10-Q 1 ctvf14b9-02q.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q (Mark one) [x] Quarterly report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the quarterly period ended SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 [ ] Transition report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from to ------------ ------------ Commission File Number 0-16200 CABLE TV FUND 14-B, LTD. Exact name of registrant as specified in charter Colorado 84-1024658 ------------------------------------ ------------------------- State of organization I.R.S. employer I.D. # c/o Comcast Corporation 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102-2148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address of principal executive office (215) 665-1700 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registrant's telephone number Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ------ -------

CABLE TV FUND 14-B, LTD. ------------------------ (A Limited Partnership) NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS --------------------------------------- (Unaudited) (1) The condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2001 has been derived from the audited balance sheet as of that date. The condensed balance sheet as of September 30, 2002, the condensed statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, and the condensed statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 have been prepared by Cable TV Fund 14-B, Ltd. (the "Partnership") and have not been audited by the Partnership's independent auditors. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of September 30, 2002 and for all periods presented have been made. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the Partnership's annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted. These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Partnership's December 31, 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the full year. The Partnership owns no properties. The Partnership has continued in existence because of pending litigation in which the Partnership is a party. It cannot be predicted when the Partnership will be dissolved. (2) The Partnership reimburses its general partner for certain administrative expenses. These expenses represent the salaries and related benefits paid for corporate personnel. Such personnel provide administrative, accounting, tax, legal and investor relations services to the Partnership. Such services, and their related costs, are necessary for the administration of the Partnership until the Partnership is dissolved. Such charges were included in administrative expenses and other, net in the accompanying condensed statement of operations. Reimbursements made to the general partner by the Partnership for administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 were $10,669, $17,967, $37,669 and $68,706, respectively. (3) Commitments and Contingencies Litigation Challenging Jones Intercable's Acquisition of Certain Cable Systems In June 1999, Jones Intercable was named a defendant in a case captioned City Partnership Co., derivatively on behalf of Cable TV Fund 14-B, Ltd., plaintiff v. Jones Intercable, Inc., defendant and Cable TV Fund 14-B, Ltd., nominal defendant (U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, Civil Action No. 99-WM-1051) (the "City Partnership case") brought by City Partnership Co., a limited partner of the Partnership. The plaintiff's complaint alleges that Jones Intercable breached its fiduciary duty to the plaintiff and to the other limited partners of the Partnership in connection with the Partnership's sale of the Littlerock System to a subsidiary of Jones Intercable in January 1999. The complaint alleges that Jones Intercable acquired the Littlerock System at an unfairly low price that did not accurately reflect the market value of the Littlerock System. The plaintiff also alleges that the proxy solicitation materials delivered to the limited partners of the Partnership in connection with the vote of the limited partners on the Partnership's sale of the Littlerock System contained inadequate and misleading information concerning the fairness of the transaction, which the plaintiff claims caused Jones Intercable to breach its fiduciary duty of candor to the limited partners and which the plaintiff claims constituted acts and omissions in violation of Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Plaintiff also claims that Jones Intercable breached the contractual provision of the Partnership's limited partnership agreement requiring that the sale price be determined by the average of three separate, independent appraisals, challenging both the independence and the currency of the appraisals. The complaint finally seeks declaratory injunctive relief to prevent Jones Intercable from making use of the Partnership's funds to finance Jones Intercable's defense of this litigation. In August 1999, Jones Intercable was named a defendant in a case captioned Gramercy Park Investments, LP, Cobble Hill Investments, LP and Madison/AG Partnership Value Partners II, plaintiffs v. Jones Intercable, Inc. and Glenn R. Jones, defendants, and Cable TV Fund 12-B, Ltd., Cable TV Fund 12-C, Ltd., Cable TV Fund 12-D, Ltd., Cable TV Fund 14-A, Ltd. and Cable TV Fund 14-B, Ltd., nominal defendants (U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, Civil Action No. 99-B-1508) (the "Gramercy Park" case) brought as a class and derivative action by limited partners of the named partnerships. The plaintiffs' complaint alleges that the defendants made false and misleading statements to the limited partners of the named partnerships in connection with the solicitation of proxies and the votes of the limited partners on the sales of the Palmdale System, the Albuquerque, New Mexico cable communications system (the "Albuquerque System"), the Littlerock, California 4 CABLE TV FUND 14-B, LTD. ------------------------ (A Limited Partnership) NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) --------------------------------------------------- (Unaudited) cable communications system (the "Littlerock System") and the Calvert County, Maryland cable communications system (the "Calvert County System") by the named partnerships to Jones Intercable or one of its subsidiaries in violation of Sections 14 and 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The plaintiffs specifically allege that the proxy statements delivered to the limited partners in connection with the limited partners' votes on these sales were false, misleading and failed to disclose material facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading. The plaintiffs' complaint also alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties to the plaintiffs and to the other limited partners of the named partnerships and to the named partnerships in connection with the various sales of the Albuquerque System, the Palmdale System, the Littlerock System and the Calvert County System to subsidiaries of Jones Intercable. The complaint alleges that Jones Intercable acquired these cable communications systems at unfairly low prices that did not accurately reflect the market values of the systems. The plaintiffs seek on their own behalf and on behalf of all other limited partners compensatory and nominal damages, the costs and expenses of the litigation, including reasonable attorneys' and experts' fees, and punitive and exemplary damages. In August 1999, Jones Intercable was named a defendant in a case captioned William Barzler, plaintiff v. Jones Intercable, Inc. and Glenn R. Jones, defendants and Cable TV Fund 14-B, Ltd., nominal defendant (U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, Civil Action No. 99-B-1604) ("Barzler") brought as a class and derivative action by a limited partner of the named partnership. The substance of the Barzler plaintiff's complaint is similar to the allegations raised in the Gramercy Park case except that it relates only to the sale of the Littlerock System by the Partnership. In September 1999, Jones Intercable was named a defendant in a case captioned Sheryle Trainer, plaintiff v. Jones Intercable, Inc. and Glenn R. Jones, defendants, and Cable TV Fund 14-B, Ltd., nominal defendant (U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, Civil Action No. 99-B-1751) ("Trainer") brought as a class and derivative action by a limited partner of the named partnership. The substance of the Trainer plaintiff's complaint is similar to the allegations raised in the Gramercy Park case except that it relates only to the sale of the Littlerock System by the Partnership. In September 1999, Jones Intercable was named a defendant in a case captioned Mary Schumacher, Charles McKenzie and Geraldine Lucas, plaintiffs v. Jones Intercable, Inc. and Glenn R. Jones, defendants and Cable TV Fund 12-B, Ltd., Cable TV Fund 12-C, Ltd., Cable TV Fund 12-D, Ltd., Cable TV Fund 14-A, Ltd. and Cable TV Fund 14-B, Ltd., nominal defendants (U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, Civil Action No. 99-WM-1702) ("Schumacher") brought as a class and derivative action by three limited partners of the named partnerships. The substance of the Schumacher plaintiffs' complaint is similar to the allegations raised in the Gramercy Park case. In September 1999, Jones Intercable was named a defendant in a case captioned Robert Margolin, Henry Wahlgren and Joan Wahlgren, plaintiffs v. Jones Intercable, Inc. and Glenn R. Jones, defendants and Cable TV Fund 12-B, Ltd., Cable TV Fund 12-C, Ltd., Cable TV Fund 12-D, Ltd., Cable TV Fund 14-A, Ltd. and Cable TV Fund 14-B, Ltd., nominal defendants (U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, Civil Action No. 99-B-1778) ("Margolin") brought as a class and derivative action by three limited partners of the named partnerships. The substance of the Margolin plaintiffs' complaint is similar to the allegations raised in the Gramercy Park case. In November 1999, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado entered an order consolidating all of the cases challenging Jones Intercable's acquisitions of the Albuquerque, Palmdale, Littlerock and Calvert County Systems because these cases involve common questions of law and fact. The cases are presented as both class and derivative actions. In June 2001, the plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification. In August 2001, the General Partner filed a brief in opposition to plaintiffs' motion for class certification. In September 2002, the court granted the plaintiffs' motion for class certification. The General Partner believes that the defendants have defenses to the plaintiffs' claims for relief and challenges to the plaintiffs' claims for damages, and the General Partner intends to defend these lawsuits vigorously. Litigation Relating to Limited Partnership List Requests In July 1999, Jones Intercable, each of its subsidiaries that served as general partners of Jones Intercable's managed partnerships and most of Jones Intercable's managed partnerships, including the Partnership, were named defendants in a case 5 CABLE TV FUND 14-B, LTD. ------------------------ (A Limited Partnership) NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Concluded) --------------------------------------------------- (Unaudited) captioned Everest Cable Investors, LLC, Everest Properties, LLC, Everest Properties II, LLC and KM Investments, LLC, plaintiffs v. Jones Intercable, Inc., et al, defendants (Superior Court, Los Angeles County, State of California, Case No. BC 213632). Plaintiffs allege that certain of them formed a plan to acquire up to 4.9% of the limited partnership interests in each of the managed partnerships named as defendants, and that plaintiffs were frustrated in this purpose by Jones Intercable's alleged refusal to provide plaintiffs with lists of the names and addresses of the limited partners of these partnerships. The complaint alleges that Jones Intercable's actions constituted a breach of contract, a breach of Jones Intercable's implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing owed to the plaintiffs as limited partners, a breach of Jones Intercable's fiduciary duty owed to the plaintiffs as limited partners and tortious interference with prospective economic advantage. Plaintiffs allege that Jones Intercable's failure to provide them with the partnership lists prevented them from making their tender offers and that they have been injured by such action in an amount to be proved at trial, but not less than $17 million. In September 1999, Jones Intercable and the defendant subsidiaries and managed partnerships filed a notice of demurrers to the plaintiffs' complaint and a hearing on this matter was held in October 1999. In December 1999, the Court sustained the defendants' demurrers in part but the Court gave the plaintiffs leave to amend their complaint to attempt to cure the deficiencies in the pleadings. The plaintiffs filed their first amended complaint in January 2000. Defendants demurred to the amended complaint in March 2000. In May 2000, the Court sustained the defendants' demurrers without leave to amend as to all plaintiffs except KM Investments, the sole plaintiff that was a limited partner in any of the partnerships, thereby dismissing all claims on the merits except those of KM Investments. In August 2000, all plaintiffs except KM Investments appealed this ruling to the California State Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District. In June 2001, the appellate court ruled that all of the plaintiffs have standing to bring the action, and the trial court's judgment was reversed. The case is now proceeding to discovery and the trial date, originally scheduled for October 2002, has been rescheduled for January 2003. The General Partner believes that the defendants have defenses to the plaintiffs' claims for relief and challenges to the plaintiffs' claims for damages, and the General Partner intends to defend this lawsuit vigorously. 6 CABLE TV FUND 14-B, LTD. ------------------------ (A Limited Partnership) MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND --------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS OF OPERATIONS --------------------- FINANCIAL CONDITION ------------------- The only asset of the Partnership at September 30, 2002 was its cash on hand, which is being held in reserve to pay the Partnership's administrative expenses until the Partnership is dissolved. The Partnership has continued in existence because of pending litigation in which the Partnership is a party. It cannot be predicted when the Partnership will be dissolved. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS --------------------- Administrative expenses and other, net in the accompanying condensed statement of operations represents various costs associated with the administration of the Partnership. Item 4. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures (a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our chief executive officer and our co-chief financial officers, after evaluating the effectiveness of our "disclosure controls and procedures" (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c)) as of a date (the "Evaluation Date") within 90 days before the filing date of this quarterly report, have concluded that as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and designed to ensure that material information relating to us would be made known to them. (b) Changes in internal controls. There were no significant changes in our internal controls or to our knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect our internal controls and procedures subsequent to the Evaluation Date. PART II - OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings Refer to Note 3 to our condensed financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of recent developments related to our legal proceedings. Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K. a) Exhibits None. b) Reports on Form 8-K None. 7 SIGNATURE 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. CABLE TV FUND 14-B, LTD. BY: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ---------------------------------- General Partner By: /s/ Lawrence J. Salva ---------------------------------- Lawrence J. Salva Senior Vice President (Principal Accounting Officer) Dated: November 13, 2002 8 CERTIFICATIONS I, Brian L. Roberts, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Cable TV Fund 14-B, Ltd.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: November 13, 2002 /s/ Brian L. Roberts --------------------------------------------- Name: Brian L. Roberts Chief Executive Officer 9 I, Lawrence S. Smith, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Cable TV Fund 14-B, Ltd.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: November 13, 2002 /s/ Lawrence S. Smith -------------------------------------------- Name: Lawrence S. Smith Co-Chief Financial Officer 10 I, John R. Alchin, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Cable TV Fund 14-B, Ltd.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: November 13, 2002 /s/ John R. Alchin --------------------------------------------- Name: John R. Alchin Co-Chief Financial Officer 11

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