Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) Files An 8-K Regulation FD DisclosureItem 7.01.
On June 13, 2018, Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”) issued a press release relating to its proposal to acquire Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (“21CF”). A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by Comcast Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Important Additional Information and Where to Find It
This document does not constitute an offer to buy or solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. This document is for informational purposes only and relates to a proposal that Comcast has made to 21CF. Comcast is filing a preliminary proxy statement in connection with 21CF’s special meeting of stockholders at which the 21CF stockholders will be asked to consider certain proposals regarding the proposed acquisition of 21CF by The Walt Disney Company (the “Special Meeting Proposals”). As further set forth in such proxy statement, which once definitive will be sent to 21CF stockholders, Comcast is soliciting votes against the Special Meeting Proposals. INVESTORS IN 21CF AND COMCAST ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT, INCLUDING THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT (WHEN AVAILABLE), AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED BY COMCAST WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors may obtain free copies of the proxy statement and other documents filed with the SEC by Comcast through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov or by contacting Comcast’s proxy solicitation agent, MacKenzie Partners, Inc., at (800) 322-2885 or comcast@mackenziepartners.com.
Participants in the Solicitation
Comcast and certain of its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from 21CF’s stockholders in connection with the Special Meeting Proposals. Information about Comcast’s directors and executive officers is available in Comcast’s proxy statement, dated April 30, 2018, filed with the SEC in connection with Comcast’s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders. Other information regarding the participants in such proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings and otherwise, is contained in the preliminary proxy statement filed by Comcast with the SEC on June 13, 2018.
The information set forth in Item 7.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release of Comcast Corporation, dated June 13, 2018. |
COMCAST CORP ExhibitEX-99.1 2 dp92203_ex9901.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE Comcast Corporation One Comcast Center Philadelphia,…To view the full exhibit click here
About Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)
Comcast Corporation is a media and technology company. The Company’s primary businesses include Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Its Comcast Cable business operates in Cable Communications segment. Its NBCUniversal business consists of four segments, which include Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment and Theme Parks. Its Cable Communications consists of the operations of Comcast Cable, which provides video, Internet and voice services to residential customers under the XFINITY brand. Its Cable Networks consists of national cable networks, regional sports and news networks, international cable networks and cable television studio production operations. Its Broadcast Television consists of the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks. Its Filmed Entertainment consists of the operations of Universal Pictures. The Company’s Theme Parks consists in Universal theme parks in Orlando, Florida and Hollywood, California.