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FORM 8-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest
event reported): June 11, 1997
INTERNATIONAL FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 001-11121 541522360
(State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation)
2877 Guardian Lane, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, inc. area code: (757) 459-6422
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On June 11, 1997, International Family Entertainment, Inc. (the
"Company") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement")
with Fox Kids Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware Corporation ("FKWW"), and Fox Kids
Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of FKWW
("FKW Sub"), providing for the merger (the "Merger") of FKW Sub into the
Company, as the surviving corporation, pursuant to which each share of Common
Stock (as defined below) of the Company issued and outstanding immediately prior
to the effective time of the Merger (other than shares owned by FKWW, FKW Sub or
the Company, or any of their respective subsidiaries, or by stockholders who
have validly perfected their appraisal rights under the Delaware General
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Corporation Law) will be converted into the right to receive a cash payment
equal to $35 per share, without interest, subject to adjustment as provided in
the Merger Agreement. A copy of the Merger Agreement is attached hereto as
Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The Robertson Sellers (as
defined below), The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc., a Virginia corporation
("CBN"), and Regent University, a Virginia corporation ("Regent"), who
collectively hold a majority of the outstanding voting power of the Company's
Common Stock, approved the Merger by written consent delivered to the Company on
June 11, 1997 following the execution of the Merger Agreement.
Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement,
(i) (a) M.G. "Pat" Robertson ("Pat Robertson"), individually and as
trustee of each of the Robertson Remainder Unitrust, the Gordon P. Robertson
Irrevocable Trust, the Elizabeth F. Robinson Irrevocable Trust and the Ann R.
Lablanc Irrevocable Trust; Lisa N. Robertson and Timothy B. Robertson, as joint
tenants; and Timothy B. Robertson ("Tim Robertson"), individually, as trustee of
each of the Timothy and Lisa Robertson Children's Trust and the Timothy B.
Robertson Charitable Trust and as custodian for his children (collectively, the
"Robertson Sellers"), (b) CBN and (c) Regent have each entered into a Stock
Purchase Agreement (collectively, the "Stock Purchase Agreements") with FKWW
providing for the sale to FKWW of an aggregate of 15,587,427 shares of Class B
common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Class B Stock")(including
5,000,000 shares of Class B Stock issuable upon conversion of all of the
Company's outstanding Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
"Class A Stock"), held by certain of the Robertson Sellers and 1,250,000 shares
of Class B Stock issuable upon the exercise of options held by Pat Robertson and
Tim Robertson) for $35 per share in cash, subject to adjustment in the same
manner as the Merger Consideration; and
(ii) Liberty IFE, Inc. ("LIFE"), a Colorado corporation and a wholly
owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation, which
holds 7,088,732 shares of Class C non-voting Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of the Company (the "Class C Stock" and, together with the Class A Stock
and Class B Stock, the "Common Stock") and $23,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of 6% Convertible Secured Notes due 2004 of the Company (the "Convertible
Notes"), convertible into 2,587,500 shares of Class C Stock, has entered into a
Contribution and Exchange Agreement (the "Contribution Agreement") with FKWW
pursuant to which LIFE has agreed to contribute such shares of Class C Stock and
Convertible Notes to FKWW in exchange for shares of a new series of preferred
stock of FKWW, in a transaction intended to constitute a tax free exchange. The
FKWW preferred stock will be exchangeable at the holder's option, upon the
happening of certain events, into shares of a new series of preferred stock of
News Publishing Australia Limited ("NPAL"), the primary U.S. holding company for
The News Corporation Limited, a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of South Australia ("News Corp."). Each series of preferred stock will have
a liquidation preference of $35.00 per share or share equivalent of Class C
Stock, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Merger Consideration,
plus $6.33 million representing interest income foregone on the Convertible
Notes and partial compensation for certain tax consequences, and shall be
entitled to receive cumulative dividends at a rate of 8.5% per annum of the
liquidation price, payable quarterly, increasing to 11% if any quarterly
dividend is not declared and paid in full when due.
News Corp., which indirectly holds 49.9 percent of the voting rights of
FKWW and has the right to designate 50% of its board of directors, has entered
into guarantees for the benefit of the Company, the Robertson Sellers, CBN and
Regent guaranteeing the performance of FKWW's and FKW Sub's obligations under
the Merger Agreement and respective Stock Purchase Agreements, and, together
with NPAL, has entered into a Funding Agreement with LIFE supporting the
obligations of FKWW and NPAL under the preferred stock issuable to LIFE. A copy
of the Guaranty, dated as of June 11, 1997,
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of FKWW's and FKWW Sub's obligations under the Merger Agreement is attached
hereto as Exhibit 1.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
Consummation of the Merger and the closings under each of the Stock
Purchase Agreements and the Contribution Agreement are subject to the
satisfaction of certain conditions, including expiration or termination of all
applicable waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
Act of 1976 (the "HSR Act"). Although the purchase by FKWW of Common Stock held
by the Robertson Sellers, CBN and Regent, pursuant to the Stock Purchase
Agreements, and the contribution by LIFE to FKWW of Class C Stock and
Convertible Notes, pursuant to the Contribution and Exchange Agreement, are
expected to occur prior to the Merger, consummation of the Merger is not
conditioned upon the consummation of these transactions. In any event, the
Merger will not be consummated until the expiration of twenty days from the date
a definitive information statement pursuant to Section 14(c) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is first sent or given to the Company's
stockholders.
In connection with the execution of the Stock Purchase Agreements and
the Merger Agreement,
(i) all parties to that certain Amended and Restated Shareholder
Agreement dated as of September 1, 1995 (the "Shareholder Agreement"),
previously filed as Exhibit 2(c) to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated December 15, 1995, including the Company, have executed an agreement (the
"Termination to Shareholder Agreement"), a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated herein by reference, terminating the Shareholder
Agreement upon the terms and conditions set forth therein;
(ii) the Company and CBN have entered into an amendment (the "Amendment
No. 1 to Program Time Agreement"), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
3.1 and incorporated herein by reference, clarifying and amending that certain
Program Time Agreement dated as of January 5, 1990, previously filed with the
Company's Registration Statement (No. 33-45967) on Form S-1 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended; and
(iii) the Company and Satellite Services, Inc. ("SSI") have entered
into a letter agreement (the Amended Affiliation Agreement"), amending that
certain Affiliation Agreement dated as of December 28, 1989, previously filed
with the Company's Registration Statement (No. 33-45967) on Form S-1 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
A Press Release announcing the actions described above was issued by
the Company on June 11, 1997 and is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
Exhibits:
1.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 11, 1997, by
and among the Company, FKWW and FKW Sub.
1.2 Guaranty, dated as of June 11, 1997, by News Corp. in favor of
the Company.
2.1 Termination to Shareholder Agreement, dated as of June 11,
1997, by and among the Company, the Robertson Sellers, CBN and
LIFE.
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3.1 Amendment No. 1 to Program Time Amendment, dated as of June
11, 1997, between the Company and CBN.
4.1 Amended Affiliation Agreement, dated June 11, 1997, between
the Company and SSI. (Confidential treatment has been
requested with respect to the filing of such exhibit pursuant
to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and, in accordance therewith, such exhibit has been
filed separately with the Commission.)
5.1 Press Release, dated June 11, 1997, issued by the Company
(attached as Exhibit B to the Agreement and Plan of Merger
found in Exhibit 1.1 hereto).
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
INTERNATIONAL FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Dated: June 20, 1997 By: /s/ David R. Humphrey
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EXHIBIT INDEX
1.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 11, 1997, by
and among International Family Entertainment, Inc. (the
"Company"), Fox Kids Worldwide, Inc. and Fox Kids Merger
Corporation.
1.2 Guaranty, dated as of June 11, 1997, by the News Corporation
Limited in favor of the Company.
2.1 Termination to Shareholder Agreement, dated as of June 11,
1997, by and among the Company, M.G. "Pat" Robertson,
individually and as trustee of the Robertson Remainder
Unitrust, u/t/a dated January 22, 1990, Timothy B. Robertson,
individually and as trustee of the Timothy and Lisa Robertson
Children's Trust, u/t/a dated September 18, 1995, Liberty IFE,
Inc. and The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc. ("CBN").
3.1 Amendment No. 1 to Program Time Amendment, dated as of June
11, 1997, between the Company and CBN.
4.1 Amended Affiliation Agreement, dated June 11, 1997, between
the Company and Satellite Services, Inc. (Confidential
treatment has been requested with respect to the filing of
such exhibit pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and, in accordance therewith, such
exhibit has been filed separately with the Commission.)
5.1 Press Release, dated June 11, 1997, issued by the Company
(attached as Exhibit B to the Agreement and Plan of Merger
found in Exhibit 1.1 hereto).