SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
RULE 13e-3 TRANSACTION STATEMENT
(Pursuant to Section 13(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and Rule 13e-3 thereunder)
Cable TV Fund 12-D, Ltd.
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(Name of the Issuer)
Jones Intercable, Inc. (File No. 0-8947)
and
Cable TV Fund 12-D, Ltd. (File No. 0-14206)
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
Limited Partnership Interests
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(Title of Class of Securities)
Elizabeth M. Steele, Esq.
Vice President and General Counsel
Jones Intercable, Inc.
9697 E. Mineral Avenue
Englewood, Colorado 80112
(303) 784-8400
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf
of Person(s) Filing Statement)
This statement is filed in connection with (check the appropriate box):
a. X The filing of solicitation materials or an information statement
_____ subject to Regulation 14A, Regulation 14C or Rule 13e-3(c) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
b. _____ The filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act of
1933.
c. _____ A tender offer.
d. _____ None of the above.
THIS TRANSACTION HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE FAIRNESS OR MERITS OF
SUCH TRANSACTION NOR UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED
IN THIS DOCUMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
Check the following box if the soliciting materials or information statement
referred to in checking box (a) are preliminary copies: X
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Calculation of Filing Fee
TRANSACTION VALUATION* AMOUNT OF FILING FEE
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$169,452,083 $33,890
X Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-
_____ 11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
Amount Previously Paid: $33,890
Form or Registration No.: Schedule 14A
Filing Party: Cable TV Fund 12-D, Ltd.
Commission File No. 0-14206
Date Filed: Concurrently with this Rule 13e-3 Transaction
Statement on Schedule 13E-3
*Pursuant to Rule 0-11(c)(2), the transaction valuation is based upon Cable TV
Fund 12-D, Ltd.'s 76 percent interest in the $222,963,267 sales price that is to
be paid to Cable TV Fund 12-BCD Venture by Jones Intercable, Inc. in connection
with the transaction that is the subject of the proxy solicitation.
INTRODUCTION
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This Rule 13e-3 Transaction Statement is being filed jointly by Cable TV
Fund 12-D, Ltd., a Colorado limited partnership, and by Jones Intercable, Inc.,
a Colorado corporation that is the general partner of Cable TV Fund 12-D, Ltd.,
in connection with the sale of assets of Cable TV Fund 12-BCD Venture to Jones
Intercable, Inc. upon the terms and subject to the conditions of a Purchase and
Sale Agreement by and between Cable TV Fund 12-BCD Venture and Jones Intercable,
Inc. The sale may be a transaction subject to Rule 13e-3 because it will result
in the sale of certain assets of Cable TV Fund 12-BCD Venture to Jones
Intercable, Inc.
The transaction also involves a vote of the limited partners of Cable TV
Fund 12-D, Ltd., which is subject to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, and the information contained in the preliminary proxy statement
filed pursuant thereto is incorporated by reference in answer to the items of
this Rule 13e-3 Transaction Statement. Attached as an exhibit to this Rule 13e-3
Transaction Statement are the preliminary proxy solicitation materials that have
been filed simultaneously herewith. The cross-reference sheet that follows shows
the location in the preliminary proxy statement of the information incorporated
by reference in response to the items of this Rule 13e-3 Transaction Statement,
as permitted by General Instruction F to Schedule 13E-3.
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CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET
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(Pursuant to General Instruction F to Schedule 13E-3)
Schedule 13E-3 Item Caption in the
Number and Caption Proxy Statement
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1. Issuer and Class of
Security Subject to
the Transaction.
(a)................... Vote of the Limited Partners of Cable TV Fund
12-D, Ltd.; Certain Information About the
Partnership and the General Partner.
(b)-(c)............... Vote of the Limited Partners of Cable TV Fund
12-D, Ltd.
(d)................... Special Factors, Prior Acquisitions and Sales.
(e)................... [Not applicable.]
(f)................... [Not applicable.]
2. Identity and Background.
(a)-(d), (g).......... Vote of the Limited Partners of Cable TV Fund
12-D, Ltd.; Certain Information About the
Partnership and the General Partner; Schedule 1.
(e)-(f)............... [The answers to these items are in the negative;
pursuant to the Instruction following Item 2(f),
negative answers to Items 2(e) and 2(f) have not
been furnished to limited partners in the proxy
statement.]
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Schedule 13E-3 Item Caption in the
Number and Caption Proxy Statement
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3. Past Contracts,
Transactions or
Negotiations.
(a)(1)................ Certain Related Party Transactions.
(a)(2)................ [None.]
(b)................... [None.]
4. Terms of the
Transaction.
(a)................... Proposed Sale of Assets.
(b)................... [Not applicable.]
5. Plans or Proposals of
the Issuer or
Affiliate.
(a)................... Vote of the Limited Partners of Cable TV Fund 12-D,
Ltd.; Certain Information About the Partnership and
the General Partner.
(b)-(e)............... [Not applicable.]
(f)-(g)............... Vote of the Limited Partners of Cable TV Fund 12-D,
Ltd.; Certain Information About the Partnership and
the General Partner.
6. Source and Amounts of
Funds or Other
Consideration.
(a)................... Proposed Sale of Assets, The Purchase and Sale
Agreement; Proposed Sale of Assets, Purchase Price.
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Schedule 13E-3 Item Caption in the
Number and Caption Proxy Statement
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(b)................... Special Factors, The Appraisals; Special Factors,
Costs of the Transaction.
(c)................... Proposed Sale of Assets, The Purchase and Sale
Agreement.
(d)................... [Not applicable.]
7. Purpose(s),
Alternatives,
Reasons and Effects.
(a)................... Special Factors, The Partnership's Investment
Objectives; Special Factors, The General Partner's
Objectives; Special Factors, Reasons for the
Timing of the Sale.
(b)................... Special Factors, Reasons for the Timing of the
Sale; Special Factors, Recommendation of the
General Partner and Fairness of the Proposed Sale
of Assets.
(c)................... Special Factors, The Partnership's Investment
Objectives; Special Factors, Reasons for the
Timing of the Sale; Special Factors,
Recommendation of the General Partner and Fairness
of the Proposed Sale of Assets.
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Schedule 13E-3 Item Caption in the
Number and Caption Proxy Statement
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(d)................... Special Factors, Certain Effects of the Sale;
Special Factors, Recommendation of the General
Partner and Fairness of the Proposed Sale of
Assets; Federal Income Tax Consequences.
8. Fairness of the
Transaction.
(a)-(b)............... Vote of the Limited Partners of Cable TV Fund 12-D,
Ltd.; Special Factors, Recommendation of the
General Partner and Fairness of the Proposed Sale
of Assets; Special Factors, The Appraisals.
(c)................... Vote of the Limited Partners of Cable TV Fund
12-D, Ltd.; Special Factors, Relevant Provisions
of the Partnership Agreement; Proposed Sale of
Assets, Conditions to Closing.
(d)-(e)............... Special Factors, Recommendation of the General
Partner and Fairness of the Proposed Sale of
Assets.
(f)................... [Not applicable.]
9. Reports, Opinions,
Appraisals and Certain
Negotiations.
(a)................... Vote of the Limited Partners of Cable TV Fund
12-D, Ltd.
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Schedule 13E-3 Item Caption in the
Number and Caption Proxy Statement
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(b)................... Special Factors, Recommendation of the General
Partner and Fairness of the Proposed Sale of
Assets; Special Factors, The Appraisals.
(c)................... Special Factors, The Appraisals; Available
Information.
10. Interest in Securities
of the Issuer
(a)................... Vote of the Limited Partners of Cable TV Fund
12-D, Ltd.; Schedule 1.
(b)................... [None.]
11. Contracts, [None.]
Arrangements or
Understandings with
Respect to the
Issuer's Securities.
12. Present Intention and
Recommendation of
Certain Persons with
Regard to the
Transaction.
(a)................... Vote of the Limited Partners of Cable TV Fund
12-D, Ltd.
(b)................... Vote of the Limited Partners of Cable TV Fund
12-D, Ltd.; Special Factors, Recommendation of the
General Partner and Fairness of the Proposed Sale
of Assets.
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Schedule 13E-3 Item Caption in the
Number and Caption Proxy Statement
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13. Other Provisions of
the Transaction.
(a)................... Special Factors, Certain Effects of the Sale.
(b)................... [Not applicable.]
(c)................... [Not applicable.]
14. Financial Information.
(a)(1)................ [Pursuant to General Instruction D to Schedule 13E-
3, the audited financial statements of Cable TV
Fund 12-D, Ltd. for the fiscal years ended December
31, 1995 and 1996 are incorporated by reference
from Cable TV Fund 12-D, Ltd.'s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1996, which is filed as an exhibit to this Schedule
13E-3.]
(a)(2)................ [Pursuant to General Instruction D to Schedule 13E-
3, the unaudited financial statements of Cable TV
Fund 12-D, Ltd. for its 1997 fiscal quarters are
incorporated by reference from Cable TV Fund 12-D,
Ltd.'s Quaterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarters ended March 31, 1997 and June 30, 1997,
which are filed as exhibits to this Schedule 13E-
3.]
(a)(3)................ [Not applicable.]
(a)(4)................ Special Factors, Recommendation of the General
Partner and Fairness of the Proposed Sale of
Assets.
(b)................... Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information of Cable
TV Fund 12-D, Ltd.
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Schedule 13E-3 Item Caption in the
Number and Caption Proxy Statement
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15. Persons and Assets
Employed,
Retained or Utilized.
(a)................... Vote of the Limited Partners of Cable TV Fund
12-D, Ltd.
(b)................... [None.]
16. Additional Special Factors, Relevant Provisions of the
Information. Partnership Agreement.
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17. Materials
Filed as Exhibits:
(a)................... Jones Cable Holdings II, Inc.'s Credit Facility
(b)(1)................ Appraisal of the Albuquerque System by The
Strategis Group, Inc.
(b)(2)................ Appraisal of the Albuquerque System by Western
Cablesystems, Inc.
(b)(3)................ Appraisal of the Albuquerque System by Bond &
Pecaro, Inc.
(c)................... [Not applicable.]
(d)(1)................ Preliminary Proxy Statement to be furnished to the
limited partners of Cable TV Fund 12-D, Ltd.
(d)(2)................ Cable TV Fund 12-D, Ltd.'s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.
(d)(3)................ Cable TV Fund 12-D, Ltd.'s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31,
1997.
(d)(4)................ Cable TV Fund 12-D, Ltd.'s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30,
1997.
(e)................... [Not applicable.]
(f)................... [Not applicable.]
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SIGNATURES
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After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
JONES INTERCABLE, INC.,
a Colorado corporation
Dated: September 30, 1997 By:/s/ Elizabeth M. Steele
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Elizabeth M. Steele
Vice President
CABLE TV FUND 12-D, LTD.,
a Colorado limited partnership
By: Jones Intercable, Inc.,
a Colorado corporation,
as general partner
Dated: September 30, 1997 By:/s/ Elizabeth M. Steele
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Elizabeth M. Steele
Vice President
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