UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 29, 2014
Comcast Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in its Charter)
Pennsylvania
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-32871 | 27-0000798 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
One Comcast Center Philadelphia, PA |
19103-2838 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (215) 286-1700
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
In connection with a planned financing by Charter Communications, Inc. (Charter) relating to the transactions agreement dated April 25, 2014 between Comcast Corporation (Comcast) and Charter, Charter intends to file a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Charters Form 8-K will include certain historical combined financial statements for the Comcast Cable Systems to be Contributed to Midwest Cable, Inc., or SpinCo, which is a newly formed entity that Comcast intends to spin-off to its shareholders. Accordingly, Comcast is furnishing the audited combined financial statements of Comcast Cable Systems to be Contributed to Midwest Cable, Inc. as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013 and the unaudited condensed combined financial statements of Comcast Cable Systems to be Contributed to Midwest Cable, Inc. as of June 30, 2014 and for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively.
Comcast does not intend for this Item 7.01, Exhibit 99.1 or Exhibit 99.2 to be treated as filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference into its filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01. Exhibits
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | Audited Combined Financial Statements of Comcast Cable Systems to be Contributed to Midwest Cable, Inc. as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and for each of the Three Years in the Period Ended December 31, 2013 | |
99.2 | Unaudited Condensed Combined Financial Statements of Comcast Cable Systems to be Contributed to Midwest Cable, Inc. as of June 30, 2014 and for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
COMCAST CORPORATION
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Date: October 29, 2014 | By: | /s/ Lawrence J. Salva | ||||||
Name: Lawrence J. Salva | ||||||||
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller |