UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010
OR
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number 000-21771
West Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE | | 47-0777362 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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11808 Miracle Hills Drive, Omaha, Nebraska | | 68154 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (402) 963-1200
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 ¨ No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer | | ¨ | | Accelerated filer | | ¨ |
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Non-accelerated filer | | x | | Smaller reporting company | | ¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
At October 25, 2010, 87,889,581.7 shares of the registrant’s Class A common stock and 9,970,565.5875 shares of the registrant’s Class L common stock were outstanding.
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In this report, “West,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refers to West Corporation and subsidiaries.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. | Financial Statements |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
West Corporation and subsidiaries
Omaha, Nebraska
We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of West Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2010, and the related condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, and stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such condensed consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of West Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 12, 2010, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Omaha, Nebraska
November 5, 2010
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
(UNAUDITED)
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
REVENUE | | $ | 592,410 | | | $ | 559,012 | | | $ | 1,788,780 | | | $ | 1,772,878 | |
COST OF SERVICES | | | 259,723 | | | | 260,570 | | | | 783,979 | | | | 798,888 | |
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | | | 258,818 | | | | 221,428 | | | | 695,210 | | | | 680,775 | |
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OPERATING INCOME | | | 73,869 | | | | 77,014 | | | | 309,591 | | | | 293,215 | |
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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense, net of interest income of $103, $64, $247 and $258 | | | (63,186 | ) | | | (66,100 | ) | | | (182,117 | ) | | | (193,584 | ) |
Other | | | 2,796 | | | | (4,064 | ) | | | 2,611 | | | | 1,429 | |
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Other expense | | | (60,390 | ) | | | (70,164 | ) | | | (179,506 | ) | | | (192,155 | ) |
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE AND NONCONTROLLING INTEREST | | | 13,479 | | | | 6,850 | | | | 130,085 | | | | 101,060 | |
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INCOME TAX EXPENSE | | | 21,908 | | | | 2,389 | | | | 66,218 | | | | 37,360 | |
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NET INCOME (LOSS) | | | (8,429 | ) | | | 4,461 | | | | 63,867 | | | | 63,700 | |
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LESS NET INCOME - NONCONTROLLING INTEREST | | | — | | | | 565 | | | | — | | | | 2,745 | |
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NET INCOME (LOSS) - WEST CORPORATION | | $ | (8,429 | ) | | $ | 3,896 | | | $ | 63,867 | | | $ | 60,955 | |
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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic Class L Shares | | $ | 4.31 | | | $ | 3.63 | | | $ | 12.41 | | | $ | 11.01 | |
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Diluted Class L Shares | | $ | 4.13 | | | $ | 3.47 | | | $ | 11.90 | | | $ | 10.55 | |
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Basic and Diluted Class A Shares | | $ | (0.58 | ) | | $ | (0.37 | ) | | $ | (0.68 | ) | | $ | (0.56 | ) |
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic Class L Shares | | | 9,971 | | | | 9,948 | | | | 9,971 | | | | 9,948 | |
Dilutive impact of potential common shares from stock options | | | 427 | | | | 445 | | | | 424 | | | | 432 | |
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Diluted Class L Shares | | | 10,398 | | | | 10,393 | | | | 10,395 | | | | 10,380 | |
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Basic Class A Shares | | | 87,890 | | | | 87,340 | | | | 87,955 | | | | 87,451 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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WEST CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)
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| | September 30, 2010 | | | December 31, 2009 | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
CURRENT ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 137,879 | | | $ | 59,068 | |
Trust and restricted cash | | | 14,982 | | | | 14,750 | |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $10,707 and $11,819 | | | 396,557 | | | | 353,622 | |
Deferred income taxes receivable | | | 28,669 | | | | 35,356 | |
Prepaid assets | | | 36,440 | | | | 34,063 | |
Other current assets | | | 38,589 | | | | 46,757 | |
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Total current assets | | | 653,116 | | | | 543,616 | |
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT: | | | | | | | | |
Property and equipment | | | 1,017,513 | | | | 1,024,005 | |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | | | (684,129 | ) | | | (690,738 | ) |
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Total property and equipment, net | | | 333,384 | | | | 333,267 | |
GOODWILL | | | 1,627,787 | | | | 1,665,569 | |
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of accumulated amortization of $344,655 and $298,132 | | | 313,270 | | | | 350,722 | |
OTHER ASSETS | | | 146,736 | | | | 152,088 | |
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TOTAL ASSETS | | $ | 3,074,293 | | | $ | 3,045,262 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | | | | | | | | |
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 77,603 | | | $ | 63,859 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 324,844 | | | | 279,379 | |
Current maturities of long-term debt | | | 12,868 | | | | 25,371 | |
Income tax payable | | | 9,149 | | | | — | |
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Total current liabilities | | | 424,464 | | | | 368,609 | |
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LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS, less current maturities | | | 3,521,997 | | | | 3,607,872 | |
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES | | | 100,023 | | | | 96,964 | |
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | | | 71,872 | | | | 64,561 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 4,118,356 | | | | 4,138,006 | |
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 13) | | | | | | | | |
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CLASS L COMMON STOCK $0.001 PAR VALUE, 100,000 SHARES AUTHORIZED, 9,971 AND 9,971 SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING | | | 1,457,257 | | | | 1,332,721 | |
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STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | | | | | | | | |
Class A common stock $0.001 par value, 400,000 shares authorized, 87,903 and 87,999 shares issued and 87,890 and 87,991 shares outstanding | | | 88 | | | | 88 | |
Retained deficit | | | (2,467,494 | ) | | | (2,408,770 | ) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | | | (33,710 | ) | | | (16,730 | ) |
Treasury stock at cost (25 and 8 shares) | | | (204 | ) | | | (53 | ) |
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Total stockholders’ deficit | | | (2,501,320 | ) | | | (2,425,465 | ) |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | | $ | 3,074,293 | | | $ | 3,045,262 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)
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| | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 63,867 | | | $ | 63,700 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation | | | 77,156 | | | | 78,482 | |
Amortization | | | 51,207 | | | | 62,786 | |
Goodwill impairment | | | 37,675 | | | | — | |
Allowance for impairment of purchased accounts receivable | | | — | | | | 25,464 | |
Unrealized gain on foreign denominated debt | | | — | | | | (2,554 | ) |
Provision for share based compensation | | | 2,682 | | | | 1,274 | |
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | | | 10,726 | | | | (2,474 | ) |
Amortization of debt acquisition costs | | | 12,009 | | | | 12,399 | |
Other | | | 643 | | | | 305 | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business acquisitions: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | | (41,191 | ) | | | (22,361 | ) |
Trust and restricted cash | | | (231 | ) | | | (21,690 | ) |
Other assets | | | (5,149 | ) | | | (7,796 | ) |
Accounts payable | | | 20,211 | | | | 2,823 | |
Accrued wages | | | 15,910 | | | | (16,859 | ) |
Accrued expenses, other liabilities and income tax payable | | | 48,687 | | | | 27,293 | |
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Net cash flows from operating activities | | | 294,202 | | | | 200,792 | |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Business acquisitions, net of cash received of $2,138 and $8,631 | | | (29,463 | ) | | | (1,564 | ) |
Purchases of property and equipment | | | (89,142 | ) | | | (90,725 | ) |
Collections applied to principal of portfolio receivables, net of purchases of $0 and $1,732 | | | 5,460 | | | | 34,669 | |
Other | | | 30 | | | | 247 | |
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Net cash flows from investing activities | | | (113,115 | ) | | | (57,373 | ) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from revolving credit and accounts receivable securitization facilities | | | 151,850 | | | | — | |
Payments on revolving credit and accounts receivable facilities | | | (224,781 | ) | | | (174,863 | ) |
Payments on portfolio notes payable | | | (543 | ) | | | (28,456 | ) |
Principal repayments on long-term obligations | | | (25,448 | ) | | | (18,963 | ) |
Proceeds from stock options exercised including excess tax benefits | | | 123 | | | | 2,345 | |
Noncontrolling interest distributions | | | — | | | | (4,131 | ) |
Payments of capital lease obligations | | | (1,895 | ) | | | (1,022 | ) |
Debt issuance costs | | | (5 | ) | | | (7,968 | ) |
Other | | | (167 | ) | | | 859 | |
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Net cash flows from financing activities | | | (100,866 | ) | | | (232,199 | ) |
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EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | | | (1,410 | ) | | | 2,594 | |
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | | | 78,811 | | | | (86,186 | ) |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, Beginning of period | | | 59,068 | | | | 168,340 | |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, End of period | | $ | 137,879 | | | $ | 82,154 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)
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| | Class A Common Stock | | | Additional Paid - in Capital | | | Retained Deficit | | | Noncontrolling interest | | | Treasury Stock | | | Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Foreign Currency Translation | | | Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges | | | Total Stockholders’ Deficit | |
BALANCE, January 1, 2010 | | $ | 88 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (2,408,770 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (53 | ) | | $ | (4,147 | ) | | $ | (12,583 | ) | | $ | (2,425,465 | ) |
Net income | | | | | | | | | | | 63,867 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 63,867 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $4,313 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (7,037 | ) | | | | | | | (7,037 | ) |
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $6,094 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (9,943 | ) | | | (9,943 | ) |
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Total comprehensive income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46,887 | |
Purchase of stock at cost (16,779 Class A shares) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (151 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (151 | ) |
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan contributions | | | | | | | (579 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (579 | ) |
Stock options exercised including related tax benefits (58,400 Class A shares) | | | | | | | 122 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 122 | |
Share based compensation | | | | | | | 1,563 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,563 | |
Accretion of Class L common stock priority return preference | | | | | | | (1,106 | ) | | | (122,591 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (123,697 | ) |
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BALANCE, September 30, 2010 | | $ | 88 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (2,467,494 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (204 | ) | | $ | (11,184 | ) | | $ | (22,526 | ) | | $ | (2,501,320 | ) |
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BALANCE, January 1, 2009 | | $ | 87 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (2,334,398 | ) | | $ | 3,632 | | | $ | (53 | ) | | $ | (6,002 | ) | | $ | (24,013 | ) | | $ | (2,360,747 | ) |
Net income | | | | | | | | | | | 60,955 | | | | 2,745 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 63,700 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $5,299 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,645 | | | | | | | | 8,645 | |
Reclassification a cash flow hedge into earnings | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,851 | | | | 1,851 | |
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $4,836 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,890 | | | | 7,890 | |
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Total comprehensive income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 82,086 | |
Noncontrolling interest distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (4,131 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (4,131 | ) |
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan contributions | | | | | | | 1,664 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,664 | |
Stock options exercised including related tax benefits (40,225 Class L shares and 321,800 Class A shares) | | | | | | | 2,345 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,345 | |
Share based compensation | | | | | | | 1,274 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,274 | |
Accretion of Class L common stock priority return preference | | | | | | | (5,283 | ) | | | (104,256 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (109,539 | ) |
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BALANCE, September 30, 2009 | | $ | 87 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (2,377,699 | ) | | $ | 2,246 | | | $ | (53 | ) | | $ | 2,643 | | | $ | (14,272 | ) | | $ | (2,387,048 | ) |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. | BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION AND PRESENTATION |
Business Description –West Corporation (the “Company” or “West”) is a leading provider of technology-driven, voice-oriented solutions. “We,” “us” and “our” also refer to West and its consolidated subsidiaries, as applicable. We offer our clients a broad range of communications and infrastructure management solutions that help them manage or support critical communications. The scale and processing capacity of our proprietary technology platforms, combined with our world-class expertise and processes in managing telephony and human capital, enable us to provide our clients with premium outsourced communications solutions. Our automated service and conferencing solutions are designed to improve our clients’ cost structure and provide reliable, high-quality services. Our solutions also help deliver mission-critical services, such as public safety and emergency communications. We serve Fortune 1000 companies and other clients in a variety of industries, including telecommunications, banking, retail, financial services, technology and healthcare, and have sales and operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Latin America.
We operate in two business segments:
| • | | Unified Communications, including reservationless, operator-assisted, web and video conferencing services, alerts and notifications services and consulting, project management and implementation of hosted and managed unified communications solutions; and |
| • | | Communication Services, including automated call processing, agent-based services and emergency communication infrastructure systems. |
Unified Communications
| • | | Conferencing & Collaboration Services.Operating under the InterCall brand, we are the largest conferencing services provider in the world based on conferencing revenue, according to Wainhouse Research, and managed over 97 million conference calls in 2009. We provide our clients with an integrated global suite of meeting replacement services. These include on-demand automated conferencing services, operator-assisted services for complex audio conferences or large events, web conferencing services that allow clients to make presentations and share applications and documents over the Internet, video conferencing applications that allow clients to experience real-time video presentations and conferences and streaming services to connect remote employees and host virtual events. We also provide consulting, project management and implementation of hosted and managed unified communications solutions. |
| • | | Alerts & Notifications Services.Our solutions leverage our proprietary technology platforms to allow clients to manage and deliver automated personalized communications quickly and through multiple delivery channels (voice, text messaging, email and fax). For example, we deliver patient notifications, appointment reminders and prescription reminders on behalf of our healthcare clients (medical and dental practices, hospitals and pharmacies), provide travelers with flight arrival and departure updates on behalf of our transportation clients and transmit emergency evacuation notices on behalf of municipalities. Our platform also enables two-way communications which allow the recipients of a message to respond with relevant information to our clients. |
Communication Services
| • | | Emergency Communications Services.We believe we are the largest provider of emergency communications infrastructure systems and services, based on our own estimates of the number of 9-1-1 calls that we and other participants in the industry facilitated. Our solutions are critical in facilitating public safety agencies’ ability to coordinate responses to emergency events. We provide the network database solution that routes emergency calls to the appropriate 9-1-1 centers and allows the appropriate first responders (police, fire and ambulance) to be assigned to those calls. Our clients generally enter into long-term contracts and fund their obligations through monthly charges on users’ local telephone bills. We also provide fully-integrated desktop communications technology solutions to public safety agencies that enable enhanced 9-1-1 call handling. |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
| • | | Automated Customer Service.Over the last 20 years we believe we have developed a best-in-class suite of automated voice-oriented solutions. Our solutions allow our clients to effectively communicate with their customers through inbound and outbound interactive voice response (IVR) applications using natural language speech recognition, automated voice prompts and network-based call routing services. In addition to these front-end customer service applications, we also provide analyses that help our clients improve their automated communications strategy. Our automated services technology platforms serve as the backbone of our telephony management capabilities and our scale and operational flexibility have helped us launch and grow other key services, such as conferencing, alerts and notifications and West at Home. |
| • | | Agent-Based Services.We provide our clients with large-scale, agent-based services, including inbound customer care, customer acquisition and retention, business-to-business sales and account management, overpayment identification and recovery services, and collection of receivables on behalf of our clients. We have a flexible model with both on-shore and off-shore capabilities to fit our clients’ needs. We believe that we are known in the industry as a premium provider of these services, and we seek opportunities with clients for whom our services can add value while maintaining attractive margins for us. Our West at Home agent service is a remote call handling model that uses employees who work out of their homes. This service has a distinct advantage over traditional facility-based call center solutions by attracting higher quality agents. This model helps enhance our cost structure and significantly reduces our capital requirements. |
Basis of Consolidation - The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of West and our wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries and reflect all adjustments (all of which are normal recurring accruals) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results, and cash flows for the interim periods. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, together with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of what our results will be for other interim periods or for the full fiscal year.
Use of Estimates -The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition – In our Unified Communications segment, our conferencing and collaboration services are generally billed and revenue recognized on a per participant minute basis or per seat basis and our alerts and notifications services are generally billed, and revenue recognized, on a per message or per minute basis. Our Communication Services segment recognizes revenue for automated and agent-based services in the month that services are performed and services are generally billed based on call duration, hours of input, number of calls or a contingent basis. Emergency communications services revenue within the Communication Services segment is generated primarily from monthly fees based on the number of billing telephone numbers and cell towers covered under contract. In addition, product sales and installations are generally recognized upon completion of the installation and client acceptance of a fully functional system or, for contracts that are completed in stages and include contract-specified milestones representative of fair value, upon achieving such contract milestones. As it relates to installation sales, clients are generally progress-billed prior to the completion of the installation and these advance payments are deferred until the system installations are completed or specified milestones are attained. Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts are accumulated and recorded as deferred costs until the system installations are completed or specified milestones are attained. As of January 1, 2010, the Company early adopted new revenue recognition guidance for contracts signed after December 31, 2009, whereby revenue, and associated expense, is recognized when multiple elements are completed rather than recognizing 100% of revenue and expense upon contract completion. This guidance was adopted prospectively and specifically for the product sales and installation for the emergency communications services revenue. Contracts for annual recurring services such as support and maintenance agreements are generally billed in advance and are recognized as revenue ratably (on a monthly basis) over the contractual periods. Nonrefundable up-front fees and related costs are recognized ratably over the term of the contract or the expected life of the client relationship, whichever is longer.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Revenue for contingent collection services and overpayment identification and recovery services is recognized in the month collection payments are received based upon a percentage of cash collected or other agreed upon contractual parameters. In compliance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 310 (“Receivables”) (“ASC 310”), we account for our investments in receivable portfolios using either the level-yield method or the cost recovery method.
Common Stock – Our equity investors (i.e., an investor group led by Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and Quadrangle Group LLC (the “sponsors”), Mary and Gary West, who are the founders of West, and certain members of management) own a combination of Class L and Class A shares (in strips of eight Class A shares and one Class L share per strip). Supplemental management incentive equity awards (restricted stock and option programs) have been implemented with Class A shares/options only. General terms of these securities are:
| • | | Class L shares: Each Class L share is entitled to a priority return preference equal to the sum of (x) $90 per share base amount plus (y) an amount sufficient to generate a 12% internal rate of return (“IRR”) on that base amount, compounded quarterly, from the date of the recapitalization in which the Class L shares were originally issued, October 24, 2006 (the “recapitalization”) until the priority return preference is paid in full. Each Class L share also participates in any equity appreciation beyond the priority return on the same per share basis as the Class A shares. |
| • | | Class A shares: Class A shares participate in the equity appreciation after the Class L priority return is satisfied. |
| • | | Voting: Each share (whether Class A or Class L) is entitled to one vote per share on all matters on which stockholders vote, subject to Delaware law regarding class voting rights. |
| • | | Distributions: Dividends and other distributions to stockholders in respect of shares, whether as part of an ordinary distribution of earnings, as a leveraged recapitalization or in the event of an ultimate liquidation and distribution of available corporate assets, are to be paid as follows. First, holders of Class L shares are entitled to receive an amount equal to the Class L base amount of $90 per share plus an amount sufficient to generate a 12% IRR on that base amount, compounded quarterly, from the closing date of the recapitalization to the date of payment. Second, after payment of this priority return to Class L holders, the holders of Class A shares and Class L shares participate together, as a single class, in any and all distributions by the Company. |
| • | | Conversion of Class L shares: Class L shares automatically convert into Class A shares prior to an initial public offering (“IPO”). Also, the board of directors may elect to cause all Class L shares to be converted into Class A shares in connection with a transfer (by stock sale, merger or otherwise) of a majority of all common stock to a third party (other than to Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP and its affiliates). In the case of any such conversion (whether at an IPO or sale), if any unpaid Class L priority return (base $90/share plus accrued 12% IRR) remains unpaid at the time of conversion it will be “paid” in additional Class A shares valued at the deal price (in case of IPO, at the IPO price net of underwriter’s discount); that is, each Class L share would convert into a number of Class A shares equal to (i) one plus (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the unpaid priority return on such Class L share and the denominator of which is the value of a Class A share at the time of conversion. |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
As the Class L stockholders control a majority of the votes of the board of directors through direct representation on the board of directors and the conversion and redemption features are considered to be outside the control of the Company, all shares of Class L common stock have been presented outside of permanent equity in accordance with ASC 480-10-S99,Classification and Measurement of Redeemable Securities.At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the 12% priority return preference has been accreted and included in the Class L share balance.
In accordance with ASC 470-20-30,Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios (“ASC 470-20-30”), the Company determined that the conversion feature in the Class L shares was in-the-money at the date of issuance and therefore represents a beneficial conversion feature. Under ASC 470-20-30, $12.2 million (the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature) of the proceeds received from the issuance of the Class L shares was allocated to additional paid-in capital, consistent with the classification of the Class A shares, creating a discount on the Class L shares. Because the Class L shares have no stated redemption date and the beneficial conversion feature is not considered to be contingent under ASC 470-20-30, but can be realized immediately, the discount resulting from the allocation of value to the beneficial conversion feature is required to be recognized immediately as a return to the Class L stockholders analogous to a dividend. As no retained earnings are available to pay this dividend at the date of issuance, the dividend is charged against additional paid-in capital resulting in no net impact.
A reconciliation of the Class L common shares is presented below, in thousands:
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| | Nine months ended September 30, 2010 | | | Nine months ended September 30, 2009 | |
Beginning of period balance | | $ | 1,332,721 | | | $ | 1,158,159 | |
Accretion of class L common stock priority return preference | | | 123,697 | | | | 109,539 | |
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan contributions and other | | | 839 | | | | 4,811 | |
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End of period balance | | $ | 1,457,257 | | | $ | 1,272,509 | |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents –We consider short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less at acquisition to be cash equivalents.
Trust and Restricted Cash –Trust cash represents cash collected on behalf of our clients that has not yet been remitted to them. A related liability is recorded in accounts payable until settlement with the respective clients. Restricted cash primarily represents cash held as collateral for certain letters of credit.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Foreign Currency and Translation of Foreign Subsidiaries – The functional currencies of the Company’s foreign operations are the respective local currencies. All assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars at fiscal period-end exchange rates. Income and expense items are translated at average exchange rates prevailing during the fiscal period. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a component of stockholders’ deficit and comprehensive income. Foreign currency transaction gains or losses are recorded in the statement of operations.
Subsequent Events –In accordance with the provisions of ASC 855, we have evaluated subsequent events through November 5, 2010. On October 5, 2010, we issued $500.0 million 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018 (“the Offering”), and used the gross proceeds of the Offering to repay $500.0 million of our senior secured note facility due 2013. As a result, and in accordance with ASC 470-10-05-7, our September 30, 2010, balance sheet classification between current maturities of long-term debt and long-term obligations was modified for this subsequent event. No other subsequent events requiring recognition were identified and therefore no others were incorporated into the condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements –In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board updated ASC Topic 860,Transfers and Servicing, which significantly changes the accounting for transfers of financial assets and was effective January 1, 2010. The update to ASC 860 eliminates the qualifying special purpose entity (“QSPE”) concept, establishes conditions for reporting a transfer of a portion of a financial asset as a sale, clarifies the financial asset de-recognition criteria, revises how interests retained by the transferor in a sale of financial assets initially are measured, and removes the guaranteed mortgage securitization recharacterization provisions. At September 30, 2010, we had no outstanding borrowings under our Accounts Receivable Securitization program. When we have outstanding borrowings, the borrowings and related receivables will be consolidated.
In September 2009, the Emerging Issues Task Force issued guidance relating to revenue recognition. This guidance will change the accounting for revenue recognition for arrangements with multiple deliverables and will enable entities to separately account for individual deliverables for many more revenue arrangements. This guidance eliminates the requirement that all undelivered elements must have objective and reliable evidence of fair value before a company can recognize the portion of the overall arrangement fee that is attributable to items that already have been delivered. As a result, the new guidance may allow some companies to recognize revenue on transactions that involve multiple deliverables earlier than under previous requirements. As of January 1, 2010, the Company early adopted this guidance on a prospective basis specifically for the product sales and installation recorded for the emergency communications services revenue. The effect of this early adoption on revenue during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was approximately $7.2 million and $15.3 million, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
TuVox
On July 21, 2010, we completed the acquisition of TuVox Incorporated, (“TuVox”) a provider of on-demand and interactive voice recognition applications. The purchase price was $16.5 million and was funded by cash on hand. The results of operations for TuVox have been included in the consolidated financial statements in the Communication Services segment since July 21, 2010.
The following table summarizes the provisional estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at July 21, 2010. The finite lived intangible assets are comprised of trade names, technology and customer lists. We are in the process of completing the valuation of certain intangible assets and acquisition accounting allocation, and accordingly the information presented with respect to the acquisition is subject to adjustments.
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| | (Amounts in thousands) July 21, 2010 | |
Working capital | | $ | (1,170 | ) |
Property and equipment | | | 242 | |
Other assets, net | | | 7,671 | |
Intangible assets | | | 7,907 | |
Goodwill | | | 1,801 | |
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Total net assets acquired | | $ | 16,451 | |
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Holly
On June 1, 2010, we completed the acquisition of Holly Australia Pty Ltd, (“Holly”), a provider of carrier-grade voice platforms. The purchase price was $9.2 million and was funded by cash on hand. The results of operations for Holly have been included in the consolidated financial statements in the Communication Services segment since June 1, 2010.
The following table summarizes the provisional estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at June 1, 2010. The finite lived intangible assets are comprised of trade names, non-competition agreements and customer lists. We are in the process of completing the valuation of certain intangible assets and acquisition accounting allocation, and accordingly the information presented with respect to the acquisition is subject to adjustments.
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| | (Amounts in thousands) June 1, 2010 | |
Working capital | | $ | 1,736 | |
Property and equipment | | | 110 | |
Intangible assets | | | 4,300 | |
Goodwill | | | 4,380 | |
Deferred taxes | | | (1,290 | ) |
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Total net assets acquired | | $ | 9,236 | |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
SKT
On April 1, 2010, we completed the acquisition of the SKT Business Communication Solutions division of the Southern Kansas Telephone Company, Inc. (“SKT”), a provider of professional services, systems integration and information technology specializing in the consulting, project management and implementation of unified communications solutions. The purchase price was $4.0 million and was funded by cash on hand. The results of operations of SKT have been included in the consolidated financial statements in the Unified Communications segment since April 1, 2010.
The following table summarizes the provisional estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at April 1, 2010. The finite lived intangible assets are comprised of trade names, non-competition agreements and customer lists. We are in the process of completing the valuation of certain intangible assets and acquisition accounting allocation, and accordingly the information presented with respect to the acquisition is subject to adjustments.
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| | (Amounts in thousands) April 1, 2010 | |
Working capital | | $ | 2,037 | |
Property and equipment | | | 209 | |
Intangible assets | | | 798 | |
Goodwill | | | 1,005 | |
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Total net assets acquired | | $ | 4,049 | |
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Stream57
On December 31, 2009, we completed the acquisition of the assets of Stream57, LLC (“Stream57”), a New York, New York based global provider of web event services, also known as webcasts or webinars. The purchase price was approximately $28.2 million and was funded by cash on hand and partial use of our senior secured revolving credit facility. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including intangible assets and liabilities were included in our December 31, 2009 consolidated balance sheet. The results associated with the acquired Stream57 assets have been included in the operating results of the Unified Communications segment since January 1, 2010.
The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at December 31, 2009. The finite lived intangible assets are comprised of trade names, technology, non-competition agreements and customer relationships.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
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| | (Amounts in thousands) December 31, 2009 | |
Working capital | | $ | (13 | ) |
Property and equipment | | | 355 | |
Intangible assets | | | 7,060 | |
Goodwill | | | 20,873 | |
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Total assets acquired | | | 28,275 | |
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Non-current deferred taxes | | | 111 | |
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Total liabilities assumed | | | 111 | |
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Net assets acquired | | $ | 28,164 | |
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Pro forma
Assuming our recent acquisitions occurred as of the beginning of the periods presented, our unaudited pro forma results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, would have been, as follows, in thousands:
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| | Three months ended September 30, | | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Revenue | | $ | 592,858 | | | $ | 567,230 | | | $ | 1,799,013 | | | $ | 1,799,753 | |
Net Income (Loss) | | $ | (8,682 | ) | | $ | 2,658 | | | $ | 62,204 | | | $ | 58,550 | |
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Loss per Common Share | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic Class A Shares | | $ | (0.59 | ) | | $ | (0.39 | ) | | $ | (0.70 | ) | | $ | (0.61 | ) |
The pro forma results above are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have actually occurred if the acquisitions had been in effect on the date indicated, nor are they necessarily indicative of future results of the combined companies.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
3. | GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
The following table presents the activity in goodwill by reporting segment in thousands for the nine months ended September 30, 2010:
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| | Unified Communications | | | Communication Services | | | Consolidated | |
Balance at December 31, 2009 | | $ | 854,466 | | | $ | 811,103 | | | $ | 1,665,569 | |
Acquisitions | | | 1,005 | | | | 6,293 | | | | 7,298 | |
Acquisition accounting adjustments | | | 1,062 | | | | 98 | | | | 1,160 | |
Impairment | | | — | | | | (37,675 | ) | | | (37,675 | ) |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | (9,264 | ) | | | 699 | | | | (8,565 | ) |
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Balance at September 30, 2010 | | $ | 847,269 | | | $ | 780,518 | | | $ | 1,627,787 | |
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The excess of the acquisition costs over the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the purchase of TuVox, Holly and SKT were assigned to goodwill based on preliminary estimates. We are in the process of completing the acquisition accounting for certain intangible assets and liabilities. The process of completing the acquisition accounting involves numerous time-consuming steps including information gathering, verification and review. We expect to finalize this process in 2010. Goodwill recognized for the TuVox, Holly and SKT acquisitions at September 30, 2010 was approximately $1.8 million, $4.4 million and $1.0 million, respectively.
In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 350,Intangibles—Goodwill and Other(“ASC 350”),Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets), the Company tests goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level (one level below an operating segment) on an annual basis in the fourth quarter, or more frequently if management believes indicators of impairment exist. Goodwill of a reporting unit is tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more-likely-than-not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. During September, 2010, the Company identified impairment indicators in one of our reporting units, our traditional direct response business (marketed as “West Direct”). As a result of these impairment indicators and the results of impairment tests performed (discounted cash flows model), working capital, property and equipment, goodwill and other finite lived intangible assets with an aggregate net carrying value of $44.2 million were written down to their fair value of $6.5 million. These write-downs resulted in a total impairment charge of $37.7 million, which represents the balance of goodwill for this reporting unit. The impairment primarily results from the current year decline in revenue and continued general decline in the direct response business. These events caused us to revise downward our projected future cash flows for this reporting unit. The impairment charge was recorded in SG&A and is non-deductible for tax purposes.
Factors contributing to the recognition of goodwill
Factors that contributed to a purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill, non-deductible for tax purposes, for the purchase of TuVox included a reduction of future costs.
Factors that contributed to a purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill, non-deductible for tax purposes, for the purchase of Holly included a reduction of future licensing costs and expansion of voice software product offerings.
Factors that contributed to a purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill, deductible for tax purposes, for the purchase of SKT included expansion of unified communications offerings including professional services and systems integration.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Other intangible assets
Below is a summary of the major intangible assets and weighted average amortization periods (in years) for each identifiable intangible asset, in thousands:
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| | As of September 30, 2010 | | | Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years) | |
Intangible assets | | Acquired Cost | | | Accumulated Amortization | | | Net Intangible Assets | | |
Customer lists | | $ | 474,471 | | | $ | (283,413 | ) | | $ | 191,058 | | | | 9.0 | |
Technology & Patents | | | 101,802 | | | | (41,380 | ) | | | 60,422 | | | | 10.5 | |
Trade names | | | 58,710 | | | | — | | | | 58,710 | | | | Indefinite | |
Trade names (finite-lived) | | | 12,410 | | | | (10,058 | ) | | | 2,352 | | | | 4.3 | |
Other intangible assets | | | 10,532 | | | | (9,804 | ) | | | 728 | | | | 5.6 | |
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Total | | $ | 657,925 | | | $ | (344,655 | ) | | $ | 313,270 | | | | | |
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| | As of December 31, 2009 | | | Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years) | |
Intangible assets | | Acquired Cost | | | Accumulated Amortization | | | Net Intangible Assets | | |
Customer lists | | $ | 473,301 | | | $ | (247,927 | ) | | $ | 225,374 | | | | 9.0 | |
Technology & Patents | | | 95,909 | | | | (35,060 | ) | | | 60,849 | | | | 10.5 | |
Trade names | | | 59,966 | | | | — | | | | 59,966 | | | | Indefinite | |
Trade names (finite-lived) | | | 9,090 | | | | (6,101 | ) | | | 2,989 | | | | 5.4 | |
Other intangible assets | | | 10,588 | | | | (9,044 | ) | | | 1,544 | | | | 5.6 | |
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Total | | $ | 648,854 | | | $ | (298,132 | ) | | $ | 350,722 | | | | | |
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Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets was $15.0 million and $17.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $47.2 million and $51.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Estimated annual amortization expense for the intangible assets noted above for 2010 and the next five years is as follows:
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2010 | | $ 60.3 million |
2011 | | $ 49.3 million |
2012 | | $ 41.3 million |
2013 | | $ 36.2 million |
2014 | | $ 29.7 million |
2015 | | $ 23.7 million |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Activity in purchased receivable portfolios for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and twelve months ended December 31, 2009, respectively, in thousands, were as follows:
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| | Nine months ended September 30, 2010 | | | Nine months ended September 30, 2009 | | | Twelve months ended December 31, 2009 | |
Beginning of period | | $ | 13,739 | | | $ | 132,746 | | | $ | 132,746 | |
Purchases, net of putbacks | | | (59 | ) | | | 1,732 | | | | 1,722 | |
Recoveries, including portfolio sales of $0, $8,497 and $8,664 | | | (16,963 | ) | | | (76,162 | ) | | | (82,378 | ) |
Settlements | | | — | | | | (7,535 | ) | | | (56,182 | ) |
Revenue recognized | | | 11,562 | | | | 39,762 | | | | 43,295 | |
Portfolio allowances | | | — | | | | (25,464 | ) | | | (25,464 | ) |
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Balance at end of period | | | 8,279 | | | | 65,079 | | | | 13,739 | |
Less: current portion | | | (4,715 | ) | | | (28,023 | ) | | | (7,973 | ) |
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Portfolio receivables, net of current portion | | $ | 3,564 | | | $ | 37,056 | | | $ | 5,766 | |
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Included in the portfolio receivables balances above are pools accounted for under the cost recovery method of $7.0 million, $62.4 million and $11.8 million at September 30, 2010 and 2009 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2009, we recorded reductions in revenue of $25.5 million as an allowance for impairment of purchased receivable portfolios. The impairments were due to reduced liquidation rates and reduced future collection estimates on existing portfolios. The valuation allowances were calculated in accordance with ASC 310, which requires that a valuation allowance be taken for decreases in expected cash flows or a change in timing of cash flows which would otherwise require a reduction in the stated yield on a portfolio pool. The following presents the change in the portfolio allowance of portfolio receivables, in thousands:
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| | Nine months ended September 30, 2010 | | | Nine months ended September 30, 2009 | | | Twelve months ended December 31, 2009 | |
Beginning of period balance | | $ | 21,987 | | | $ | 78,940 | | | $ | 78,940 | |
Additions | | | — | | | | 25,464 | | | | 25,464 | |
Settlements | | | — | | | | — | | | | (82,417 | ) |
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Balance at end of period | | $ | 21,987 | | | $ | 104,404 | | | $ | 21,987 | |
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In 2009, we entered into an asset securitization facility collateralized by accounts receivable of certain of our subsidiaries. The facility is conducted through a consolidated wholly-owned, bankruptcy-remote subsidiary. The facility does not qualify for sale treatment under the authoritative guidance for the accounting for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities included in ASC Topic 860 “Transfers and Servicing”. Accordingly, when borrowed, the accounts receivable and related debt obligation will remain on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The maximum amount available under the facility is $125.0 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, we borrowed and repaid $17.0 million and $47.0 million on the asset securitization facility, respectively. At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 the facility was undrawn. The average daily outstanding balance during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, was $1.0 million and $1.8 million, respectively. The availability of the funding is subject to the level of eligible receivables after deducting certain concentration limits and reserves. The current facility is subject to renewal in August 2012.
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(UNAUDITED)
The facility contains various customary affirmative and negative covenants and also contains customary default and termination provisions, which provide for acceleration of amounts owed under the program upon the occurrence of certain specified events, including, but not limited to, failure to pay yield and other amounts due, defaults on certain indebtedness, certain judgments, changes in control, certain events negatively affecting the overall credit quality of collateralized accounts receivable, bankruptcy and insolvency events and failure to meet financial tests requiring maintenance of certain leverage and coverage ratios, similar to those under our senior secured credit facility.
Accrued expenses, in thousands, consisted of the following as of:
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| | | September 30, 2010 | | | | December 31, 2009 | |
Interest payable | | $ | 61,556 | | | $ | 25,966 | |
Accrued wages | | | 57,310 | | | | 44,698 | |
Deferred revenue and customer deposits | | | 48,120 | | | | 54,530 | |
Accrued other taxes (non-income related) | | | 42,299 | | | | 54,321 | |
Interest rate hedge position | | | 30,926 | | | | 16,421 | |
Accrued phone | | | 29,419 | | | | 23,525 | |
Accrued employee benefit costs | | | 19,883 | | | | 19,987 | |
Accrued settlements | | | 1,833 | | | | 2,175 | |
Other current liabilities | | | 33,498 | | | | 37,756 | |
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| | $ | 324,844 | | | $ | 279,379 | |
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Long-term debt is carried at amortized cost. Long-term obligations, in thousands, consist of the following as of:
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| | September 30, 2010 | | | December 31, 2009 | |
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility, due 2013 | | $ | 1,450,210 | | | $ | 1,465,263 | |
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility, due 2016 | | | 984,655 | | | | 994,885 | |
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, due 2012 | | | — | | | | 72,931 | |
9.5% Senior Notes, due 2014 | | | 650,000 | | | | 650,000 | |
11% Senior Subordinated Notes, due 2016 | | | 450,000 | | | | 450,000 | |
8.5% Mortgage Note, repaid in 2010 | | | — | | | | 164 | |
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| | | 3,534,865 | | | | 3,633,243 | |
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Less: current maturities | | | (12,868 | ) | | | (25,371 | ) |
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Long-term obligations | | $ | 3,521,997 | | | $ | 3,607,872 | |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
On October 5, 2010, we amended and restated our credit agreement, which modified the Company’s senior secured credit facilities in several respects, including: extending the maturity of approximately $158 million of our $250 million senior secured revolving credit facility (and securing approximately $43 million of additional senior secured revolving credit facility commitments for the extended term) from October 2012 to January 2016 (or July 15, 2014, under certain circumstances related to the amount of our outstanding senior notes and the senior secured leverage ratio in effect as of such date) with the interest rate margins of such extended maturity revolving credit loans increasing by 1.00 percent; extending the maturity of $500 million of our senior secured term loan facility from October 2013 to July 2016 (or July 15, 2014, under certain circumstances related to the amount of outstanding senior notes and the senior secured leverage ratio in effect as of such date), with the interest rate margins of such extended senior secured term loans increasing by 1.875 percent; increasing the interest rate margins of approximately $984.6 million of our senior secured term loan facility due July 2016 by 0.375 percent to match the interest rate margins for the newly extended senior secured term loans; modifying the step-down schedule in the current financial covenants and certain covenant baskets.
On October 5, 2010, we issued $500.0 million 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018, and used the gross proceeds of the notes issuance to repay $500.0 million of our senior secured term loan facility due 2013.
Periodically, we have entered into interest rate swaps to hedge the cash flows from our variable rate debt, which effectively converts the hedged portion to fixed rate debt on our outstanding senior secured term loan facility. The initial assessments of hedge effectiveness were performed using regression analysis. The periodic measurements of hedge ineffectiveness are performed using the change in variable cash flows method.
The cash flow hedges are recorded at fair value with a corresponding entry, net of taxes, recorded in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) until earnings are affected by the hedged item. At September 30, 2010, the notional amount of debt outstanding under the nine interest rate swap agreements was $1,600.0 million. The fixed interest rate on the nine interest rate swaps ranges from 1.685% to 3.532%.
The following table presents, in thousands, the fair value of the Company’s derivatives and consolidated balance sheet location.
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| | Liability Derivatives | |
| | September 30, 2010 | | | December 31, 2009 | |
| | Balance Sheet Location | | Fair Value | | | Balance Sheet Location | | Fair Value | |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate and basis swaps | | Accrued expenses | | $ | 25,238 | | | Accrued expenses | | $ | 11,535 | |
Interest rate swaps | | Other long-term liabilities | | | 11,129 | | | Other long-term liabilities | | | 8,726 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 36,367 | | | | | | 20,261 | |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | | Accrued expenses | | | 5,688 | | | Accrued expenses | | | 4,886 | |
Interest rate swaps | | Other long-term liabilities | | | — | | | Other long-term liabilities | | | 3,257 | |
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Total derivatives | | | | $ | 42,055 | | | | | $ | 28,404 | |
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The following presents, in thousands, the impact of interest rate swaps on the consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, respectively.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amount of gain (loss) recognized in OCI For the three months ended September 30, | | | Location of gain (loss) reclassified from OCI into net income | | Amount of gain reclassified from OCI into net income for the three months ended September 30, | | | Amount of gain (loss) recognized in net income on hedges (ineffective portion) for the three months ended September 30, | |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | | $ | (3,045 | ) | | $ | 146 | | | Interest expense | | $ | — | | | $ | 617 | | | $ | (60 | ) | | $ | 275 | |
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| | For the nine months ended September 30, | | | | | For the nine months ended September 30, | | | For the nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
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Interest rate swaps | | $ | (9,943 | ) | | $ | 7,890 | | | Interest expense | | $
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| 1,851
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| | $ | 1,932 | |
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During the three months ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, the impact of derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of operations for the interest rate swap agreements not designated, or no longer qualifying, as hedging instruments was a reduction to interest expense of $1.3 million and $1.1 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, the impact of derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of operations for the interest rate swap agreements not designated, or no longer qualifying, as hedging instruments was a reduction to interest expense of $2.4 million and $4.8 million, respectively.
Accounting Standards Codification 820Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures(“ASC 820”) defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of ASC 820 apply to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. ASC 820:
| • | | Defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date; and |
| • | | Establishes a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. |
Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, the fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The three levels of the hierarchy are defined as follows:
| • | | Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
| • | | Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. |
| • | | Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for assets or liabilities. |
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(UNAUDITED)
The categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value.
Trading Securities (Asset).The assets held in the West Corporation Executive Retirement Savings Plan and the West Corporation Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan represent mutual funds, invested in debt and equity securities, classified as trading securities in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 320Investments – Debt and Equity Securities (“ASC 320”) considering the employee’s ability to change the investment allocation of their deferred compensation at any time. Quoted market prices are available for these securities in an active market, therefore, the fair value of these securities is determined by Level 1 inputs. These assets are recorded within other assets.
Interest rate swaps.The effect of the interest rate swaps is to change a variable rate debt obligation to a fixed rate for that portion of the debt that is hedged. We record the interest rate swaps at fair value. The fair value of the interest rate swaps is based on a model whose inputs are observable (LIBOR swap rates); therefore, the fair value of these interest rate swaps is based on a Level 2 input.
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, in thousands, are summarized below:
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| | | | | Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2010 Using | |
Description | | Carrying Amount | | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | | | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | | Assets / Liabilities at Fair Value | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Trading securities | | $ | 24,278 | | | $ | 24,278 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 24,278 | |
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Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | | $ | 42,055 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 42,055 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 42,055 | |
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| | |
| | | | | Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2009 Using | |
Description | | Carrying Amount | | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | | | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | | Assets / Liabilities at Fair Value | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Trading securities | | $ | 19,524 | | | $ | 19,524 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 19,524 | |
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Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps | | $ | 28,404 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 28,404 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 28,404 | |
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The fair value of our senior secured term loan facility, 9.5% senior notes and 11% senior subordinated notes based on market quotes at September 30, 2010 was approximately $3,565.8 million compared to the carrying amount of $3,534.9 million. The fair value of our senior secured term loan facility, 9.5% senior notes and 11% senior subordinated notes based on market quotes at December 31, 2009 was approximately $3,495.7 million compared to the carrying amount of $3,560.1 million.
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(UNAUDITED)
Certain assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as defined by and in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 820. As such, working capital, property and equipment, goodwill, and other finite-lived intangible assets with a net carrying amount totaling $44.2 million were written down to their fair value, of 6.5 million, during the three months ended September 30, 2010. These write-downs resulted in a total impairment charge, recorded in SG&A, of $37.7 million, which represents the balance of goodwill for the reporting unit. The fair value was determined using a discounted cash flows methodology.
10. | STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION |
The 2006 Executive Incentive Plan (“EIP”) was established to advance the interests of the Company and its affiliates by providing for the grant to participants of stock-based and other incentive awards. Awards under the EIP are intended to align the incentives of the Company’s executives and investors and to improve the performance of the Company. The administrator, subject to approval by the board, will select participants from among those key employees and directors of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company or its affiliates who, in the opinion of the administrator, are in a position to make a significant contribution to the success of the Company and its affiliates. A maximum of 359,986 Equity Strips (each comprised of eight shares of Class A common stock and one share of Class L common stock), in each case pursuant to rollover options (“Management Rollover Options”), were authorized to be delivered in satisfaction of rollover option awards under the EIP. In addition, an aggregate maximum of 11,276,291 shares of Class A common stock may be delivered in satisfaction of other awards under the EIP.
In general, stock options granted under the EIP become exercisable over a period of five years, with 20% of the stock option becoming vested and exercisable at the end of each year. Once an option has vested, it generally remains exercisable during the continuation of the option holder’s service until the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.
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(UNAUDITED)
Stock Options
The following table presents the stock option activity under the EIP for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Options Outstanding | |
| | Options Available for Grant | | | Number of Options | | | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |
Balance at January 1, 2009 | | | 504,847 | | | | 2,523,500 | | | $ | 2.26 | |
Granted | | | (292,500 | ) | | | 292,500 | | | | 3.61 | |
Canceled | | | 184,000 | | | | (184,000 | ) | | | 2.42 | |
Exercised | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance at September 30, 2009 | | | 396,347 | | | | 2,632,000 | | | $ | 2.40 | |
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| | | |
Balance at January 1, 2010 | | | 454,347 | | | | 2,501,500 | | | $ | 2.42 | |
Granted | | | (235,000 | ) | | | 235,000 | | | | 9.04 | |
Canceled | | | 99,600 | | | | (99,600 | ) | | | 3.40 | |
Exercised | | | — | | | | (58,400 | ) | | | (2.12 | ) |
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Balance at September 30, 2010 | | | 318,947 | | | | 2,578,500 | | | $ | 3.00 | |
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At September 30, 2010, we expect that approximately 72% of options granted will vest over the vesting period.
At September 30, 2010, the intrinsic value of vested options was approximately $8.5 million.
The following table summarizes the information on the options granted under the EIP at September 30, 2010:
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Outstanding | | | Exercisable | |
Range of Exercise Prices | | | Number of Options | | | Average Remaining Contractual Life (years) | | | Weighted Average Exercise Price | | | Number of Options | | | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |
$ | 1.64 | | | | 1,828,500 | | | | 6.19 | | | $ | 1.64 | | | | 1,070,000 | | | $ | 1.64 | |
| 3.61 | | | | 245,000 | | | | 8.25 | | | | 3.61 | | | | 49,000 | | | | 3.61 | |
| 6.36 | | | | 270,000 | | | | 7.33 | | | | 6.36 | | | | 118,100 | | | | 6.36 | |
| 9.04 | | | | 235,000 | | | | 9.58 | | | | 9.04 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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$ | 1.64 - $9.04 | | | | 2,578,500 | | | | 6.81 | | | $ | 3.00 | | | | 1,237,100 | | | $ | 2.17 | |
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We account for the stock option grants under the EIP in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 718Compensation-Stock Compensation(“ASC 718”). The fair value of option awards granted under the EIP during 2010 and 2009 were $4.09 and $0.97 per option, respectively. We have estimated the fair value of EIP option awards on the grant date using a Black-Scholes option pricing model that uses the assumptions noted in the following table. Expected volatility was implied using the average six and one-half and three year historical stock price volatility for eighteen and sixteen guideline companies in 2010 and 2009, respectively, which were used in applying the market approach to value the Company in its annual appraisal. The expected life for the options granted in 2010 was derived based on the use of the simplified approach under Staff Accounting Bulletin 107. The expected life for the options granted in 2009 was derived based on a probability distribution of the likelihood of a change-of-control event occurring over the next two to six and one-half years. The risk-free rate for periods within the expected life of the option is based on the zero-coupon U.S. government treasury strip with a maturity which approximates the expected life of the option at the time of grant.
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(UNAUDITED)
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Risk-free interest rate | | | 3.11 | % | | | 1.77 | % |
Dividend yield | | | 0.0 | % | | | 0.0 | % |
Expected volatility | | | 40.0 | % | | | 36.7 | % |
Expected life (years) | | | 6.5 | | | | 3.0 | |
At September 30, 2010 and 2009 there was approximately $1.4 million and $1.5 million unrecorded and unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options under the EIP, respectively.
Restricted Stock
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, 100,003 and 146,670 restricted Class A shares were forfeited, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, 3,333 restricted Class A shares were purchased by the Company and 2,500 restricted Class A shares were issued. At September 30, 2010, 7,959,157 restricted Class A shares were outstanding and 1,486,518 restricted Class A shares were vested. At September 30, 2010 and 2009 there was approximately $2.5 million and $3.0 million of unrecorded and unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock under the EIP, respectively.
Executive Management Rollover Options
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, no Management Rollover Options were exercised. At September 30, 2010, 295,454 Equity Strip options were fully vested and outstanding. The aggregate intrinsic value of these equity strip options was approximately $38.5 million.
The components of stock-based compensation expense in thousands are presented below:
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| | Three months ended September 30, | | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Stock options | | $ | 162 | | | $ | 149 | | | $ | 446 | | | $ | 440 | |
Restricted stock | | | 368 | | | | 410 | | | | 1,117 | | | | 834 | |
Deferred compensation - notional shares | | | 424 | | | | 647 | | | | 1,119 | | | | 1,421 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 954 | | | $ | 1,206 | | | $ | 2,682 | | | $ | 2,695 | |
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On October 2, 2009, the Company announced its intention to commence an equity offering and accordingly is providing the following information related to earnings per share.
We have two classes of common stock (Class L common stock and Class A common stock). Each Class L share is entitled to a priority return preference equal to the sum of (x) $90 per share base amount plus (y) an amount sufficient to generate a 12% internal rate of return on that base amount from the date of the recapitalization until the priority return preference is paid in full. Each Class L share also participates in any equity appreciation beyond the priority return on the same per share basis as the Class A shares. Class A shares participate in the equity appreciation after the Class L priority return is satisfied.
The Class L common stock is considered a participating stock security requiring use of the “two-class” method for the computation of basic net income (loss) per share in accordance with ASC 260Earnings Per Share. Losses are not allocated to the Class L common stock in the computation of basic earnings per share as the Class L common stock is not obligated to share in losses.
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(UNAUDITED)
Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) excludes the effect of common stock equivalents and is computed using the “two-class” computation method, which divides earnings attributable to the Class L preference from total earnings. Any remaining income or loss is attributed to the Class A shares. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could result if options or other contingently issuable shares were exercised or converted into common stock and notional shares from the Deferred Compensation Plan were granted. Diluted earnings per common share assumes the exercise of stock options using the treasury stock method.
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| | Three months ended September 30, | | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | |
Net income (loss) | | $ | (8,429 | ) | | $ | 3,896 | | | $ | 63,867 | | | $ | 60,955 | |
Less: accretion of Class L Shares (1) | | | 42,964 | | | | 36,113 | | | | 123,697 | | | | 109,539 | |
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Net loss attributable to Class A Shares | | $ | (51,393 | ) | | $ | (32,217 | ) | | $ | (59,830 | ) | | $ | (48,584 | ) |
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| (1) | Under the two-class method and subsequent to the recapitalization on October 24, 2006, we have allocated to the L shareholders their priority return which is equivalent to the accretion and losses are allocated to A shareholders as the L shareholders do not have a contractual obligation to share in the net losses. The L shares have been in place since October 24, 2006, the date of our recapitalization. |
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| | Three months ended September 30, | | | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | |
Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic - Class L Shares | | $ | 4.31 | | | $ | 3.63 | | | $ | 12.41 | | | $ | 11.01 | |
Basic - Class A Shares | | $ | (0.58 | ) | | $ | (0.37 | ) | | $ | (0.68 | ) | | $ | (0.56 | ) |
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Diluted - Class L Shares | | $ | 4.13 | | | $ | 3.47 | | | $ | 11.90 | | | $ | 10.55 | |
Diluted - Class A Shares | | $ | (0.58 | ) | | $ | (0.37 | ) | | $ | (0.68 | ) | | $ | (0.56 | ) |
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Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic - Class L Shares | | | 9,971 | | | | 9,948 | | | | 9,971 | | | | 9,948 | |
Basic - Class A Shares | | | 87,890 | | | | 87,340 | | | | 87,955 | | | | 87,451 | |
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Dilutive impact of stock options | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class L Shares | | | 427 | | | | 445 | | | | 424 | | | | 432 | |
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Diluted Class L Shares | | | 10,398 | | | | 10,393 | | | | 10,395 | | | | 10,380 | |
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(UNAUDITED)
For purposes of calculating the diluted earnings per share for the Class A shares, 2.6 million options outstanding to purchase Class A shares at September 30, 2010 and 2009 have been excluded from the computation of diluted Class A shares outstanding because the income allocable to the Class A shares is a loss therefore the effect is anti-dilutive.
We operate in two business segments:
Unified Communications, including reservationless, operator-assisted, web and video conferencing services, alerts and notifications services and consulting, project management and implementation of hosted and managed unified communications solutions; and
Communication Services, including automated call processing, agent-based services and emergency communication infrastructure systems and services.
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| | For the three months ended September 30, | | | For the nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | (amounts in thousands) | |
Revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unified Communications | | $ | 307,572 | | | $ | 278,345 | | | $ | 915,817 | | | $ | 845,388 | |
Communication Services | | | 286,466 | | | | 281,967 | | | | 877,280 | | | | 931,610 | |
Intersegment eliminations | | | (1,628 | ) | | | (1,300 | ) | | | (4,317 | ) | | | (4,120 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 592,410 | | | $ | 559,012 | | | $ | 1,788,780 | | | $ | 1,772,878 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Operating Income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unified Communications | | $ | 81,661 | | | $ | 70,817 | | | $ | 242,509 | | | $ | 228,125 | |
Communication Services | | | (7,792 | ) | | | 6,197 | | | | 67,082 | | | | 65,090 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 73,869 | | | $ | 77,014 | | | $ | 309,591 | | | $ | 293,215 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Depreciation and Amortization | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Included in operating income excludes goodwill impairment) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unified Communications | | $ | 20,170 | | | $ | 23,268 | | | $ | 66,479 | | | $ | 68,525 | |
Communication Services | | | 21,876 | | | | 21,328 | | | | 61,884 | | | | 72,743 | |
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Total | | $ | 42,046 | | | $ | 44,596 | | | $ | 128,363 | | | $ | 141,268 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Capital Expenditures: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unified Communications | | $ | 9,881 | | | $ | 14,636 | | | $ | 34,294 | | | $ | 47,024 | |
Communication Services | | | 10,629 | | | | 11,971 | | | | 33,556 | | | | 35,590 | |
Corporate | | | 3,605 | | | | 2,280 | | | | 16,975 | | | | 12,708 | |
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Total | | $ | 24,115 | | | $ | 28,887 | | | $ | 84,825 | | | $ | 95,322 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | As of September 30, | | | As of December 31, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | (amounts in thousands) | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | |
Unified Communications | | $ | 1,390,028 | | | $ | 1,395,714 | |
Communication Services | | | 1,387,368 | | | | 1,436,222 | |
Corporate | | | 296,897 | | | | 213,326 | |
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Total | | $ | 3,074,293 | | | $ | 3,045,262 | |
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(UNAUDITED)
For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, our largest 100 clients represented 58% and 57% of our total revenue, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, our largest 100 clients represented 57% and 56% of our total revenue, respectively. The aggregate revenue as a percentage of our total revenue from our largest client, AT&T, during the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was approximately 10% and 13%, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 the aggregate revenue as a percentage of our total revenue from AT&T was 11% and 12%, respectively. No other client represented more than 10% of our aggregate revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, revenues from non-U.S. countries were approximately 16% and 15%, respectively, of consolidated revenues. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, revenues from non-U.S. countries were approximately 16% and 14%, respectively, of consolidated revenues. During these periods no individual foreign country accounted for greater than 10% of revenue. Revenue is attributed to an organizational region based on location of the billed customer’s account. Geographic information by organizational region, in thousands, is noted below.
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| | For the three months ended | | | For the nine months ended | |
| | September 30, 2010 | | | September 30, 2009 | | | September 30, 2010 | | | September 30, 2009 | |
| | (amounts in thousands) | |
Revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
North America | | $ | 495,635 | | | $ | 474,321 | | | $ | 1,502,819 | | | $ | 1,527,243 | |
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) | | | 64,149 | | | | 60,077 | | | | 196,120 | | | | 175,779 | |
Asia Pacific | | | 32,626 | | | | 24,614 | | | | 89,841 | | | | 69,856 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 592,410 | | | $ | 559,012 | | | $ | 1,788,780 | | | $ | 1,772,878 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | As of September 30, 2010 | | | As of December 31, 2009 | |
| | (amounts in thousands) | |
Long-Lived Assets: | | | | | | | | |
North America | | $ | 2,193,325 | | | $ | 2,250,795 | |
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) | | | 218,753 | | | | 240,393 | |
Asia Pacific | | | 9,099 | | | | 10,458 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 2,421,177 | | | $ | 2,501,646 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Canadian and Mexican billed customers represented less than 1% of North American revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009. Canadian and Mexican billed customers represented less than 1% of North American revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009. Long lived assets in Canada and Mexico represented less than 1% of North American long lived assets at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
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(UNAUDITED)
13. | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
West Corporation and certain of our subsidiaries are defendants in various litigation matters in the ordinary course of business, some of which involve claims for damages that are substantial in amount. We believe the disposition of claims currently pending will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
14. | SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION |
The following table summarizes, in thousands, supplemental information about our cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid during the period for interest | | $ | (139,985 | ) | | $ | (153,642 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Cash paid during the period for income taxes, net of cash refunds received of $885 and $2,619 | | $ | (20,511 | ) | | $ | (27,570 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Working capital adjustment for the Positron acquisition | | $ | — | | | $ | 8,611 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Business acquisitions | | $ | (29,463 | ) | | $ | (10,175 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Acquisition of property through assumption of long-term obligations | | $ | — | | | $ | (4,008 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Acquisition of property through accounts payable commitments | | $ | 4,317 | | | $ | 589 | |
| | | | | | | | |
15. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR AND SUBSIDIARY NON- GUARANTOR |
West Corporation and our U.S. based wholly owned subsidiary guarantors, jointly, severally, fully and unconditionally are responsible for the payment of principal, premium and interest on our senior notes and senior subordinated notes. Presented below, in thousands, is condensed consolidated financial information for West Corporation and our subsidiary guarantors and subsidiary non-guarantors for the periods indicated.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 | |
| | Parent / Issuer | | | Guarantor Subsidiaries | | | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | | | Eliminations and Consolidating Entries | | | Consolidated | |
| | | | | |
REVENUE | | $ | — | | | $ | 481,285 | | | $ | 111,125 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 592,410 | |
COST OF SERVICES | | | — | | | | 217,041 | | | | 42,682 | | | | — | | | | 259,723 | |
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | | | 3,695 | | | | 220,424 | | | | 34,699 | | | | — | | | | 258,818 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) | | | (3,695 | ) | | | 43,820 | | | | 33,744 | | | | — | | | | 73,869 | |
| | | | | |
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest Expense, net of interest income | | | (41,835 | ) | | | (24,337 | ) | | | 2,986 | | | | — | | | | (63,186 | ) |
Subsidiary Income | | | 22,610 | | | | 15,083 | | | | — | | | | (37,693 | ) | | | — | |
Other | | | 3,667 | | | | 2,827 | | | | (3,698 | ) | | | — | | | | 2,796 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other income (expense) | | | (15,558 | ) | | | (6,427 | ) | | | (712 | ) | | | (37,693 | ) | | | (60,390 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE AND NONCONTROLLING INTEREST | | | (19,253 | ) | | | 37,393 | | | | 33,032 | | | | (37,693 | ) | | | 13,479 | |
| | | | | |
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT) | | | (10,824 | ) | | | 15,038 | | | | 17,694 | | | | — | | | | 21,908 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
NET INCOME (LOSS) | | | (8,429 | ) | | | 22,355 | | | | 15,338 | | | | (37,693 | ) | | | (8,429 | ) |
| | | | | |
LESS NET INCOME-NONCONTROLLING INTEREST | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
NET INCOME (LOSS) - WEST CORPORATION | | $ | (8,429 | ) | | $ | 22,355 | | | $ | 15,338 | | | $ | (37,693 | ) | | $ | (8,429 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 | |
| | Parent / Issuer | | | Guarantor Subsidiaries | | | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | | | Eliminations and Consolidating Entries | | | Consolidated | |
| | | | | |
REVENUE | | $ | — | | | $ | 457,155 | | | $ | 107,968 | | | $ | (6,111 | ) | | $ | 559,012 | |
COST OF SERVICES | | | — | | | | 210,171 | | | | 56,510 | | | | (6,111 | ) | | | 260,570 | |
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | | | 315 | | | | 182,900 | | | | 38,213 | | | | — | | | | 221,428 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) | | | (315 | ) | | | 64,084 | | | | 13,245 | | | | — | | | | 77,014 | |
| | | | | |
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense, net of interest income | | | (38,673 | ) | | | (26,145 | ) | | | (1,282 | ) | | | — | | | | (66,100 | ) |
Subsidiary income | | | 32,800 | | | | 13,890 | | | | — | | | | (46,690 | ) | | | — | |
Other | | | 793 | | | | (5,402 | ) | | | 545 | | | | — | | | | (4,064 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other income (expense) | | | (5,080 | ) | | | (17,657 | ) | | | (737 | ) | | | (46,690 | ) | | | (70,164 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE AND NONCONTROLLING INTEREST | | | (5,395 | ) | | | 46,427 | | | | 12,508 | | | | (46,690 | ) | | | 6,850 | |
| | | | | |
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT) | | | (9,291 | ) | | | 13,892 | | | | (2,212 | ) | | | — | | | | 2,389 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
NET INCOME | | | 3,896 | | | | 32,535 | | | | 14,720 | | | | (46,690 | ) | | | 4,461 | |
| | | | | |
LESS NET INCOME (LOSS)-NONCONTROLLING INTEREST | | | — | | | | (2 | ) | | | 567 | | | | — | | | | 565 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
NET INCOME - WEST CORPORATION | | $ | 3,896 | | | $ | 32,537 | | | $ | 14,153 | | | $ | (46,690 | ) | | $ | 3,896 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 | |
| | Parent / Issuer | | | Guarantor Subsidiaries | | | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | | | Eliminations and Consolidating Entries | | | Consolidated | |
| | | | | |
REVENUE | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,463,173 | | | $ | 325,607 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,788,780 | |
COST OF SERVICES | | | — | | | | 660,270 | | | | 123,709 | | | | — | | | | 783,979 | |
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | | | 2,650 | | | | 591,135 | | | | 101,425 | | | | — | | | | 695,210 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) | | | (2,650 | ) | | | 211,768 | | | | 100,473 | | | | — | | | | 309,591 | |
| | | | | |
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense, net of interest income | | | (115,772 | ) | | | (74,074 | ) | | | 7,729 | | | | — | | | | (182,117 | ) |
Subsidiary Income | | | 148,268 | | | | 79,140 | | | | — | | | | (227,408 | ) | | | — | |
Other | | | 4,373 | | | | 4,971 | | | | (6,733 | ) | | | — | | | | 2,611 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other income (expense) | | | 36,869 | | | | 10,037 | | | | 996 | | | | (227,408 | ) | | | (179,506 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE AND MINORITY INTEREST | | | 34,219 | | | | 221,805 | | | | 101,469 | | | | (227,408 | ) | | | 130,085 | |
| | | | | |
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT) | | | (29,648 | ) | | | 74,276 | | | | 21,590 | | | | — | | | | 66,218 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
NET INCOME | | | 63,867 | | | | 147,529 | | | | 79,879 | | | | (227,408 | ) | | | 63,867 | |
| | | | | |
LESS NET INCOME (LOSS)-NONCONTROLLING INTEREST | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
NET INCOME - WEST CORPORATION | | $ | 63,867 | | | $ | 147,529 | | | $ | 79,879 | | | $ | (227,408 | ) | | $ | 63,867 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 | |
| | Parent / Issuer | | | Guarantor Subsidiaries | | | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | | | Eliminations and Consolidating Entries | | | Consolidated | |
| | | | | |
REVENUE | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,435,946 | | | $ | 358,935 | | | $ | (22,003 | ) | | $ | 1,772,878 | |
COST OF SERVICES | | | — | | | | 652,172 | | | | 168,719 | | | | (22,003 | ) | | | 798,888 | |
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | | | 487 | | | | 571,866 | | | | 108,422 | | | | — | | | | 680,775 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) | | | (487 | ) | | | 211,908 | | | | 81,794 | | | | — | | | | 293,215 | |
| | | | | |
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense, net of interest income | | | (105,910 | ) | | | (84,057 | ) | | | (3,617 | ) | | | — | | | | (193,584 | ) |
Subsidiary income | | | 141,740 | | | | 58,578 | | | | — | | | | (200,318 | ) | | | — | |
Other | | | 2,319 | | | | (355 | ) | | | (535 | ) | | | — | | | | 1,429 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other income (expense) | | | 38,149 | | | | (25,834 | ) | | | (4,152 | ) | | | (200,318 | ) | | | (192,155 | ) |
| | | | | |
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE AND NONCONTROLLING INTEREST | | | 37,662 | | | | 186,074 | | | | 77,642 | | | | (200,318 | ) | | | 101,060 | |
| | | | | |
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT) | | | (23,293 | ) | | | 45,113 | | | | 15,540 | | | | — | | | | 37,360 | |
| | | | | |
NET INCOME | | | 60,955 | | | | 140,961 | | | | 62,102 | | | | (200,318 | ) | | | 63,700 | |
| | | | | |
LESS NET INCOME (LOSS)-NONCONTROLLING INTEREST | | | — | | | | (5 | ) | | | 2,750 | | | | — | | | | 2,745 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
NET INCOME - WEST CORPORATION | | $ | 60,955 | | | $ | 140,966 | | | $ | 59,352 | | | $ | (200,318 | ) | | $ | 60,955 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | September 30, 2010 | |
| | Parent / Issuer | | | Guarantor Subsidiaries | | | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | | | Eliminations and Consolidating Entries | | | Consolidated | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CURRENT ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 76,726 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 71,505 | | | $ | (10,352 | ) | | $ | 137,879 | |
Trust and restricted cash | | | — | | | | 14,982 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14,982 | |
Accounts receivable, net | | | — | | | | 37,068 | | | | 359,489 | | | | — | | | | 396,557 | |
Intercompany receivables | | | — | | | | 309,591 | | | | — | | | | (309,591 | ) | | | — | |
Deferred income tax receivable | | | 13,686 | | | | 12,961 | | | | 2,022 | | | | — | | | | 28,669 | |
Prepaid assets | | | 3,486 | | | | 26,693 | | | | 6,261 | | | | — | | | | 36,440 | |
Other current assets | | | 1,087 | | | | 29,468 | | | | 8,034 | | | | — | | | | 38,589 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total current assets | | | 94,985 | | | | 430,763 | | | | 447,311 | | | | (319,943 | ) | | | 653,116 | |
Property and equipment, net | | | 66,652 | | | | 237,777 | | | | 28,955 | | | | — | | | | 333,384 | |
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES | | | 1,038,088 | | | | 328,546 | | | | — | | | | (1,366,634 | ) | | | — | |
GOODWILL | | | — | | | | 1,467,176 | | | | 160,611 | | | | — | | | | 1,627,787 | |
INTANGIBLES, net | | | — | | | | 254,008 | | | | 59,262 | | | | — | | | | 313,270 | |
OTHER ASSETS | | | 99,673 | | | | 322,537 | | | | (275,474 | ) | | | — | | | | 146,736 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL ASSETS | | $ | 1,299,398 | | | $ | 3,040,807 | | | $ | 420,665 | | | $ | (1,686,577 | ) | | $ | 3,074,293 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 1,535 | | | $ | 76,751 | | | $ | 9,669 | | | $ | (10,352 | ) | | $ | 77,603 | |
Intercompany payables | | | 302,573 | | | | — | | | | 7,018 | | | | (309,591 | ) | | | — | |
Accrued expenses | | | 111,336 | | | | 168,501 | | | | 45,007 | | | | — | | | | 324,844 | |
Current maturities of long-term debt | | | 5,382 | | | | 7,486 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 12,868 | |
Income tax payable | | | (40,603 | ) | | | 39,246 | | | | 10,506 | | | | — | | | | 9,149 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total current liabilities | | | 380,223 | | | | 291,984 | | | | 72,200 | | | | (319,943 | ) | | | 424,464 | |
LONG - TERM OBLIGATIONS, less current maturities | | | 1,889,930 | | | | 1,632,067 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,521,997 | |
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES | | | 14,644 | | | | 71,054 | | | | 14,325 | | | | — | | | | 100,023 | |
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | | | 58,664 | | | | 11,723 | | | | 1,485 | | | | — | | | | 71,872 | |
| | | | | |
CLASS L COMMON STOCK | | | 1,457,257 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,457,257 | |
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | | | (2,501,320 | ) | | | 1,033,979 | | | | 332,655 | | | | (1,366,634 | ) | | | (2,501,320 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | | $ | 1,299,398 | | | $ | 3,040,807 | | | $ | 420,665 | | | $ | (1,686,577 | ) | | $ | 3,074,293 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | December 31, 2009 | |
| | Parent / Issuer | | | Guarantor Subsidiaries | | | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | | | Eliminations and Consolidating Entries | | | Consolidated | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CURRENT ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 2,349 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 66,982 | | | $ | (10,263 | ) | | $ | 59,068 | |
Trust cash | | | — | | | | 14,750 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14,750 | |
Accounts receivable, net | | | — | | | | 42,772 | | | | 310,850 | | | | — | | | | 353,622 | |
Intercompany receivables | | | — | | | | 279,853 | | | | — | | | | (279,853 | ) | | | — | |
Deferred income taxes receivable | | | 10,218 | | | | 17,498 | | | | 7,640 | | | | — | | | | 35,356 | |
Prepaid assets | | | 3,351 | | | | 24,510 | | | | 6,202 | | | | — | | | | 34,063 | |
Other current assets | | | 8,018 | | | | 26,053 | | | | 12,686 | | | | — | | | | 46,757 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total current assets | | | 23,936 | | | | 405,436 | | | | 404,360 | | | | (290,116 | ) | | | 543,616 | |
Property and equipment, net | | | 60,968 | | | | 244,137 | | | | 28,162 | | | | — | | | | 333,267 | |
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES | | | 916,234 | | | | 274,544 | | | | — | | | | (1,190,778 | ) | | | — | |
GOODWILL | | | — | | | | 1,500,886 | | | | 164,683 | | | | — | | | | 1,665,569 | |
INTANGIBLES, net | | | — | | | | 281,319 | | | | 69,403 | | | | — | | | | 350,722 | |
OTHER ASSETS | | | 104,126 | | | | 295,661 | | | | (247,699 | ) | | | — | | | | 152,088 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL ASSETS | | $ | 1,105,264 | | | $ | 3,001,983 | | | $ | 418,909 | | | $ | (1,480,894 | ) | | $ | 3,045,262 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 3,596 | | | $ | 62,675 | | | $ | 7,851 | | | $ | (10,263 | ) | | $ | 63,859 | |
Intercompany payables | | | 210,985 | | | | — | | | | 68,868 | | | | (279,853 | ) | | | — | |
Accrued expenses | | | 62,486 | | | | 181,667 | | | | 35,226 | | | | — | | | | 279,379 | |
Current maturities of long-term debt | | | 7,552 | | | | 17,819 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 25,371 | |
Income taxes payable | | | (58,670 | ) | | | 50,800 | | | | 7,870 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total current liabilities | | | 225,949 | | | | 312,961 | | | | 119,815 | | | | (290,116 | ) | | | 368,609 | |
LONG - TERM OBLIGATIONS, less current maturities | | | 1,900,555 | | | | 1,707,317 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,607,872 | |
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES | | | 17,921 | | | | 59,333 | | | | 19,710 | | | | — | | | | 96,964 | |
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | | | 53,583 | | | | 9,509 | | | | 1,469 | | | | — | | | | 64,561 | |
CLASS L COMMON STOCK | | | 1,332,721 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,332,721 | |
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | | | (2,425,465 | ) | | | 912,863 | | | | 277,915 | | | | (1,190,778 | ) | | | (2,425,465 | ) |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | | $ | 1,105,264 | | | $ | 3,001,983 | | | $ | 418,909 | | | $ | (1,480,894 | ) | | $ | 3,045,262 | |
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WEST CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
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| | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 | |
| | Parent / Issuer | | | Guarantor Subsidiaries | | | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | | | Elimination and Consolidating Entries | | | Consolidated | |
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | | $ | — | | | $ | 267,006 | | | $ | 37,548 | | | $ | (10,352 | ) | | $ | 294,202 | |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Business acquisitions | | | — | | | | (20,263 | ) | | | (9,200 | ) | | | — | | | | (29,463 | ) |
Purchase of property and equipment | | | (17,643 | ) | | | (62,143 | ) | | | (9,356 | ) | | | — | | | | (89,142 | ) |
Collections applied to principal of portfolio receivables | | | — | | | | 5,460 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,460 | |
Other | | | — | | | | 30 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 30 | |
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Net cash flows from investing activities | | | (17,643 | ) | | | (76,916 | ) | | | (18,556 | ) | | | — | | | | (113,115 | ) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from revolving credit and accounts receivable securitization facilities | | | 59,850 | | | | — | | | | 92,000 | | | | — | | | | 151,850 | |
Payments on revolving credit and accounts receivable securitization facilities | | | (132,781 | ) | | | — | | | | (92,000 | ) | | | — | | | | (224,781 | ) |
Principal repayments on long-term obligations | | | (7,286 | ) | | | (18,162 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (25,448 | ) |
Proceeds from stock options exercised including excess tax benefits | | | 123 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 123 | |
Payments of portfolio notes payable | | | — | | | | (543 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (543 | ) |
Payments of capital lease obligations | | | (1,806 | ) | | | (44 | ) | | | (45 | ) | | | — | | | | (1,895 | ) |
Debt issuance cost | | | (5 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (5 | ) |
Other | | | (167 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (167 | ) |
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Net cash flows from financing activities | | | (82,072 | ) | | | (18,749 | ) | | | (45 | ) | | | — | | | | (100,866 | ) |
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Intercompany | | | 174,092 | | | | (171,341 | ) | | | (13,014 | ) | | | 10,263 | | | | — | |
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | | | — | | | | — | | | | (1,410 | ) | | | — | | | | (1,410 | ) |
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NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | | | 74,377 | | | | — | | | | 4,523 | | | | (89 | ) | | | 78,811 | |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, Beginning of period | | | 2,349 | | | | — | | | | 66,982 | | | | (10,263 | ) | | | 59,068 | |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, End of period | | $ | 76,726 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 71,505 | | | $ | (10,352 | ) | | $ | 137,879 | |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
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| | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 | |
| | Parent / Issuer | | | Guarantor Subsidiaries | | | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | | | Consolidated | |
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | | $ | — | | | $ | 118,972 | | | $ | 81,820 | | | $ | 200,792 | |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Business acquisitions | | | — | | | | 4,529 | | | | (6,093 | ) | | | (1,564 | ) |
Purchase of property and equipment | | | (12,708 | ) | | | (67,351 | ) | | | (10,666 | ) | | | (90,725 | ) |
Collections applied to principal of portfolio receivables | | | — | | | | 7,581 | | | | 27,088 | | | | 34,669 | |
Other | | | — | | | | 29 | | | | 218 | | | | 247 | |
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Net cash flows from investing activities | | | (12,708 | ) | | | (55,212 | ) | | | 10,547 | | | | (57,373 | ) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net change in revolving bank credit facility | | | (144,095 | ) | | | — | | | | (30,768 | ) | | | (174,863 | ) |
Principal payments on the senior secured term loan facility | | | (3,849 | ) | | | (15,114 | ) | | | — | | | | (18,963 | ) |
Proceeds from stock options exercised including excess tax benefits | | | 2,345 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,345 | |
Debt issuance costs | | | (7,968 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (7,968 | ) |
Payments of portfolio notes payable | | | — | | | | (1,311 | ) | | | (27,145 | ) | | | (28,456 | ) |
Payments of capital lease obligations | | | (673 | ) | | | (312 | ) | | | (37 | ) | | | (1,022 | ) |
Noncontrolling interest distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | (4,131 | ) | | | (4,131 | ) |
Other | | | — | | | | — | | | | 859 | | | | 859 | |
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Net cash flows from financing activities | | | (154,240 | ) | | | (16,737 | ) | | | (61,222 | ) | | | (232,199 | ) |
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Intercompany | | | 69,595 | | | | (74,821 | ) | | | 5,226 | | | | — | |
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,594 | | | | 2,594 | |
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NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | | | (97,353 | ) | | | (27,798 | ) | | | 38,965 | | | | (86,186 | ) |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, Beginning of period | | | 125,674 | | | | 7,145 | | | | 35,521 | | | | 168,340 | |
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, End of period | | $ | 28,321 | | | $ | (20,653 | ) | | $ | 74,486 | | | $ | 82,154 | |
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include estimates regarding:
| • | | the impact of changes in government regulation and related litigation; |
| • | | the impact of pending litigation; |
| • | | the impact of integrating or completing mergers or strategic acquisitions; |
| • | | the adequacy of our available capital for future capital requirements; |
| • | | our future contractual obligations; |
| • | | our capital expenditures; |
| • | | the cost and reliability of voice and data services; |
| • | | the cost of labor and turnover rates; |
| • | | the impact of changes in interest rates; |
| • | | our ability to manage our current and future indebtedness; |
| • | | revenue from and collections on portfolio receivables; and |
| • | | the impact of foreign currency fluctuations; |
as well as other statements regarding our future operations, financial condition and prospects, and business strategies.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “intends,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements also include the assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including the risks discussed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this report.
All forward-looking statements included in this report are based on information available to us on the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) and the Notes thereto.
Business Overview
We are a leading provider of technology-driven, voice-oriented solutions. We offer our clients a broad range of communications and infrastructure management solutions that help them manage or support critical communications. The scale and processing capacity of our proprietary technology platforms, combined with our world-class expertise and processes in managing telephony and human capital, enable us to provide our clients with premium outsourced communications solutions. Our automated service and conferencing solutions are designed to improve our clients’ cost structure and provide reliable, high-quality services. Our solutions also help deliver mission-critical services, such as public safety and emergency communications. We serve Fortune 1000 companies and other clients in a variety of industries, including telecommunications, banking, retail, financial services, technology and healthcare, and have sales and operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Latin America.
Since our founding in 1986, we have invested significantly to expand our technology platforms and develop our operational processes to meet the complex communication needs of our clients. We have evolved into a predominantly automated processor of voice-oriented transactions and a provider of network infrastructure solutions for the communications needs of our clients.
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Investing in technology and developing specialized expertise in the industries we serve are critical components to our strategy of enhancing our services and delivering operational excellence. In 2009, we managed over 20.8 billion telephony minutes and over 97 million conference calls, facilitated over 240 million 9-1-1 calls, and delivered over 447 million notification calls and over 82 million data messages. With approximately 559,000 telephony ports to handle conference calls, alerts and notifications and customer service, we believe our platforms provide scale and flexibility to handle greater transaction volume than our competitors, offer superior service and develop new offerings. These ports include approximately 254,000 Internet Protocol (“IP”) ports, which we believe provide us with the only large-scale proprietary IP-based global conferencing platform deployed and in use today. Our technology-driven platforms allow us to provide a broad range of complementary automated and agent-based service offerings to our diverse client base.
Financial Operations Overview
Revenue
In our Unified Communications segment, our conferencing and collaboration services are generally billed on a per participant minute or per seat basis and our alerts and notifications services are generally billed on a per message or per minute basis. Billing rates for these services vary depending on participant geographic location, type of service (such as audio, video or web conferencing) and type of message (such as voice, text, email or fax). We also charge clients for additional features, such as conference call recording or transcription services. Since we entered the conferencing services business, the average rate per minute that we charge has declined while total minutes sold has increased. This is consistent with industry trends. We expect this trend to continue for the foreseeable future.
In our Communication Services segment, our emergency communications solutions are generally billed per month based on the number of billing telephone numbers or cell towers covered under each client contract. We also bill monthly for our premise-based database solution. In addition, we bill for sales, installation and maintenance of our communication equipment technology solutions. Our automated and agent-based customer service solutions are generally billed on a per minute or per hour basis. We are generally paid on a contingent fee basis for our receivables management and overpayment identification and recovery services as well as for certain other agent-based services.
Cost of Services
The principal component of cost of services for our Unified Communications segment is our variable telephone expense. Significant components of our cost of services in this segment also include labor expense, primarily related to commissions for our sales force. Because the services we provide in this segment are largely automated, labor expense is less significant than the labor expense we experience in our Communication Services segment.
The principal component of cost of services for our Communication Services segment is labor expense. Labor expense included in cost of services primarily reflects compensation for the agents providing our agent-based services, but also includes compensation for personnel dedicated to emergency communications database management, manufacturing and development of our premise-based public safety solution as well as collection expenses, such as costs of letters and postage, incurred in connection with our receivables management. We generally pay commissions to sales professionals on both new sales and incremental revenue generated from existing clients. Significant components of our cost of services in this segment also include variable telephone expense.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
The principal component of our selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) is salary and benefits for our sales force, client support staff, technology and development personnel, senior management and other personnel involved in business support functions. SG&A also includes certain fixed telephone costs as well as other expenses that support the ongoing operation of our business, such as facilities costs, certain service contract costs, equipment depreciation and maintenance, and amortization of finite-lived intangible assets.
Key Drivers Affecting Our Results of Operations
Factors Related to Our Indebtedness. In connection with our recapitalization in 2006, we incurred a significant amount of additional indebtedness. Accordingly, our interest expense has increased significantly since the recapitalization. During 2009 and 2010, in order to improve our debt maturity profile, we extended the term of a substantial portion of our revolving credit agreement, extended the maturity for $1.5 billion of our existing term loans from October 24, 2013 to July 15, 2016 (or July 15, 2014, under certain circumstances related to the amount of outstanding senior notes and the senior secured leverage ratio in effect at such time) and effectively extended another $500.0 million of such notes from October 24, 2013 to October 1, 2018 through a new issuance of notes.
Evolution to Automated Technologies. As we have continued our evolution into a diversified and automated technology-driven service provider, our revenue from automated services businesses has grown from 37% of total revenue in 2005 to 68% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and our operating income from automated services businesses has grown from 53% of total operating income to 98% over the same period.
Acquisition Activities. Identifying and successfully integrating acquisitions of value-added service providers has been a key component of our growth strategy. We will continue to seek opportunities to expand our capabilities across industries and service offerings. We expect this will occur through a combination of organic growth, as well as strategic partnerships, alliances and acquisitions to expand into new service offerings as well as into new industries. Since 2005, we have invested approximately $1.7 billion in strategic acquisitions. We believe there are acquisition candidates that will enable us to expand our capabilities and markets and intend to continue to evaluate acquisitions in a disciplined manner and pursue those that provide attractive opportunities to enhance our growth and profitability.
Overview for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
The following overview highlights the areas we believe are important in understanding our results of operations and financial condition for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010. This summary is not intended as a substitute for the detail provided elsewhere in this quarterly report and our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this quarterly report.
| • | | Consolidated revenues increased 6.0% and 0.9% for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009. |
| • | | Operating income decreased 4.1% and increased 5.6% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009. |
| • | | During September 2010, we identified impairment indicators in one of our reporting units, our traditional direct response business (marketed as “West Direct”). As a result of these impairment indicators and the impairment tests performed, a non-cash charge of $37.7 million, which represents the balance of goodwill for the reporting units, was recorded. This impairment charge is not deductible for income tax purposes. The impairment primarily results from the current year decline in revenue and continued general decline in the direct response business. |
| • | | On September 24, 2010, the Company announced it had received lender consent to amend the credit agreement governing its senior secured credit facilities. On October 5, 2010, we amended and restated our credit agreement, which modified the Company’s senior secured credit facilities in several respects, including: extending the maturity of approximately $158 million of our $250 million senior secured revolving credit facility (and securing approximately $43 million of additional senior secured revolving credit facility commitments for the extended term) from October 2012 to January 2016 (or July 15, 2014 under certain circumstances related to the amount of our outstanding senior notes and senior secured leverage ratio in effect as of such date); with the interest rate margins of such extended maturity revolving credit loans increasing by 1.00 percent; extending the maturity of $500 million of our senior secured term loan facility from October 2013 to July 2016 (or July 15, 2014 under certain circumstances related to the amount of our outstanding senior notes and senior secured leverage ratio in effect as of such date) with the interest rate margins of such extended senior secured term loans increasing by 1.875 percent; increasing the interest rate margins of approximately $984.6 million of our senior secured term loan facility due July 2016 by 0.375 percent to match the interest rate margins for the newly extended senior secured term loans and; modifying the step-down schedule in the current financial covenants and certain covenant baskets. On October 5, 2010, we issued $500.0 million 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018, and used the gross proceeds of the notes issuance to repay $500.0 million of our senior secured term loan facility due 2013. |
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Comparison of the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
Revenue:Total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased $33.4 million, or 6.0%, to $592.4 million from $559.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. During the three months ended September 30, 2009, we recorded a $25.5 million impairment to establish a valuation allowance against the carrying value of portfolio receivables. No valuation allowance impairment was taken during the three months ended September 30, 2010. Revenue from agent-based services, when adjusted to exclude the valuation allowance taken last year for the three months ended September 30, 2010, decreased $22.8 million, as the downturn in the economy continues to affect our business, particularly our agent-based services.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, total revenue increased $15.9 million, or 0.9%, to $1,788.8 million from $1,772.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Revenue from agent-based services, when adjusted to exclude the valuation allowance taken last year, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, decreased $88.7 million, compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, our largest 100 clients represented approximately 58% and 57% of total revenue, respectively. This compares to 57% and 56% of total revenue, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009. The aggregate revenue as a percentage of our total revenue from our largest client, AT&T, during the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was approximately 10% and 13%, respectively. The aggregate revenue as a percentage of our total revenue from AT&T during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was approximately 11% and 12%, respectively. No other client accounted for more than 10% of our total revenue in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.
Revenue by business segment:
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| | For the three months ended September 30, | | | For the nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | Change | | | % Change | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | Change | | | % Change | |
Revenue in thousands: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unified Communications | | $ | 307,572 | | | $ | 278,345 | | | $ | 29,227 | | | | 10.5 | % | | $ | 915,817 | | | $ | 845,388 | | | $ | 70,429 | | | | 8.3 | % |
Communication Services | | | 286,466 | | | | 281,967 | | | | 4,499 | | | | 1.6 | % | | | 877,280 | | | | 931,610 | | | | (54,330 | ) | | | -5.8 | % |
Intersegment eliminations | | | (1,628 | ) | | | (1,300 | ) | | | (328 | ) | | | -25.2 | % | | | (4,317 | ) | | | (4,120 | ) | | | (197 | ) | | | -4.8 | % |
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Total | | $ | 592,410 | | | $ | 559,012 | | | $ | 33,398 | | | | 6.0 | % | | $ | 1,788,780 | | | $ | 1,772,878 | | | $ | 15,902 | | | | 0.9 | % |
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Unified Communications revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased $29.2 million, or 10.5%, to $307.6 million from $278.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The increase in revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2010 is primarily due to organic growth of $23.1 million and $6.1 million from the acquisitions of the Stream57 assets and SKT. During the three months ended September 30, 2010, revenue in the Asia Pacific (“APAC”) and Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) regions grew to $96.8 million, an increase of 14.3% over the three months ended September 30, 2009.
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Unified Communications revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased $70.4 million, or 8.3%, to $915.8 million from $845.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase in revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 is primarily due to organic growth of $55.3 million and $15.1 million from the acquisitions of Stream57 assets and SKT. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, revenue in the APAC and EMEA regions grew to $286.0 million, an increase of 16.4% over the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The average rate per minute that we charge our conferencing customers continues to decline while total minutes sold continues to increase.
Communication Services revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased $4.5 million, or 1.6%, to $286.5 million from $282.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. During the three months ended September 30, 2009, we recorded a $25.5 million impairment to establish a valuation allowance against the carrying value of portfolio receivables. No impairment was taken during the three months ended September 30, 2010. Revenue from agent-based services for the three months ended September 30, 2010 decreased $22.8 million compared with the three months ended September 30, 2009. Included in the reduced agent-based services was the reduction in purchased paper revenue which decreased $7.3 million compared with the three months ended September 30, 2009.
Communication Services revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 decreased $54.3 million, or 5.8%, to $877.3 million from $931.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The decrease in revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 is primarily the result of decreased revenue from our agent-based services including the reduction in revenue from purchased paper operations resulting from our decision in 2009 to discontinue portfolio receivable purchases. Revenue from agent-based services for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 decreased $88.7 million compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Included in the reduced agent-based services was the reduction in purchased paper revenue, which decreased $27.6 million compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
Cost of services: Cost of services consists of direct labor, telephone expense and other costs directly related to providing services to clients. Cost of services for the three months ended September 30, 2010 decreased approximately $0.8 million, or 0.3%, to $259.7 million, from $260.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. As a percentage of revenue, cost of services improved to 43.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared to 46.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2009. Cost of services for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 decreased $14.9 million, or 1.9%, to $784.0 million from $798.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. As a percentage of revenue, cost of services improved to 43.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to 45.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The impact of the portfolio receivables valuation allowance on cost of services as a percentage of revenue was 200 basis points and 70 basis points, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.
Cost of Services by business segment:
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| | For the three months ended September 30, | | | | | | | | | For the nine months ended September 30, | | | | | | | |
| | 2010 | | | % of Revenue | | | 2009 | | | % of Revenue | | | Change | | | % Change | | | 2010 | | | % of Revenue | | | 2009 | | | % of Revenue | | | Change | | | % Change | |
In thousands: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unified Communications | | $ | 123,702 | | | | 40.2 | % | | $ | 106,943 | | | | 38.4 | % | | $ | 16,759 | | | | 15.7 | % | | $ | 364,374 | | | | 39.8 | % | | $ | 313,378 | | | | 37.1 | % | | $ | 50,996 | | | | 16.3 | % |
Communication Services | | | 137,261 | | | | 47.9 | % | | | 154,530 | | | | 54.8 | % | | | (17,269 | ) | | | -11.2 | % | | | 422,772 | | | | 48.2 | % | | | 488,233 | | | | 52.4 | % | | | (65,461 | ) | | | -13.4 | % |
Intersegment eliminations | | | (1,240 | ) | | | NM | | | | (903 | ) | | | NM | | | | (337 | ) | | | NM | | | | (3,167 | ) | | | NM | | | | (2,723 | ) | | | NM | | | | (444 | ) | | | NM | |
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Total | | $ | 259,723 | | | | 43.8 | % | | $ | 260,570 | | | | 46.6 | % | | $ | (847 | ) | | | -0.3 | % | | $ | 783,979 | | | | 43.8 | % | | $ | 798,888 | | | | 45.1 | % | | $ | (14,909 | ) | | | -1.9 | % |
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NM – Not Meaningful
Unified Communications cost of services for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased $16.8 million, or 15.7%, to $123.7 million from $106.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The increase in cost of services for the three months ended September 30, 2010 included $3.5 million from the acquisitions of Stream57 assets and SKT. As a percentage of this segment’s revenue, Unified Communications cost of services increased to 40.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 from 38.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2009.
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Unified Communications cost of services for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased $51.0 million, or 16.3%, to $364.4 million from $313.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase in cost of services for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 included $7.5 million from the acquisitions of Stream57 assets and SKT. As a percentage of this segment’s revenue, Unified Communications cost of services increased to 39.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 from 37.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase in cost of services as a percentage of revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 is due primarily to a changing mix of business and growth in automated call minutes on large global accounts, web conferencing services and professional services which have lower margins as a percent of revenue.
Communication Services costs of services for the three months ended September 30, 2010 decreased $17.3 million, or 11.2%, to $137.3 million from $154.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. As a percentage of this segment’s revenue, Communication Services cost of services improved to 47.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared to 54.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The impact of the portfolio receivables valuation allowance on Communication Services cost of services as a percentage of revenue was 450 basis points for the three months ended September 30, 2009.
Communication Services costs of services for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 decreased $65.5 million, or 13.4%, to $422.8 million from $488.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. As a percentage of this segment’s revenue, Communication Services cost of services improved to 48.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to 52.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The impact of the portfolio receivables valuation allowance on Communication Services cost of services as a percentage of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was 140 basis points.
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”)expenses: SG&A expenses increased $37.4 million, or 16.9%, to $258.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, from $221.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. During September 2010, we identified impairment indicators in one of our reporting units, our traditional direct response business (marketed as “West Direct”). As a result of these impairment indicators and the results of impairment tests performed (discounted cash flows model), working capital, property and equipment, goodwill and other finite-lived intangible assets with an aggregate net carrying value of $44.2 million were written down to their fair value of $6.5 million. These write-downs resulted in a total impairment charge of $37.7 million, which represents the balance of goodwill for the reporting unit. The impairment primarily results from the current year decline in revenue and continued general decline in the direct response business. These events caused us to revise downward our projected future cash flows for this reporting unit. As a percentage of revenue, SG&A expenses increased to 43.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 from 39.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The impact of the impairment charge on SG&A as a percentage of revenue was 630 basis points for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The impact of the portfolio receivables valuation allowance on SG&A as a percentage of revenue was 170 basis points for the three months ended September 30, 2009.
SG&A expenses increased $14.4 million, or 2.1%, to $695.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 from $680.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. As a percentage of revenue, SG&A expenses increased to 38.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to 38.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The impact of the impairment charge on SG&A as a percentage of revenue was 210 basis points for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The impact of the portfolio receivables valuation allowance on SG&A as a percentage of revenue was 50 basis points for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses by business segment:
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In thousands: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unified Communications | | $ | 102,209 | | | | 33.2 | % | | $ | 100,584 | | | | 36.1 | % | | $ | 1,625 | | | | 1.6 | % | | $ | 308,933 | | | | 33.7 | % | | $ | 303,885 | | | | 35.9 | % | | $ | 5,048 | | | | 1.7 | % |
Communication Services | | | 156,997 | | | | 54.8 | % | | | 121,241 | | | | 43.0 | % | | | 35,756 | | | | 29.5 | % | | | 387,426 | | | | 44.2 | % | | | 378,287 | | | | 40.6 | % | | | 9,139 | | | | 2.4 | % |
Intersegment eliminations | | | (388 | ) | | | NM | | | | (397 | ) | | | NM | | | | 9 | | | | NM | | | | (1,149 | ) | | | NM | | | | (1,397 | ) | | | NM | | | | 248 | | | | NM | |
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Total | | $ | 258,818 | | | | 43.7 | % | | $ | 221,428 | | | | 39.6 | % | | $ | 37,390 | | | | 16.9 | % | | $ | 695,210 | | | | 38.9 | % | | $ | 680,775 | | | | 38.4 | % | | $ | 14,435 | | | | 2.1 | % |
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NM - Not Meaningful
Unified Communications SG&A expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased $1.6 million, or 1.6%, to $102.2 million from $100.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The increase in SG&A expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2010 includes expenses of $3.7 million incurred in connection with acquired entities. As a percentage of this segment’s revenue, Unified Communications SG&A expenses improved to 33.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 36.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2009.
Unified Communications SG&A expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased $5.0 million, or 1.7%, to $308.9 million from $303.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase in Unified Communications SG&A for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, included $8.4 million from acquired entities. As a percentage of this segment’s revenue, Unified Communications SG&A expenses improved to 33.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 35.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
Communication Services SG&A expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased $35.7 million, or 29.5%, to $157.0 million from $121.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. As a percentage of this segment’s revenue, Communication Services SG&A expenses increased to 54.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared to 43.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The impact of the impairment charge on Communication Services SG&A as a percentage of revenue was 1,300 basis points for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The impact of the portfolio receivables valuation allowance on Communication Services SG&A as percentage of revenue was 360 basis points for the three months ended September 30, 2009.
Communication Services SG&A expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased $9.1 million, or 2.4%, to $387.4 million from $378.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. As a percentage of this segment’s revenue, Communication Services SG&A expenses increased to 44.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to 40.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The impact of the impairment charge on Communication Services SG&A as a percentage of revenue was 430 basis points for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The impact of the portfolio receivables valuation allowance on Communication Services SG&A as percentage of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was 110 basis points.
Operating income: Operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2010 decreased $3.1 million, or 4.1%, to $73.9 million from $77.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. As a percentage of revenue, operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2010 decreased to 12.5%, from 13.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The impact of the impairment charge on operating income as a percentage of revenue was 630 basis points for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The impact of the portfolio receivables valuation allowance on operating income as percentage of revenue was 370 basis points for the three months ended September 30, 2009.
Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased by $16.4 million, or 5.6%, to $309.6 million from $293.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. As a percentage of revenue, operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 improved to 17.3%, from 16.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The impact of the impairment charge on operating income as a percentage of revenue was 210 basis points for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The impact of the portfolio receivables valuation allowance on operating income as percentage of revenue was 150 basis points for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
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Operating income (loss) by business segment:
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| | 2010 | | | % of Revenue | | | 2009 | | | % of Revenue | | | Change | | | % Change | | | 2010 | | | % of Revenue | | | 2009 | | | % of Revenue | | | Change | | | % Change | |
In thousands: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unified Communications | | $ | 81,661 | | | | 26.6 | % | | $ | 70,817 | | | | 25.4 | % | | $ | 10,844 | | | | 15.3 | % | | $ | 242,509 | | | | 26.5 | % | | $ | 228,125 | | | | 27.0 | % | | $ | 14,384 | | | | 6.3 | % |
Communication Services | | | (7,792 | ) | | | -2.7 | % | | | 6,197 | | | | 2.2 | % | | | (13,989 | ) | | | -225.7 | % | | | 67,082 | | | | 7.6 | % | | | 65,090 | | | | 7.0 | % | | | 1,992 | | | | 3.1 | % |
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Total | | $ | 73,869 | | | | 12.5 | % | | $ | 77,014 | | | | 13.8 | % | | $ | (3,145 | ) | | | -4.1 | % | | $ | 309,591 | | | | 17.3 | % | | $ | 293,215 | | | | 16.5 | % | | $ | 16,376 | | | | 5.6 | % |
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Unified Communications operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased $10.8 million, or 15.3%, to $81.7 million from $70.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. As a percentage of this segment’s revenue, Unified Communications operating income increased to 26.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 from 25.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2009.
Unified Communications operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased $14.4 million, or 6.3%, to $242.5 million from $228.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. As a percentage of this segment’s revenue, Unified Communications operating income decreased to 26.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 from 27.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 due to the factors discussed above for revenue, cost of services and SG&A expenses.
Communication Services operating income (loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2010 decreased $14.0 million, or 225.7%, to a loss of $7.8 million from income of $6.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. As a percentage of this segment’s revenue, Communication Services operating income decreased to (2.7%) for the three months ended September 30, 2010 from 2.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The impact of the impairment charge on Communication Services operating income as a percentage of revenue was 1,300 basis points for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The impact of the portfolio receivables valuation allowance on Communication Services operating income as a percentage of revenue was 810 basis points for the three months ended September 30, 2009.
Communication Services operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased $2.0 million, or 3.1%, to $67.1 million from $65.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. As a percentage of this segment’s revenue, Communication Services operating income improved to 7.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 from 7.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 due to the factors discussed above for revenue, cost of services and SG&A expenses. The impact of the impairment charge on Communication Services operating income as a percentage of revenue was 430 basis points for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The impact of the portfolio receivables valuation allowance on Communication Services operating income as a percentage of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was 250 basis points.
Other income (expense): Other income (expense) includes interest expense from borrowings under credit facilities and portfolio notes payable, interest income from short-term investments, gain (loss) on debt transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency and sub-lease rental income. Other income (expense) for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was ($60.4) million compared to ($70.2) million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. Other income (expense) for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was ($179.5) million compared to ($192.2) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $63.3 million and $182.4 million, respectively, compared to $66.2 million and $193.8 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009. The change in interest expense was primarily due to lower effective interest rates and a decrease in our outstanding debt in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the rates and balance we experienced during the same period in 2009.
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During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, interest expense was reduced by $1.3 million and $2.4 million, respectively, due to interest rate hedge swap agreements not designated, or no longer qualifying, as hedging instruments. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, interest expense was reduced $1.1 million and $4.8 million, respectively, due to interest rate swap agreements not designated, or no longer qualifying, as hedging instruments.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, we recognized a $0.5 million loss and $1.7 million loss, respectively, on foreign currency transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, we recognized a $4.3 million loss and $0.2 million loss, respectively, on foreign currency transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency.
Non-controlling interest:We did not incur any non-controlling interest income or loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to income attributable to non-controlling interest of $0.6 million and $2.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, as we disposed of our non-controlling interest in the fourth quarter of 2009. During the fourth quarter of 2009, a settlement was reached in litigation between one of our former portfolio receivable lenders (non-controlling interests). As a result of this settlement, we purchased the non-controlling interest of one former majority-owned subsidiary. During the fourth quarter of 2009, we also abandoned our interest in another majority-owned subsidiary.
Net income (loss) - West Corporation: Our net income (loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2010 decreased $12.3 million, or 316.4%, to ($8.4) million from net income (loss) of $3.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. Our net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased $2.9 million, or 4.8%, to $63.9 million from net income of $61.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Our net loss in the three months ended September 30, 2010 and net income in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 is significantly affected by the $37.7 million goodwill impairment charge and the non-deductibility of that charge for income tax purposes. Net income (loss) includes a provision for income tax expense at an effective rate of approximately 162.5% and 50.9% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, compared to an effective tax rate of approximately 38.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. The effective tax rate was significantly different in 2010 when compared to last year due primarily to the goodwill impairment charge taken in 2010, which is not deductible for income tax purposes.
Earnings (loss) per common share:Earnings per common L share-basic for the three months ended September 30, 2010 improved to $4.31 from $3.63 for the three months ended September 30, 2010. Earnings per common L share-basic for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 improved to $12.41 from $11.01 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Earnings per common L share-diluted for the three months ended September 30, 2010 improved to $4.13 from $3.47 for the three months ended September 30, 2009. Earnings per common L share-diluted for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 improved to $11.90 from $10.55 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
Loss per common A share-basic and diluted for the three months ended September 30, 2010 decreased to ($0.58) from ($0.37) for the three months ended September 30, 2009. Loss per common A share-basic and diluted for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 decreased to ($0.68) from ($0.56) for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. For purposes of calculating the diluted earnings per share for the Class A shares, options outstanding to purchase Class A shares at September 30, 2010 and 2009 have been excluded from the computation of diluted Class A shares outstanding because the income allocable to the Class A shares is a loss therefore the effect is anti-dilutive.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have historically financed our operations and capital expenditures primarily through cash flows from operations, supplemented by borrowings under our bank credit facilities.
On October 2, 2009, we filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-162292) under the Securities Act of 1933 and amendments to the Registration Statement on November 6, 2009, December 1, 2009, December 16, 2009 and February 16, 2010 pursuant to which we proposed to offer up to $500.0 million of our common stock (“Proposed Offering”). We expect to use a part of the net proceeds from the Proposed Offering received by us to repay or repurchase indebtedness. We also expect to use a part of the net proceeds from this offering to fund the amounts payable upon the termination of the management agreement entered into in connection with the consummation of our recapitalization in 2006 between us and the Sponsors. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds received by us to repurchase certain of our notes and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. Given current market conditions, the timing of our initial public offering is uncertain.
On September 24, 2010, the Company announced it had received lender consent to amend the credit agreement governing its senior secured credit facilities. The Company also issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2018 (the “Notes”). Gross proceeds of the Notes issuance were received on October 5, 2010 and were used to pay off a portion of our senior secured term loan facility.
On October 5, 2010, we amended and restated our credit agreement, which modified the Company’s senior secured credit facilities in several respects, including providing for the following:
| • | | Extending the maturity of approximately $158 million of our $250 million senior secured revolving credit facility (and securing approximately $43 million of additional senior secured revolving credit facility commitments for the extended term) from October 2012 to January 2016 (or July 15, 2014, under certain circumstances related to the amount of outstanding senior notes as of such date and the senior secured leverage ratio in effect as of such date), with the interest rate margins of such extended maturity revolving credit loans increasing by 1.00 percent; |
| • | | Extending the maturity of $500 million of our senior secured term loan facility from October 2013 to July 2016 (or July 15, 2014, under certain circumstances related to the amount of outstanding senior notes as of such date and the senior secured leverage ratio in effect as of such date), with the interest rate margins of such extended senior secured term loan facility increasing by 1.875 percent; |
| • | | Increasing the interest rate margins of approximately $985 million of our senior secured term loans due July 2016 by 0.375 percent to match interest rate margins for the newly extended senior secured term loans; and |
| • | | Modifying the step-down schedule in the current financial covenants and certain covenant baskets. |
These changes modify the Company’s capital structure by extending the weighted average maturity of funded debt from 4.5 to 5.5 years. The Company expects that these changes may provide greater flexibility for future growth plans.
Our current and anticipated uses of our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities are to fund operating expenses, acquisitions, capital expenditures, interest payments, tax payments and the repayment of principal on debt.
The following table summarizes our cash flows by category for the periods presented:
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Cash flows from operating activities | | $ | 294,202 | | | $ | 200,792 | | | $ | 93,410 | | | | 46.5 | % |
Cash flows used in investing activities | | $ | (113,115 | ) | | $ | (57,373 | ) | | $ | (55,742 | ) | | | -97.2 | % |
Cash flows used in financing activities | | $ | (100,866 | ) | | $ | (232,199 | ) | | $ | 131,333 | | | | 56.6 | % |
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Net cash flows from operating activities increased $93.4 million, or 46.5%, to $294.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to net cash flows from operating activities of $200.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase in net cash flows from operating activities is primarily due to increases in accrued payroll, accrued expenses and accounts payable due to the timing of the payroll cycle and payments to vendors. Also contributing to the increase in cash flows from operating activities was the increase in income taxes payable, offset by an increase in accounts receivable.
Days sales outstanding, a key performance indicator we utilize to monitor the accounts receivable average collection period and assess overall collection risk, was 62 days at September 30, 2010 compared to 59 days at September 30, 2009.
Net cash flows used in investing activities increased $55.7 million, or 97.2%, to $113.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to net cash flows used in investing activities of $57.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 included the cash proceeds applied to amortization of receivable portfolios of $5.5 million, compared to $34.7 million, net of $1.7 million in purchases of receivable portfolios, during the nine months ended September 30, 2009. No receivable portfolios were purchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 business acquisition investing was $27.9 million greater than the comparable nine months ended September 30, 2009. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 we invested $89.1 million in capital expenditures compared to $90.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
Net cash flows used in financing activities decreased $131.3 million, to $100.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to net cash flows used in financing activities of $232.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, net cash flows used in financing activities primarily included payments on our revolving credit facility of $72.9 million, which paid off the outstanding balance on our $250.0 million U.S. revolving credit facility. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, payments on portfolio notes payable of $0.5 million were made compared to $28.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2009. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we borrowed and repaid $47.0 million on our asset securitization facility. At September 30, 2010 the asset securitization facility was undrawn. In June, 2010, we elected to prepay principal payments of $12.6 million on the Senior Secured Term Loan Facility which were not due until September and December, 2010.
Given the Company’s current levels of cash on hand, anticipated cash flows from operations and available borrowing capacity, the Company believes it has sufficient liquidity to conduct its normal operations and pursue its business strategy in the ordinary course.
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility and Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility.
The Senior Secured Term Loan Facility and Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at variable rates. Subsequent to September 30, 2010, we amended and restated our credit agreement, which modified the Company’s senior secured credit facilities in several respects, as described above.
After giving effect to the prepayment of amortization payments payable in respect of the term loans due 2013, the amended and restated Senior Secured Term Loan Facility requires annual principal payments of approximately $15.4 million, paid quarterly beginning December 31, 2010 (a portion of which has been prepaid for the December 31, 2010 payment date), with balloon payments at maturity dates of October 24, 2013 and July 15, 2016 (or July 15, 2014, under certain circumstances related to the amount of outstanding senior notes and the senior secured leverage ratio in effect as of such date,
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in which case the balloon payment would be increased to account for accelerated amortization payments) of approximately $450.2 million and $1,398.5 million, respectively. Pricing of the amended and restated senior secured term loan facility, due 2013, is based on the Company’s corporate debt rating and the grid ranges from 2.125% to 2.75% for LIBOR rate loans (LIBOR plus 2.375% at September 30, 2010), and from 1.125% to 1.75% for Base Rate loans (Base Rate plus 1.375% at September 30, 2010). The interest rate margins for the amended and restated senior secured term loans due 2016 are based on the Company’s corporate debt rating based on a grid, which ranges from 4.00% to 4.625% for LIBOR rate loans (LIBOR plus 4.25% at September 30, 2010), and from 3.00% to 3.625% for Base Rate loans (Base Rate plus 3.25% at September 30, 2010). The effective annual interest rates, inclusive of debt amortization costs, on the senior secured term loan facility during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 were 5.33% and 4.85%, respectively, compared to 5.46% and 5.35%, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.
The original maturity senior secured revolving credit facility pricing is based on the Company’s total leverage ratio and the grid ranges from 1.75% to 2.50% for LIBOR rate loans (LIBOR plus 2.0% at September 30, 2010), and the margin ranges from 0.75% to 1.50% for base rate loans (Base Rate plus 1.0% at September 30, 2010). The Company is required to pay each non-defaulting lender a commitment fee of 0.50% in respect of any unused commitments under the original maturity senior secured revolving credit facility. The commitment fee in respect of unused commitments under the original maturity senior secured revolving credit facility is subject to adjustment based upon our total leverage ratio. The average daily outstanding balance of the original maturity senior secured revolving credit facility during the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $0.0 million and $149.4 million, respectively. The average daily outstanding balance of the original maturity senior secured revolving credit facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $17.3 million and $198.1 million, respectively. The highest balance outstanding on the original maturity senior secured revolving credit facility during the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $0.0 million and $224.0 million, respectively. The highest balance outstanding on the original maturity senior secured revolving credit facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $80.9 million and $224.0 million, respectively.
The extended maturity senior secured revolving credit facility pricing is based on the Company’s total leverage ratio and the grid ranges from 2.75% to 3.50% for LIBOR rate loans (LIBOR plus 3.0% at September 30, 2010), and the margin ranges from 1.75% to 2.50% for base rate loans (Base Rate plus 2.0% at September 30, 2010). The Company is required to pay each non-defaulting lender a commitment fee of 0.50% in respect of any unused commitments under the extended maturity senior secured revolving credit facility. The commitment fee in respect of unused commitments under the extended maturity senior secured revolving credit facility is subject to adjustment based upon our total leverage ratio. The extended maturity senior secured revolving credit facility first became effective October 5, 2010, and accordingly, there was no outstanding balance during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
Subsequent to September 30, 2010, the Company may request additional tranches of term loans or increases to the revolving credit facility in an aggregate amount not to exceed $830.1 million, including the aggregate amount of $599.1 million of principal payments previously made in respect of the term loan facility. Availability of such additional tranches of term loans or increases to the revolving credit facility is subject to the absence of any default and pro forma compliance with financial covenants and, among other things, the receipt of commitments by existing or additional financial institutions.
In 2008, we entered into three three-year interest rate swap agreements (cash flow hedges) to convert variable long-term debt to fixed rate debt. These swaps were for an additional $200.0 million at 3.532%, $150.0 million at 3.441% and $250.0 million at 3.38%. In 2010, we entered into three three-year interest rate swap agreements (cash flow hedges) to convert variable long-term debt to fixed rate debt. These swaps were for an additional $250.0 million at 1.695%, $100.0 million at 1.6975% and $150.0 million at 1.685%. During 2009, we entered into three eighteen month forward starting interest rate swaps for a total notional value of $500.0 million. These forward starting interest rate swaps commenced during the third quarter of 2010. The fixed interest rate on these forward starting interest rate swaps ranges from 2.56% to 2.60%. At September 30, 2010, the notional amount of debt outstanding under interest rate swap agreements was $1,600.0 million of the outstanding $2,434.9 million senior secured term loan facility hedged at rates from 1.685% to 3.532%.
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Multicurrency revolving credit facility
InterCall Conferencing Services Limited (“ICSL”), a foreign subsidiary of InterCall, maintains a $75.0 million multicurrency revolving credit facility. The credit facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of ICSL, and is not guaranteed by West or any of its domestic subsidiaries. The credit facility matures on May 16, 2011 with two one-year additional extensions available upon agreement with the lenders. Interest on the facility is variable based on the leverage ratio of the foreign subsidiary and the margin ranges from 2.375% to 3.125% over the selected optional currency LIBOR (Sterling or Dollar/EURIBOR (Euro)). The margin at September 30, 2010 was 2.375%. The effective annual interest rate, inclusive of debt amortization costs, on the revolving credit facility during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 was 6.23% and 6.02%, respectively. The credit facility also includes a commitment fee of 0.5% on the unused balance and certain financial covenants which include a maximum leverage ratio, a minimum interest coverage ratio and a minimum revenue test.
There was no outstanding balance on the multicurrency revolving credit facility at September 30, 2010 or at any time during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to an outstanding balance of $19.4 million at September 30, 2009. The average daily outstanding balance of the multicurrency revolving credit facility during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $28.9 million and $38.8 million, respectively. The highest balance outstanding on the multicurrency revolving credit facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $48.2 million.
2014 Senior Notes
The Company’s $650.0 million aggregate principal amount of 9.5% senior notes due 2014 (the “2014 Senior Notes”) bear interest that is payable semiannually.
We may redeem the 2014 Senior Notes in whole or in part, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount of the senior notes to be redeemed) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the applicable date of redemption, subject to the right of holders of the 2014 Senior Notes of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on October 15 of each of the years indicated below:
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Year | | Percentage | |
2010 | | | 104.750 | |
2011 | | | 102.375 | |
2012 and thereafter | | | 100.000 | |
2016 Senior Subordinated Notes
The Company’s $450.0 million aggregate principal amount of 11% senior subordinated notes due 2016 (the “2016 Senior Subordinated Notes”) bear interest that is payable semiannually.
At any time prior to October 15, 2011, we may redeem all or a part of the 2016 Senior Subordinated Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of 2016 Senior Subordinated Notes redeemed plus the applicable premium and accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption, subject to the rights of holders of 2016 Senior Subordinated Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.
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On and after October 15, 2011, we may redeem the 2016 Senior Subordinated Notes in whole or in part at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount of the 2016 Senior Subordinated Notes to be redeemed) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the applicable date of redemption, subject to the right of holders of 2016 Senior Subordinated Notes of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on October 15 of each of the years indicated below:
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Year | | Percentage | |
2011 | | | 105.500 | |
2012 | | | 103.667 | |
2013 | | | 101.833 | |
2014 | | | 100.000 | |
2018 Senior Notes
On October 5, 2010, we issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 8 5/8% senior notes that mature on October 1, 2018 (the “2018 Senior Notes”).
At any time prior to October 1, 2014, we may redeem all or a part of the 2018 Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of 2018 Senior Notes redeemed plus the applicable premium (as defined in the indenture governing the 2018 Senior Notes) as of, and accrued and unpaid interest and all additional interest then owing pursuant to the registration rights agreement executed in connection with the 2018 Senior Notes, if any, to the date of redemption, subject to the rights of holders of 2018 Senior Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.
On and after October 1, 2014, we may redeem the 2018 Senior Notes in whole or in part at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount of the 2018 Senior Notes to be redeemed) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon and all additional interest then owing pursuant to the registration rights agreement executed in connection with the 2018 Senior Notes, if any, to the applicable date of redemption, subject to the right of holders of 2018 Senior Notes of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on October 1 of each of the years indicated below:
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Year | | Percentage | |
2014 | | | | | | | 104.313 | |
2015 | | | | | | | 102.156 | |
2016 and thereafter | | | | | | | 100.000 | |
We and our subsidiaries, affiliates or significant shareholders may from time to time, in our or their sole discretion, purchase, repay, redeem or retire any of our outstanding debt or equity securities (including any publicly issued debt or equity securities), in privately negotiated or open market transactions, by tender offer or otherwise.
Asset Securitization
During 2009, West Receivables LLC, a wholly-owned, bankruptcy-remote direct subsidiary of West Receivables Holdings LLC, entered into a three year $125.0 million revolving trade accounts receivable financing facility with Wachovia Bank, National Association. Under the facility, West Receivables Holdings LLC sells or contributes trade accounts receivables to West Receivables LLC, which sells undivided interests in the purchased or contributed accounts receivables for cash to one or more financial institutions. The availability of the funding is subject to the level of eligible receivables after deducting certain concentration limits and reserves. The current facility is subject to renewal in August 2012. The proceeds of the facility are available for general corporate purposes. West Receivables LLC and West Receivables Holdings LLC are consolidated in our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report. At September 30, 2010 the facility was undrawn.
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The asset securitization facility contains various customary affirmative and negative covenants and also contains customary default and termination provisions, which provide for acceleration of amounts owed under the program upon the occurrence of certain specified events, including, but not limited to, failure to pay yield and other amounts due, defaults on certain indebtedness, certain judgments, changes in control, certain events negatively affecting the overall credit quality of collateralized accounts receivable, bankruptcy and insolvency events and failure to meet financial tests requiring maintenance of certain leverage and coverage ratios, similar to those under our senior secured credit facility.
Debt Covenants
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility and Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility - We are required to comply on a quarterly basis with a maximum total leverage ratio covenant and a minimum interest coverage ratio covenant. The total leverage ratio of consolidated total debt to Adjusted EBITDA (as defined by our debt agreement) may not exceed 5.75 to 1.0 at September 30, 2010 and the interest coverage ratio of consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to the sum of consolidated interest expense must exceed 2.0 to 1.0 at September 30, 2010. Both ratios are measured on a rolling four-quarter basis. We were in compliance with these financial covenants at September 30, 2010. The total leverage ratio will become more restrictive over time (adjusted periodically until the maximum leverage ratio reaches 5.00 to 1.0 in 2012). We believe that for the foreseeable future we will continue to be in compliance with our financial covenants. The senior secured credit facilities also contain various negative covenants, including limitations on indebtedness, liens, mergers and consolidations, asset sales, dividends and distributions or repurchases of our capital stock, investments, loans and advances, capital expenditures, payment of other debt, including the senior subordinated notes, transactions with affiliates, amendments to material agreements governing our subordinated indebtedness, including the senior subordinated notes and changes in our lines of business.
The senior secured credit facilities include certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants, and events of default, including payment defaults, breaches of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross-defaults to certain indebtedness, certain events of bankruptcy, certain events under ERISA, material judgments, the invalidity of material provisions of the documentation with respect to the senior secured credit facilities, the failure of collateral under the security documents for the senior secured credit facilities, the failure of the senior secured credit facilities to be senior debt under the subordination provisions of certain of the Company’s subordinated debt and a change of control of the Company. If an event of default occurs, the lenders under the senior secured credit facilities will be entitled to take certain actions, including the acceleration of all amounts due under the senior secured credit facilities and all actions permitted to be taken by a secured creditor.
2014 Senior Notes, 2016 Senior Subordinated Notes and 2018 Senior Notes - The 2014 Senior Notes, the 2016 Senior Subordinated Notes and the 2018 Senior Notes indentures contain covenants limiting, among other things, our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to: incur additional debt or issue certain preferred shares, pay dividends on or make distributions in respect of our capital stock or make other restricted payments, make certain investments, sell certain assets, create liens on certain assets to secure debt, consolidate, merge, sell, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets, enter into certain transactions with our affiliates and designate our subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries.
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Multicurrency Revolving Credit Facility-ICSL is required to comply on a quarterly basis with a maximum total leverage ratio covenant, a minimum interest coverage ratio covenant and a minimum revenue covenant. The total leverage ratio of ICSL and its subsidiaries (“InterCall UK Group”) cannot exceed 2.25 to 1.0 tested as of the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter. The interest coverage ratio of the InterCall UK Group must be greater than 3.0 to 1.0 as of the end of each quarterly period. The minimum revenue required to be maintained by the InterCall UK Group, as measured on a rolling four-quarter basis, is £50.0 million.
Our failure to comply with these debt covenants may result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, could accelerate the maturity of our indebtedness. If our indebtedness is accelerated, we may not have sufficient cash resources to satisfy our debt obligations and we may not be able to continue our operations as planned. If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations and keep us in compliance with the covenants under our senior secured credit facilities or to fund our other liquidity needs, we may be forced to reduce or delay capital expenditures, sell assets or operations, seek additional capital or restructure or refinance our indebtedness including the notes. We cannot ensure that we would be able to take any of these actions, that these actions would be successful and permit us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations or that these actions would be permitted under the terms of our existing or future debt agreements, including our senior secured credit facilities or the indentures that govern the notes. Our senior secured credit facilities documentation and the indentures that govern the notes restrict our ability to dispose of assets and use the proceeds from the disposition. As a result, we may not be able to consummate those dispositions or use the proceeds to meet our debt service or other obligations, and any proceeds that are available may not be adequate to meet any debt service or other obligations then due.
If we cannot make scheduled payments on our debt, we will be in default, and as a result:
| • | | our debt holders could declare all outstanding principal and interest to be due and payable; |
| • | | the lenders under our new senior secured credit facilities could terminate their commitments to lend us money and foreclose against the assets securing our borrowings; and |
| • | | we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation. |
Post-refinancing our credit ratings and outlook were as follows:
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| | Corporate Rating/Outlook | | Senior Secured Term Loans | | Senior Secured Revolver | | Senior Unsecured Notes | | Senior Subordinated Notes |
Moody’s (1) | | B2 /Stable | | Ba3 | | Ba3 | | B3 | | Caa1 |
Standard & Poor’s (2) | | B+/Stable | | BB- | | BB- | | B | | B- |
(1) | Ratings were raised post-refinancing, October 5, 2010, on the Senior Secured Term Loans, Senior Secured Revolver and Senior Unsecured Notes. The ratings on the Senior Subordinated Notes and Corporate Rating were confirmed on September 15, 2010. |
(2) | The rating was raised on the Senior Unsecured Notes and was confirmed for the Senior Secured Term Loan, Senior Secured Revolver, Senior Subordinated Notes and the Corporate Rating on September 15, 2010. |
We will monitor and weigh our operating performance with any potential acquisition activities. Additional acquisitions of size would likely require us to secure additional funding sources. We have no reason to believe for the foreseeable future there will be an event to cause downgrades based on the positions of our rating agencies.
Contractual Obligations
As described in “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, we have contractual obligations that may affect our financial condition.
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The following table summarizes our contractual obligations at September 30, 2010 (dollars in thousands):
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Contractual Obligations | | Total | | | Less than 1 year | | | 1 - 3 years | | | 4 - 5 years | | | After 5 years | |
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Senior Secured Term Loan Facility, due 2013 (1) | | $ | 1,450,210 | | | $ | 11,289 | | | $ | 30,104 | | | $ | 1,408,817 | | | $ | — | |
9.5% Senior Notes, due 2014 | | | 650,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 650,000 | | | | — | |
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility, due 2016 (1) | | | 984,655 | | | | 7,674 | | | | 20,464 | | | | 20,464 | | | | 936,053 | |
11% Senior Subordinated Notes, due 2016 | | | 450,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 450,000 | |
Interest payments on fixed rate debt (1) | | | 599,625 | | | | 111,250 | | | | 222,500 | | | | 191,625 | | | | 74,250 | |
Estimated interest payments on variable rate debt (1)(2) | | | 482,119 | | | | 128,694 | | | | 207,333 | | | | 105,364 | | | | 40,728 | |
Operating leases | | | 128,408 | | | | 33,496 | | | | 42,025 | | | | 21,874 | | | | 31,013 | |
Capital lease obligations | | | 1,228 | | | | 966 | | | | 262 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Contractual minimums under telephony agreements (3) | | | 118,200 | | | | 80,000 | | | | 38,200 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Purchase obligations (4) | | | 54,532 | | | | 48,464 | | | | 6,068 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Interest rate swaps | | | 42,055 | | | | 30,926 | | | | 11,129 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Portfolio notes payable | | | 143 | | | | 143 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total contractual cash obligations | | $ | 4,961,175 | | | $ | 452,902 | | | $ | 578,085 | | | $ | 2,398,144 | | | $ | 1,532,044 | |
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(1) | On October 5, 2010, after giving effect to the amendment to our credit facilities and issuance of 2018 Senior Notes described above our Senior Secured Term Loan Facility, due 2013 is reduced to $450,210 with no principal payment due until 2013. The Senior Secured Term Loan Facility, due 2016 is increased to $1,484,655 in total with principal payments of $12,868, $30,858, $30,858 and $1,410,071 due in less than 1 year, 1-3 years, 4-5 years and after five years, respectively. Interest payments on fixed rate debt will increase due to the issuance of the 8.625% Senior Notes, due 2018 to $944,625 in total with interest payments of $144,864, $308,750, $277,875 and $213,136 due in less than 1 year, 1-3 years, 4-5 years and after five years, respectively. Estimated interest payments on variable rate debt will decrease to $544,791 in total with interest payments of $120,823, $191,396, $166,547 and $66,025 due in less than 1 year, 1-3 years, 4-5 years and after 5 years, respectively. |
(2) | Interest rate assumptions based on September 24, 2010 LIBOR U.S. dollar swap rate curves and LIBOR Euro and GBP swap rate curves for the next five years. |
(3) | Based on projected telephony minutes through 2012. The contractual minimum is usage based and could vary based on actual usage. |
(4) | Represents future obligations for capital and expense projects that are in progress or are committed. |
The table above excludes amounts to be paid for taxes and long term obligations under our Nonqualified Executive Retirement Savings Plan and Nonqualified Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. The table also excludes amounts to be paid for income tax contingencies because the timing thereof is highly uncertain. At September 30, 2010, we have accrued $20.6 million, including interest and penalties for uncertain tax positions.
Capital Expenditures
Our operations continue to require significant capital expenditures for technology, capacity expansion and upgrades. Capital expenditures were $84.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $95.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. We currently estimate our capital expenditures for the remainder of 2010 to be approximately $25.2 to $45.2 million primarily for equipment and upgrades at existing facilities.
Our senior secured term loan facility discussed above includes covenants which allow us the flexibility to issue additional indebtedness that is pari passu with or subordinated to our debt under our existing credit facilities in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $830.1 million including the aggregate amount of principal payments made in respect of the senior secured term loan, incur capital lease indebtedness, finance acquisitions, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of fixed or capital assets, incur accounts receivable securitization indebtedness and non-recourse indebtedness; provided we are in pro forma compliance with our total leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio financial covenants. We or any of our affiliates may be required to guarantee any existing or additional credit facilities.
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Off – Balance Sheet Arrangements
We utilize standby letters of credit to support primarily workers’ compensation policy requirements and certain operating leases. Performance obligations of Intrado and Positron are supported by performance bonds and letters of credit. These obligations will expire at various dates through August 2012 and are renewed as required. The outstanding commitment on these obligations at September 30, 2010 was $23.4 million.
Effects of Inflation
We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our financial position or results of operations. However, there can be no assurance that our business will not be affected by inflation in the future.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The preparation of financial statements requires the use of estimates and assumptions on the part of management. The estimates and assumptions used by management are based on our historical experiences combined with management’s understanding of current facts and circumstances. Certain of our accounting policies are considered critical as they are both important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require significant or complex judgment on the part of management. The accounting policies we consider critical are our accounting policies with respect to revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, goodwill and other intangible assets, and income taxes.
For additional discussion of these critical accounting policies, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
Market Risk Management
Market risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and changes in the market value of investments. The effect of inflation on our variable interest rate debt is discussed below in “Interest Rate Risk.”
Interest Rate Risk
As of September 30, 2010, we had $2,434.9 million outstanding under our senior secured term loan facility, $650.0 million outstanding under our 9.5% senior notes, $450.0 million outstanding under our 11% senior subordinated notes, $0.1 million outstanding under the portfolio notes payable facilities, and no balances outstanding under our revolving credit facilities or accounts receivable securitization facility.
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Long-term obligations at variable interest rates subject to interest rate risk and the impact of a 50 basis point change in the variable interest rate, in thousands, at September 30, 2010 consist of the following:
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| | Outstanding at variable interest rates (1) | | | Quarterly Impact of a 0.5% change in the variable interest rate | |
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility | | $ | 834,865 | | | $ | 1,043.6 | |
Portfolio Notes Payable Facilities | | | 143 | | | | 0.2 | |
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Variable rate debt | | $ | 835,008 | | | $ | 1,043.8 | |
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(1) | Net of $1,600.0 million interest rate swaps |
Foreign Currency Risk
Our Unified Communications segment conducts business in countries outside of the United States. Revenue and expenses from these foreign operations are typically denominated in local currency, thereby creating exposure to changes in exchange rates. Generally, we do not hedge the foreign currency transactions. Changes in exchange rates may positively or negatively affect our revenue and net income attributed to these subsidiaries. Based on our level of operating activities in foreign operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, a five percent change in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the Euro and British Pound Sterling would have positively or negatively affected our net operating income by approximately 1%.
On September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009 the Communication Services segment had no material revenue outside the United States. Our contact centers in Jamaica and the Philippines receive calls only from customers in North America under contracts denominated in U.S. dollars. Our facility in Canada operates under revenue contracts denominated primarily in U.S. dollars.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, revenues from non-U.S. countries were approximately 16% of consolidated revenues. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, revenues from non-U.S. countries were approximately 15% and 13% of consolidated revenues, respectively. During these periods no individual foreign country accounted for greater than 10% of revenue. At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, long-lived assets from non-U.S. countries were 9% and 10%, respectively. We have generally not entered into forward exchange or option contracts for transactions denominated in foreign currency to hedge against foreign currency risk. We are exposed to translation risk because our foreign operations are in local currency and must be translated into U.S. dollars. As currency exchange rates fluctuate, translation of our Statements of Operations of non-U.S. businesses into U.S. dollars affects the comparability of revenue, expenses, and operating income between periods.
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures |
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our management team continues to review our internal controls and procedures and the effectiveness of those controls. As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer concluded that, as of September 30, 2010, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and (ii) that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting.There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting or in other factors during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. No corrective actions were required or taken.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
In the ordinary course of business, we and certain of our subsidiaries are defendants in various litigation matters and are subject to claims from our clients for indemnification, some of which involve claims for damages that are substantial in amount. We believe the disposition of claims currently pending will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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10.01 | | Restatement Agreement (the “Restatement Agreement”), dated as of October 5, 2010, by and among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, West Corporation (“West”), certain domestic subsidiaries of West and the lenders party thereto (Exhibit A, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, is included as Exhibit 10.2) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K dated October 6, 2010) |
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10.02 | | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2010, by and among West, certain domestic subsidiaries of West, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and General Electric Capital Corporation, as co-documentation agents, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as joint bookrunners, and the lenders party thereto, adopted pursuant to the Restatement Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K dated October 6, 2010) |
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10.03 | | Indenture, dated as of October 5, 2010, among West, the guarantors named on the signature pages thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, with respect to the 8 5/8% senior notes due 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K dated October 6, 2010) |
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10.04 | | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2010, among West, the guarantors named on the signature pages thereto and Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8-K dated October 6, 2010) |
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31.01 | | Certification pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 7241, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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31.02 | | Certification pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 7241, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32.01 | | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32.02 | | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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WEST CORPORATION |
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By: | | /s/ Thomas B. Barker |
| | Thomas B. Barker |
| | Chief Executive Officer |
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By: | | /s/ Paul M. Mendlik |
| | Paul M. Mendlik |
| | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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By: | | /s/ R. Patrick Shields |
| | R. Patrick Shields |
| | Senior Vice President - |
| | Chief Accounting Officer |
Date: November 5, 2010
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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10.01 | | Restatement Agreement (the “Restatement Agreement”), dated as of October 5, 2010, by and among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, West Corporation (“West”), certain domestic subsidiaries of West and the lenders party thereto (Exhibit A, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, is included as Exhibit 10.2) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K dated October 6, 2010) |
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10.02 | | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2010, by and among West, certain domestic subsidiaries of West, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and General Electric Capital Corporation, as co-documentation agents, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as joint bookrunners, and the lenders party thereto, adopted pursuant to the Restatement Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K dated October 6, 2010) |
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10.03 | | Indenture, dated as of October 5, 2010, among West, the guarantors named on the signature pages thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, with respect to the 8 5/8% senior notes due 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K dated October 6, 2010) |
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10.04 | | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2010, among West, the guarantors named on the signature pages thereto and Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8-K dated October 6, 2010) |
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31.01 | | Certification pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 7241, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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31.02 | | Certification pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 7241, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32.01 | | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32.02 | | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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