AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC. - Quarter Report: 2014 March (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q



x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014



o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____ to _____

Commission File No. 001-10308

Avis Budget Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware		06-0918165
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
6 Sylvan Way Parsippany, NJ		07054
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
	(973) 496-4700 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.



Large accelerated filer	x	Accelerated filer	o
Non-accelerated filer	o	Smaller reporting company	o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock was 105,396,505 shares as of April 30, 2014.

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PART I	Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)	3
	Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (Unaudited)	4
	Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (Unaudited)	5
	Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	29
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	37
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	39
PART II	Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	39
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	39
Item 6.	Exhibits	39
	Signatures	40

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may be considered “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include information concerning our future financial performance, business strategy, projected plans and objectives. These statements may be identified by the fact that they do not relate to historical or current facts and may use words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “would,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “plans,” and similar words, expressions or phrases. The following important factors and assumptions could affect our future results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements:


•	the high level of competition in the vehicle rental industry and the impact such competition may have on pricing and rental volume;


•	a change in travel demand, including changes in airline passenger traffic;


•	a change in our fleet costs as a result of a change in the cost of new vehicles, manufacturer recalls, disruption in the supply of new vehicles, and/or a change in the price at which we dispose of used vehicles either in the used vehicle market or under repurchase or guaranteed depreciation programs;


•	risks related to our March 2013 acquisition of Zipcar, Inc. (“Zipcar”), including our ability to realize the synergies contemplated by the transaction and our ability to promptly and efficiently integrate the business into Avis Budget Group;


•	the results of operations or financial condition of the manufacturers of our cars, which could impact their ability to perform their payment obligations under our agreements with them, including repurchase and/or guaranteed depreciation arrangements, and/or their willingness or ability to make cars available to us or the rental car industry as a whole on commercially reasonable terms or at all;


•	any change in economic conditions generally, particularly during our peak season or in key market segments;


•	our ability to continue to achieve and maintain cost savings and successfully implement our business strategies;


•	our ability to obtain financing for our global operations, including the funding of our vehicle fleet through the issuance of asset-backed securities and use of the global lending markets;


•	an occurrence or threat of terrorism, pandemic disease, natural disasters, military conflict or civil unrest in the locations in which we operate;


•	our dependence on third-party distribution channels, third-party suppliers of other services and co-marketing arrangements with third parties;


•	our ability to utilize derivative instruments, and the impact of derivative instruments we utilize, which can be affected by fluctuations in interest rates, gasoline prices and exchange rates, changes in government regulations and other factors;


•	our ability to accurately estimate our future results;


•	any major disruptions in our communication networks or information systems;


•	our exposure to uninsured claims in excess of historical levels;

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•	our failure or inability to comply with laws, regulations or contractual obligations or any changes in laws, regulations or contractual obligations, including with respect to personally identifiable information and taxes;


•	any impact on us from the actions of our licensees, dealers and independent contractors;


•	any substantial changes in the cost or supply of fuel, vehicle parts, energy, labor or other resources on which we depend to operate our business;


•	risks related to our indebtedness, including our substantial outstanding debt obligations and our ability to incur substantially more debt;


•	our ability to meet the financial and other covenants contained in the agreements governing our indebtedness;

•

the terms of agreements among us and our former real estate, hospitality and travel distribution businesses following the separation of those businesses from us in 2006, particularly with respect to the allocation of assets and liabilities, including contingent liabilities and guarantees, the ability of each of the separated companies to perform its obligations, including indemnification obligations, under these agreements, and the right of our former real estate business to control the process for resolving disputes related to contingent liabilities and assets;


•	risks associated with litigation or governmental or regulatory inquiries or investigations involving our Company;


•	risks related to tax obligations and the effect of future changes in accounting standards;


•	risks related to our October 2011 acquisition of Avis Europe plc (“Avis Europe”), including our ability to realize the synergies contemplated by the transaction;


•	risks related to completed or future acquisitions or investments that we may pursue, including any incurrence of incremental indebtedness to help fund such transactions and our ability to promptly and effectively integrate any acquired businesses; and


•	other business, economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, political or technological factors affecting our operations, pricing or services.

We operate in a continuously changing business environment and new risk factors emerge from time to time. New risk factors, factors beyond our control, or changes in the impact of identified risk factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual results. Moreover, we do not assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of those statements. Other factors and assumptions not identified above, including those discussed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, “Risk Factors” and other portions of our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K may contain forward-looking statements and involve uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in such statements. Such statements are based upon assumptions and known risks and uncertainties.

Although we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, any or all of our forward-looking statements may prove to be inaccurate and we can make no guarantees about our future performance. Should unknown risks or uncertainties materialize or underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could differ materially from past results and/or those anticipated, estimated or projected. Except to the extent of our obligations under the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to release any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events. For any forward-looking statements contained in any document, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.	Financial Statements

Avis Budget Group, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)



			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
Revenues
	Vehicle rental		$	1,329	$	1,217
	Other		533		474
Net revenues			1,862		1,691

Expenses
	Operating		1,000		931
	Vehicle depreciation and lease charges, net		433		386
	Selling, general and administrative		248		224
	Vehicle interest, net		64		57
	Non-vehicle related depreciation and amortization		41		34
	Interest expense related to corporate debt, net:
		Interest expense	56		58
		Early extinguishment of debt	—		40
	Transaction-related costs		8		8
	Restructuring expense		7		10
Total expenses			1,857		1,748

Income (loss) before income taxes			5		(57		)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes			1		(11		)

Net income (loss)			$	4	$	(46	)

Comprehensive income (loss)			$	7	$	(69	)

Earnings (loss) per share
	Basic		$	0.03	$	(0.43	)
	Diluted		$	0.03	$	(0.43	)

See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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Avis Budget Group, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except share data)

(Unaudited)



		March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
Assets
Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	841		$	693
	Receivables, net	646			619
	Deferred income taxes	174			177
	Other current assets	501			455
Total current assets		2,162			1,944

Property and equipment, net		613			614
Deferred income taxes		1,264			1,299
Goodwill		713			691
Other intangibles, net		932			923
Other non-current assets		362			361
Total assets exclusive of assets under vehicle programs		6,046			5,832

Assets under vehicle programs:
	Program cash	104			116
	Vehicles, net	10,617			9,582
	Receivables from vehicle manufacturers and other	240			391
	Investment in Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC—related party	362			363
		11,323			10,452
Total assets		$	17,369		$	16,284

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable and other current liabilities	$	1,474		$	1,479
	Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	393			89
Total current liabilities		1,867			1,568

Long-term debt		3,303			3,305
Other non-current liabilities		840			847
Total liabilities exclusive of liabilities under vehicle programs		6,010			5,720

Liabilities under vehicle programs:
	Debt	1,640			1,681
	Debt due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC—related party	6,359			5,656
	Deferred income taxes	2,141			2,177
	Other	516			279
		10,656			9,793
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

Stockholders’ equity:
	Preferred stock, $0.01 par value—authorized 10 million shares; none issued and outstanding	—			—
	Common stock, $0.01 par value—authorized 250 million shares; issued 137,081,117 and 137,081,056 shares	1			1
	Additional paid-in capital	7,729			7,893
	Accumulated deficit	(2,356		)	(2,360		)
	Accumulated other comprehensive income	120			117
	Treasury stock, at cost—31,457,613 and 30,515,721 shares	(4,791		)	(4,880		)
Total stockholders’ equity		703			771
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	17,369		$	16,284

See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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Avis Budget Group, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)



			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014			2013
Operating activities
Net income (loss)			$	4		$	(46	)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
	Vehicle depreciation		407			353
	Gain on sale of vehicles, net		(11		)	—
	Non-vehicle related depreciation and amortization		41			34
	Amortization of debt financing fees		9			11
	Net change in assets and liabilities, excluding the impact of acquisitions and dispositions:
		Receivables	(27		)	(57		)
		Income taxes and deferred income taxes	1			(21		)
		Accounts payable and other current liabilities	(71		)	(35		)
	Other, net		37			61
Net cash provided by operating activities			390			300

Investing activities
Property and equipment additions			(36		)	(21		)
Proceeds received on asset sales			3			4
Net assets acquired (net of cash acquired)			(124		)	(476		)
Other, net			(7		)	26
Net cash used in investing activities exclusive of vehicle programs			(164		)	(467		)

Vehicle programs:
	Decrease (increase) in program cash		12			(24		)
	Investment in vehicles		(3,275		)	(3,111		)
	Proceeds received on disposition of vehicles		2,470			2,394
			(793		)	(741		)
Net cash used in investing activities			(957		)	(1,208		)

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Avis Budget Group, Inc. CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued) (In millions) (Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
Financing activities
Proceeds from long-term borrowings		295			1,225
Payments on long-term borrowings		(5		)	(788		)
Net change in short-term borrowings		11			(31		)
Purchases of warrants		—			(28		)
Proceeds from sale of call options		—			37
Repurchases of common stock		(67		)	—
Debt financing fees		(5		)	(10		)
Other, net		(1		)	2
Net cash provided by financing activities exclusive of vehicle programs		228			407

Vehicle programs:
	Proceeds from borrowings	3,775			3,762
	Payments on borrowings	(3,280		)	(3,279		)
	Debt financing fees	(7		)	(17		)
		488			466
Net cash provided by financing activities		716			873

Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents		(1		)	(2		)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		148			(37		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		693			606
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	841		$	569

See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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Avis Budget Group, Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(Unless otherwise noted, all dollar amounts in tables are in millions, except per share amounts)


1.	Basis of Presentation

Avis Budget Group, Inc. provides car and truck rentals and ancillary services to businesses and consumers worldwide. The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements include the accounts and transactions of Avis Budget Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Avis Budget”), as well as entities in which Avis Budget directly or indirectly has a controlling financial interest (collectively, the “Company”), and have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for interim financial reporting.

The Company operates the following business segments:


•	North America—provides car rentals in the United States and vehicle rentals in Canada, as well as ancillary products and services, and operates the Company’s Zipcar car sharing business in North America.


•	International—provides and licenses the Company’s brands to third parties for vehicle rentals and ancillary products and services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand, and operates the Company's car sharing business in certain of these markets.


•	Truck Rental—provides truck rentals and ancillary products and services to consumers and commercial users in the United States.

In conjunction with a change in the Company’s management structure, the financial results of the Company’s Zipcar operations outside of North America will now be reported in the Company’s International segment rather than in the Company’s North America segment. The Company’s business segment financial information presented in these Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements has been recast to conform with the Company’s current business segment reporting alignment for all periods presented. The Company’s consolidated condensed results were not affected by this change.

In presenting the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and related disclosures. Estimates, by their nature, are based on judgment and available information. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. In management’s opinion, the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of interim results reported. The results of operations reported for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the entire year or any subsequent interim period. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Vehicle Programs. The Company presents separately the financial data of its vehicle programs. These programs are distinct from the Company’s other activities since the assets under vehicle programs are generally funded through the issuance of debt that is collateralized by such assets. The income generated by these assets is used, in part, to repay the principal and interest associated with the debt. Cash inflows and outflows relating to the acquisition of such assets and the principal debt repayment or financing of such assets are classified as activities of the Company’s vehicle programs. The Company believes it is appropriate to segregate the financial data of its vehicle programs because, ultimately, the source of repayment of such debt is the realization of such assets.

Currency Transactions. The Company records the gain or loss of foreign-currency transactions on certain intercompany loans and gain or loss on intercompany loan hedges within interest expense related to corporate debt, net. During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded losses of $2 million and $4 million, respectively, on such items.

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Adoption of New Accounting Standards

On January 1, 2014, the Company adopted, as required, Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-04, “Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligations Is Fixed at the Reporting Date,” which requires companies to measure obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation is fixed at the reporting date. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.


2.	Restructuring Activities

Subsequent to the acquisition of Avis Europe, the Company began a restructuring initiative, identifying synergies across the Company, enhancing organizational efficiencies and consolidating and rationalizing processes. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, as part of this process, the Company formally communicated the termination of employment to approximately 130 employees and recorded $7 million of expense in connection with these initiatives. These expenses primarily represent severance, outplacement services and other costs associated with employee terminations. As of March 31, 2014, the Company has terminated approximately 90 of these employees. The Company expects further restructuring expense of approximately $15 million to be incurred in 2014.

The following tables summarize the changes to our restructuring-related liabilities and identify the amounts recorded within the Company’s reportable segments, and by category, for restructuring expense and corresponding payments and utilizations:



		North America			International			Total
Balance as of January 1, 2014		$	1		$	21		$	22
	Restructuring expense	1			6			7
	Cash payment/utilization	(1		)	(11		)	(12		)
Balance as of March 31, 2014		$	1		$	16		$	17

		Personnel Related			Facility Related			Total
Balance as of January 1, 2014		$	17		$	5		$	22
	Restructuring expense	7			—			7
	Cash payment/utilization	(12		)	—			(12		)
Balance as of March 31, 2014		$	12		$	5		$	17

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3.	Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) (shares in millions):



		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014		2013
Net income (loss) for basic and diluted EPS		$	4	$	(46	)

Basic weighted average shares outstanding		106.6		107.7
Options, warrants and non-vested stock ^{(a) (b)}		2.0		—
Convertible debt ^{(c) (d)}		—		—
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		108.6		107.7

Earnings per share:
	Basic	$	0.03	$	(0.43	)
	Diluted	$	0.03	$	(0.43	)

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^(a)	For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the number of anti-dilutive securities which were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share was not significant.


^(b)	As the Company incurred a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2013, 1.5 million outstanding options, 4.7 million warrants and 3.4 million non-vested stock awards have an anti-dilutive effect and therefore are excluded from the computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding.


^(c)	For the three months ended March 31, 2014, 4.0 million issuable shares underlying the 3½% convertible notes due 2014 have an anti-dilutive effect and therefore are excluded from the computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding.


^(d)	For the three months ended March 31, 2013, 4.7 million issuable shares underlying the 3½% convertible notes due 2014 have an anti-dilutive effect and therefore are excluded from the computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding.


4.	Acquisitions

Edmonton

In February 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of its Budget licensee for Edmonton and certain other cities in Alberta for approximately $33 million, plus $86 million for acquired fleet. The investment will enable the Company to expand its footprint of Company-operated locations in Canada. The acquired fleet was financed under the Company's existing vehicle financing arrangements in Canada. The excess of the purchase price over preliminary fair value of net assets acquired was allocated to goodwill, which was assigned to the Company’s North America segment and most of which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed has not yet been finalized and is therefore subject to change. In connection with this acquisition, approximately $17 million was recorded in identifiable intangible assets (consisting of $11 million related to customer relationships and $6 million related to the reacquired license agreements) and $9 million was recorded in goodwill. The customer relationships will be amortized over a weighted average useful life of approximately 12 years and the license agreements will be amortized over approximately 4 years. In addition, at the time of the acquisition, the Company recorded a $3 million non-cash charge related to the unfavorable license rights reacquired by the Company.

Portugal

In February 2014, the Company reacquired the right to operate the Budget brand in Portugal for approximately $15 million. Approximately $9 million of the total consideration was paid during first quarter 2014 and the remainder is expected to be paid in 2014. The fair value of the intangible assets acquired has not yet been finalized and is therefore subject to change. In connection with this acquisition, approximately $2 million was recorded within license agreements and $13 million was recorded in goodwill. The license agreements will be amortized over 2 years. The goodwill, which was assigned to the Company’s International segment, is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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Brazil

In August 2013, the Company acquired a 50% ownership stake in its Brazilian licensee for $53 million, of which the remaining consideration of $6 million was paid during first quarter 2014.

Zipcar

In March 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Zipcar, the leading car sharing company, for $473 million, net of acquired cash. Differences between the preliminary allocation of the purchase price and the final allocation were not material.


5.	Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of:



	As of March 31, 2014						As of December 31, 2013
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Amortized Intangible Assets
License agreements ^(a)(b)	$	280	$	55	$	225	$	272	$	52	$	220
Customer relationships ^(a)	177		39		138		166		35		131
Other	2		1		1		2		1		1
Total	$	459	$	95	$	364	$	440	$	88	$	352

Unamortized Intangible Assets
Goodwill ^(a)(b)	$	713					$	691
Trademarks	$	568					$	571

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^(a)	The increases in carrying amounts reflect the acquisition of the Budget licensee for Edmonton.


^(b)	The increases in carrying amounts reflect the reacquired right to operate the Budget brand in Portugal.

Amortization expense relating to all intangible assets was approximately $7 million and $5 million during first quarter 2014 and 2013, respectively. Based on the Company’s amortizable assets at March 31, 2014, the Company expects amortization expense of approximately $25 million for the remainder of 2014 and approximately $31 million for each of the five fiscal years thereafter.


6.	Vehicle Rental Activities

The components of the Company’s vehicles, net within assets under vehicle programs were as follows:



	As of			As of
	March 31,			December 31,
	2014			2013
Rental vehicles	$	11,657		$	10,234
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,388		)	(1,411		)
	10,269			8,823
Vehicles held for sale	348			759
Vehicles, net	$	10,617		$	9,582

The components of vehicle depreciation and lease charges, net are summarized below:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Depreciation expense	$	407		$	353
Lease charges	37			33
Gain on sales of vehicles, net	(11		)	—
Vehicle depreciation and lease charges, net	$	433		$	386

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At March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had purchases of vehicles included in payables of $498 million and $496 million, respectively, and sales of vehicles included in receivables of $231 million and $285 million, respectively.


7.	Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2014 is a provision of 20.0%. Such rate differs from the Federal statutory rate of 35.0% primarily due to state income taxes.

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was a benefit of 19.3%. Such rate differs from the Federal statutory rate of 35.0% primarily due to the treatment of the expenses for the early extinguishment of corporate debt.


8.	Long-term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements

Long-term and other borrowing arrangements consisted of:



		As of		As of
	Maturity Dates	March 31,		December 31,
	Maturity Dates	2014		2013
3½% Convertible Notes ^(a)	October 2014	$	66	$	66
4⅞% Senior Notes	November 2017	300		300
Floating Rate Senior Notes ^(b)	December 2017	247		247
8¼% Senior Notes ^(c)	January 2019	691		691
Floating Rate Term Loan ^(d)	March 2019	988		989
9¾% Senior Notes	March 2020	223		223
6% Euro-denominated Senior Notes	March 2021	638		344
5½% Senior Notes	April 2023	500		500
		3,653		3,360
Other		43		34
Total		3,696		3,394
Less: Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt		393		89
Long-term debt		$	3,303	$	3,305

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^(a)	As of March 31, 2014, the 3½% convertible notes are convertible by the holders into approximately 4 million shares of the Company’s common stock.


^(b)	The interest rate on these notes is equal to three-month LIBOR plus 275 basis points, for an aggregate rate of 3.00% at March 31, 2014; the Company has entered into an interest rate swap to hedge its interest rate exposure related to these notes at an aggregate rate of 3.58%.


^(c)	As of March 31, 2014, the Company called $292 million of the 8¼% Senior Notes due 2019 for redemption; accordingly, these are included in current portion of long-term debt.

^(d)

The floating rate term loan is part of the Company’s senior credit facility, which is secured by pledges of capital stock of certain subsidiaries of the Company, and liens on substantially all of the Company’s intellectual property and certain other real and personal property. As of March 31, 2014, the floating term rate loan due 2019 bears interest at the greater of three-month LIBOR or 0.75%, plus 225 basis points, for an aggregate rate of 3.00%. The Company has entered into a swap to hedge $600 million of its interest rate exposure related to the floating rate term loan at an aggregate rate of 3.96%.

In March 2014, the Company issued €200 million (approximately $275 million) of additional 6% Euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2021. These additional notes were sold at 106.75% of their face value, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $295 million, with a yield to maturity of 4.85%. In April 2014, the Company used the proceeds to repurchase $292 million principal amount of its 8¼% Senior Notes for $316 million plus accrued interest.

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COMMITTED CREDIT FACILITIES AND AVAILABLE FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS

At March 31, 2014, the committed corporate credit facilities available to the Company and/or its subsidiaries were as follows:



	Total Capacity		Outstanding Borrowings		Letters of Credit Issued		Available Capacity
Revolving credit facility maturing 2018 ^(a)	$	1,650	$	—	$	638	$	1,012
Other facilities^(b)	13		1		—		12

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^(a)	The senior revolving credit facility bears interest at one-month LIBOR, plus 225 basis points. The senior revolving credit facility is part of the Company’s senior credit facility, which is secured by pledges of capital stock of certain subsidiaries of the Company, and liens on substantially all of the Company’s intellectual property and certain other real and personal property.


^(b)	These facilities encompass bank overdraft lines of credit, bearing interest of 5.14% to 5.69% as of March 31, 2014.

At March 31, 2014, the Company had various uncommitted credit facilities available, under which it had drawn approximately $16 million, which bear interest at rates between 0.52% and 2.50%.

DEBT COVENANTS

The agreements governing the Company’s indebtedness contain restrictive covenants, including restrictions on dividends paid to the Company by certain of its subsidiaries, the incurrence of additional indebtedness by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, acquisitions, mergers, liquidations, and sale and leaseback transactions. The Company’s senior credit facility contains maximum leverage and minimum interest coverage ratio requirements. As of March 31, 2014, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants of its senior credit facility.


9.	Debt Under Vehicle Programs and Borrowing Arrangements

Debt under vehicle programs including related party debt due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC (“Avis Budget Rental Car Funding”), consisted of:



	As of		As of
	March 31,		December 31,
	2014		2013
North America - Debt due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding ^(a)	$	6,359	$	5,656
North America - Canadian borrowings ^(a)(b)	482		400
International - Debt borrowings ^(c)	584		731
International - Capital leases ^(a)	353		289
Truck Rental - Debt borrowings	211		226
Other	10		35
Total	$	7,999	$	7,337

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^(a)	The increase reflects additional borrowings principally to fund an increase in the Company’s fleet driven by increased rental volume.


^(b)	The increase reflects additional borrowings principally to fund an increase in the Company’s fleet driven by the acquisition of its Budget licensee for Edmonton.


^(c)	The decrease is principally related to the timing of borrowings related to recently acquired fleet.

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DEBT MATURITIES

The following table provides the contractual maturities of the Company’s debt under vehicle programs, including related party debt due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding at March 31, 2014.



	Debt Under Vehicle Programs
Within 1 year ^(a)	$	1,131
Between 1 and 2 years	2,218
Between 2 and 3 years	1,571
Between 3 and 4 years	902
Between 4 and 5 years	1,601
Thereafter	576
Total	$	7,999

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^(a)	Vehicle-backed debt maturing within one year includes term asset-backed securities of approximately $952 million and bank and bank-sponsored borrowings of $179 million.

COMMITTED CREDIT FACILITIES AND AVAILABLE FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS

As of March 31, 2014, available funding under the Company’s vehicle programs (including related party debt due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding) consisted of:



	Total Capacity ^(a)		Outstanding Borrowings		Available Capacity
North America - Debt due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding ^(b)	$	8,544	$	6,359	$	2,185
North America - Canadian borrowings ^(c)	724		482		242
International - Debt borrowings ^(d)	1,511		584		927
International - Capital leases ^(e)	468		353		115
Truck Rental - Debt borrowings ^(f)	230		211		19
Other	10		10		—
Total	$	11,487	$	7,999	$	3,488

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^(a)	Capacity is subject to maintaining sufficient assets to collateralize debt.


^(b)	The outstanding debt is collateralized by approximately $8.1 billion of underlying vehicles and related assets.


^(c)	The outstanding debt is collateralized by $604 million of underlying vehicles and related assets.


^(d)	The outstanding debt is collateralized by approximately $1.0 billion of underlying vehicles and related assets.


^(e)	The outstanding debt is collateralized by $387 million of underlying vehicles and related assets.


^(f)	The outstanding debt is collateralized by $351 million of underlying vehicles and related assets.

DEBT COVENANTS

Debt agreements under the Company’s vehicle-backed funding programs contain restrictive covenants, including restrictions on dividends paid to the Company by certain of its subsidiaries and restrictions on indebtedness, mergers, liens, liquidations and sale and leaseback transactions and in some cases also require compliance with certain financial requirements. As of March 31, 2014, the Company is not aware of any instances of non-compliance with any of the financial or restrictive covenants contained in the debt agreements under its vehicle-backed funding programs.


10.	Commitments and Contingencies

Contingencies

In 2006, the Company completed the spin-offs of its Realogy and Wyndham subsidiaries. In connection with the spin-offs, Realogy assumed 62.5% and Wyndham assumed 37.5% of certain contingent and other corporate liabilities of the Company that are not primarily related to any of the respective businesses of Realogy, Wyndham, our former Travelport subsidiary and/or the Company’s vehicle rental operations, and in each case incurred or allegedly incurred on or prior to each subsidiary’s disposition (“Assumed Liabilities”). If Realogy or Wyndham were to default on its payment of costs or expenses to the Company

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related to any Assumed Liabilities, the Company would be responsible for 50% of the defaulting party’s obligation. The Company does not believe that the impact of any resolution of contingent liabilities constituting Assumed Liabilities should result in a material liability to the Company in relation to its consolidated financial position or liquidity, as Realogy and Wyndham each have agreed to assume responsibility for these liabilities. In accordance with the terms of relevant documents, Realogy posted a letter of credit in April 2007 for the benefit of the Company to cover its estimated share of the Assumed Liabilities discussed above, subject to adjustment, although there can be no assurance that such letter of credit will be sufficient or effective to cover Realogy’s actual obligations if and when they arise.

The Company is also named in various litigation that is primarily related to the businesses of its former subsidiaries, including Realogy, and Wyndham and their current or former subsidiaries. The Company is entitled to indemnification from such entities for any liability resulting from such litigation.

Additionally, the Company is also involved in claims, legal proceedings and governmental inquiries related, among other things, to its vehicle rental operations, including, among others, contract and licensee disputes, wage-and-hour claims, competition matters, employment matters, insurance claims, intellectual property claims and other regulatory, environmental, commercial and tax matters. Litigation is inherently unpredictable and, although the Company believes that its accruals are adequate and/or that it has valid defenses in these matters, unfavorable resolutions could occur, which could materially impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Commitments to Purchase Vehicles

The Company maintains agreements with vehicle manufacturers under which the Company has agreed to purchase approximately $5.6 billion of vehicles from manufacturers over the next 12 months. The majority of these commitments are subject to the vehicle manufacturers’ satisfying their obligations under their respective repurchase and guaranteed depreciation agreements. The purchase of such vehicles is financed primarily through the issuance of vehicle-backed debt and cash received upon the disposition of vehicles.

Other Purchase Commitments

In the normal course of business, the Company makes various commitments to purchase other goods or services from specific suppliers, including those related to marketing, advertising and capital expenditures. As of March 31, 2014, the Company had approximately $154 million of purchase obligations, which extend through 2018.

Concentrations

Concentrations of credit risk at March 31, 2014 include (i) risks related to the Company’s repurchase and guaranteed depreciation agreements with domestic and foreign car manufacturers, including Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Peugeot, Volkswagen, Kia, Fiat, Subaru, BMW and Toyota, and primarily with respect to receivables for program cars that have been disposed but for which the Company has not yet received payment from the manufacturers and (ii) risks related to Realogy and Wyndham, including receivables of $61 million and $37 million, respectively, related to certain contingent, income tax and other corporate liabilities assumed by Realogy and Wyndham in connection with their disposition.

Other Guarantees

The Company has provided certain guarantees to, or for the benefit of, subsidiaries of Realogy, Wyndham and Travelport, which, as previously discussed, were sold or spun-off in 2006. These guarantees relate primarily to various real estate operating leases. The maximum potential amount of future payments that the Company may be required to make under the guarantees relating to these leases is estimated to be approximately $47 million, the majority of which expire by the end of 2015. At March 31, 2014, the liability recorded by the Company in connection with these guarantees was approximately $1 million. To the extent that the Company would be required to perform under any of these guarantees, the Company is entitled to indemnification by Realogy and Wyndham, as applicable. The Company monitors the credit ratings and other relevant information for Realogy and Wyndham in order to assess the status of the payment/performance risk of these guarantees.

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11.	Stockholders’ Equity

Share Repurchases

In August 2013, the Company obtained Board approval to repurchase of up to $200 million of its common stock. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company repurchased approximately 1,635,000 shares of common stock at a cost of approximately $75 million under the repurchase program. The Company did not repurchase any of its common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income were as follows:



	Currency Translation Adjustments			Net Unrealized Gains on Cash Flow Hedges		Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for Sale Securities			Minimum Pension Liability Adjustment			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance, January 1, 2014	$	166		$	1	$	2		$	(52	)	$	117
Net current-period other comprehensive income ^(a)	3			1		(1		)	—			3
Balance, March 31, 2014	$	169		$	2	$	1		$	(52	)	$	120

Balance, January 1, 2013	$	193		$	—	$	2		$	(85	)	$	110
Net current-period other comprehensive loss ^(a)	(23		)	—		—			—			(23		)
Balance, March 31, 2013	$	170		$	—	$	2		$	(85	)	$	87

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All components of accumulated other comprehensive income are net of tax, except currency translation adjustments, which exclude income taxes related to indefinite investments in foreign subsidiaries and include $11 million loss, net of tax, related to the Company's hedge of its net investment in Euro-denominated foreign operations (See Note 13 - Financial Instruments).


^(a)	For the periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income were not material.

Total Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income consists of net income and other gains and losses affecting stockholders’ equity that, under GAAP, are excluded from net income.

The components of other comprehensive income were as follows:



		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
Net income (loss)		$	4		$	(46	)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
	Currency translation adjustments	3			(23		)
	Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities	(1		)	—
	Net unrealized gain on cash flow hedges ^(a)	1			—
		3			(23		)
Total comprehensive income (loss)		$	7		$	(69	)

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All components of other comprehensive income are net of tax, except currency translation adjustments, which exclude income taxes related to indefinite investments in foreign subsidiaries.


^(a)	The Company’s net unrealized gain on cash flow hedges was $1 million before tax during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and was not material for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

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12.	Stock-Based Compensation

The Company records compensation expense for all stock-based awards based on the estimated fair value of the award at the grant date, which is recognized over the vesting period. The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $8 million and $4 million ($5 million and $3 million, net of tax) during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, related to stock-based awards that were granted by the Company. In jurisdictions with net operating loss carryforwards, tax deductions for exercises and/or vestings of stock-based awards have generated a $57 million tax benefit at March 31, 2014, with a corresponding increase to additional paid-in capital. Approximately $22 million of incremental tax benefits will be recorded in additional paid-in capital when realized in these jurisdictions.

Stock Unit Awards

The Company’s performance-based restricted stock units granted in 2014 and 2013 incorporate a total shareholder return metric. The grant date fair value of these awards is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation model to estimate the Company’s shareholder-return ranking relative to an applicable stock index. The weighted average assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation model to calculate the fair value of the Company’s stock unit awards are as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014	2013
Expected volatility of stock price	40%	43%
Risk-free interest rate	0.85%	0.39%
Expected term of awards	3 years	3 years
Dividend yield	0.0%	0.0%

The activity related to the Company’s restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and cash units, consisted of (in thousands of shares):



		Time-Based RSUs				Performance-Based and Market-Based RSUs				Cash Unit Awards
		Number of Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Number of Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Number of Units	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2014 ^(a)		1,308		$	17.92	2,043		$	13.79	267	$	14.90
	Granted	352		41.15		235		39.37		—	—
	Vested ^(b)	(588	)	16.62		(432	)	10.91		—	—
	Forfeited/expired	(56	)	23.49		(32	)	21.48		—	—
Outstanding at March 31, 2014 ^(c)		1,016		$	26.40	1,814		$	17.66	267	$	14.90

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^(a)	Reflects the maximum number of stock units assuming achievement of all performance-, market- and time-vesting criteria and does not include those for non-employee directors. The weighted-average fair value of time-based RSUs, performance-based and market-based RSUs, and cash units granted in 2013 was $21.20, $20.30 and $17.14, respectively.


^(b)	The total grant date fair value of RSUs vested during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was $14 million and $14 million, respectively.

^(c)

The Company’s outstanding time-based RSUs, performance-based and market-based RSUs, and cash units had aggregate intrinsic value of $49 million, $88 million and $13 million, respectively. Aggregate unrecognized compensation expense related to time-based RSUs and performance-based and market-based RSUs amounted to $43 million and will be recognized over a weighted average vesting period of 1.3 years. The Company assumes that substantially all outstanding awards will vest over time.

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Stock Options

The stock option activity consisted of (in thousands of shares):



		Number of Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)
Outstanding at January 1, 2014		979		$	2.82	$	37	5.2
	Granted	—		—		—
	Exercised	(87	)	2.22		4
	Forfeited/expired	—		—		—
Outstanding at March 31, 2014 ^(a)		892		2.88		41		5.0
Exercisable at March 31, 2014		860		$	2.56	$	40	5.0

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^(a)	The Company assumes that substantially all outstanding stock options will vest over time.


13.	Financial Instruments

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company uses currency exchange contracts to manage its exposure to changes in currency exchange rates associated with its non-U.S.-dollar denominated receivables and forecasted royalties, forecasted earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries and forecasted non-U.S.-dollar denominated acquisitions. The Company primarily hedges a portion of its current-year currency exposure to the Australian, Canadian and New Zealand dollars, the Euro and the British pound sterling. The majority of forward contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. The fluctuations in the value of these forward contracts do, however, largely offset the impact of changes in the value of the underlying risk they economically hedge. Forward contracts used to hedge forecasted third-party receipts and disbursements up to 12 months are designated and do qualify as cash flow hedges.

The Company has designated its 6% Euro-denominated notes as a hedge of its net investment in Euro-denominated foreign operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recorded no gain or loss in accumulated other comprehensive income as part of currency translation adjustments. There was no ineffectiveness related to the Company's cash flow or net investment hedges during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and the Company does not expect to reclassify any amounts from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings over the next 12 months.

The Company uses various hedging strategies including interest rate swaps and interest rate caps to create an appropriate mix of fixed and floating rate assets and liabilities. The Company uses interest rate swaps and interest rate caps to manage the risk related to its floating rate corporate debt and its floating rate vehicle-backed debt. The Company records the effective portion of changes in the fair value of its cash flow hedges to other comprehensive income, net of tax, and subsequently reclassifies these amounts into earnings in the period during which the hedged transaction is recognized. The Company records the gains or losses related to freestanding derivatives, which are not designated as a hedge for accounting purposes, in its consolidated results of operations. The changes in fair values of hedges that are determined to be ineffective are immediately reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings. The Company estimates that $6 million of losses currently recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income will be recognized in earnings over the next 12 months.

From time to time, the Company enters into derivative commodity contracts to manage its exposure to changes in the price of unleaded gasoline. Changes in the fair value of these derivatives are recorded within operating expenses.

Certain of the Company’s derivative instruments contain collateral support provisions that require the Company to post cash collateral to the extent that such derivatives are in a liability position. The aggregate fair value of such derivatives and the aggregate fair value of assets needed to settle these derivatives as of March 31, 2014 was approximately $1 million, for which the Company has posted cash collateral in the normal course of business.

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The Company held derivative instruments with absolute notional values as follows:



	As of
	March 31, 2014
Interest rate caps ^(a)	$	11,981
Interest rate swaps	1,503
Foreign exchange swaps	548
Foreign exchange forward contracts	400

Commodity contracts (millions of gallons of unleaded gasoline)	7

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^(a)	Represents $9.7 billion of interest rate caps sold, partially offset by approximately $2.3 billion of interest rate caps purchased. These amounts exclude $7.5 billion of interest rate caps purchased by the Company’s Avis Budget Rental Car Funding subsidiary.

Fair values (Level 2) of derivative instruments were as follows:



		As of March 31, 2014				As of December 31, 2013
		Fair Value, Asset Derivatives		Fair Value, Liability Derivatives		Fair Value, Asset Derivatives		Fair Value, Liability Derivatives
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
	Interest rate swaps ^(a)	$	3	$	—	$	2	$	1

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
	Interest rate caps ^(b)	1		9		2		13
	Interest rate swaps	—		—		—		—
	Foreign exchange swaps and forward contracts ^(c)	3		13		3		5
	Commodity contracts	—		—		—		—
	Total	$	7	$	22	$	7	$	19

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Amounts in this table exclude derivatives issued by Avis Budget Rental Car Funding, as it is not consolidated by the Company; however, certain amounts related to the derivatives held by Avis Budget Rental Car Funding are included within accumulated other comprehensive income, as discussed in Note 11—Stockholders’ Equity.


^(a)	Included in other non-current assets or other non-current liabilities.


^(b)	Included in assets under vehicle programs or liabilities under vehicle programs.


^(c)	Included in other current assets or other current liabilities.

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The effects of derivatives recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements were as follows:



		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
	Interest rate swaps ^(a)	$	1		$	—
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments ^(b)
	Interest rate caps ^(c)	—			3
	Foreign exchange swaps and forward contracts^(d)	(18		)	1
	Commodity contracts ^(e)	—			2
	Total	$	(17	)	$	6

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^(a)	Recognized, net of tax, as a component of other comprehensive income within stockholders’ equity.


^(b)	Gains (losses) related to derivative instruments are expected to be largely offset by (losses) gains on the underlying exposures being hedged.


^(c)	Included in interest expense.


^(d)	For the three months ended March 31, 2014, included a $14 million loss in interest expense and a $4 million loss in operating expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, included a $1 million loss in interest expense and a $2 million gain in operating expenses.


^(e)	Included in operating expenses.

Debt Instruments

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values (Level 2) of debt instruments were as follows:



		As of March 31, 2014				As of December 31, 2013
		Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Corporate debt
	Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt, excluding convertible debt	$	327	$	348	$	23	$	23
	Convertible debt	66		197		66		159
	Long-term debt	3,303		3,397		3,305		3,416

Debt under vehicle programs
	Vehicle-backed debt due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding	$	6,359	$	6,493	$	5,656	$	5,732
	Vehicle-backed debt	1,631		1,640		1,668		1,675
	Interest rate swaps and interest rate contracts ^(a)	9		9		13		13

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^(a)	Derivatives in a liability position.


14.	Segment Information

The Company’s chief operating decision maker assesses performance and allocates resources based upon the separate financial information from the Company’s operating segments. In identifying its reportable segments, the Company considered the nature of services provided, the geographical areas in which the segments operated and other relevant factors. The Company aggregates two of its operating segments into each of its North America and International reportable segments.

Management evaluates the operating results of each of its reportable segments based upon revenue and “Adjusted EBITDA,” which the Company defines as income from continuing operations before non-vehicle related depreciation and amortization, any impairment charge, restructuring expense, early extinguishment of debt costs, non-vehicle related interest, transaction-related costs and income taxes. The Company’s presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies. In the first quarter of 2014, the Company revised its definition of Adjusted EBITDA to exclude

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restructuring expense and has recast its 2013 Adjusted EBITDA to conform with the revised definition, consistent with the manner in which management assesses performance and allocates resources. The Company’s presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies.



				Three Months Ended March 31,
				2014					2013
				Revenues		Adjusted EBITDA			Revenues ^(a)		Adjusted EBITDA ^(b)
North America				$	1,236	$	114		$	1,098	$	93
International				551		17			517		17
Truck Rental				75		(2		)	76		(5		)
Corporate and Other ^(c)				—		(12		)	—		(12		)
	Total Company			$	1,862	117			$	1,691	93

Less:		Non-vehicle related depreciation and amortization				41					34
		Interest expense related to corporate debt, net:
			Interest expense			56					58
			Early extinguishment of debt			—					40
		Transaction-related costs ^(d)				8					8
		Restructuring expense				7					10
Income (loss) before income taxes						$	5				$	(57	)

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^(a)	Amounts reflect the Company’s realignment of its operating segments (see Note 1 - Basis of Presentation for details). As a result, previously reported amounts were recast decreasing North America revenues and increasing International revenues by $2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013.

^(b)

Amounts reflect the revised definition of Adjusted EBITDA to exclude restructuring expense, which resulted in an increase in Adjusted EBITDA in North America, International and Truck Rental of $3 million, $3 million and $4 million, respectively, in the three months ended March 31, 2013. The realignment of the Company's operating segments had no effect on Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2013.


^(c)	Includes unallocated corporate overhead which is not attributable to a particular segment.


^(d)	During the three months ended March 31, 2014, transaction-related costs primarily comprised of a non-cash charge for re-acquired license rights and acquisition integration expenses. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, transaction-related costs primarily related to the integration of Avis Europe and the acquisition of Zipcar.

Since December 31, 2013, there have been no significant changes in segment assets other than in the Company’s North America segment. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, North America assets under vehicle programs were approximately $8.8 billion and $7.9 billion, respectively.

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15.	Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements

The following consolidating financial information presents Consolidating Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, Consolidating Condensed Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and Consolidating Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 for: (i) Avis Budget Group, Inc. (the “Parent”); (ii) ABCR and Avis Budget Finance, Inc. (the “Subsidiary Issuers”); (iii) the guarantor subsidiaries; (iv) the non-guarantor subsidiaries; (v) elimination entries necessary to consolidate the Parent with the Subsidiary Issuers, and the guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries; and (vi) the Company on a consolidated basis. The Subsidiary Issuers and the guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries are 100% owned by the Parent, either directly or indirectly. All guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several. This financial information is being presented in relation to the Company’s guarantee of the payment of principal, premium (if any) and interest on the senior notes issued by the Subsidiary Issuers. These senior notes consist of Floating rate notes due 2017, 4⅞% notes due 2017, 8¼% notes due 2019, 9¾% notes due 2020 and 5½% notes due April 2023 (collectively, the “Notes”). See Note 8—Long-term Debt and Borrowing Arrangements for additional information regarding these Notes. The Notes are guaranteed by the Parent and certain subsidiaries.

Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for using the equity method of accounting for purposes of the consolidating presentation. The principal elimination entries relate to investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions. For purposes of the accompanying Consolidating Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income, certain expenses incurred by the Subsidiary Issuers are allocated to the guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries. Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2013 consolidating condensed financial statements to report intercompany transactions on a gross basis and to conform to the current-year presentation. The reclassified amounts had no impact on reported net income, stockholders’ equity, or the net change in cash for the periods presented for the Parent, Subsidiary Issuer, Guarantor Subsidiaries, Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, Eliminations or the Company on a consolidated basis.

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Consolidating Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014



			Parent			Subsidiary Issuers			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
Revenues
	Vehicle rental		$	—		$	—		$	916		$	413	$	—		$	1,329
	Other		—			—			267			755		(489		)	533
Net revenues			—			—			1,183			1,168		(489		)	1,862

Expenses
	Operating		—			4			604			392		—			1,000
	Vehicle depreciation and lease charges, net		—			—			441			432		(440		)	433
	Selling, general and administrative		7			4			140			97		—			248
	Vehicle interest, net		—			—			45			68		(49		)	64
	Non-vehicle related depreciation and amortization		—			—			27			14		—			41
	Interest expense related to corporate debt, net:
		Interest expense	1			47			—			8		—			56
		Intercompany interest expense (income)	(3		)	(3		)	1			5		—			—
	Transaction-related costs		—			2			3			3		—			8
	Restructuring expense		—			—			2			5		—			7
Total expenses			5			54			1,263			1,024		(489		)	1,857
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries			(5		)	(54		)	(80		)	144		—			5
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes			(2		)	(21		)	18			6		—			1
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries			7			40			138			—		(185		)	—
Net income			$	4		$	7		$	40		$	138	$	(185	)	$	4

Comprehensive income			$	7		$	11		$	43		$	141	$	(195	)	$	7

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2013



			Parent			Subsidiary Issuers			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues
	Vehicle rental		$	—		$	—		$	837		$	380		$	—		$	1,217
	Other		—			—			246			526			(298		)	474
Net revenues			—			—			1,083			906			(298		)	1,691

Expenses
	Operating		2			1			558			370			—			931
	Vehicle depreciation and lease charges, net		—			—			260			243			(117		)	386
	Selling, general and administrative		9			1			131			83			—			224
	Vehicle interest, net		—			—			42			58			(43		)	57
	Non-vehicle related depreciation and amortization		—			—			22			12			—			34
	Interest expense related to corporate debt, net:
		Interest expense	1			54			—			3			—			58
		Intercompany interest expense (income)	(3		)	(11		)	3			11			—			—
		Early extinguishment of debt	39			1			—			—			—			40
	Restructuring expense		—			—			6			4			—			10
	Transaction-related costs		—			4			1			3			—			8
Total expenses			48			50			1,023			787			(160		)	1,748
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries			(48		)	(50		)	60			119			(138		)	(57		)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes			(4		)	(20		)	14			(1		)	—			(11		)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries			(2		)	28			(18		)	—			(8		)	—
Net income (loss)			$	(46	)	$	(2	)	$	28		$	120		$	(146	)	$	(46	)

Comprehensive income (loss)			$	(69	)	$	(25	)	$	2		$	95		$	(72	)	$	(69	)

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Consolidating Condensed Balance Sheets

As of March 31, 2014



		Parent		Subsidiary Issuers		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
Assets
Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	5	$	459	$	—	$	377	$	—		$	841
	Receivables, net	—		—		183		463		—			646
	Deferred income taxes	1		—		155		23		(5		)	174
	Other current assets	3		75		93		330		—			501
Total current assets		9		534		431		1,193		(5		)	2,162

Property and equipment, net		—		104		312		197		—			613
Deferred income taxes		20		1,107		141		—		(4		)	1,264
Goodwill		—		—		339		374		—			713
Other intangibles, net		—		41		516		375		—			932
Other non-current assets		104		91		18		149		—			362
Intercompany receivables		146		—		865		626		(1,637		)	—
Investment in subsidiaries		617		2,944		3,340		—		(6,901		)	—
Total assets exclusive of assets under vehicle programs		896		4,821		5,962		2,914		(8,547		)	6,046

Assets under vehicle programs:
	Program cash	—		—		—		104		—			104
	Vehicles, net	—		7		14		10,596		—			10,617
	Receivables from vehicle manufacturers and other	—		—		—		240		—			240
	Investment in Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC-related party	—		—		—		362		—			362
		—		7		14		11,302		—			11,323
Total assets		$	896	$	4,828	$	5,976	$	14,216	$	(8,547	)	$	17,369

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable and other current liabilities	$	28	$	211	$	502	$	738	$	(5	)	$	1,474
	Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	66		306		3		18		—			393
Total current liabilities		94		517		505		756		(5		)	1,867

Long-term debt		—		2,660		5		638		—			3,303
Other non-current liabilities		99		93		229		423		(4		)	840
Intercompany payables		—		932		345		360		(1,637		)	—
Total liabilities exclusive of liabilities under vehicle programs		193		4,202		1,084		2,177		(1,646		)	6,010

Liabilities under vehicle programs:
	Debt	—		9		—		1,631		—			1,640
	Due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC-related party	—		—		—		6,359		—			6,359
Deferred income taxes		—		—		1,948		193		—			2,141
Other		—		—		—		516		—			516
		—		9		1,948		8,699		—			10,656
Total stockholders’ equity		703		617		2,944		3,340		(6,901		)	703
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	896	$	4,828	$	5,976	$	14,216	$	(8,547	)	$	17,369

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As of December 31, 2013



		Parent		Subsidiary Issuers		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
Assets
Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	14	$	242	$	12	$	425	$	—		$	693
	Receivables, net	—		—		150		469		—			619
	Deferred income taxes	1		—		156		21		(1		)	177
	Other current assets	4		80		82		289		—			455
Total current assets		19		322		400		1,204		(1		)	1,944

Property and equipment, net		—		109		312		193		—			614
Deferred income taxes		20		1,142		141		—		(4		)	1,299
Goodwill		—		—		342		349		—			691
Other intangibles, net		—		41		519		363		—			923
Other non-current assets		104		96		18		143		—			361
Intercompany receivables		145		210		853		331		(1,539		)	—
Investment in subsidiaries		671		2,900		3,347		—		(6,918		)	—
Total assets exclusive of assets under vehicle programs		959		4,820		5,932		2,583		(8,462		)	5,832

Assets under vehicle programs:
	Program cash	—		—		—		116		—			116
	Vehicles, net	—		10		9		9,563		—			9,582
	Receivables from vehicle manufacturers and other	—		—		—		391		—			391
	Investment in Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC-related party	—		—		—		363		—			363
		—		10		9		10,433		—			10,452
Total assets		$	959	$	4,830	$	5,941	$	13,016	$	(8,462	)	$	16,284

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable and other current liabilities	$	25	$	238	$	487	$	730	$	(1	)	$	1,479
	Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	65		14		3		7		—			89
Total current liabilities		90		252		490		737		(1		)	1,568

Long-term debt		—		2,955		6		344		—			3,305
Other non-current liabilities		98		96		221		436		(4		)	847
Intercompany payables		—		844		340		355		(1,539		)	—
Total liabilities exclusive of liabilities under vehicle programs		188		4,147		1,057		1,872		(1,544		)	5,720

Liabilities under vehicle programs:
	Debt	—		11		—		1,670		—			1,681
	Due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC-related party	—		—		—		5,656		—			5,656
	Deferred income taxes	—		—		1,984		193		—			2,177
	Other	—		1		—		278		—			279
		—		12		1,984		7,797		—			9,793
Total stockholders’ equity		771		671		2,900		3,347		(6,918		)	771
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	959	$	4,830	$	5,941	$	13,016	$	(8,462	)	$	16,284

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Consolidating Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014



	Parent			Subsidiary Issuers			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	2		$	284		$	14		$	90		$	—		$	390

Investing activities
Property and equipment additions	—			(3		)	(17		)	(16		)	—			(36		)
Proceeds received on asset sales	—			2			—			1			—			3
Net assets acquired (net of cash acquired)	—			—			—			(124		)	—			(124		)
Other, net	57			(7		)	—			—			(57		)	(7		)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities exclusive of vehicle programs	57			(8		)	(17		)	(139		)	(57		)	(164		)

Vehicle programs:
Decrease in program cash	—			—			—			12			—			12
Investment in vehicles	—			(1		)	(8		)	(3,266		)	—			(3,275		)
Proceeds received on disposition of vehicles	—			3			—			2,467			—			2,470
	—			2			(8		)	(787		)	—			(793		)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	57			(6		)	(25		)	(926		)	(57		)	(957		)

Financing activities
Proceeds from long-term borrowings	—			—			—			295			—			295
Payments on long-term borrowings	—			(4		)	(1		)	—			—			(5		)
Net change in short-term borrowings	—			—			—			11			—			11
Repurchases of common stock	(67		)	—			—			—			—			(67		)
Debt financing fees	—			—			—			(5		)	—			(5		)
Other, net	(1		)	(57		)	—			—			57			(1		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities exclusive of vehicle programs	(68		)	(61		)	(1		)	301			57			228

Vehicle programs:
Proceeds from borrowings	—			—			—			3,775			—			3,775
Payments on borrowings	—			—			—			(3,280		)	—			(3,280		)
Debt financing fees	—			—			—			(7		)	—			(7		)
	—			—			—			488			—			488
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(68		)	(61		)	(1		)	789			57			716
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	—			—			—			(1		)	—			(1		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(9		)	217			(12		)	(48		)	—			148
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	14			242			12			425			—			693
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	5		$	459		$	—		$	377		$	—		$	841

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	Parent			Subsidiary Issuers			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(17	)	$	(59	)	$	(25	)	$	401		$	—		$	300

Investing activities
Property and equipment additions	—			(5		)	(10		)	(6		)	—			(21		)
Proceeds received on asset sales	—			2			—			2			—			4
Net assets acquired (net of cash acquired)	—			(513		)	16			21			—			(476		)
Intercompany loan receipts	—			70			—			—			(70		)	—
Other, net	96			(1		)	28			(1		)	(96		)	26
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities exclusive of vehicle programs	96			(447		)	34			16			(166		)	(467		)

Vehicle programs:
Increase in program cash	—			—			—			(24		)	—			(24		)
Investment in vehicles	—			(1		)	—			(3,110		)	—			(3,111		)
Proceeds received on disposition of vehicles	—			1			—			2,393			—			2,394
	—			—			—			(741		)	—			(741		)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	96			(447		)	34			(725		)	(166		)	(1,208		)

Financing activities
Proceeds from long-term borrowings	—			1,225			—			—			—			1,225
Payments on long-term borrowings	(89		)	(698		)	(1		)	—			—			(788		)
Net change in short-term borrowings	—			—			—			(31		)	—			(31		)
Purchase of warrants	(28		)	—			—			—			—			(28		)
Proceeds from sale of call options	37			—			—			—			—			37
Intercompany loan payments	—			—			—			(70		)	70			—
Debt financing fees	—			(10		)	—			—			—			(10		)
Other, net	2			(96		)	—			—			96			2
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities exclusive of vehicle programs	(78		)	421			(1		)	(101		)	166			407

Vehicle programs:
Proceeds from borrowings	—			—			—			3,762			—			3,762
Payments on borrowings	—			—			—			(3,279		)	—			(3,279		)
Debt financing fees	—			—			—			(17		)	—			(17		)
	—			—			—			466			—			466
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(78		)	421			(1		)	365			166			873
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	—			—			—			(2		)	—			(2		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	1			(85		)	8			39			—			(37		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	5			102			—			499			—			606
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	6		$	17		$	8		$	538		$	—		$	569

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16.	Subsequent Events

In April 2014, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a $235 million increase to the Company's share repurchase program.

In April 2014, the Company used proceeds from its issuance of €200 million of additional 6% Euro-denominated Senior Notes to repurchase $292 million principal amount of its 8¼% Senior Notes. In connection with this repurchase, the Company expects to record debt extinguishment costs of approximately $26 million.

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Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and accompanying Notes thereto included elsewhere herein and with our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20, 2014 (the “2013 Form 10-K”). Our actual results of operations may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including but not limited to those included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and those included in the “Risk Factors” set forth in Item 1A of our 2013 Form 10-K. Unless otherwise noted, all dollar amounts in tables are in millions and those relating to our results of operations are presented before taxes.

OVERVIEW

Our Company

We operate three of the most recognized brands in the global vehicle rental and car sharing industry, Avis, Budget and Zipcar. We are a leading vehicle rental operator in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and certain other regions we serve, with a fleet of approximately 500,000 vehicles. We also license the use of the Avis and Budget trademarks to licensees in the areas in which we do not operate directly. We and our licensees operate the Avis, Budget and/or Zipcar brands in approximately 175 countries throughout the world.

Our Segments

We categorize our operations into three reportable business segments: North America, consisting of our Avis and Budget car rental operations in the United States, our Avis and Budget vehicle rental operations in Canada, and our Zipcar car sharing operations in North America; International, consisting of our Avis and Budget vehicle rental operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand, and our car sharing operations in certain of these markets; and Truck Rental, consisting of our Budget truck rental operations in the United States. Our segments include the financial results of Zipcar since our acquisition of such business in March 2013. In conjunction with a change in our management structure in first quarter 2014, we re-aligned components of our Zipcar operations among our business segments. Segment financial information presented below has been recast to conform with our current business segment reporting alignment for all periods presented.

Business and Trends

Our revenues are derived principally from car and truck rentals in our Company-owned operations and include:


•	time and mileage (“T&M”) fees charged to our customers for vehicle rentals;


•	payments from our customers with respect to certain operating expenses we incur, including gasoline and vehicle licensing fees, as well as concession fees, which we pay in exchange for the right to operate at airports and other locations;


•	sales of loss damage waivers and insurance and rentals of navigation units and other items in conjunction with vehicle rentals; and


•	royalty revenue from our licensees in conjunction with their vehicle rental transactions.

Our operating results are subject to variability due to seasonality, macroeconomic conditions and other factors. Car rental volumes tend to be associated with the travel industry, particularly airline passenger volumes, or enplanements, which in turn tend to reflect general economic conditions. Our vehicle rental operations are also seasonal, with the third quarter of the year historically having been our strongest due to the increased level of leisure travel during such quarter. We have a partially variable cost structure and routinely adjust the size, and therefore the cost, of our rental fleet in response to fluctuations in demand.

We believe that the following factors, among others, may affect and/or impact our financial condition and results of operations:


•	worldwide enplanements;

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•	fleet, pricing, marketing and strategic decisions made by us and by our competitors;


•	changes in fleet costs and in conditions in the used vehicle marketplace;


•	changes in borrowing costs and in market willingness to purchase corporate and vehicle-related debt;


•	our acquisitions, our integration of acquired operations and our realization of synergies, particularly with respect to Zipcar and Avis Europe;


•	demand for car sharing services;


•	changes in the price of gasoline;


•	changes in currency exchange rates; and


•	demand for truck rentals.

Thus far in 2014, we continue to operate in an uncertain and uneven economic environment. Nonetheless, we anticipate that worldwide demand for vehicle rental and car sharing services will increase in 2014, most likely against a backdrop of modest economic growth in most of the geographic markets in which we operate directly. We also expect that our access to new fleet vehicles will be adequate to meet our needs for both replacement of existing vehicles in the normal course and for growth to meet incremental demand. We will look to pursue opportunities for further pricing increases in 2014 in order to maintain our returns on invested capital and to enhance our profitability.

Our objective is to focus on strategically accelerating our growth, strengthening our global position as a leading provider of vehicle rental services, continuing to enhance our customers’ rental experience, and controlling costs and driving efficiency throughout the organization. We operate in a highly competitive industry and we expect to continue to face challenges and risks. We seek to mitigate our exposure to risks in numerous ways, including delivering upon our core strategic initiatives and through continued optimization of fleet levels to match changes in demand for vehicle rentals, maintenance of liquidity to fund our fleet and our operations, and adjustments in the size, nature and terms of our relationships with vehicle manufacturers.

Year-to-Date Highlights

In the three months ended March 31, 2014:


•	Our net revenues increased 10% year-over-year to $1.9 billion in 2014.


•	Pricing (our average T&M revenue per rental day) increased 2% in North America, excluding Zipcar and Payless Car Rental (“Payless”) driven by increases in both commercial and leisure pricing.


•	Adjusted EBITDA increased 26% to $117 million in 2014, as a result of increased revenue (excluding acquisitions) as well as our acquisitions of Zipcar and Payless.


•	We repurchased $75 million of our common stock, reducing our diluted shares outstanding by approximately 1.6 million shares.


•	We acquired our Budget licensee in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and also re-acquired the right to operate the Budget brand in Portugal.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

We measure performance using the following key operating statistics: (i) rental days, which represents the total number of days (or portion thereof) a vehicle was rented, and (ii) T&M revenue per rental day, which represents the average daily revenue we earned from rental and mileage fees charged to our customers. We also measure our ancillary revenues (rental-transaction revenue other than T&M revenue), such as from the sale of collision and loss damage waivers, insurance products and fuel service options and portable GPS navigation unit rentals. Our vehicle rental operating statistics (rental days and T&M revenue per rental day) are all calculated based on the actual rental of the vehicle during a 24-hour period. We believe that this methodology, while conservative, provides our management with the most relevant statistics in order to manage the business. Our calculation may not be comparable to other companies’ calculation of similarly-titled statistics.

We assess performance and allocate resources based upon the separate financial information of our operating segments. In identifying our reportable segments, we also consider the nature of services provided by our operating segments, the geographical areas in which our segments operate and other relevant factors. Management evaluates the operating results of each of our reportable segments based upon revenue and “Adjusted EBITDA”, which we define as income from continuing operations before non-vehicle related depreciation and amortization, any impairment charges, restructuring expense, early extinguishment of debt costs, non-vehicle related interest, transaction-related costs and income taxes. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies. In the first quarter of 2014, we revised our definition of Adjusted EBITDA to exclude restructuring expense and have recast our 2013 Adjusted EBITDA amounts to conform with the revised definition. For additional information regarding the impact of the change in our definition of Adjusted EBITDA, refer to Note 14 - Segment Information.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 vs. Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

Our consolidated results of operations comprised the following:



			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013			Change			% Change
Revenues
	Vehicle rental		$	1,329	$	1,217		$	112		9	%
	Other		533		474			59			12	%
Net revenues			1,862		1,691			171			10	%

Expenses
	Operating		1,000		931			69			7	%
	Vehicle depreciation and lease charges, net		433		386			47			12	%
	Selling, general and administrative		248		224			24			11	%
	Vehicle interest, net		64		57			7			12	%
	Non-vehicle related depreciation and amortization		41		34			7			21	%
	Interest expense related to corporate debt, net:
		Interest expense	56		58			(2		)	(3	%)
		Early extinguishment of debt	—		40			(40		)	*
	Transaction-related costs		8		8			—			0	%
	Restructuring expense		7		10			(3		)	(30	%)
Total expenses			1,857		1,748			109			6	%

Income (loss) before income taxes			5		(57		)	62			*
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes			1		(11		)	12			*

Net income (loss)			$	4	$	(46	)	$	50		*

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*	Not meaningful.

During first quarter 2014, our net revenues increased principally as a result of a 4% increase in total rental days (excluding Zipcar and Payless), $54 million of incremental revenue from Zipcar, $30 million of revenue from

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Payless and a 7% increase in ancillary revenues (excluding Zipcar and Payless). Movements in currency exchange rates did not have a significant impact on revenues during first quarter 2014 compared to 2013.

Total expenses increased as a result of higher operating expenses resulting from increased volumes; higher vehicle depreciation and lease charges as a result of a 2% increase in our car rental fleet and a 6% increase in our per-unit fleet costs (excluding Zipcar and Payless); and higher selling, general and administrative costs, driven by the acquisition of Zipcar. These increases were partially offset by the decrease in debt extinguishment costs. As a result, despite a $9 million negative pretax impact from currency exchange rate movements, our net income increased by $50 million. Our effective tax rates were a provision of 20% and a benefit of 19% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, principally due to a discrete $1 million state income tax item in 2014 and the treatment of the expenses for the early extinguishment of corporate debt in 2013.

In the three months ended March 31, 2014:


•	Operating expenses decreased to 53.7% of revenue from 55.1% in first quarter 2013, driven by higher rental volumes, increased ancillary revenues and our continued cost-reduction efforts.


•	Vehicle depreciation and lease charges increased to 23.2% of revenue from 22.8% in first quarter 2013, principally due to higher per-unit fleet costs in North America.


•	Selling, general and administrative costs increased to 13.3% of revenue from 13.2% in first quarter 2013.


•	Vehicle interest costs were 3.5% of revenue compared to 3.4% in the prior-year period.

Following is a more detailed discussion of the results of each of our reportable segments:



				Revenues						Adjusted EBITDA
				2014		2013		% Change		2014			2013			% Change
North America				$	1,236	$	1,098	13	%	$	114		$	93		23	%
International				551		517		7	%	17			17			0	%
Truck Rental				75		76		(1	%)	(2		)	(5		)	*
Corporate and Other ^(a)				—		—		*		(12		)	(12		)	*
	Total Company			$	1,862	$	1,691	10	%	117			93			26	%

Less:		Non-vehicle related depreciation and amortization								41			34
		Interest expense related to corporate debt, net:
			Interest expense							56			58
			Early extinguishment of debt							—			40
		Transaction-related costs ^(b)								8			8
		Restructuring expense								7			10
Income (loss) before income taxes										$	5		$	(57	)

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*	Not meaningful.


^(a)	Includes unallocated corporate overhead which is not attributable to a particular segment.


^(b)	Primarily comprised of a non-cash charge for re-acquired license rights and acquisition integration expenses.

North America



	2014		2013		% Change
Revenue	$	1,236	$	1,098	13	%
Adjusted EBITDA	114		93		23	%

Revenues increased 13% in first quarter 2014 compared with first quarter 2013, primarily due to the acquisitions of Zipcar and Payless, as well as 4% growth in rental volumes and a 2% increase in pricing (excluding Zipcar and Payless).

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Adjusted EBITDA increased 23% in first quarter 2014 compared with first quarter 2013, primarily due to the acquisitions of Zipcar and Payless as well as increased pricing and rental volumes (excluding Zipcar and Payless), partially offset by 8% higher per-unit fleet costs (excluding Zipcar and Payless).

In the three months ended March 31, 2014:


•	Operating expenses were 51.2% of revenue, a decrease from 51.7% in the prior-year period, primarily due to increased pricing.


•	Vehicle depreciation and lease charges increased to 24.2% of revenue from 24.0% in first quarter 2013.


•	Selling, general and administrative costs decreased to 11.3% of revenue from 11.6% in the prior-year period.


•	Vehicle interest costs declined to 4.1% of revenue compared to 4.2% in first quarter 2013.

International



	2014		2013		% Change
Revenue	$	551	$	517	7	%
Adjusted EBITDA	17		17		0	%

Revenues increased 7% during first quarter 2014 compared to first quarter 2013, primarily due to a 3% increase in rental volumes and an 8% increase in ancillary revenues.

Adjusted EBITDA remained level in first quarter 2014 compared to first quarter 2013, with the benefit of higher revenue offset by a $9 million negative impact from currency exchange rate changes.

In the three months ended March 31, 2014:


•	Operating expenses were 57.4% of revenue, a decrease from 58.9% in the prior-year period, primarily due to increased ancillary revenues.


•	Vehicle depreciation and lease charges, at 21.3% of revenue, remained level compared to first quarter 2013.


•	Selling, general and administrative costs increased to 16.2% of revenue from 15.1% in the prior-year period, primarily due to the acquisition of Zipcar and increased advertising and brand investments.


•	Vehicle interest costs increased to 2.1% of revenue compared to 1.6% in first quarter 2013, due to lower cash balances in 2014.

Truck Rental



	2014			2013			% Change
Revenue	$	75		$	76		(1	%)
Adjusted EBITDA	(2		)	(5		)	*

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*	Not meaningful.

Revenues decreased $1 million due to a 3% decrease in total rental days and lower ancillary sales, largely offset by a 4% increase in pricing.

Adjusted EBITDA increased in first quarter 2014 compared with first quarter 2013, principally due to increased pricing and lower maintenance costs as we realize the benefits of our previous restructuring initiative.

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FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We present separately the financial data of our vehicle programs. These programs are distinct from our other activities as the assets under vehicle programs are generally funded through the issuance of debt that is collateralized by such assets. The income generated by these assets is used, in part, to repay the principal and interest associated with the debt. Cash inflows and outflows relating to the generation or acquisition of such assets and the principal debt repayment or financing of such assets are classified as activities of our vehicle programs. We believe it is appropriate to segregate the financial data of our vehicle programs because, ultimately, the source of repayment of such debt is the realization of such assets.

FINANCIAL CONDITION



	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013		Change
Total assets exclusive of assets under vehicle programs	$	6,046	$	5,832	$	214
Total liabilities exclusive of liabilities under vehicle programs	6,010		5,720		290
Assets under vehicle programs	11,323		10,452		871
Liabilities under vehicle programs	10,656		9,793		863
Stockholders’ equity	703		771		(68		)

Total assets exclusive of assets under vehicle programs increased primarily due to a temporary increase in cash from the issuance of additional 6% Euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2021 (see “Liquidity and Capital Resources”).

Total liabilities exclusive of liabilities under vehicle programs increased primarily due to a temporary increase in corporate debt (see “Liquidity and Capital Resources” regarding the changes in our corporate financings).

The increases in assets under vehicle programs and liabilities under vehicle programs are principally related to the seasonal increase in the size of our vehicle rental fleet and associated funding.

The decrease in stockholders' equity is primarily due to the repurchase of our common stock.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our principal sources of liquidity are cash on hand and our ability to generate cash through operations and financing activities, as well as available funding arrangements and committed credit facilities, each of which is discussed below.

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we issued €200 million (approximately $275 million) of additional 6% Euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2021 at 106.75% of their face value, for aggregate proceeds of approximately $295 million. Proceeds from the offering were used in April 2014 to repurchase $292 million principal amount of our 8¼% Senior Notes due 2019 for $316 million plus accrued interest. In addition, we repurchased approximately 1.6 million shares of our outstanding common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2014, and increased our borrowings under vehicle programs to fund the seasonal increase in our rental fleet.

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CASH FLOWS

The following table summarizes our cash flows:



		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013			Change
Cash provided by (used in):
	Operating activities	$	390		$	300		$	90
	Investing activities	(957		)	(1,208		)	251
	Financing activities	716			873			(157		)
Effect of exchange rate changes		(1		)	(2		)	1
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		148			(37		)	185
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		693			606			87
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	841		$	569		$	272

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we generated $90 million more cash from operating activities compared with the same period in 2013 principally due to an increase in our net income and a decrease in our income tax payments.

The decrease in cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared with the same period in 2013 is primarily due to the use of cash in 2013 for our acquisition of Zipcar, partially offset by the acquisition of our Budget licensee in Edmonton in 2014.

The decrease in cash provided by financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared with the same period in 2013 is primarily due to higher corporate borrowings in 2013 to fund the acquisition of Zipcar, as well as the use of cash in 2014 to repurchase common stock.

DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

At March 31, 2014, we had approximately $11.7 billion of indebtedness, including corporate indebtedness of approximately $3.7 billion and debt under vehicle programs of approximately $8.0 billion.

Corporate indebtedness consisted of:



		As of		As of
	Maturity Dates	March 31,		December 31,
	Maturity Dates	2014		2013
3½% Convertible Notes ^(a)	October 2014	$	66	$	66
4⅞% Senior Notes	November 2017	300		300
Floating Rate Senior Notes ^(b)	December 2017	247		247
8¼% Senior Notes ^(c)	January 2019	691		691
Floating Rate Term Loan ^(d)	March 2019	988		989
9¾% Senior Notes	March 2020	223		223
6% Euro-denominated Senior Notes	March 2021	638		344
5½% Senior Notes	April 2023	500		500
		3,653		3,360
Other		43		34
Total		$	3,696	$	3,394

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^(a)	As of March 31, 2014, the 3½% convertible notes are convertible by the holders into approximately 4 million shares of the Company’s common stock.


^(b)	The interest rate on these notes is equal to three-month LIBOR plus 275 basis points, for an aggregate rate of 3.00% at March 31, 2014; the Company has entered into an interest rate swap to hedge its interest rate exposure related to these notes at an aggregate rate of 3.58%.


^(c)	As of March 31, 2014, the Company called $292 million of the 8¼% Senior Notes due 2019 for redemption; accordingly, these are included in current portion of long-term debt.

^(d)

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The following table summarizes the components of our debt under vehicle programs, including related party debt due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC (“Avis Budget Rental Car Funding”):



	As of		As of
	March 31,		December 31,
	2014		2013
North America - Debt due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding ^(a)	$	6,359	$	5,656
North America - Canadian borrowings ^{(a)( b)}	482		400
International - Debt borrowings ^(c)	584		731
International - Capital leases ^(a)	353		289
Truck Rental - Debt borrowings	211		226
Other	10		35
Total	$	7,999	$	7,337

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^(a)	The increase reflects additional borrowings principally to fund an increase in the Company’s fleet driven by increased rental volume.


^(b)	The increase reflects additional borrowings principally to fund an increase in the Company’s fleet driven by the acquisition of its Budget licensee for Edmonton.


^(c)	The decrease is principally related to the timing of borrowings related to recently acquired fleet.

As of March 31, 2014, the committed corporate credit facilities available to us and/or our subsidiaries included:



	Total Capacity		Outstanding Borrowings		Letters of Credit Issued		Available Capacity
Revolving credit facility maturing 2018 ^(a)	$	1,650	$	—	$	638	$	1,012
Other facilities ^(b)	13		1		—		12

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^(a)	The senior revolving credit facility bears interest at one-month LIBOR, plus 225 basis points. The senior revolving credit facility is part of the Company’s senior credit facility, which is secured by pledges of capital stock of certain subsidiaries of the Company, and liens on substantially all of the Company’s intellectual property and certain other real and personal property.


^(b)	These facilities encompass bank overdraft lines of credit, bearing interest of 5.14% to 5.69% as of March 31, 2014.

The following table presents available funding under our debt arrangements related to our vehicle programs at March 31, 2014:



	Total Capacity ^(a)		Outstanding Borrowings		Available Capacity
North America - Debt due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding ^(b)	$	8,544	$	6,359	$	2,185
North America - Canadian borrowings ^(c)	724		482		242
International - Debt borrowings ^(d)	1,511		584		927
International - Capital leases ^(e)	468		353		115
Truck Rental - Debt borrowings ^(f)	230		211		19
Other	10		10		—
Total	$	11,487	$	7,999	$	3,488

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^(a)	Capacity is subject to maintaining sufficient assets to collateralize debt.


^(b)	The outstanding debt is collateralized by approximately $8.1 billion of underlying vehicles and related assets.


^(c)	The outstanding debt is collateralized by $604 million of underlying vehicles and related assets.


^(d)	The outstanding debt is collateralized by approximately $1.0 billion of underlying vehicles and related assets.


^(e)	The outstanding debt is collateralized by $387 million of underlying vehicles and related assets.


^(f)	The outstanding debt is collateralized by $351 million of underlying vehicles and related assets.

LIQUIDITY RISK

Our primary liquidity needs include the payment of operating expenses, servicing of corporate and vehicle related debt and procurement of rental vehicles to be used in our operations. The present intention of management is to reinvest the undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries indefinitely into our foreign operations. We do not anticipate the need to repatriate foreign earnings to the United States to service corporate debt or for other U.S. needs. Our primary sources of funding are operating revenue, cash received upon the sale of vehicles, borrowings under our vehicle-backed borrowing arrangements and our senior revolving credit facility, and other financing activities.

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As discussed above, as of March 31, 2014, we have cash and cash equivalents of $841 million, available borrowing capacity under our committed credit facilities of $1.0 billion and available capacity under our vehicle programs of approximately $3.5 billion. In April 2014, we repurchased $292 million principal amount of our 8¼% Senior Notes for $316 million plus accrued interest and obtained Board approval to expand our $200 million share repurchase authorization by $235 million. We intend to fund share repurchases under the program with our cash flow from operations.

Our liquidity position could be negatively affected by financial market disruptions or a downturn in the U.S. and worldwide economies, which may result in unfavorable conditions in the vehicle rental industry, in the asset-backed financing market, and in the credit markets generally. We believe these factors have in the past affected and could in the future affect the debt ratings assigned to us by credit rating agencies and the cost of our borrowings. Additionally, a downturn in the worldwide economy or a disruption in the credit markets could impact our liquidity due to (i) decreased demand and pricing for vehicles in the used-vehicle market, (ii) increased costs associated with, and/or reduced capacity or increased collateral needs under, our financings, (iii) the adverse impact of vehicle manufacturers, including Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Peugeot, Volkswagen, Kia, Fiat, Subaru, BMW and Toyota being unable or unwilling to honor their obligations to repurchase or guarantee the depreciation on the related program vehicles, (iv) disruption in our ability to obtain financing due to negative credit events specific to us or affecting the overall debt market and (v) the effect of Realogy or Wyndham being unable or unwilling to honor its respective obligations under the agreements governing their disposition.

Our liquidity position could also be negatively impacted if we are unable to remain in compliance with the financial and other covenants associated with our senior credit facility and other borrowings including a maximum leverage ratio. As of March 31, 2014, we were in compliance with the financial covenants in our senior credit facility. For additional information regarding our liquidity risks, see Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our 2013 Form 10-K.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

Our future contractual obligations have not changed significantly from the amounts reported within our 2013 Form 10-K with the exception of our commitment to purchase vehicles, which decreased by approximately $810 million from December 31, 2013, to approximately $5.6 billion at March 31, 2014. Changes to our obligations related to corporate indebtedness and debt under vehicle programs are presented above within the section titled “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Debt and Financing Arrangements” and also within Notes 8 and 9 to our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The results of the majority of our recurring operations are recorded in our financial statements using accounting policies that are not particularly subjective, nor complex. However, in presenting our financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, we are required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported therein. Several of the estimates and assumptions that we are required to make pertain to matters that are inherently uncertain as they relate to future events. Presented within the section titled “Critical Accounting Policies” of our 2013 Form 10-K are the accounting policies (related to goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets, business combinations, vehicles, income taxes and public liability, property damage and other insurance liabilities) that we believe require subjective and/or complex judgments that could potentially affect 2014 reported results. There have been no significant changes to those accounting policies or our assessment of which accounting policies we would consider to be critical accounting policies.


Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are exposed to a variety of market risks, including changes in currency exchange rates, interest rates and gasoline prices.

We manage our exposure to market risks through our regular operating and financing activities and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments, particularly swap contracts, futures and options contracts, to manage and reduce the interest rate risk related to our debt; foreign currency forward contracts to manage and reduce currency exchange-rate risk; and derivative commodity instruments to manage and reduce the risk of changing unleaded gasoline prices.

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We are exclusively an end user of these instruments. We do not engage in trading, market-making or other speculative activities in the derivatives markets. We manage our exposure to counterparty credit risk related to our use of derivatives through specific minimum credit standards, diversification of counterparties, and procedures to monitor concentrations of credit risk. Our counterparties are substantial investment and commercial banks with significant experience providing such derivative instruments.

Our total market risk is influenced by a wide variety of factors including the volatility present within the markets and the liquidity of the markets. There are certain limitations inherent in the sensitivity analyses presented below. These “shock tests” are constrained by several factors, including the necessity to conduct the analysis based on a single point in time and the inability to include the complex market reactions that normally would arise from the market shifts modeled. For additional information regarding our long-term borrowings and financial instruments, see Notes 8, 9 and 13 to our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

Currency Risk Management

We have currency exchange rate exposure to exchange rate fluctuations worldwide and particularly with respect to the Australian, Canadian and New Zealand dollars, the Euro and the British pound sterling. We use currency forward contracts and currency swaps to manage exchange rate risk that arises from certain intercompany transactions, and from non-functional currency denominated assets and liabilities and earnings denominated in non-U.S. dollar currencies. Our foreign currency forward contracts are often not designated as hedges and therefore changes in the fair value of these derivatives are recognized in earnings as they occur. We anticipate that such currency exchange rate risk will remain a market risk exposure for the foreseeable future.

We assess our market risk based on changes in currency exchange rates utilizing a sensitivity analysis. Based on our currency forward contracts as of March 31, 2014, we estimate that a 10% change in currency exchange rates would not have a material impact on our earnings. Because gains or losses related to currency forward contracts are expected to be offset by corresponding gains or losses on the underlying exposures being hedged, when combined, these currency forward contracts and the underlying exposures do not create a material impact to our results of operations, balance sheet or liquidity.

Interest Rate Risk Management

Our primary interest rate exposure at March 31, 2014, was interest rate fluctuations in the United States, specifically LIBOR and commercial paper interest rates due to their impact on variable rate borrowings and other interest rate sensitive liabilities. We use interest rate swaps and caps to manage our exposure to interest rate movements. We anticipate that LIBOR and commercial paper rates will remain a primary market risk exposure for the foreseeable future.

We assess our market risk based on changes in interest rates utilizing a sensitivity analysis. Based on our interest rate derivatives as of March 31, 2014, we estimate that a 10% change in interest rates would not have a material impact on our earnings. Because gains or losses related to interest rate derivatives are expected to be offset by corresponding gains or losses on the underlying exposures being hedged, when combined, these interest rate contracts and the offsetting underlying commitments do not create a material impact to our results of operations, balance sheet or liquidity.

Commodity Risk Management

We have commodity price exposure related to fluctuations in the price of unleaded gasoline. We anticipate that such commodity risk will remain a market risk exposure for the foreseeable future. We determined that a hypothetical 10% change in the price of unleaded gasoline would not have a material impact on our earnings for the period ended March 31, 2014.

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Item 4.	Controls and Procedures

(a)

Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the period ended March 31, 2014.

(b)

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. During the fiscal quarter to which this report relates, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.	Legal Proceedings.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the Company had no material developments to report with respect to its legal proceedings. For additional information regarding the Company’s legal proceedings, please refer to the Company’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K.


Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following is a summary of Avis Budget Group’s common stock repurchases by month for the quarter ended March 31, 2014:



	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January 1-31, 2014	216,809	$	39.86	216,809	$	140,912,111
February 1-28, 2014	259,980	42.74		259,980	129,800,643
March 1-31, 2014	1,157,910	47.71		1,157,910	74,555,037
Total	1,634,699	$	45.88	1,634,699	$	74,555,037

In August 2013, the Company obtained Board approval to repurchase up to $200 million of its common stock. In April 2014, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a $235 million increase to the share repurchase program. The Company's stock repurchases may occur through open market purchases or trading plans pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The amount and timing of specific repurchases are subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other factors. The repurchase program may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time without prior notice. The repurchase program has no set expiration or termination date.


Item 6.	Exhibits

See Exhibit Index.

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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.



				AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.

Date: May 8, 2014
				/s/ David B. Wyshner
				David B. Wyshner
				Senior Executive Vice President and
				Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 8, 2014
				/s/ Izilda P. Martins
				Izilda P. Martins
				Senior Vice President and
				Acting Chief Accounting Officer

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Exhibit Index



Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Fifth Global Amendment dated as of February 27, 2014, among Aviscar Inc., Budgetcar Inc., Zipcar Canada, Inc., WTH Car Rental ULC, WTH Funding Limited Partnership, BNY Trust Company Of Canada as Indenture Trustee, Bay Street Funding Trust, Canadian Master Trust, Plaza Trust and Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.105 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated March 28, 2014).
10.2	Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Avis Budget Group, Inc. and Ronald L. Nelson (Incorporated by referenced to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 22, 2014).
12	Statement re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13(a)-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13(a)-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.