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):  February 14, 2014 (February 13, 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)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 286-1700
     
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
On February 13, 2014, Edward D. Breen was appointed to Comcast Corporation’s Board of Directors and to the Audit and Compensation Committees of the Board.  The Board has determined that Mr. Breen is independent in accordance with applicable NASDAQ Global Select Market rules and Comcast’s corporate governance guidelines.  Mr. Breen previously served as a director of Comcast for over six years until November 2011, when he resigned due to time constraints stemming from his responsibilities as Tyco International Ltd.’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Breen stepped down from his role as Tyco International’s CEO in September 2012 and continues as Chairman of Tyco International’s board of directors.
 

 
 
 
 
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
 
 
Date:
February 14, 2014
  
By:
/s/ Arthur R. Block
       
Arthur R. Block
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary