SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. )*
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
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(NAME OF ISSUER)
1. Liberty Media Corporation Series A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
("Series A Common Stock").
2. Liberty Media Corporation Series B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
("Series B Common Stock").
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(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
1. Series A Common Stock: 530 718 105
2. Series B Common Stock: 530 718 204
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(CUSIP NUMBER)
Raymond L. Sutton, Jr.
Baker & Hostetler LLP
303 East 17th Avenue, Suite 1100
Denver, Colorado 80203
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(NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICES
AND COMMUNICATIONS)
August 10, 2001
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(DATE OF EVENT WHICH REQUIRES FILING OF THIS STATEMENT)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or
240.13d-1(g), check the following box. / /
NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and
five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Section 240.13d-7
for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
Exhibit Index on Page A-1
CUSIP Nos.
Series A Common Stock: 530 718 105
Series B Common Stock: 530 718 204
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1) Names of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
(entities only)
Estate of Bob Magness
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2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) / /
(b) /X/
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3) SEC Use Only
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4) Source of Funds (See Instructions) OO
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5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
Items 2(d) or 2(e) / /
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6) Citizenship or Place of Organization Colorado
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7) Sole Voting Power Series A Common Stock 97,183,020(1)
Number of Shares Series B Common Stock 70,850,108
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Beneficially 8) Shared Voting Power Series A Common Stock 0
Series B Common Stock 0
Owned by Each -------------------------------------------------------------
9) Sole Dispositive Power Series A Common Stock 97,183,020(1)
Reporting Person Series B Common Stock 70,850,108
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With 10) Shared Dispositive Power
Series A Common Stock 0
Series B Common Stock 0
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11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
Series A Common Stock 97,183,020(1)
Series B Common Stock 70,850,108
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12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions) / /
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13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
4.1% of Series A Common Stock
33.4% of Series B Common Stock
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14) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO
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(1) Series B Common Stock is convertible at any time on a one-for-one
basis into Series A Common Stock. SEE Item 5 below. The numbers of shares of
Series A Common Stock shown in rows 7 through 11 above assume that the shares of
Series B Common Stock shown in rows 7 through 11 above have been converted into
shares of Series A Common Stock.
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ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER
The equity securities to which this Schedule 13D relates are as follows:
1. Liberty Media Corporation Series A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
share ("Series A Common Stock").
2. Liberty Media Corporation Series B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
share ("Series B Common Stock").
The issuer of the Series A Common Stock and the Series B Common Stock
(collectively, the "Company Securities") is Liberty Media Corporation (the
"Company" or "Liberty") whose principal executive offices are located at 9197
South Peoria Street, Englewood Colorado 80112.
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND
(a) This Schedule 13D is filed on behalf of the Estate of Bob Magness (the
"Bob Magness Estate"). Kim Magness and Gary Magness are the co-personal
representatives of the Bob Magness Estate.
(b) The business address of the Bob Magness Estate is c/o Raymond L.
Sutton, Jr., Baker & Hostetler LLP, 303 East 17th Avenue, Suite 1100, Denver,
Colorado 80203.
(c) The filing person has no occupation or employment.
(d) The filing person has not, during the last five years, been convicted
in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e) The filing person has not, during the last five years, been a party to
a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction subjecting the filing person to a judgment, decree or final order
enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject
to, federal or state securities laws, or finding any violation with respect to
such laws.
(f) The Bob Magness Estate is being administered in the State of Colorado.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION
On August 10, 2001 AT&T Corp. ("AT&T") split off its wholly owned
subsidiary Liberty Media Corporation and redeemed, on a one-for-one basis, all
of its Liberty Media Group tracking stock, a class of AT&T common stock designed
to reflect the performance of AT&T's Liberty Media Group, in exchange for shares
of Liberty Media Corporation ("Split Off"). As a result of the Split Off, each
holder of a share of AT&T's Class A Liberty Media Group tracking stock received
one share Series A Common Stock, and each holder of AT&T's Class B Liberty Media
Group tracking stock received one share of Series B Common Stock. The filing
person held shares of both AT&T's Class A Liberty Media Group tracking stock and
AT&T's Class B Liberty Media Group tracking stock. The number of shares of
Series A Common Stock and Series B Common Stock received by the filing person in
the Split Off is set forth in more detail in Item 5 hereto.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
AT&T SPLIT OFF
On August 10, 2001, AT&T completed the Split Off of Liberty Media
Corporation pursuant to
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which AT&T redeemed all of its outstanding shares of Liberty Media Group
tracking stock in exchange for shares of Liberty Media Corporation common stock.
As a result of the Split Off, holders of AT&T's Liberty Media Group tracking
stock received shares of Liberty Media Corporation common stock on the basis of
a one-for-one exchange ratio. In addition, Liberty Media Corporation became an
independent public company. The reporting person held shares of both AT&T's
Class A and Class B Liberty Media Group tracking stocks, and pursuant to the
Split Off, received shares of Series A Common Stock and Series B Common Stock,
respectively, on the basis of a one-for-one exchange ratio. The approval of the
Split Off by the stockholders of AT&T Liberty Media Group tracking stock was not
required and was not sought by AT&T. The holders of Series A Common Stock are
entitled to one vote for each share held, and the holders of Series B Common
Stock are entitled to 10 votes for each share held on all matters voted on by
Liberty stockholders, including the election of directors.
AGREEMENTS REGARDING COMPANY SECURITIES
In 1998, the filing person entered into three agreements with
Tele-Communications, Inc. ("TCI") and various other parties which govern the
voting and disposition of Company Securities held by the parties to such
agreements.
The first such agreement (the "Malone Call Agreement") was entered into
among TCI, Malone and Malone's wife (together with Malone, the "Malones"), under
which the Malones granted to TCI the right to acquire the Malones' high-voting
shares, then consisting of an aggregate of approximately 60 million shares of
Series B TCI Group Common Stock, TCI Series B Liberty Media Group Common Stock
and TCI Series B Ventures Group Common Stock (collectively, the "TCI Series B
Shares"), upon Malone's death or upon a contemplated sale of the TCI Series B
Shares (other than a minimal amount) to third persons. In either such event, TCI
had the right to acquire the shares at a maximum price equal to the then
relevant market price of shares of "low-voting" Series A TCI Group Common Stock,
TCI Series A Liberty Media Group Common Stock and TCI Series A Ventures Group
Common Stock (the "TCI Series A Stock") plus a ten percent premium in the case
of the death of Malone or, in the case of a sale of such shares, at the lesser
of the price offered for the shares or the market price of the TCI Series A
Stock plus a ten percent premium. The Malones also agreed that if TCI were ever
to be sold to another entity, then the maximum premium that the Malones would
receive on their TCI Series B Shares would be no greater than a ten percent
premium over the price paid for the relevant shares of TCI Series A Stock. TCI
paid approximately $150 million to the Malones for agreeing to the terms of the
Malone Call Agreement.
Under the second agreement, the Estate of Betsy Magness Estate and the Bob
Magness Estate, Kim Magness, Gary Magness and certain others (collectively, the
"Magness Group") entered into a call agreement with TCI (on substantially the
same terms as the Malone Call Agreement, including a call on the shares owned by
the Magness Group upon Malone's death (the "Magness Call Agreement")), on the
Magness Group's aggregate of approximately 49 million TCI Series B Shares. The
Magness Group was paid $123,579,980 by TCI for entering into the Magness Call
Agreement.
The Magness Group entered into a third agreement, the Stockholders'
Agreement (the "Stockholders' Agreement"), with the Malones and TCI under which
(i) the Magness Group and the Malones agree to consult with each other in
connection with matters to be brought to the vote of TCI's shareholders, subject
to the proviso that if they cannot mutually agree on how to vote the shares,
Malone would have an irrevocable proxy to vote the TCI Series B Shares owned by
the Magness Group, (ii) the Magness Group could designate a nominee for the
Board and Malone agreed to vote his TCI Series B Shares for such nominee and
(iii) certain "tag-along rights" were created in favor of the Magness Group with
respect to any sale by the Malones of TCI Series B Shares and certain
"drag-along rights" were created in favor of the Malones with respect to the
sale of all or substantially all of the TCI Series B Shares beneficially owned
by Malone or of the business or assets of TCI, pursuant to which the Magness
Group would consent to such sale and, if the sale is of the TCI Series B Shares,
the Magness Group would either convert their TCI Series B Shares to the
respective TCI Series A Shares of TCI or sell their TCI Series B Shares pursuant
to the terms of such sale.
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In March 1999 in connection with the acquisition of TCI by AT&T, the
Magness Group (including FT LLC, Magness LLC, The Kim Magness Family Foundation
and The Gary Magness Family Foundation), the Malones, TCI, Liberty Ventures
Group LLC and Liberty Media Corporation entered into letter agreements to amend
the terms of the Malone Call Agreement ("The Malone Letter Agreement"), the
Magness Call Agreement (the "Magness Letter Agreement") and the Stockholders'
Agreement (the "Stockholders' Letter Agreement"). Pursuant to the Stockholders'
Letter Agreement, the parties thereto agreed to assign TCI's rights and
obligations under the Stockholders' Agreement first to Liberty Ventures Group
LLC and then to Liberty. In addition, the Stockholders' Letter Agreement amends
the Stockholders' Agreement so that the irrevocable proxy to vote shares held by
the Magness Group would relate to AT&T's Class B Liberty Media Group tracking
stock or any super voting class of equity securities issued by Liberty held by
the Magness Group. The "tag-along rights" and "drag-along rights" of the
Stockholders' Agreement would relate to the Malones' and the Magness Group's
AT&T Class B Liberty Media Group tracking stock or any super voting class of
equity securities issued by Liberty and held by the Malones and the Magness
Group.
As a result of the Split Off, the aforementioned irrevocable proxy and the
"tag along" and "drag along" rights now relate to the Series B Common Stock. In
addition, since Liberty is now a publicly traded company, the agreement in the
Stockholders' Agreement concerning voting of Malone's shares for the Magness
Group Representative (as defined in the Stockholders' Agreement) for the Board
of Directors will relate to the Board of Directors of Liberty.
Pursuant to the Magness Letter Agreement and the Malone Letter Agreement,
the parties agreed to assign TCI's rights and obligations under both agreements
to Liberty. As a result of the Split Off, the call right under both agreements
is now a right on the part of Liberty to purchase the Series B Common Stock upon
the following events: (i) a proposed sale by the holder of the Series B Common
Stock (other than a minimal amount) or (ii) the death of Malone. This right may
be exercised for a maximum price equal to the then relevant market price of
"low-voting" Series A Common Stock plus a ten percent premium in the case of the
death of Malone or, in the case of a sale of such shares, at the lesser of the
price offered for the shares or the market price of the Series A Common Stock
plus a ten percent premium. Upon a change in control of Liberty, the maximum
premium that the Magness Group or Malones could agree to receive on their Series
B Common Stock would be no greater than a ten percent premium over the price
paid for the Series A Common Stock.
The filing person has no present plan or proposal that relates to or would
result in:
(a) the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Company,
or the disposition of securities of the Company; except that, although there is
no present plan or proposal to dispose of the Company Securities, the personal
representative intends to sell or otherwise dispose of the Company Securities
(i) as may be required to pay the expenses of administration and other
liabilities of the Bob Magness Estate, including the Bob Magness Estate tax
liabilities, (ii) as may be required of the personal representative in
fulfillment of his fiduciary duties to the Bob Magness Estate, and (iii) as may
be required to effect the distribution of the assets of the Bob Magness Estate
to the beneficiaries of the Bob Magness Estate;
(b) an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger,
reorganization, or liquidation, involving the Company or any of its
subsidiaries;
(c) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries;
(d) any change in the present board of directors of the Company or
management of the Company, including any plans or proposals to change the number
or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board;
(e) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy
of the Company;
(f) any other material change in the Company's business or corporate
structure;
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(g) changes in the Company's certificate of incorporation or bylaws or
other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Company by any
person;
(h) causing a class of securities of the Company to be delisted from a
national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an
inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association;
(i) a class of equity securities of the Company becoming eligible for
termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act; or
(j) any action similar to any of those enumerated above.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
(a) The aggregate number and percentage of the Company Securities
beneficially owned by the filing person are as follows:
AMOUNT AND NATURE OF PERCENT OF CLASS
TITLE OF CLASS BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP POWER(1)
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Series A Common Stock 97,183,020(2)(3) 4.1%
Series B Common Stock 70,850,108(3) 33.4%
(1) Based on 2,377,907,044 shares of Series A Common Stock, and 212,045,288
shares of Series B Common Stock outstanding on June 30, 2001.
(2) Series B Common Stock is convertible at any time on a one-for-one basis
into Series A Common Stock. The numbers of shares of Series A Common Stock
shown in this Item 5 assume that the shares of Series B Common Stock have
been fully converted into shares of Series A Common Stock.
(3) Each share of Series B Common Stock is entitled to 10 votes per share and
each share of Series A Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share.
(b) The following indicates for the filing person the number of shares of
Company Securities as to which there is sole or shared power to vote or dispose
of the shares:
CLASS OF SECURITY SOLE VOTING POWER SHARED VOTING POWER
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Series A Common Stock 97,183,020 0
Series B Common Stock 70,850,108 0
SOLE DISPOSITIVE SHARED DISPOSITIVE
CLASS OF SECURITY POWER POWER
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Series A Common Stock 97,183,020 0
Series B Common Stock 70,850,108 0
(c) The transactions described in Item 4 are the only transactions
effected during the last sixty days by the person named in Item 5(a) above.
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(d) No person is known by the filing person to have the right to receive
or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the
sale of, the Company Securities identified in this Item 5.
(e) Not Applicable
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO
SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
TCI, the Malones, the Magness Group, Liberty Ventures Group LLC and
Liberty are parties to the Stockholders' Letter Agreement; TCI, the Magness
Group, Liberty Ventures Group LLC and Liberty are parties to the Magness
Letter Agreement; TCI, the Malones and the Magness Group are parties to the
Stockholders' Agreement; and, TCI and the Magness Group are parties to the
Magness Call Agreement, all as described in Item 4 above.
The Stockholders' Agreement, the Magness Call Agreement, the Stockholders
Letter Agreement and the Magness Letter Agreement are attached to this Statement
as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, 99.3 and 99.4, respectively, and are incorporated herein
by reference.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
99.1. Stockholders' Agreement dated as of February 9, 1998, among TCI, the
Malones and the Magness Group (the "Stockholders' Agreement")
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Bob Magness Estate's
Schedule 13D in respect to TCI with a statement date of January 5,
1998)
99.2. Call Agreement dated as of February 9, 1998, between TCI and the
Magness Group (the "Magness Call Agreement") (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Bob Magness Estate's Schedule 13D in
respect to TCI with a statement date of January 5, 1998)
99.3. Letter Agreement to Amend the Stockholders' Agreement dated as of
March 5, 1999, among TCI, the Malones, the Magness Group, Liberty
Ventures Group LLC and Liberty (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.3 to the Bob Magness Estate's Schedule 13D in respect
to AT&T with a statement date of March 9, 1999)
99.4. Letter Agreement to Amend the Magness Call Agreement dated as of March
5, 1999 among TCI, the Magness Group, Liberty Ventures Group LLC and
Liberty (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to the Bob Magness
Estate's Schedule 13D in respect to AT&T with a statement date of
March 9, 1999)
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable 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.
Dated: August 20, 2001
ESTATE OF BOB MAGNESS
/s/ Kim Magness
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By: Kim Magness, as Co-Personal Representative
/s/ Gary Magness
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By: Gary Magness, as Co-Personal Representative
INDEX OF EXHIBITS
99.1. Stockholders' Agreement dated as of February 9, 1998, among TCI, the
Malones and the Magness Group (the "Stockholders' Agreement")
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Bob Magness Estate's
Schedule 13D in respect to TCI with a statement date of January 5,
1998)
99.2. Call Agreement dated as of February 9, 1998, between TCI and the
Magness Group (the "Magness Call Agreement") (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Bob Magness Estate's Schedule 13D in
respect to TCI with a statement date of January 5, 1998)
99.3. Letter Agreement to Amend the Stockholders' Agreement dated as of
March 5, 1999, among TCI, the Malones, the Magness Group, Liberty
Ventures Group LLC and Liberty (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.3 to the Bob Magness Estate's Schedule 13D in respect to
AT&T with a statement date of March 9, 1999)
99.4. Letter Agreement to Amend the Magness Call Agreement dated as of March
5, 1999 among TCI, the Magness Group, Liberty Ventures Group LLC and
Liberty (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to the Bob Magness
Estate's Schedule 13D in respect to AT&T with a statement date of
March 9, 1999)
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