-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, MeZNylIxql7fXOL+BCMnMAAKMBkkMkEKvapFG2wnqlZkW1XHaX6mJVcB53G7uprU 6AwjR89sJwQ9fX/PaswK+Q== 0000910680-97-000257.txt : 19970924 0000910680-97-000257.hdr.sgml : 19970924 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000910680-97-000257 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19970908 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19970922 SROS: AMEX FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UNITEL VIDEO INC/DE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000740103 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-ALLIED TO MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION [7819] IRS NUMBER: 231713238 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08654 FILM NUMBER: 97683414 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 WEST 57TH STREET STREET 2: 12TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125819411 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 555 WEST 57TH STREET STREET 2: 12FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 8-K 1 DATE OF REPORT: SEPTEMBER 8, 1997 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): September 8, 1997 UNITEL VIDEO, INC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) DELAWARE ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State of Incorporation) 1-9654 23-1713238 - --------------------- --------------------------------- (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 555 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (212) 265-3600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 5. Other Events - ------- ------------ On September 8, 1997, the Company issued a press release concerning, among other things, certain unsolicited, non-binding expressions of interest in acquiring the Company and announcing that it had retained the investment banking firm of Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated as its financial advisor in connection with these expressions of interest and any possible transactions that may result. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. - ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Financial statements of business acquired: Not applicable. (b) Pro forma financial information: Not applicable. (c) Exhibits: 99.1: Unitel Video, Inc. Press Release dated September 8, 1997. 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. UNITEL VIDEO, INC. Dated: September 15, 1997 By: /s/ Barry Knepper ----------------------------- Chief Executive Officer -2- EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description - ------ ----------- 99.1 Unitel Video, Inc. Press Release dated September 8, 1997. EX-99 2 EX.99.1 - PRESS RELEASE DATED 9/8/97 NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT [LOGO OF JAFFONI & COLLINS] JAFFONI & COLLINS Incorporated [Letterhead] CONTACT: Barry Knepper Joseph N. Jaffoni Chief Executive Officer Jaffoni & Collins Incorporated 212/265-3600 212/505-3015 or jcirr@aol.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNITEL VIDEO MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT New York, New York (September 8, 1997)--Unitel Video, Inc. (AMEX:UNV), in a press release dated August 12, 1997, announced that it had received an unsolicited, non-binding expression of interest in acquiring the Company. The Company is announcing today that it subsequently received other unsolicited, non-binding expressions of interest. The Company has retained the investment banking firm of Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated as its financial advisor in connection with these expressions of interest and any possible transactions that may result. The Company is also being advised by its principal outside counsel, Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl, LLP. Mr. Barry Knepper, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, stated that while Unitel Video has had discussions concerning these expressions of interest, there can be no assurance that these discussions will result in a definitive agreement or that a transaction with any party will ultimately be consummated. Unitel Video, Inc. is a leading provider of studio and mobile production facilities, and post-production and special effects services to virtually every major entertainment company in the United States. The Company's studio division comprises eight production studios in New York City which are used by leading network, cable and syndicated television producers. The Company's mobile division, with ten units, provides on-location services for the taping and live telecasting of sports, musical, entertainment and cultural events throughout North America. The Company also provides post-production and new media services to producers of theatrical films, television programs and corporations through its New York and Los Angeles-based facilities. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----