is first filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424 or Rule 434 and as of the Closing Date, the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented,
if applicable) will comply in all material respects with the
requirements of the Act and the Indenture will comply in all material
respects with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended (the "Trust Indenture Act"). When it was declared effective
by the Commission, the Registration Statement did not, and as of the
date the Prospectus is first filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424 or Rule 434 and as of the Closing Date the Registration
Statement (as amended or supplemented, if applicable) will not,
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading. When the Prospectus is first filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 or Rule 434 and as of the
Closing Date, the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if
applicable) will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this representation and warranty does
not apply to statements or omissions in the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus or any preliminary prospectus made in reliance upon
information furnished to the Company in writing by any Underwriter
expressly for use therein or to that part of the Registration
Statement which consists of the Statements of Eligibility on Form T-1
under the Trust Indenture Act of the trustees for the Debt Securities;
(iii) the Offered Securities and the Indenture have been duly
authorized by the Company and each will conform to the descriptions
thereof in the Prospectus;
(iv) the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities and the
fulfillment of the terms of this Agreement will not result in a breach
of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under,
the Company's charter or by-laws or any indenture, mortgage, deed of
trust or other material agreement or instrument to which the Company
or any of its significant subsidiaries (as such term is defined in
Rule 1.02(w) of Regulation S-X) is now a party or by which it is
bound, or any order of
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any court or governmental agency or authority entered in any
proceeding to which the Company or any of its significant subsidiaries
was or is now a party or by which it is bound;
(v) KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, the Company's auditors, are
independent accountants as required by the Act;
(vi) so long as may be required for the distribution of the
Offered Securities by the Underwriters or by any dealers that
participate in the distribution thereof, the Company will comply with
all requirements under the Exchange Act relating to the timely filing
with the Commission of its reports pursuant to Sections 13(a) and
13(c) of the Exchange Act and of its proxy statements pursuant to
Section 14 of the Exchange Act; and
(vii) except to the extent set forth in the Prospectus, the
Company has not received any notice of, nor does it have any actual
knowledge of, any failure by it or any of its significant subsidiaries
to be in substantial compliance with all existing statutes and
regulations applicable to it or such subsidiaries, which failure would
materially and adversely affect the conduct of the business of the
Company and its subsidiaries, considered as a whole.
(b) Representations and Warranties of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter,
severally and not jointly, represents and agrees that:
(i) (X) it has not offered or sold and prior to the date six
months after the date of issue of any Offered Securities will not
offer or sell any Offered Securities to persons in the United Kingdom
except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring,
holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent)
for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances
which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public
in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of
Securities Regulations 1995;
(Y) it has complied and will comply with all applicable
provisions of the Financial Service Act 1986 with respect to anything
done by it in relation to any Offered Securities in, from or otherwise
involving the United Kingdom; and
(Z) it has only issued or passed on and will only issue or
pass on in the United Kingdom any document received by it in
connection with the issue of the Offered Securities to a person who is
of a kind described in Article 11(3) of the Financial Services Act
1986 (Investment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1996 (as amended)
or is a person to whom such document may otherwise lawfully be issued
or passed on.
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(ii) Without prejudice to paragraph (i) above, it has not and
will not offer, sell or deliver any of the Offered Securities,
directly or indirectly, or distribute the Prospectus or any other
offering material related to the Offered Securities, in or from any
jurisdiction except under circumstances that will result in compliance
with the applicable laws and regulations thereof and will not impose
any obligations on the Company except as set forth herein.
6. Indemnification: The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
each Underwriter, and each person, if any, who controls each Underwriter within
the meaning of either Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act,
from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses
(including reasonable costs of investigation) arising out of or based upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement
thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or based upon any
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of the
Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not
misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses arise out of or are based upon any such untrue statement or omission or
allegation thereof based upon information furnished in writing to the Company by
any Underwriter through you expressly for use therein; provided, however, the
Company shall not indemnify any Underwriter or any person who controls such
Underwriter from any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities alleged by any
person who purchased Offered Securities from such Underwriter if the untrue
statement, omission or allegation thereof upon which such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities are based was made in: (i) any preliminary prospectus,
if a copy of the Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented if the Company
shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) was not sent or
given by or on behalf of such Underwriter to such person at or prior to the
written confirmation of the sale of Offered Securities to such person (excluding
those sales of the Offered Securities in the secondary market where no
Prospectus delivery is required by the Act), and if the Prospectus (as so
amended or supplemented) corrected the untrue statement or omission giving rise
to such loss, claim, damage or liability; (ii) any Prospectus used by such
Underwriter or any person who controls such Underwriter, after such time as the
Company advised you that the filing of a post-effective amendment or supplement
thereto was required, except the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented; or
(iii) any Prospectus used after such time as the obligation of the Company to
keep the same current and effective has expired. This indemnity will be in
addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.
If any action or proceeding (including any governmental investigation)
shall be brought or asserted against any Underwriter or any person controlling
an Underwriter in respect of which indemnity may be sought from the Company,
such Underwriter or such controlling person shall promptly notify the Company in
writing, and the Company shall assume the defense thereof, including the
employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to you and the payment of all
expenses. Any omission so to notify the Company shall not, however, relieve the
Company from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise
than under this Section 6. Any such Underwriter or any such person controlling
an Underwriter shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such
action or proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and
expenses of such separate counsel shall be such Underwriter's expense or the
expense of such
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controlling person unless (a) the Company has agreed to pay such fees and
expenses or (b) the Company shall have failed to assume the defense of such
action or proceeding and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to you in any
such action or proceeding or (c) the named parties to any such action or
proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Underwriter or
such controlling person and the Company, and you shall have been advised by your
counsel that there may be a conflict of interest between such Underwriter or
controlling person and the Company in the conduct of the defense of such action
(in which case, if such Underwriter or such controlling person notifies the
Company in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of
the Company, the Company shall not have the right to assume the defense of such
action or proceeding on behalf of such Underwriter or such controlling person),
it being understood, however, that the Company shall not, in connection with any
one such action or proceeding or separate but substantially similar or related
actions or proceedings arising out of the same general allegations or
circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one
separate firm of attorneys (unless the members of such firm are not admitted to
practice in a jurisdiction where an action is pending, in which case the Company
shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of one additional firm of attorneys
to act as local counsel in such jurisdiction, provided the services of such
counsel are substantially limited to that of appearing as attorneys of record)
at any time for all indemnified parties, which firm shall be designated in
writing by you. The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any such
action or proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with
its written consent, or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any
such action or proceeding, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
each Underwriter and any such controlling person from and against any loss or
liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.
Each Underwriter severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, its directors and each of its officers, and each person, if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity
from the Company to each Underwriter, but only with respect to information
furnished in writing by such Underwriter through any Representative expressly
for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or any amendment or
supplement thereto, or any preliminary prospectus. In case any action or
proceeding shall be brought against the Company or its directors or officers or
any such controlling person, in respect of which indemnity may be sought against
one or more of the several Underwriters, such Underwriters acting through the
Representatives shall have the rights and duties given to the Company, and the
Company or its directors or officers or such controlling person shall have the
rights and duties given to you and the several Underwriters, by the preceding
paragraph.
If the indemnification provided for in this Section 6 is unavailable to an
indemnified party under the first or third paragraph hereof in respect of any
losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein (other than by reason
of such indemnified party's failure to comply with the first sentence of the
second paragraph of this Section 6), then each applicable indemnifying party, in
lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid
or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the
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Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Offered Securities or
(ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by
applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the
relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of
the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with
the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters
on the other in connection with the Offering of the Offered Securities shall be
deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering
of the Offered Securities received by the Company bear to the total underwriting
discounts received by the Underwriters in respect thereof. The relative fault of
the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state
a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the
Underwriters through you and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages
and liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the
limitations set forth in the second paragraph of this Section 6, any legal or
other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with
investigating or defending any action or claim.
The Company and each Underwriter agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 6 were determined by pro rata
allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of
the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6, the Underwriters shall not be
required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total
price at which the Offered Securities were offered to the public exceeds the
amount of any damages which the Underwriters have otherwise been required to pay
by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 6 and
the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement
shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (a) any
investigation made by or on behalf of the Underwriters, by or on behalf of any
person controlling any Underwriter or by or on behalf of the Company, (b)
acceptance of any of the Offered Securities and payment therefor or (c) any
termination of this Agreement.
7. Conditions of the Underwriters' Obligations: The Underwriters'
obligations hereunder are subject to the following conditions:
(a) at the Closing Date, (i) no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose shall be pending or threatened by the
Commission; and you shall have received a certificate, dated
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the Closing Date and signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President, an
Executive Vice President or a Senior Vice President of the Company (who
may, as to threatened proceedings, rely upon the best of his information
and belief), to that effect and to the effect set forth in clause (e) of
this Section 7, and (ii) the rating assigned by a nationally recognized
securities rating organization in the United States to the senior debt
securities of the Company as of the date of this Agreement shall not have
been lowered since that date;
(b) you shall have received opinions, dated the Closing Date and
reasonably satisfactory to counsel retained for the Underwriters, (A) from
Cole, Raywid & Braverman, L.L.P. or such other special communications
counsel for the Company as may be reasonably satisfactory to you, (B) from
the General Counsel of the Company to the following effect and covering
such additional matters as you may reasonably request:
(i) the Company and each of its significant subsidiaries is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the
corporate power and authority to carry on its business as described in
the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if applicable) and the
Company has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to issue and sell
the Offered Securities as contemplated by this Agreement;
(ii) the Company and each of its significant subsidiaries is duly
qualified as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would, in the
aggregate, have a material adverse effect upon the financial
condition, results of operations, business or properties of the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(iii) all corporate proceedings legally required in connection
with the authorization and issuance of the Offered Securities and the
sale of the Offered Securities by the Company in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement have been taken;
(iv) to the best knowledge of such counsel, there is no legal or
governmental proceeding pending or threatened against the Company or
any of its subsidiaries which is required to be disclosed in the
Prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if applicable) and is not so
disclosed and correctly summarized therein;
(v) to the best knowledge of such counsel, there is no contract
or other document known to such counsel of a character required to be
described in the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if
applicable) or to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement
(or to a document incorporated by reference therein) that is not
described or filed as required;
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(vi) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Indenture, the issuance of the Offered Securities and the fulfillment
of the terms herein and therein contained do not conflict with, or
result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, the charter or
by-laws of the Company or, to the best knowledge of such counsel,
conflict in any material respect with, or result in a material breach
of or constitute a material default under any material agreement,
indenture or other instrument known to such counsel to which the
Company or any of its significant subsidiaries is a party or by which
it is bound, or result in a violation of any law, administrative
regulation or court or governmental decree known to such counsel
applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except that such
counsel need not express any opinion with respect to (i) matters
opined upon by special communications counsel and Sherman & Howard LLC
or (ii) the federal securities laws, the Blue Sky or securities laws
of any jurisdiction; and
(vii) to the best knowledge of such counsel, neither the
Registration Statement nor the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented,
if applicable (except as to the financial statements and schedules and
any other financial and statistical data contained and incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, as to which no
opinion need be expressed), contained, as of the date the Prospectus
was first filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424, or contains,
as of the Closing Date, any untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of the
Prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if applicable), in light of
the circumstances under which they were made,) not misleading.
(C) from Sherman & Howard LLC, special counsel to the Company, to the
following effect and covering such additional matters as you may reasonably
request:
(i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Indenture, the issuance of the Offered Securities and the fulfillment
of the terms herein and therein contained do not, to the best
knowledge of such counsel, result in a material breach of or
constitute a material default under any material agreement for
borrowed money known to such counsel to which the Company or any of
its significant subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound; and
(ii) the Company is not an "investment company" within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is not
subject to regulation under such Act.
and (D) from Baker & Botts, L.L.P., special counsel to the Company, or
such other counsel to the Company as may be reasonably satisfactory to you,
to the following effect and covering such additional matters as you may
reasonably request:
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(i) this Agreement and the Indenture have been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company; and the Indenture is a legal,
valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable in accordance
with its terms, except (A) as such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance,
moratorium and other laws affecting creditors' rights generally, and
(B) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other
forms of equitable relief are subject to certain equitable defenses
and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding
therefor may be brought;
(ii) the Indenture has been duly qualified under, and complies in
all material respects with the requirements of, the Trust Indenture
Act;
(iii) the Offered Securities, when executed and authenticated in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered to and paid
for by the Underwriters in accordance with this Agreement, will be
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company entitled to the
benefits of the Indenture and enforceable in accordance with their
terms, except (A) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium and
other laws affecting creditors' rights generally, and (B) that the
remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of
equitable relief are subject to certain equitable defenses and to the
discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be
brought;
(iv) the Registration Statement is effective under the Act and,
to the best knowledge of such counsel, no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no
proceeding for that purpose is pending or threatened by the
Commission; and
(v) the Offered Securities and the Indenture conform in all
material respects as to legal matters to the descriptions thereof in
the Prospectus.
In addition, such counsel shall state that: "The Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, if
applicable (except as to (x) the financial statements and schedules
and any other financial and statistical data contained or incorporated
by reference therein and (y) the documents incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference therein, as to which no opinion is
expressed), complied, as of the date the Prospectus was first filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424, and comply, as of the date
hereof, as to form in all material respects with the requirements of
the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Act
(the "Rules"). In passing upon the form of such documents, we have
necessarily assumed the correctness and completeness of the statements
made or included therein by the Company and take no responsibility for
the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained
therein except insofar as such statements relate to the
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description of the Offered Securities and the Indenture or relate to
us. However, in connection with the preparation of the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, we had conferences with certain officers
and other representatives of the Company, and our examination of the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus and our discussions in such
conferences did not disclose to us any information (relying as to the
materiality of any such information primarily upon officers and other
representatives of the Company) which gave us reason to believe that
either the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as amended or
supplemented, if applicable (except as to (x) the financial statements
and schedules and any other financial and statistical data contained
or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus and (y) the documents incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference therein, as to which no opinion is
expressed), contained, as of the date the Prospectus was first filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424, or contains, as of the date
hereof, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, as amended
or supplemented, if applicable, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made) not misleading."
In giving such opinions, such counsel may rely (x) as to matters
of fact, to the extent they deem proper, upon certificates of officers
of the Company, public officials and others, and (y) as to matters of
law if other than the United States or Colorado (in the case of
Sherman & Howard LLC and General Counsel of the Company) or New York
(in the case of Baker & Botts, L.L.P.), on the opinions of local
counsel retained by them or the Company, provided that such counsel
are satisfactory to you and counsel for the Underwriters;
(c) you shall have received on the Closing Date from counsel retained
by you on behalf of the Underwriters an opinion to the effect set forth in
clauses (b)(D)(i) and (iii) and to the effect that the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, if applicable,
(except as to (x) the financial statements and schedules and any other
financial and statistical data contained or incorporated by reference
therein, and (y) the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference therein, as to which no opinion need be expressed) comply as to
form in all material respects with the Act. In addition, you shall have
received on the Closing Date from such counsel an opinion with respect to
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus in the form customarily given
by such firm;
(d) on the Closing Date you shall have received a letter addressed to
the Representatives from KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent auditors for
the Company, reasonably satisfactory to you;
(e) the representations and warranties of the Company in this
Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date; the
Company shall have complied with all
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agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or
satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date; and except as reflected in or
contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, since the
respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, there shall not have been, at the Closing
Date, any material adverse changes in the condition (financial or
otherwise), business, prospects or results of operations of the Company and
its subsidiaries, considered as a whole; and
(f) subsequent to the date of this Agreement, there shall not have
occurred any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in
or affecting particularly the business, prospects or financial affairs of
the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as a whole which, in your
reasonable judgment, is so material and adverse that it would be
impracticable to proceed with the public offering or delivery of the
Offered Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by the
Prospectus.
8. Termination of Agreement: The obligation of the Underwriters to
purchase the Offered Securities may be terminated at any time prior to the
Closing Date by notice to the Company from you, without liability on the part of
the Underwriters to the Company, if, on or prior to such date, (i) additional
material governmental restrictions, not in force and effect on the date of this
Agreement, shall have been imposed upon trading in securities generally or
minimum or maximum prices shall have been generally established on the New York
Stock Exchange or on the American Stock Exchange, or trading in securities
generally shall have been suspended on either such exchange or trading in the
common stock or debt securities of the Company in the over-the-counter market
shall have been suspended or a general banking moratorium shall have been
established by Federal or New York authorities, or (ii) a war involving the
United States of America or other national calamity shall have occurred or shall
have accelerated to such an extent as to affect adversely the marketability of
the Offered Securities.
9. Default by One or More of the Underwriters: If one or more of the
Underwriters shall fail on the Closing Date to purchase the Offered Securities
that it or they are obligated to purchase hereunder (the "Defaulted
Securities"), you shall have the right, within 24 hours thereafter, to make
arrangements for one or more of the non-defaulting Underwriters, or any
substitute underwriter, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Defaulted
Securities in such amounts as may be approved by you and upon the terms herein
set forth; if however, you have not completed such arrangements within such 24-
hour period, then:
(a) if the principal amount of Defaulted Securities does not exceed
10% of the aggregate principal amount of Offered Securities, the non-
defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated to purchase the full amount
thereof in the proportions that their respective underwriting obligations
hereunder bear to the underwriting obligations of all non-defaulting
Underwriters, or
(b) if the principal amount of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the
aggregate principal amount of Offered Securities, the Company shall be
entitled for an additional 24-
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hour period to find one or more substitute underwriters satisfactory to you
in your reasonable discretion to purchase such Defaulted Securities.
In the event of any such default either you or the Company shall have the
right to postpone the Closing Date for a period not exceeding seven days in
order to effect any required changes in the Registration Statement or Prospectus
or in any other documents or arrangements relating to the purchase of the
Offered Securities.
If the principal amount of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the
aggregate principal amount of Offered Securities, and neither you nor the
Company make arrangements pursuant to this Section 9 within the period stated
for the purchase of the Defaulted Securities, this Agreement shall terminate
without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter to the Company
except as provided in Section 6.
No action taken pursuant to this Section 9 shall relieve any defaulting
Underwriter from liability in respect of its default.
A substitute underwriter hereunder shall be an Underwriter for all purposes
of this Agreement.
10. Miscellaneous: Notice given pursuant to any of the provisions of
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be mailed or delivered (a) to the
Company at its principal executive offices, located at Terrace Tower II, 5619
DTC Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80111-3000, Attention: Chief Financial Officer,
Facsimile: (303) 488-3200 or (b) to you at Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation, 11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010-3629, attention of:
Transaction Advisory Group, Facsimile: (212) 325-8278. Any notice under
Section 8 hereof may be made by facsimile transmission or telephone, but if so
made shall be subsequently confirmed in writing.
This Agreement has been and is made solely for the benefit of the
Underwriters and the Company and of the controlling persons, directors and
officers referred to in Section 6 hereof, and their respective successors and
assigns, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue
of this Agreement. The term "successors and assigns" as used in this Agreement
shall not include a purchaser, as such purchaser, of Offered Securities from any
Underwriter.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
internal laws of the State of New York.
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement
between the Company and the Underwriters.
Very truly yours,
TCI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
Confirmed and Accepted,
as of the date first above written:
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
Lehman Brothers Inc.
(as Representatives of the several Underwriters
named in Exhibit B)
BY: CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
DEBT SECURITIES
Designation: 6.375% Senior Notes due May 1, 2003
Issue Date: May 6, 1998
Maturity: May 1, 2003
Authorized Denominations: $1,000 and integral multiples thereof
Interest Rate: 6.375%
Interest Payment Dates: May 1 and November 1 (commencing November 1, 1998)
Record Dates: April 15 and October 15
Sinking Fund: None
Optional Redemption: None (unless, as described in the Prospectus, certain
events occur involving United States Taxation).
Other Specific Terms: Payment of additional amounts in certain circumstances as
described in Prospectus.
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EXHIBIT B
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
UNDERWRITERS OF OFFERED SECURITIES
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Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation...................... $300,000,000
Lehman Brothers Inc......................................... $300,000,000
BancAmerica Robertson Stephens.............................. $ 21,000,000
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc..................................... $ 21,000,000
Credit Lyonnais Securities (USA) Inc........................ $ 11,250,000
Deutsche Bank AG London..................................... $ 11,250,000
Goldman, Sachs & Co......................................... $ 21,000,000
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.......... $ 21,000,000
NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC....................... $ 11,250,000
Salomon Brothers Inc........................................ $ 21,000,000
Societe Generale............................................ $ 11,250,000
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Total.............. $750,000,000
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EXHIBIT 4.2
THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER
REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF A
DEPOSITORY OR A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE
OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT
AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR BY A NOMINEE OF
THE DEPOSITORY TO THE DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR BY THE
DEPOSITORY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH
SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY.
UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY
TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) TO THE COMPANY (AS DEFINED
BELOW) OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY
NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND
ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE
HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL, SINCE THE
REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
REGISTERED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
No. R- U.S.$________________
CUSIP: 872287AM9
ISIN: US872287AM91
Common Code No.: 8711461
TCI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
6.375% SENIOR NOTE DUE MAY 1, 2003
TCI COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), promises
to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns the principal sum of
___________________ UNITED STATES DOLLARS (U.S.$___________) on May 1, 2003 (the
"Stated Maturity") and to pay interest thereon at the rate per annum shown
above. The Company will pay interest semiannually on May 1 and November 1 of
each year (each, an "Interest Payment Date") and at Stated Maturity, commencing
November 1, 1998. Interest on this Note (as defined below) will accrue from the
most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been
paid, from May 6, 1998. If any Interest Payment Date or the Stated Maturity
falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the related payment of principal or
interest (including any additional amounts) shall be made on the next succeeding
Business Day as if made on the date such payment was due, and no interest shall
accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after such Interest
Payment Date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be. "Business Day" with
respect to any place of payment means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in such place of
payment are authorized or obligated by law to close. Interest will be computed
on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
The Company will pay interest on the principal amount of this Note (except
defaulted interest) to the person in whose name this Note is registered on each
April 15 and October 15, respectively, preceding each Interest Payment Date and
at Stated Maturity, as the case may be. Holders must surrender Notes to a
Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Company will pay principal and
interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal
tender for payment of public and private debts. The Company may, however, pay
principal and interest by its check payable in such money. It may mail an
interest check to a holder's registered address.
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Initially, The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Trustee"), at 101 Barclay
Street, New York, New York 10286, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The
Company may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar without notice.
The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-
Registrar. The Company has appointed Kredietbank S.A. Luxembourgeoise or its
successor as paying agent and transfer agent in Luxembourg (the "Luxembourg
Paying/Transfer Agent") with respect to the Notes, and as long as the Notes are
listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the Company shall (i) maintain a paying
and transfer agent in Luxembourg and (ii) publish any change in the Luxembourg
Paying/Transfer Agent in Luxembourg.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth
on the reverse hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly
executed, manually or by facsimile, under its corporate seal.
Dated:
TCI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:
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President
Attest:
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Secretary
[TCI Communications, Inc.
Corporate Seal]
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION:
The undersigned certifies that this is one of the
Securities of the series designated herein referred to in
the within-mentioned Indenture.
The Bank of New York, as Trustee
By:
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Authorized Signatory
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[REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]
1. Indenture.
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of senior debt securities of
the Company (the "Notes"), issued and to be issued in one or more series under
an Indenture, dated as of February 19, 1998 (the "Indenture"), between the
Company and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the
Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by the United States Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code (S)(S)77aaa-77bbbb) (the "Act").
The Notes are subject to all such terms, and the holders of Notes are referred
to the Indenture and the Act for a statement of them. All terms used in this
Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them
in the Indenture. This Note is one of the series designated on the face hereof.
The Notes of this series are general unsecured obligations of the Company
limited to U.S.$750,000,000 in aggregate principal amount.
2. Additional Issues.
The Company may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the
registered holders of the Notes, create and issue additional notes ranking pari
passu with the Notes in all respects (or in all respects except for the payment
of interest accruing prior to the issue date of such additional notes or except
for the first payment of interest following the issue date of such additional
notes) and such additional notes may be consolidated and form a single series
with the Notes and have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as
the Notes.
3. Payment of Additional Amounts.
The Company shall, subject to the exceptions and limitation set forth
below, pay as additional interest on the Notes, such additional amounts as are
necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a Paying Agent of the
principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder that is not a United States
person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax,
assessment or other governmental charge of the United States, or a political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, imposed by withholding with
respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in the Notes
to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to
pay additional amounts shall not apply:
(1) to any such tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is
imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary,
settlor, beneficiary, owner, member or shareholder of the holder, or a
person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary
holder, being considered as:
(a) having a current or former relationship or connection with
the United States, or a political subdivision thereof or therein,
including, without limitation, being or having been a citizen or resident
of, or treated as a resident of, the United States, being or having been
present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having or
having had a permanent establishment in the United States;
(b) being or having been a foreign personal holding company, a
personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a
controlled foreign corporation for United States tax purposes, a
corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal
income tax or a private foundation or other tax exempt organization;
(c) being or having been a "10-percent shareholder" of the
Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or any successor provision;
or
(d) being or having been a bank receiving payments on an
extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the
ordinary course of its trade or business;
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(2) to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of this Note,
or a portion thereof, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to
the extent that a beneficial owner, a beneficiary or settlor with respect
to the fiduciary or a member of the partnership would not have been
entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficial owner,
beneficiary, settlor or member received directly its beneficial or
distributive share of the payment;
(3) to any such tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is
imposed or withheld solely by reason of the failure of the holder or any
other person to comply with any certification, identification, information,
documentation or other reporting requirements concerning the nationality,
residence, identity, form of organization, status as a bank or other
financial institution or relationship or connection with the United States,
or any political subdivision thereof or therein, of the holder or
beneficial owner of this Note, or concerning such holder's or beneficial
owner's not being subject to United States withholding or backup
withholding, if compliance is required by statue, by regulation, by an
applicable tax treaty to which the United States is a party, or by an
administrative or judicial interpretation thereof, as a condition to relief
or exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;
(4) to any such tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is
imposed or payable otherwise than by deduction withholding by the Company
or a paying agent from the payment;
(5) to any such tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is
imposed or withheld solely by reason of a newly issued or change in law,
regulation or treaty, or administrative or judicial interpretation thereof,
that becomes effective, or the presentation of this Note for payment, more
than 10 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for,
whichever occurs later;
(6) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer,
wealth, franchise, personal property or similar such tax, assessment or
other governmental charge;
(7) to any such tax, assessment or other governmental charge required
to be withheld by any Paying Agent from any payment of principal of or
interest on this Note, if such payment can be made without such withholding
by any other Paying Agent; or
(8) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5),
(6) and (7).
As used herein, (i) the term "United States" means the United States of America
(including the States and the District of Columbia) and its territories, its
possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, and (ii) the term
"United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident, or
treated as a resident, of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other
entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or of any
political subdivision thereof (other than a partnership that is not treated as a
United States person under any applicable United States Treasury regulations), a
partnership not created or organized in or under the laws of the United States
or of any political subdivision thereof if all of the members of such
partnership are United States persons, any estate the income of which is subject
to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source, or any trust
if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over
the administration of the trust and one or more United States persons have the
authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust. Notwithstanding
the preceding sentence, to the extent provided in the United States Treasury
regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996, and treated as
United States persons prior to such date that elect to continue to be treated as
United States persons will also be a United States person.
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4. Redemption for Tax Reasons.
If the Company determines that it has or will become, or receives a written
opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company to the effect that there
is a substantial possibility that it has or will become obligated to pay
additional amounts as described in the preceding paragraph, then the Company
may, at its option, redeem, as a whole, but not in part, the Notes on not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days' prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100%
of the principal amount together with interest accrued but unpaid thereon to the
date fixed for redemption. Except as described in the foregoing sentence, this
Note may not be redeemed by the Company prior to maturity. The Notes are not
entitled to the benefits of a sinking fund.
5. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange.
The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of
U.S.$1,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1,000. A holder may transfer or
exchange the Notes only in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may
require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and
transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by
the Indenture.
6. Persons Deemed Owners.
The registered holder of a Note may be treated as the owner of it for all
purposes.
7. Unclaimed Money.
If money for the payment of principal or interest (including any additional
amounts) remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent will pay
the money back to the Company at its request. After that, holders entitled to
the money must look to the Company for payment thereof unless otherwise provided
by law.
8. Amendment, Supplement, Waiver.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Securities of any
series may be amended or supplemented, and any past default or compliance with
any provision may be waived insofar as the Securities of any series are
concerned, with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of
the outstanding Securities of such series. Without the consent of any
Securityholder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the
Indenture or the Securities of any series to cure any ambiguity, defect, or
inconsistency or to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to
certificated Securities or to make certain other specified changes or any change
that does not materially adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder.
9. Successor Corporation.
When a successor corporation assumes all the obligations of its predecessor
under the Notes and the Indenture, the predecessor corporation will be released
from those obligations.
10. Defaults and Remedies.
An Event of Default is: default for 30 days in payment of any interest
(including any additional amounts) on any Note; default in payment of principal
on any Note; failure by the Company, for 30 days after receipt of notice from
the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the
outstanding Notes, to comply with any of its other agreements in the Indenture
(other than an agreement which has expressly been included in the Indenture
solely for the benefit of Securities of any series other than the Notes) or the
Notes; acceleration of Debt of the Company (including Securities of any other
series) representing in excess of five percent (5%) of the aggregate principal
amount of the Company's Funded Debt then outstanding unless, within 30 days
after receipt of notice by the Company from the Trustee or the holders of at
least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes, such acceleration has
been rescinded
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or annulled, such Debt has been paid or the Company shall have contested such
acceleration in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and have obtained and
thereafter maintained a stay of all consequences thereof that would have a
material adverse effect on the Company; and certain events of bankruptcy or
insolvency. If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of and accrued interest (including any additional
amounts) on the Notes may be declared or may become due and payable in the
manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. In the event of a
declaration of acceleration under the Indenture with respect to the Notes
because an Event of Default has occurred due to the acceleration of Debt of the
Company representing in excess of five percent (5%) of the aggregate principal
amount of the Company's Funded Debt, such declaration of acceleration under the
Indenture shall be automatically annulled if (a) as a result of the contest by
the Company in appropriate proceedings of the acceleration of such Debt such
acceleration is declared void ab initio, or (b) within 90 days of the
declaration of acceleration under the Indenture the declaration of acceleration
of such Debt has been rescinded or annulled in any manner authorized by the
mortgage, indenture or instrument evidencing or creating such Debt and, in the
case of this clause (b), the annulment of the declaration of acceleration under
the Indenture would not conflict with any judgment or decree, and, in either
case, all other existing Events of Default (other than the non-payment of the
principal of and accrued interest, if any, on Securities of any series that have
become due solely by such acceleration) with respect to the Notes have been
cured or waived. Noteholders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except
as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to
it before it enforces the Indenture or the Notes. Subject to certain
limitations, holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power.
The Trustee may withhold from Noteholders notice of any continuing default
(except a default in payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest
(including any additional amounts) or other amounts due) if it determines that
withholding notice is in their interests. The Company is required to file
periodic reports with the Trustee as to the absence of default.
11. Trustee Dealings with Company.
The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may make loans to,
accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates,
and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not
Trustee.
12. No Recourse Against Others.
A director, officer, employee, or stockholder, as such, of the Company or
the Trustee shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or
the Trustee under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in
respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation. Each Noteholder
by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and
release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Note.
13. Authentication.
This Note shall not be valid until the Trustee signs the certificate of
authentication on the other side of this Note.
14. Governing Law.
The Notes and the Indenture are governed by, and are to be construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, United States of America,
applicable to agreements made and to be performed wholly within such
jurisdiction.
15. Abbreviations.
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a holder of a Note or an
assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the
entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with rights of survivorship and
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not as tenants in common), CUST (= custodian) and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to
Minors Act). Additional abbreviations may be used though not in the above list.
The Company will furnish to any holder of a Note upon written request
and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to: Bernard
W. Schotters, Executive Vice President and Treasurer, TCI Communications, Inc.,
5619 DTC Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80111-3000.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
If you the holder want to assign this Note, fill in the form below and have your
signature guaranteed:
For value received, I or we assign and transfer this Note to
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(Insert assignee's social security or tax ID number)
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(Print or type assignee's name, address, and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint
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agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may
substitute another to act for him.
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Dated: Your signature:
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(Sign exactly as your name
appears on the other side
of this Note)
Signature Guarantee:
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EXHIBIT 5.1
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May 6, 1998
TCI Communications, Inc.
Terrace Tower II
5619 DTC Parkway
Englewood, Colorado 80111
Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Registration Statement on Form S-3, Commission
File No. 333-44745 (as amended, the "Registration Statement") filed by TCI
Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Tele-
Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent"), in connection with
the offering from time to time of (i) senior, senior subordinated or
subordinated debt securities of the Company (the "Debt Securities"), (ii) shares
of Series Preferred Stock of the Parent, which may be issued in the form of
depositary shares evidenced by depositary receipts if the Parent elects to issue
fractional interests in shares of a series of Series Preferred Stock, (iii)
shares of Tele-Communications, Inc. Series A TCI Group Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share, of the Parent ("Series A TCI Group Common Stock"), (iv) shares
of Series A TCI Group Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Debt Securities
of the Company or upon conversion of Series Preferred Stock of the Parent, and
(v) any guarantees of the Parent with respect to Debt Securities of the Company,
for an aggregate initial offering price of up to $3 billion (or the equivalent
thereof denominated in one or more foreign currencies or currency units).
On April 30, 1998, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the
"Underwriting Agreement") with Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation and Lehman
Brothers Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named in the
Underwriting Agreement (collectively, the "Underwriters"), pursuant to which the
Company agreed to sell to the Underwriters, subject to the conditions stated in
the Underwriting Agreement, $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of a series
of the Company's senior Debt Securities designated as its "6.375% Senior Notes
due May 1, 2003" (the "Notes").
In connection herewith, we have examined, among other things, copies of the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company, each as
amended, certified to our satisfaction; the Underwriting Agreement; the
Indenture, dated as of February 19, 1998 (the "Indenture"), between the Company
and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (the "Trustee"); the form of the Notes;
copies of records of proceedings of the Company's Board of Directors, including
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TCI Communications, Inc.
May 6, 1998
Page 2
committees thereof, certified to our satisfaction; the Company Order, dated May
6, 1998, addressed to the Trustee (the "Company Order"); and such other
documents, records, certificates and questions of law as we deemed necessary or
appropriate for the purpose of this opinion.
In rendering the opinions expressed herein, we have assumed: (i) the
authenticity of all documents submitted to us as original documents and the
conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as
certified, conformed or reproduction copies; (ii) that the signatures on all
documents examined by us are genuine; and (iii) that the Indenture and the
Underwriting Agreement have been duly and validly authorized, executed and
delivered by, and constitute the valid and binding obligations of, the parties
thereto other than the Company.
In addition, we have relied upon the truth and correctness of certificates
of public officials and statements and certificates of officers and
representatives of the Company.
Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Notes have been
duly authorized and, when duly executed by the proper officers of the Company,
completed, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in accordance with the
Indenture and issued and sold to the Underwriters pursuant to the terms of the
Underwriting Agreement, the Notes will be legal, valid and binding obligations
of the Company entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable in
accordance with their terms, except (A) as such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium and
other laws affecting creditors' rights generally, and (B) that the remedy of
specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief are
subject to certain equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before
which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
Except as stated above, we express no opinion with respect to any other
matter. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 6, 1998, and to the reference to
us under the heading "Validity of the Notes" in the Prospectus Supplement, dated
April 30, 1998, to the Prospectus, dated April 22, 1998, forming a part of the
Registration Statement and to the incorporation of this opinion by reference
into the Registration Statement. In giving the foregoing consent, we do not
admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under
Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.
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TCI Communications, Inc.
May 6, 1998
Page 3
Jerome H. Kern, a special counsel to Baker & Botts, L.L.P., is a director
of the Parent. Certain partners of Baker & Botts, L.L.P. and Mr. Kern hold
shares, restricted shares and/or options to purchase shares of the common stock
of the Parent.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Baker & Botts, L.L.P.
BAKER & BOTTS, L.L.P.
