SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
AZOFF IRVING

(Last) (First) (Middle)
244 LADERA DRIVE

(Street)
BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TICKETMASTER ENTERTAINMENT, INC. [ TKTM ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/29/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 10/29/2008 A 1,000,000(1) A $0(2) 1,000,000 I By Irving Azoff and Rochelle Azoff, as Co-Trustees of the Azoff Family Trust of 1997
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock $20 10/29/2008 A 1,750,000 (3) (3) Common Stock, par value $0.01 1,750,000 $0(2) 1,750,000 I By Irving Azoff and Rochelle Azoff, as Co-Trustees of the Azoff Family Trust of 1997
Options to Purchase Common Stock $20 10/29/2008 A 2,000,000 (4) 10/29/2018 Common Stock, par value $0.01 2,000,000 $0(5) 2,000,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The restricted stock vests in full on October 29, 2013.
2. Granted in exchange for the forfeiture of 25,918.276 shares of restricted common stock of Front Line Management Group, Inc. held by Mr. Azoff and the Azoff Family Trust of 1997 and in connection Mr. Azoff's appointment as CEO of Ticketmaster.
3. The preferred stock is convertible into shares of restricted Ticketmaster common stock at any time prior to October 29, 2013, at Mr. Azoff's election, and such shares of restricted Ticketmaster common stock shall vest in full on October 29, 2013. The preferred stock is mandatorily redeemable by Ticketmaster on October 29, 2013 at face value plus accrued dividends.
4. The stock options vest in four equal annual installments commencing on October 29, 2009.
5. Granted as compensation for services.
Chris Riley as Attorney-in-Fact for Irving Azoff 10/31/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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