Paxson Communications Corporation
FORM 10-Q
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
(MARK ONE)
|
|
|
þ |
|
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED June 30, 2005
OR
|
|
|
o |
|
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO
Commission File Number 1-13452
PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
|
|
|
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
|
|
59-3212788
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
|
|
|
601 Clearwater Park Road
West Palm Beach, Florida
(Address of principal executive offices)
|
|
33401
(Zip Code) |
Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (561) 659-4122
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 þ NO o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act).
YES þ NO o
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of
July 29, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
Class of Stock |
|
Number of Shares |
Common stock-Class A, $0.001 par value per share |
|
|
64,569,508 |
|
Common stock-Class B, $0.001 par value per share |
|
|
8,311,639 |
|
PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
INDEX
2
Item 1. Financial Statements
PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands except share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
December 31, |
|
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
103,846 |
|
|
$ |
82,047 |
|
Short-term investments |
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
5,993 |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $603 and $648, respectively |
|
|
21,496 |
|
|
|
24,961 |
|
Program rights |
|
|
36,040 |
|
|
|
38,853 |
|
Amounts due from Crown Media |
|
|
3,821 |
|
|
|
9,885 |
|
Deposits for programming letters of credit |
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
24,603 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
2,886 |
|
|
|
3,119 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
168,089 |
|
|
|
189,461 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
95,005 |
|
|
|
103,540 |
|
Intangible assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FCC license intangible assets |
|
|
843,492 |
|
|
|
843,777 |
|
Other intangible assets, net |
|
|
38,379 |
|
|
|
40,448 |
|
Program rights, net of current portion |
|
|
15,198 |
|
|
|
19,581 |
|
Amounts due from Crown Media, net of current portion |
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
1,655 |
|
Investments in broadcast properties |
|
|
2,154 |
|
|
|
2,205 |
|
Assets held for sale |
|
|
2,227 |
|
|
|
2,227 |
|
Other assets, net |
|
|
17,964 |
|
|
|
21,411 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
1,182,750 |
|
|
$ |
1,224,305 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES, MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE AND CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
$ |
42,444 |
|
|
$ |
40,500 |
|
Accrued interest |
|
|
20,207 |
|
|
|
16,073 |
|
Current portion of obligations for program rights |
|
|
6,955 |
|
|
|
18,436 |
|
Current portion of obligations to CBS |
|
|
13,648 |
|
|
|
17,726 |
|
Current portion of obligations for cable distribution rights |
|
|
2,729 |
|
|
|
2,896 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
|
14,925 |
|
|
|
16,344 |
|
Current portion of senior secured and senior subordinated notes |
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
100,975 |
|
|
|
112,039 |
|
Obligations for program rights, net of current portion |
|
|
502 |
|
|
|
1,703 |
|
Obligations to CBS, net of current portion |
|
|
3,547 |
|
|
|
9,191 |
|
Deferred revenue, net of current portion |
|
|
6,898 |
|
|
|
6,898 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
163,922 |
|
|
|
194,706 |
|
Senior secured and senior subordinated notes, net of current portion |
|
|
1,030,862 |
|
|
|
1,004,029 |
|
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock |
|
|
504,939 |
|
|
|
471,355 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
|
11,469 |
|
|
|
10,980 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
1,823,114 |
|
|
|
1,810,901 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mandatorily redeemable and convertible preferred stock |
|
|
821,467 |
|
|
|
740,745 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies (See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders deficit: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value; one vote per share; 215,000,000
shares authorized, 64,564,092 and 60,545,269 shares issued and outstanding |
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
Class B common stock, $0.001 par value; ten votes per share; 35,000,000
shares authorized and 8,311,639 shares issued and outstanding |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
Class C non-voting common stock, $0.001 par value, 77,500,000 shares authorized, no shares
issued and outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock warrants and call option |
|
|
66,663 |
|
|
|
66,663 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
541,763 |
|
|
|
542,138 |
|
Deferred stock-based compensation |
|
|
(7,179 |
) |
|
|
(10,687 |
) |
Accumulated deficit |
|
|
(2,063,151 |
) |
|
|
(1,925,524 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders deficit |
|
|
(1,461,831 |
) |
|
|
(1,327,341 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, mandatorily redeemable and convertible preferred stock, and
stockholders deficit |
|
$ |
1,182,750 |
|
|
$ |
1,224,305 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements
3
PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands except share and per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Three Months Ended |
|
For the Six Months Ended |
|
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Unaudited) |
NET REVENUES (net of agency commissions of $10,838, $12,070,
$22,371 and $24,364, respectively) |
|
$ |
63,270 |
|
|
$ |
69,877 |
|
|
$ |
131,580 |
|
|
$ |
141,171 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXPENSES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Programming and broadcast operations (excluding depreciation
and amortization shown separately below and stock-based
compensation of $133, $241, $313 and $620, respectively) |
|
|
13,554 |
|
|
|
13,642 |
|
|
|
28,248 |
|
|
|
27,461 |
|
Program rights amortization |
|
|
17,131 |
|
|
|
10,843 |
|
|
|
33,375 |
|
|
|
26,533 |
|
Selling, general and administrative (excluding depreciation and
amortization shown separately below and stock-based
compensation of $1,087, $2,292, $1,749 and $4,135,
respectively) |
|
|
27,489 |
|
|
|
33,322 |
|
|
|
58,921 |
|
|
|
63,536 |
|
Depreciation
and amortizations |
|
|
10,119 |
|
|
|
11,437 |
|
|
|
19,071 |
|
|
|
21,697 |
|
Insurance recoveries |
|
|
(15,652 |
) |
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
(15,652 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Time brokerage and affiliation fees |
|
|
1,145 |
|
|
|
1,101 |
|
|
|
2,290 |
|
|
|
2,202 |
|
Stock-based compensation (excluding restructuring charges of
$12, $0, $1,120, and $0, respectively) |
|
|
1,220 |
|
|
|
2,533 |
|
|
|
2,062 |
|
|
|
4,755 |
|
Restructuring charges |
|
|
1,855 |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
4,247 |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
Reserve for state taxes |
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
467 |
|
|
|
(134 |
) |
|
|
597 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
56,982 |
|
|
|
73,345 |
|
|
|
132,428 |
|
|
|
146,781 |
|
(Loss) gain on sale or disposal of broadcast and other assets, net |
|
|
(510 |
) |
|
|
6,067 |
|
|
|
(567 |
) |
|
|
5,958 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
5,778 |
|
|
|
2,599 |
|
|
|
(1,415 |
) |
|
|
348 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(29,998 |
) |
|
|
(23,065 |
) |
|
|
(55,207 |
) |
|
|
(45,630 |
) |
Dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock |
|
|
(17,086 |
) |
|
|
(14,888 |
) |
|
|
(33,584 |
) |
|
|
(29,265 |
) |
Interest income |
|
|
656 |
|
|
|
711 |
|
|
|
1,225 |
|
|
|
1,474 |
|
Other income (expense), net |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
3,461 |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,286 |
) |
Gain on modification of program rights obligations |
|
|
371 |
|
|
|
371 |
|
|
|
741 |
|
|
|
741 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes |
|
|
(40,248 |
) |
|
|
(34,266 |
) |
|
|
(84,779 |
) |
|
|
(77,518 |
) |
Income tax benefit (expense) |
|
|
31,508 |
|
|
|
(2,886 |
) |
|
|
27,874 |
|
|
|
(8,316 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
|
(8,740 |
) |
|
|
(37,152 |
) |
|
|
(56,905 |
) |
|
|
(85,834 |
) |
Dividends and accretion on redeemable and convertible preferred
stock |
|
|
(33,010 |
) |
|
|
(11,624 |
) |
|
|
(80,722 |
) |
|
|
(23,173 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
|
$ |
(41,750 |
) |
|
$ |
(48,776 |
) |
|
$ |
(137,627 |
) |
|
$ |
(109,007 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted loss per common share |
|
$ |
(0.60 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.72 |
) |
|
$ |
(2.00 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.61 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding |
|
|
69,243,242 |
|
|
|
68,134,814 |
|
|
|
68,972,375 |
|
|
|
67,837,758 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
4
PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants |
|
Additional |
|
Deferred |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
Common Stock |
|
And Call |
|
Paid-in |
|
Stock-based |
|
Accumulated |
|
Stockholders |
|
|
Class A |
|
Class B |
|
Option |
|
Capital |
|
Compensation |
|
Deficit |
|
Deficit |
Balance, January 1, 2005 |
|
$ |
61 |
|
|
$ |
8 |
|
|
$ |
66,663 |
|
|
$ |
542,138 |
|
|
$ |
(10,687 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,925,524 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,327,341 |
) |
Stock-based
compensation |
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
3,140 |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
3,140 |
|
Deferred stock-based
compensation |
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
(368 |
) |
|
|
368 |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
Restricted stock
exchanged for
options |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
Stock options exercised |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
Dividends on
redeemable and
convertible preferred
stock |
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
(80,469 |
) |
|
|
(80,469 |
) |
Accretion on
redeemable and
convertible preferred
stock |
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
(253 |
) |
|
|
(253 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
(56,905 |
) |
|
|
(56,905 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, June 30, 2005 |
|
$ |
65 |
|
|
$ |
8 |
|
|
$ |
66,663 |
|
|
$ |
541,763 |
|
|
$ |
(7,179 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,063,151 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,461,831 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
5
PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Six Months Ended |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(56,905 |
) |
|
$ |
(85,834 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
19,071 |
|
|
|
21,697 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
2,062 |
|
|
|
4,755 |
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
6,286 |
|
Restructuring charges (stock-based compensation expense) |
|
|
1,120 |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
Program rights amortization |
|
|
33,375 |
|
|
|
26,533 |
|
Payments for cable distribution rights |
|
|
(188 |
) |
|
|
¾ |
|
Non-cash barter |
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
Program rights payments and deposits |
|
|
(38,860 |
) |
|
|
(44,897 |
) |
Provision for doubtful accounts |
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
347 |
|
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision |
|
|
(30,784 |
) |
|
|
8,114 |
|
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of broadcast and other assets, net |
|
|
567 |
|
|
|
(5,958 |
) |
Dividends and accretion on 141/4% mandatorily
redeemable preferred stock |
|
|
33,584 |
|
|
|
29,265 |
|
Accretion on senior subordinated discount notes |
|
|
26,867 |
|
|
|
23,856 |
|
Gain on modification of program rights obligations |
|
|
(741 |
) |
|
|
(741 |
) |
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable |
|
|
3,338 |
|
|
|
(3,070 |
) |
Decrease in amounts due from Crown Media |
|
|
7,477 |
|
|
|
6,769 |
|
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
679 |
|
(Increase) decrease in other assets |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
3,635 |
|
Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
|
1,807 |
|
|
|
1,887 |
|
Increase (decrease) in accrued interest |
|
|
4,134 |
|
|
|
(206 |
) |
Decrease in obligations to CBS |
|
|
(8,981 |
) |
|
|
(10,371 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities |
|
|
(2,803 |
) |
|
|
(17,254 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease in short-term investments |
|
|
5,993 |
|
|
|
5,957 |
|
Refund of (deposits for) programming letters of credit |
|
|
24,603 |
|
|
|
(856 |
) |
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
|
(4,941 |
) |
|
|
(8,065 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of broadcast assets |
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
9,988 |
|
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
Other |
|
|
(1,022 |
) |
|
|
(44 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by investing activities |
|
|
24,636 |
|
|
|
6,988 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings of long-term debt |
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
365,000 |
|
Repayments of long-term debt |
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
(335,657 |
) |
Payments of loan origination costs |
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
(11,432 |
) |
Payments of employee withholding taxes on exercises of stock
options, net |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
¾ |
|
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options, net |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Proceeds from stock subscription notes receivable |
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
17,987 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
21,799 |
|
|
|
7,721 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
|
|
82,047 |
|
|
|
97,123 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
|
$ |
103,846 |
|
|
$ |
104,844 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
6
PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Paxson Communications Corporation (the Company), a Delaware corporation, was organized in
1993. The Company is a network television broadcasting company which owns and operates the largest
broadcast television station group in the United States, as measured by the number of television
households in the markets the Companys stations serve. The Company provides network programming
seven days per week, 24 hours per day, through its broadcast television station group and pursuant
to distribution arrangements with cable and satellite distribution systems.
The Companys business operations presently do not provide sufficient cash flow to support its
debt service and to pay cash dividends on its preferred stock. In September 2002, the Company
engaged Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and in August 2003 the Company engaged Citigroup Global Markets
Inc. to act as the Companys financial advisors to assess the Companys business plan, capital
structure and future capital needs and to explore strategic alternatives for the Company. The
Company terminated these engagements in March 2005 as no viable strategic transactions had been
developed on terms that the Company believed would be in the best interests of the Companys
stockholders. While the Company will continue to consider strategic alternatives that may arise,
which may include the sale of all or part of the Companys assets, finding a strategic partner who
would provide the financial resources to enable the Company to redeem, restructure or refinance the
Companys debt and preferred stock, or finding a third party to acquire the Company through a
merger or other business combination or through a purchase of the Companys equity securities, the
Companys principal efforts are focused on improving core business operations and increasing cash
flow.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements
prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or
omitted. These financial statements, footnotes and discussions should be read in conjunction with
the financial statements and related footnotes and discussions contained in the Companys Amendment
No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 (the Fiscal 2004
Form 10-K) and the definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders of the
Company held on June 10, 2005, both of which were filed with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior periods financial
statements to conform to the 2005 presentation
The financial information contained in the financial statements and notes thereto as of June
30, 2005 and for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 is unaudited. In the
opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of such financial
information have been included. These adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned
subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, the amounts of net income and
comprehensive income were the same.
The preparation of financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. The
Company believes the most significant estimates involved in preparing the Companys financial
statements include estimates related to the net realizable value of programming rights, barter
revenue recognition, and estimates related to the impairment of long-lived assets and Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) licenses. The Company bases its estimates on historical
experience and various other assumptions it believes are reasonable. Actual results could differ
from those estimates. The Companys significant accounting policies are described in Note 1.
Nature of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the notes to the
Companys consolidated financial statements included in the Companys Fiscal 2004 Form 10-K and as
follows:
Accounts Receivable
The Company carries accounts receivable at the amount it believes to be collectible.
Accordingly, the Company provides allowances for accounts receivable it believes to be
uncollectible based on managements best estimates. In determining the necessary allowance for
doubtful accounts receivable, the Company analyzes its historical bad debt experience, the credit
worthiness of its customers and the aging of its accounts receivable. If the provision for
doubtful accounts were to change by 10%, it would have resulted in additional expense of
approximately $10,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The amounts of accounts receivable
7
that ultimately become uncollectible could vary significantly from the Companys estimates.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized as commercial spots or long form programming are aired and, for the
majority of network commercial spots only, as ratings guarantees to advertisers are achieved. Net
revenues, therefore, have been recorded net of the change in the liability for shortfalls in
ratings guarantees, exclusive of the effect of any cash refunded to advertisers. For the three
months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, the liability for shortfalls in ratings guarantees increased
by $0.6 million and decreased by $0.2 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30,
2005 and 2004, the liability for shortfalls in ratings guarantees increased by $2.6 million and
decreased by $1.7 million, respectively. Included in deferred revenues in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheets are liabilities for ratings shortfalls as of June 30, 2005 and 2004
amounting to $7.2 million and $5.2 million, respectively.
Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews long-lived assets and reserves for impairment whenever events or changes
in circumstances indicate that, based on estimated undiscounted future cash flows, the carrying
amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. If the Companys analysis indicates that a
possible impairment exists, the Company is required to then estimate the fair value of the asset
determined either by third party appraisal or estimated discounted future cash flows.
The Company holds FCC licenses for full power stations which are authorized to broadcast over
either an analog or digital signal on channels 52-69 (the 700 MHz band), a portion of the
broadcast spectrum that is currently allocated to television broadcasting by the FCC. As part of
the nationwide transition from analog to digital broadcasting, the 700 MHz band is in the process
of being transitioned to use by new wireless and public safety entities. A federal statute
requires that, after December 31, 2006, or the date on which 85% of television households in a
television market are capable of receiving digital services, incumbent broadcasters must surrender
analog signals and broadcast only on their allotted digital frequency. Several members of Congress
have advocated establishing December 31, 2006 as a firm date for the surrender of the analog
spectrum without regard to whether the 85% capability threshold has been reached. The FCC is
considering a proposal to extend the date for the surrender of the analog signals to December 31,
2008. In some cases, broadcasters, including the Company, have been given a digital channel
allocation within the 700 MHz band of spectrum. During this transition these new wireless and
public safety entities are permitted to operate in the 700 MHz band provided they do not interfere
with incumbent or allotted analog and digital television operations. In January 2003 the FCC
commenced rulemaking proceedings in which it is considering aspects of the implementation of this
2006 statutory deadline for completion of the digital transition. Issues such as interference
protection, rights of incumbent broadcasters and broadcasters ability to modify authorized
facilities are being addressed in these proceedings. These proceedings remain pending. The
Company cannot predict when it will abandon, by private agreement, or as required by law, the
broadcast service of its stations occupying the 700 MHz spectrum. It is possible that the estimated
life of certain long-lived assets will be reduced significantly in the near term due to the
anticipated industry migration from analog to digital broadcasting. If and when the Company
becomes aware of such a reduction of useful lives, depreciation expense will be adjusted
prospectively to ensure assets are fully depreciated upon migration. As of June 30, 2005, the
aggregate book value of the Companys assets which may have limited or no use as a result of the
future migration from analog to digital amounted to approximately $17.0 million.
2. RESTRUCTURING
During the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company adopted a plan to substantially reduce
or eliminate the sales of spot advertisements that are based on audience ratings and to focus its
sales efforts on long form paid programming, non-rated spot advertisements and sales of blocks of
air time to third party programmers. In connection with this plan the Company:
|
|
|
notified all of its joint sales agreements (JSA) partners, other than NBC Universal,
Inc. (NBC), that the Company was exercising its right to terminate the JSA, effective
June 30, 2005; |
|
|
|
|
exercised its right to terminate all of its network affiliation agreements, effective
June 30, 2005; |
|
|
|
|
notified NBC that the Company was removing, effective June 30, 2005, all of its stations
from its national sales agency agreement with NBC, pursuant to which NBC sells national
spot advertisements for 49 of the Companys 60 stations; and |
|
|
|
|
reduced personnel by 68 employees. |
The Company and NBC have entered into a number of agreements affecting the Companys business
operations, including an agreement under which NBC provided network sales, marketing and research
services. Pursuant to the terms of the JSAs between the Companys stations and NBCs owned and
operated stations serving the same markets, the NBC stations sold all non-network spot
8
advertising of the Companys stations and received commission compensation for such sales.
Certain Company station operations, including sales operations, were integrated with the
corresponding functions of the related NBC station and the Company reimbursed NBC for the cost of
performing these operations. For the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company
incurred $5.8 million and $6.1 million, respectively, for commission compensation and cost
reimbursements to NBC in connection with these arrangements. For the six months ended June 30,
2005 and 2004, the Company incurred $11.4 million and $11.0 million for compensation and cost
reimbursements to NBC in connection with these arrangements. The Company began discussions with
NBC as to the termination of the Companys network sales agreement and each of the Companys JSAs
with NBC (covering 14 of the Companys stations in 12 markets). Other than sales support services
with respect to network advertising sold prior to July 2005 which the Company has yet to air, NBC
no longer provides services to the Company under these agreements. The Company expects that the
performance of the Companys business during 2005 will be affected by the costs of terminating
these arrangements, including the possible disruption of the Companys network advertising sales
efforts resulting from the transfer of this function from NBC to the Companys own employees.
For the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company incurred $5.3 million, and
$5.5 million, respectively, for commission compensation and cost reimbursement to non-NBC JSA
partners. For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company incurred $10.5 million and
$10.9 million, respectively, for commission compensation and cost reimbursement to non-NBC JSA
partners.
In connection with the termination of the Companys JSAs, the Company expects to relocate up
to 22 of its station master controls which are currently located in its JSA partners facility.
The relocation of the Companys station master controls is expected to require a total cash outlay
of between $5.0 million and $7.0 million, primarily for moving expenses and new equipment. As of
June 30, 2005, the Company has incurred $0.2 million in connection with moving its station master
controls. The Company expects that the performance of its business during 2005 will be affected by
the terms on which it is able to effect some or all of the remaining relocations.
The Company accounts for restructuring costs pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS) No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.
SFAS 146 requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be
recognized when the liability is incurred, as opposed to when there is a commitment to a
restructuring plan. Through the second quarter of 2005, the Company recorded a restructuring
charge in the amount of $4.2 million in connection with the aforementioned restructuring
activities. The restructuring charge primarily consisted of one-time termination benefits in
connection with personnel reductions at the Company (including $1.1 million in stock-based
compensation expense) and personnel reductions for the Companys JSA partners and NBC. The Company
presently is unable to determine the amount of additional restructuring charges, if any, that it
may incur in connection with the termination of certain of its contractual arrangements with NBC.
Restructuring charges are reflected in a separate line item in the accompanying consolidated
statements of operations. As of June 30, 2005, approximately $1.8 million of restructuring costs
had not yet been paid and were included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
The Company shortened the amortizable lives of certain leasehold improvements at JSA locations
to coincide with the termination of the related JSA agreements. Included in depreciation and
amortization for the second quarter of 2005 is $1.2 million of amortization expense associated with
leasehold improvements at JSA locations.
9
The following summarizes the activity in the Companys restructuring reserves for the six
months ended June 30, 2005 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts Charged |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance |
|
to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
Costs and |
|
Cash |
|
Balance |
|
|
2004 |
|
Expenses |
|
Deductions |
|
June 30, 2005 |
Restructuring |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease and other
costs |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
21 |
|
|
$ |
(12 |
) |
|
$ |
9 |
|
Severance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,106 |
|
|
|
(1,285 |
) |
|
|
1,821 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3,127 |
|
|
$ |
(1,297 |
) |
|
$ |
1,830 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based
compensation
expense |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,120 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,247 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3. ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
Assets held for sale consist of certain broadcast towers, for which the buyer has not
effectuated title transfer, with a carrying value of $2.2 million as of both June 30, 2005 and
December 31, 2004.
4. SENIOR SECURED AND SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES
Senior secured and senior subordinated notes consist of the following as of (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
December 31, |
|
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2010, secured
by substantially all of the assets of the Company |
|
$ |
365,000 |
|
|
$ |
365,000 |
|
121/4% Senior Subordinated Discount Notes due 2009 |
|
|
496,263 |
|
|
|
496,263 |
|
103/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 |
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
Other |
|
|
412 |
|
|
|
443 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,061,675 |
|
|
|
1,061,706 |
|
Less: discount on Senior Subordinated Discount Notes |
|
|
(30,746 |
) |
|
|
(57,613 |
) |
Less: current portion |
|
|
(67 |
) |
|
|
(64 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,030,862 |
|
|
$ |
1,004,029 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On January 12, 2004, the Company completed a private offering of $365 million of senior
secured floating rate notes (Senior Secured Notes). The Senior Secured Notes bear interest at
the rate of LIBOR plus 2.75% per year and will mature on January 10, 2010. The Senior Secured
Notes may be redeemed by the Company at any time at specified redemption prices and are secured by
substantially all of the Companys assets. In addition, a substantial portion of the Senior
Secured Notes are unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several senior secured basis, by all
of the Companys subsidiaries. The proceeds from the offering were used to repay in full the
outstanding indebtedness under the Companys previously existing senior credit facility, pre-fund
letters of credit supported by the revolving credit portion of the Companys previously existing
senior credit facility and pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transaction. The
refinancing resulted in a charge in the first quarter of 2004 in the amount of $6.3 million related
to the debt issuance costs associated with the senior credit facility.
During the year ended December 31, 2004 the Company issued letters of credit to support its
obligation to pay for certain original programming. As of December 31, 2004, there were
approximately $24.6 million of outstanding letters of credit all of which had been pre-funded by
the Company and are reflected as Deposits for programming letters of credit in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheets. In the first quarter of 2005, the Company settled its obligations to pay for
certain original programming and was refunded all of its deposits for programming letters of
credit.
10
The indentures governing the Senior Secured Notes, the 12
1/4%
Notes and the 103/4% Notes contain
certain covenants which, among other things, limit the Companys ability to incur additional
indebtedness, other than refinancing indebtedness, restrict the Companys ability to pay dividends
or redeem its outstanding capital stock, restrict the Companys ability to make certain investments
or to enter into transactions with affiliates, restrict the Companys ability to incur liens or
merge or consolidate with any other person, require the Company to pay all material taxes prior to
delinquency, require any asset sales the Company may conduct to comply with certain requirements,
including as to the use of asset sale proceeds, restrict the Companys ability to sell interests in
its subsidiaries, and require the Company, in the event it experiences a change of control, to make
an offer to purchase the notes outstanding under such indentures on specified terms. Events of
default under the indentures include the failure to pay interest within 30 days of the due date,
the failure to pay principal when due, a default under any other debt in an amount greater than
$10.0 million, the entry of a money judgment against the Company in an amount greater than $10.0
million which remains unsatisfied for 60 days, the failure to perform any covenant or agreement
under the indentures which continues for 60 days after the Company receives notice of default from
the indenture trustee or holders of at least 25% of the outstanding notes, and the occurrence of
certain bankruptcy events. The
121/4%
Notes and
103/4%
Notes are general unsecured obligations of the
Company subordinate in right of payment to all existing and future senior indebtedness of the
Company and senior in right to all future subordinated indebtedness of the Company. As of June 30,
2005, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants.
5. MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE AND CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
The following represents a summary of the changes in the Companys mandatorily redeemable and
convertible preferred stock for the six months ended June 30, 2005 (in thousands except share
data):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
93/4% |
|
28.3% Series B |
|
|
|
|
Convertible |
|
Convertible |
|
|
|
|
Preferred |
|
Exchangeable |
|
|
|
|
Stock |
|
Preferred Stock |
|
Total |
Mandatorily redeemable and convertible preferred
stock: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2005 |
|
$ |
140,042 |
|
|
$ |
600,703 |
|
|
$ |
740,745 |
|
Accretion |
|
|
253 |
|
|
|
¾ |
|
|
|
253 |
|
Accrual of cumulative dividends |
|
|
6,961 |
|
|
|
73,508 |
|
|
|
80,469 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2005 |
|
$ |
147,256 |
|
|
$ |
674,211 |
|
|
$ |
821,467 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregated liquidation preference and accumulated
dividends at June 30, 2005 |
|
$ |
148,019 |
|
|
$ |
674,211 |
|
|
$ |
822,230 |
|
Shares authorized |
|
|
17,500 |
|
|
|
41,500 |
|
|
|
59,000 |
|
Shares issued and outstanding |
|
|
14,801 |
|
|
|
41,500 |
|
|
|
56,301 |
|
Accrued dividends |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
259,211 |
|
|
$ |
259,211 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
141/4%
Junior |
|
|
Exchangeable |
|
|
Preferred |
|
|
Stock |
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock: |
|
|
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2005 |
|
$ |
471,355 |
|
Accrual of cumulative dividends |
|
|
33,584 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2005 |
|
$ |
504,939 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate liquidation preference and accumulated
dividends at June 30, 2005 |
|
$ |
504,939 |
|
Shares authorized |
|
|
72,000 |
|
Shares issued and outstanding |
|
|
49,610 |
|
Accrued dividends |
|
$ |
8,837 |
|
On November 13, 2003, the Company received notice from NBC that NBC was exercising its right
under its investment agreement with the Company to demand that the Company redeem or arrange for a
third party to acquire (the Redemption), by payment in cash, all 41,500 outstanding shares of
the Companys Series B preferred stock held by NBC. The aggregate redemption price payable in
respect of the 41,500 preferred shares, including accrued dividends thereon, was $674.2 million as
of June 30, 2005.
11
Between November 13, 2003 and November 13, 2004 the Company was unable to consummate the
Redemption as the terms of the Companys outstanding debt and preferred stock prohibited the
Redemption and the Company did not have sufficient funds on hand to consummate the Redemption. On
August 19, 2004, NBC filed a complaint against the Company in the Court of Chancery of the State of
Delaware seeking a declaratory ruling as to the meaning of the terms Cost of Capital Dividend
Rate and independent investment bank as used in the certificate of designation of the Companys
Series B preferred stock held by NBC. On September 15, 2004, the annual rate at which dividends
accrue on the Series B preferred stock was reset from 8% to 16.2% in accordance with the procedure
specified in the terms of the Series B preferred stock. The Company engaged CIBC World Markets
Corp. (CIBC), a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm, to determine the
adjusted dividend rate as of the fifth anniversary of the original issue date of the Series B
preferred stock.
On October 14, 2004, the Company filed its answer and a counterclaim to NBCs complaint. The
Companys answer largely denies the allegations of the NBC complaint and the Companys counterclaim
seeks a declaratory ruling that the Company is not obligated to redeem, and will not be in default
under the terms of the agreement under which NBC made its initial $415.0 million investment in the
Company if the Company does not redeem, the Series B preferred stock on or before November 13,
2004. NBC has alleged that the Company is obligated to redeem, and will be in default if the
Company does not redeem, NBCs investment on or before November 13, 2004.
The Company and NBC each moved for judgment on the pleadings in the Delaware litigation. On
April 29, 2005, the court held that the dividend rate on the Companys Series B preferred stock
should be reset to 28.3% per annum as of September 15, 2004. The adjusted dividend rate continues
to apply only to the original issue price of $415.0 million of the Series B preferred stock, and
not to accumulated and unpaid dividends. For the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company
recorded $73.5 million of dividends using a 28.3% rate, $14.8 million of which pertained to the
increased rate to be applied for the period from September 15, 2004 through December 31, 2004.
The court ruled in the Companys favor as to the independence of CIBC and certain interpretive
issues relating to the dividend rate reset, and denied the motions by both NBC and the Company for
judgment on the pleadings and NBCs alternative motion for summary judgment as to whether the
Company has an obligation to redeem the Series B preferred stock held by NBC based on NBCs demand
for redemption.
The Company has been advised by its legal counsel that because the litigation regarding
whether the Company has an obligation to redeem the Series B preferred stock held by NBC is still
pending, absent certain certifications by the court, the courts decision regarding the dividend
rate reset is not final. The Company is requesting certification from the court to pursue an
immediate appeal of the courts ruling.
If a court were to grant a judgment against the Company requiring it to pay the redemption
amount, it would have a material adverse effect on the Companys consolidated financial position,
results of operations and cash flows. In addition, if the Company were unable to satisfy any such
judgment, the Company would be in default under the indentures governing its senior secured notes
and senior subordinated notes, which would also have a material adverse effect on its consolidated
financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
The certificates of designation of the preferred stock contain certain covenants which, among
other things, restrict additional indebtedness, payment of dividends, transactions with related
parties, certain investments and transfers or sales of assets. As of June 30, 2005, the Company was
in compliance with its preferred stock covenants.
6. INCOME TAXES
The Company structured the disposition of its radio division in 1997 and the acquisition of
its television stations during the period following this disposition in a manner that the Company
believed would qualify these transactions as a like-kind exchange under Section 1031 of the
Internal Revenue Code and would permit the Company to defer recognizing for income tax purposes up
to approximately $333.0 million of gain. The IRS has examined the Companys 1997 tax return and
has issued it a 30-day letter proposing to disallow all of the gain deferral. In addition, the
30-day letter offered an alternative position that, in the event the IRS
is unsuccessful in disallowing all of the gain deferral, approximately $62.0 million of the
$333.0 million gain deferral would be disallowed on the basis that some of the assets were not
like-kind. The Company filed a protest to these positions with the IRS appeals division.
12
In June 2005, the Company reached a tentative settlement on this matter with the IRS that
would result in the recognition, for income tax purposes, of an additional $200.0 million of the
gain resulting from the disposition of its radio division in 1997. Because the Company had net
operating losses in the years subsequent to 1997 in excess of the additional gain to be recognized,
the Company would not be liable for any federal tax deficiency, but would be liable for state
income taxes. The Company has estimated the amount of state income taxes for which it would be
liable as of June 30, 2005 to be approximately $2.9 million. In addition, the Company would be
liable for interest on the tax liability for the period prior to the carry back of net operating
losses and for interest on any state income taxes that may be due. The Company has estimated the
amount of federal interest and state interest as of June 30, 2005 to be $2.0 million and $1.7
million, respectively. Because the Company previously established a deferred tax liability at the
time of the like-kind exchange and because the Company previously established a valuation
allowance against its net operating losses, the use of losses to offset the additional gain to be
recognized results in a reduction of the established valuation allowance in the amount of $37.7
million. The settlement with the IRS is subject to the execution of a closing agreement. As a
result of reaching the settlement with the IRS, the Company has concluded that it is more likely
than not that its net operating losses, up to the amount of the additional gain to be recognized,
will be realized and that it is probable that additional state income taxes as well as federal and
state interest expense will be incurred. As a result, in the second quarter of 2005, the Company
recognized an income tax benefit in the amount of $34.8 million resulting from the realization of
its net operating losses, net of state income taxes. In addition, the Company recognized interest
expense in the amount of $3.7 million resulting from federal and state income taxes.
For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005, the Company recorded a provision for
income taxes in the amount of $3.3 million and $6.9 million, respectively. For the three and six
month periods ended June 30, 2004, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes in the amount
of $2.9 million and $8.3 million, respectively. The provision for income taxes is determined based
on the estimated annual effective income tax rate (exclusive of the net income tax benefit
resulting from the tentative settlement with the IRS as discussed above). As of June 30, 2005 and
2004, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets (primarily
resulting from tax losses generated during the periods) net of those deferred tax liabilities which
are expected to reverse in determinate future periods, as it believes it is more likely than not
that it will be unable to utilize its remaining net deferred tax assets.
As of December 31, 2004 and June 30, 2005, the liability for deferred income taxes amounted to
$194.7 million and $163.9 million, respectively. The decrease in the liability for deferred income
taxes from December 31, 2004 to June 30 2005, primarily resulted from the tentative settlement
reached with the IRS as described above, which resulted in a net decrease of $38.0
million to the Companys deferred tax asset associated with net operating losses, a net decrease of
$37.7 million in the deferred tax liability associated with the Companys FCC licenses and a net
decrease of $37.7 million in the Companys net deferred tax asset valuation allowance.
7. PER SHARE DATA
Basic and diluted loss per common share was computed by dividing net loss less dividends and
accretion on redeemable and convertible preferred stock by the weighted average number of common
shares outstanding during the period. The effect of stock options and warrants is antidilutive.
Accordingly, basic and diluted loss per share is the same for all periods presented.
As of June 30, 2005 and 2004, the following securities, which could potentially dilute
earnings per share in the future, were not included in the computation of earnings per share,
because to do so would have been antidilutive (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
Stock options |
|
|
2,237 |
|
|
|
2,555 |
|
Class A common stock warrants and restricted Class A common
stock |
|
|
35,563 |
|
|
|
35,598 |
|
Class A common stock reserved for issuance under convertible
securities |
|
|
41,147 |
|
|
|
40,298 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78,947 |
|
|
|
78,451 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Employee stock options are accounted for using the intrinsic value method. When options are
granted to employees, a non-cash charge representing the difference between the exercise price and
the quoted market price of the common stock underlying the vested
13
options on the date of grant is
recorded as stock-based compensation expense with the balance deferred and amortized over the
remaining vesting period. Stock-based compensation to non-employees is accounted for using the
fair value method.
For the six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company granted options under its 1998 Stock
Incentive Plan, as amended (the Plan), to purchase 794,000 shares of Class A common stock at an
exercise price of $0.01 per share to certain employees and directors. Of these options, 729,000
provided for a one business day exercise period and were exercised for unvested shares of Class A
common stock, which are subject to vesting restrictions. These unvested shares will vest over a
three year period. The remaining 65,000 options that did not provide for an exercise period of one
business day were not exercised and vest in 2005
In April 2005, the Company amended the terms of the stock option agreements of eligible
holders to permit those persons holding unvested stock options to exercise, during a one business
day period, the unvested options and purchase unvested shares of Class A common stock. As a result
of this offer, eligible holders exercised unvested options resulting in the issuance of 2,678,175
unvested shares of Class A common stock, which will vest according to the same vesting schedule
originally applicable to the options. This exercise did not result in any additional stock-based
compensation expense.
As of June 30, 2005, the Company had 2,237,223 stock options outstanding (all of which are
fully vested other than 65,000 which vest in 2005) and 3,531,013 unvested shares of Class A common
stock outstanding that will vest as follows: 636,346 during the remainder of 2005, 661,667 in 2006,
455,333 in 2007, 1,662,667 in 2008, 83,000 in 2009 and 32,000 in 2010. The Company will recognize
stock-based compensation expense of approximately $1.7 million during the remainder of 2005, $2.4
million in 2006, and $3.1 million between 2007 and 2010 related to these stock options and unvested
shares For the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company recognized approximately $1.2
million and $3.2 million in stock based compensation expense, which included approximately $1.1
million resulting from the restructuring described in Note 2 that is included in restructuring
charges in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Had compensation expense for the Companys option plans been determined using the fair value
method, the Companys net loss and net loss per share would have been as follows (in thousands
except per share data):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, |
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
Net loss attributable to common stockholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As reported |
|
$ |
(41,750 |
) |
|
$ |
(48,776 |
) |
|
$ |
(137,627 |
) |
|
$ |
(109,007 |
) |
Add: Stock-based compensation expense
included in reported net loss |
|
|
1,232 |
|
|
|
2,533 |
|
|
|
3,182 |
|
|
|
4,755 |
|
Deduct: Total stock-based compensation
expense determined under the fair value method |
|
|
(1,232 |
) |
|
|
(2,539 |
) |
|
|
(3,182 |
) |
|
|
(4,975 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net loss attributable to common stockholders |
|
$ |
(41,750 |
) |
|
$ |
(48,782 |
) |
|
$ |
(137,627 |
) |
|
$ |
(109,227 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted net loss per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As reported |
|
$ |
(0.60 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.72 |
) |
|
$ |
(2.00 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.61 |
) |
Pro forma |
|
|
(0.60 |
) |
|
|
(0.72 |
) |
|
$ |
(2.00 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.61 |
) |
The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model assuming a dividend yield of zero for all periods and the following
assumptions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30 , |
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
|
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
Risk-free interest rate |
|
3.8% to 3.9% |
|
|
3.2 |
% |
|
3.0% to 3.9% |
|
|
3.2 |
% |
Expected option term |
|
1 day |
|
1 day |
|
1 day to 1.5 years |
|
1 day |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expected volatility |
|
74% to 91% |
|
|
72 |
% |
|
74% to 91% |
|
|
72 |
% |
14
9. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Supplemental cash flow information and non-cash financing activities are as follows (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Six Months |
|
|
Ended June 30, |
|
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest |
|
$ |
20,611 |
|
|
$ |
18,413 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for income taxes |
|
$ |
158 |
|
|
$ |
176 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends accrued on redeemable and
convertible
preferred stock |
|
$ |
80,469 |
|
|
$ |
22,921 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount accretion on redeemable and
convertible securities |
|
$ |
253 |
|
|
$ |
252 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of stock subscription notes
receivable through offset of deferred and
other compensation |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 154,
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. SFAS No. 154 replaces Accounting Principles Board
Opinion (APB) No. 20, Accounting Changes, and SFAS No. 3, Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim
Financial Statements. Among other changes, SFAS No. 154 requires that a voluntary change in
accounting principle be applied retroactively with all prior period financial statements presented
on the basis of the new accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to do so. SFAS No. 154
also provides that (1) a change in method of depreciating or amortizing a long-lived non-financial
asset must be accounted for as a change in estimate (prospectively) that was affected by a change
in accounting principle, and (2) correction of errors in previously issued financial statements
should be termed a restatement. The new standard is effective for accounting changes and
correction of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. Early adoption of this
standard is permitted for accounting changes and correction of errors made in fiscal years
beginning after June 1, 2005.
In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 47, Accounting for Conditional Asset
Retirement Obligations, an interpretation of SFAS No. 143 (FIN 47), which clarifies the term
conditional asset retirement obligation as used in SFAS No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement
Obligations. FIN 47 provides that an asset retirement obligation is conditional when either the
timing and/or method of settling the obligation is conditioned on a future event. Accordingly, an
entity is required to recognize a liability for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement
obligation if the fair value of the liability can be reasonably estimated. Uncertainty about the
timing and/or method of settlement of a conditional asset retirement obligation should be
considered in the measurement of the liability when sufficient information exists. This
interpretation also clarifies when an entity would have sufficient information to reasonably
estimate the fair value of an asset retirement obligation. FIN 47 is effective for fiscal years
ending after December 15, 2005. The Company is currently evaluating the effect, if any, of FIN 47
on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (SFAS No.
123R), which is a revision of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. SFAS No.
123R supersedes APB No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and amends SFAS No. 95,
Statement of Cash Flows. Generally, the approach to accounting for share-based payments in SFAS
No. 123R is similar to the approach described in SFAS No. 123. However, SFAS No. 123R requires all
share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in
the financial statements based upon their fair values (i.e., pro forma footnote disclosure is no
longer an alternative to financial statement recognition). The Company does not expect the
adoption of SFAS No. 123R to have a significant impact on its financial position, results of
operations or cash flows. As announced, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will permit
companies to implement SFAS No. 123R at the beginning of their next fiscal year, instead of the
next reporting period beginning after June 15, 2005 as originally required by SFAS No. 123R.
In October 2004, the FASB ratified Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 04-8, Accounting
Issues Related to Certain Features of Contingently Convertible Debt and the Effect on Diluted
Earnings Per Share. The new rules require companies to include shares issuable upon conversion of
contingently convertible debt in their diluted earnings per share calculations regardless of
whether the
15
debt has a market price trigger that is above the current fair market value of the companys
common stock that makes the debt currently not convertible. The new rules are effective for
reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2004. The Company does not have any convertible
debt and, therefore, EITF 04-8 did not have any effect on its financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
In September 2004, the EITF issued Topic D-108, Use of the Residual Method to Value Acquired
Assets Other than Goodwill. Topic D-108 states that the residual method should no longer be used
to value intangible assets other than goodwill. Rather, a direct method should be used to
determine the fair value of all intangible assets required to be recognized under SFAS No. 141,
Business Combinations. Issuers who have applied the residual method to the valuation of
intangible assets for purposes of impairment testing under Statement 142, Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets (SFAS No. 142), must perform an impairment test using a direct value method on
all intangible assets that were previously valued using the residual method by no later than the
beginning of their first fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2004. The Company has
historically used a direct value method in testing its intangible assets for impairment as required
by SFAS No. 142. As a result, the adoption of EITF Topic D-108 did not have any effect on the
Companys consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, Exchanges of Non-monetary Assets, which
amends a portion of the guidance in APB No. 29, Accounting for Non-monetary Transactions. Both
SFAS No. 153 and APB No. 29 require that exchanges of non-monetary assets should be measured based
on fair value of the assets exchanged. APB No. 29 allowed for non-monetary exchanges of similar
productive assets. SFAS No. 153 eliminates that exception and replaces it with a general exception
for exchanges of non-monetary assets that do not have commercial substance. A non-monetary exchange
has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change
significantly as a result of the exchange. SFAS No. 153 is effective for non-monetary assets
exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. Any non-monetary asset
exchanges will be accounted for under SFAS No. 153. The Company does not expect SFAS No. 153 to
have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
11. OTHER
CNI Master Agreement In June 2005, the Company entered into an agreement with The Christian
Network, Inc. (CNI), amending the Master Agreement for Overnight Programming, Use of Digital
Capacity and Public Interest Programming (Master Agreement) that the Company and CNI entered into
in September 1999. As discussed in the Companys Fiscal
2004 Form 10-K, CNI is a section 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation to which Mr. Paxson, the majority stockholder of the Company, has
been a substantial contributor and of which he was a member of the Board of Stewards through 1993.
Under the Master Agreement, the Company provided CNI the right to broadcast its programming on the
Companys analog television stations during the hours of 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. and to use a
portion of the digital broadcasting capacity of the Companys television stations in exchange for
CNIs providing public interest programming. CNI also has the right to require those of the
Companys television stations that have commenced broadcasting multiple digital programming streams
(digital multicasting) to carry CNIs programming up to 24 hours per day, seven days per week, on
one of the stations digital programming streams (a digital channel). The Master Agreement has a
term of 50 years and is automatically renewable for successive ten-year periods.
Pursuant to the June 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, CNI relinquished its right to
require the Company to broadcast CNIs programming during the overnight hours on the analog signal
of each of the Companys stations, and accelerated the exercise of its right under the Master
Agreement to require those of the Companys television stations that have commenced digital
multicasting (currently 45 of the Companys 57 owned television stations) to carry CNIs
programming up to 24 hours per day, seven days per week, on one of the stations digital channels.
CNI retains its existing right to require those of the Companys stations that have not yet
commenced digital multicasting (an additional 12 stations) to carry CNIs programming on one of the
stations digital channels promptly following the date each such station commences digital
multicasting.
As consideration for the June 2005 amendment, the Company agreed to pay CNI an aggregate of
$3.25 million, of which $1.0 million was payable upon execution of the amendment, with the
remaining $2.25 million due as follows: $500,000 due on September 29, 2005, December 31, 2005,
March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006, respectively, and $250,000 due on September 29, 2006. As of July
1, 2005, the Company ceased carrying CNIs programming during the overnight hours on the analog
signal of each of the Companys stations, and commenced airing long form paid programming during
these hours.
Network Operations Center The Company and CNI have also entered into a letter agreement,
dated June 13, 2005 (the Services Agreement), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide
satellite up-link and related services to CNI with respect to CNIs digital television programming,
and CNI has agreed to pay the Company a monthly fee of $19,432 for such services. The Company has
the right to adjust the foregoing fee on an annual basis effective as of January 1 of each year
during the term, commencing January
16
1, 2006, such that the fee is increased to an amount which proportionately reflects increases
in the Companys direct cost of providing the services plus an administrative charge of 10% of such
direct costs. The term of the Services Agreement commenced July 1, 2005 and terminates December 31,
2010. CNI has the right to terminate the Services Agreement at any time upon the provision of 30
days prior written notice to the Company.
NBC Demand for Arbitration In May 2005, NBC filed a demand for arbitration under its
investment agreement with the Company, in which NBC asserts that the changes in the Companys
business described in Note 2, including the termination of the Companys network and national sales
agency agreements and JSAs with NBC, constitute a breach by the Company of the investment agreement
in that they could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company. NBC
has also asserted that the Companys actions in terminating these agreements constitute a breach of
each of these agreements, and seeks damages for alleged breaches and a declaratory judgment that
each of these agreements remains in force. The Company took action to terminate these agreements
with the expectation that its operating results would be improved, and does not believe its actions
constitute a breach of the investment agreement with NBC. Although the Company intends to
vigorously contest NBCs claims, the Company can provide no assurance that it will prevail. An
award of material damages to NBC, or a decision that requires the Company to maintain these
agreements in effect, could have a material adverse effect on the Companys consolidated financial
position, results of operations and cash flows.
World Trade Center Litigation Settlement - The Companys antenna, transmitter and other
broadcast equipment for its New York television station (WPXN) were destroyed upon the collapse of
the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The Company filed property damage, business
interruption and extra expense insurance claims with its insurer. In March 2003, the insurer filed
an action against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
seeking a declaratory ruling as to certain aspects of the insurance policy, which the Company
purchased from it. On April 30, 2005, the Company settled its claims against the insurer for $24.5
million (less $7.7 million previously paid). On May 3, 2005, the Company received payment of $16.8
million pursuant to the aforementioned settlement. Of the $16.8 million settlement received on May
3, 2005, $1.1 million was recorded as an offset against expenses incurred in connection with this
litigation, which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying
statements of operations, and the remainder was recorded as insurance recoveries in the
accompanying statements of operations.
Accelerated Vesting of Unvested Shares and Options of Former Directors - During the first six
months of 2005, the Companys board of directors approved accelerated vesting of an aggregate of
136,000 shares of Class A common stock, and options exercisable for 64,000 shares, held by former
directors of the Company, effective upon conclusion of their service as directors, resulting in
$0.4 million of additional stock based compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2005.
12. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Paxson Communications Corporation (the Parent Company) and its wholly owned subsidiaries are
joint and several guarantors under the Companys debt obligations. There are no restrictions on the
ability of the guarantor subsidiaries or the Parent Company to issue dividends or transfer assets
to any other subsidiary guarantors. The accounts of the Parent Company include network operations,
network sales, programming and other corporate departments. The accounts of the wholly owned
subsidiaries primarily include the television stations owned and operated by the Company.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial information has been prepared and
presented pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X Rule 3-10 Financial statements of guarantors and issuers
of guaranteed securities registered or being registered. This information is not intended to
present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the individual companies or
groups of companies in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
17
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of June 30, 2005 (in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wholly |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent |
|
Owned |
|
Consolidating |
|
Consolidated |
|
|
Company |
|
Subsidiaries |
|
Adjustments |
|
Group |
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets |
|
$ |
158,137 |
|
|
$ |
9,952 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
168,089 |
|
Receivable from wholly owned subsidiaries |
|
|
891,601 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(891,601 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
48,723 |
|
|
|
833,148 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
881,871 |
|
Investment in and advances to wholly owned subsidiaries |
|
|
19,287 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(19,287 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Property, equipment and other assets, net |
|
|
42,249 |
|
|
|
90,541 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
132,790 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
1,159,997 |
|
|
$ |
933,641 |
|
|
$ |
(910,888 |
) |
|
$ |
1,182,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities, Mandatorily Redeemable and Convertible
Preferred Stock and Stockholders Deficit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
$ |
89,468 |
|
|
$ |
11,507 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
100,975 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
163,922 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
163,922 |
|
Senior secured notes, senior subordinated notes and
bank financing, net of current portion |
|
|
1,030,862 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,030,862 |
|
Notes payable to Parent Company |
|
|
|
|
|
|
891,601 |
|
|
|
(891,601 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock |
|
|
504,939 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
504,939 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
|
11,170 |
|
|
|
11,246 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,416 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
1,800,361 |
|
|
|
914,354 |
|
|
|
(891,601 |
) |
|
|
1,823,114 |
|
Mandatorily redeemable and convertible preferred stock |
|
|
821,467 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
821,467 |
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders deficit |
|
|
(1,461,831 |
) |
|
|
19,287 |
|
|
|
(19,287 |
) |
|
|
(1,461,831 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, mandatorily redeemable and
convertible preferred stock, and stockholders
deficit |
|
$ |
1,159,997 |
|
|
$ |
933,641 |
|
|
$ |
(910,888 |
) |
|
$ |
1,182,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2005 (in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wholly |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent |
|
Owned |
|
Consolidating |
|
Consolidated |
|
|
Company |
|
Subsidiaries |
|
Adjustments |
|
Group |
Net revenues |
|
$ |
38,101 |
|
|
$ |
25,169 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
63,270 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXPENSES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Programming and broadcast operations |
|
|
2,562 |
|
|
|
10,992 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,554 |
|
Program rights amortization |
|
|
17,131 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,131 |
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
12,512 |
|
|
|
14,977 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,489 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
3,404 |
|
|
|
6,715 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,119 |
|
Insurance recoveries |
|
|
(15,652 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15,652 |
) |
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
1,220 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,220 |
|
Restructuring charges |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
1,843 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,855 |
|
Other operating expenses |
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
1,145 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,266 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
21,310 |
|
|
|
35,672 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
56,982 |
|
Loss on sale or disposal of broadcast and
other assets, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(510 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(510 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
16,791 |
|
|
|
(11,013 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,778 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(3,182 |
) |
|
|
(26,816 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(29,998 |
) |
Dividends on mandatorily redeemable
preferred stock |
|
|
(17,086 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(17,086 |
) |
Other income (expense), net |
|
|
1,058 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,058 |
|
Equity in losses of consolidated subsidiaries |
|
|
(37,829 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,829 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes |
|
|
(40,248 |
) |
|
|
(37,829 |
) |
|
|
37,829 |
|
|
|
(40,248 |
) |
Income tax benefit |
|
|
31,508 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31,508 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
|
(8,740 |
) |
|
|
(37,829 |
) |
|
|
37,829 |
|
|
|
(8,740 |
) |
Dividends and accretion on redeemable and
convertible preferred stock |
|
|
(33,010 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(33,010 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
|
$ |
(41,750 |
) |
|
$ |
(37,829 |
) |
|
$ |
37,829 |
|
|
$ |
(41,750 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 (in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wholly |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent |
|
Owned |
|
Consolidating |
|
Consolidated |
|
|
Company |
|
Subsidiaries |
|
Adjustments |
|
Group |
Net revenues |
|
$ |
79,722 |
|
|
$ |
51,858 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
131,580 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXPENSES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Programming and broadcast operations |
|
|
6,178 |
|
|
|
22,070 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28,248 |
|
Program rights amortization |
|
|
33,375 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,375 |
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
28,681 |
|
|
|
30,240 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58,921 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
6,484 |
|
|
|
12,587 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,071 |
|
Insurance recoveries |
|
|
(15,652 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15,652 |
) |
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
2,062 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,062 |
|
Restructuring charges |
|
|
2,357 |
|
|
|
1,890 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,247 |
|
Other operating expenses |
|
|
(134 |
) |
|
|
2,290 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,156 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
63,351 |
|
|
|
69,077 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
132,428 |
|
Loss on sale or disposal of broadcast and
other assets, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(567 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(567 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
16,371 |
|
|
|
(17,786 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,415 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(1,607 |
) |
|
|
(53,600 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(55,207 |
) |
Dividends on mandatorily redeemable
preferred stock |
|
|
(33,584 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(33,584 |
) |
Other income, net |
|
|
5,427 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,427 |
|
Equity in losses of consolidated subsidiaries |
|
|
(71,386 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
71,386 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes |
|
|
(84,779 |
) |
|
|
(71,386 |
) |
|
|
71,386 |
|
|
|
(84,779 |
) |
Income tax benefit |
|
|
27,874 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,874 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
|
(56,905 |
) |
|
|
(71,386 |
) |
|
|
71,386 |
|
|
|
(56,905 |
) |
Dividends and accretion on redeemable and
convertible preferred stock |
|
|
(80,722 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(80,722 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
|
$ |
(137,627 |
) |
|
$ |
(71,386 |
) |
|
$ |
71,386 |
|
|
$ |
(137,627 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 (in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wholly |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent |
|
Owned |
|
Consolidating |
|
Consolidated |
|
|
Company |
|
Subsidiaries |
|
Adjustments |
|
Group |
Net cash (used in) provided by
operating activities |
|
$ |
(5,641 |
) |
|
$ |
2,838 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(2,803 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows used in investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease in short term investments |
|
|
5,993 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,993 |
|
Refund of programming letters of credit |
|
|
24,603 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,603 |
|
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
|
(2,119 |
) |
|
|
(2,822 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,941 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of broadcast assets |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
(1,000 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,022 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in)
investing activities |
|
|
27,480 |
|
|
|
(2,844 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayments of long-term debt |
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments of employee withholding taxes
on exercise of stock options, net |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
Proceeds from exercise of common stock
options, net |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents |
|
|
21,805 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,799 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of
period |
|
|
82,015 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
82,047 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
|
$ |
103,820 |
|
|
$ |
26 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
103,846 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2004 (in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wholly |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent |
|
Owned |
|
Consolidating |
|
Consolidated |
|
|
Company |
|
Subsidiaries |
|
Adjustments |
|
Group |
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets |
|
$ |
177,900 |
|
|
$ |
11,561 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
189,461 |
|
Receivable from wholly owned
subsidiaries |
|
|
891,601 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(891,601 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
50,790 |
|
|
|
833,435 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
884,225 |
|
Investment in and advances to wholly
owned subsidiaries |
|
|
33,837 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(33,837 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Property, equipment and other assets, net |
|
|
50,003 |
|
|
|
100,616 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
150,619 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
1,204,131 |
|
|
$ |
945,612 |
|
|
$ |
(925,438 |
) |
|
$ |
1,224,305 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities, Mandatorily Redeemable and
Convertible Preferred Stock and
Stockholders Deficit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible Preferred Stock and
Stockholders Deficit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
$ |
102,792 |
|
|
$ |
9,247 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
112,039 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
194,706 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
194,706 |
|
Senior secured and senior subordinated
notes, net of current portion |
|
|
1,004,029 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,004,029 |
|
Notes payable to Parent Company |
|
|
|
|
|
|
891,601 |
|
|
|
(891,601 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock |
|
|
471,355 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
471,355 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
|
17,845 |
|
|
|
10,927 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28,772 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
1,790,727 |
|
|
|
911,775 |
|
|
|
(891,601 |
) |
|
|
1,810,901 |
|
Mandatorily redeemable and convertible
preferred stock |
|
|
740,745 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
740,745 |
|
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders deficit |
|
|
(1,327,341 |
) |
|
|
33,837 |
|
|
|
(33,837 |
) |
|
|
(1,327,341 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities, mandatorily redeemable
and convertible preferred stock, and
stockholders deficit |
|
$ |
1,204,131 |
|
|
$ |
945,612 |
|
|
$ |
(925,438 |
) |
|
$ |
1,224,305 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2004 (in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wholly |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent |
|
Owned |
|
Consolidating |
|
Consolidated |
|
|
Company |
|
Subsidiaries |
|
Adjustments |
|
Group |
Net revenues |
|
$ |
42,965 |
|
|
$ |
26,912 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
69,877 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXPENSES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Programming and broadcast operations |
|
|
3,267 |
|
|
|
10,375 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,642 |
|
Program rights amortization |
|
|
10,843 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,843 |
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
18,006 |
|
|
|
15,316 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,322 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
2,533 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,533 |
|
Other operating expenses |
|
|
467 |
|
|
|
1,101 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,568 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
3,379 |
|
|
|
8,058 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,437 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
38,495 |
|
|
|
34,850 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73,345 |
|
Gain on sale or disposal of broadcast and
other assets, net |
|
|
1,001 |
|
|
|
5,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,067 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income(loss) |
|
|
5,471 |
|
|
|
(2,872 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,599 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(22,994 |
) |
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(23,065 |
) |
Dividends on mandatorily redeemable
preferred stock |
|
|
(14,888 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14,888 |
) |
Other income (expense), net |
|
|
1,082 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,081 |
|
Loss of extinguishment of debt |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
Equity in losses of consolidated subsidiaries |
|
|
(2,944 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,944 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes |
|
|
(34,266 |
) |
|
|
(2,944 |
) |
|
|
2,944 |
|
|
|
(34,266 |
) |
Income tax provision |
|
|
(2,886 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,886 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
|
(37,152 |
) |
|
|
(2,944 |
) |
|
|
2,944 |
|
|
|
(37,152 |
) |
Dividends and accretion on redeemable and
convertible preferred stock |
|
|
(11,624 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,624 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
|
$ |
(48,776 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,944 |
) |
|
$ |
2,944 |
|
|
$ |
(48,776 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 (in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wholly Owned |
|
Consolidating |
|
Consolidated |
|
|
Parent Company |
|
Subsidiaries |
|
Adjustments |
|
Group |
Net revenues |
|
$ |
87,487 |
|
|
$ |
53,684 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
141,171 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXPENSES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Programming and broadcast operations |
|
|
6,835 |
|
|
|
20,626 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,461 |
|
Program rights amortization |
|
|
26,533 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,533 |
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
33,120 |
|
|
|
30,416 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
63,536 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
4,755 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,755 |
|
Other operating expenses |
|
|
597 |
|
|
|
2,202 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,799 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
6,606 |
|
|
|
15,091 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,697 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
78,446 |
|
|
|
68,335 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
146,781 |
|
Gain on sale or disposal of broadcast and
other assets, net |
|
|
881 |
|
|
|
5,077 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,958 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
9,922 |
|
|
|
(9,574 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
348 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(45,524 |
) |
|
|
(106 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(45,630 |
) |
Dividends on mandatorily redeemable
preferred stock |
|
|
(29,265 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(29,265 |
) |
Other income, net |
|
|
3,315 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,315 |
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
(6,286 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,286 |
) |
Equity in losses of consolidated subsidiaries |
|
|
(9,681 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,681 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes |
|
|
(77,519 |
) |
|
|
(9,680 |
) |
|
|
9,681 |
|
|
|
(77,518 |
) |
Income tax provision |
|
|
(8,315 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,316 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
|
(85,834 |
) |
|
|
(9,681 |
) |
|
|
9,681 |
|
|
|
(85,834 |
) |
Dividends and accretion on redeemable and
convertible preferred stock |
|
|
(23,173 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(23,173 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
|
$ |
(109,007 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,681 |
) |
|
$ |
9,681 |
|
|
$ |
(109,007 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 (in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wholly Owned |
|
Consolidating |
|
Consolidated |
|
|
Parent Company |
|
Subsidiaries |
|
Adjustments |
|
Group |
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
(22,850 |
) |
|
$ |
5,596 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(17,254 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease in short term investments |
|
|
5,957 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,957 |
|
Deposits for programming letters of credit |
|
|
(856 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(856 |
) |
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
|
(2,511 |
) |
|
|
(5,554 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,065 |
) |
Proceeds from sales of broadcast towers and
property and equipment |
|
|
9,988 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,988 |
|
Other |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
(44 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
|
12,586 |
|
|
|
(5,598 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,988 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings of long-term debt |
|
|
365,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
365,000 |
|
Repayments of long-term debt |
|
|
(335,657 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(335,657 |
) |
Payments of loan origination costs |
|
|
(11,432 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,432 |
) |
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options, net |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
Proceeds from stock subscription notes receivable |
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
17,987 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,987 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
7,723 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,721 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
|
|
97,090 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
97,123 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
|
$ |
104,813 |
|
|
$ |
31 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
104,844 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25
Item 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
GENERAL
We are a network television broadcasting company which owns and operates the largest broadcast
television station group in the U.S., as measured by the number of television households in the
markets our stations serve. We currently own and operate 60 broadcast television stations
(including three stations we operate under time brokerage agreements), which reach all of the top
20 U.S. markets and 40 of the top 50 U.S. markets. We operate a network that provides programming
seven days per week, 24 hours per day, and reaches approximately 91 million homes, or 84% of prime
time television households in the U.S., through our broadcast television station group, and
pursuant to distribution arrangements with cable and satellite distribution systems. Our current
schedule of entertainment programming principally consists of shows originally developed by us and
shows that have appeared previously on other broadcast networks which we have purchased the right
to air, as well as movies, sports and game shows. The balance of our programming consists of long
form paid programming (principally infomercials) and public interest programming. We have obtained
certain data, such as market rank and television household data set forth in this report, from the
most recent information available from Nielsen Media Research. We do not assume responsibility for
the accuracy or completeness of this data.
For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005, the Company generated net revenues of
$41.2 million and $87.4 million, respectively, from the sale of local and national air time for
long-form paid programming, consisting primarily of infomercials. For the three and six month
periods ended June 30, 2004, the Company generated $42.0 million and $87.4 million, respectively,
from the sale of local and national long-form paid programming. The remainder of the Companys net
revenues ($22.1 million and $44.2 million for the three
and six month periods ended June 30, 2005, respectively,
and $27.9 million and $53.8 million for the three and six
month periods ended June 30, 2004, respectively) were
primarily generated from the sale of commercial spot advertisements.
We are implementing significant changes to our business strategy, including changes in our
programming and sales operations. Among the key elements of our new strategy are:
|
|
|
rebranding our network to i (for independent television) from PAX TV, which we began
on July 1, 2005; |
|
|
|
|
significantly reducing our programming expenses by eliminating investments in new
original entertainment programming; |
|
|
|
|
phasing out our sales of commercial spot advertisements that are based on audience
ratings, and increasing our sales of spot advertisements that are not dependent upon
audience ratings, such as direct response advertising; and |
|
|
|
|
providing entertainment programming consisting of original entertainment programs we
previously aired on PAX TV, syndicated programming and programming of third parties who
have purchased from us the right to air their programming during specific time periods. |
We expect to continue to provide approximately the same amount of entertainment programming,
long form paid programming and public interest programming as we currently provide, and to provide
this programming across our entire distribution system on a network basis.
Our primary operating expenses include selling, general and administrative expenses,
depreciation and amortization expenses, programming expenses, employee compensation and costs
associated with cable and satellite distribution, ratings services and promotional advertising.
Programming amortization is a significant expense and is affected by several factors, including the
mix of syndicated versus lower cost original programming as well as the frequency with which
programs are aired.
Our business operations presently do not provide sufficient cash flow to support our debt
service requirements and to pay cash dividends on our preferred stock. In September 2002, we
engaged Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and in August 2003 we engaged Citigroup Global Markets Inc. to act
as our financial advisors to assess our business plan, capital structure and future capital needs,
and to explore strategic alternatives for our company. We terminated these engagements in March
2005 as no viable strategic transactions had been developed on terms that we believed would be in
the best interests of our stockholders. While we will continue to consider strategic alternatives
that may arise, which may include the sale of all or part of our assets, finding a strategic
partner for our company who would provide the financial resources to enable us to redeem,
restructure or refinance our debt and preferred stock, or finding a third party to acquire our
company through a merger or other business combination or through a purchase of our equity
securities, our principal efforts are focused on improving our core business operations and
increasing our cash flow. See Forward Looking Statements and Associated Risks and
UncertaintiesOur ability to pursue strategic alternatives is subject to limitations and factors
beyond our control.
26
Financial Performance:
|
|
|
Net revenues in the second quarter of 2005 decreased 9.4% to $63.3 million from $69.9
million in the second quarter of 2004, primarily due to lower ratings resulting in lower
network spot revenues. |
Net revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2005 decreased 6.8% to $131.6 million from
$141.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004 primarily due to lower ratings
resulting in lower network spot revenues.
|
|
|
Operating income in the second quarter of 2005 was $5.8 million compared to operating
income of $2.6 million in the second quarter of 2004. Operating income in the second
quarter of 2005 reflects the decrease in net revenues described above, a $6.3 million
increase in program rights amortization, lower selling, general and administrative
expenses primarily resulting from reduced promotional spending, lower legal fees, lower
employee-related costs resulting from the restructuring described elsewhere in this
report, partially offset by increased consulting and other fees, $16.8 million of
insurance recoveries received in connection with an insurance settlement with our former
insurer and restructuring charges of $1.9 million. Operating income for the three months
ended June 30, 2004 included a gain of approximately $6.1 million from the sale of our
television station serving the Shreveport, Louisiana market. |
Operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2005 was $1.4 million compared to
operating income of $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004. Operating loss for
the six months ended June 30, 2005 includes the decrease in net revenues described above,
increased programming rights amortization in the amount of $6.8 million, $16.8 million of
insurance recoveries received in connection with an insurance settlement with our former
insurer and restructuring charges of $4.2 million. Operating income for the six months ended
June 30, 2004 included a gain of $6.1 million from the sale of our television station serving
the Shreveport, Louisiana market.
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to common stockholders in the second quarter of 2005 was $41.8
million compared to a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $48.8 million in the
second quarter of 2004. Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the second
quarter of 2005 includes the items described above, a $34.8 million benefit from income
taxes resulting from the acceptance of a settlement with the IRS that resulted in the
expected realization of certain net operating losses net of certain state income taxes,
increased interest expense resulting from higher accretion on our 121/4% senior subordinated
discount notes, and increased dividends resulting from a rate adjustment on our Series B
preferred stock to 28.3% from 8%. |
Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the six months ended June 30, 2005 was
$137.6 million compared to a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $109.0 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2004. The net loss attributable to common stockholders for
the six months ended June 30, 2005 includes the items described above, increased interest
expense resulting from higher accretion on our 121/4% senior subordinated discount notes,
increased dividends resulting from the adjustment of the rate on our Series B preferred stock
to 28.3% (including $14.8 million which related to the application of the increased rate to
be applied for the period from September 15, 2004 through December 31, 2004) and a $3.4
million gain resulting from the expiration of an agreement that required us to provide
certain advertising to another party.
The net loss attributable to common stockholders for the second quarter of 2004 includes the
gain from the sale of a television station described above and the net loss attributable to
common stockholders for the six months ended June 30, 2004 includes a loss on extinguishment
of debt amounting to $6.3 million resulting from the refinancing of our senior credit
facility in January 2004.
|
|
|
Cash flows used in operating activities were $2.8 million in the second quarter of
2005 compared to cash flows used in operating activities of $17.3 million in the second
quarter of 2004. The decrease is primarily attributable to the receipt of $16.8 million
of insurance recoveries as discussed above. |
Balance Sheet:
Our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments increased during the six months ended
June 30, 2005 by $15.8 million to $103.8 million, primarily as a result of insurance recoveries
received in connection with a settlement with our former insurer. Our total debt, which primarily
comprises three series of notes, increased $26.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 to
$1.0 billion as of June 30, 2005. The increase in total debt for the six months ended June 30, 2005
resulted primarily from the accretion on our 121/4% senior subordinated discount notes.
Additionally, we have three series of mandatorily redeemable preferred stock currently outstanding
with a carrying value of $1.3 billion as of June 30, 2005. The notes other than the discount notes
require us to make periodic cash interest payments on a current basis. The discount notes accrete
until July 2006, at which time we will be obligated to
27
make cash interest payments on a current basis. All series of preferred stock accrue dividends
but do not require current cash dividend payments. None of these instruments matures or requires
mandatory principal repayments until the fourth quarter of 2006.
During 2003 and 2004, we issued letters of credit to support our obligation to pay for certain
original programming. The settlement of such letters of credit generally occurs during the first
quarter of the year. As a result of this strategy, our programming payments are typically higher in
the first quarter of the year compared to the other three quarters of the year.
Sources of Cash:
Our principal sources of cash in the first six months of 2005 were insurance recoveries
received in connection with a settlement with our former insurer, revenues from the sale of network
long form paid programming, network spot advertising, station long form paid programming and
station spot advertising. We expect our principal sources of cash in the remainder of 2005 to
consist of revenues from the sale of network long form paid programming, network spot advertising,
station long form paid programming and station spot advertising. We are also exploring the sale of
certain broadcast station assets, which if completed during 2005 would generate additional cash.
Key Company Performance Indicators:
We use a number of key performance indicators to evaluate and manage our business. One of the
key indicators related to the performance of our long form paid programming is long form
advertising rates. These rates can be affected by the number of television outlets through which
long form advertisers can air their programs, weather patterns which can affect viewing levels and
new product introductions. We monitor early indicators such as how new products are performing and
our ability to increase or decrease rates for given time slots.
Program ratings are one of the key indicators related to our network spot business. As more
viewers watch our programming, our ratings increase which can increase our revenues. The
commitments we obtain from advertisers in the up front market are a leading indicator of the
potential performance of our network spot revenues. As the year progresses, we monitor pricing in
the scatter market to determine where network spot advertising rates are trending.
Cost-per-thousand (CPM) refers to the price of reaching 1,000 television viewing households with
an advertisement. CPM trends and comparisons to competitors CPMs can be used to determine pricing
power and the appeal of the audience demographic that we are delivering to advertisers.
In order to evaluate our local market performance, we examine ratings as well as our cost per
point, which is the price we charge an advertiser to reach one percent of the total television
viewing households in a stations designated market area, as measured by Nielsen. We also examine
the percentage of the market advertising revenue that our local stations are receiving compared to
the share of the market ratings that we are delivering. The economic health of a particular region
or certain industries that are concentrated in a particular region can affect the amount being
spent on local television advertising.
We are implementing significant changes to our business strategy, including phasing out our
sales of commercial spot advertisements that are based on audience ratings. Upon implementation of
these changes to our sales operations, the key performance indicators discussed in the preceding
two paragraphs are unlikely to continue to be meaningful indicators of our performance.
28
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth net revenues, the components of operating expenses and other
operating data for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
|
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
(unaudited) |
Net revenues (net of agency commissions) |
|
$ |
63,270 |
|
|
$ |
69,877 |
|
|
$ |
131,580 |
|
|
$ |
141,171 |
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Programming and broadcast operations |
|
|
13,554 |
|
|
|
13,642 |
|
|
|
28,248 |
|
|
|
27,461 |
|
Program rights amortization |
|
|
17,131 |
|
|
|
10,843 |
|
|
|
33,375 |
|
|
|
26,533 |
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
27,489 |
|
|
|
33,322 |
|
|
|
58,921 |
|
|
|
63,536 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
10,119 |
|
|
|
11,437 |
|
|
|
19,071 |
|
|
|
21,697 |
|
Insurance recoveries |
|
|
(15,652 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15,652 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Time brokerage and affiliation fees |
|
|
1,145 |
|
|
|
1,101 |
|
|
|
2,290 |
|
|
|
2,202 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
1,220 |
|
|
|
2,533 |
|
|
|
2,062 |
|
|
|
4,755 |
|
Restructuring charges |
|
|
1,855 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,247 |
|
|
|
|
|
Reserve for state taxes |
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
467 |
|
|
|
(134 |
) |
|
|
597 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
56,982 |
|
|
|
73,345 |
|
|
|
132,428 |
|
|
|
146,781 |
|
(Loss) gain on sale or disposal of broadcast and other assets |
|
|
(510 |
) |
|
|
6,067 |
|
|
|
(567 |
) |
|
|
5,958 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
$ |
5,778 |
|
|
$ |
2,599 |
|
|
$ |
(1,415 |
) |
|
$ |
348 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Program rights payments and deposits |
|
$ |
5,333 |
|
|
$ |
11,775 |
|
|
$ |
38,860 |
|
|
$ |
44,897 |
|
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
|
3,314 |
|
|
|
2,972 |
|
|
|
4,941 |
|
|
|
8,065 |
|
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities |
|
|
31,786 |
|
|
|
11,893 |
|
|
|
(2,803 |
) |
|
|
(17,254 |
) |
Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities |
|
|
(4,313 |
) |
|
|
12,135 |
|
|
|
24,636 |
|
|
|
6,988 |
|
Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities |
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
17,987 |
|
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2005 AND 2004
Net revenues decreased 9.4% to $63.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 from
$69.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004. This decrease is primarily attributable to
lower ratings resulting in lower network spot revenues.
Programming and broadcast operations expenses were $13.6 million during the three months ended
June 30, 2005, compared with $13.6 million for the comparable period in the prior year. The
decrease is primarily due to lower employee-related costs resulting from the restructuring
discussed elsewhere in this report, partially offset by higher tower rent and utilities expense.
Program rights amortization expense was $17.1 million during the three months ended June 30,
2005, compared with $10.8 million for the comparable period in the prior year. The increase is
primarily due to new original and syndicated programming in 2005 when compared to the comparable
period in the prior year.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $27.5 million during the three months ended
June 30, 2005, compared with $33.3 million for the comparable period in the prior year. The
decrease is primarily due to reduced promotional spending, lower legal fees (including an offset of
legal expenses in 2005 as a result of the settlement with our former insurer as described below)
and lower employee-related costs resulting from the restructuring described elsewhere in this
report, partially offset by increased consulting and other fees.
Depreciation and amortization expense was $10.1 million during the three months ended June 30,
2005 compared with $11.4 million for the comparable period in the prior year. This decrease is
primarily due to assets becoming fully depreciated resulting in lower depreciation and amortization
expense in 2005 when compared to the comparable period in the prior year. Included in depreciation
and amortization expense during the three months ended June 30, 2005 is approximately $1.2 million
of leasehold
29
improvements at JSA locations for which we shortened the amortizable lives to coincide with
the termination of the related agreements.
Our antenna, transmitter and other broadcast equipment for our New York television station
(WPXN) were destroyed upon the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. We filed
property damage, business interruption and extra expense insurance claims with our insurer. In
March 2003, the insurer filed an action against us in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of New York seeking a declaratory ruling as to certain aspects of the insurance policy
which we purchased from it. On April 30, 2005, we settled our claims against the insurer for $24.5
million (less $7.7 million previously paid). We received payment of $16.8 million pursuant to the
aforementioned settlement on May 3, 2005, $1.1 million of which was recorded as an offset against
expenses incurred in connection with this litigation (which were included in selling, general and
administrative expenses), and the remainder of which was recorded as insurance recoveries.
During the second quarter of 2005, we recorded a restructuring charge of $1.9 million in
connection with our plan to substantially reduce or eliminate the sales of spot advertisements that
are based on audience ratings and to focus our sales efforts on long form paid programming and
non-rated spot advertisements.
Stock-based compensation expense decreased to $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30,
2005 from $2.5 million for the comparable period of the prior year. Stock-based compensation
expense for the three months ended June 30, 2004 includes $1.0 million resulting from the
accelerated vesting of unvested shares held by employees who separated from employment with us.
In May 2004, we completed the sale of our television station KPXJ, serving the Shreveport,
Louisiana market, for approximately $10.0 million resulting in a pre-tax gain of approximately $6.1
million.
Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2005 increased to $30.0 million from
$23.1 million in the same period in 2004. The increase is primarily due to interest on federal and
state income taxes in the amount of $3.7 million in connection with our pending settlement with the
IRS as further described below and higher accretion on our 121/4% senior subordinated discount notes.
Dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock were $17.1 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2005 compared to $14.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004.
We structured the disposition of our radio division in 1997 and our acquisition of television
stations during the period following this disposition in a manner that we believed would qualify
these transactions as a like-kind exchange under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code and
would permit us to defer recognizing for income tax purposes up to approximately $333.0 million of
gain. The IRS has examined our 1997 tax return and has issued us a 30-day letter proposing to
disallow all of our gain deferral. In addition, the IRS offered an alternative position that, in
the event it is unsuccessful in disallowing all of the gain deferral, approximately $62.0 million
of the $333.0 million gain deferral would be disallowed on the basis that some of the assets were
not like-kind. We filed a protest to these positions with the IRS appeals division.
In June 2005, we reached a tentative settlement of this matter that would result in our
recognition, for income tax purposes, of an additional $200.0 million of the gain resulting from
the disposition of our radio division in 1997. Because we had net operating losses in the years
subsequent to 1997 in excess of the additional gain to be recognized, we would not be liable for
any federal tax deficiency, but would be liable for state income taxes. We have estimated the
amount of state income taxes for which we would be liable as of June 30, 2005 to be approximately
$2.9 million. In addition, we would be liable for interest on the tax liability for the period
prior to the carry back of our net operating losses and for interest on any state income taxes that
may be due. We have estimated the amount of federal interest and state interest as of June 30,
2005 to be $2.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Because we previously established a
deferred tax liability at the time of the like-kind exchange and because we previously
established a valuation allowance against our net operating losses, the use of our losses to offset
the additional gain to be recognized would result in a reduction of the established valuation
allowance in the amount of $37.7 million. Our settlement with the IRS is subject to the
execution of a closing agreement. As a result of reaching the settlement with the IRS, we have
concluded that it is more likely than not that our net operating losses, up to the amount of the
additional gain to be recognized, will be realized and that it is probable that we will incur
additional state income taxes as well as federal and state interest expense. As a result, in the
second quarter of 2005, we recognized an income tax benefit in the amount of $34.8 million
resulting from the realization of our net operating losses, net of state income taxes.
Dividends and accretion on redeemable and convertible preferred stock amounted to $33.0
million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 compared to $11.6 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2004. The increase primarily resulted from the rate adjustment on our Series B
preferred stock to 28.3% from 8% for the same period in 2004.
30
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2005 AND 2004
Net revenues decreased 6.8% to $131.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 from
$141.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004. This decrease is primarily attributable to
lower ratings resulting in lower network spot revenues.
Programming and broadcast operations expenses were $28.2 million during the six months ended
June 30, 2005, compared with $27.5 million for the comparable period in the prior year. This
increase is primarily due to higher tower rent and utilities expense partially offset by lower
employee related expenses due to the restructuring discussed elsewhere in this report.
Program rights amortization expense was $33.4 million during the six months ended June 30,
2005, compared with $26.5 million for the comparable period in the prior year. The increase is
primarily due to new original and syndicated programming in 2005 when compared to the comparable
period in the prior year.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $58.9 million during the six months ended
June 30, 2005, compared with $63.5 million for the comparable period in the prior year. The
decrease is primarily due to reduced promotional spending, lower legal fees (including an offset of
legal expenses in 2005 as a result of the settlement with our former insurer as described above)
and lower employee related costs resulting from the restructuring described elsewhere in this
report, partially offset by increased and consulting and other fees.
Depreciation and amortization expense was $19.1 million during the six months ended June 30,
2005 compared with $21.7 million for the comparable period in the prior year. This decrease is
primarily due to assets becoming fully depreciated resulting in lower depreciation and amortization
expense in 2005 when compared to the comparable period in the prior year partially offset by $1.2
million of amortization expense for leasehold improvements at JSA locations for which we shortened
the amortizable lives to coincide with the termination of the related agreements.
On May 3, 2005, we received $16.8 million pursuant to the aforementioned settlement of our
insurance claim arising from the destruction of our antenna, transmitter and other broadcast
equipment upon the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. We recorded $1.1
million of the settlement as an offset against expenses incurred in connection with this
litigation, which were included in selling, general and administrative expenses, and the remainder
as insurance recoveries.
During the six months ended June 30, 2005, we recorded a restructuring charge of $4.2 million
in connection with our plan to substantially reduce or eliminate the sales of spot advertisements
that are based on audience ratings and to focus our sales efforts on long form paid programming and
non-rated spot advertisements.
Stock-based compensation expense decreased to $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30,
2005 from $4.8 million for the comparable period of the prior year. The decrease results from
awards that fully vested in 2004 and the inclusion in 2004 of $1.0 million in stock-based
compensation expense resulting from the accelerated vesting of unvested shares held by employees
who separated from employment with us.
In May 2004 we completed the sale of our television station KPXJ, serving the Shreveport,
Louisiana market, for approximately $10.0 million, resulting in a pre-tax gain of approximately
$6.1 million.
Interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2005 increased to $55.2 million from $45.6
million in the same period in 2004. The increase is primarily due to higher accretion on our 121/4%
senior subordinated discount notes and interest on federal and state income taxes in the amount of
$3.7 million in connection with our acceptance of a settlement with the IRS as described above.
Dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock were $33.6 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2005 compared to $29.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004.
On January 12, 2004, we completed a private offering of $365.0 million of senior secured
floating rate notes. The proceeds from the offering were used to repay in full the outstanding
indebtedness under our senior credit facility. The refinancing resulted in a charge in the first
quarter of 2004 in the amount of $6.3 million related to the unamortized debt issuance costs
associated with the senior credit facility.
31
Included in other income, net, for the six months ended June 30, 2005 is a $3.4 million gain
resulting from the expiration of an agreement that required us to provide certain advertising to
another party.
As a result of reaching the settlement with the IRS, we have concluded that it is more likely
than not that our net operating losses, up to the amount of the additional gain to be recognized,
will be realized and that it is probable that we will incur additional state income taxes as well
as federal and state interest expense. As a result, in the second quarter of 2005, we recognized
an income tax benefit in the amount of $34.8 million resulting from the realization of our net
operating losses, net of state income taxes.
Dividends and accretion on redeemable and convertible preferred stock amounted to $80.7
million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to $23.2 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2004. The increase primarily resulted from the rate adjustment on our Series B preferred
stock to 28.3% from 8% for the same period in 2004, including a $14.8 million adjustment to apply
the 28.3% rate retroactively to the period from September 15, 2004 through December 31, 2004.
RESTRUCTURING
During the six months ended June 30, 2005, we adopted a plan to substantially reduce or
eliminate our sales of spot advertisements that are based on audience ratings and to focus our
sales efforts on long form paid programming, non-rated spot advertisements and sales of blocks of
air time to third party programmers. In connection with this plan we:
|
|
|
notified all of our JSA partners, other than NBC, that we were exercising our right to
terminate the JSAs, effective June 30, 2005; |
|
|
|
|
exercised our right to terminate all of our network affiliation agreements, effective
June 30, 2005; |
|
|
|
|
notified NBC that we were removing, effective June 30, 2005, all of our stations from
our national sales agency agreement with NBC, pursuant to which NBC sells national spot
advertisements for 49 of our 60 stations; and |
|
|
|
|
reduced personnel by 68 employees. |
We and NBC have entered into a number of agreements affecting our business operations,
including an agreement under which NBC provided network sales, marketing and research services.
Pursuant to the terms of the JSAs between our stations and NBCs owned and operated stations
serving the same markets, the NBC stations sold all non-network spot advertising of our stations
and received commission compensation for such sales. Certain of our station operations, including
sales operations, were integrated with the corresponding functions of the related NBC station and
we reimbursed NBC for the cost of performing these operations. For the six months ended June 30,
2005 and 2004, we incurred expenses totaling approximately $11.4 million and $11.0 million,
respectively, for commission compensation and cost reimbursements to NBC in connection with these
arrangements. We began discussions with NBC as to the termination of our network sales agreement
and each of our JSAs with NBC (covering 14 of our stations in 12 markets). Other than sales support
services with respect to network advertising sold prior to July 2005 which we have yet to air, NBC
no longer provides services to us under these agreements. We expect that the performance of our
business during 2005 will be affected by the costs of terminating these arrangements, including the
possible disruption of our network advertising sales efforts resulting from the transfer of this
function from NBC to our own employees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, we incurred expenses totaling approximately
$10.5 million and $10.9 million, respectively for commission compensation and cost reimbursement to
non-NBC JSA partners.
In connection with the termination of our JSAs, we expect to relocate up to 22 of our station
master controls which are currently located in our JSA partners facility, at an approximate cash
outlay of between $5.0 million and $7.0 million primarily for moving expenses and new equipment.
As of June 30, 2005, we have incurred $0.2 million in connection with moving our station master
controls.
We account for restructuring costs pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. SFAS No. 146
requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized
when the liability is incurred, as opposed to when there is a commitment to a restructuring plan.
Through the second quarter of 2005, we have recorded a restructuring charge in the amount of $4.2
million in connection with the aforementioned restructuring activities. The restructuring charge
primarily consisted of one-time termination benefits in connection with personnel reductions at the
Company (including $1.1 million in stock-based compensation expense) and personnel reductions for
our JSA partners and NBC. We presently are unable to determine the amount of additional
restructuring charges, if any, that we may incur in connection with the termination of certain of
our contractual arrangements with NBC.
32
INCOME TAXES
We structured the disposition of our radio division in 1997 and our acquisition of television
stations during the period following this disposition in a manner that we believed would qualify
these transactions as a like-kind exchange under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code and
would permit us to defer recognizing for income tax purposes up to approximately $333.0 million of
gain. The IRS has examined our 1997 tax return and has issued us a 30-day letter proposing to
disallow all of our gain deferral. In addition, the 30-day letter offered an alternative
position that, in the event the IRS is unsuccessful in disallowing all of the gain deferral,
approximately $62.0 million of the $333.0 million gain deferral would be disallowed on the basis
that some of the assets were not like-kind. We filed a protest to these positions with the IRS
appeals division.
In June 2005, we reached a tentative settlement on this matter with the IRS that would result
in our recognition, for income tax purposes, of an additional $200.0 million of the gain resulting
from the disposition of our radio division in 1997. Because we had net operating losses in the
years subsequent to 1997 in excess of the additional gain to be recognized, we would not be liable
for any federal tax deficiency, but would be liable for state income taxes. We have estimated the
amount of state income taxes for which we would be liable as of June 30, 2005 to be approximately
$2.9 million. In addition, we would be liable for interest on the tax liability for the period
prior to the carry back of our net operating losses and for interest on any state income taxes that
may be due. We have estimated the amount of federal interest and state interest as of June 30,
2005 to be $2.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Because we previously established a
deferred tax liability at the time of the like-kind exchange and because we previously
established a valuation allowance against our net operating losses, the use of our losses to offset
the additional gain to be recognized would result in the reduction of our established valuation
allowance in the amount of $37.7 million.
Our settlement with the IRS is subject to the execution of a closing agreement. As a result
of reaching the settlement with the IRS, we have concluded that it is more likely than not that our
net operating losses, up to the amount of the additional gain to be recognized, will be realized
and that it is probable that we will incur additional state income taxes as well as federal and
state interest expense. As a result, in the second quarter of 2005, we recognized an income tax
benefit in the amount of $34.8 million resulting from the realization of our net operating losses,
net of state income taxes. In addition, we recognized interest expense in the amount of $3.7
million resulting from federal and state income taxes.
For
the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005, we recorded a provision for
income taxes in the amount of $3.3 million and $6.9 million, respectively. For the three and six
month periods ended June 30, 2004, we recorded a provision for income taxes in the amount
of $2.9 million and $8.3 million, respectively. The provision for income taxes is determined based
on the estimated annual effective income tax rate (exclusive of the net income tax benefit
resulting from the tentative settlement with the IRS as discussed above). As of June 30, 2005 and
2004, we have recorded a valuation allowance for our deferred tax assets (primarily
resulting from tax losses generated during the periods) net of those deferred tax liabilities which
are expected to reverse in determinate future periods, as we believe it is more likely than not
that we will be unable to utilize our remaining net deferred tax assets.
As of December 31, 2004 and June 30, 2005, the liability for deferred income taxes amounted to
$194.7 million and $163.9 million, respectively. The decrease in the liability for deferred income
taxes from December 31, 2004 to June 30 2005, primarily resulted from the tentative settlement
reached with the IRS as described above, which primarily resulted in a net decrease of $38.0
million to our deferred tax asset associated with net operating losses, a net decrease of
$37.7 million in the deferred tax liability associated with our FCC licenses and a net
decrease of $37.7 million in our net deferred tax asset valuation allowance.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our primary capital requirements are to fund capital expenditures for our television
properties, programming rights payments and debt service payments. Our primary sources of
liquidity are our cash on hand and our net working capital. As of June 30, 2005, we had $103.8
million in cash and cash equivalents and we had working capital of approximately $67.1 million. We
believe that cash on hand as well as cash provided by future operations and our net working capital
will provide the liquidity necessary to meet our obligations and financial commitments through at
least the next twelve months. Our 121/4% senior subordinated discount notes require us to commence
making semi-annual interest payments of $30.4 million beginning on July 15, 2006 and on each July
15 and January 15 thereafter. Our 103/4% senior subordinated notes require us to make semi-annual
interest payments of $10.8 million on January 15 and July 15, respectively. Our senior secured
floating rate notes require us to make quarterly interest payments at the rate of LIBOR plus 2.75%
per year in January, April, July and October. The current LIBOR rate is 3.14% and we made an
interest payment of $5.4
33
million on July 15, 2005. None of our outstanding shares of preferred stock currently require
us to pay cash dividends. We are required to redeem our 141/4% Junior Exchangeable preferred stock
and 93/4% Convertible preferred stock by November 16, 2006 and December 31, 2006, respectively. We
believe that we will need to improve our operating cash flow over the next twelve months in order
to be able to meet these obligations. Should we be unable to do so, or if our financial results
were not as anticipated, we may be required to seek to sell assets or raise additional funds
through the offering of equity securities in order to generate sufficient cash to meet our
liquidity needs. We can provide no assurance that we would be successful in selling assets or
otherwise raising additional funds to meet our liquidity needs.
We are involved in litigation with NBC regarding NBCs demand for redemption of our Series B
preferred stock. NBC has asserted that we continue to be required to redeem all of the shares of
our Series B preferred stock held by NBC. If a court were to grant a judgment against us requiring
us to pay the redemption amount of the Series B preferred stock, it would have a material adverse
effect upon us. Our ability to effect any redemption is restricted by the terms of our outstanding
debt and preferred stock. Further, we do not currently have sufficient funds to pay the redemption
price of these securities. If any such judgment were entered, and we were unable to satisfy it, we
would be in default under the indentures governing our senior secured notes and senior subordinated
notes. In order to redeem NBCs preferred stock, we would need to repay, refinance or otherwise
restructure our outstanding debt and preferred stock and raise sufficient liquidity to enable us to
pay the required redemption price. It is unlikely that we would be able to accomplish these
actions and redeem NBCs preferred stock were this to occur.
During the six months ended June 30, 2005, we adopted a plan to phase out our sales of spot
advertisements that are based on audience ratings and to focus our sales efforts on long form paid
programming, non-rated spot advertisements and sales of blocks of air time to third party
programmers. In connection with this plan we:
|
|
|
notified all of our JSA partners, other than NBC, that we were exercising our right to
terminate the JSAs, effective June 30, 2005; |
|
|
|
|
exercised our right to terminate all of our network affiliation agreements, effective
June 30, 2005; |
|
|
|
|
notified NBC that we were removing, effective June 30, 2005, all of our stations from
our national sales agency agreement with NBC, pursuant to which NBC sells national spot
advertisements for 49 of our 60 stations; and |
|
|
|
|
reduced personnel by 68 employees. |
As a result of the restructuring, we expect to incur additional costs in future periods to
terminate certain contractual agreements and to relocate our station master controls. We believe
that we will be able to fund these additional costs from cash on hand and cash provided by future
operating activities.
Our antenna, transmitter and other broadcast equipment for our New York television station
(WPXN) were destroyed upon the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. We filed
property damage, business interruption and extra expense insurance claims with our insurer. In
March 2003, the insurer filed an action against us in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of New York seeking a declaratory ruling as to certain aspects of the insurance policy
which we purchased from it. On April 30, 2005, we settled our claims against the insurer for $24.5
million (less $7.7 million previously paid). We received payment of $16.8 million pursuant to the
aforementioned settlement on May 3, 2005 which is reflected in operating income during the second
quarter of 2005.
Cash used in operating activities was $2.8 million and $17.3 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. These amounts reflect cash generated or used in connection
with the operation of our network, including program rights payments and deposits and interest
payments on our debt. Cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2005
includes the receipt of the $16.8 million of insurance recoveries discussed elsewhere in this
report.
Cash provided by investing activities was approximately $24.6 million and $7.0 million for the
six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. These amounts include capital expenditures
and short-term investment transactions. In June 2005, we amended the Master Agreement for
Overnight Programming, Use of Digital Capacity and Public Interest Programming (Master Agreement)
with The Christian Network, Inc, (CNI) that we and CNI entered into in September 1999. Pursuant
to the June 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, CNI relinquished its right to require us to
broadcast CNIs programming during the overnight hours on the analog signal of each of our
stations, and accelerated the exercise of its right under the Master Agreement to require those of
our television stations that have commenced digital multicasting to carry CNIs programming up to
24 hours per day, seven days per week, on one of the stations digital channels. As consideration
for the June 2005 amendment, we agreed to pay CNI an aggregate of $3.25 million, of which $1.0
million was payable upon execution of the amendment, with the remaining $2.25 million due as
34
follows: $500,000 due on September 29, 2005, December 31, 2005, March 31, 2006 and June 30,
2006, respectively, and $250,000 due on September 29, 2006. We have options to purchase the assets
of two television stations serving the Memphis and New Orleans markets for an aggregate purchase
price of $36.0 million. We have paid $4.0 million for the options to purchase these stations. The
owners of these stations also have the right to require us to purchase these stations at any time
after January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2008. These stations are currently operating under time
brokerage agreements, or TBAs, with us.
Cash provided by financing activities was $18.0 million during the six months ended June 30,
2004. This amount includes the borrowings, repayments and loan origination costs resulting from
the January 2004 refinancing described below.
Capital expenditures, which consist primarily of digital conversion costs and purchases of
broadcast equipment for our television stations, were approximately $4.9 million and $8.1 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The FCC mandated that each licensee
of a full power broadcast television station that was allotted a second digital television channel
in addition to the current analog channel, complete the construction of digital facilities capable
of serving its community of license with a signal of requisite strength by May 2002. Those digital
stations that were not operating by the May 2002 date requested extensions of time from the FCC
which have been granted with limited exceptions. Despite the current uncertainty that exists in
the broadcasting industry with respect to standards for digital broadcast services, planned formats
and usage, we have complied and intend to continue to comply with the FCCs timing requirements for
the construction of digital television facilities and the broadcast of digital television services.
We have commenced our migration to digital broadcasting in a majority of our markets and will
continue to do so throughout the required time period. We currently own or operate 51 stations
broadcasting in digital (in addition to broadcasting in analog). With respect to our remaining
stations, we have received a construction permit from the FCC and will be completing the build-out
on one station during 2006, we are awaiting construction permits from the FCC with respect to three
of our television stations and five of our television stations have not received a digital channel
allocation and therefore will not be converted until the end of the digital transition. Because of
the uncertainty as to standards, formats and usage, we cannot currently predict with reasonable
certainty the amount or timing of the expenditures we will likely have to make to complete the
digital conversion of our stations. We currently anticipate, however, that we will spend at least
an additional $8.0 million in 2005 and 2006 to complete the conversion of each of our stations that
has received a construction permit and a digital channel allocation. We expect to fund these
expenditures from cash on hand.
On January 12, 2004, we completed a private offering of $365.0 million of senior secured
floating rate notes (Senior Secured Notes). The Senior Secured Notes bear interest at the rate
of LIBOR plus 2.75% per year payable on a quarterly basis each January, April, July and October and
will mature on January 10, 2010. We may redeem the Senior Secured Notes at any time at specified
redemption prices. The Senior Secured Notes are secured by substantially all of our assets. In
addition, a substantial portion of the Senior Secured Notes are unconditionally guaranteed, on a
joint and several senior secured basis, by all of our subsidiaries. The indenture governing the
Senior Secured Notes contains certain covenants which, among other things, restrict the incurrence
of additional indebtedness, the payment of dividends, transactions with related parties, certain
investments and transfers or sales of certain assets. The proceeds from the offering were used to
repay in full the outstanding indebtedness under our Senior Credit Facility, pre-fund letters of
credit supported by the revolving credit portion of our previously existing senior credit facility
and pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transaction.
The terms of the indentures governing our senior notes and senior subordinated notes contain
covenants limiting our ability to incur additional indebtedness except for refinancing
indebtedness. The certificates of designation of two of our outstanding series of preferred stock
contain similar covenants.
We structured the disposition of our radio division in 1997 and our acquisition of television
stations during the period following this disposition in a manner that we believed would qualify
these transactions as a like-kind exchange under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code and
would permit us to defer recognizing for income tax purposes up to approximately $333.0 million of
gain. The IRS has examined our 1997 tax return and has issued us a 30-day letter proposing to
disallow all of our gain deferral. In addition, the 30-day letter offered an alternative
position that, in the event the IRS is unsuccessful in disallowing all of the gain deferral,
approximately $62.0 million of the $333.0 million gain deferral will be disallowed on the basis
that some of the assets were not like-kind. We filed a protest to these positions with the IRS
appeals division.
In June 2005, we reached a tentative settlement on this matter with the IRS which would result
in our recognition, for income tax purposes, of an additional $200.0 million of the gain resulting
from the disposition of our radio division in 1997. Because we had net operating losses in the
years subsequent to 1997 in excess of the additional gain to be recognized, we would not be liable
for any
35
federal tax deficiency, but would be liable for state income taxes. We have estimated the
amount of state income taxes for which we would be liable as of June 30, 2005 to be approximately
$2.9 million. In addition, we would be liable for interest on the tax liability for the period
prior to the carryback of our net operating losses and for interest on any state income taxes that
may be due. We have estimated the amount of federal interest and state interest as of June 30,
2005 to be $2.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Our settlement with the IRS is subject to
the execution of a closing agreement.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS
As of June 30, 2005, our obligations for programming rights and program rights commitments
require collective payments of approximately $8.0 million as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obligation for |
|
Program Rights |
|
|
|
|
Program Rights |
|
Commitments |
|
Total |
2005 (JulyDecember) |
|
$ |
5,754 |
|
|
$ |
500 |
|
|
$ |
6,254 |
|
2006 |
|
$ |
1,703 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,703 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
7,457 |
|
|
$ |
500 |
|
|
$ |
7,957 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On August 1, 2002, we entered into agreements with a subsidiary of CBS Broadcasting, Inc.
(CBS) and Crown Media United States, LLC (Crown Media) to sublicense our rights to broadcast
the television series Touched By An Angel (Touched) to Crown Media for exclusive exhibition on
the Hallmark Channel, commencing September 9, 2002. Under the terms of the agreement with Crown
Media, we are to receive approximately $47.4 million from Crown Media, $38.6 million of which will
be paid over a three-year period that commenced in August 2002 and the remaining $8.8 million, for
the 2002/2003 season is to be paid over a three-year period that commenced in August 2003. In
addition, the agreement with Crown Media provides that Crown Media is obligated to sublicense from
us future seasons of Touched should CBS renew the series. As further described below, CBS did not
renew Touched for the 2003/2004 season.
Under the terms of our agreement with CBS, we remain obligated to CBS for amounts due under
our pre-existing license agreement, less estimated programming cost savings of approximately $15.0
million. As of June 30, 2005, amounts due or committed to CBS totaled approximately $17.2 million.
The transaction resulted in a gain of approximately $4.0 million, which is being deferred over the
term of the Crown Media agreement.
We have a significant concentration of credit risk with respect to the amounts due from Crown
Media under the sublicense agreement. As of June 30, 2005, the maximum amount of loss due to
credit risk that we would sustain if Crown Media failed to perform under the agreement totaled
approximately $4.1 million, representing the present value of amounts due from Crown Media. Under
the terms of the sublicense agreement, we have the right to terminate Crown Medias rights to
broadcast Touched if Crown Media fails to make timely payments under the agreement. Therefore,
should Crown Media fail to perform under the agreement, we could regain our exclusive rights to
broadcast Touched on our network pursuant to our existing licensing agreement with CBS.
Under our agreement with CBS, we were required to license future seasons of Touched from CBS
upon the series being renewed by CBS. Under our sublicense agreement with Crown Media, Crown Media
was obligated to sublicense such future seasons from us. Our financial obligation to CBS for
future seasons exceeded the sublicense fees to be received from Crown Media, resulting in accrued
programming losses to the extent the series was renewed in future seasons. In 2003, CBS determined
that it would not renew Touched for the 2003/2004 season.
Our obligations to CBS for Touched will be partially funded through the sub-license fees from
Crown Media. As of June 30, 2005, our obligation to CBS and our receivable from Crown Media
related to Touched are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obligations |
|
Amounts Due from |
|
|
|
|
to CBS |
|
Crown Media |
|
Net Amount |
2005 (July-December) |
|
$ |
8,004 |
|
|
$ |
(2,539 |
) |
|
$ |
5,465 |
|
2006 |
|
|
9,191 |
|
|
|
(1,711 |
) |
|
|
7,480 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,195 |
|
|
|
(4,250 |
) |
|
|
12,945 |
|
Amount representing interest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
187 |
|
|
|
187 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
17,195 |
|
|
$ |
(4,063 |
) |
|
$ |
13,132 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36
As of June 30, 2005, our obligations for cable distribution rights require collective payments
by us of approximately $2.7 million in 2005.
37
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
This Report contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to
future events. All statements in this Report other than those that are statements of historical
facts are generally forward-looking statements. These statements are based on our current
assumptions and analysis, which we believe to be reasonable, but are subject to numerous risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations. All
forward-looking statements in this Report are made only as of the date of this Report, and we do
not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even though circumstances
may change in the future. Factors to consider in evaluating any forward-looking statements and the
other information contained herein and which could cause actual results to differ from those
anticipated in our forward-looking statements or could otherwise adversely affect our business or
financial condition include those set forth under Forward-Looking Statements and Associated Risks
and Uncertainties in our Fiscal 2004 Form 10-K, along with the following updates to our Fiscal
2004 Form 10-K disclosures.
We may not be successful in operating a broadcast television network.
We launched our PAX TV entertainment programming on August 31, 1998, and are now in our
seventh network broadcasting season. Our own experiences, as well as the experiences of other new
broadcast television networks during the past decade, indicate that it requires a substantial
period of time and the commitment of significant financial, managerial and other resources to gain
market acceptance of a new television network by viewing audiences and advertisers to a sufficient
degree that the new network can attain profitability. Although we believe that our approach is
unique among broadcast television networks, in that we own and operate stations reaching most of
the television households that can receive our programming, our business model is unproven and to
date has not been successful. We are implementing significant changes to our business strategy,
including changes in our programming and sales operations, and on July 1, 2005, we began the
transition of our network brand identity from PAX TV to i, to reflect our new network
programming strategy of providing an independent broadcast platform for producers and syndicators
of entertainment programming who desire to reach a national audience. We cannot assure you that
our broadcast television network operations will gain sufficient market acceptance to be profitable
or otherwise be successful.
If the rates at which we are able to sell long form paid programming were to decline, or if our new
sales strategy is unsuccessful, our financial results could be adversely affected.
Advertising revenues constitute substantially all of our operating revenues. Our ability to
generate advertising revenues depends upon our ability to sell our inventory of air time for long
form paid programming at acceptable rates and, with respect to entertainment programming, to
provide programming which attracts sufficient numbers of viewers in desirable demographic groups to
generate audience ratings that advertisers will find attractive. Long form paid programming rates
are dependent upon a number of factors, including our available inventory of air time, the viewing
publics interest in the products and services being marketed through long form paid programming
and economic conditions generally. Our revenues from the sale of air time for long form paid
programming may decline. Our entertainment programming has not attracted sufficient targeted
viewership or achieved sufficiently favorable ratings to enable us to generate enough advertising
revenues to be profitable. Our ratings declined following the increase in the amount of long form
paid programming on PAX TV in January 2003 and generally have continued to decline during the past
year, despite our new original programming initiative launched in consultation with NBC during the
second half of 2004. We are phasing out our sales of spot advertisements that are dependent upon
audience ratings and replacing these sales with sales of spot advertisements that are not dependent
upon audience ratings, such as direct response advertising, and sales of blocks of air time to
third party programmers. While we expect our revenues are likely to decline in connection with
these changes in our business strategy, we also expect to reduce significantly our programming
expenses. If our new sales strategy is unsuccessful, our financial results could be adversely
affected.
We may lose a portion of our television distribution platform.
We recently exercised our right to terminate all of our network affiliation agreements
effective June 30, 2005 (although most of our network affiliates have continued their affiliation
under short term agreements expiring August 31, 2005). We will seek to replace the distribution
lost by the termination of these agreements (consisting of approximately 3% of U.S. primetime
television households) through the negotiation of new, more flexible affiliation agreements and
carriage agreements with cable systems in the affected markets, as and if such agreements can be
concluded on cost efficient terms. Our revenues may be reduced if we are unable to replace the
lost distribution. A number of our carriage agreements with cable systems in markets where we do
not own a television station place restrictions on the type of programming that we may broadcast on
the local cable system. Should our programming be inconsistent with these restrictions, the cable
systems may have the right to require us to distribute additional entertainment programming over
these systems or the right to terminate their carriage agreements with us. Our financial results
could be adversely
38
affected if we were required to provide alternative programming to these cable systems or if
we were to lose a portion of our distribution through the termination of these agreements.
Our results of operations could be adversely affected by the termination of our joint sales
agreements.
We entered into joint sales agreements, or JSAs, with respect to 45 of our television
stations, each of which typically provided for our JSA partner to serve as our exclusive sales
representative to sell our local station advertising. The performance of our stations operating
under JSAs has been dependent to a substantial degree on the performance of our JSA partners, over
which we have no control. In March 2005, we notified all of our JSA partners other than NBC that
we were exercising our right to terminate the JSAs, effective June 30, 2005, and we began
discussions with NBC as to the termination of each of the JSAs with NBC (covering 14 of our
stations in 12 markets). Although we took this action with the expectation that our operating
results would be improved, we may incur significant costs to resume operating the stations
ourselves, including the expense of re-establishing office and studio facilities separate from
those of our JSA partners, or transferring performance of these functions to another broadcast
television station operator. We expect to relocate up to 22 of our station master controls which
are currently located in our JSA partners facility, at an approximate cash outlay to us of $7.0
million. The termination of our JSAs could adversely affect our results of operations.
Our results of operations could be adversely affected by the termination of our network and
national sales agency agreements with NBC.
We had significant operating relationships with NBC which had been developed since NBCs
investment in us in September 1999. NBC served as our exclusive sales representative to sell most
of our PAX TV network advertising and as the exclusive national sales representative for most of
our stations. In March 2005, we notified NBC that we were removing, effective June 30, 2005, all
of our stations from our national sales agency agreement with NBC, and we began discussions with
NBC as to the termination of our network sales agency agreement with NBC. Other than certain sales
support services with respect to network advertising sold prior to July 2005 which we have yet to
air, NBC no longer provides services to us under these agreements and our network and national
sales efforts are being handled by our own employees. Although we took these actions with the
expectation that our operating results would be improved, we may incur significant costs in
resuming performance of the advertising sales and other operating functions formerly performed by
NBC. We expect our network revenues to decline in connection with these recent changes in our
business strategy. The unwinding or termination of our network and national sales agency
agreements with NBC could have a materially adverse effect on our results of operations.
The outcome of NBCs demand for arbitration relating to the changes in our business could have
adverse consequences for us.
In May 2005, NBC filed a demand for arbitration under its investment agreement with us, in
which NBC asserts that the changes in our business described elsewhere in this report, including
the termination of our network and national sales agency agreements and JSAs with NBC, constitute a
breach by us of the investment agreement in that they could reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect upon us. NBC has also asserted that our actions in terminating these
agreements constitute a breach of each of these agreements, and seeks damages for our alleged
breaches and a declaratory judgment that each of these agreements remains in force. We took action
to terminate these agreements with the expectation that our operating results would be improved,
and do not believe our actions constitute a breach of the investment agreement with NBC. Although
we intend vigorously to contest NBCs claims, we can provide no assurance that we will prevail. An
award of material damages to NBC, or a decision that requires us to maintain these agreements in
effect, could have material adverse consequences for us.
The adjustment to the dividend rate on our Series B preferred stock could have adverse consequences
for our business.
On September 15, 2004, the rate at which dividends accrue on our Series B preferred stock, all
of which is held by NBC, was adjusted to an annual rate of 16.2% from the initial annual rate of
8%. The rate was adjusted pursuant to the terms governing the Series B preferred stock. We
retained CIBC World Markets Corp., a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm, in
connection with the rate adjustment process. We are involved in litigation with NBC regarding the
rate adjustment. NBC asserted that the dividend rate adjustment was not performed in the manner
required by the terms of the Series B preferred stock. On April 29, 2005, the Delaware Court of
Chancery held that the dividend rate on our Series B preferred stock should be reset to 28.3% per
annum as of September 15, 2004. The adjusted dividend rate continues to apply only to the original
issue price of $415.0 million of the Series B preferred stock, and not to accumulated and unpaid
dividends, the amount of which as of June 30, 2005 was $259.2 million reflecting the increase in
the dividend rate from 16.2% to 28.3% retroactive to September 15, 2004. As described in greater
detail under Forward Looking Statements and Associated Risks and Uncertainties We have a high
level of indebtedness and are subject to restrictions imposed by the terms of our indebtedness and
preferred stock in our Fiscal 2004 Form 10-K, the increase in the dividend rate on our Series B
preferred stock to 28.3% could have material adverse consequences for us.
39
Our ability to pursue strategic alternatives is subject to limitations and factors beyond our
control.
Our ability to pursue strategic alternatives to address the challenges facing our company,
such as the sale of all or part of our assets, finding a strategic partner for our company who
would provide the financial resources to enable us to redeem, restructure or refinance our debt and
preferred stock, or finding a third party to acquire our company through a merger or other business
combination or acquisition of our equity securities, is subject to various limitations and issues
which we may be unable to control. A strategic transaction will, in most circumstances, require
that we seek the consent of, or refinance, redeem or repay, NBC and the other holders of our
preferred stock, as well as the holders of our debt. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
regulations may limit the type of strategic alternatives we may pursue and the parties with whom we
may pursue strategic alternatives. In addition, our ability to pursue a strategic alternative will
be dependent upon the attractiveness of our assets and business plan to potential transaction
parties. Among other things, potential transaction parties may find unattractive our capital
structure and high level of indebtedness. Our relatively low tax basis in our television station
assets is a significant factor to be considered in structuring any potential transactions involving
sales of a material portion of our television station assets, and may make certain types of
transactions less attractive or not viable. Potential transaction parties may believe our stations
and other assets to be less valuable than as shown in prior appraisals we have obtained. We may be
prevented from consummating a strategic transaction due to any of these and other factors, or we
may incur significant costs to terminate obligations and commitments with respect to, or receive
less consideration in a strategic transaction as a result of, these and other factors. We have not
been successful to date in our efforts to find or effectuate strategic alternatives for our
company, and we may not be successful in doing so in the future.
We could be subject to a material tax liability if the IRS successfully challenges our position
regarding the 1997 disposition of our radio division.
We structured the disposition of our radio division in 1997 and our acquisition of television
stations during the period following this disposition in a manner that we believed would qualify
these transactions as a like-kind exchange under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code and
would permit us to defer recognizing for income tax purposes up to approximately $333.0 million of
gain. The IRS has examined our 1997 tax return and has issued us a 30-day letter proposing to
disallow all of our gain deferral. In addition, the 30-day letter offered an alternative
position that, in the event the IRS is unsuccessful in disallowing all of the gain deferral,
approximately $62.0 million of the $333.0 million gain deferral will be disallowed on the basis
that some of the assets were not like-kind. We filed a protest to these positions with the IRS
appeals division.
This matter is currently with the Appeals Office of the Internal Revenue Service. In June
2005, we reached a tentative settlement on this matter with the IRS which would result in our
recognition, for income tax purposes, of an additional $200.0 million of the gain resulting from
the disposition of our radio division in 1997. Because we had net operating losses in the years
subsequent to 1997 in excess of the additional gain to be recognized, we would not be liable for
any federal tax deficiency, but would be liable for state income taxes. We have estimated the
amount of state income taxes for which we would be liable as of June 30, 2005 to be approximately
$2.9 million. In addition, we would be liable for interest on the tax liability for the period
prior to the carryback of our net operating losses and for interest on any state income taxes that
may be due. We have estimated the amount of federal interest and state interest as of June 30,
2005 to be $2.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Because we previously established a
deferred tax liability at the time of the like-kind exchange and because we have previously
established a valuation allowance against our net operating losses, the use of our losses to offset
the additional gain to be recognized would result in the reduction of our established valuation
allowance in the amount of $37.7 million. Our settlement with the IRS is subject to the execution
of a closing agreement.
We could be adversely affected by actions of the FCC, the U.S. Congress and the courts that could
alter broadcast television ownership rules in a way that would materially affect our present
operations or future business alternatives.
On June 2, 2003, the FCC adopted new rules governing, among other things, national and local
ownership of television broadcast stations and cross-ownership of television broadcast stations
with radio broadcast stations and newspapers serving the same market. The new rules as they apply
to television ownership have not become effective because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third
Circuit issued an order in September 2003 staying their effectiveness. The new rules would change
the regulatory framework within which television broadcasters hold, acquire and transfer broadcast
stations. Numerous parties asked the FCC to reconsider portions of its decision and other parties
sought judicial review. In June 2004, the Third Circuit remanded the proceeding to the FCC with
instructions to the FCC to better justify or modify its approach to setting numerical limits. The
stay remains in effect pending further review by the Third Circuit of the FCCs further actions on
remand. If the new rules ultimately should become effective they would relax FCC restrictions on
local television ownership and on cross-ownership of television stations with radio stations or
newspapers in the same market. In general, the new rules would reduce the regulatory barriers to
the acquisition of an interest in our television stations by various industry participants who
already own television stations, radio stations or newspapers.
40
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004 increased the percentage of the nations
television households that may be served by television broadcast stations in which the same person
or entity has an attributable interest to 39% of national television households and allows an
entity that acquires licensees serving in excess of 39% two years to come into compliance with the
new cap. This Act also provides that the FCC shall conduct a quadrennial, rather than biennial,
review of its ownership rules.
In assessing compliance with the national ownership caps (including the recently enacted 39%
cap), each ultra high frequency, or UHF, station is counted as serving only half of the
television households in its market. This UHF Discount is intended to take into account that UHF
stations historically have provided less effective coverage of their markets than very high
frequency, or VHF, stations. All of our television stations are UHF stations and, without the UHF
Discount, we would not meet the current 39% ownership cap. In its June 2, 2003 decision, the FCC
concluded that the future transition to digital television may eliminate the need for a UHF
Discount. For that reason, the FCC provided that the UHF Discount will sunset, or expire, for
the top four broadcast networks (ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox) on a market-by-market basis as the digital
transition is completed, unless otherwise extended by the FCC. The FCC also announced, however,
that it will examine in a future review whether to include in this sunset provision the UHF
television stations owned by other networks and group owners, which would include our television
stations. In reviewing the FCCs new media ownership rules in its opinion referred to above, the
Third Circuit determined that this Congressional action meant that it could not entertain
challenges to the television cap or to the FCCs decision to retain the 50% UHF discount. The
Third Circuit further noted that Congress insulated the UHF discount from the quadrennial review
process of Section 202(h) of the Communications Act although it noted that the FCC was still
considering its authority going forward to modify or eliminate the UHF discount outside of the
context of Section 202(h). A bill has been introduced in the current session of the House of
Representatives to increase the television cap to 45% and to maintain the 50% discount for UHF
stations when determining the national audience reach (H.R. 1622).
We cannot predict whether any legislation will be adopted by Congress that will significantly
change the media ownership rules. Further changes in the nationwide television ownership cap, any
further limitation on the ability of a party to own two television stations with signal contour
overlap or in the same designated market area, or action by the FCC or Congress affecting the
continued availability of the existing UHF discount may adversely affect the opportunities we might
have for sale of our television broadcast stations to those television station group owners and
major television broadcast networks that otherwise would be the most likely purchasers of these
assets.
We are required by the FCC to abandon the analog broadcast service of 22 of our full power
stations occupying the 700 MHz spectrum, and the digital broadcast service of two stations
occupying the 700 MHz spectrum, and may suffer adverse consequences if we are unable to secure
alternative distribution on reasonable terms.
We hold FCC licenses for full power stations which are authorized to broadcast over either an
analog or digital signal on channels 52-69 (the 700 MHz band), a portion of the broadcast
spectrum that is currently allocated to television broadcasting by the FCC. As part of the
nationwide transition from analog to digital broadcasting, the 700 MHz band is being transitioned
to use by new wireless and public safety entities. A federal statute requires that, after December
31, 2006, or the date on which 85% of television households in a television market are capable of
receiving an over-the-air digital signal, incumbent broadcasters must surrender analog signals and
broadcast only on their allotted digital frequency. Several members of Congress have advocated
establishing a firm date for the surrender of the analog spectrum without regard to whether the 85%
capability threshold has been reached, and a consensus may be emerging to specify December 31,
2008. The FCC is considering a proposal to prescribe standards for determining whether the 85%
threshold for access to an over-the-air digital signal has been reached and to exercise its
statutory authority to extend the date for the surrender of the analog signals to December 31,
2008. In some cases, broadcasters, including our company, have been given a digital channel
allocation within the 700 MHz band of spectrum. During this transition these new wireless and
public safety entities are permitted to operate in the 700 MHz band provided they do not interfere
with incumbent or allotted analog and digital television operations. In January 2003, the FCC
commenced rulemaking proceedings in which it is considering aspects of the implementation of this
2006 statutory deadline for completion of the digital transition. Issues such as interference
protection, rights of incumbent broadcasters and broadcasters ability to modify authorized
facilities are being addressed in these proceedings. These proceedings remain pending. We cannot
predict when we will abandon, by private agreement, or as required by law, the broadcast service of
our stations occupying the 700 MHz spectrum. We could suffer adverse consequences if we are unable
to secure alternative simultaneous distribution of both the analog and digital signals of those
stations on reasonable terms and conditions. We cannot now predict the impact, if any, on our
business of the abandonment of our broadcast television service in the 700 MHz spectrum.
We cannot assure you that we will successfully exploit our broadcast station groups digital
television platform.
We have completed construction of digital broadcasting facilities at 51 of our 60 owned and
operated stations and are exploring the most effective use of digital broadcast technology for each
of such stations. We cannot assure you, however, that we will derive
41
commercial benefits from the exploitation of our digital broadcasting capacity. Although we
believe that proposed alternative and supplemental uses of our analog and digital spectrum will
continue to grow in number, the viability and success of each proposed alternative or supplemental
use of spectrum involves a number of contingencies and uncertainties, including the interpretation
of certain provisions in our agreements with NBC relating to our digital spectrum. We cannot
predict what future actions the FCC or Congress may take with respect to regulatory control of
these activities or what effect these actions would have on us.
We operate in a very competitive business environment.
We compete for audience share and advertising revenues with other providers of television
programming. Our entertainment programming competes for audience share and advertising revenues
with the programming offered by other broadcast and cable networks, and also competes for audience
share and advertising revenues in our stations respective market areas with the programming
offered by non-network affiliated television stations. Our ability to compete successfully for
audience share and advertising revenues depends in part upon the popularity of our entertainment
programming with viewing audiences in demographic groups that advertisers desire to reach. Our
ability to provide popular programming depends upon many factors, including our ability to
correctly gauge audience tastes and accurately predict which programs will appeal to viewing
audiences, to produce original programs and purchase the right to air syndicated programs at costs
which are not excessive in relation to the advertising revenue generated by the programming, and to
fund marketing and promotion of our programming to generate sufficient viewer interest. Many of
our competitors have greater financial and operational resources than we do which may enable them
to compete more effectively for audience share and advertising revenues. All of the existing
television broadcast networks and many of the cable networks have been operating for a longer
period than we have been operating, our network, and therefore have more experience in network
television operations than we have which may enable them to compete more effectively.
Our television stations also compete for audience share with other forms of entertainment
programming, including home entertainment systems and direct broadcast satellite video distribution
services which transmit programming directly to homes equipped with special receiving antennas and
tuners. Further advances in technology may increase competition for household audiences. Our
stations also compete for advertising revenues with other television stations in their respective
markets, as well as with other advertising media, such as newspapers, radio stations, magazines,
outdoor advertising, transit advertising, yellow page directories, direct mail and local cable
systems. We cannot assure you that our stations will be able to compete successfully for audience
share or that we will be able to obtain or maintain significant advertising revenue.
We may be adversely affected by changes in the television broadcasting industry or a general
deterioration in economic conditions.
The financial performance of our television stations is subject to various factors that
influence the television broadcasting industry as a whole, including:
|
|
|
the condition of the U.S. economy; |
|
|
|
|
changes in audience tastes; |
|
|
|
|
changes in priorities of advertisers; |
|
|
|
|
new laws and governmental regulations and policies; |
|
|
|
|
changes in broadcast technical requirements; |
|
|
|
|
technological changes; |
|
|
|
|
proposals to eliminate the tax deductibility of expenses incurred by advertisers or
to prohibit the television advertising of some categories of goods or services; |
|
|
|
|
changes in the law governing advertising by candidates for political office; and |
|
|
|
|
changes in the willingness of financial institutions and other lenders to finance
television station acquisitions and operations. |
We cannot predict which, if any, of these or other factors might have a significant effect on
the television broadcasting industry in the future, nor can we predict what effect, if any, the
occurrence of these or other events might have on our operations. Generally, advertising
expenditures tend to decline during economic recession or downturn. Consequently, our revenues are
likely to be adversely affected by a recession or downturn in the U.S. economy or other events or
circumstances that adversely affect advertising activity. Our operating results in individual
geographic markets also could be adversely affected by local regional economic
42
downturns. Seasonal revenue fluctuations are common in the television broadcasting industry
and result primarily from fluctuations in advertising expenditures by local retailers.
Our business is subject to extensive and changing regulation that could increase our costs, expose
us to greater competition, or otherwise adversely affect the ownership and operation of our
stations or our business strategies.
Our television operations are subject to significant regulation by the FCC under the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, which we refer to as the Communications Act. A television
station may not operate without the authorization of the FCC. Approval of the FCC is required for
the issuance, renewal and transfer of station operating licenses. In particular, our business
depends upon our ability to continue to hold television broadcasting licenses from the FCC, which
generally have a term of eight years. Our station licenses are subject to renewal at various times
between 2005 and 2007. Third parties may challenge our license renewal applications. Although we
have no reason to believe that our licenses will not be renewed in the ordinary course, we cannot
assure you that our licenses will be renewed. The non-renewal or revocation of one or more of our
primary FCC licenses could have a material adverse effect on our operations.
The Communications Act empowers the FCC to regulate other aspects of our business, in addition
to imposing licensing requirements. For example, the FCC has the authority to:
|
|
|
determine the frequencies, location and power of our broadcast stations; |
|
|
|
|
regulate the equipment used by our stations; |
|
|
|
|
adopt and implement regulations and policies concerning the ownership and operation of our |
|
|
|
|
television stations; and |
|
|
|
|
impose penalties on us for violations of the Communications Act or FCC regulations. |
Our failure to observe FCC or other rules and policies can result in the imposition of various
sanctions, including monetary forfeitures or the revocation of a license. In addition, the actions
and other media holdings of our principals and our investors in some instances could reflect upon
our qualifications as a television licensee.
Congress and the FCC currently have under consideration, and may in the future adopt, new
laws, regulations, and policies regarding a wide variety of matters that could, directly or
indirectly, affect the operation and ownership of our broadcast properties. Relaxation and
proposed relaxation of existing cable ownership rules and broadcast multiple ownership and
cross-ownership rules and policies by the FCC and other changes in the FCCs rules following
passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 have affected and may continue to affect the
competitive landscape in ways that could increase the competition we face, including competition
from larger media, entertainment and telecommunications companies, which may have greater access to
capital and resources. We are unable to predict the effect that any such laws, regulations or
policies may have on our operations.
43
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of June 30, 2005, we
carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure
controls and procedures. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the
participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial
Officer. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer
concluded that as of June 30, 2005 our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely
alerting them to material information required to be included in our periodic SEC reports. It
should be noted that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions
about the likelihood of future events and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in
achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in
the SECs rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls
and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed
under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
In addition, we reviewed our internal control over financial reporting and there were no
changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the
evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act that have materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
44
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On August 19, 2004, NBC filed a complaint against us in the Court of Chancery of the State of
Delaware seeking a declaratory ruling as to the meaning of the terms Cost of Capital Dividend
Rate and independent investment bank as used in the Certificate of Designation of our Series B
preferred stock held by NBC. On September 15, 2004, the rate at which dividends accrue on the
Series B preferred stock was reset from 8% to 16.2% in accordance with the procedure specified in
the terms of the Series B preferred stock. We engaged CIBC World Markets Corp., a nationally
recognized independent investment banking firm, to determine the adjusted dividend rate as of the
fifth anniversary of the original issue date of the Series B preferred stock.
On October 14, 2004, we filed our answer and a counterclaim to NBCs complaint. Our answer
largely denies the allegations of the NBC complaint and our counterclaim seeks a declaratory ruling
that we are not obligated to redeem, and will not be in default under the terms of the agreement
under which NBC made its initial $415.0 million investment in us if we do not redeem, the Series B
preferred stock on or before November 13, 2004. NBC has alleged that we are obligated to redeem,
and will be in default if we do not redeem, NBCs investment on or before November 13, 2004.
We and NBC each moved for judgment on the pleadings in the Delaware litigation. On April 29,
2005, the court held that the dividend rate on the Series B preferred stock should be reset to
28.3% per annum as of September 15, 2004. The adjusted dividend rate continues to apply only to
the original issue price of $415.0 million of the Series B preferred stock, and not to accumulated
and unpaid dividends.
The court ruled in our favor as to the independence of CIBC and certain interpretive issues
relating to the dividend rate reset, and denied the motions by both NBC and us for judgment on the
pleadings and NBCs alternative motion for summary judgment as to whether we have an obligation to
redeem the Series B preferred stock held by NBC based on NBCs demand for redemption.
We have been advised by our legal counsel that because the litigation regarding whether we
have an obligation to redeem the Series B preferred stock held by NBC is still pending, absent
certain certifications by the court, the courts decision regarding the dividend rate reset is not
final. We are requesting certification from the court to pursue an immediate appeal of the courts
ruling.
The amount of accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series B preferred stock as of June 30,
2005, reflects an increase in the dividend rate from 16.2% to 28.3%, retroactive to September 15,
2004.
The aggregate redemption price payable in respect of the 41,500 shares of Series B preferred
stock held by NBC, including accrued dividends thereon at the annual rate of 28.3% from September
15, 2004, was $674.2 million as of June 30, 2005. If a court were to grant a judgment against us
requiring us to pay the redemption amount, it would have a material adverse effect on our
consolidated financial position and results of operations and cash flows. In addition, if we were
unable to satisfy any such judgment, we would be in default under the indentures governing our
senior secured and senior subordinated notes, which would also have a material adverse effect on
our consolidated financial position and results of operations and cash flows. See Forward Looking
Statements and Associated Risks and UncertaintiesWe have not redeemed our securities held by NBC
that NBC has demanded that we redeem and this could have adverse consequences for us in our Fiscal
2004 Form 10-K and Forward Looking Statements and Associated Risks and Uncertainties The
adjustment to the dividend rate on our Series B preferred stock could have adverse consequences for
our business above.
In May 2005, NBC filed a demand for arbitration under its investment agreement with us, in
which NBC asserts that the changes in our business described elsewhere in this report, including
the termination of our network and national sales agency agreements and JSAs with NBC, constitute a
breach by us of the investment agreement. We believe our actions do not constitute a breach of the
investment agreement and intend vigorously to contest NBCs claims. See Forward Looking
Statements and Associated Risks and UncertaintiesThe outcome of NBCs demand for arbitration
relating to the changes in our business could have adverse consequences for us.
Our antenna, transmitter and other broadcast equipment for our New York television station
(WPXN) were destroyed upon the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. We filed
property damage, business interruption and extra expense insurance claims with our insurer. In
March 2003, the insurer filed an action against us in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of New York seeking a declaratory ruling as to certain aspects of the insurance policy
which we purchased from it. On April
45
30, 2005 we settled our claims against the insurer for $24.5 million (less $7.7 million
previously paid). We received payment of $16.8 million pursuant to the aforementioned settlement
on May 3, 2005.
We are involved in other litigation from time to time in the ordinary course of our business.
We believe the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material effect on our
financial position or results of operations or cash flows.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
At the Companys Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 10, 2005, the stockholders elected two
Class II directors. The number of votes cast for and withheld with respect to each director
nominee are set forth below.
Election of Class II Directors for a term of three years:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Director |
|
For |
|
Withheld |
W. Lawrence Patrick |
|
|
146,398,264 |
|
|
|
1,875,502 |
|
Dean M. Goodman |
|
|
141,380,509 |
|
|
|
6,893,257 |
|
The terms of the Companys Class I directors (Lowell W. Paxson, Henry J. Brandon, and Raymond
S. Rajewski) expire upon the election and qualification of directors at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held in 2007. The Companys Class III directors, all of whom were employees of
NBC, resigned during November and December 2001, and the Company currently has no Class III
directors. The terms of any Class III directors who may be appointed by the Board of Directors
will expire upon the election and qualification of directors at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
to be held in 2006.
There were no broker non-votes with respect to matters submitted for a vote at the meeting.
46
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
(a) List of Exhibits:
|
|
|
Exhibit |
|
|
Number |
|
Description of Exhibits |
3.1.1
|
|
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (1) |
|
|
|
3.1.6
|
|
Certificate of Designation of the Companys 9-3/4% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (2) |
|
|
|
3.1.7
|
|
Certificate of Designation of the Companys 14-1/4% Cumulative Junior Exchangeable Preferred Stock (2) |
|
|
|
3.1.8
|
|
Certificate of Designation of the Companys 28.3% Series B Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock (3) |
|
|
|
3.1.9
|
|
Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (7) |
|
|
|
3.2
|
|
Bylaws of the Company (4) |
|
|
|
4.6
|
|
Indenture, dated as of July 12, 2001, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, and
The Bank of New York, as Trustee, with respect to the Companys 10-3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due
2008 (5) |
|
|
|
4.8
|
|
Indenture, dated as of January 14, 2002, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto,
and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, with respect to the Companys 12-1/4% Senior Subordinated
Discount Notes due 2009 (6) |
|
|
|
4.9
|
|
Indenture, dated as of January 12, 2004, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto,
and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, with respect to the Companys Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes
due 2010 (8) |
|
|
|
10.234.1
|
|
Master Agreement for Overnight Programming, Use of Digital Capacity and Public Interest Programming,
dated as of September 10, 1999, between the Company and The Christian Network, Inc. |
|
|
|
10.234.2
|
|
First Amendment to Master Agreement, dated as of June 13, 2005, between the Company and The Christian
Network, Inc. (9) |
|
|
|
10.234.3
|
|
Letter Agreement, dated June 13, 2005, between the Company and The Christian Network, Inc. (9) |
|
|
|
31.1
|
|
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of Paxson Communications Corporation pursuant to Rule
13a-14 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
|
|
|
|
31.2 |
|
Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of Paxson Communications Corporation pursuant to Rule
13a-14 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended |
|
|
|
32.1
|
|
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of Paxson Communications Corporation pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
|
|
|
32.2
|
|
Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of Paxson Communications Corporation pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Filed with the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated March 31, 1995 (Commission File
No. 1-13452), and incorporated herein by reference. |
|
(2) |
|
Filed with the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended, filed July 23, 1998,
Registration No. 333-59641, and incorporated herein by reference. |
|
(3) |
|
Filed with the Companys Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 24, 1999 (Commission File No. 1-13452), and incorporated herein by reference. |
47
|
|
|
(4) |
|
Filed with the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, dated March 31, 2001, and
incorporated herein by reference. |
|
(5) |
|
Filed with the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, dated June 30, 2001, and incorporated
herein by reference. |
|
(6) |
|
Filed with the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated December 31, 2001, and
incorporated herein by reference. |
|
(7) |
|
Filed with the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, dated March 31, 2003, and
incorporated herein by reference. |
|
(8) |
|
Filed with the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated December 31, 2003, and
incorporated herein by reference. |
|
(9) |
|
Filed with the Companys Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on June 17, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference |
48
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PAXSO
|
|
N COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION |
|
|
|
|
|
Date: August 9, 2005
|
|
By:
|
|
/s/ Tammy G. Hedge |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tammy G. Hedge
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer and duly authorized officer) |
49