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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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MAY 9, 2005
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
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TELEWEST GLOBAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 000-50886 59-3778247
(State or other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation or
organization)
160 GREAT PORTLAND STREET
LONDON W1W 5QA, UNITED KINGDOM
(Address of principal executive offices)
+44-20-7299-5000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
the following provisions:
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(17 CFR 230.425)
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(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
1. Stockholder approval of the Telewest Global, Inc. Long-Term Incentive
Plan.
On May 9, 2005, the stockholders of Telewest Global, Inc. (the "Company")
approved the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"). The
definitive form of the LTIP had previously been approved and adopted,
subject to stockholder approval, by the Company's Compensation Committee on
April 1, 2005. Terms of the LTIP were disclosed in a filing made by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2005.
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 9, 2005
TELEWEST GLOBAL, INC.
By: /s/ Clive Burns
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Name: Clive Burns
Title: Company Secretary