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 (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) DECEMBER 19, 1996 ----------------- INTERNATIONAL CABLETEL INCORPORATED - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 0-22616 52-1822078 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) Incorporation) 110 East 59th Street, New York, New York 10022 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code (212) 906-8440 ----------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 5. Other Events. - ------ ------------ On December 19, 1996, International CableTel Incorporated ("CableTel") filed a multiple count lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Le Groupe Videotron, Ltee and one of its subsidiaries ("GVL"). The lawsuit stems from GVL's sale to BCM of its interest in Videotron Plc, a UK based telephony and cable company. A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the above is attached hereto as an exhibit and incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits - ------ --------------------------------- Exhibits 99 Press Release issued December 19, 1996. 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. INTERNATIONAL CABLETEL INCORPORATED (Registrant) By: \s\ Richard J. Lubasch -------------------------------------------- Name: Richard J. Lubasch Title: Senior Vice President-General Counsel Dated: December 19, 1996 EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- Exhibit Page - ------- ---- 99 Press Release issued December 19, 1996.