Exhibit 99.1
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
On October 1, 2013, The Washington Post Company (the Company) completed the sale of WP Company LLC, Express Publications Company, LLC, El Tiempo Latino LLC, Robinson Terminal Warehouse LLC, Greater Washington Publishing, LLC and Post-Newsweek Media, LLC (collectively referred to as the Publishing Subsidiaries) to Nash Holdings LLC (the Purchaser). Under the terms of the definitive Securities Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement), the Purchaser acquired all the issued and outstanding equity securities of each of the entities that comprise the Publishing Subsidiaries. The Purchaser also acquired all other assets of the Company primarily related to the Company’s publishing businesses, including all of the Company’s rights in the name “The Washington Post.” The Company will change its name within 60 days following the closing. The Company retained its interest in Classified Ventures, LLC, The Slate Group LLC, The FP Group, WaPo Labs and certain excluded real estate. Liabilities and assets under the Retirement Plan for The Washington Post Companies relating to the active employees of the Company’s publishing businesses will be transferred to the Purchaser.
The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet presents the Company’s financial position assuming the sale of the Publishing Subsidiaries and the other transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the Sale) occurred on June 30, 2013.
The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of income present the Company’s results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, and for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended December 31, 2012, assuming the Sale occurred on January 4, 2010.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared using assumptions and estimates that the Company believes are reasonable under the circumstances and are intended for informational purposes only. They are not necessarily indicative of the financial results that would have occurred if the transactions described herein had taken place on the dates indicated, nor are they indicative of the future consolidated results of the Company. However, management believes that the estimates and assumptions used provide a reasonable basis for presenting the significant effects of the Sale. Management also believes the pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to the estimates and assumptions and are applied in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2013 and the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of income for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, and for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended December 31, 2012, should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements of the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2013 (unaudited) and for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended December 31, 2012 (audited), including the related notes, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, respectively, on Form 10-Q on August 7, 2013 and on Form 10-K on February 28, 2013.
The following is a brief description of the amounts recorded under each of the column headings in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet and the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income:
Historical TWPC
This column reflects the Company’s historical financial position as of June 30, 2013 and historical operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, and each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012, prior to any adjustment for the Sale.
Sale of the Publishing Subsidiaries
This column reflects the Publishing Subsidiaries’ historical financial position of the assets sold and liabilities assumed as of June 30, 2013 and its historical operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, and each of the three fiscal years in the period ended December 31, 2012, and the pro forma adjustments that arise as a direct result of the Sale. These adjustments are more fully described in the notes to the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information.