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iHeartMedia, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2012 September (Form 10-Q)

 

 

 

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 SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

 

[   ]      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE

                                ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM _________ TO __________

 

Commission File Number

000-53354

 

CC MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

                                                Delaware                                                                                                              26-0241222

                               (State or other jurisdiction of                                                                        (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                              incorporation or organization)

 

                                      200 East Basse Road

                                       San Antonio, Texas                                                                                                         78209

                     (Address of principal executive offices)                                                                                    (Zip Code)

 

(210) 822-2828

(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 [  ]

 

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 during the

preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files)

Yes [X] No [  ]

 

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 [  ]   Accelerated filer [X]   Non-accelerated filer [  ]  Smaller reporting company [   ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes [  ] No [X]

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

                                                   Class                                                                                               Outstanding at October 26, 2012

                          - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -                                                                         - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                      Class A common stock, $.001 par value                                                                                  23,579,852 (1) 

                      Class B common stock, $.001 par value                                                                                       555,556

                      Class C common stock, $.001 par value                                                                                     58,967,502

 

(1) Outstanding Class A common stock includes 111,291 shares owned by a subsidiary

 

 


 

 

 

CC MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

INDEX

 

 

 

Page No.

Part I – Financial Information

 

Item 1.        Financial Statements

1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011

1

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

3

                    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

4

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

16

Item 3.        Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

31

Item 4.        Controls and Procedures

32

Part II – Other Information

 

Item 1.        Legal Proceedings

33

Item 1A.     Risk Factors

33

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

34

Item 3.        Defaults Upon Senior Securities

34

Item 4.        Mine Safety Disclosures

34

Item 5.        Other Information

34

Item 6.        Exhibits

35

Signatures

36

 


 

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CC MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2012 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

2011 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

 1,296,643 

 

$

 1,228,682 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 1,405,259 

 

 

 1,399,135 

Other current assets

 

 365,508 

 

 

 357,468 

 

Total Current Assets

 

 3,067,410 

 

 

 2,985,285 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

 

 

 

 

Structures, net

 

 1,887,169 

 

 

 1,950,437 

Other property, plant and equipment, net

 

 1,119,282 

 

 

 1,112,890 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

 

 

 

 

 

Definite-lived intangibles, net

 

 1,811,676 

 

 

 2,017,760 

Indefinite-lived intangibles

 

 3,519,970 

 

 

 3,517,071 

Goodwill

 

 4,195,856 

 

 

 4,186,718 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 800,956 

 

 

 771,878 

Total Assets

$

 16,402,319 

 

$

 16,542,039 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

 841,907 

 

$

 856,727 

Accrued interest

 

 77,186 

 

 

 160,361 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 419,880 

 

 

 268,638 

Deferred income

 

 176,979 

 

 

 143,236 

Other current liabilities

 

 102,154 

 

 

 - 

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

 1,618,106 

 

 

 1,428,962 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

 20,317,926 

 

 

 19,938,531 

Deferred income taxes

 

 1,815,032 

 

 

 1,938,599 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 498,592 

 

 

 707,888 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

 307,171 

 

 

 521,794 

Common stock

 

 84 

 

 

 83 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 2,135,265 

 

 

 2,132,368 

Retained deficit

 

 (10,090,482) 

 

 

 (9,857,267) 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 (195,805) 

 

 

 (266,043) 

Cost of shares held in treasury

 

 (3,570) 

 

 

 (2,876) 

 

Total Shareholders' Deficit

 

 (7,847,337) 

 

 

 (7,471,941) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficit

$

 16,402,319 

 

$

 16,542,039 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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CC MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(UNAUDITED)

 

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2012 

 

 

2011 

 

 

2012 

 

 

2011 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

$

 1,587,331 

 

$

 1,583,352 

 

$

 4,550,548 

 

$

 4,508,564 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct operating expenses (excludes depreciation and amortization)

 

 624,526 

 

 

 654,163 

 

 

 1,846,055 

 

 

 1,868,247 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses (excludes depreciation and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  amortization)

 

 419,855 

 

 

 402,160 

 

 

 1,241,606 

 

 

 1,195,306 

 

 

Corporate expenses (excludes depreciation and amortization)

 

 70,811 

 

 

 54,247 

 

 

 211,167 

 

 

 163,080 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 182,350 

 

 

 197,532 

 

 

 539,555 

 

 

 570,884 

 

 

Other operating income (expense) - net

 42,118 

 

 

 (6,490) 

 

 

 47,159 

 

 

 13,453 

Operating income

 

 331,907 

 

 

 268,760 

 

 

 759,324 

 

 

 724,500 

Interest expense

 

 388,210 

 

 

 369,233 

 

 

 1,148,093 

 

 

 1,097,849 

Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates

 

 3,663 

 

 

 5,210 

 

 

 11,914 

 

 

 13,456 

Other income (expense) - net

 

 824 

 

 

 7,307 

 

 

 (16,846) 

 

 

 754 

Loss before income taxes

 

 (51,816) 

 

 

 (87,956) 

 

 

 (393,701) 

 

 

 (359,139) 

Income tax benefit

 

 13,232 

 

 

 20,665 

 

 

 179,293 

 

 

 122,510 

Consolidated net loss

 

 (38,584) 

 

 

 (67,291) 

 

 

 (214,408) 

 

 

 (236,629) 

 

Less amount attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 11,977 

 

 

 6,765 

 

 

 18,807 

 

 

 22,438 

Net loss attributable to the Company

$

 (50,561) 

 

$

 (74,056) 

 

$

 (233,215) 

 

$

 (259,067) 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 21,219 

 

 

 (101,951) 

 

 

 17,928 

 

 

 (26,079) 

 

Unrealized gain on securities and derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gain (loss) on marketable securities

 

 16,668 

 

 

 (21,298) 

 

 

 17,399 

 

 

 (7,289) 

 

 

Unrealized holding gain on cash flow derivatives

 

 11,808 

 

 

 10,848 

 

 

 36,322 

 

 

 22,791 

 

Reclassification adjustment

 

 (688) 

 

 

 86 

 

 

 (534) 

 

 

 234 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 49,007 

 

 

 (112,315) 

 

 

 71,115 

 

 

 (10,343) 

Comprehensive loss

 

 (1,554) 

 

 

 (186,371) 

 

 

 (162,100) 

 

 

 (269,410) 

 

 Less amount attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 2,960 

 

 

 (11,699) 

 

 

 877 

 

 

 1,434 

Comprehensive loss attributable to the Company

$

 (4,514) 

 

$

 (174,672) 

 

$

 (162,977) 

 

$

 (270,844) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to the Company per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

 (0.61) 

 

$

 (0.91) 

 

$

 (2.92) 

 

$

 (3.17) 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding – Basic

 

 82,765 

 

 

 82,654 

 

 

 82,654 

 

 

 82,431 

 

Diluted

$

 (0.61) 

 

$

 (0.91) 

 

$

 (2.92) 

 

$

 (3.17) 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding – Diluted

 

 82,765 

 

 

 82,654 

 

 

 82,654 

 

 

 82,431 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

2

 


 

CC MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

(In thousands)

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2012 

 

2011 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated net loss

$

(214,408)

$

 (236,629) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciling items:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

539,555 

 

570,884 

 

Deferred taxes

 

 (157,962) 

 

(122,886)

 

Gain on disposal of operating assets

 

 (47,159) 

 

(13,453)

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 15,167 

 

1,447 

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

 11,009 

 

13,300 

 

Share-based compensation

 

 20,090 

 

14,281 

 

Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates

 

(11,914)

 

(13,456)

 

Amortization of deferred financing charges and note discounts, net

 

 124,262 

 

143,519 

 

Other reconciling items – net

 

 19,913 

 

7,449 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

 

 (24,803) 

 

16,591 

 

 

Increase in deferred income

 

 37,945 

 

34,178 

 

 

Decrease in accrued expenses

 

 (14,954) 

 

(106,910)

 

 

Decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities

 

 (45,609) 

 

(47,549)

 

 

Decrease in accrued interest

 

 (83,180) 

 

(66,242)

 

 

Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of

 

 

 

 

 

 

  acquisitions and dispositions

 

 (11,781) 

 

(73,142)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 156,171 

 

 121,382 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

 (260,481) 

 

(218,136)

 

Purchases of other operating assets

 

 (33,738) 

 

(48,234)

 

Proceeds from disposal of assets

 

 58,915 

 

52,389 

 

Change in other – net

 

 (9,832) 

 

 1,716 

Net cash used for investing activities

 

 (245,136) 

 

 (212,265) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Draws on credit facilities

 

 604,563 

 

 55,000 

 

Payments on credit facilities

 

 (1,919,973) 

 

 (959,383) 

 

Proceeds from long-term debt

 

 2,200,000 

 

 1,727,813 

 

Payments on long-term debt

 

 (438,422) 

 

 (1,370,265) 

 

Dividends paid

 

 (244,734) 

 

 - 

 

Deferred financing charges

 

 (40,002) 

 

 (46,597) 

 

Repurchases of long-term debt

 

 - 

 

 (55,250) 

 

Change in other – net

 

 (4,506) 

 

 (15,980) 

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

 

 156,926 

 

 (664,662) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 67,961 

 

 (755,545) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 1,228,682 

 

 1,920,926 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

 1,296,643 

$

 1,165,381 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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CC MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

             

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Preparation of Interim Financial Statements

The accompanying consolidated financial statements were prepared by CC Media Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and, in the opinion of management, include all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the results of the interim periods shown. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such SEC rules and regulations. Management believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. Due to seasonality and other factors, the results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year.  The financial statements contained herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2012 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Form 10-Q/A for the period ended June 30, 2012.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries.  Also included in the consolidated financial statements are entities for which the Company has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary.  Investments in companies in which the Company owns 20 percent to 50 percent of the voting common stock or otherwise exercises significant influence over operating and financial policies of the Company are accounted for under the equity method.  All significant intercompany transactions are eliminated in the consolidation process.  Certain prior-period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2012 presentation.

During the first quarter of 2012, and in connection with the appointment of the new chief executive officer of the Company’s indirect subsidiary, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (“CCOH”), the Company reevaluated its segment reporting and determined that its Latin American operations were more appropriately aligned with the operations of its International outdoor advertising segment.  As a result, the operations of Latin America are no longer reflected within the Company’s Americas outdoor advertising segment and are currently included in the results of its International outdoor advertising segment.  Accordingly, the Company has recast the corresponding segment disclosures for prior periods.

 

NOTE 2 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

Property, Plant and Equipment

The Company’s property, plant and equipment consisted of the following classes of assets at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

 

(In thousands)

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2012 

 

 

2011 

Land, buildings and improvements

$

 673,524 

 

$

 657,346 

Structures

 

 2,882,291 

 

 

 2,783,434 

Towers, transmitters and studio equipment

 

 419,157 

 

 

 400,832 

Furniture and other equipment

 

 398,522 

 

 

 365,137 

Construction in progress

 

 101,800 

 

 

 68,658 

 

 

 4,475,294 

 

 

 4,275,407 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 1,468,843 

 

 

 1,212,080 

Property, plant and equipment, net

$

 3,006,451 

 

$

 3,063,327 

 

Definite-lived Intangible Assets

The Company has definite-lived intangible assets which consist primarily of transit and street furniture contracts, talent and representation contracts and customer and advertiser relationships, all of which are amortized over the respective lives of the agreements, or over the period of time the assets are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to the Company’s future cash flows.  The Company periodically reviews the appropriateness of the amortization periods related to its definite-lived intangible assets.  These assets are recorded at cost.

 

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CC MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)   

                 

The following table presents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for each major class of definite-lived intangible assets at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively:

 

(In thousands)

 

September 30, 2012

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Gross Carrying Amount

 

Accumulated Amortization

 

Gross Carrying Amount

 

Accumulated Amortization

Transit, street furniture and other outdoor contractual rights

$

 778,942 

$

 (381,466) 

$

 773,238 

$

 (329,563) 

Customer / advertiser relationships

 

 1,210,245 

 

 (496,416) 

 

 1,210,269 

 

 (409,794) 

Talent contracts

 

 344,255 

 

 (167,362) 

 

 347,489 

 

 (139,154) 

Representation contracts

 

 243,993 

 

 (162,805) 

 

 237,451 

 

 (137,058) 

Other

 

 561,217 

 

 (118,927) 

 

 560,978 

 

 (96,096) 

 

Total

$

 3,138,652 

$

 (1,326,976) 

$

 3,129,425 

$

 (1,111,665) 

 

Total amortization expense related to definite-lived intangible assets was $74.3 million and $87.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $225.8 million and $247.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

The following table presents the Company’s estimate of amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for definite-lived intangible assets:

 

(In thousands)

 

 

2013 

$

 283,385 

2014 

 

 263,561 

2015 

 

 237,200 

2016 

 

 222,531 

2017 

 

 196,689 

 

Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets

The Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) broadcast licenses in its Media and Entertainment (“CCME”) segment and billboard permits in its Americas outdoor advertising segment. Due to significant differences in both business practices and regulations, billboards in the International outdoor advertising segment are subject to long-term, finite contracts unlike the Company’s permits in the United States and Canada.  Accordingly, there are no indefinite-lived assets in the International outdoor advertising segment. The Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets are as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2012 

 

 

2011 

FCC broadcast licenses

$

 2,413,171 

 

$

 2,411,367 

Billboard permits

 

 1,106,799 

 

 

 1,105,704 

Total indefinite-lived intangible assets

$

 3,519,970 

 

$

 3,517,071 

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CC MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)   

                 

 

Goodwill

The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill in each of the Company’s reportable segments.

 

(In thousands)

 

CCME

 

Americas Outdoor Advertising

 

International Outdoor Advertising

 

Other

 

Consolidated

Balance as of December 31, 2010

$

 3,140,198 

$

 571,932 

$

 290,310 

$

 116,886 

$

 4,119,326 

 

Impairment

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 (1,146) 

 

 - 

 

 (1,146) 

 

Acquisitions

 

 82,844 

 

 - 

 

 2,995 

 

 212 

 

 86,051 

 

Dispositions

 

 (10,542) 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 (10,542) 

 

Foreign currency

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 (6,898) 

 

 - 

 

 (6,898) 

 

Other

 

 (73) 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 (73) 

Balance as of December 31, 2011

$

 3,212,427 

$

 571,932 

$

 285,261 

$

 117,098 

$

 4,186,718 

 

Acquisitions

 

 10,226 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 51 

 

 10,277 

 

Dispositions

 

 (489) 

 

 - 

 

 (2,729) 

 

 - 

 

 (3,218) 

 

Foreign currency

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 2,159 

 

 - 

 

 2,159 

 

Other

 

 (80) 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 (80) 

Balance as of September 30, 2012

$

 3,222,084 

$

 571,932 

$

 284,691 

$

 117,149 

$

 4,195,856 

 

NOTE 3 – LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, consisted of the following:

 

(In thousands)

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2012 

 

2011 

Senior Secured Credit Facilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan Facilities (1)

$

 10,328,873 

 

$

 10,493,847 

 

Revolving Credit Facility Due 2014

 

 10,000 

 

 

 1,325,550 

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan Facilities Due 2016

 

 961,407 

 

 

 976,776 

Receivables Based Facility Due 2014

 

 - 

 

 

 - 

Priority Guarantee Notes Due 2021

 

 1,750,000 

 

 

 1,750,000 

Other Secured Subsidiary Long-term Debt

 

 26,643 

 

 

 30,976 

Total Consolidated Secured Debt

 

 13,076,923 

 

 

 14,577,149 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Cash Pay Notes Due 2016

 

 796,250 

 

 

 796,250 

Senior Toggle Notes Due 2016

 

 829,831 

 

 

 829,831 

Clear Channel Senior Notes (2)

 

 1,748,564 

 

 

 1,998,415 

Subsidiary Senior Notes Due 2017

 

 2,500,000 

 

 

 2,500,000 

Subsidiary Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2020

 

 2,200,000 

 

 

 - 

Other Subsidiary Debt

 

 15,858 

 

 

 19,860 

Purchase accounting adjustments and original issue discount

 

 (429,620) 

 

 

 (514,336) 

 

 

 

 20,737,806 

 

 

 20,207,169 

Less: current portion

 

 419,880 

 

 

 268,638 

Total long-term debt

$

 20,317,926 

 

$

 19,938,531 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)     Term Loan Facilities mature at various dates from 2014 through 2016.

 

(2)     Clear Channel’s Senior Notes mature at various dates from 2013 through 2027.

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(UNAUDITED)   

                 

 

The Company’s weighted average interest rates at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were 6.5% and 6.2%, respectively.  The aggregate market value of the Company’s debt based on market prices for which quotes were available was approximately $18.1 billion and $16.2 billion at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

 

Subsidiary Senior Subordinated Notes Issuance

During the first quarter of 2012, the Company’s indirect subsidiary, Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (“CCWH”) issued $275.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.625% Series A Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 and $1,925.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.625% Series B Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 (collectively, the “Subordinated Notes”).  Interest on the Subordinated Notes is payable to the trustee weekly in arrears and to the noteholders on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2012.

  

The Subordinated Notes are CCWH’s senior subordinated obligations and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior subordinated basis by CCOH, its wholly-owned subsidiary Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. (“CCOI”), and certain of CCOH’s other domestic subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”). The Subordinated Notes are unsecured senior subordinated obligations that rank junior to all of CCWH’s existing and future senior debt, including CCWH’s outstanding senior notes, equally with any of CCWH’s existing and future senior subordinated debt and ahead of all of CCWH’s existing and future debt that expressly provides that it is subordinated to the Subordinated Notes. The guarantees of the Subordinated Notes rank junior to each Guarantor’s existing and future senior debt, including CCWH’s outstanding senior notes, equally with each Guarantor’s existing and future senior subordinated debt and ahead of each Guarantor’s existing and future debt that expressly provides that it is subordinated to the guarantees of the Subordinated Notes.


The Company capitalized $40.0 million in fees and expenses associated with the Subordinated Notes offering and is amortizing them through interest expense over the life of the Subordinated Notes. 

 

With the proceeds of the Subordinated Notes (net of the initial purchasers’ discount of $33.0 million), CCWH loaned an aggregate amount equal to $2,167.0 million to CCOI. CCOI paid all other fees and expenses of the offering using cash on hand and, with the proceeds of the loans, made a special cash dividend to CCOH, which in turn made a special cash dividend on March 15, 2012 in an amount equal to $6.0832 per share to its Class A and Class B stockholders of record at the close of business on March 12, 2012, including Clear Channel Holdings, Inc. (“CC Holdings”) and CC Finco, LLC (“CC Finco”), both wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company.   Of the $2,170.4 million special cash dividend paid by CCOH, an aggregate of $1,925.7 million was distributed to CC Holdings and CC Finco, with the remaining $244.7 million distributed to other stockholders.  As a result, the Company recorded a reduction of $244.7 million in “Noncontrolling interest” on the consolidated balance sheet.

 

2011 Clear Channel Refinancing Transactions

In February 2011, Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (“Clear Channel”), an indirect subsidiary of the Company, amended its senior secured credit facilities and its receivables based facility and issued $1,000 million aggregate principal amount of 9.0% Priority Guarantee Notes due 2021 (the “Initial Notes”).  In June 2011, Clear Channel issued an additional $750.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 9.0% Priority Guarantee Notes due 2021 (the “Additional Notes”) at an issue price of 93.845% of the principal amount.  The Initial Notes and the Additional Notes have identical terms and are treated as a single class. 

 

The Company capitalized $39.5 million in fees and expenses associated with the Initial Notes offering and is amortizing them through interest expense over the life of the Initial Notes.  The Company capitalized an additional $7.1 million in fees and expenses associated with the offering of the Additional Notes and is amortizing them through interest expense over the life of the Additional Notes.

 

Clear Channel used the proceeds of the Initial Notes offering to prepay $500.0 million of the indebtedness outstanding under its senior secured credit facilities.  The $500.0 million prepayment was allocated on a ratable basis between outstanding term loans and revolving credit commitments under Clear Channel’s revolving credit facility.

 

Clear Channel obtained, concurrent with the offering of the Initial Notes, amendments to its credit agreements with respect to its senior secured credit facilities and its receivables based facility (revolving credit commitments under the receivables based facility were reduced from $783.5 million to $625.0 million), which were required as a condition to complete the offering.  The amendments, among other things, permit Clear Channel to request future extensions of the maturities of its senior secured credit facilities, provide Clear Channel with greater flexibility in the use of its accordion capacity, provide Clear Channel with greater flexibility to incur new debt, provided that the proceeds from such new debt are used to pay down senior secured credit facility indebtedness, and provide

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(UNAUDITED)   

                 

greater flexibility for CCOH and its subsidiaries to incur new debt, provided that the net proceeds distributed to Clear Channel from the issuance of such new debt are used to pay down senior secured credit facility indebtedness.

 

Of the $703.8 million of proceeds from the issuance of the Additional Notes ($750.0 million aggregate principal amount net of $46.2 million of discount), Clear Channel used $500 million for general corporate purposes (to replenish cash on hand that Clear Channel previously used to pay senior notes at maturity on March 15, 2011 and May 15, 2011) and used the remaining $203.8 million to repay at maturity a portion of Clear Channel’s 5% senior notes that matured in March 2012.

 

Debt Repayments, Maturities and Other

In connection with the issuance of the Subordinated Notes, CCOH paid a special cash dividend equal to $2,170.4 million to its Class A and Class B stockholders, consisting of $1,925.7 million distributed to CC Holdings and CC Finco and $244.7 million distributed to other stockholders. In connection with the Subordinated Notes issuance and the dividend paid by CCOH during the first quarter of 2012, Clear Channel repaid indebtedness under its senior secured credit facilities in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of dividend proceeds distributed to CC Holdings and CC Finco, or $1,925.7 million.  Of this amount, a prepayment of $1,918.1 million was applied to indebtedness outstanding under Clear Channel’s revolving credit facility, thus permanently reducing the revolving credit commitments under Clear Channel’s revolving credit facility to $10.0 million.  The remaining $7.6 million prepayment was allocated on a pro rata basis to Clear Channel’s term loan facilities.

 

In addition, on March 15, 2012, using cash on hand, Clear Channel made voluntary prepayments under its senior secured credit facilities in an aggregate amount equal to $170.5 million, as follows: (i) $16.2 million under its term loan A due 2014, (ii) $129.8 million under its term loan B due 2016, (iii) $10.0 million under its term loan C due 2016 and (iv) $14.5 million under its delayed draw term loans due 2016.  In connection with the prepayments on Clear Channel’s senior secured credit facilities, the Company recorded a loss of $15.2 million in “Other expense” related to the accelerated expensing of loan fees.

 

During the first quarter of 2012, Clear Channel repaid its 5.0% senior notes at maturity for $249.9 million (net of $50.1 million principal amount repaid to a subsidiary of Clear Channel with respect to notes repurchased and held by such entity), plus accrued interest, using a portion of the proceeds from the 2011 offering of the Additional Notes, along with cash on hand.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, Clear Channel repaid its 6.25% senior notes at maturity for $692.7 million (net of $57.3 million principal amount repaid to a subsidiary of Clear Channel with respect to notes repurchased and held by such entity), plus accrued interest, using a portion of the proceeds from the 2011 offering of the Initial Notes, along with available cash on hand. Clear Channel also repaid its 4.4% senior notes at maturity for $140.2 million (net of $109.8 million principal amount repaid to a subsidiary of Clear Channel with respect to notes repurchased and held by such entity), plus accrued interest, with available cash on hand.  Prior to, and in connection with the Additional Notes offering, Clear Channel repaid all amounts outstanding under its receivables based credit facility on June 8, 2011, using cash on hand. This voluntary repayment did not reduce the commitments under this facility and Clear Channel may reborrow amounts under this facility at any time.  In addition, on June 27, 2011, Clear Channel made a voluntary payment of $500.0 million on its revolving credit facility.

 

During the third quarter of 2011, CC Finco repurchased $80.0 million aggregate principal amount of Clear Channel’s outstanding 5.5% senior notes due 2014 for $57.1 million, including accrued interest, through open market purchases.  Notes repurchased by CC Finco are eliminated in consolidation.

 

NOTE 4 – SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES

Divestiture Trusts

The Company owns certain radio stations which, under current FCC rules, are not permitted to be owned or transferred to another Clear Channel entity.  These radio stations were placed in a trust in order to comply with FCC rules at the time of the closing of the merger that resulted in the Company’s acquisition of Clear Channel.  The Company is the beneficial owner of the trust, but the radio stations are managed by an independent trustee.  The Company will have to divest all of these radio stations unless any stations may be owned by the Company under then-current FCC rules, in which case the trust will be terminated with respect to such stations.  The trust agreement stipulates that the Company must fund any operating shortfalls of the trust activities, and any excess cash flow generated by the trust is distributed to the Company. The Company is also the beneficiary of proceeds from the sale of stations held in the trust.  The Company consolidates the trust in accordance with ASC 810-10, which requires an enterprise involved with variable interest entities to perform an analysis to determine whether the enterprise’s variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial

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(UNAUDITED)   

                 

interest in the variable interest entity, as the trust was determined to be a variable interest entity and the Company is its primary beneficiary.

 

Income Tax Benefit

The Company’s income tax benefit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, consisted of the following components:

 

(In thousands)

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

2012 

 

 

2011 

 

2012 

 

 

2011 

Current tax benefit (expense)

$

 (21,148) 

 

$

 (11,326) 

$

 21,331 

 

$

 (376) 

Deferred tax benefit

 

 34,380 

 

 

 31,991 

 

 157,962 

 

 

 122,886 

Income tax benefit

$

 13,232 

 

$

 20,665 

$

 179,293 

 

$

 122,510 

 

The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was 25.5% and 45.5%, respectively.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was primarily impacted by additional tax expense recorded related to uncertain tax positions, the effects of which were partially offset by reduced non-U.S. tax rates of financial reporting gains resulting from the disposition of certain foreign subsidiaries.  The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was primarily impacted by the completion of income tax examinations in various jurisdictions during the period which resulted in a reduction to income tax expense of approximately $61.0 million.

 

The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was 23.5% and 34.1%, respectively.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was primarily impacted by increases in tax expense attributable to the write-off of deferred tax assets in excess of the tax benefits realized upon the vesting of certain equity awards, an increase in unrecognized tax benefits and the Company’s inability to record the benefit of losses in certain foreign jurisdictions.  The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was primarily impacted by the Company’s settlement of U.S. federal and state tax examinations during the period.  Pursuant to the settlements, the Company recorded a reduction to income tax expense of approximately $10.6 million to reflect the net tax benefits of the settlements.  In addition, the effective rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was impacted by the Company’s ability to benefit from certain tax loss carryforwards in foreign jurisdictions due to increased taxable income during 2011, where the losses previously did not provide a benefit.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, cash paid for interest and income taxes, net of income tax refunds of $4.1 million and $7.3 million, respectively, was as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2012 

 

 

2011 

Interest

$

 1,110,139 

 

$

 1,028,973 

Income taxes

 

 44,989 

 

 

 77,548 

 

NOTE 5 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company’s marketable equity securities and interest rate swap are measured at fair value on each reporting date.

 

Marketable Equity Securities

The marketable equity securities are measured at fair value using quoted prices in active markets.  Due to the fact that the inputs used to measure the marketable equity securities at fair value are observable, the Company has categorized the fair value measurements of the securities as Level 1 in accordance with ASC 820-10-35.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)   

                 

 

The cost, unrealized holding gains or losses, and fair value of the Company’s investments at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2012 

 

 

2011 

Cost

$

 7,786 

 

$

 7,786 

Gross unrealized losses

 

 (1,087) 

 

 

 - 

Gross unrealized gains

 

 94,727 

 

 

 65,214 

Fair value

$

 101,426 

 

$

 73,000 

 

Interest Rate Swap Agreement

The Company’s $2.5 billion notional amount interest rate swap agreement is designated as a cash flow hedge and the effective portion of the gain or loss on the swap is reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss).  Ineffective portions of a cash flow hedging derivative’s change in fair value are recognized currently in earnings.  In accordance with ASC 815-20-35-9, as the critical terms of the swap and the floating-rate debt being hedged were the same at inception and remained the same during the current period, no ineffectiveness was recorded in earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

The Company entered into the swap to effectively convert a portion of its floating-rate debt to a fixed basis, thus reducing the impact of interest rate changes on future interest expense.  The interest rate swap agreement matures in September 2013.

 

The swap agreement is valued using a discounted cash flow model that takes into account the present value of the future cash flows under the terms of the agreement by using market information available as of the reporting date, including prevailing interest rates and credit spread.  Due to the fact that the inputs are either directly or indirectly observable, the Company classified the fair value measurements of its swap agreement as Level 2 in accordance with ASC 820-10-35.

 

The Company continually monitors its positions with, and credit quality of, the financial institution which is counterparty to its interest rate swap. The Company may be exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty to the interest rate swap. However, the Company considers this risk to be low. If a derivative instrument no longer qualifies as a cash flow hedge, hedge accounting is discontinued and the gain or loss that was recorded in other comprehensive income is recognized in earnings.

 

The fair value of the Company’s $2.5 billion notional amount interest rate swap designated as a hedging instrument and recorded in “Other current liabilities” was $102.2 million at September 30, 2012.  The fair value of the notional amount interest rate swap was $159.1 million at December 31, 2011 and recorded in “Other long-term liabilities”.

 

The following table details the beginning and ending accumulated other comprehensive loss and the current period activity related to the interest rate swap agreement:

 

(In thousands)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Balance at December 31, 2011

$

 100,292 

Other comprehensive income

 

 (36,322) 

Balance at September 30, 2012

$

 63,970 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)   

                 

 

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table discloses the amount of income tax (asset) liability allocated to each component of other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively:

 

(In thousands)

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2012 

 

 

2011 

 

 

2012 

 

 

2011 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

$

 (1,659) 

 

$

 8,603 

 

$

 (3,009) 

 

$

 2,796 

Unrealized holding gain (loss) on marketable securities

 

 (10,599) 

 

 

 9,738 

 

 

 (11,028) 

 

 

 1,773 

Unrealized holding loss on cash flow derivatives

 

 (7,048) 

 

 

 (6,474) 

 

 

 (20,648) 

 

 

 (13,602) 

 

Total income tax benefit (expense)

$

 (19,306) 

 

$

 11,867 

 

$

 (34,685) 

 

$

 (9,033) 

 

NOTE 6 – COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND GUARANTEES

The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in certain legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business and, as required, have accrued an estimate of the probable costs for the resolution of those claims for which the occurrence of loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated.  These estimates have been developed in consultation with counsel and are based upon an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies.  It is possible, however, that future results of operations for any particular period could be materially affected by changes in the Company’s assumptions or the effectiveness of the Company’s strategies related to these proceedings.  Additionally, due to the inherent uncertainty of litigation, there can be no assurance that the resolution of any particular claim or proceeding would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

Although the Company is involved in a variety of legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, a large portion of the Company’s litigation arises in the following contexts: commercial disputes; defamation matters; employment and benefits related claims; governmental fines; intellectual property claims; and tax disputes.

 

Brazil Litigation

On or about July 12, 2006 and April 12, 2007, two of the Company’s operating businesses (L&C Outdoor Ltda. (“L&C”) and Publicidad Klimes São Paulo Ltda. (“Klimes”), respectively) in the São Paulo, Brazil market received notices of infraction from the state taxing authority, seeking to impose a value added tax (“VAT”) on such businesses, retroactively for the period from December 31, 2001 through January 31, 2006. The taxing authority contends that these businesses fall within the definition of “communication services” and as such are subject to the VAT. L&C and Klimes filed separate petitions to challenge the imposition of this tax.

 

On August 8, 2011, Brazil’s National Council of Fiscal Policy (CONFAZ) published a convenio authorizing sixteen states, including the State of São Paulo, to issue an amnesty that would reduce the principal amount of VAT allegedly owed and reduce or waive related interest and penalties.  The State of São Paulo ratified the amnesty in late August 2011.   On May 10, 2012, the State of São Paulo published an amnesty decree that mirrors the convenio.  Klimes and L&C accepted the amnesty on May 24, 2012 by making the aggregate required payment of $10.9 million.  On that same day, Klimes and L&C filed petitions to discontinue the tax litigation based on the amnesty payments. 

 

Guarantees

As of September 30,2012, Clear Channel had outstanding surety bonds and commercial standby letters of credit of $47.6 million and $141.3 million, respectively, of which $69.0 million of letters of credit were cash secured.  Letters of credit in the amount of $9.1 million are collateral in support of surety bonds and these amounts would only be drawn under the letter of credit in the event the associated surety bonds were funded and Clear Channel did not honor its reimbursement obligation to the issuers. These letters of credit and surety bonds relate to various operational matters including insurance, bid, and performance bonds as well as other items.

 

As of September 30,2012, Clear Channel had outstanding bank guarantees of $51.4 million related to international subsidiaries, of which $4.6 million were backed by cash collateral.

 

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(UNAUDITED)   

                 

NOTE 7 – CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Clear Channel is a party to a management agreement with certain affiliates of Bain Capital Partners, LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (together, the “Sponsors”) and certain other parties pursuant to which such affiliates of the Sponsors will provide management and financial advisory services until 2018.  These agreements require management fees to be paid to such affiliates of the Sponsors for such services at a rate not greater than $15.0 million per year, plus reimbursable expenses.  For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized management fees and reimbursable expenses of $3.9 million and $3.8 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized management fees and reimbursable expenses of $11.9 million and $11.8 million, respectively.

 

NOTE 8 – EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The Company reports its noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries as a component of equity separate from the Company’s equity.  The following table shows the changes in equity attributable to the Company and the noncontrolling interests of subsidiaries in which the Company has a majority, but not total ownership interest:

 

(In thousands)

 

The Company

 

 

Noncontrolling Interests

 

 

Consolidated

Balances at January 1, 2012

$

(7,993,735)

 

$

 521,794 

 

$

(7,471,941)

 

Net income (loss)

 

 (233,215) 

 

 

 18,807 

 

 

 (214,408) 

 

Dividend

 

 - 

 

 

 (244,734) 

 

 

 (244,734) 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 16,867 

 

 

 1,061 

 

 

 17,928 

 

Unrealized holding gain (loss) on marketable securities

 

 17,522 

 

 

 (123) 

 

 

 17,399 

 

Unrealized holding gain on cash flow derivatives

 

 36,322 

 

 

 - 

 

 

 36,322 

 

Reclassification adjustment

 

 (473) 

 

 

 (61) 

 

 

 (534) 

 

Other - net

 

 2,204 

 

 

 10,427 

 

 

 12,631 

Balances at September 30, 2012

$

 (8,154,508) 

 

$

 307,171 

 

$

 (7,847,337) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at January 1, 2011

$

(7,695,606)

 

$

 490,920 

 

$

(7,204,686)

 

Net income (loss)

 

 (259,067) 

 

 

 22,438 

 

 

 (236,629) 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 (27,810) 

 

 

 1,731 

 

 

 (26,079) 

 

Unrealized holding loss on marketable securities

 

 (6,776) 

 

 

 (513) 

 

 

 (7,289) 

 

Unrealized holding gain on cash flow derivatives

 

 22,791 

 

 

 - 

 

 

 22,791 

 

Reclassification adjustment

 

 18 

 

 

 216 

 

 

 234 

 

Other - net

 

 (940) 

 

 

 (3,429) 

 

 

(4,369)

Balances at September 30, 2011

$

(7,967,390)

 

$

511,363 

 

$

(7,456,027)

 

The Company completed a voluntary stock option exchange program on March 21, 2011 and exchanged 2.5 million stock options granted under the Clear Channel 2008 Executive Incentive Plan for 1.3 million replacement stock options with a lower exercise price and different service and performance vesting conditions.  The Company accounted for the exchange program as a modification of the existing awards under ASC 718 and will recognize incremental compensation expense of approximately $1.0 million over the service period of the new awards.

 

NOTE 9 – SEGMENT DATA

The Company’s reportable segments, which it believes best reflect how the Company is currently managed, are CCME, Americas outdoor advertising and International outdoor advertising.  Revenue and expenses earned and charged between segments are recorded at estimated fair value and eliminated in consolidation.  The CCME segment provides media and entertainment services via broadcast and digital delivery and also includes the Company’s national syndication business.  The Americas outdoor advertising segment consists of operations primarily in the United States and Canada.  The International outdoor advertising segment primarily includes operations in Europe, Asia and Latin America.  The Americas outdoor and International outdoor display inventory consists primarily of billboards, street furniture displays and transit displays.  The Other category includes the Company’s media representation business as well as other general support services and initiatives which are ancillary to the Company’s other businesses.  Corporate includes

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(UNAUDITED)   

                 

infrastructure and support, including information technology, human resources, legal, finance and administrative functions of each of the Company’s operating segments, as well as overall executive, administrative and support functions. Share-based payments are recorded by each segment in direct operating and selling, general and administrative expenses. 

 

During the first quarter of 2012, the Company recast its segment reporting, as discussed in Note 1.  The following table presents the Company’s reportable segment results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

(In thousands)

 

CCME

 

Americas Outdoor Advertising

 

International Outdoor Advertising

 

Other

 

Corporate and other reconciling items

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2012

 

Revenue

$

 798,759 

$

 335,021 

$

 396,120 

$

 76,067 

$

 - 

$

 (18,636) 

$

 1,587,331 

 

Direct operating expenses

 

 229,843 

 

 146,121 

 

 247,213 

 

 6,529 

 

 - 

 

 (5,180) 

 

 624,526 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 259,861 

 

 54,718 

 

 82,770 

 

 35,962 

 

 - 

 

 (13,456) 

 

 419,855 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 67,956 

 

 50,177 

 

 49,740 

 

 10,663 

 

 3,814 

 

 - 

 

 182,350 

 

Corporate expenses

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 70,811 

 

 - 

 

 70,811 

 

Other operating income - net

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 42,118 

 

 - 

 

 42,118 

 

Operating income (loss)

$

 241,099 

$

 84,005 

$

 16,397 

$

 22,913 

$

 (32,507) 

$

 - 

$

 331,907 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intersegment revenues

$

 - 

$

 314 

$

 - 

$

 18,322 

$

 - 

$

 - 

$

 18,636 

 

Capital expenditures

$

 16,885 

$

 25,633 

$

 30,238 

$

 2,812 

$

 10,621 

$

 - 

$

 86,189 

 

Share-based compensation expense

$

 1,418 

$

 1,893 

$

 1,708 

$

 - 

$

 2,359 

$

 - 

$

 7,378 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2011

 

Revenue

$

 791,365 

$

 326,882 

$

 421,568 

$

 60,195 

$

 - 

$

 (16,658) 

$

 1,583,352 

 

Direct operating expenses

 

 242,704 

 

 143,345 

 

 264,787 

 

 7,171 

 

 - 

 

 (3,844) 

 

 654,163 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 247,037 

 

 50,639 

 

 81,276 

 

 36,022 

 

 - 

 

 (12,814) 

 

 402,160 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 68,176 

 

 60,117 

 

 54,817 

 

 12,052 

 

 2,370 

 

 - 

 

 197,532 

 

Corporate expenses

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 54,247 

 

 - 

 

 54,247 

 

Other operating income - net

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 (6,490) 

 

 - 

 

 (6,490) 

 

Operating income (loss)

$

 233,448 

$

 72,781 

$

 20,688 

$

 4,950 

$

 (63,107) 

$

 - 

$

 268,760 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intersegment revenues

$

 - 

$

 1,084 

$

 - 

$

 15,574 

$

 - 

$

 - 

$

 16,658 

 

Capital expenditures

$

 14,313 

$

 17,073 

$

 42,049 

$

 816 

$

 5,178 

$

 - 

$

 79,429 

 

Share-based compensation expense

$

 1,034 

$

 1,903 

$

 792 

$

 - 

$

 2,523 

$

 - 

$

 6,252 

 

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CC MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)   

                 

 

(In thousands)

 

CCME

 

Americas Outdoor Advertising

 

International Outdoor Advertising

 

Other

 

Corporate and other reconciling items

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

 

Revenue

$

 2,263,308 

$

 935,850 

$

 1,207,900 

$

 191,909 

$

 - 

$

 (48,419) 

$

 4,550,548 

 

Direct operating expenses

 

 642,570 

 

 433,716 

 

 760,566 

 

 18,855 

 

 - 

 

 (9,652) 

 

 1,846,055 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 743,991 

 

 151,996 

 

 270,926 

 

 113,460 

 

 - 

 

 (38,767) 

 

 1,241,606 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 202,935 

 

 141,702 

 

 149,485 

 

 34,871 

 

 10,562 

 

 - 

 

 539,555 

 

Corporate expenses

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 211,167 

 

 - 

 

 211,167 

 

Other operating income - net

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 47,159 

 

 - 

 

 47,159 

 

Operating income (loss)

$

 673,812 

$

 208,436 

$

 26,923 

$

 24,723 

$

 (174,570) 

$

 - 

$

 759,324 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intersegment revenues

$

 - 

$

 1,084 

$

 - 

$

 47,335 

$

 - 

$

 - 

$

 48,419 

 

Capital expenditures

$

 43,711 

$

 84,749 

$

 97,147 

$

 11,817 

$

 23,057 

$

 - 

$

 260,481 

 

Share-based compensation expense

$

 3,834 

$

 5,065 

$

 3,791 

$

 - 

$

 7,400 

$

 - 

$

 20,090 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

 

Revenue

$

 2,196,075 

$

 914,800 

$

 1,273,072 

$

 170,630 

$

 - 

$

 (46,013) 

$

 4,508,564 

 

Direct operating expenses

 

 643,317 

 

 420,305 

 

 794,679 

 

 21,341 

 

 - 

 

 (11,395) 

 

 1,868,247 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 721,751 

 

 149,232 

 

 248,800 

 

 110,141 

 

 - 

 

 (34,618) 

 

 1,195,306 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 201,665 

 

 159,061 

 

 163,803 

 

 38,146 

 

 8,209 

 

 - 

 

 570,884 

 

Corporate expenses

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 163,080 

 

 - 

 

 163,080 

 

Other operating income - net

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 13,453 

 

 - 

 

 13,453 

 

Operating income (loss)

$

 629,342 

$

 186,202 

$

 65,790 

$

 1,002 

$

 (157,836) 

$

 - 

$

 724,500 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intersegment revenues

$

 - 

$

 2,772 

$

 - 

$

 43,241 

$

 - 

$

 - 

$

 46,013 

 

Capital expenditures

$

 37,977 

$

 82,550 

$

 81,150 

$

 3,942 

$

 14,261 

$

 - 

$

 219,880 

 

Share-based compensation expense

$

 3,470 

$

 5,745 

$

 2,396 

$

 - 

$

 2,670 

$

 - 

$

 14,281 

 
                               

 

 

NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

October 2012 Senior Secured Credit Facility Amendments

On October 25, 2012, Clear Channel amended the terms of its senior secured credit facilities (the “Amendments”).  The Amendments, among other things: permit exchange offers of term loans for new debt securities in an aggregate principal amount of up to $5.0 billion; provide Clear Channel with greater flexibility to prepay tranche A term loans; following the repayment or extension of all tranche A term loans, permit below par non-pro rata purchases of term loans pursuant to customary Dutch auction procedures whereby all lenders of the class of term loans offered to be purchased will be offered an opportunity to participate; following the repayment or extension of all tranche A term loans, permit the repurchase of junior debt maturing before January 2016 with cash on hand in an amount not to exceed $200.0 million; combine the term loan B, the delayed draw term loan 1 and the delayed draw term loan 2 under the senior secured credit facilities; preserve revolving credit facility capacity in the event Clear Channel repays all amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility; and eliminate certain restrictions on the ability of CCOH and its subsidiaries to incur debt.

 

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CC MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)   

                 

 

October 2012 Refinancing Transaction

On October 25, 2012, Clear Channel exchanged $2.0 billion aggregate principal amount of term loans under its senior secured credit facilities for a like principal amount of newly issued Clear Channel 9.0% priority guarantee notes due 2019 (the “Notes”). The exchange offer, which was offered to eligible existing lenders under Clear Channel’s senior secured credit facilities, was exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior basis by Clear Channel Capital I, LLC, and all of Clear Channel’s existing and future domestic wholly-owned restricted subsidiaries.  The Notes and the related guarantees are secured by (1) a lien on (a) the capital stock of Clear Channel and (b) certain property and related assets that do not constitute “principal property” (as defined in the indenture governing certain existing senior notes of Clear Channel), in each case equal in priority to the liens securing the obligations under Clear Channel’s senior secured credit facilities and existing priority guarantee notes and (2) a lien on the accounts receivable and related assets securing Clear Channel’s receivables based credit facility junior in priority to the lien securing Clear Channel’s obligations thereunder. In addition to the collateral granted to secure the Notes, the collateral agent and the trustee for the Notes entered into an agreement with the administrative agent for the lenders under the senior secured credit facilities to turn over to the trustee under the Notes, for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, a pro rata share of any recovery received on account of the principal properties, subject to certain terms and conditions.

 

Option Exchange

On October 22, 2012, the Company announced an offering (the “Offer”) to eligible employees of the Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries to exchange outstanding options to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock (the “Common Stock”) granted under the Clear Channel 2008 Executive Incentive Plan that have a per share exercise price equal to $10.00 (“Eligible Options”) for shares of restricted Common Stock granted as of the date of the commencement of the Offer in an amount equal to 90.0% of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying such person’s Eligible Options tendered and accepted for exchange, on the terms and under the conditions set forth in the Offer.

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ITEM 2.     MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Format of Presentation

Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related footnotes.  Our discussion is presented on both a consolidated and segment basis.  Our reportable segments are Media and Entertainment (“CCME”), Americas outdoor advertising (“Americas outdoor” or “Americas outdoor advertising”) and International outdoor advertising (“International outdoor” or “International outdoor advertising”).  Our CCME segment provides media and entertainment services via broadcast and digital delivery and also includes our national syndication business.  Our Americas outdoor and International outdoor segments provide outdoor advertising services in their respective geographic regions using various digital and traditional display types. Included in the “Other” segment are our media representation business, Katz Media Group, as well as other general support services and initiatives, which are ancillary to our other businesses.

 

We manage our operating segments primarily focusing on their operating income, while Corporate expenses, Other operating income – net, Interest expense, Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates, Other income (expense) – net and Income tax benefit are managed on a total company basis and are, therefore, included only in our discussion of consolidated results.

 

During the first quarter of 2012, and in connection with the appointment of the new chief executive officer of our indirect subsidiary, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (“CCOH”), we reevaluated our segment reporting and determined that our Latin American operations were more appropriately aligned within the operations of our International outdoor advertising segment.  As a result, the operations of Latin America are no longer reflected within our Americas outdoor advertising segment and are currently included in the results of our International outdoor advertising segment.  Accordingly, we have recast the corresponding segment disclosures for prior periods.

 

Our CCME business utilizes several key measurements to analyze performance, including average minute rates and minutes sold. Our CCME revenue is derived primarily from selling advertising time, or spots, on our radio stations, with advertising contracts typically less than one year in duration.  The programming formats of our radio stations are designed to reach audiences with targeted demographic characteristics that appeal to our advertisers.  We also provide streaming content via the Internet, mobile and other digital platforms which reach national, regional and local audiences and derive revenues primarily from selling advertising time with advertising contracts similar to those used by our radio stations.

 

Management typically monitors our Americas outdoor and International outdoor advertising businesses by reviewing the average rates, occupancy and inventory levels of each of our display types by market.  Our outdoor advertising revenue is derived from selling advertising space on the displays we own or operate in key markets worldwide, consisting primarily of billboards, street furniture and transit displays.  Part of our long-term strategy for our Americas outdoor and International outdoor advertising businesses is to pursue the technology of digital displays, including flat screens, LCDs and LEDs, as additions to traditional methods of displaying our clients’ advertisements. We are currently installing these technologies in certain markets.

 

Our advertising revenue for all of our segments is highly correlated to changes in gross domestic product (“GDP”) as advertising spending has historically trended in line with GDP, both domestically and internationally. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, estimated U.S. GDP growth for the third quarter of 2012 was 2.0%. Internationally, our results are impacted by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and economic conditions in the foreign markets in which we have operations.

 

Executive Summary

The key developments in our business for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are summarized below:

 

·  Consolidated revenue increased $4.0 million including negative foreign exchange movements of $24.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012, and increased $42.0 million including negative foreign exchange movements of $73.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same periods of 2011. Excluding foreign exchange impacts, consolidated revenue increased $28.9 million and $115.7 million, respectively, over the comparable three-month and nine-month periods in the prior year.

·  CCME revenue increased $7.4 million and $67.2 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2011.

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·  Americas outdoor revenue increased $8.1 million and $21.1 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2011.

·  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we deployed 147 digital displays in the United States, compared to 153 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

·  International outdoor revenue decreased $25.4 million and $65.2 million including negative foreign exchange movements of $24.7 million and $72.8 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2011.  Excluding foreign exchange impacts, revenue was relatively flat and increased $7.6 million, respectively, over the comparable three-month and nine-month periods in the prior year.  The strengthening of the dollar significantly contributed to the revenue decline in our International outdoor advertising business. The weakened macroeconomic conditions in Europe had a negative impact on our operations in certain countries.

·  Revenues in our Other segment grew $15.9 million and $21.3 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, primarily due to increased political advertising through our media representation business.

·  During the third quarter of 2012, we spent $18.3 million on strategic revenue and cost-saving initiatives to realign and improve our on-going business operations—an increase of $15.3 million over the third quarter of 2011.

·  During the first quarter of 2012, our indirect subsidiary, Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (“CCWH”), issued $275.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.625% Series A Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 and $1,925.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.625% Series B Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 (collectively, the “Subordinated Notes”) and in connection therewith, CCOH distributed a special cash dividend (the “CCOH Dividend”) equal to $6.0832 per share to its stockholders of record. Using CCOH Dividend proceeds distributed to our wholly-owned subsidiaries, together with cash on hand, our subsidiary Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (“Clear Channel”) repaid $2,096.2 million of indebtedness under its senior secured credit facilities.  Please refer to the “Subsidiary Senior Subordinated Notes Issuance” section within this MD&A for further discussion of the Subordinated Notes offering, including the use of the proceeds.

·  During the first quarter of 2012, Clear Channel repaid its 5.0% senior notes at maturity for $249.9 million (net of $50.1 million principal amount repaid to a subsidiary of Clear Channel with respect to notes repurchased and held by such entity), plus accrued interest, using a portion of the proceeds from Clear Channel’s 2011 issuance of 9.0% Priority Guarantee Notes discussed elsewhere in this MD&A, along with cash on hand.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Consolidated Results of Operations

The comparison of our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 is as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

%

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

%

 

 

 

2012 

 

2011 

 

Change

 

2012 

 

2011 

 

Change

Revenue

$

 1,587,331 

$

 1,583,352 

 

 0% 

$

 4,550,548 

$

 4,508,564 

 

 1% 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct operating expenses (excludes depreciation and amortization)

 

 624,526 

 

 654,163 

 

 (5%) 

 

 1,846,055 

 

 1,868,247 

 

 (1%) 

 

 Selling, general and administrative expenses (excludes depreciation and amortization)

 

 419,855 

 

 402,160 

 

 4% 

 

 1,241,606 

 

 1,195,306 

 

 4% 

 

Corporate expenses (excludes depreciation and amortization)

 

 70,811 

 

 54,247 

 

 31% 

 

 211,167 

 

 163,080 

 

 29% 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 182,350 

 

 197,532 

 

 (8%) 

 

 539,555 

 

 570,884 

 

 (5%) 

 

Other operating income (expense) – net

 

 42,118 

 

 (6,490) 

 

 749% 

 

 47,159 

 

 13,453 

 

 251% 

Operating income

 

 331,907 

 

 268,760 

 

 23% 

 

 759,324 

 

 724,500 

 

 5% 

Interest expense

 

 388,210 

 

 369,233 

 

 

 

 1,148,093 

 

 1,097,849 

 

 

Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates

 

 3,663 

 

 5,210 

 

 

 

 11,914 

 

 13,456 

 

 

Other income (expense) – net

 

 824 

 

 7,307 

 

 

 

 (16,846) 

 

 754 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 (51,816) 

 

 (87,956) 

 

 

 

 (393,701) 

 

 (359,139) 

 

 

Income tax benefit

 

 13,232 

 

 20,665 

 

 

 

 179,293 

 

 122,510 

 

 

Consolidated net loss

 

 (38,584) 

 

 (67,291) 

 

 

 

 (214,408) 

 

 (236,629) 

 

 

 

Less amount attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 11,977 

 

 6,765 

 

 

 

 18,807 

 

 22,438 

 

 

Net loss attributable to the Company

$

 (50,561) 

$

 (74,056) 

 

 

$

 (233,215) 

$

 (259,067) 

 

 

 

Consolidated Revenue

Our consolidated revenue during the third quarter of 2012 increased $4.0 million including negative movements in foreign exchange of $24.9 million compared to the same period of 2011. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange movements, consolidated revenue increased $28.9 million.  Our CCME revenue increased $7.4 million, primarily due to growth in radio market revenues largely from increases in national advertising across various markets and advertising categories, including telecommunications, political, media publishing and auto, and the iHeartRadio Music Festival, partially offset by revenue declines in CCME’s acquired traffic business.  Americas outdoor revenue increased $8.1 million driven primarily by our bulletin revenue growth as a result of our continued digital display deployments during 2012 and 2011 and revenue growth from our airports business. Our International outdoor revenue decreased $25.4 million including negative movements in foreign exchange of $24.7 million compared to the same period of 2011. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange movements, International outdoor revenue decreased $0.7 million.  Revenue from our street furniture business was a primary driver of growth in certain countries, partially offset by declines in other countries as a result of weakened macroeconomic conditions and the impact of businesses divested during the quarter.  Our Other segment revenue grew by $15.9 million as a result of higher commissions driven by increased political advertising through our media representation business during the presidential election year.

 

Our consolidated revenue increased $42.0 million including negative movements in foreign exchange of $73.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange movements, revenue increased $115.7 million.  Our CCME revenue increased $67.2 million, driven by growth of $44.4 million from national and local advertising including auto, political and retail, and a $22.1 million increase due to our April 2011 acquisition of a traffic business.  Americas outdoor revenue increased $21.1 million, driven primarily by our bulletin revenue growth as a result of our continued deployment of new digital displays during 2012 and 2011 and revenue growth from our airports business.  Our International outdoor revenue decreased $65.2 million including negative movements in foreign exchange of $72.8 million compared to the same period of 2011.  Excluding the impact of foreign exchange movements, revenue increased $7.6 million.  Street furniture and billboard revenue in certain countries drove our revenue growth, which was partially offset by declines in other countries as a result of

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weakened macroeconomic conditions.  Our Other segment revenue grew by $21.3 million as a result of increased political advertising through our media representation business during the election year.

 

Consolidated Direct Operating Expenses

Direct operating expenses decreased $29.6 million including a $16.4 million decline due to the effects of movements in foreign exchange during the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011.  Our CCME direct operating expenses decreased $12.9 million, primarily due to cost saving measures and a $4.9 million decrease in music license fees resulting from lower royalty rates. These decreases were partially offset by increases in digital streaming costs due to increased listenership.  Americas outdoor direct operating expenses increased $2.8 million, primarily due to higher site lease expense associated with our continued deployment of digital bulletins.  Direct operating expenses in our International outdoor segment decreased $17.6 million including a $16.3 million decrease from movements in foreign exchange.  The decrease in expense excluding the impact of movements in foreign exchange was primarily driven by lower site lease expenses in certain countries impacted by weakened economic conditions.

 

Direct operating expenses decreased $22.2 million including a $47.4 million decline due to the effects of movements in foreign exchange during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011.  Our CCME direct operating expenses were relatively flat.  An increase of $29.7 million related to our traffic acquisition and increases in our digital streaming costs due to increased listenership were offset by a $35.6 million decrease in music license fees resulting from lower royalty rates and a credit totaling $20.7 million received from one of our performance rights organizations related to a portion of our fees previously paid.  Americas outdoor direct operating expenses increased $13.4 million, primarily due to increased site lease expense associated with our continued development of digital displays.  Direct operating expenses in our International outdoor segment decreased $34.1 million including a $46.8 million decline due to the effects of movements in foreign exchange.  The increase in expense excluding the impact of movements in foreign exchange was primarily driven by higher site lease and other expenses as a result of new contracts. These increases were partially offset by lower variable costs in countries where revenues have declined.

 

Consolidated Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”) Expenses

SG&A expenses increased $17.7 million including a decline of $6.0 million due to the effects of movements in foreign exchange during the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011.  Our CCME SG&A expenses increased $12.8 million, primarily due to $4.5 million related to the iHeartRadio Music Festival and costs related to strategic revenue initiatives and cost savings programs.  SG&A expenses increased $4.1 million in our Americas outdoor segment primarily due to higher personnel costs and costs associated with strategic revenue and cost initiatives.  Our International outdoor SG&A expenses increased $1.5 million including a $5.6 million decrease due to the effects of movements in foreign exchange, offset by higher expenses related to revenue and cost initiatives in certain markets.

 

SG&A expenses increased $46.3 million including a decrease of $20.1 million due to the effects of movements in foreign exchange during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011.  Our CCME SG&A expenses increased $22.2 million due to an increase related to our traffic acquisition and additional iHeartRadio Music Festival promotional expenses.  SG&A expenses in our Americas outdoor segment increased $2.8 million due to increased personnel costs and costs associated with strategic revenue and cost initiatives partially offset by a favorable court ruling resulting in a $7.8 million decrease in expenses.  Our International outdoor SG&A expenses increased $22.1 million including a $20.0 million decline due to the effects of movements in foreign exchange. The increase was primarily due to $22.7 million of expense related to the negative impact of litigation in Latin America, including expenses related to the Brazil litigation discussed further in Item 1 of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Also contributing to the increase were additional costs related to revenue and cost initiatives.

 

Corporate Expenses

Corporate expenses increased $16.6 million and $48.1 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2011, as a result of timing and amounts recorded under our employee benefit plans and variable compensation plans, and expenses related to management reorganizations and Corporate IT projects. Also impacting the increase during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 2011 is the reversal of $6.6 million of share-based compensation expense included in the first quarter of 2011 related to the cancellation of a portion of an executive’s stock options.

 

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization decreased $15.2 million and $31.3 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, including the decrease due to the effects of movements in foreign exchange of $4.7 million and $8.9 million, respectively, compared to the same period of 2011.  The decrease is primarily as a result of declines in accelerated depreciation and amortization in our Americas outdoor segment due to timing related to the removal of various structures, including the removal of traditional billboards in connection with the continued deployment of digital billboards.  Additionally, amortization declined in our

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International outdoor segment primarily as a result of assets that became fully amortized during 2011.

 

Other Operating Income – Net

Other operating income of $42.1 million and $47.2 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, primarily related to the gain on the sale of our international neon business in August 2012.

 

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased $19.0 million and $50.2 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2011, primarily due to higher interest from Clear Channel’s 2011 issuance of 9.0% Priority Guarantee Notes and interest associated with CCWH’s issuance of the Subordinated Notes during the first quarter of 2012.  Please refer to “Sources of Capital” for additional discussion of the debt issuances.  The increase in interest expense was partially offset by decreased interest expense related to the prepayment of indebtedness under Clear Channel’s senior secured credit facilities made in connection with the Subordinated Notes issuance and the timing and repayment of Clear Channel’s senior notes at maturity.

 

Other Income (Expense) – Net

Other expense of $16.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 primarily related to losses on the accelerated expensing of loan origination fees upon prepayment of senior secured indebtedness in connection with CCWH’s issuance of the Subordinated Notes.

 

Income Tax Benefit

Our effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended 2012 was 25.5% and 45.5%, respectively.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was primarily impacted by additional tax expense related to uncertain tax positions, the effects of which were partially offset by reduced non-U.S. tax rates on financial reporting gains resulting from the disposition of certain foreign subsidiaries.  The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was primarily impacted by the completion of income tax examinations in various jurisdictions during the period which resulted in a reduction to income tax expense of approximately $61.0 million.

 

Our effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was 23.5% and 34.1%, respectively.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was primarily impacted by increases in tax expense attributable to the write-off of deferred tax assets in excess of the tax benefits realized upon the vesting of certain equity awards, an increase in unrecognized tax benefits and our inability to record the tax benefit of losses in certain foreign jurisdictions.  The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was primarily impacted by our settlement of U.S. federal and state tax examinations during the period.  Pursuant to the settlements, we recorded a reduction to income tax expense of approximately $10.6 million to reflect the net tax benefits of the settlements.  In addition, the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was impacted by our ability to benefit from certain tax loss carryforwards in foreign jurisdictions due to increased taxable income during 2011, where the losses previously did not provide a benefit.

 

CCME Results of Operations

Our CCME operating results were as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

%

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

%

 

 

2012 

 

 

2011 

 

Change

 

 

2012 

 

 

2011 

 

Change

Revenue

$

 798,759 

 

$

 791,365 

 

 1% 

 

$

 2,263,308 

 

$

 2,196,075 

 

 3% 

Direct operating expenses

 

 229,843 

 

 

242,704 

 

 (5%) 

 

 

 642,570 

 

 

 643,317 

 

 (0%) 

SG&A expenses

 

 259,861 

 

 

247,037 

 

 5% 

 

 

 743,991 

 

 

 721,751 

 

 3% 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 67,956 

 

 

68,176 

 

 (0%) 

 

 

 202,935 

 

 

 201,665 

 

 1% 

Operating income

$

 241,099 

 

$

 233,448 

 

 3% 

 

$

 673,812 

 

$

 629,342 

 

 7% 

 

Three Months

CCME revenue increased $7.4 million during the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011, primarily due to growth in radio market revenues from greater national advertising sales volume across various markets and advertising categories.

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National sales increased primarily due to telecommunications, political, media publishing and auto categories and also advertiser sponsorships associated with our iHeart Radio Music Festival.  The presidential election year has driven both national and local increases in political advertising.  In addition, increased listenership drove revenue increases from our digital radio services primarily as a result of volume increases in connection with our digital service offerings, including our iHeartRadio platform.  These increases were partially offset by declines in our acquired traffic business.

 

Direct operating expenses decreased $12.9 million during the third quarter of 2012, primarily due to a $4.9 million decrease in music license fees resulting from lower royalty rates as well as lower personnel costs as a result of strategic cost initiatives.  These decreases were partially offset by increases in digital streaming costs due to increased listenership. SG&A expenses increased $12.8 million, primarily due to the iHeartRadio Music Festival and costs related to strategic revenue initiatives and cost savings programs.

 

Nine Months

CCME revenue increased $67.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011, primarily due to growth in radio market revenues of $44.4 million in higher national and local advertising sales volumes and a $22.1 million increase resulting from our traffic acquisition.  Auto, political, and retail advertising categories were the primary drivers of the growth.  Digital radio services sales increased as a result of sales volume growth in connection with increased listenership of our digital service offerings, including our iHeartRadio platform.

 

Direct operating expenses were relatively flat. An increase of $29.7 million related to our traffic acquisition as well as an increase in digital expenses related to the expansion of our iHeartRadio digital platform, including higher digital streaming fees, was offset by a $35.6 million decrease in music license fees.  Decreases in music license fees resulted from lower royalty rates and a credit totaling $20.7 million received during the year from one of our performance rights organizations related to a portion of our fees previously paid.  Our CCME SG&A expenses increased $22.2 million due to an increase related to our traffic acquisition, an increase in personnel costs related to strategic revenue and cost initiatives, and iHeartRadio Music Festival promotional expenses.

 

Americas Outdoor Advertising Results of Operations

 

Our Americas outdoor advertising operating results were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

(In thousands)

 

September 30,

 

%

 

 

September 30,

 

%

 

 

2012 

 

 

2011 

 

Change

 

 

2012 

 

 

2011 

 

Change

Revenue

$

 335,021 

 

$

 326,882 

 

 2% 

 

$

 935,850 

 

$

 914,800 

 

 2% 

Direct operating expenses

 

 146,121 

 

 

 143,345 

 

 2% 

 

 

 433,716 

 

 

 420,305 

 

 3% 

SG&A expenses

 

 54,718 

 

 

 50,639 

 

 8% 

 

 

 151,996 

 

 

 149,232 

 

 2% 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 50,177 

 

 

 60,117 

 

 (17%) 

 

 

 141,702 

 

 

 159,061 

 

 (11%) 

Operating income

$

 84,005 

 

$

 72,781 

 

 15% 

 

$

 208,436 

 

$

 186,202 

 

 12% 

 

Three Months

 

                Our Americas outdoor revenue increased $8.1 million during the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011, driven by growth in bulletins primarily as a result of our continued digital display deployments during 2012 and 2011.  Our airport revenues grew as a result of increased occupancy by our largest U.S. airport customers.  These increases were partially offset by declines in poster revenues.

 

Direct operating expenses increased $2.8 million, primarily due to higher site lease expense associated with our continued deployment of digital displays. SG&A expenses increased $4.1 million as a result of higher personnel costs and expenses associated with strategic revenue initiatives.

 

Depreciation and amortization declined $9.9 million, primarily as a result of declines in accelerated depreciation and amortization due to timing related to the removal of various structures, including the removal of traditional billboards in connection with the continued deployment of digital billboards.

 

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Nine Months

 

                Our Americas outdoor revenue increased $21.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011 primarily from growth in bulletin and airport revenues. Our continued deployment of new digital displays during 2012 and 2011 is the primary driver of our growth.  Our airport revenues grew as a result of increased occupancy by our largest U.S. airport customers.  These increases were partially offset by declines in poster and shelter revenues.

 

Direct operating expenses increased $13.4 million due to increased site lease expense primarily as result of our continued deployment of digital displays.  SG&A expenses increased $2.8 million primarily due to higher personnel costs and costs associated with strategic revenue initiatives partially offset by a favorable court ruling resulting in a $7.8 million decrease in expenses.

 

Depreciation and amortization decreased $17.4 million, primarily as a result of declines in accelerated depreciation and amortization in our Americas outdoor segment due to timing related to the removal of various structures, including the removal of traditional billboards in connection with the continued deployment of digital billboards.

 

International Outdoor Advertising Results of Operations

 

Our International outdoor operating results were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

(In thousands)

 

September 30,

 

%

 

September 30,

 

%

 

 

2012 

 

2011 

 

Change

 

2012 

 

2011 

 

Change

Revenue

$

 396,120 

$

 421,568 

 

 (6%) 

$

 1,207,900 

$

 1,273,072 

 

 (5%) 

Direct operating expenses

 

 247,213 

 

 264,787 

 

 (7%) 

 

 760,566 

 

 794,679 

 

 (4%) 

SG&A expenses

 

 82,770 

 

 81,276 

 

 2% 

 

 270,926 

 

 248,800 

 

 9% 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 49,740 

 

 54,817 

 

 (9%) 

 

 149,485 

 

 163,803 

 

 (9%) 

Operating income

$

 16,397 

$

 20,688 

 

 (21%) 

$

 26,923 

$

 65,790 

 

 (59%) 

 

Three Months

 

International outdoor revenue decreased $25.4 million during the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011, including $24.7 million of negative movements in foreign exchange.  Excluding the impact of movements in foreign exchange, countries including China and Australia experienced increased revenues, primarily related to our street furniture business, and the Olympic Games led to increased revenues in the United Kingdom.  These increases were offset by revenue declines in certain geographies as a result of weakened macroeconomic conditions, particularly in France, southern Europe and the Nordic countries, as well as a $5.5 million decline in revenues resulting from the sale of our international neon business in August 2012.

 

Direct operating expenses decreased $17.6 million including a $16.3 million decrease due to the effects of movements in foreign exchange.  The remaining decrease was primarily driven by lower site lease expenses in certain countries impacted by weakened economic conditions.  SG&A expenses increased $1.5 million including a $5.6 million decrease due to the effects of movements in foreign exchange, offset by higher expenses related to revenue and cost initiatives in certain markets.

 

Depreciation and amortization declined $5.1 million, including $3.0 million of negative movements in foreign exchange, primarily as a result of assets that became fully depreciated or amortized during 2011.

 

Nine Months

 

International outdoor revenue decreased $65.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011, including $72.8 million of negative movements in foreign exchange. Excluding the impact of movements in foreign exchange, countries including China, Australia, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Belgium experienced increased revenues, primarily related to our shelters, street furniture and billboard businesses.  New contracts won during 2011 helped drive revenue growth.  These increases were partially offset by revenue declines in certain geographies as a result of weakened macroeconomic conditions, particularly in France, southern Europe and the Nordic countries.

 

Direct operating expenses decreased $34.1 million including a $46.8 million decline due to the effects of movements in

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foreign exchange. The increase in expense excluding the impact of movements in foreign exchange was primarily driven by higher site lease and other expenses as a result of new contracts. These increases were partially offset by lower variable costs in countries where revenues have declined.

 

SG&A expenses increased $22.1 million including a $20.0 million decrease from the effects of movements in foreign exchange. The increase was driven primarily by $22.7 million of expense related to the negative impact of litigation in Latin America, including expenses related to the Brazil litigation discussed further in Item 1 of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Also contributing to the increase were additional costs related to revenue and cost initiatives.

 

Depreciation and amortization declined $14.3 million, including $8.8 million of negative movements in foreign exchange, primarily as a result of assets that became fully depreciated or amortized during 2011.

 

Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income to Consolidated Operating Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2012 

 

 

2011 

 

 

2012 

 

 

2011 

CCME

$

 241,099 

 

$

 233,448 

 

$

 673,812 

 

$

 629,342 

Americas outdoor advertising

 

 84,005 

 

 

 72,781 

 

 

 208,436 

 

 

 186,202 

International outdoor advertising

 

 16,397 

 

 

 20,688 

 

 

 26,923 

 

 

 65,790 

Other

 

 22,913 

 

 

 4,950 

 

 

 24,723 

 

 

 1,002 

Other operating income (expense) - net

 

 42,118 

 

 

 (6,490) 

 

 

 47,159 

 

 

 13,453 

Corporate expenses (1) 

 

 (74,625) 

 

 

 (56,617) 

 

 

 (221,729) 

 

 

 (171,289) 

Consolidated operating income

$

 331,907 

 

$

 268,760 

 

$

 759,324 

 

$

 724,500 

 

(1) Corporate expenses include infrastructure support expenses related to CCME, Americas outdoor, International outdoor and our Other segment, as well as overall executive, administrative and support functions.

 

Share-Based Compensation Expense

 

The following table presents amounts related to share-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively:

 

(In thousands)

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

2012 

 

2011 

 

2012 

 

2011 

CCME

$

 1,418 

$

 1,034 

$

 3,834 

$

 3,470 

Americas outdoor advertising

 

 1,893 

 

 1,903 

 

 5,065 

 

 5,745 

International outdoor advertising

 

 1,708 

 

 792 

 

 3,791 

 

 2,396 

Corporate (1) 

 

 2,359 

 

 2,523 

 

 7,400 

 

 2,670 

Total share-based compensation expense

$

 7,378 

$

 6,252 

$

 20,090 

$

 14,281 

 

(1) Included in corporate share-based compensation for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 is a $6.6 million reversal of expense related to the cancellation of a portion of an executive’s stock options.

We completed a voluntary stock option exchange program on March 21, 2011 and exchanged 2.5 million stock options granted under the Clear Channel 2008 Executive Incentive Plan for 1.3 million replacement stock options with a lower exercise price and different service and performance conditions.  We accounted for the exchange program as a modification of the existing awards under ASC 718 and will recognize incremental compensation expense of approximately $1.0 million over the service period of the new awards.

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As of September 30, 2012, there was $35.1 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements that will vest based on service conditions.  Based on the terms of the award agreements, this cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately two years.  In addition, as of September 30, 2012, there was $16.2 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements that will vest based on market, performance and service conditions.  This cost will be recognized when it becomes probable that the performance condition will be satisfied.

 

Option Exchange

On October 22, 2012, we announced that we are offering (the “Offer”) to our eligible employees the opportunity to exchange outstanding options to purchase shares of our Class A common stock (the “Common Stock”) granted under the Clear Channel 2008 Executive Incentive Plan that have a per share exercise price equal to $10.00 (“Eligible Options”) for shares of restricted Common Stock granted as of the date of the commencement of the Offer in an amount equal to 90.0% of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying such person’s Eligible Options tendered and accepted for exchange, on the terms and under the conditions set forth in the offer to exchange.  The Offer is currently expected to expire on November 19, 2012.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Cash Flows

 

                The following discussion highlights our cash flow activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 (In thousands)

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2012 

 

 

2011 

Cash provided by (used for):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

$

 156,171 

 

$

 121,382 

 

Investing activities

$

 (245,136) 

 

$

 (212,265) 

 

Financing activities

$

 156,926 

 

$

 (664,662) 

 

Operating Activities

Our consolidated net loss, adjusted for $513.0 million of non-cash items, provided positive cash flows of $298.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  Our consolidated net loss, adjusted for $601.1 million of non-cash items, provided positive cash flows of $364.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  Cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $156.2 million compared to $121.4 million of cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  Cash paid for interest was $81.2 million higher in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the prior year.  Cash provided by operations in 2011 compared to 2012 reflected higher variable compensation payments in 2011 associated with our employee incentive programs based on 2010 operating performance.

 

Non-cash items affecting our net loss include depreciation and amortization, deferred taxes, gain on disposal of operating assets, loss on extinguishment of debt, provision for doubtful accounts, share-based compensation, equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates, amortization of deferred financing charges and note discounts – net and other reconciling items – net as presented on the face of the consolidated statement of cash flows.

 

Investing Activities

Cash used for investing activities of $245.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 reflected capital expenditures of $260.5 million.  We spent $43.7 million for capital expenditures in our CCME segment, $84.7 million in our Americas outdoor segment primarily related to the construction of new billboards, $97.1 million in our International outdoor segment primarily related to new billboard and street furniture contracts and renewals of existing contracts and $11.8 million in our Other segment related to our national representation business.  Partially offsetting cash used for investing activities were $58.9 million of proceeds from the divestiture of our international neon business and the sales of other operating assets.

 

Cash used for investing activities of $212.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 reflected capital expenditures of $218.1 million.  We spent $38.0 million for capital expenditures in our CCME segment, $82.6 million in our

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Americas outdoor segment primarily related to the construction of new billboards, $81.2 million in our International outdoor segment primarily related to new billboard and street furniture contracts and renewals of existing contracts and $14.3 million in our Other segment related to our national representation business.  Cash of $33.9 million paid for purchases of businesses primarily related to our traffic acquisition and the cloud-based music technology business we purchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  In addition, we received proceeds of $52.4 million primarily related to the sale of radio stations, towers and other assets in our CCME, Americas outdoor, and International outdoor segments.

 

Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities of $156.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 primarily reflected the issuance of the Subordinated Notes by CCWH and the use of proceeds distributed to Clear Channel in connection with the CCOH Dividend, in addition to cash on hand, to repay $2,096.2 million of indebtedness under Clear Channel’s senior secured credit facilities.  Our financing activities also reflect the CCOH Dividend paid in connection with the Subordinated Notes issuance, of which $244.7 million represents the portion paid to parties other than our subsidiaries that own CCOH common stock.  In addition, Clear Channel repaid its 5.0% senior notes at maturity for $249.9 million (net of $50.1 million principal amount held by and repaid to a subsidiary of Clear Channel with respect to notes repurchased and held by such entity), plus accrued interest, using a portion of the proceeds from the February 2011 issuance of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 9.0% Priority Guarantee Notes (the “Initial Notes”) discussed elsewhere in this MD&A, along with available cash on hand.

 

Cash used for financing activities of $664.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 primarily reflected the issuances of the Initial Notes in February 2011 and $750.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 9.0% Priority Guarantee Notes (the “Additional Notes”) in June 2011, and the use of proceeds from the Initial Notes offering, as well as cash on hand, to prepay $500.0 million of Clear Channel’s senior secured credit facilities and repay at maturity Clear Channel’s 6.25% senior notes that matured in the first six months of 2011 as discussed elsewhere in this MD&A.  Clear Channel also repaid all outstanding amounts under its receivables based facility prior to, and in connection with, the Additional Notes offering.  Cash used for financing activities also included the $95.0 million of pre-existing, intercompany debt owed by acquired entities repaid immediately after the closing of the traffic acquisition. Additionally, Clear Channel repaid its 4.4% notes at maturity in May 2011 for $140.2 million, plus accrued interest, with available cash on hand, and repaid $500.0 million of its revolving credit facility on June 27, 2011.

 

Anticipated Cash Requirements

Our primary source of liquidity is cash on hand, cash flow from operations and borrowing capacity under Clear Channel’s receivables based credit facility, subject to certain limitations contained in Clear Channel’s material financing agreements. Based on our current and anticipated levels of operations and conditions in our markets, we believe that cash on hand, cash flows from operations and borrowing capacity under Clear Channel’s receivables based credit facility will enable us to meet our working capital, capital expenditure, debt service and other funding requirements for at least the next 12 months. In addition, we expect to be in compliance with the covenants governing the indebtedness in 2012. We believe our long-term plans, which include promoting spending in our industries and capitalizing on our diverse geographic and product opportunities, including the continued investment in our media and entertainment initiatives and continued deployment of digital displays, will enable us to continue generating cash flows from operations sufficient to meet our liquidity and funding requirements long term. However, our anticipated results are subject to significant uncertainty and there can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain compliance with these covenants. In addition, our ability to comply with these covenants may be affected by events beyond our control, including prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions.

 

Our ability to fund our working capital needs, debt service and other obligations, and to comply with the financial covenant under Clear Channel’s financing agreements depends on our future operating performance and cash flow, which are in turn subject to prevailing economic conditions and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. If our future operating performance does not meet our expectations or our plans materially change in an adverse manner or prove to be materially inaccurate, we may need additional financing. Consequently, there can be no assurance that such financing, if permitted under the terms of Clear Channel’s financing agreements, will be available on terms acceptable to us or at all. The inability to obtain additional financing in such circumstances could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and on our ability to meet Clear Channel’s obligations.

 

We frequently evaluate strategic opportunities both within and outside our existing lines of business. We expect from time to time to pursue additional acquisitions and may decide to dispose of certain businesses. These acquisitions or dispositions could be material.

 

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We expect to be in compliance with the covenants contained in Clear Channel’s material financing agreements in 2012, including the maximum consolidated senior secured net debt to consolidated EBITDA limitation contained in Clear Channel’s senior secured credit facilities. However, our anticipated results are subject to significant uncertainty and our ability to comply with this limitation may be affected by events beyond our control, including prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions. The breach of any covenants set forth in Clear Channel’s financing agreements would result in a default thereunder. An event of default would permit the lenders under a defaulted financing agreement to declare all indebtedness thereunder to be due and payable prior to maturity. Moreover, the lenders under the receivables based credit facility under Clear Channel’s senior secured credit facilities would have the option to terminate their commitments to make further extensions of credit thereunder. If we are unable to repay Clear Channel’s obligations under any secured credit facility, the lenders could proceed against any assets that were pledged to secure such facility. In addition, a default or acceleration under any of Clear Channel’s material financing agreements could cause a default under other of our obligations that are subject to cross-default and cross-acceleration provisions. The threshold amount for a cross-default under the senior secured credit facilities is $100.0 million.

 

Sources of Capital

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had the following debt outstanding, net of cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

(In millions)

 

2012 

 

 

2011 

Senior Secured Credit Facilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan Facilities

$

 10,328.9 

 

$

 10,493.8 

 

Revolving Credit Facility (1) 

 

 10.0 

 

 

 1,325.6 

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan Facilities

 

 961.4 

 

 

 976.8 

Receivables Based Facility (2)

 

 - 

 

 

 - 

Priority Guarantee Notes

 

 1,750.0 

 

 

 1,750.0 

Other Secured Subsidiary Debt

 

 26.6 

 

 

 30.9 

Total Secured Debt

 

 13,076.9 

 

 

 14,577.1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Cash Pay Notes

 

 796.3 

 

 

 796.3 

Senior Toggle Notes

 

 829.8 

 

 

 829.8 

Clear Channel Senior Notes

 

 1,748.5 

 

 

 1,998.4 

Subsidiary Senior Notes

 

 2,500.0 

 

 

 2,500.0 

Subsidiary Senior Subordinated Notes

 

 2,200.0 

 

 

 - 

Other Clear Channel Subsidiary Debt

 

 15.9 

 

 

 19.9 

Purchase accounting adjustments and original issue discount

 

 (429.6) 

 

 

 (514.3) 

Total Debt

 

 20,737.8 

 

 

 20,207.2 

Less:  Cash and cash equivalents

 

 1,296.6 

 

 

 1,228.7 

 

 

$

 19,441.2 

 

$

 18,978.5 

 

(1)     During the first quarter of 2012, Clear Channel prepaid $1,918.1 million under its revolving credit facility, thereby permanently reducing the borrowing capacity to $10.0 million, all of which was drawn as of September 30, 2012.

(2)     As of September 30, 2012, we had available under Clear Channel’s receivables based facility an amount equal to the lesser of $625 million (the revolving credit commitment) or the borrowing base amount, as defined under the receivables based facility and subject to certain limitations contained in Clear Channel’s material financing agreements.

 

We and our subsidiaries have from time to time repurchased certain debt obligations of Clear Channel and our equity securities and equity securities of CCOH, and we may in the future, as part of various financing and investment strategies, purchase additional outstanding indebtedness of Clear Channel or its subsidiaries or our outstanding equity securities or outstanding equity securities of CCOH, in tender offers, open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.  We may also sell certain assets or properties and use the proceeds to reduce our indebtedness.  These purchases or sales, if any, could have a material positive or negative impact on our liquidity available to repay outstanding debt obligations or on our consolidated results of operations.  These transactions could also require or result in amendments to the agreements governing outstanding debt obligations or changes in our

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leverage or other financial ratios, which could have a material positive or negative impact on our ability to comply with the covenants contained in our debt agreements.  These transactions, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors.  The amounts involved may be material.

 

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

The senior secured credit facilities require Clear Channel to comply on a quarterly basis with a financial covenant limiting the ratio of consolidated secured debt, net of cash and cash equivalents, to consolidated EBITDA for the preceding four quarters.  Clear Channel’s secured debt consists of the senior secured credit facilities, the receivables-based credit facility, the priority guarantee notes and certain other secured subsidiary debt.  Clear Channel’s consolidated EBITDA for the preceding four quarters of $1,992.8 million is calculated as operating income (loss) before depreciation, amortization, impairment charges and other operating income (expense) – net,  plus  non-cash compensation, and is further adjusted for the following items: (i) an increase of $21.2 million for cash received from nonconsolidated affiliates; (ii) an increase of $45.2 million for non-cash items; (iii) an increase of $93.3 million related to costs incurred in connection with the closure and/or consolidation of facilities, retention charges, consulting fees and other permitted activities; and (iv) an increase of $23.9 million for various other items.  The maximum ratio under this financial covenant is currently set at 9.5:1 and becomes more restrictive over time beginning in the second quarter of 2013.  At September 30, 2012, our ratio was 6.1:1.

 

Subsidiary Senior Subordinated Notes Issuance

During the first quarter of 2012, CCWH issued the Subordinated Notes.  Interest on the Subordinated Notes is payable to the trustee weekly in arrears and to the noteholders on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2012.

 

The Subordinated Notes are CCWH’s senior subordinated obligations and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior subordinated basis by CCOH, its wholly-owned subsidiary Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. (“CCOI”), and certain of CCOH’s other domestic subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”).  The Subordinated Notes are unsecured senior subordinated obligations that rank junior to all of CCWH’s existing and future senior debt, including CCWH’s outstanding senior notes, equally with any of CCWH’s existing and future senior subordinated debt and ahead of all of CCWH’s existing and future debt that expressly provides that it is subordinated to the Subordinated Notes. The guarantees of the Subordinated Notes rank junior to each Guarantor’s existing and future senior debt, including CCWH’s outstanding senior notes, equally with each Guarantor’s existing and future senior subordinated debt and ahead of each Guarantor’s existing and future debt that expressly provides that it is subordinated to the guarantees of the Subordinated Notes.

 

We capitalized $40.0 million in fees and expenses associated with the Subordinated Notes offering and are amortizing them through interest expense over the life of the Subordinated Notes.

 

With the proceeds of the Subordinated Notes (net of the initial purchasers’ discount of $33.0 million), CCWH loaned an aggregate amount equal to $2,167.0 million to CCOI. CCOI paid all other fees and expenses of the offering using cash on hand and, with the proceeds of the loans, distributed a special cash dividend to CCOH, which in turn distributed the CCOH Dividend on March 15, 2012 in an amount equal to $6.0832 per share to its Class A and Class B stockholders of record at the close of business on March 12, 2012, including Clear Channel Holdings, Inc. (“CC Holdings”) and CC Finco, LLC (“CC Finco”), our wholly-owned subsidiaries.  Of the $2,170.4 million CCOH Dividend, an aggregate of $1,925.7 million was distributed to CC Holdings and CC Finco, with the remaining $244.7 million distributed to other stockholders.  As a result, we recorded a reduction of $244.7 million in “Noncontrolling interest” on the consolidated balance sheet.

 

2011 Clear Channel Refinancing Transactions

In February 2011, Clear Channel amended its senior secured credit facilities and its receivables based facility and issued the Initial Notes.  In June 2011, Clear Channel issued the Additional Notes at an issue price of 93.845% of the principal amount.  The Initial Notes and the Additional Notes have identical terms and are treated as a single class. 

 

We capitalized $39.5 million in fees and expenses associated with the Initial Notes offering and are amortizing them through interest expense over the life of the Initial Notes.  We capitalized an additional $7.1 million in fees and expenses associated with the offering of the Additional Notes and are amortizing them through interest expense over the life of the Additional Notes.

 

Clear Channel used the proceeds of the Initial Notes offering to prepay $500.0 million of the indebtedness outstanding under its senior secured credit facilities.  The $500.0 million prepayment was allocated on a ratable basis between outstanding term loans and revolving credit commitments under Clear Channel’s revolving credit facility. 

 

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Clear Channel obtained, concurrent with the offering of the Initial Notes, amendments to its credit agreements with respect to its senior secured credit facilities and its receivables based facility (revolving credit commitments under the receivables based facility were reduced from $783.5 million to $625.0 million), which were required as a condition to complete the offering.  The amendments, among other things, permit Clear Channel to request future extensions of the maturities of its senior secured credit facilities, provide Clear Channel with greater flexibility in the use of its accordion capacity, provide Clear Channel with greater flexibility to incur new debt, provided that the proceeds from such new debt are used to pay down senior secured credit facility indebtedness, and provide greater flexibility for CCOH and its subsidiaries to incur new debt, provided that the net proceeds distributed to Clear Channel from the issuance of such new debt are used to pay down senior secured credit facility indebtedness.

 

Of the $703.8 million of proceeds from the issuance of the Additional Notes ($750.0 million aggregate principal amount net of $46.2 million of discount), Clear Channel used $500 million for general corporate purposes (to replenish cash on hand that Clear Channel previously used to pay senior notes at maturity on March 15, 2011 and May 15, 2011) and used the remaining $203.8 million to repay at maturity a portion of Clear Channel’s 5% senior notes that matured in March 2012.

 

Uses of Capital

Debt Repayments, Maturities and Other

In connection with the issuance of the Subordinated Notes, CCOH paid the $2,170.4 million CCOH Dividend on March 15, 2012 to its Class A and Class B stockholders, consisting of $1,925.7 million distributed to CC Holdings and CC Finco and $244.7 million distributed to other stockholders. In connection with the Subordinated Notes issuance and CCOH Dividend, Clear Channel repaid indebtedness under its senior secured credit facilities in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of dividend proceeds distributed to CC Holdings and CC Finco, or $1,925.7 million.  Of this amount, a prepayment of $1,918.1 million was applied to indebtedness outstanding under Clear Channel’s revolving credit facility, thus permanently reducing the revolving credit commitments under Clear Channel’s revolving credit facility to $10.0 million.  The remaining $7.6 million prepayment was allocated on a pro rata basis to Clear Channel’s term loan facilities.

 

In addition, on March 15, 2012, using cash on hand, Clear Channel made voluntary prepayments under its senior secured credit facilities in an aggregate amount equal to $170.5 million, as follows: (1) $16.2 million under its term loan A due 2014, (ii) $129.8 million under its term loan B due 2016, (iii) $10.0 million under its term loan C due 2016 and (iv) $14.5 million under its delayed draw term loans due 2016. In connection with the prepayments on Clear Channel’s senior secured credit facilities, we recorded a loss of $15.2 million in “Other expense” related to the accelerated expensing of loan fees.

 

During March 2012, Clear Channel repaid its 5.0% senior notes at maturity for $249.9 million (net of $50.1 million principal amount repaid to a subsidiary of Clear Channel with respect to notes repurchased and held by such entity), plus accrued interest, using a portion of the proceeds from the 2011 offering of the Additional Notes, along with cash on hand.

 

During the first nine months of 2011, Clear Channel repaid its 6.25% senior notes at maturity for $692.7 million (net of $57.3 million principal amount repaid to a subsidiary of Clear Channel with respect to notes repurchased and held by such entity), plus accrued interest, using a portion of the proceeds from the 2011 offering of the Initial Notes, along with available cash on hand. Clear Channel also repaid its 4.4% senior notes at maturity for $140.2 million (net of $109.8 million principal amount repaid to a subsidiary of Clear Channel with respect to notes repurchased and held by such entity), plus accrued interest, with available cash on hand.  Prior to, and in connection with the Additional Notes offering, Clear Channel repaid all amounts outstanding under its receivables based credit facility on June 8, 2011, using cash on hand. This voluntary repayment did not reduce the commitments under this facility and Clear Channel may reborrow amounts under this facility at any time.  In addition, on June 27, 2011, Clear Channel made a voluntary payment of $500.0 million on its revolving credit facility.  Furthermore, CC Finco repurchased $80.0 million aggregate principal amount of Clear Channel’s outstanding 5.5% senior notes due 2014 for $57.1 million, including accrued interest, through an open market purchase.

 

October 2012 Senior Secured Credit Facility Amendments

 

On October 25, 2012, Clear Channel amended the terms of its senior secured credit facilities (the “Amendments”).  The Amendments, among other things: permit exchange offers of term loans for new debt securities in an aggregate principal amount of up to $5.0 billion; provide Clear Channel with greater flexibility to prepay tranche A term loans; following the repayment or extension of all tranche A term loans, permit below par non-pro rata purchases of term loans pursuant to customary Dutch auction procedures whereby all lenders of the class of term loans offered to be purchased will be offered an opportunity to participate; following the repayment or extension of all tranche A term loans, permits the repurchase of junior debt maturing before January 2016 with cash on hand in an amount not to exceed $200 million; combine the term loan B, the delayed draw term loan 1 and the delayed draw term loan

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2 under the senior secured credit facilities; preserve revolving credit facility capacity in the event Clear Channel repays all amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility; and eliminate certain restrictions on the ability of CCOH and its subsidiaries to incur debt.

 

October 2012 Refinancing Transaction

 

On October 25, 2012, Clear Channel exchanged $2.0 billion aggregate principal amount of term loans under its senior secured credit facilities for a like principal amount of newly issued Clear Channel 9.0% priority guarantee notes due 2019 (the “Notes”). The exchange offer, which was offered to eligible existing lenders under Clear Channel’s senior secured credit facilities, was exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior basis by Clear Channel Capital I, LLC, and all of Clear Channel’s existing and future domestic wholly-owned restricted subsidiaries.  The Notes and the related guarantees are secured by (1) a lien on (a) the capital stock of Clear Channel and (b) certain property and related assets that do not constitute “principal property” (as defined in the indenture governing certain existing senior notes of Clear Channel), in each case equal in priority to the liens securing the obligations under Clear Channel’s senior secured credit facilities and existing priority guarantee notes and (2) a lien on the accounts receivable and related assets securing Clear Channel’s receivables based credit facility junior in priority to the lien securing Clear Channel’s obligations thereunder. In addition to the collateral granted to secure the Notes, the collateral agent and the trustee for the Notes entered into an agreement with the administrative agent for the lenders under the senior secured credit facilities to turn over to the trustee under the Notes, for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, a pro rata share of any recovery received on account of the principal properties, subject to certain terms and conditions.  We expect our interest expense will increase by approximately $100.0 million as a result of this refinancing transaction.  As a result of the refinancing transaction of term loan indebtedness under Clear Channel’s senior secured credit facilities, the scheduled repayment of remaining term loans that were not exchanged is revised as set forth below:

 

(In millions)

 

Tranche A Term

 

Tranche B Term

 

Tranche C Term

Year

 

Loan*

 

Loan**

 

Loan**

2013 

$

 71.4 

 

 - 

$

 2.8 

2014 

$

 990.5 

 

 - 

$

 7.0 

2015 

 

 - 

 

 - 

$

 3.4 

2016 

 

 - 

$

 7,714.8 

$

 500.5 

 

Total

$

 1,061.9 

$

 7,714.8 

$

 513.7 

               

 

*Balance of Tranche A Term Loan is due July 30, 2014

**Balance of Tranche B Term Loan and Tranche C Term Loan are due January 29, 2016

 

Acquisitions

On April 29, 2011, we completed our traffic acquisition for $24.3 million to add a complementary traffic operation to our existing traffic operations. Immediately after closing, the acquired subsidiaries repaid pre-existing, intercompany debt owed by the subsidiaries to the predecessor owner in the amount of $95.0 million.

 

Certain Relationships with the Sponsors

Clear Channel is party to a management agreement with certain affiliates of Bain Capital Partners, LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (together, the “Sponsors”) and certain other parties pursuant to which such affiliates of the Sponsors will provide management and financial advisory services until 2018.  These agreements require management fees to be paid to such affiliates of the Sponsors for such services at a rate not greater than $15.0 million per year, plus reimbursable expenses.  For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we recognized management fees and reimbursable expenses of $3.9 million and $3.8 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we recognized management fees and reimbursable expenses of $11.9 million and $11.8 million, respectively.

 

Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees

We are currently involved in certain legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business and, as required, have accrued our estimate of the probable costs for resolution of those claims for which the occurrence of loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated.  These estimates have been developed in consultation with counsel and are based upon an analysis of

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potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies. It is possible, however, that future results of operations for any particular period could be materially affected by changes in our assumptions or the effectiveness of our strategies related to these proceedings.

 

Seasonality

Typically, our CCME, Americas outdoor and International outdoor segments experience their lowest financial performance in the first quarter of the calendar year, with International outdoor historically experiencing a loss from operations in that period.  Our International outdoor segment typically experiences its strongest performance in the second and fourth quarters of the calendar year. We expect this trend to continue in the future.

 

MARKET RISK

 

We are exposed to market risks arising from changes in market rates and prices, including movements in interest rates, equity security prices and foreign currency exchange rates.

 

Equity Price Risk

The carrying value of our available-for-sale equity securities is affected by changes in their quoted market prices.  It is estimated that a 20% change in the market prices of these securities would change their carrying value and our comprehensive loss at September 30, 2012 by $20.3 million.

 
Interest Rate Risk

A significant amount of our long-term debt bears interest at variable rates.  Accordingly, our earnings will be affected by changes in interest rates.  At September 30, 2012 we had an interest rate swap agreement with a $2.5 billion notional amount that effectively fixes interest rates on a portion of our floating rate debt at a rate of 4.4%, plus applicable margins, per annum.  The fair value of this agreement at September 30, 2012 was a liability of $102.2 million.  At September 30, 2012, approximately 42% of our aggregate principal amount of long-term debt, including taking into consideration debt on which we have entered into a pay-fixed-rate-receive-floating-rate swap agreement, bears interest at floating rates.

 

Assuming the current level of borrowings and interest rate swap contracts and assuming a 30% change in LIBOR, it is estimated that our interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 would have changed by $5.8 million.

 

In the event of an adverse change in interest rates, management may take actions to further mitigate its exposure.  However, due to the uncertainty of the actions that would be taken and their possible effects, the preceding interest rate sensitivity analysis assumes no such actions.  Further, the analysis does not consider the effects of the change in the level of overall economic activity that could exist in such an environment.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

We have operations in countries throughout the world.  Foreign operations are measured in their local currencies.  As a result, our financial results could be affected by factors such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates or weak economic conditions in the foreign markets in which we have operations.  We believe we mitigate a small portion of our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations with a natural hedge through borrowings in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.  Our foreign operations reported net gains of $38.7 million and $35.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.  We estimate a 10% increase in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies would have decreased our net gains for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 by $3.9 million and $3.5 million, respectively.  A 10% decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 would have increased our net gains by a corresponding amount.

 

This analysis does not consider the implications that such currency fluctuations could have on the overall economic activity that could exist in such an environment in the U.S. or the foreign countries or on the results of operations of these foreign entities.

 

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Inflation

Inflation is a factor in the economies in which we do business and we continue to seek ways to mitigate its effect.  Inflation has affected our performance in terms of higher costs for wages, salaries and equipment.  Although the exact impact of inflation is indeterminable, we believe we have offset these higher costs by increasing the effective advertising rates of most of our broadcasting stations and outdoor display faces.

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf.  Except for the historical information, this report contains various forward-looking statements which represent our expectations or beliefs concerning future events, including, without limitation, our future operating and financial performance, our ability to comply with the covenants in the agreements governing our indebtedness and the availability of capital and the terms thereof.  Statements expressing expectations and projections with respect to future matters are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  We caution that these forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties and are subject to many variables which could impact our future performance.  These statements are made on the basis of management’s views and assumptions, as of the time the statements are made, regarding future events and performance.  There can be no assurance, however, that management’s expectations will necessarily come to pass.  We do not intend, nor do we undertake any duty, to update any forward-looking statements.

 

A wide range of factors could materially affect future developments and performance, including:

·         the impact of our substantial indebtedness, including the effect of our leverage on our financial position and earnings;

·         the need to allocate significant amounts of our cash flow to make payments on our indebtedness, which in turn could reduce our financial flexibility and ability to fund other activities;

·         risks associated with a global economic downturn and its impact on capital markets;

·         other general economic and political conditions in the United States and in other countries in which we currently do business, including those resulting from recessions, political events and acts or threats of terrorism or military conflicts;

·         industry conditions, including competition;

·         the level of expenditures on advertising;

·         legislative or regulatory requirements;

·         fluctuations in operating costs;

·         technological changes and innovations;

·         changes in labor conditions, including on-air talent, program hosts and management;

·         capital expenditure requirements;

·         risks of doing business in foreign countries;

·         fluctuations in exchange rates and currency values;

·         the outcome of pending and future litigation;

·         changes in interest rates;

·         taxes and tax disputes;

·         shifts in population and other demographics;

·         access to capital markets and borrowed indebtedness;

·         our ability to implement our business strategies;

·         the risk that we may not be able to integrate the operations of acquired businesses successfully;

·         the risk that our cost savings initiatives may not be entirely successful or that any cost savings achieved from those initiatives may not persist; and

·         certain other factors set forth in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

                This list of factors that may affect future performance and the accuracy of forward-looking statements is illustrative and is not intended to be exhaustive.  Accordingly, all forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty.

 

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Required information is presented under “Market Risk” within Item 2 of this Part I.

 

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ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we have carried out an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act).  Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2012 to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that are filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We currently are involved in certain legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business and, as required, have accrued an estimate of the probable costs for the resolution of those claims for which the occurrence of loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated.  These estimates have been developed in consultation with counsel and are based upon an analysis of potential results, assuming a combination of litigation and settlement strategies.  It is possible, however, that future results of operations for any particular period could be materially affected by changes in our assumptions or the effectiveness of our strategies related to these proceedings.  Additionally, due to the inherent uncertainty of litigation, there can be no assurance that the resolution of any particular claim or proceeding would not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

 

Although we are involved in a variety of legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, a large portion of our litigation arises in the following contexts: commercial disputes; defamation matters; employment and benefits related claims; governmental fines; intellectual property claims; and tax disputes.

 

Brazil Litigation

 

On or about July 12, 2006 and April 12, 2007, two of our operating businesses (L&C Outdoor Ltda. (“L&C”) and Publicidad Klimes São Paulo Ltda. (“Klimes”), respectively) in the São Paulo, Brazil market received notices of infraction from the state taxing authority, seeking to impose a value added tax (“VAT”) on such businesses, retroactively for the period from December 31, 2001 through January 31, 2006. The taxing authority contends that these businesses fall within the definition of “communication services” and as such are subject to the VAT. L&C and Klimes filed separate petitions to challenge the imposition of this tax.

 

On August 8, 2011, Brazil’s National Council of Fiscal Policy (CONFAZ) published a convenio authorizing sixteen states, including the State of São Paulo, to issue an amnesty that would reduce the principal amount of VAT allegedly owed and reduce or waive related interest and penalties.  The State of São Paulo ratified the amnesty in late August 2011.   On May 10, 2012, the State of São Paulo published an amnesty decree that mirrors the convenio.  Klimes and L&C accepted the amnesty on May 24, 2012 by making the aggregate required payment of $10.9 million.  On that same day, Klimes and L&C filed petitions to discontinue the tax litigation based on the amnesty payments. 

 

Stockholder Litigation

 

Two derivative lawsuits were filed in March 2012 in Delaware Chancery Court by stockholders of CCOH, an indirect non-wholly owned subsidiary of Clear Channel, which is, in turn, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The consolidated lawsuits are captioned In re Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. Derivative Litigation, Consolidated Case No. 7315-CS. The complaints name as defendants certain of Clear Channel’s and CCOH’s current and former directors and Clear Channel, as well as Bain Capital Partners, LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.  CCOH also is named as a nominal defendant.  The complaints allege, among other things, that in December 2009 Clear Channel breached fiduciary duties to CCOH and its stockholders by allegedly requiring CCOH to agree to amend the terms of a revolving promissory note payable by Clear Channel to CCOH to extend the maturity date of the note and to amend the interest rate payable on the note. According to the complaints, the terms of the amended promissory note were unfair to CCOH because, among other things, the interest rate was below market. The complaints further allege that Clear Channel was unjustly enriched as a result of that transaction.  The complaints also allege that the director defendants breached fiduciary duties to CCOH in connection with that transaction and that the transaction constituted corporate waste.   On April 4, 2012, the board of directors of CCOH formed a special litigation committee consisting of independent directors (the “SLC”) to review and investigate plaintiffs’ claims and determine the course of action that serves the best interests of CCOH and its stockholders.  On June 20, 2012, the SLC filed a motion to stay the lawsuits for six months while it completes its review and investigation.  In response, on June 27, 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion for an expedited trial, asking the Court to schedule a trial on the merits in October 2012. On July 23, 2012, the Court issued an order granting the motion to stay and denying the motion for an expedited trial.

 

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

For information regarding our risk factors, please refer to Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.  There have not been any material changes in the risk factors disclosed in those reports.

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ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

The following table sets forth the purchases made during the quarter ended September 30, 2012 by or on behalf of the Company or an affiliated purchaser of shares of our Class A common stock registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act:

Period

 

Total Number of Shares Purchased

 

Average Price Paid per Share

 

Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs

 

Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs

July 1 through July 31

 

 - 

$

 - 

 

 - 

 

 

 (1) 

August 1 through August 31

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 

 (1) 

September 1 through September 30

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 - 

 

 

 (1) 

Total

 

 - 

$

 - 

 

 - 

$

 82,934,423 

 (1) 

 

(1)     On August 9, 2010, Clear Channel, an indirect subsidiary of the Company, announced that its board of directors approved a stock purchase program under which Clear Channel or its subsidiaries may purchase up to an aggregate of $100 million of the Class A common stock of the Company and/or the Class A common stock of CCOH, an indirect subsidiary of Clear Channel.  No shares of the Company’s Class A common stock or CCOH’s Class A common stock were purchased under the stock purchase program during the quarter ended September 30, 2012.  During 2011, a subsidiary of Clear Channel purchased $16,372,690 of the Class A common stock of CCOH (1,553,971 shares) in open market purchases.  During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, a subsidiary of Clear Channel purchased $692,887 of the Company’s Class A common stock (111,291 shares) under the stock purchase program.  As a result of these purchases of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and CCOH’s Class A common stock, an aggregate of $82,934,423 remains available under the stock purchase program to purchase the Class A common stock of the Company and/or the Class A common stock of CCOH.  The stock purchase program does not have a fixed expiration date and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time at Clear Channel’s discretion.

 

ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS  

 

 

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

10.1 

 

Employment Agreement, effective as of January 24, 2012, between C. William Eccleshare and Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 27, 2012).

10.2 

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, dated July 26, 2012, between C. William Eccleshare and Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 27, 2012).

10.3*

 

Indemnification Agreement by and among CC Media Holdings, Inc., Clear Channel Communications, Inc. and Robert W. Pittman dated September 18, 2012.

10.4*

 

Indemnification Agreement by and among Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. and Robert W. Pittman dated September 18, 2012.

10.5*

 

Indemnification Agreement by and among Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. and Thomas W. Casey dated September 5, 2012.

10.6*

 

Indemnification Agreement by and among Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. and Robert H. Walls, Jr. dated September 5, 2012.

11*

 

Statement re: Computation of Loss Per Share.

31.1*

 

Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2*

 

Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1**

 

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2**

 

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101***

 

Interactive Data Files.

*

Filed herewith.

**

Furnished herwith.

***

In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

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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.

 

CC MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

November 2, 2012

/s/ SCOTT D. HAMILTON

Scott D. Hamilton

Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Secretary

 

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