Liberty Media International, Inc. Announces Record Date for Previously Announced Rights Offering
20 7월 2004 - 4:16AM
PR Newswire (US)
Liberty Media International, Inc. Announces Record Date for
Previously Announced Rights Offering ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 19
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty Media International, Inc.
(NASDAQ:LBTYANASDAQ:LBTYB) (LMI) announced today that its board of
directors has set July 26, 2004 as the record date for its
previously announced rights offering. On or about July 27, 2004,
LMI will distribute the prospectus, certificates representing the
rights and related materials to holders of record, at 5:00 p.m. New
York City time, on July 26, 2004, of LMI Series A and Series B
common stock. As previously announced, holders of record of LMI
Series A common stock on the record date for the rights offering
will receive 0.20 transferable subscription rights for each share
of Series A common stock held. Each whole Series A right will
entitle the holder to purchase one share of Series A common stock
at a subscription price of $25.00 per share. Holders of record of
LMI Series B common stock on the record date for the rights
offering will receive 0.20 transferable subscription rights for
each share of Series B common stock held. Each whole Series B right
will entitle the holder to purchase one share of Series B common
stock at a subscription price of $27.50 per share. Each whole
Series A and Series B right will entitle the holder to subscribe,
at the same applicable subscription price pursuant to an
oversubscription privilege, for additional shares of the applicable
series of common stock, subject to proration. Assuming the offering
is fully subscribed, based solely upon the number of shares of LMI
common stock outstanding on June 30, 2004, LMI expects gross
proceeds of $733 million from the rights offering. The rights
offering will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August
23, 2004, unless extended by LMI. The transferable subscription
rights will be traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the
symbols LTYAR and LTYBR, respectively. Trading in the rights is
expected to commence on July 26, 2004. None of LMI, its board of
directors, or any committee of its board of directors is making any
recommendation to shareholders as to whether to exercise or
transfer their subscription rights. This press release is for
informational purposes only and is not an offer to purchase or a
solicitation of an offer to sell shares of LMI's common stock.
Shareholders should carefully read the prospectus, rights
certificates and related materials because they contain important
information. Shareholders may obtain a free copy of the prospectus
and other documents relating to the offer at the Securities and
Exchange Commission's web site at http://www.sec.gov/. Liberty
Media International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LBTYANASDAQ:LBTYB) is a holding
company owning interests in broadband distribution and content
companies operating outside the U.S., principally in Europe, Asia,
and Latin America. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, LMI is
the largest cable television operator outside the United States in
terms of video subscribers. LMI's businesses include
UnitedGlobalCom, Inc., Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd.,
Jupiter Programming Co., Ltd., Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico,
Inc. and Pramer S.C.A. A registration statement relating to these
securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission but has not yet become effective. The securities may not
be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the
registration statement becomes effective. This release shall not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy
nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any State in
which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
State. DATASOURCE: Liberty Media International, Inc. CONTACT: Mike
Erickson of Liberty Media International, Inc., +1-800-783-7676
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