New York, April 29, 2014 -- Moody's Investors Service said that Comcast Corporation's ("Comcast") three part agreement with Charter Communications, Inc. ("Charter" -- Ba3 Corporate Family rating, stable outlook) to divest 3.9 million subscribers following the closing of Comcast's merger with Time Warner Cable, Inc. ("TWC") will not impact Comcast's A3 senior unsecured long term debt and Prime-2 short term debt ratings or the positive rating outlook. Moody's also indicated that the deal will not impact TWC's credit ratings (Baa2 senior unsecured, Prime -2 short term debt rating) - its long-term ratings remain on review for possible upgrade. Comcast and Charter have reached a mutually beneficial strategic deal, which is subject to the completion of Comcast's merger with TWC, and which entails swapping and divesting certain cable assets in a tax efficient manner. As part of its efforts to gain regulatory approval to complete the proposed acquisition of TWC announced earlier this year, Comcast will sell cable systems serving approximately 1.4 million former TWC customers to Charter for roughly $7.3 billion in cash and will also spin-off cable systems serving around 2.5 million Comcast customers to a new entity ("SpinCo"). Comcast shareholders will own a 67% stake in SpinCo and Charter will acquire the remaining 33% stake and provide management services to the new entity. Under the deal, Comcast and Charter will also swap roughly 1.6 million subscribers - a move that would enhance geographic presence for both companies.

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