8-K 1 kw8k_telewest.txt FORM 8-K ============================================================================= 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 -------------------------- MAY 9, 2005 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) -------------------------- TELEWEST GLOBAL, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 000-50886 59-3778247 (State or other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of Identification No.) incorporation or organization) 160 GREAT PORTLAND STREET LONDON W1W 5QA, UNITED KINGDOM (Address of principal executive offices) +44-20-7299-5000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) NOT APPLICABLE (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ============================================================================== ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT 1. Stockholder approval of the Telewest Global, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan. On May 9, 2005, the stockholders of Telewest Global, Inc. (the "Company") approved the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"). The definitive form of the LTIP had previously been approved and adopted, subject to stockholder approval, by the Company's Compensation Committee on April 1, 2005. Terms of the LTIP were disclosed in a filing made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2005. 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 thereunto duly authorized. Date: May 9, 2005 TELEWEST GLOBAL, INC. By: /s/ Clive Burns ------------------------- Name: Clive Burns Title: Company Secretary