Please, add the line
Mage::dispatchEvent('adminhtml_block_salesrule_actions_prepareform', array('form' => $form));
right before the line
$form->setValues($model->getData());
in the file
app\code\core\Mage\Adminhtml\Block\Promo\Quote\Edit\Tab\Actions.php
This version of Magento have this line by default, so you can upgrade it freely.
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