EXHIBIT 10.12 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE, dated as of November 29, 1996, to the Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated as of September 29, 1995, as amended as of October 31, 1995 and as further amended as of March 29, 1996 (the "Management Agreement"), between Charter Communications Entertainment I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Charter Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation. NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 1. Section 4.1(a) of the Management Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following: "(a) General. As compensation to the Manager for the management and ------- operation of the Cable Systems, the Company shall pay to the Manager an aggregate fee (the "Base Management Fee") equal to $4,845,000 per Fiscal Year, payable quarterly in arrears. In the event the Company acquires Cable Systems after the Closing Date, the Company and the Manager shall negotiate in good faith to effect a mutually acceptable increase to the Base Management Fee to reflect such acquisitions." 2. Schedule 1 to the Management Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with Schedule 1 attached hereto. 3. Schedule 2 to the Management Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with Schedule 2 attached hereto. 4. Except as specifically amended hereby, the Management Agreement remains in full force and effect. 5. This Amendment Number Three may be executed in two counterparts, both of which shall be deemed to be an original and which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment Number Three as of the date first above written. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS ENTERTAINMENT I, L.P. By: CCA Acquisition Corp., its general partner By: /s/ Jerald L. Kent __________________________ Name: Title: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: /s/ Jerald L. Kent __________________________ Name: Title: 2 Schedule 2 ---------- Projected OCF ------------- Final year Projected Ended December 31 OCF - --------------------------- ------------ 1996 $ 65,288,897 1997 $ 77,242,502 1998 $ 85,920,610 1999 $ 95,090,670 2000 $104,513,390 2001 $114,444,874 2002 $124,987,559 2003 $136,312,259 3 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS ENTERTAINMENT I, L.P. City/County Legal Entity CONNECTICUT (2) Northeast Connecticut CCE I Western Connecticut CCE I ILLINOIS (25) Millstadt CCE I St. Clair County CCE I Glen Carbon CCE I Edwardsville CCE I Dupo CCE I Troy CCE I Madison County CCE I Waterloo CCE I Highland CCE I Granite City CCE I Pontoon Beach CCE I Maryville CCE I Caseyville CCE I Collinsville CCE I Sorento CCE I Alhambra CCE I New Douglas CCE I Worden CCE I St. Jacob CCE I Hamel CCE I Monroe County CCE I Marine CCE I Venice CCE I Madison CCE I Columbia CCE I MASSACHUSETTS (16) Pepperell CCE I Uxbridge CCE I Westport CCE I Millville CCE I Sutton CCE I Groton CCE I Douglas CCE I Rutland CCE I Barre CCE I Berlin CCE I Page 1 Hubbardston CCE I Harvard CCE I Brimfield CCE I Wales CCE I Dunstable CCE I Oakham CCE I NEW HAMPSHIRE (2) Brookline CCE I Hollis CCE I MISSOURI (78) Green Park CCE I Huntleigh CCE I Hazelwood CCE I St. Louis County--Area A CCE I St. Louis County--Area D CCE I St. Louis County--Area E CCE I St. Louis County (UVC) CCE I Warrenton CCE I Bella Villa CCE I Lincoln County CCE I Clarkson Valley CCE I Troy CCE I Wildwood CCE I Town & Country (UVC) CCE I Webster Groves CCE I Ballwin (UVC) CCE I Sycamore Hills CCE I Manchester I CCE I Fenton CCE I Des Peres CCE I Ellisville CCE I Crystal Lake Park CCE I Creve Coeur I CCE I Sunset Hills CCE I Olivette CCE I Eureka CCE I Frontenac CCE I Kirkwood CCE I Warson Woods CCE I Richmond Heights CCE I Rock Hill CCE I Crestwood CCE I Town & Country CCE I Ballwin CCE I Ladue CCE I Page 2 Twin Oaks CCE I Oakland CCE I Creve Coeur II CCE I Manchester II CCE I Westwood CCE I Country Life Acres CCE I Vinita Park CCE I Charlack CCE I Bonne Terre CCE I St. George CCE I St. John CCE I Wilbur Park CCE I Moscow Mills CCE I Desloge CCE I Leadington CCE I Bowling Green CCE I Florissant CCE I Bridgeton CCE I Pike County CCE I Wright City CCE I Truesdale CCE I Franklin County CCE I Park Hills CCE I Chesterfield CCE I Winchester CCE I Valley Park CCE I Leadwood CCE I Mackenzie CCE I Jefferson County CCE I Byrnes Mill CCE I Olympian Village CCE I Woodson Terrace CCE I Shrewsbury CCE I Glendale CCE I Marlborough CCE I Cedar Hill Lakes CCE I Lakeshire CCE I Warren County CCE I Kimmswick CCE I Grantwood Village CCE I Peerless Park CCE I Hanley Hills CCE I Black Jack CCE I Page 3