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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Form 10-K
(Mark One) | ||
þ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 | ||
or | ||
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
For the transition period from to |
Commission file no. 0-25691
NTL (Delaware), Inc.
Delaware | 13-4051921 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
110 East 59th Street, New York, New York | 10022 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(212) 906-8440
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ
As of April 12, 2002, there were 11 shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding. The Registrant is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTL Incorporated, and there is no market for the Registrant’s common stock.
The Registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instructions I(1)(a) and I(1)(b) of Form 10-K and is filing this form with the reduced disclosure format pursuant to General Instructions 1(2)(b) and I(2)(c).
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PART I | ||||||
NTL Corporate Structure | 3 | |||||
Item 1. | Business | 3 | ||||
Item 2. | Properties | 4 | ||||
Item 3. | Legal Proceedings | 5 | ||||
Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 5 | ||||
PART II | ||||||
Item 5. | Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters | 5 | ||||
Item 6. | Selected Financial Data | 6 | ||||
Item 7. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 7 | ||||
Item 7a. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk | 21 | ||||
Risk Factors | 24 | |||||
Item 8. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 28 | ||||
Item 9. | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 29 | ||||
PART III | ||||||
Items 10, 11, 12, and 13 | 29 | |||||
PART IV | ||||||
Item 14. | Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K | 29 | ||||
Signatures | 29 | |||||
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-1 |
This Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, at the time of filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, modifies and supersedes all prior documents filed pursuant to Sections 13, 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for purposes of any offers or sales of any securities after the date of such filing pursuant to any Registration Statement or Prospectus filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 which incorporates by reference this Annual Report.
“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
Certain statements contained herein constitute “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this Form 10-K, the words, “believe,” “anticipate,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “expects,” “estimates,” “projects,” “positioned,” “strategy,” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Registrant, or industry results, to be materially different from those contemplated or projected, forecasted, estimated or budgeted, whether expressed or implied, by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, those set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in this Form 10-K as well as: the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern; the ability of the Company to obtain trade credit and shipments and terms with vendors and service providers for current orders; the Company’s ability to maintain contracts that are critical to its operations; potential adverse developments with respect to the Company’s liquidity or results of operations; the ability to fund and execute its business plan; the ability to attract, retain and compensate key executives and associates; the ability of the Company to attract and retain customers; general economic and business conditions; technological developments; the Company’s ability to continue to design networks; install facilities; obtain and maintain any required governmental licenses or approvals; and finance construction and development, all in a timely manner at reasonable costs and on satisfactory |
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terms and conditions, as well as assumptions about customer acceptance, churn rates, overall market penetration and competition from providers of alternative services, the impact of restructuring and integration actions, the impact of new business opportunities requiring significant up-front investment and interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations. |
In this Report on Form 10-K, references to “(pound sterling)” “pounds sterling,” “(pound),” “pence” or “p” are to the lawful currency of the UK, references to “(euro)” or “Euro” are to the lawful currency of the European Monetary Union, references to “IR(pounds)” or “Irish punts” are to the historically lawful currency of the Republic of Ireland, references to “A$” are to the lawful currency of Australia, references to “CHF” are to the lawful currency of Switzerland and references to “U.S. dollars,” “dollars,” “$” or “(cent)” are to the lawful currency of the United States. Solely for the convenience of the reader, this Form 10-K contains translations of some foreign currency amounts into U.S. dollars and some U.S. dollar amounts into foreign currencies. You should not construe these transactions as representations that the foreign currency amounts actually represent such U.S. dollar amounts or vice versa or could have been or could be or will be converted into U.S. dollars or foreign currencies, as the case may be, at the rate indicated or at any other rate. Unless otherwise indicated, the translations of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars and U.S. dollars into foreign currencies have been made at $1.4543 per UK (pound) 1.00, $.8901 per (euro) 1.00, $1.1337 per IR (punt) 1.00, $.5117 per A$1.00 and $.5828 per CHF1.00, the noon buying rates in the City of New York for cable transfers as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on December 31, 2001. On March 31, 2002, the Noon Buying Rate was $1.4250 per (pound) 1.00, $.8717 per (euro) 1.00, $1.2539 per IR (punt) 1.00, $.5333 per A$1.00 and $.5945 per CHF1.00.
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NTL CORPORATE STRUCTURE
Item 1. Business
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Recapitalization Process
On January 31, 2002, NTL Incorporated (“NTL Incorporated” and, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “NTL”) announced that it had appointed Credit Suisse First Boston, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley to advise on strategic and recapitalization alternatives to strengthen its balance sheet, reduce debt and put an appropriate capital structure in place for its business. Since then, NTL has been evaluating various recapitalization alternatives to effect a comprehensive consensual recapitalization in a timely manner and to minimize negative effects on its business operations. NTL has been engaged in discussions with an unofficial committee of bondholders, the members of which hold a majority in principal amount of the public debt of NTL Incorporated and its subsidiaries, and France Telecom, which owns a significant amount of NTL Incorporated’s common and preferred stock. On April 16, 2002, NTL Incorporated announced that it and certain of its subsidiaries had reached an agreement in principle with the unofficial committee on a comprehensive recapitalization of NTL. See Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources” and “Risk Factors” for a more detailed description of the proposed recapitalization plan and the associated uncertainties.
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Sale of NTL Australia
On April 2, 2002, NTL announced that it had completed the previously announced sale of its Australian broadcast business to Macquarie Bank for A$850 million (US$448 million) in an all cash transaction. NTL Australia owned and operated the most extensive terrestrial broadcast transmission network in Australia with over 98% population coverage provided from 578 sites located across metropolitan, regional and rural areas. For the year ended December 31, 2001, NTL Australia’s revenues were approximately A$119 million (US$62 million) generating EBITDA of approximately A$52 million (US$27 million). NTL’s Australian operations also included a 51% share in a joint venture, NTLT, with two Australian regional broadcasters (WIN Television and Southern Cross Broadcasting) operating a carrier grade wholesale microwave telecommunications network along the east coast of Australia.
Introduction
NTL (Delaware), Inc. (“NTL Delaware” or the “Company”) is one of the leading broadband communications and broadband services companies in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The Company also provides telecommunications services in Switzerland and has made strategic investments in broadband cable operations in France, Germany and Sweden.
The Company’s predominant lines of business are:
• | CONSUMER SERVICES including residential telephony, cable television, Internet access and interactive services; | |
• | BUSINESS SERVICES including business telephony, national and international carrier telecommunications, Internet services and radio communications services; and | |
• | BROADCAST TRANSMISSION AND TOWER SERVICES including digital and analog television and radio broadcasting, wireless network management, tower and site leasing and satellite distribution services. |
NTL Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, was incorporated in March 2000, to effect a reorganization into a holding company structure under Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law. The holding company structure, which was implemented in connection with the acquisition of the residential assets of Cable & Wireless Communications plc (“CWC”) (the operations acquired from CWC are called “ConsumerCo”), was accomplished through a merger. The stockholders of NTL Delaware, (formerly NTL Incorporated), at the effective time of the merger became stockholders of the new holding company, and NTL Delaware became a subsidiary of the new holding company. The new holding company then took the name NTL Incorporated. On February 21, 2001, NTL Incorporated contributed the assets of ConsumerCo to NTL Communications Corp., (“NTL Communications”) a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTL Delaware. On February 21, 2001, NTL Delaware contributed the assets of NTL Business Limited (formerly Workplace Technologies plc) to NTL Communications Corp. NTL Group Limited, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of NTL Delaware, which was acquired in 1996, has a 30-year history in the United Kingdom as a provider of communications services. NTL Delaware conducts its operations through direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries. NTL Delaware’s principal executive office is located at 110 East 59th Street, New York, New York 10022, and its telephone number is (212) 906-8440.
Item 2. Properties
UK and Ireland
In the UK and Ireland, we own, lease or occupy under license 126 business unit and regional offices, our corporate head offices in each of Hook and Dublin, and 9 retail shops. In addition, we own or lease approximately 655 switching centers/ head-ends and operational hub-sites together with warehouses and other non-operational properties, as well as various cable television, telephone and telecommunications equipment housed on public and private sites.
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In addition, in the UK, for the purposes of our site leasing and broadcast transmission businesses, we own, lease, contract to lease, or occupy under license approximately 1,370 properties. For these businesses, we also are the licensee of approximately 680 transmitter sites which are owned by Castle Transmission and shared between the two organizations pursuant to a site sharing agreement.
Switzerland
In Switzerland, we own or lease 51 offices, our corporate head-offices in Zurich, and 43 retail shops. In addition, we own or lease approximately 450 network sites together with warehouses and other non-operational properties, as well as various cable television, telephone and telecommunications equipment housed on public and private sites.
Other
We maintain offices under lease for our corporate staff in New York City, as well as offices for our ntl: broadcast staff based in the Far East. We believe that our facilities are presently adequate for their current use.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
We are involved in, or have been involved in, certain disputes and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, including claims involving contractual disputes and claims for damages to property and personal injury resulting from the construction of our networks and the maintenance and servicing of our transmission masts, none of which are expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations or cash flows.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Omitted pursuant to General Instructions I (2) (c) of Form 10-K.
PART II
Item 5. | Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters |
The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTL Incorporated and there is no public market for the Company’s common stock.
Sales of Unregistered Securities
In June 2001, in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, the Company and NTL Incorporated, as co-issuers, issued $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due June 22, 2011 to GE Capital and received proceeds of approximately $95.9 million. Interest is payable quarterly in cash at a rate of 5 3/4% per annum beginning on October 15, 2001. These notes are convertible into shares of NTL Incorporated common stock at the option of the holder at an initial conversion price of $35.00 per share, subject to adjustment. After December 22, 2007, the notes are redeemable, in whole or from time to time in part, at NTL Incorporated’s or our option. Proceeds raised from the issuance were used to reduce commitments under the UK working capital facility, finance construction, capital expenditure, working capital requirements and for general corporate purposes.
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Item 6. Selected Financial Data
The following table sets forth certain financial data for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998 and 1997. This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
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2001(1) | 2000(2) | 1999(3) | 1998(4) | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
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Income statement data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues | $ | 3,695.4 | $ | 2,840.8 | $ | 1,584.1 | $ | 747.0 | $ | 491.8 | ||||||||||
(Loss) before extraordinary item | (13,706.8 | ) | (2,967.0 | ) | (732.7 | ) | (503.9 | ) | (328.6 | ) | ||||||||||
Net (loss) | (13,706.8 | ) | (2,967.0 | ) | (735.7 | ) | (534.6 | ) | (333.1 | ) |
As of December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001(1) | 2000(2) | 1999(3) | 1998(4) | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
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Working (deficiency) capital | $ | (18,522.5 | ) | $ | (885.1 | ) | $ | 2,261.4 | $ | 600.5 | $ | (52.3 | ) | |||||||
Fixed assets, net | 12,573.0 | 12,693.0 | 5,597.7 | 3,854.4 | 1,757.0 | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | 16,794.1 | 28,327.2 | 12,211.6 | 6,194.1 | 2,421.6 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term debt | 102.3 | 15,044.1 | 8,798.0 | 5,043.8 | 2,015.1 | |||||||||||||||
Redeemable preferred stock | — | — | 141.8 | 124.1 | 108.5 | |||||||||||||||
Shareholder’s (deficiency) equity | (3,663.8 | ) | 10,392.3 | 2,136.9 | 355.2 | (61.7 | ) |
(1) | As of December 31, 2001, primarily all of the Company’s debt has been classified as current due to the uncertainties about compliance with the terms and conditions of the Company’s debt that would give the holders of the debt the right to accelerate payment. In the fourth quarter of 2001, the Company recorded asset impairments totaling $9,085.1 million including goodwill of $8,840.5 million, license acquisition costs of $58.8 million, customer lists of $9.1 million, other intangibles of $14.9 million, investments in affiliates of $37.5 million and other assets of $124.3 million. In addition, in 2001 the Company recorded restructuring costs of $209.5 million, integration and consulting costs of $102.1 million and losses on the 1G transaction and the sale of the ConsumerCo off-net indirect access customers of $147.7 million. |
(2) | In March 2000, the Company purchased Cablecom for an aggregate purchase price of $3,528.7 million, including intangibles of $2,355.3 million. In May 2000, NTL Incorporated purchased ConsumerCo for an aggregate purchase price of $13,111.0 million, including intangibles of $8,879.0 million. ConsumerCo was subsequently acquired by a subsidiary of the Company from NTL Incorporated. The net assets and results of operations of Cablecom and ConsumerCo are included in the consolidated financial statements from March 2000 and May 2000, their respective dates of acquisition. |
(3) | In March 1999, the Company purchased Diamond for an aggregate purchase price of $984.6 million, including intangibles aggregating $1,323.0 million. In April 1999, the Company purchased the Australian National Transmission Network for an aggregate purchase price of $425.8 million, including intangibles of $220.6 million. In July 1999, the Company acquired Cablelink for an aggregate purchase price of $700.5 million, including intangibles of $669.6 million. In August and December 1999, the Company acquired the 1G Networks of France Telecom for an aggregate purchase price of $61.9 million, including intangibles of $64.7 million. In September 1999, the Company acquired the shares of Workplace Technologies plc, for an aggregate purchase price of $175.0 million, including intangibles of $176.9 million. The net assets and results of operations of Diamond, the Australia National Transmission Network, Cablelink, the 1G Networks and Workplace Technologies are included in the consolidated financial statements from their respective dates of acquisition. |
(4) | In June and September 1998, the Company purchased ComTel for an aggregate purchase price of $969 million, including intangibles aggregating $224 million. In October 1998, the Company purchased |
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Comcast U.K. for an aggregate purchase price of $600 million, including intangibles of $130 million. In December 1998, the Company purchased EGT for an aggregate purchase price of $151 million, including intangibles of $45 million. The net assets and results of operations of ComTel, Comcast U.K. and EGT are included in the consolidated financial statements from their respective dates of acquisition. |
Item 7. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
Recapitalization Process and Ability to Continue Operations
The Company required significant amounts of capital to finance construction of its networks, connection of customers to the networks, other capital expenditures and for working capital needs including debt service requirements. The Company historically met these liquidity requirements through issuances of high-yield debt securities in the capital markets and equity contributions from NTL Incorporated. Both the equity and debt capital markets have recently experienced periods of significant volatility, particularly for securities issued by telecommunications and technology companies. The ability of telecommunications companies to access those markets as well as their ability to obtain financing provided by bank lenders and equipment suppliers has become more restricted and financing costs have increased. During some recent periods, the capital markets have been largely unavailable to new issues of securities by telecommunications companies. NTL Incorporated’s public equity is no longer trading on the New York Stock Exchange, and NTL and its subsidiaries’ debt securities are trading at or near all time lows. These factors, together with the Company’s substantial leverage, mean the Company does not currently have access to its historic sources of capital.
In addition, NTL’s UK credit facilities are fully drawn and NTL’s Swiss subsidiaries are currently unable to draw the remaining undrawn amounts under the Cablecom credit facility. NTL Communications Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, did not pay cash interest on certain series of its notes that was due on April 1, 2002 and April 15, 2002. NTL Incorporated and the Company also did not pay cash interest and related fees on a series of their notes that was due on April 15, 2002. As of December 31, 2001, NTL had approximately $505 million in cash and cash equivalents on hand and, on April 4, 2002, received approximately $303 million net cash proceeds from the sale of its Australian business. NTL and the Company will require cash for working capital and capital expenditures in 2002. If NTL makes scheduled and overdue interest payments on its notes, then NTL will not have sufficient cash resources to meet its liquidity needs through the third quarter of 2002.
The Company does not generate sufficient cash flow from operations to fund its operational expenses and interest payments. The Company has historically met its cash requirements through equity from NTL Incorporated and issuances of convertible debt securities. Given NTL Incorporated’s liquidity situation, it is likely that it will not be able to provide the Company with cash at least for the short-term.
These liquidity concerns raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. As a consequence, the Company, NTL Incorporated and certain of its subsidiaries need to restructure their outstanding debt and/or raise new funds through the issuance of equity or additional debt.
On January 31, 2002, NTL Incorporated announced that it had appointed Credit Suisse First Boston, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley to advise on strategic and recapitalization alternatives to strengthen NTL’s balance sheet and reduce debt and put an appropriate capital structure in place for its business. Since then, NTL has been evaluating various recapitalization alternatives to effect a comprehensive consensual reorganization in a timely manner to minimize negative effects on its business operations.
On April 16, 2002, NTL announced that it and an unofficial committee of its public bondholders had reached an agreement in principle on a comprehensive recapitalization of NTL. The members of the committee hold in the aggregate over 50% of the face value of NTL Incorporated’s and its subsidiaries’ public bonds. The recapitalization would result in a conversion of approximately $10.6 billion in debt into equity.
To implement the proposed recapitalization, NTL Incorporated, the Company, NTL Communications Corp., Diamond Cable Communications Limited and Diamond Holdings Limited would file a pre-negotiated recapitalization plan in a Chapter 11 case under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. NTL’s operating subsidiaries would not be included in the Chapter 11 filing. The agreement in principle is subject to various conditions,
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To facilitate the recapitalization, certain members of the unofficial committee of bondholders would commit to provide up to $500 million of new debt financing to NTL’s UK and Ireland operations during the Chapter 11 process and for the post-recapitalized NTL. The new financing will ensure that NTL’s business operations have access to sufficient liquidity to continue ordinary operations.
Under the agreement in principle, NTL would be split into two companies, one tentatively called NTL UK and Ireland and holding all of its UK and Ireland assets, and one tentatively called NTL Euroco and holding certain of its continental European and other assets.
Holders of notes of NTL Incorporated, NTL (Delaware), Inc., NTL Communications Corp. and Diamond Cable Communications Limited would in the aggregate receive 100% of the initial common stock of NTL UK and Ireland and approximately 86.5% of the initial common stock of NTL Euroco. NTL (Delaware), Inc. bondholders would have the option to reinvest all or a portion of NTL (Delaware), Inc. cash in additional shares of NTL UK and Ireland common stock, or to receive such cash in the recapitalization. Notes of Diamond Holdings Limited and NTL Triangle would remain outstanding and will be kept current in interest payments. Current preferred and common stockholders, including France Telecom, would participate in a package of rights (to be priced at a $10.5 billion enterprise value) and warrants entitling them to purchase primary common stock of NTL UK and Ireland at the consummation of the proposed plan, in the case of the rights, and for the duration of the eight-year warrants at prescribed prices. If fully exercised, those rights and warrants would entitle the current preferred stockholders to acquire approximately 23.6% and the current common stockholders to acquire approximately 8.9% of the entity’s primary common stock.
Current preferred stockholders other than France Telecom would receive approximately 3.2% and current common stockholders, other than France Telecom, would receive approximately 10.3% of the primary equity of NTL Euroco. It is contemplated that subject to consummation of the recapitalization France Telecom would also receive NTL Incorporated’s 27% interest in Noos, pursuant to a pledge of such interests to France Telecom given at the time of its acquisition by NTL.
During the recapitalization process, NTL has maintained normal and regular trade terms with its suppliers and customers. There can be no assurance that NTL’s suppliers will continue to provide normal trade credit or credit on acceptable terms, if at all, or that customers will continue to do business or enter into new business with NTL. See also “Risk Factors” for a summary of risks related to NTL’s business in general and the recapitalization process in particular.
Bank Waivers
Before NTL could commence negotiations with the unofficial committee of bondholders, it was necessary to obtain waivers from the lenders under its credit facilities. Effective March 8, 2002, these lenders granted waivers which, until March 29, 2002, provided that the commencement of negotiations with bondholders with a view to rescheduling its debt would not constitute an event of default under the credit facilities.
But for the initial waivers, the commencement of negotiations with bondholders would have been an event of default under the credit facilities. If an event of default were to occur, it would entitle the lenders under the credit facilities to declare the principal amount of the outstanding debt immediately due and payable. If this right was exercised, it would result in an event of default under all of NTL’s outstanding notes, except for those issued by Diamond Cable Communications, Diamond Holdings and NTL Triangle, entitling the trustee or 25% of the holders of a series to accelerate the repayment of that series of notes. NTL does not have sufficient cash resources to repay its outstanding indebtedness if it is declared immediately due and payable.
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In connection with the granting of the initial waivers, NTL agreed:
• | to provide the lenders with a 13 week rolling cash flow projection (updated every two weeks); | |
• | to keep the lenders informed of, and to provide documents in connection with, negotiations with bondholders or strategic investors or concerning proposed asset dispositions; | |
• | not to repurchase NTL notes; and | |
• | not to make an exchange offer for NTL notes or enter into an agreement with NTL bondholders, subject to some exceptions, without the consent of the lenders. |
Effective March 28, 2002, the lenders under the credit facilities agreed to amend the initial waivers. The amendments to the initial waivers extend the duration of the initial waivers to April 30, 2002 in the case of the UK credit facilities or May 14 in the case of the Cablecom facility, unless the missed interest payments on April 1, 2002 are remedied or a sufficient number of bondholders agree to forbear in respect of such non-payment, in which case, the UK credit facilities waivers will be extended to May 14, 2002. As a condition to the waivers’ continuing effectiveness, the UK lenders required the Company to loan £90 million to NTL (UK) Group, Inc. following receipt of the proceeds from the sale of NTL Australia. This loan is structurally senior to the outstanding public notes issued by NTL Communications Corp. but contractually subordinated to the UK credit facilities. In connection with the amendments to the waivers, NTL affirmed the provisions of the initial waivers and in addition, NTL agreed, among other things, to:
• | provide the bank lenders a timeline setting forth the steps proposed to be taken in connection with the recapitalization and the dates by which such steps are to be taken; | |
• | use reasonable endeavors to consider with the lenders under the Cablecom credit facility possible means of credit enhancement; | |
• | provide the lenders under the Cablecom credit facility, by April 12, 2002, with an updated structure chart of NTL as well as a contingency business plan for Cablecom in the event that sufficient additional funding for Cablecom is not obtained; and | |
• | pay legal, accounting and other advisory fees of the agent or coordinators of the Cablecom credit facility. |
The amended waivers prevent NTL from making an exchange offer with respect to its outstanding notes or from entering into an agreement with bondholders without the consent of the lenders under each of the credit facilities. The amended waivers also prohibit NTL from commencing voluntary dissolution proceedings, including proceedings under Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy code, without the consent of these lenders.
As a consequence, we cannot enter into a binding agreement with the unofficial bondholder committee or implement the proposed plan without the consent of our bank lenders.
Cablecom GmbH is the principal trading company of NTL’s Swiss group. There are a number of technical defaults under the Swiss credit facility made available to Cablecom and various of its subsidiaries. In addition, as of December 31, 2001, Cablecom’s and various of its subsidiaries’ liabilities exceeded their respective assets. As a consequence, under Swiss law, those entities were deemed to be “overindebted”. This also constituted an event of default under the Cablecom credit facility which entitles the lenders to accelerate repayment. Such an acceleration would result in an event of default under NTL Incorporated’s and NTL Delaware’s 5.75% convertible subordinated notes due 2011 and 5.75% convertible subordinated notes due 2009, entitling the trustee or the holders of 25% of each series of notes to accelerate repayment. Under Swiss law, unless the overindebtedness is rectified, those entities would be required to commence an insolvency proceeding in Switzerland. A plan has been formulated to rectify this overindebtedness. Implementation of this plan prior to April 30, 2002 would mean that those entities would not be required to commence an insolvency proceeding. Those proceedings would likely either be a court supervised moratorium in which an independent administrator, or commissioner, would be appointed to supervise the running of each company during a restructuring or, if there is no viable restructuring plan, a bankruptcy. The commencement of those
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NTL is currently in discussions with the lenders under the Swiss credit facility regarding proposals to resolve the over indebtedness issue as well as requesting that they waive various additional covenant breaches under the credit facility. There can be no assurance that NTL will reach agreement on the resolution of the over indebtedness issue within the time period required or obtain the requested waivers.
Interest Payments on Public Notes
NTL has substantial interest payment obligations under its existing indebtedness. NTL Communications Corp. did not make scheduled interest payments due April 1, 2002, in the aggregate amount of $74.3 million, in respect of its 9 1/2% notes due 2008, 11 1/2% notes due 2008 and 11 7/8% notes due 2010. In addition, NTL Communications did not make interest payments falling due on April 15, 2002, totaling $20.2 million, in respect of the 12 3/4% Senior Deferred Coupon Notes due 2005 and NTL Incorporated and the Company did not make interest payments and payment of related fees falling due on April 15, 2002 in respect of their 5 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2011. Those payments were not made after consideration by NTL of requests by the unofficial bondholder committee not to make those payments. Interest payments of $18.9 million were made, when due, on April 2, 2002 in respect of Diamond Cable Communications 13.25% senior discount notes due 2004. On May 15, 2002, interest totaling $94.0 million is due on outstanding notes of the NTL Communications and NTL Triangle.
If the applicable issuer does not pay interest on these notes after a 30 day grace period expires (on April 30, 2002 in the case of the missed interest payments due April 1, 2002), there is an event of default under the indenture in respect of the notes on which the interest is due and unpaid. An event of default entitles the trustee under the indenture or the holders of 25% of the outstanding notes to declare the principal amount of those notes to be immediately due and payable. Even if the maturity of those notes is not accelerated after April 30, 2002, such an event of default would also result in an event of default in respect of other debt (commonly called cross defaults) under all of NTL’s other notes, except for those issued by NTL Triangle, Diamond Cable Communications or Diamond Holdings. As a result, upon the expiration of the grace period, on April 30, 2002, events of default for failure to pay interest would occur under the relevant indentures at NTL Communications and, contemporaneously, cross defaults would occur under NTL’s other indentures at NTL Communications, the Company, NTL Incorporated and under NTL’s UK credit facilities and could occur under NTL’s Cablecom facility. This would give holders of the outstanding series of debt at these entities the right to accelerate repayment of those debts by declaring the principal amount of the debts to be immediately due and payable unless NTL obtains waivers or forbearance agreements from sufficient percentages of its creditors. If that right to accelerate was exercised, NTL would not have sufficient cash resources to repay those debts, which could ultimately lead to voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceedings relating to the entities so affected. In addition, the lenders under NTL’s UK credit facilities have security over the assets of NTL’s UK operating subsidiaries, except for the Diamond and NTL Triangle groups of companies. In the event that there was an event of default under those facilities, the lenders could seek to take control of those assets under applicable UK insolvency law.
Credit Rating Downgrades
On April 3, 2002, credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s lowered the long-term corporate credit rating on some of NTL’s public debt to D from CCC-, citing NTL’s failure to make a bond interest payment due on April 1, 2002.
Sale of NTL Australia
On April 2, 2002, NTL announced that it had completed the previously announced sale of its Australian broadcast business to Macquarie Bank for A$850 million (US$448 million) in an all cash transaction. The net proceeds from the sale were approximately A$574 million (US$303 million). At that time, the business’ bank debt outstanding totaled A$227 million (US$119 million).
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On April 7, 2002, the Company loaned £90 million to NTL (UK) Group Limited, which loan was funded by the proceeds of the sale of NTL Australia. This loan is subordinated to NTL’s UK credit facilities. The remaining proceeds of the sale of NTL Australia remain at the Company and it is currently anticipated that such proceeds will form a portion of the consideration to be offered to bondholders of the Company and NTL Incorporated in satisfaction of their claims against the Company as part of the proposed plan of reorganization.
Description of Outstanding Notes and Credit Facilities |
The following summarizes the terms of the significant notes and credit facilities issued by the Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001, except for the NTL Australia bank credit facility due to the sale of NTL Australia in April 2002.
NTL Delaware |
(1) 5 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due December 15, 2009, principal amount at maturity of $1,200.0 million, interest payable semiannually from June 15, 2000, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after December 18, 2002, convertible into shares of NTL Incorporated common stock at a conversion price of $108.18 per share; | |
(2) 5 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due June 22, 2011, principal amount at maturity of $100.0 million, NTL Incorporated is co-issuer, interest of 5 3/4% per annum is payable quarterly beginning on October 15, 2001, redeemable at the option of the Company on or after December 22, 2007, convertible into shares of NTL Incorporated common stock at a conversion price of $35.00 per share, subject to adjustment based on the NTL Incorporated’s stock price and adjustment to the conversion price of some series of NTL Incorporated’s preferred stock; |
NTLCL |
(3) Working Capital Facility, originally for £1,300.0 million ($1,890.6 million); following the issuance of new debt beginning in October 2000, the commitment has been reduced by £882.5 million ($1,283.4 million), of which £100.0 million ($145.4 million) was outstanding as of December 31, 2001. Interest payable at least every six months at LIBOR plus a margin rate of 5.50% per annum, which is subject to adjustment; effective interest rate of 9.57% at December 31, 2001; the unused portion of the commitment is subject to a commitment fee of 0.75% payable quarterly; principal is due in full on March 31, 2006; in January and February 2002 the remaining amounts available under this agreement were borrowed; | |
(4) Senior Credit Facility, of which £2,784.8 million ($4,050.0 million) was outstanding as of December 31, 2001; originally for £2,500.0 million ($3,635.8 million), dated 30 May 2000; interest payable at least every six months at LIBOR plus a margin rate of 2.00% per annum, which is subject to adjustment; effective interest rate of 6.73% at December 31, 2001; the unused portion of the commitment is subject to a commitment fee of 0.75% payable quarterly, which is reduced to 0.50% when over 50% of the commitment is utilized; principal is due in six quarterly installments beginning on June 30, 2004; as amended and restated pursuant to a Restatement Amendment Agreement dated 26 September 2001 which, inter alia, amended such Senior Credit Facility to make available a £200.0 million ($290.9 million) Term Facility (interest payable on such Term Facility at least every six months at LIBOR plus a margin rate of 3.50% per annum, effective interest rate of 8.06 % at December 31, 2001, principal is due in eight quarterly installments beginning on June 30, 2006) and increase the availability of funds under the Senior Credit Facility by £84.8 million ($123.3 million); |
Cablecom: |
(5) Term Loan Facility, of which CHF 2,700.0 million ($1,626.8 million) was outstanding as of December 31, 2001, interest payable at least every six months at Swiss LIBOR plus a margin rate of 2.5% |
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per annum, which is subject to adjustment after March 2001, effective interest rate of 5.27% at December 31, 2001, principal is due over six years in quarterly installments beginning on March 31, 2004; | |
(6) Revolving Facility of CHF 1,400.0 million ($843.5 million), of which CHF 875.0 million ($527.2 million) was outstanding as of December 31, 2001, interest payable at least every six months at Swiss LIBOR plus a margin rate of 2.50% per annum, which is subject to adjustment, effective interest rate of 5.49% at December 31, 2001, the unused portion of the commitment is subject to a commitment fee of 0.75% payable quarterly, which is reduced to 0.50% when over 50% of the commitment is utilized, principal is due over six years in quarterly installments beginning on March 31, 2004; our Swiss subsidiaries are unable to draw the remaining undrawn amounts under this facility because, as of December 31, 2001, Cablecom’s liabilities exceeded its assets, which constituted an event of default under the facility; |
NTL Communications: |
(7) 12 3/4% Senior Deferred Coupon Notes due April 15, 2005, principal amount at maturity of $277.8 million, interest payable semiannually from October 15, 2000, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after April 15, 2000; | |
(8) 11 1/2% Senior Deferred Coupon Notes due February 1, 2006, principal amount at maturity of $1,050.0 million, interest payable semiannually from August 1, 2001, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after February 1, 2001; | |
(9) 10% Senior Notes due February 15, 2007, principal amount at maturity of $400.0 million, interest payable semiannually from August 15, 1997, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after February 15, 2002; | |
(10) 9 1/2% Senior Sterling Notes due April 1, 2008, principal amount at maturity of £125.0 million ($181.8 million), interest payable semiannually from October 1, 1998, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after April 1, 2003; | |
(11) 10 3/4% Senior Deferred Coupon Sterling Notes due April 1, 2008, principal amount at maturity of £300.0 million ($436.3 million), interest payable semiannually beginning on October 1, 2003, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after April 1, 2003; | |
(12) 9 3/4% Senior Deferred Coupon Notes due April 1, 2008, principal amount at maturity of $1,300.0 million, interest payable semiannually beginning on October 1, 2003, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after April 1, 2003; | |
(13) 9 3/4% Senior Deferred Coupon Sterling Notes due April 15, 2009, principal amount at maturity of £330.0 million ($479.9 million), interest payable semiannually beginning on October 15, 2004, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after April 15, 2004; | |
(14) 11 1/2% Senior Notes due October 1, 2008, principal amount at maturity of $625.0 million, interest payable semiannually from April 1, 1999, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after October 1, 2003; | |
(15) 12 3/8% Senior Deferred Coupon Notes due October 1, 2008, principal amount at maturity of $450.0 million, interest payable semiannually beginning on April 1, 2004, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after October 1, 2003; | |
(16) 7% Convertible Subordinated Notes due December 15, 2008, principal amount at maturity of $489.8 million, interest payable semiannually from June 15, 1999, convertible into shares of NTL Incorporated common stock at a conversion price of $39.20 per share, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after December 15, 2001; | |
(17) 9 1/4% Senior Euro Notes due November 15, 2006, principal amount at maturity of€250.0 million ($222.5 million), interest payable semiannually from May 15, 2000; |
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(18) 9 7/8% Senior Euro Notes due November 15, 2009, principal amount at maturity of€350.0 million ($311.5 million), interest payable semiannually from May 15, 2000, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after November 15, 2004; | |
(19) 11 1/2% Senior Deferred Coupon Euro Notes due November 15, 2009, principal amount at maturity of€210.0 million ($186.9 million), interest payable semiannually beginning on May 15, 2005, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after November 15, 2004; | |
(20) 11 7/8% Notes due October 1, 2010, principal amount at maturity of $500.0 million, interest payable semiannually from April 1, 2001, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after October 1, 2005; | |
(21) 12 3/8% Senior Euro Notes due February 1, 2008; principal amount at maturity€300.0 million ($267.0 million), interest payable semiannually from August 1, 2001; | |
(22) 6 3/4% Convertible Senior Notes due May 15, 2008, principal amount at maturity of $1,150.0 million, interest payable semiannually from November 15, 2001, convertible into shares of NTL Incorporated common stock at a conversion price of $32.728 per share, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after May 21, 2004; |
NTL Triangle: |
(23) 11.2% Senior Discount Debentures due November 15, 2007, principal amount at maturity of $517.3 million, interest payable semiannually from May 15, 2001, redeemable at NTL Triangle’s option after November 15, 2000; |
Diamond: |
(24) 13 1/4% Senior Discount Notes due September 30, 2004, principal amount at maturity of $285.1 million, interest payable semiannually from March 31, 2000, redeemable at Diamond’s option after September 30, 1999; | |
(25) 11 3/4% Senior Discount Notes due December 15, 2005, principal amount at maturity of $531.0 million, interest payable semiannually from June 15, 2001, redeemable at Diamond’s option on or after December 15, 2000; | |
(26) 10 3/4% Senior Discount Notes due February 15, 2007, principal amount at maturity of $420.5 million, interest payable semiannually beginning on August 15, 2002, redeemable at Diamond’s option on or after December 15, 2002; | |
(27) 10% Senior Sterling Notes due February 1, 2008, issued by Diamond Holdings plc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diamond, principal amount at maturity of £135.0 million ($196.3 million), interest payable semiannually from August 1, 1998, redeemable at Diamond’s option on or after February 1, 2003; and | |
(28) 9 1/8% Senior Notes due February 1, 2008, issued by Diamond Holdings plc, principal amount at maturity of $110.0 million, interest payable semiannually from August 1, 1998, redeemable at Diamond’s option on or after February 1, 2003. |
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
On January 22, 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued FR-61, “Commission Statement about Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” The release sets forth certain views of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding disclosure that should be considered by registrants. The Company’s consolidated contractual obligations and commercial commitments are summarized below, and are fully disclosed in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table includes aggregate information about the Company’s contractual obligations as of December 31, 2001 and the periods in which payments are due. The entire long-term debt and capital lease
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Contractual Obligations | Total | 1 Year | Years | Years | 5 Years | |||||||||||||||
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Long-Term Debt | $ | 18,213.3 | $ | 5.7 | $ | 515.0 | $ | 6,457.0 | $ | 11,235.6 | ||||||||||
Capital Lease Obligations | 192.8 | 9.3 | 15.6 | 12.7 | 155.2 | |||||||||||||||
Operating Leases | 563.3 | 96.7 | 129.4 | 86.3 | 250.9 | |||||||||||||||
Unconditional Purchase Obligations | 1,672.0 | 434.0 | 325.0 | 237.0 | 676.0 | |||||||||||||||
Other Long-Term Obligations | none | |||||||||||||||||||
Total Contractual Cash Obligations | $ | 20,641.4 | $ | 545.7 | $ | 985.0 | $ | 6,793.0 | $ | 12,317.7 |
The following table includes aggregate information about the Company’s commercial commitments as of December 31, 2001. Commercial commitments are items that the Company could be obligated to pay in the future. They are not required to be included in the consolidated balance sheet.
Amount of Commitment Expiration Per Period | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Amounts | Less than | 1-3 | 4-5 | Over | ||||||||||||||||
Other Commercial Commitments | Committed | 1 year | years | years | 5 years | |||||||||||||||
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Guarantees | $ | 31.0 | $ | 3.2 | $ | 1.4 | $ | 11.9 | $ | 14.5 | ||||||||||
Lines of Credit | None | |||||||||||||||||||
Standby Letters of Credit | None | |||||||||||||||||||
Standby Repurchase Obligations | None | |||||||||||||||||||
Other Commercial Commitments | 58.2 | 13.1 | 26.2 | 18.9 | — | |||||||||||||||
Total Commercial Commitments | $ | 89.2 | $ | 16.3 | $ | 27.6 | $ | 30.8 | $ | 14.5 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Cash used in operating activities was $568.1 million and $378.3 million in the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Cash paid for interest exclusive of amounts capitalized in the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000 was $944.7 million and $495.0 million, respectively. In addition, the change in cash used in operating activities is also due to changes in working capital as a result of the timing of receipts and disbursements.
Purchases of fixed assets were $1,945.8 million in 2001 and $2,257.0 million in 2000 as a result of the continuing fixed asset purchases and construction, including purchases and construction by acquired companies. The Company expects to further reduce purchases of fixed assets in 2002 in an effort to conserve cash.
Proceeds from borrowings, net of financing costs of $3,014.8 million in 2001 include $838.5 million borrowed under the NTLCL senior credit facility, $431.8 million borrowed under the NTLCL working capital facility, $1,150.0 million from the issuance of NTL Communications 6 3/4% Convertible Senior Notes, $277.9 million from the issuance of NTL Communications 12 3/8% Senior Euro Notes, $269.7 million borrowed under the Cablecom revolving facility and $103.4 million borrowed under the NTL Australia credit agreement, net of aggregate financing costs of $56.5 million.
Principal payments of $489.8 million in 2001 include optional repayments of $455.1 million under the NTLCL credit agreements and Cablecom revolving facility and repayments of an aggregate of $34.7 million of other debt.
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Critical Accounting Policies
The consolidated financial statements of the Company and related financial information are based on the application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (referred to as “GAAP”). GAAP requires the use of estimates, assumptions, judgements and subjective interpretations of accounting principles that have an impact on the assets, liabilities, revenue and expense amounts reported, as well as disclosures about contingencies, risk and financial condition. The following critical accounting policies have the potential to have a more significant impact on the Company’s financial statements, either because of the significance of the financial statement item to which they relate, or because they require more judgment and estimation due to the uncertainty involved in measuring, at a specific point in time, transactions which are continuous in nature.
• | The Company maintain allowances for doubtful accounts and notes receivable for estimated losses resulting from the potential inability of its customers or the other parties to make payments. These allowance are estimated based on the current aging of receivables, prior collection experience and future expectations of conditions that might impact the collectibility. If the financial condition of our customers or the other parties were to deteriorate resulting in an impairment in their ability to make payments, additions to the allowances may be required. | |
• | The Company’s determination of the treatment of contingent liabilities in the financial statements is based on a view of the expected outcome of the applicable contingency. Legal counsel is consulted on matters related to litigation. Experts both within and outside the company are consulted with respect to other matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. Examples of such matters that are based on assumptions, judgements and estimates are the amount to be paid to terminate certain agreements included in restructuring charges and the amounts to be paid to settle certain other liabilities. A liability is accrued if the likelihood of an adverse outcome is probable of occurrence and the amount is estimable. | |
• | The Company reviews long-lived assets and goodwill for impairment as described in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company obtained a valuation to assist with the determination of the fair value of long-lived assets and goodwill. In analyzing potential impairments, projections of future cash flows from the asset are used. The projections are based on assumptions, judgements and estimates of growth rates for the related business, anticipated future economic, regulatory and political conditions, the assignment of discount rates relative to risk and estimates of terminal values. Changes to these variables in the future may necessitate impairment charges to reduce the carrying value to fair value. | |
• | Fixed assets and intangible assets are assigned useful lives which impact the annual depreciation and amortization expense. The assignment of useful lives involves significant judgements and the use of estimates. Changes in technology or changes in intended use of these assets may cause the estimated useful life to change. | |
• | In 2001, restructuring charges were recorded as a result of additional actions to reorganize, re-size and reduce operating costs and create greater efficiency in various areas. These charges, for both severance and exit costs, required the use of estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimated for restructuring. | |
• | The valuation of the Company’s pension plans requires the use of assumptions and estimates that are used to develop actuarial valuations of expenses, projected benefit obligations and funding requirements. These assumptions include, among others, discount rates, investment returns and projected salary increases. Changes in assumptions and future investment returns could potentially have a material impact on the Company’s pension expense and funding requirements. |
Results of Operations
The Company’s expects its growth in 2002 to be curtailed by funding constraints. Although the Company’s current business plan includes a reduction in the number of new customers and an increase in
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The plan to reduce churn and to increase average revenue per unit (referred to as ARPU) includes an increase in broadband services to our existing customers. The Company believes that its “triple play” offering of telephony, broadband access to the Internet and digital television will prove attractive to its existing customer base, which will result in higher ARPU as revenues per existing customer increase. However, there is significant competition in the broadband markets, through digital satellite and digital terrestrial television and through alternative Internet access media, such as DSL offered by BT. If the Company is unable to charge the prices for these services that are anticipated in its business plan in response to competition or if the Company’s competition is able to attract the Company’s customers, the Company’s ARPU and results of operations will be adversely affected.
Media speculation regarding the Company’s financial condition and potential outcomes of the recapitalization process could have an adverse effect on parts of the Company’s business. Similarly, negative press about the financial condition of alternative telecom carriers in general may effect the Company’s reputation. One of the key strategies in the Company’s business plan is to increase its penetration of higher value small to medium size enterprises (or SMEs) and provide increased retail services of bundled voice, data and Internet services for SMEs. However, due to the negative publicity surrounding the Company’s financial condition and the effect of that publicity on its brand name, the Company may find it difficult to convince SMEs to become its customers. Even if the Company successfully completes the recapitalization process, there is no assurance that the negative publicity will not adversely impact the Company’s results of operations or have a long-term negative effect on the Company’s brand.
In addition, this uncertainty may adversely affect the Company’s relationships with its suppliers. If suppliers become increasingly concerned about the Company’s financial condition, they may demand faster payments or not extend normal trade credit, both of which could further adversely affect the Company’s cash conservation measures and its results of operations.
Years Ended December 31, 2001 and 2000
As a result of the completion of the acquisitions of the cable assets of Cablecom on March 28, 2000 and the consumer cable telephone, Internet and television operations of Cable & Wireless Communications plc (“ConsumerCo”) on May 30, 2000, the Company consolidated the results of operations of these businesses from the dates of acquisition.
Consumer telecommunications and television revenues increased to $2,514.6 million from $1,819.8 million as a result of the Cablecom and ConsumerCo acquisitions, price increases, upselling new services to customers and from growth in the Company’s customer base. The 2001 and 2000 revenue includes $1,350.1 million and $809.5 million, respectively, from acquired companies. Upselling to existing customers, new digital and cable modem customers and the price increases implemented in the first and second quarters of 2001 resulted in ARPU increases that contributed to the revenue increase. Increase in ARPU in the future is also expected to be achieved by continuing to provide new services such as digital television, cable modem and mobile telephone services to consumer customers.
Business telecommunications revenues increased to $836.8 million from $702.2 million as a result of acquisitions and from the growth in the Company’s customer base. The acquisition of the assets and contracts of Viatel UK in the third quarter of 2001 accounted for $65.3 million of the revenue in 2001. The 2001 and 2000 revenue includes $97.4 million and $62.1 million, respectively, from ConsumerCo. In addition, the Company continues to focus specific sales and marketing effort on winning business customers in its franchise areas and increasing revenue from its existing customers.
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Broadcast transmission and other revenues increased to $344.0 million from $318.8 million. The increase reflects increases in the number of broadcast television and FM radio customers and accounts, which exceeded price cap reductions in the Company’s regulated services, and increases in satellite and media services used by broadcast and media customers. The Company expects growth in broadcast services to be driven primarily by contracts related to the increased demand for tower infrastructure by wireless services operators expanding and upgrading their networks for wireless broadband, the digitalization of analog television and radio signals and the further development of programming for the European markets requiring satellite and terrestrial distribution services.
In 2000 and 2001, the substantial majority of revenues in all segments were derived from operations in the United Kingdom.
Operating expenses (including network expenses) increased to $1,800.4 million from $1,387.6 million as a result of increases in interconnection and programming costs due to revenue growth. The 2001 and 2000 expense includes $657.8 million and $388.0 million, respectively, from Cablecom and ConsumerCo.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $1,187.3 million from $1,109.1 million. The 2001 and 2000 expense includes $407.5 million and $292.2 million, respectively, from Cablecom and ConsumerCo. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased to 31.9% in 2001 from 39.0% in 2000. The percentage decrease reflects various cost savings efforts.
Asset impairments in 2001 of $9,085.1 million are related to intangible assets and investments in affiliates. During 1999 and 2000, acquisitions were made against a background of increasing consolidation and record valuations in the telecommunications industry. In 2001, the Company performed a review of the recoverability of its long-lived assets and associated goodwill. This review was initiated because of the decline in NTL Incorporated’s stock price and significantly lower valuations for companies within its industry. Additionally, at the time of the Company’s review, the book value of NTL Incorporated’s net assets significantly exceeded its market capitalization. Accordingly, the fair value of the Company’s assets was determined by discounting the Company’s estimates of the expected future cash flows related to these assets when the non-discounted cash flows indicated that the long-lived assets would not be recoverable. The Company recorded a write-down of $9,085.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2001 as a result of this analysis and review. The total charge included goodwill of $8,840.5 million, license acquisition costs of $58.8 million, customer lists of $9.1 million, other intangibles of $14.9 million, investments in affiliates of $37.5 million and other assets of $124.3 million. The aggregate asset impairment charge of $9,085.1 million related to the Company’s business segments as follows: $6,971.6 million Consumer, $2,113.0 million Business and $0.5 million Broadcast.
Non-cash compensation of $30.6 million in 2001 was due to modifications to certain stock options approved by the Compensation and Option Committee of the Board of Directors in July 2001. The latest possible expiration date of options to purchase an aggregate of approximately 4.7 million shares of NTL Incorporated common stock with exercise prices from $.17 to $14.76 per share was extended from July 30, 2001 to October 2004, as applicable, to January 30, 2006. The Company recognized non-cash compensation expense based on the excess of the quoted market price of the common stock on the date of the modification of $12.05 per share over the exercise price per share.
Other charges of $311.6 million in 2001 include restructuring charges of $209.5 million and costs of $102.1 million incurred primarily to integrate the acquired companies, mostly related to information technology integration, as well as costs incurred for business rationalization consulting. Other charges of $92.7 million in 2000 include restructuring charges of $65.9 million and costs of $26.8 million incurred primarily to integrate the acquired companies, mostly related to information technology integration, as well as costs incurred for business rationalization consulting. The increase in the information technology integration and consulting costs was the result of an acceleration of a number of these projects, and the associated fees to the consultants and advisors, in order to achieve the cost savings earlier than projected.
Restructuring charges of $209.5 million and $65.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively, relate to the Company’s announcements in the fourth quarter of 2001 and in November
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Costs | Costs | Modifications | Assets | Total | ||||||||||||||||
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Charged to expense | $ | 47.9 | $ | 18.0 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 65.9 | ||||||||||
Utilized | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2000 | 47.9 | 18.0 | — | — | 65.9 | |||||||||||||||
2000 provision utilized | (41.3 | ) | (9.6 | ) | — | — | (50.9 | ) | ||||||||||||
2000 provision released | (6.6 | ) | (7.3 | ) | — | — | (13.9 | ) | ||||||||||||
Charged to expense | 96.4 | 41.4 | 27.7 | 57.9 | 223.4 | |||||||||||||||
2001 provision utilized | (26.2 | ) | — | — | (57.9 | ) | (84.1 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2001 | $ | 70.2 | $ | 42.5 | $ | 27.7 | $ | — | $ | 140.5 | ||||||||||
Corporate expenses decreased to $37.2 million from $38.2 million primarily due to a reduction in various overhead costs, offset in part by an increase in payroll.
Depreciation and amortization expense increased to $3,138.8 million from $2,122.8 million due to an increase in amortization on acquisition related intangibles and an increase in depreciation of telecommunications and cable television equipment. The 2001 and 2000 expense includes $2,012.2 million and $1,177.4 million, respectively, from Cablecom and ConsumerCo, including amortization of the acquisition related intangibles.
Interest income and other, net decreased to $52.9 million from $61.1 million as a result of the decline in cash available for investment.
Interest expense increased to $1,435.6 million from $1,036.8 million due to the issuance of additional debt, and the increase in the accretion of original issue discount on the deferred coupon notes. The 2001 and 2000 expense includes $393.8 million and $216.0 million, respectively related to Cablecom and ConsumerCo. Interest of $1,012.4 million and $590.1 million was paid in cash in the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
Share of losses from equity investments increased to $204.5 million from $70.5 million primarily due a full year of ownership of the interests in B2 and eKabel in 2001.
Other losses of $147.7 million in 2001 is comprised of $59.2 million loss on the sale of 1G in France and $88.5 million loss on the sale of the ConsumerCo off-net indirect access customers.
Foreign currency transaction losses were $13.2 million in 2001 and $122.5 million in 2000 primarily due to the effect of changes in exchange rates. The Company and certain of its subsidiaries have cash, cash equivalents and debt denominated in non-U.S. dollar currencies that are affected by changes in exchange rates. In addition, foreign subsidiaries of the Company whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar hold cash, cash equivalents and debt denominated in U.S. dollars which are affected by changes in exchange rates.
Income tax expense in 2001 of $63.1 million is primarily the result of an increase in the deferred tax liability attributable to separate company profits of a foreign subsidiary offset to some extent by a decrease in net deferred tax liabilities attributable to operating losses of other foreign subsidiaries. The increase in deferred
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Premium TV is developing a Classic Sports television channel, and has a contractual arrangement with the BBC permitting Premium TV to show football (soccer) matches from the BBC’s library. Classic Sport incurred a loss of $35.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2001; this was principally due to start up costs associated with the new classic sports channel, which has not yet been launched. In the fourth quarter of 2001, the Company decided to consolidate the 2001 results of the Classic Sport joint venture. As a result of the consolidation, the Company recorded the entirety of Classic Sport’s loss for the year in its fourth quarter results. The fourth quarter portion of the full year loss for Classic Sport amounted to approximately $7.0 million.
On April 2, 2002, the Company announced that it completed the sale of its Australian broadcast business to Macquarie Bank for A$850.0 million (US$434.9 million) in an all cash transaction. The net proceeds from the sale after the repayment of the outstanding bank credit facility and transaction related costs were approximately A$574.0 million (US$293.7 million). In 2001, revenue from the Company’s broadcast business in Australia was $61.8 million and revenue from the Company’s 1G subsidiary in France was $11.2 million. The combined operating loss of these entities in 2001 including depreciation and amortization was $26.9 million.
Years Ended December 31, 2000 and 1999
As a result of the completion of the acquisitions of Diamond Cable Communications Limited (“Diamond”) in March 1999, the Australian National Transmission Network (“NTL Australia”) in April 1999, Cablelink Limited (“Cablelink”) in July 1999, the “1G Networks” of France Telecom in August and December 1999, NTL Business Limited (formerly Workplace Technologies plc) (“NTL Business”) in September 1999, the cable assets of Cablecom in March 2000 and the consumer cable telephone, Internet and television operations of ConsumerCo in May 2000, the Company consolidated the results of operations of these businesses from the dates of acquisition.
Consumer telecommunications and television revenues increased to $1,819.8 million from $834.3 million as a result of acquisitions and from customer growth that increased the Company’s current revenue stream. The 2000 and 1999 revenue includes $1,063.4 million and $167.1 million, respectively, from acquired companies.
Business telecommunications revenues increased to $702.2 million from $452.5 million as a result of acquisitions, customer growth and increases in carrier services revenues. The 2000 and 1999 revenue includes $234.3 million and $92.8 million, respectively, from acquired companies. Carrier services revenues increased due to growth in services provided by the Company’s wholesale operation to other telephone companies.
Broadcast transmission and other revenues increased to $318.8 million from $297.3 million. Included in these amounts are revenues of $55.0 million and $40.0 million from NTL Australia in 2000 and 1999, respectively. The United Kingdom increase reflects increases in broadcast television and FM radio customers and accounts, which exceeded price cap reductions in the Company’s regulated services, and increases in satellite and media services used by broadcast and media customers.
Operating expenses (including network expenses) increased to $1,387.6 million from $798.6 million as a result of increases in interconnection and programming costs due to customer growth. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenues declined to 48.8% from 50.4%. The 2000 and 1999 expense includes $649.6 million and $171.9 million, respectively, from acquired companies.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $1,109.1 million from $574.6 million as a result of increases in telecommunications and cable television sales and marketing costs and increases in additional personnel and overhead to service the increasing customer base. The 2000 and 1999 expense includes $483.4 million and $58.7 million, respectively, from acquired companies.
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Pursuant to the terms of various United Kingdom licenses, the Company incurred license fees paid to the Independent Television Commission (“ITC”) to operate as the exclusive service provider in certain of its franchise areas. Upon a request by the Company in 1999, the ITC converted all of the Company’s fee bearing exclusive licenses to non-exclusive licenses at the end of 1999, and the Company’s liability for license payments ceased upon the conversion. Franchise fees were $16.5 million in 1999.
Corporate expenses increased to $38.2 million from $29.4 million due to an increase in various overhead costs.
Other charges of $92.7 million in 2000 include restructuring charges of $65.9 million and costs of $26.8 million incurred primarily to integrate the acquired companies, mostly related to information technology integration, as well as costs incurred for business rationalization consulting. Other charges of $16.2 million in 1999 were incurred for the cancellation of certain contracts.
Depreciation and amortization expense increased to $2,122.8 million from $791.3 million due to an increase in depreciation of telecommunications and cable television equipment. The 2000 and 1999 expense includes $1,481.1 million and $215.9 million, respectively, from acquired companies, including amortization of acquisition related intangibles.
Interest income and other, net decreased to $61.1 million from $67.8 million as a result of decline in cash available for investment
Interest expense increased to $1,036.8 million from $680.7 million due to the issuance of additional debt, and the increase in the accretion of original issue discount on the deferred coupon notes. The 2000 and 1999 expense includes $380.4 million and $134.5 million, respectively, related to acquisitions. Interest of $590.1 million and $222.1 million was paid in the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively.
Share of losses from equity investments increased to $70.5 million from $18.4 million primarily due increases in net losses of affiliates accounted for by the equity method.
Other gains of $493.1 million in 1999 are from the sale of the Company’s investment in Cable London.
Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains decreased to losses of $122.5 million from gains of $12.7 million primarily due to the effect of unfavorable changes in exchange rates. The Company’s results of operations are impacted by changes in foreign currency exchange rates as follows. The Company and certain of its subsidiaries have cash, cash equivalents and debt denominated in foreign currencies that are affected by changes in exchange rates. In addition, foreign subsidiaries of the Company whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar hold cash, cash equivalents and debt denominated in U.S. dollars which are affected by changes in exchange rates.
The Company recorded an extraordinary loss from the early extinguishment of debt of $3.0 million in 1999 as a result of the repayment of the bridge loan incurred in connection with the Cablelink acquisition.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (referred to as the FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (referred to as SFAS) No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” effective for the Company on January 1, 2002. This Statement supercedes SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of” and other related accounting guidance. The adoption of this new standard had no significant effect on the results of operations, financial condition or cash flows of the Company, except that it will require the Company to treat NTL Australia as a discontinued operation beginning in the first quarter of 2002.
In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” effective for the Company on January 1, 2003. This Statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible fixed assets and the associated asset retirement costs. The Company is in the process of evaluating the financial statement impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 143.
In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations,” and No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” SFAS No. 141 requires that the purchase method of accounting be used for all
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Market Risk
The Company is exposed to various market risks, including changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. Market risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as foreign currency exchange and interest rates. The Company does not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. The Company has entered into derivative financial instruments to hedge exposure to movements in the British pound/ U.S. dollar exchange rate, and interest rates related to certain of its floating interest rate debt. The counterparties are major financial institutions.
Foreign Exchange Contracts
To the extent that the Company obtains financing in U.S. dollars and incurs construction and operating costs in various other currencies, it will encounter currency exchange rate risks. Furthermore, the Company’s revenues are generated in foreign currencies while its interest and principal obligations with respect to most of the Company’s existing indebtedness are payable in U.S. dollars.
The Company has cross currency swaps to hedge exposure to movements in the Euro to British pound exchange rate with a notional amount of€76.3 million at December 31, 2001.
In September 2001, the Company entered into a British pound forward foreign exchange agreement, consisting of twenty-six accumulating forward contracts, to reduce its exposure to movement in the British pound/ U.S. dollar exchange rate in accordance with its market risk strategies.
Interest Rates
The fair market value of long-term fixed interest rate debt and the amount of future interest payments on floating interest rate debt are subject to interest rate risk. Generally, the fair market value of fixed interest rate debt will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise.
The Company has entered into zero cost collars to hedge exposure to the floating interest rate indebtedness incurred under the Cablecom term loan facility and revolving loan facility. The notional amount of the zero cost collars was CHF 1,200.0 million at December 31, 2001.
The Company has also entered into interest rate swaps to hedge exposure to the floating rate indebtedness incurred under the NTLCL £200.0 million term facility. The notional amount of the interest rate swaps was £100.0 million at December 31, 2001.
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The following table provides information about the Company’s long-term fixed and floating interest rate debt and derivative financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.
NTL (DELAWARE), INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Year Ending | Year Ending | Year Ending | Year Ending | Year Ending | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/02 | 12/31/03 | 12/31/04 | 12/31/05 | 12/31/06 | Thereafter | Total | 12/31/01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term Debt Including Current Portion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Dollar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed Rate | — | — | $285.1 | $808.8 | $1,050.0 | $7,162.6 | $9,306.5 | $2,642.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Interest Rate | 13.25 | % | 12.09 | % | 11.50 | % | 9.04 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.K. Pound | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed Rate | — | — | — | — | — | £890.0 | £890.0 | £311.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Interest Rate | 10.09 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Forward Exchange Rate | 1.4372 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Euro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed Rate | — | — | — | — | €250.0 | €860.0 | €1,110.0 | €353.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Interest Rate | 9.25 | % | 11.14 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Forward Exchange Rate | .8948 | .9090 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.K. Pound | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate | — | — | £90.0 | £2,494.8 | £100.0 | — | £2,684.8 | £2,684.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Interest Rate | LIBOR plus 2.0 | % | LIBOR plus 2.0 | % | LIBOR plus 5.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Forward Exchange Rate | 1.4131 | 1.4150 | 1.4185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.K. Pound | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate | £20.0 | £180.0 | £200.0 | £200.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Interest Rate | LIBOR plus 3.5 | % | LIBOR plus 3.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Forward Exchange Rate | 1.4185 | 1.4301 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate | — | — | CHF143.0 | CHF250.3 | CHF536.3 | CHF2,645.4 | CHF3,575.0 | CHF3,575.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Interest Rate | Swiss LIBOR plus 2.5 | % | Swiss LIBOR plus 2.5 | % | Swiss LIBOR plus 2.5 | % | Swiss LIBOR plus 2.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Forward Exchange Rate | .6101 | .6174 | .6249 | .6567 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Dollar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Variable Rate | — | — | A$15.0 | A$25.0 | A$160.0 | — | A$200.0 | A$200.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Interest Rate | A$ Bank Bid Rate plus 1.85 | % | A$ Bank Bid Rate plus 1.85 | % | A$ Bank Bid Rate plus 1.85 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Forward Exchange Rate | .5234 | .5235 | .5236 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest Rate Derivative Financial Instruments Related to Long-Term Debt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest Rate Swaps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notional CHF Amount | CHF1,200.0 | CHF1,200.0 | CHF1,200.0 | — | — | — | CHF1,200.0 | CHF(25.2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Floor Strike Rate | 3.27 | % | 3.27 | % | 3.27 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Cap Strike Rate | 5.15 | % | 5.15 | % | 5.15 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest Rate Swaps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notional U.K. Pound Amount | £100.0 | £100.0 | £100.0 | £0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed Strike Price | 4.33 | % | 4.33 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Receipt of U.K. Pounds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notional Euro Amount | €76.3 | — | — | — | — | — | €76.3 | €(4.0 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Contract Rate | .6457 |
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Related Forward Contracts to Sell Foreign Currencies for US $
U.K. Pound |
Year Ending | Fair Value | |||||||
12/31/02* | 12/31/01 | |||||||
Notional amount | Up to $47.5 | $ | (0.3 | ) | ||||
Average contract rate | 1.45 |
* | The last contract ends on May 30, 2002. |
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Risk Factors
We currently have limited liquidity. If NTL is unable to successfully implement a recapitalization, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
We have limited liquidity. We do not currently have access to our historic sources of liquidity in the capital markets and our credit facilities are either fully drawn or we are currently unable to access remaining undrawn amounts. If NTL makes scheduled payments of interest and overdue payments of interest, then it will not have sufficient cash resources to meet its liquidity needs through the third quarter of 2002. As a consequence, we need to restructure our outstanding debt and/or raise new funds. If NTL cannot restructure its indebtedness or obtain additional liquidity in a timely manner, we may face the possibility of insolvency proceedings in the UK, the United States or elsewhere.
The successful implementation of the proposed recapitalization plan will require the support of our creditors.
The completion of the proposed recapitalization contemplated by the agreement in principle with the unofficial bondholder committee will require support from NTL’s creditors and holders of NTL’s preferred stock, including France Telecom. Pursuant to the terms of NTL’s credit facilities waivers, the agreement in principal reached with the unofficial committee of bondholders is subject to the approval of the lenders under NTL’s credit facilities. The proposed recapitalization plan would be complemented pursuant to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. Consummation of such a plan will require a favorable vote by impaired classes of creditors, satisfaction of bankruptcy law requirements and confirmation by the bankruptcy court, which, as a court of equity, may exercise substantial discretion and choose not to confirm any plan of reorganization we agree with our creditors. Even if such a plan received the necessary support from many classes of our creditors, there can be no assurance that it would be completed. If a protracted reorganization was to occur, or a liquidation would be necessary, there is a risk that the value of NTL would be eroded to the detriment of some or all NTL stakeholders.
We cannot be certain that NTL’s bank lenders will consent to the proposed recapitalization plan or grant NTL any new waivers it may need.
Before NTL could commence negotiations with the unofficial committee of its noteholders it needed to obtain waivers from the lenders under each of its credit facilities. These lenders granted waivers which, until April 30, 2002, in the case of the UK credit facilities, or May 14, 2002, in the case of the Cablecom facility, provide that NTL’s commencement of negotiations with bondholders with a view to rescheduling of its debt will not constitute an event of default under its credit facilities.
The waivers prohibit NTL from making an exchange offer with respect to its outstanding notes or from entering into an agreement with bondholders without the consent of the lenders under each of the credit facilities. The waivers also prohibit NTL from commencing voluntary dissolution proceedings, including proceedings under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, without the consent of these lenders. If NTL is unable to obtain the consent of the lenders, it will not be able to make a voluntary Chapter 11 filing as contemplated in connection with the proposed plan.
The UK credit facility waivers, if not extended, will terminate on April 30, 2002, unless the missed interest payments on April 1, 2002 are remedied or a sufficient number of noteholders have agreed to waive or forbear from exercising any rights in respect of such non-payment, in which case, the waivers will be extended to May 14, 2002. If the waivers terminate and NTL continues to negotiate with bondholders or the non-payment of interest is not cured, there will be events of default under NTL’s credit facilities that will entitle the lenders to accelerate repayment. We do not have sufficient cash resources to repay our outstanding indebtedness if it is declared immediately due and payable. In addition, the lenders could also seek to take control over the assets over which they hold security in an insolvency proceeding.
As of December 31, 2001, the liabilities of Cablecom and some of its subsidiaries exceeded their respective assets. As a consequence, those entities were deemed to be overindebted under Swiss law. This
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NTL did not pay interest due on some of its outstanding notes on April 1 and April 15, 2002; we did not pay interest due on our outstanding notes on April 15, 2002; we may not cure the existing event of default. We may not make future interest payments on most of our outstanding notes.
NTL Incorporated, the Company and NTL Communications did not make scheduled interest payments and payments of related fees due April 1 and April 15, 2002.
If we fail to pay interest on these notes after a 30 day grace period expires (on April 30, 2002 in the case of the missed interest payments due April 1, 2002), events of default for failure to pay interest would occur under the relevant indentures and, contemporaneously, cross defaults would occur under other indentures at NTL Communications, the Company, NTL Incorporated and under the UK credit facilities and could occur under the Cablecom facility. This would give holders of the outstanding series of debt at these entities the right to accelerate repayment of those debts by declaring the principal amount of the debts to be immediately due and payable unless we obtain waivers or forbearance agreements from sufficient percentages of our creditors. If that right to accelerate was exercised, we would not have sufficient cash resources to repay those debts, which could ultimately lead to bankruptcy proceedings relating to the entities so affected.
NTL has no current ability to borrow under its existing credit facilities.
NTL has no current ability to borrow under its existing UK credit facilities, as it has borrowed the full amounts available, or to borrow under the Cablecom credit facility, as the lenders have imposed a drawstop, which means NTL currently cannot access the underdrawn amount.
If we make a voluntary bankruptcy filing in connection with the proposed plan of recapitalization, it is likely we will lose our net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. income tax purposes.
We need to restructure our outstanding debt during 2002. A restructuring of our debt can be expected to give to rise to cancellation of indebtedness (“COD”), which if it occurs in the course of a proceeding pursuant to Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, would be non-taxable. If the COD is non-taxable, we will be required to reduce our net operating loss carryforwards and other attributes such as tax basis in assets by an amount equal to the non-recognized COD. As a result, it is likely that as a result of the successful completion of the proposed plan of recapitalization, we will have no U.S. net operating loss carryforwards.
Uncertainty over NTL’s financial condition may harm our business and our brand name.
Media speculation regarding NTL’s financial condition and potential outcomes of the recapitalization process could have an adverse effect on parts of our business. Similarly, negative press about the financial condition of alternative telecom carriers in general may effect our reputation. For example, one of NTL’s key strategies is to increase our penetration of higher value small to medium size enterprises (or SMEs) and provide increased retail services of bundled voice, data and Internet services for SMEs. However, due to the negative publicity surrounding NTL’s financial condition and the potential effect of that publicity on our brand name, we may find it difficult to convince SMEs to take up our services. Even if NTL successfully completes the recapitalization process, there is no assurance that it will not adversely impact our results of operations or have a long-term effect on our brand.
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In addition, this uncertainty may adversely affect our relationships with our suppliers. If suppliers become increasingly concerned about NTL’s financial condition they may demand quicker payment terms or not extend normal trade credit, both of which could further adversely affect our working capital position. We may not be successful in obtaining alternative suppliers if the need arises and this would adversely affect our results of operations.
The recapitalization process has required significant time and resources of NTL’s directors and senior managers, which could adversely affect the operation of our business.
NTL’s senior managers and directors have needed to spend significant amounts of their time dealing with the negotiations with bondholders, bank lenders and other stakeholders in connection with the recapitalization process and it is likely that they will continue to devote significant amounts of their time to this process for the forseeable future. This has diverted their time and resources from managing the operations of our business. If our senior managers and directors continue to spend significant amounts of their time in connection with the recapitalization process, this may have a negative impact on our operations.
We have historically incurred losses and generated negative cash flows and we cannot assure you that we will be profitable in the future.
Construction and operating expenditures and interest costs have resulted in negative cash flow. We also expect to incur substantial additional losses. We cannot be certain that we will achieve or sustain profitability in the future. Failure to achieve profitability has and could in the future diminish our ability to sustain our operations, obtain additional required funds and make required payments on our indebtedness.
Our growth has been curtailed by funding constraints.
We have significantly decreased the amount we are spending on capital expenditures due to our liquidity constraints. As a result, we will be unable to increase our subscriber numbers in the short term and our revenue may be adversely affected. The decrease in capital expenditure is the result of our need to divert increasing amounts of our financial resources to service our debt. The decrease in capital spending is in line with our current strategy of maximizing revenue from our existing customers rather than increasing our customer base. In our residential business in the UK, we expect subscriber numbers to potentially decrease in 2002. The revenue we expect to result from our capital expenditure is long-term in nature. The reduction in capital expenditures for connecting new subscribers to our network will likely lead to a decrease in the rate of revenue growth in the future. Difficulties in obtaining additional funding will likely hamper our ability to connect new subscribers to our network and increase our revenue.
One of our key strategies is to reduce customer churn. However there can be no assurance that we will successfully accomplish this or that our churn rate will not increase.
We have experienced rapid growth and development in a relatively short period, either through acquisitions or connecting customers to our network. One of our biggest challenges as we have grown has been to limit our customer churn and the successful implementation of our business plan depends upon a reduction in the percentage of our customers that stop using our services. Factors contributing to increase of churn during 2001 included the continued integration of our ConsumerCo acquisition, the existence of multiple billing systems, the introduction of digital television and our decision to disconnect some of our poor paying customers.
In order to reduce churn in the future, we aim to improve our customer service. This improvement will be difficult to obtain without an integrated billing system and a customer database across the entire NTL network. NTL does not as yet have an integrated billing and operational platform.
Another part of our strategy leading to reduction in churn is an increased take up of broadband services by our existing customers. If this increased level of take up does not materialize we may have difficulties in reducing churn levels, thereby adversely impacting our results of operations.
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Failure to successfully market broadband to our existing residential client base will adversely impact our revenue and results of operations.
A significant component of our strategy to increase our average revenue per unit is to successfully market broadband products to our existing residential client base. Broadband usage by residential customers is in its infancy. However, we believe that our triple play offering of telephony, broadband access to the Internet and digital television will prove attractive to our existing customer base and allow us to increase our average revenue per user. However, we face significant competition in these markets, through digital satellite and digital terrestrial television and through alternative Internet access media, such as DSL offered by BT and some of our competitors have substantially greater financial and technical resources than we do. If we are unable to charge prices for broadband services that are anticipated in our business plan in response to competition or if our competition delivers a better product to our customers, our average revenue per unit and our results of operations will be adversely affected.
The companies in which we hold minority investments in continental Europe may require additional financing to complete their network rollouts — their ability to obtain such financing will depend on their ability to access the capital markets and the value of our investment could be reduced or diluted.
We have minority investments in broadband cable operations in Germany and Sweden. Each of those companies may require substantial amounts of additional capital to complete their network rollouts and upgrades and their ability to obtain that financing will depend, in part, on their ability to access the capital markets. The ability of those companies to access the capital markets will be subject not only to the performance of their business and prospects, but to conditions in the capital markets generally. If those companies cannot complete their planned expansions and upgrades for any reason, the value of our investments could be reduced. If those companies issue equity securities, it is likely that we will not be able to participate which could lead to substantial dilution of the value of these investments to us.
We are dependent upon a small number of key personnel.
A small number of key executive officers manage our businesses. The loss of one or more of these executive officers could have a material adverse effect on us. We believe that our future success will depend in large part on our continued ability to attract and retain highly skilled and qualified personnel. We have not entered into written employment contracts or non-compete agreements with, nor have we obtained life insurance policies covering those key executive officers.
Our principal businesses are subject to government regulation, including pricing regulation, and changes in current regulations may adversely affect us.
Our principal business activities in the UK, the Republic of Ireland, Switzerland and Australia and the activities of the companies in which we have investments in Germany and Sweden are regulated and supervised by various governmental bodies. Changes in laws, regulations or governmental policy or the interpretations of those laws or regulations affecting our activities and those of our competitors, such as licensing requirements, changes in price regulation and deregulation of interconnection arrangements, could have a material adverse effect on us.
We are also subject to regulatory initiatives of the European Commission. Changes in EU Directives may reduce our range of programming and increase the costs of purchasing television programming or require us to provide access to our cable network infrastructure to other service providers, which could have a material adverse effect on us.
The telecommunications industry is subject to rapid technological changes and we cannot predict the effect of any changes on our businesses.
The telecommunications industry is subject to rapid and significant changes in technology and the effect of technological changes on our businesses cannot be predicted. Our core offerings may become outdated due to technological breakthroughs rendering our products out of date. In addition, our business plan contemplates
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We do not insure the underground portion of our cable network.
We obtain insurance of the type and in the amounts that we believe are customary for similar companies. Consistent with this practice, we do not insure the underground portion of our cable network. Substantially all of our cable network is constructed underground. Any catastrophe that affects our underground cable network could result in substantial uninsured losses.
We are subject to currency risk because we obtain a substantial amount of financing in U.S. dollars and Euro but generally generate revenues and incur expenses in other currencies.
We encounter currency exchange rate risks because we generate revenues and incur construction and operating expenses in other currencies, primarily in pounds sterling while we pay interest and principal obligations with respect to most of our existing indebtedness in U.S. dollars and Euro. We cannot assure you that the hedging transactions we have entered into or any other hedging transactions we might enter into will be successful or that shifts in the currency exchange rates will not have a material adverse effect on us. For example, to the extent that the pound sterling or Swiss franc declines in value against the U.S. dollar and, to a lesser extent, the Euro, and we have not fully hedged against such declines, the effective cost of servicing our U.S. dollar and Euro debt will be higher and we will incur currency losses.
The Company, NTL Communications Corp., Diamond and NTL Triangle are holding companies that are dependent upon receipt of sufficient funds from their subsidiaries or parent companies to meet their obligations — their ability to access that cash flow may be limited in some circumstances.
The Company, NTL Communications Corp., Diamond Cable Communications and Diamond Holdings and NTL Triangle are holding companies with no independent operations or significant assets other than investments in and advances to their respective subsidiaries and affiliated joint ventures. Each of these companies depends upon the receipt of sufficient funds from their subsidiaries or their respective parent companies to meet their respective obligations. The terms of existing and future indebtedness of their respective subsidiaries and the laws of the jurisdictions under which those subsidiaries are organized generally limit the payment of dividends, loan repayments and other distributions to them, subject in some cases to exceptions that allow them to service indebtedness in the absence of specified defaults.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
The consolidated financial statements of the Company are filed under this Item commencing on page F-1 of this Report.
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The following is a summary of the quarterly results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000.
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Revenues | $ | 893.8 | $ | 898.2 | $ | 927.3 | $ | 976.1 | ||||||||
Operating (loss) | (652.1 | ) | (672.1 | ) | (624.6 | ) | (9,946.8 | ) | ||||||||
Net (loss) | (1,036.2 | ) | (1,014.0 | ) | (1,006.1 | ) | (10,650.5 | ) |
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March 31 | June 30 | September 30 | December 31 | |||||||||||||
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Revenues | $ | 490.9 | $ | 666.3 | $ | 830.7 | $ | 852.9 | ||||||||
Operating (loss) | (191.1 | ) | (329.3 | ) | (519.7 | ) | (869.5 | ) | ||||||||
Net (loss) | (397.7 | ) | (621.2 | ) | (768.6 | ) | (1,179.5 | ) |
(1) | In the fourth quarter of 2001, the Company recorded asset impairments totaling $9,085.1 million including goodwill of $8,840.5 million, license acquisition costs of $58.8 million, customer lists of $9.1 million, other intangibles of $14.9 million, investments in affiliates of $37.5 million and other assets of $124.3 million. In addition, in 2001 the Company recorded restructuring costs of $209.5 million, integration and consulting costs of $102.1 million and losses on the 1G transaction and the sale of the ConsumerCo off-net indirect access customers of $147.7 million. |
(2) | In March 2000, the Company purchased Cablecom for an aggregate purchase price of $3,528.7 million, including intangibles of $2,355.3 million. In May 2000, NTL Incorporated purchased ConsumerCo for an aggregate purchase price of $13,111.0 million, including intangibles of $8,879.0 million. ConsumerCo was subsequently acquired by a subsidiary of the Company from NTL Incorporated. The net assets and results of operations of Cablecom and ConsumerCo are included in the consolidated financial statements from March 2000 and May 2000, their respective dates of acquisition. |
Item 9. | Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure |
Not applicable.
PART III
Items 10, 11, 12 and 13.
Omitted pursuant to General Instruction 1(2)(c) of Form 10-K.
Item 14. | Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K |
(a) | (1) Financial Statements — See list of Financial Statements on page F-1. |
(2) Financial Statement Schedules — see list of Financial Statement Schedules on page F-1.
(3) Exhibits — See Exhibit Index on page .
(b) No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Company during the fourth quarter of 2001.
(c) Exhibits — The response to this portion of Item 14 is submitted as a separate section of this report.
(d) Financial Statement Schedules — See list of Financial Statement Schedules on page F-1.
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2.1 | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 9, 2000, by and among NTL Incorporated, NTL Communications Corp. and Holdings Merger Sub Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3/A, filed by NTL (Delaware), Inc. and NTL Incorporated on July 14, 2000, File No. 333-36434) | |||
2.2 | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 26, 1999, by and among NTL Incorporated, NTL Communications and NTL Merger Inc.(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3/A, filed by NTL Incorporated and NTL Communications Corp. on June 3, 1999, File No. 333-72335) | |||
2.3 | Agreement and Plan of Amalgamation, dated as of February 4, 1998, as amended, by and among NTL Incorporated, NTL (Bermuda) Limited, and Comcast UK Cable Partners Limited (Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed by NTL Incorporated on September 30, 1998, File No. 333-64727) | |||
2.4 | Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Amalgamation, dated as of May 28, 1998, by and among NTL Incorporated, NTL (Bermuda) Limited and Comcast UK Cable Partners Limited (Incorporated by reference to Annex B to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed by NTL Incorporated on September 30, 1998, File No. 333-64727) | |||
2.5 | Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of June 16, 1998, as amended, by and among NTL Incorporated and the shareholders of Diamond Cable Communications plc (Incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Proxy Statement, filed by NTL Incorporated on January 29, 1999, File No. 000-22616) | |||
2.6 | Amendment No. 1 to Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of December 21, 1998, by and among NTL Incorporated and the shareholders of Diamond Cable Communications plc (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K, filed by NTL Incorporated on December 23, 1998, File No. 000-22616) | |||
2.7 | Transaction Agreement, dated as of July 26, 1999, by and among, Bell Atlantic Corporation, Cable and Wireless PLC, Cable, Wireless Communications PLC and NTL Incorporated (Incorporated by reference to Annex J to the Proxy Statement, filed by NTL Incorporated on February 11, 2000, File No. 000-25691) | |||
2.8 | Investment Agreement, dated as of July 26, 1999, by and between, NTL Incorporated and France Telecom S.A. (Incorporated by reference to Annex A the Proxy Statement, filed by NTL Incorporated on February 11, 2000, File No. 000-25691) | |||
2.8(a) | Amendment No. 1 to the Investment Agreement, dated as of August 6, 1999 by and among NTL Incorporated and France Telecom S.A.(Incorporated by reference Annex B to the Proxy Statement, filed by NTL Incorporated on February 11, 2000, File No. 000-25691) | |||
2.8(b) | Amendment No. 2 to the Investment Agreement, dated as of October 8, 1999 by and among NTL Incorporated and France Telecom S.A.(Incorporated by reference to Annex C to the Proxy Statement, filed by NTL Incorporated on February 11, 2000, File No. 000-25691) | |||
2.9 | Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 17, 2000, by and between France Telecom, S.A. and NTL Incorporated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Form 8-K, filed by NTL Incorporated on February 22, 2000, File No. 000-25691) | |||
2.10 | Transaction Agreement dated as of December 12, 1999 by and among Cablecom Holding AG and NTL Incorporated and certain other parties thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.9 to the 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed by NTL Incorporated on March 17, 2000, File No. 000-25691) | |||
3.1 | Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NTL (Delaware), Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the 2000 Form 10-K filed by NTL Incorporated on March 30, 2001, File No. 000-25691) | |||
3.2 | By-Laws of NTL (Delaware), Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3/ A, filed by NTL Communications Corp. on June 3, 1999, File No. 333-72335) |
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4.1 | Form of Indenture, dated as of September 28, 1994, by and between Diamond Cable Communications plc, and The Bank of New York as Trustee, with respect to the 13 1/4% Senior Discount Notes due September 30, 2004 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed by Diamond Cable Communications plc on September 6, 1994, File No. 33-83740) | |||
4.2 | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 31, 1996, by and between Diamond Cable Communications plc and The Bank of New York as Trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed by Diamond Cable Communications plc on September 12, 1996, File No. 33-83740) | |||
4.3 | Indenture, dated as of April 20, 1995, by and between NTL Communications Corp. and Chemical Bank as Trustee, with respect to the 12 3/4% Senior Notes (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed by International CableTel Incorporated on May 26, 1995, File No. 33-92794) | |||
4.4 | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 22, 1996, by and between NTL Communications Corp. and Chemical Bank, as Trustee, with respect to the 12 3/4% Senior Notes (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed by International CabelTel Incorporated on February 5, 1996, File No. 333-1010) | |||
4.5 | Indenture, dated as of November 11, 1995, by and between Comcast UK Cable Partners Limited and Bank of Montreal Trust Company as Trustee with respect to the 11.20% Senior Discount Debentures due 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed by Comcast UK Cable Partners Limited on November 5, 1995, File No. 33-96932) | |||
4.6 | First Supplemental Indenture, dated October 29, 1998, by and between NTL (Bermuda) Limited (now NTL Triangle) LLC) and Bank of Montreal Trust Company as Trustee, with respect to the 11.20% Senior Discount Debentures due 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, filed by NTL (Triangle) LLC on November 4, 1998, File No. 000-24792) | |||
4.7 | Indenture, dated as of December 15, 1995, by and between Diamond Cable Communications plc, and The Bank of New York as Trustee, with respect to the 11 3/4% Senior Discount Notes due December 15, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed by Diamond Cable Communications plc on December 6, 1995, File No. 33-98374) | |||
4.8 | Indenture, dated as of January 30, 1996, by and between NTL Communications and Chemical Bank as Trustee, with respect to the 11 1/2% Senior Notes due 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed by International CabelTel Incorporated on February 5, 1996, File No. 333-1010) | |||
4.9 | Indenture, date as of February 12, 1997, by and between NTL Communications Corp. and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee, with respect to the 10% Senior Notes (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to the 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed by NTL Incorporated on March 28, 1997, File No. 000-22616) | |||
4.10 | Indenture, dated as of February 27, 1997, by and between Diamond Cable Communications plc and The Bank of New York as Trustee, with respect to the 10 3/4% Senior Discount Notes due February 15, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed by Diamond Cable Communications plc on April 15, 1997, File No. 333-25193) | |||
4.11 | Indenture, dated as of February 6, 1998, by and among Diamond Holdings plc, Diamond Cable Communications plc, and The Bank of New York as Trustee, with respect to the 10% Senior Notes due February 1, 2008 and 9 1/8% Senior Notes due February 1, 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed by Diamond Cable Communications plc on March 20, 1998, File No. 333-48413) |
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4.12 | Indenture, dated as of March 13, 1998, by and between NTL Communications Corp. and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee, with respect to the 9 1/2% Senior Notes (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by NTL Communications (File No. 0-22616) on March 30, 1998) | |||
4.13 | Indenture, date as of March 13, 1998, by and between NTL Communications Corp. and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee, with respect to the 9 3/4% Senior Deferred Coupon Notes (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 to the 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed by NTL Incorporated on March 30, 1998, File No. 000-22616) | |||
4.14 | Indenture, date as of March 13, 1998, by and between NTL Communications Corp. and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee, with respect to the 10 3/4% Senior Deferred Coupon Notes (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to the 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed by NTL Incorporated on March 30, 1998, File No. 000-22616) | |||
4.15 | Indenture, date as of November 2, 1998, by and between NTL Communications Corp. and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee, with respect to the 11 1/2% Senior Notes due 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.13 to the 1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed by NTL Incorporated on March 30, 1999, File No. 000-22616) | |||
4.16 | Indenture, date as of November 6, 1998, by and between NTL Communications Corp. and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee, with respect to the 12 3/8% Senior Deferred Coupon Notes due 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15 to the 1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed by NTL Incorporated on March 30, 1999, File No. 000-22616) | |||
4.17 | Indenture, date as of December 16, 1998, by and between NTL Communications Corp. and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee, with respect to the 7% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.17 to the 1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed by NTL Incorporated on March 30, 1999, File No. 000-22616) | |||
4.18 | First Supplemental Indenture, date as of March 31, 1999, by and among NTL Incorporated, NTL Communications Corp. and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee, with respect to the 7% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3/A, filed by NTL Incorporated and NTL Communications Corp. on June 3, 1999, File No. 333-72335) | |||
4.19 | Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2000, by and among NTL Incorporated, NTL Communications Corp. (formerly NTL Incorporated) and The Chase Manhattan Bank as Trustee, with respect to the 7% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3/A , filed by NTL Incorporated, NTL (Delaware), Inc. and NTL Communications Corp. on August 30, 2000, File No. 333-42792) | |||
4.20 | Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 17, 2000, by and among NTL Incorporated, NTL Communications Corp. (formerly NTL Incorporated) and The Chase Manhattan Bank as Trustee, with respect to the 7% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3/ A, filed by NTL Incorporated, NTL (Delaware), Inc. and NTL Communications Corp. on August 30, 2000, File No. 333-42792) | |||
4.21 | Indenture, dated as of April 14, 1999, by and between NTL Communications Corp. and The Chase Manhattan Bank as Trustee, with respect to the 9 3/4% Senior Deferred Coupon Notes due 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed by NTL Communications Corp. on May 13, 1999, File No. 333-78405) | |||
4.22 | Indenture, dated as of November 24, 1999, by and between NTL Communications Corp. and The Chase Manhattan Bank as Trustee, with respect to the 9 1/4% Senior Notes due 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed by NTL Communications Corp. on January 24, 2000, File No. 333-95267) |
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4.23 | Indenture, dated as of November 24, 1999, by and between NTL Communication Corp. and The Chase Manhattan Bank as Trustee, with respect to the 9 7/8% Senior Notes Due 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed by NTL Communication Corp. on January 24, 2000, File No. 333-95267) | |||
4.24 | Indenture, dated as of November 24, 1999, by and between NTL Communications Corp. and The Chase Manhattan Bank as Trustee, with respect to the 11 1/2% Senior Deferred Coupon Notes due 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed by NTL Communications Corp. on January 24, 2000, File No. 333-95267) | |||
4.25 | Indenture, dated as of December 22, 1999, by and between NTL Incorporated and The Chase Manhattan Bank as Trustee, with respect to the 5 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.28 to the 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed by NTL Incorporated on March 17, 2000, File No. 000-25691) | |||
4.26 | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 17, 2000, by and between NTL Incorporated and The Chase Manhattan Bank as Trustee, with respect to the 5 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3/A, filed by NTL (Delaware), Inc. and NTL Incorporated on July 14, 2000, File No. 333-36434) | |||
4.27 | Indenture, dated as of October 2, 2000, by and between NTL Communications Corp. and The Chase Manhattan Bank as Trustee, with respect to the 11 7/8% Senior Notes due 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed by NTL Communications Corp. on October 26, 2000, File No. 333-48648) | |||
4.28 | Indenture, dated as of January 24, 2001, by and between NTL Communications Corp. and The Chase Manhattan Bank as Trustee, with respect to the 12 3/8% Senior Notes due 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed by NTL Communications Corp. on February 9, 2001, File No. 333-55288) | |||
4.29 | Indenture, dated as of May 15, 2001, by and between NTL Communications Corp., NTL Incorporated and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee, with respect to the 6 3/4% Convertible Senior Notes due 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4/A, filed by NTL Communications Corp. on June 8, 2001, File No. 333-55288) | |||
4.30 | Indenture, dated as of June 22, 2001 by and between NTL Incorporated, NTL (Delaware), Inc. and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee, with respect to the 5 3/4% convertible subordinated notes due 2011** | |||
4.31 | Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 15, 2001 by and among NTL Communications Corp., NTL Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation and Salomon Smith Barney Inc. with respect to the 6 3/4% Convertible Senior Notes due 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4/A, filed by NTL Communications Corp. on June 8, 2001, File No. 333-55288) | |||
4.32 | Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 22, 2001 by and among NTL Incorporated, NTL (Delaware), Inc. and SFG VI Inc. with respect to shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the 5 3/4% Convertible Notes due 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.40 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed by NTL Incorporated on July 24, 2001, File No. 333-65744) | |||
4.41 | Deposit Agreement, dated as of June 22, 2001, by and among NTL Incorporation, NTL (Delaware), Inc. and United States Trust Company of New York, as depositary (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.29 to Amendment 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3/ A, filed by NTL Incorporated on August 16, 2001, File No. 333-65744) | |||
10.1 | Compensation Plan and Agreements, as amended and restated effective June 3, 1997 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed by NTL Communications on March 30, 1998, File No. 0-22616) |
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10.2 | Rules of the NTL Sharesave Plan, adopted by NTL Incorporated on October 28, 1997 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the 1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed by NTL Communications, on March 30, 1999, File No. 0-22616) | |||
10.3 | Form of Director and Officer Indemnity Agreement (together with a schedule of executed Indemnity Agreements) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed by NTL Incorporated on March 17, 2000, File No. 000-25691) | |||
10.4 | 1998 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as Amended and Restated October 1998 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the 1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed by NTL Communications on March 30, 1999, File No. 0-22616) | |||
10.5 | Credit Agreement relating to the acquisition of Cable & Wireless Communications (Holdings) PLC, dated as of May 30, 2000, by and among NTL Communications Limited, NTL Business Limited, NTL Communications Corp., Chase Manhattan PLC and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Limited, Chase Manhattan International Limited (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the 2000 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed by NTL Incorporated on March 30, 2001, File No. 001-16183) | |||
10.6 | Restatement Amendment Agreement dated as of September 26, 2001 by and among NTL Communications Limited, NTL Investment Holdings Limited, NTL Communications Corp., J.P. Morgan plc and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Bank Limited, Chase Manhattan International Limited and others, agreeing to amend the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2000, between NTL Communications Corp., NTL (UK) Group, Inc., NTL Communications Limited, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Bank Limited and Chase Manhattan PLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by NTL Incorporated on April 16, 2002 File No. 0-30673) | |||
10.6(a) | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 26, 2001, restating the Credit Agreement dated as of 30 May 2000, as amended or waived pursuant to a letter dated as of 6 June 2000, amendment agreements dated as of 8 June 2000, 30 June 2000 and 4 September 2000, a novation agreement dated as of 21 February 2001 and letters of consent dated as of 22 December 2000 and 29 January 2001 by and among NTL Communications Limited, NTL Investment Holdings Limited, NTL Communications Corp., J.P. Morgan plc and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Bank Limited, Chase Manhattan International Limited and others (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6(a) to the 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by NTL Incorporated on April 16, 2002, File No. 0-30673) | |||
10.7 | Credit Agreement dated 28 March 2000, by and among NTL Incorporated, NTL Cablecom Holding GmbH, Cablecom (Ostschweiz) AG and Chase Manhattan plc and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Arrangers and Joint Book Managers, Chase Manhattan International Limited as Agent and Others Term, comprising a Loan Facility and a Revolving Credit Facility (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed by NTL Incorporated and NTL Communications Corp. on July 24, 2001, File No. 333-65742) | |||
10.8 | Investment Agreement, dated July 26, 1999, as amended, by and between the Company and France telecom S.A (Incorporated by reference to Annex A to the proxy statement filed by NTL Incorporated on February 11, 2000, File No. 000-25691) | |||
10.8(a) | Amendment, dated as of September 12, 2001, to the Investment Agreement, dated July 26, 1999, as amended, by and between the Company and France Telecom S.A. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed by NTL Incorporated on November 14, 2001, File No. 001-16183) | |||
10.9 | Framework Agreement For The Provision Of IT Outsourcing Services, dated as of May 23, 2001, by and between NTL Group Limited and IBM United Kingdom Limited (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by NTL Incorporated on April 16, 2002, File No. 0-30673) | |||
10.10 | Amendment, dated as of April 5, 2001 to the Framework Agreement For The Provision of IT Outsourcing Services, dated as of May 23, 2001, by and between NTL Group Limited and IBM United Kingdom Limited (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by NTL Incorporated on April 16, 2002, File No. 0-30673) |
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10.11 | Consent Letter, dated as of March 8, 2002, in respect of the Senior Credit Facility by and among NTL Communications Limited, NTL Investment Holdings Limited, NTL Communications Corp. and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, on behalf of the lenders thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by NTL Incorporated on April 16, 2002, File No. 0-30673) | |||
10.12 | Consent Letter, dated as of March 8, 2002, in respect of the Working Capital Facility by and among NTL Communications Corp., NTL Communications Limited, NTL (UK) Group Inc. and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, on behalf of the lenders thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by NTL Incorporated on April 16, 2002, File No. 0-30673) | |||
10.13 | Consent Letter, dated as of March 8, 2002, in respect of the Cablecom Credit Facility by and among NTL (Delaware), Inc., NTL Cablecom GmbH and subsidiaries and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, on behalf of the lenders thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by NTL Incorporated on April 16, 2002, File No. 0-30673) | |||
10.14 | Consent Letter, dated as of March 28, 2002, in respect of the Senior Credit Facility by and among NTL Communications Limited, NTL Investment Holdings, NTL Communications Corporation and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, on behalf of the lenders thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by NTL Incorporated on April 16, 2002, File No. 0-30673) | |||
10.15 | Consent Letter, dated March 28, 2002, in respect of the Working Capital Facility by and among NTL Communications Corp., NTL Communications Limited, NTL (UK) Group Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by NTL Incorporated on April 16, 2002, File No. 0-30673) | |||
10.16 | Consent Letter, dated March 28, 2002, in respect of the Cablecom Credit Facility by and among NTL (Delaware), Inc., Cablecom GmbH and subsidiaries and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, on behalf of the lenders thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by NTL Incorporated on April 16, 2002, File No. 0-30673) | |||
10.17 | Share Sale Agreement, dated February 22, 2002, in respect of the sale of shares NTL Belgium Sprl Limited, by and among National Transcommunications Spain S.L., NTL Australia SPV, Inc., Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Holdings Pty Limited and NTL Incorporated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K Filed by NTL Incorporated on April 16, 2002, File No. 0-30673) | |||
23 | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP* |
* | Filed herewith |
** | We agree to furnish a copy of such agreement to the Commission upon request. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
Dated: April 17, 2002
NTL (DELAWARE), INC. |
By: | /s/ BARCLAY KNAPP |
Barclay Knapp | |
President and Chief Executive Officer | |
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature | Title | Date | ||
/s/ BARCLAY KNAPP Barclay Knapp | President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | April 17, 2002 | ||
/s/ GEORGE S. BLUMENTHAL George S. Blumenthal | Chairman of the Board and Treasurer | April 17, 2002 | ||
/s/ JOHN F. GREGG John F. Gregg | Chief Financial Officer (Chief Financial Officer) | April 17, 2002 | ||
/s/ GREGG N. GORELICK Gregg N. Gorelick | Vice President-Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) | April 17, 2002 | ||
/s/ SIDNEY R. KNAFEL Sidney R. Knafel | Director | April 17, 2002 | ||
/s/ TED H. MCCOURTNEY Ted H. McCourtney | Director | April 17, 2002 | ||
/s/ ALAN J. PATRICOF Alan J. Patricof | Director | April 17, 2002 | ||
/s/ WARREN POTASH Warren Potash | Director | April 17, 2002 | ||
/s/ MICHAEL S. WILLNER Michael S. Willner | Director | April 17, 2002 | ||
/s/ ROBERT T. GOAD Robert T. Goad | Director | April 17, 2002 | ||
/s/ JEAN-LOUIS VINCIGUERRA Jean-Louis Vinciguerra | Director | April 17, 2002 | ||
/s/ ERIC BOUVIER Eric Bouvier | Director | April 17, 2002 | ||
/s/ BERNARD IZERABLE Bernard Izerable | Director | April 17, 2002 |
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FORM 10-K — ITEM 14(a)(1) AND (2)
NTL (DELAWARE), INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following consolidated financial statements of NTL (Delaware), Inc. and Subsidiaries are included in Item 8:
Report of Independent Auditors | F-2 | |||
Consolidated Balance Sheets — December 31, 2001 and 2000 | F-3 | |||
Consolidated Statements of Operations — Years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 | F-4 | |||
Consolidated Statement of Shareholder’s (Deficiency) Equity — Years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 | F-5 | |||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 | F-6 | |||
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-8 |
The following consolidated financial statement schedules of NTL (Delaware), Inc. and Subsidiaries are included in Item 14(d):
Schedule I — Condensed Financial Information of Registrant | F-39 | |||
Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | F-43 |
All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and, therefore have been omitted.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors and Shareholder
We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of NTL (Delaware), Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholder’s (deficiency) equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001. Our audits also included the financial statement schedules listed in the Index at Item 14(d). These financial statements and schedules are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedules based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of NTL (Delaware), Inc. and Subsidiaries at December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that NTL (Delaware), Inc. will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 1, the Company has incurred recurring operating losses and negative operating cash flows, has a working capital deficiency and a deficiency in shareholder’s equity. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTL Incorporated, and has relied on NTL Incorporated for funding. NTL Incorporated’s substantial leverage, its current debt and equity trading levels and its non-compliance with certain debt covenants in 2002 have eliminated its access to its historic sources of capital. NTL Incorporated has initiated a recapitalization process, the success of which is dependent upon adequate liquidity to complete the process as well as agreement of NTL Incorporated’s creditors and preferred stockholders. These conditions raise substantial doubt about NTL Incorporated’s and the Company’s ability to continue as going concerns. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP |
New York, New York
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, | |||||||||
2001 | 2000 | ||||||||
(Dollars in millions) | |||||||||
ASSETS | |||||||||
Current assets: | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 367.3 | $ | 509.9 | |||||
Accounts receivable — trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $133.8 (2001) and $141.4 (2000) | 681.2 | 729.1 | |||||||
Due from affiliates | 13.8 | 95.8 | |||||||
Other | 367.4 | 422.4 | |||||||
Total current assets | 1,429.7 | 1,757.2 | |||||||
Fixed assets, net | 12,573.0 | 12,693.0 | |||||||
Intangible assets, net | 1,985.5 | 13,060.8 | |||||||
Investments in and loans to affiliates, net | 220.7 | 312.4 | |||||||
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $150.1 (2001) and $92.3 (2000) | 435.2 | 503.8 | |||||||
Loan to NTL Incorporated | 150.0 | — | |||||||
Total assets | $ | 16,794.1 | $ | 28,327.2 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S (DEFICIENCY) EQUITY | |||||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 428.6 | $ | 504.9 | |||||
Accrued expenses and other | 965.2 | 1,258.0 | |||||||
Accrued construction costs | 144.8 | 196.9 | |||||||
Interest payable | 301.8 | 151.3 | |||||||
Deferred revenue | 505.7 | 492.8 | |||||||
Due to affiliates | 40.0 | 25.8 | |||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 17,566.1 | 12.6 | |||||||
Total current liabilities | 19,952.2 | 2,642.3 | |||||||
Long-term debt | 102.3 | 15,044.1 | |||||||
Other | 142.5 | 43.1 | |||||||
Commitments and contingent liabilities | |||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 260.9 | 205.4 | |||||||
Shareholder’s (deficiency) equity: | |||||||||
Common stock — $.01 par value; authorized 100 shares; issued and outstanding 11 shares | — | — | |||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 16,070.1 | 15,795.7 | |||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) | (1,072.7 | ) | (449.0 | ) | |||||
(Deficit) | (18,661.2 | ) | (4,954.4 | ) | |||||
(3,663.8 | ) | 10,392.3 | |||||||
Total liabilities and shareholder’s (deficiency) equity | $ | 16,794.1 | $ | 28,327.2 | |||||
See accompanying notes.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||||
(In millions) | ||||||||||||
Revenues | ||||||||||||
Consumer telecommunications and television | $ | 2,514.6 | $ | 1,819.8 | $ | 834.3 | ||||||
Business telecommunications | 836.8 | 702.2 | 452.5 | |||||||||
Broadcast transmission and other | 344.0 | 318.8 | 297.3 | |||||||||
3,695.4 | 2,840.8 | 1,584.1 | ||||||||||
Costs and expenses | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 1,800.4 | 1,387.6 | 798.6 | |||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,187.3 | 1,109.1 | 574.6 | |||||||||
Asset impairments | 9,085.1 | — | — | |||||||||
Franchise fees | — | — | 16.5 | |||||||||
Non-cash compensation | 30.6 | — | — | |||||||||
Other charges | 311.6 | 92.7 | 16.2 | |||||||||
Corporate expenses | 37.2 | 38.2 | 29.4 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 3,138.8 | 2,122.8 | 791.3 | |||||||||
15,591.0 | 4,750.4 | 2,226.6 | ||||||||||
Operating (loss) | (11,895.6 | ) | (1,909.6 | ) | (642.5 | ) | ||||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||
Interest income and other, net | 52.9 | 61.1 | 67.8 | |||||||||
Interest expense | (1,435.6 | ) | (1,036.8 | ) | (680.7 | ) | ||||||
Share of (losses) from equity investments | (204.5 | ) | (70.5 | ) | (18.4 | ) | ||||||
Other (losses) gains | (147.7 | ) | — | 493.1 | ||||||||
Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains | (13.2 | ) | (122.5 | ) | 12.7 | |||||||
(Loss) before income taxes and extraordinary item | (13,643.7 | ) | (3,078.3 | ) | (768.0 | ) | ||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit | (63.1 | ) | 111.3 | 35.3 | ||||||||
(Loss) before extraordinary item | (13,706.8 | ) | (2,967.0 | ) | (732.7 | ) | ||||||
Loss from early extinguishment of debt | — | — | (3.0 | ) | ||||||||
Net (loss) | $ | (13,706.8 | ) | $ | (2,967.0 | ) | $ | (735.7 | ) | |||
See accompanying notes.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDER’S (DEFICIENCY) EQUITY
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series Preferred | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock $.01 Par | Common Stock | Unrealized | Unrealized | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Value | $.01 Par Value | Additional | Foreign | Net Losses | Net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paid-In | Comprehensive | Currency | on | Losses on | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Par | Shares | Par | Capital | Loss | Translation | Investments | Derivatives | (Deficit) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 1998 | 177,000 | $ | — | 60,249,000 | $ | 0.6 | $ | 1,501.6 | $ | 104.7 | $ | (1,251.7 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | 1,758,000 | — | 41.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of warrants | 129,000 | — | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for cash | 2,703,000 | — | 250.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock issued for cash | 1,250,000 | — | 1,233.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrants issued for cash | 16.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accreted dividends on preferred stock | 30,000 | (44.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accretion of discount on preferred stock | (0.3 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redemption of series preferred stock | (125,000 | ) | — | (125.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of 7% Convertible Subordinated Notes | 7,271,000 | 0.1 | 269.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for an acquisition | 12,750,000 | 0.1 | 971.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock options issued in connection with an acquisition | 6.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of warrants | 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock splits | 47,556,000 | 0.5 | (0.5 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 1999 | $ | (735.7 | ) | (735.7 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Currency translation adjustment | (106.8 | ) | (106.8 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | (842.5 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 1999 | 1,332,000 | — | 132,416,000 | 1.3 | 4,125.1 | (2.1 | ) | (1,987.4 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | 1,775,000 | — | 32.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of warrants | 192,000 | — | 5.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of series preferred stock | (528,000 | ) | — | 8,229,000 | 0.1 | (0.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock issued for dividends | 9,000 | 9.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accreted dividends on preferred stock | 13,000 | — | (20.0 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accretion of discount on preferred stock | (0.1 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contribution from NTL Incorporated | 11,644.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate restructuring | (826,000 | ) | — | (142,611,989 | ) | (1.4 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2000 | $ | (2,967.0 | ) | (2,967.0 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Currency translation adjustment | (432.7 | ) | (432.7 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized net losses on investments | (14.2 | ) | $ | (14.2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | (3,413.9 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2000 | — | — | 11 | — | 15,795.7 | (434.8 | ) | (14.2 | ) | (4,954.4 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contribution from NTL Incorporated, net | 243.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-cash compensation | 30.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2001 | $ | (13,706.8 | ) | (13,706.8 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Currency translation adjustment | (607.6 | ) | (607.6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized net losses on investments | (1.1 | ) | (1.1 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized net losses on derivatives | (15.0 | ) | $ | (15.0 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | (14,330.5 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2001 | — | $ | — | 11 | $ | — | $ | 16,070.1 | $ | (1,042.4 | ) | $ | (15.3 | ) | $ | (15.0 | ) | $ | (18,661.2 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||||||
(In millions) | ||||||||||||||
Operating activities | ||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (13,706.8 | ) | $ | (2,967.0 | ) | $ | (735.7 | ) | |||||
Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 3,138.8 | 2,122.8 | 791.3 | |||||||||||
Non-cash compensation | 30.6 | — | — | |||||||||||
Non-cash restructuring charge | 57.9 | — | — | |||||||||||
Asset impairment | 9,085.1 | — | — | |||||||||||
Equity in net losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries | 204.5 | 70.5 | 18.4 | |||||||||||
Loss from early extinguishment of debt | — | — | 3.0 | |||||||||||
(Gain) loss on sale of assets | 147.7 | — | (493.1 | ) | ||||||||||
Amortization of non competition agreements | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Provision for losses on receivables | 90.9 | 98.9 | 46.2 | |||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 61.1 | (112.1 | ) | (37.3 | ) | |||||||||
Amortization of original issue discount | 284.9 | 473.4 | 451.4 | |||||||||||
Other | 45.7 | (72.7 | ) | (29.0 | ) | |||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect from business acquisitions and dispositions: | ||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | (42.2 | ) | (366.7 | ) | (139.4 | ) | ||||||||
Other current assets | 49.8 | (157.5 | ) | (38.9 | ) | |||||||||
Other assets | 61.2 | 44.2 | (4.9 | ) | ||||||||||
Accounts payable | (35.9 | ) | (83.7 | ) | 43.8 | |||||||||
Accrued expenses and other | (69.3 | ) | 385.2 | 126.2 | ||||||||||
Deferred revenue | 27.9 | 186.4 | 71.9 | |||||||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (568.1 | ) | (378.3 | ) | 73.9 | |||||||||
Investing activities | ||||||||||||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (26.2 | ) | (10,940.0 | ) | (1,128.3 | ) | ||||||||
Purchase of fixed assets | (1,945.8 | ) | (2,257.0 | ) | (1,211.3 | ) | ||||||||
Payment of deferred purchase price | — | (2.9 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Investments in and loans to affiliates | (131.9 | ) | (372.2 | ) | (20.8 | ) | ||||||||
Increase in other assets | (80.7 | ) | (128.4 | ) | (58.8 | ) | ||||||||
Loan to NTL Incorporated | (150.0 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
Proceeds from sales of assets | 45.5 | — | 692.5 | |||||||||||
Purchase of marketable securities | (9.9 | ) | (61.5 | ) | (747.4 | ) | ||||||||
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities | 10.0 | 250.0 | 676.6 | |||||||||||
Net cash (used in) investing activities | (2,289.0 | ) | (13,512.0 | ) | (1,797.5 | ) |
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Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||||
(In millions) | ||||||||||||
Financing activities | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from borrowings, net of financing costs | 3,014.8 | 6,870.1 | 3,019.4 | |||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock and warrants | — | — | 1,250.0 | |||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | — | — | 250.0 | |||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of redeemable preferred stock | — | 1,850.0 | — | |||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants | — | 37.3 | 42.1 | |||||||||
Redemption of preferred stock | — | — | (125.3 | ) | ||||||||
Principal payments | (489.8 | ) | (1,303.0 | ) | (758.2 | ) | ||||||
Cash released from (placed in) escrow for debt repayment | — | 77.5 | (87.0 | ) | ||||||||
Contribution from NTL Incorporated | 273.2 | 4,299.0 | — | |||||||||
Distribution to NTL Incorporated | (72.7 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 2,725.5 | 11,830.9 | 3,591.0 | |||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (11.0 | ) | (27.9 | ) | (6.5 | ) | ||||||
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (142.6 | ) | (2,087.3 | ) | 1,860.9 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 509.9 | 2,597.2 | 736.3 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $ | 367.3 | $ | 509.9 | $ | 2,597.2 | ||||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information | ||||||||||||
Cash paid during the year for interest exclusive of amounts capitalized | $ | 944.7 | $ | 495.0 | $ | 180.3 | ||||||
Income taxes paid | 13.3 | 6.7 | 2.4 | |||||||||
Supplemental schedule of non-cash financing activities | ||||||||||||
Accretion of dividends and discount on preferred stock | $ | — | $ | 20.1 | $ | 44.4 | ||||||
Contribution from NTL Incorporated | 43.3 | 7,345.1 | — | |||||||||
Conversion of Convertible Notes, net of unamortized deferred financing costs | — | — | 269.3 | |||||||||
Common stock and stock options issued for acquisitions | — | — | 978.0 |
See accompanying notes.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Corporate Restructuring and Business
Corporate Restructuring
On May 18, 2000, NTL Incorporated (“NTL Incorporated” and, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “NTL”) completed a corporate restructuring to create a holding company structure. The formation of the holding company was part of NTL Incorporated’s acquisition of certain assets of Cable & Wireless Communications plc (“CWC”) (the operations acquired from CWC are called “ConsumerCo”). The holding company restructuring was accomplished through a merger so that all the stockholders of NTL Incorporated at the effective time of the merger became stockholders of the new holding company, and NTL Incorporated became a subsidiary of the new holding company. The new holding company has taken the name NTL Incorporated and the holding company’s subsidiary simultaneously changed its name to NTL (Delaware), Inc. The “Company” refers to NTL Incorporated and subsidiaries up to and including May 17, 2000 and to NTL (Delaware), Inc. and subsidiaries beginning May 18, 2000.
On February 21, 2001, NTL Communications Corp. (“NTL Communications”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, completed a transaction whereby it acquired the entire issued share capital of NTL (CWC Holdings) Limited (the entity that owns ConsumerCo) from NTL Incorporated. As a result of this transaction, ConsumerCo became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company accounted for the transaction in a manner consistent with a transfer of entities under common control, which is similar to that used in a “pooling of interests.” Accordingly, the net assets and results of operations of ConsumerCo have been included in the consolidated financial statements from May 30, 2000, the date of NTL Incorporated’s acquisition of ConsumerCo.
Business
The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates broadband communications networks for telephone, cable television and Internet services in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Switzerland, and transmission networks for television and radio broadcasting in the United Kingdom. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary that operates in France was merged into an equity investee in November 2001. The Company’s television and radio broadcasting business in Australia was sold in April 2002. Based on revenues and identifiable assets, the Company’s predominant lines of business are consumer services, business services and broadcast transmission and related services in the United Kingdom. Consumer services include telephony, cable television, Internet access and interactive services. Business services include telephony, national and international wholesale carrier telecommunications, and radio communications services for the emergency services community. Broadcast transmission and related services include digital and analog television and radio broadcasting, rental of antenna space on the Company’s owned and leased towers and sites and associated services, and satellite and media services.
Recapitalization Process and Ability to Continue Operations
The Company required significant amounts of capital to finance construction of its networks, connection of customers to the networks, other capital expenditures and for working capital needs including debt service requirements. The Company historically met these liquidity requirements through issuances of high-yield debt securities in the capital markets and equity contributions from NTL Incorporated. Both the equity and debt capital markets have recently experienced periods of significant volatility, particularly for securities issued by telecommunications and technology companies. The ability of telecommunications companies to access those markets as well as their ability to obtain financing provided by bank lenders and equipment suppliers has become more restricted and financing costs have increased. During some recent periods, the capital markets have been largely unavailable to new issues of securities by telecommunications companies. NTL Incorporated’s public equity is no longer trading on the New York Stock Exchange, and NTL and its subsidiaries’
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debt securities are trading at or near all time lows. These factors, together with the Company’s substantial leverage, mean the Company does not currently have access to its historic sources of capital.
In addition, NTL’s UK credit facilities are fully drawn and NTL’s Swiss subsidiaries are currently unable to draw the remaining undrawn amounts under the Cablecom credit facility. NTL Communications Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, did not pay cash interest on certain series of its notes that was due on April 1, 2002 and April 15, 2002. NTL Incorporated and the Company also did not pay cash interest and related fees on a series of their notes that was due on April 15, 2002. As of December 31, 2001, NTL had approximately $505 million in cash and cash equivalents on hand and, on April 4, 2002, received approximately $303 million net cash proceeds from the sale of its Australian business. NTL and the Company will require cash for working capital and capital expenditures in 2002. If NTL makes scheduled and overdue interest payments on its notes, then NTL will not have sufficient cash resources to meet its liquidity needs through the third quarter of 2002.
The Company does not generate sufficient cash flow from operations to fund its operational expenses and interest payments. The Company has historically met its cash requirements through equity from NTL Incorporated and issuances of convertible debt securities. Given NTL Incorporated’s liquidity situation, it is likely that it will not be able to provide us with cash at least for the short-term.
These liquidity concerns raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. As a consequence, the Company, NTL Incorporated and certain of its subsidiaries need to restructure their outstanding debt and/or raise new funds through the issuance of equity or additional debt.
On January 31, 2002, NTL Incorporated announced that it had appointed Credit Suisse First Boston, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley to advise on strategic and recapitalization alternatives to strengthen NTL’s balance sheet and reduce debt and put an appropriate capital structure in place for its business. Since then, NTL has been evaluating various recapitalization alternatives to effect a comprehensive consensual reorganization in a timely manner to minimize negative effects on its business operations.
On April 16, 2002, NTL announced that NTL and an unofficial committee of its public bondholders had reached an agreement in principle on a comprehensive recapitalization of NTL. The members of the committee hold in the aggregate over 50% of the face value of NTL and its subsidiaries’ public bonds. The recapitalization would result in a conversion of approximately $10.6 billion in debt into equity.
To implement the proposed recapitalization, NTL Incorporated, the Company, NTL Communications Corp., Diamond Cable Communications Limited and Diamond Holdings Limited would file a pre-negotiated recapitalization plan in a Chapter 11 case under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. NTL’s operating subsidiaries would not be included in the Chapter 11 filing. The agreement in principle is subject to various conditions, including mutually acceptable terms with NTL’s bank lenders. The recapitalization transaction contemplates that the bank debt will remain in place as part of the recapitalization.
To facilitate the recapitalization, certain members of the unofficial committee of bondholders would commit to provide up to $500 million of new debt financing to NTL’s UK and Ireland operations during the Chapter 11 process and for the post-recapitalized NTL. The new financing will ensure that NTL’s business operations have access to sufficient liquidity to continue ordinary operations.
Under the agreement in principle, NTL would be split into two companies, one tentatively called NTL UK and Ireland and holding all of its UK and Ireland assets, and one tentatively called NTL Euroco and holding certain of its continental European and other assets.
Holders of notes of NTL Incorporated, NTL (Delaware), Inc., NTL Communications Corp. and Diamond Cable Communications Limited would in the aggregate receive 100% of the initial common stock of NTL UK and Ireland and approximately 86.5% of the initial common stock of NTL Euroco. NTL (Delaware), Inc. bondholders would have the option to reinvest all or a portion of NTL (Delaware), Inc. cash
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in additional shares of NTL UK and Ireland common stock, or to receive such cash in the recapitalization. Notes of Diamond Holdings Limited and NTL Triangle would remain outstanding and will be kept current in interest payments. Current preferred and common stockholders, including France Telecom, would participate in a package of rights (to be priced at a $10.5 billion enterprise value) and warrants entitling them to purchase primary common stock of NTL UK and Ireland at the consummation of the proposed plan, in the case of the rights, and for the duration of the eight-year warrants at prescribed prices. If fully exercised, those rights and warrants would entitle the current preferred stockholders to acquire approximately 23.6% and the current common stockholders to acquire approximately 8.9% of the entity’s primary common stock.
Current preferred stockholders other than France Telecom would receive approximately 3.2% and current common stockholders, other than France Telecom, would receive approximately 10.3% of the primary equity of NTL Euroco. It is contemplated that subject to consummation of the recapitalization France Telecom would also receive NTL Incorporated’s 27% interest in Noos, pursuant to a pledge of such interests to France Telecom given at the time of its acquisition by NTL.
During the recapitalization process, NTL has maintained normal and regular trade terms with its suppliers and customers. There can be no assurance that NTL’s suppliers will continue to provide normal trade credit or credit on acceptable terms, if at all, or that customers will continue to do business or enter into new business with NTL.
Bank Waivers
Before NTL could commence negotiations with the unofficial committee of bondholders, it was necessary to obtain waivers from the lenders under its credit facilities. Effective March 8, 2002, these lenders granted waivers which, until March 29, 2002, provided that the commencement of negotiations with bondholders with a view to rescheduling its debt would not constitute an event of default under the credit facilities.
But for the initial waivers, the commencement of negotiations with bondholders would have been an event of default under the credit facilities. If an event of default were to occur, it would entitle the lenders under the credit facilities to declare the principal amount of the outstanding debt immediately due and payable. If this right was exercised, it would result in an event of default under all of NTL’s outstanding notes, except for those issued by Diamond Cable Communications, Diamond Holdings and NTL Triangle, entitling the trustee or 25% of the holders of a series to accelerate the repayment of that series of notes. NTL does not have sufficient cash resources to repay its outstanding indebtedness if it is declared immediately due and payable.
In connection with the granting of the initial waivers, NTL agreed:
• | to provide the lenders with a 13 week rolling cash flow projection (updated every two weeks); | |
• | to keep the lenders informed of, and to provide documents in connection with, negotiations with bondholders or strategic investors or concerning proposed asset dispositions; | |
• | not to repurchase NTL notes; and | |
• | not to make an exchange offer for NTL notes or enter into an agreement with NTL bondholders, subject to some exceptions, without the consent of the lenders. |
Effective March 28, 2002, the lenders under the credit facilities agreed to amend the initial waivers. The amendments to the initial waivers extend the duration of the initial waivers to April 30, 2002 in the case of the UK credit facilities or May 14 in the case of the Cablecom facility, unless the missed interest payments on April 1, 2002 are remedied or a sufficient number of bondholders agree to forbear in respect of such non-payment, in which case, the UK credit facilities waivers will be extended to May 14, 2002. As a condition to the waivers continuing effectiveness, the UK lenders required the Company to loan £90 million to NTL
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(UK) Group, Inc. following receipt of the proceeds from the sale of NTL Australia. This loan is structurally senior to the outstanding public notes issued by NTL Communications Corp. but contractually subordinated to the UK credit facilities. In connection with the amendments to the waivers, NTL affirmed the provisions of the initial waivers and in addition, NTL agreed, among other things, to:
• | provide the bank lenders a timeline setting forth the steps proposed to be taken in connection with the recapitalization and the dates by which such steps are to be taken; | |
• | use reasonable endeavors to consider with the lenders under the Cablecom credit facility possible means of credit enhancement; | |
• | provide the lenders under the Cablecom credit facility, by April 12, 2002, with an updated structure chart of NTL as well as a contingency business plan for Cablecom in the event that sufficient additional funding for Cablecom is not obtained; and | |
• | pay legal, accounting and other advisory fees of the agent or coordinators of the Cablecom credit facility. |
The amended waivers prevent NTL from making an exchange offer with respect to its outstanding notes or from entering into an agreement with bondholders without the consent of the lenders under each of the credit facilities. The amended waivers also prohibit NTL from commencing voluntary dissolution proceedings, including proceedings under Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy code, without the consent of these lenders.
As a consequence, we cannot enter into a binding agreement with the unofficial bondholder committee or implement the proposed plan without the consent of our bank lenders.
Cablecom GmbH is the principal trading company of NTL’s Swiss group. There are a number of technical defaults under the Swiss credit facility made available to Cablecom and various of its subsidiaries. In addition, as of December 31, 2001, Cablecom’s and various of its subsidiaries’ liabilities exceeded their respective assets. As a consequence, under Swiss law, those entities were deemed to be “overindebted”. This also constituted an event of default under the Cablecom credit facility which entitles the lenders to accelerate repayment. Such an acceleration would result in an event of default under NTL Incorporated’s and the Company’s 5.75% convertible subordinated notes due 2011 and 5.75% convertible subordinated notes due 2009, entitling the trustee or the holders of 25% of each series of notes to accelerate repayment. Under Swiss law, unless the over indebtedness is rectified, those entities would be required to commence an insolvency proceeding in Switzerland. A plan has been formulated to rectify this overindebtedness. Implementation of this plan prior to April 30, 2002 will mean those entities will not be required to commence an insolvency proceeding. Those proceedings would likely either be a court supervised moratorium in which an independent administrator, or commissioner, would be appointed to supervise the running of each company during a restructuring or, if there is no viable restructuring plan, a bankruptcy. The commencement of those insolvency proceedings would also constitute an immediate event of default and acceleration of the maturity of the convertible subordinated notes referred to above.
NTL is currently in discussions with the lenders under the Swiss credit facility regarding proposals to resolve the over indebtedness issue as well as requesting that they waive various additional covenant breaches under the credit facility. There can be no assurance that NTL will reach agreement on the resolution of the over indebtedness issue within the time period required or obtain the requested waivers.
Interest Payments on Public Notes
NTL has substantial interest payment obligations under its existing indebtedness. NTL Communications Corp. did not make scheduled interest payments due April 1, 2002, in the aggregate amount of $74.3 million, in respect of its 9 1/2% notes due 2008, 11 1/2% notes due 2008 and 11 7/8% notes due 2010. In addition, NTL Communications did not make interest payments falling due on April 15, 2002, totaling $20.2 million, in
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respect of the 12 3/4% Senior Deferred Coupon Notes due 2005 and NTL Incorporated and the Company did not make interest payments and payment of related fees falling due on April 15, 2002 in respect of their 5 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2011. Those payments were not made after consideration by NTL of requests by the unofficial bondholder committee not to make those payments. Interest payments of $18.9 million were made, when due, on April 2, 2002 in respect of Diamond Cable Communications 13.25% senior discount notes due 2004. On May 15, 2002, interest totaling $94.0 million is due on outstanding notes of the NTL Communications and NTL Triangle.
If the applicable issuer does not pay interest on these notes after a 30 day grace period expires (on April 30, 2002 in the case of the missed interest payments due April 1, 2002), there is an event of default under the indenture in respect of the notes on which the interest is due and unpaid. An event of default entitles the trustee under the indenture or the holders of 25% of the outstanding notes to declare the principal amount of those notes to be immediately due and payable. Even if the maturity of those notes is not accelerated after April 30, 2002, such an event of default would also result in an event of default in respect of other debt (commonly called cross defaults) under all of NTL’s other notes, except for those issued by NTL Triangle, Diamond Cable Communications or Diamond Holdings. As a result, upon the expiration of the grace period, on April 30, 2002, events of default for failure to pay interest would occur under the relevant indentures at NTL Communications and, contemporaneously, cross defaults would occur under NTL’s other indentures at NTL Communications, the Company, NTL Incorporated and under NTL’s UK credit facilities and could occur under NTL’s Cablecom facility. This would give holders of the outstanding series of debt at these entities the right to accelerate repayment of those debts by declaring the principal amount of the debts to be immediately due and payable unless NTL obtains waivers or forbearance agreements from sufficient percentages of its creditors. If that right to accelerate was exercised, NTL would not have sufficient cash resources to repay those debts, which could ultimately lead to voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceedings relating to the entities so affected. In addition, the lenders under NTL’s UK credit facilities have security over the assets of NTL’s UK operating subsidiaries, except for the Diamond and NTL Triangle groups of companies. In the event that there was an event of default under those facilities, the lenders could seek to take control of those assets under applicable UK insolvency law.
Credit Rating Downgrades
On April 3, 2002, credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s lowered the long-term corporate credit rating on some of NTL’s public debt to D citing NTL’s failure to make a bond interest payment due on April 1, 2002.
Sale of NTL Australia
On April 2, 2002, NTL announced that it had completed the previously announced sale of its Australian broadcast business to Macquarie Bank for A$850 million (US$448 million) in an all cash transaction. The net proceeds from the sale were approximately A$574 million (US$303 million). At that time, the business’ bank debt outstanding totaled A$227 million (US$119 million).
On April 7, 2002, the Company loaned £90 million to NTL (UK) Group Limited, which loan was funded by the proceeds of the sale of NTL Australia. This loan is subordinated to NTL’s UK credit facilities. The remaining proceeds of the sale of NTL Australia remain at the Company and it is currently anticipated that such proceeds will form a portion of the consideration to be offered to bondholders of the Company and NTL Incorporated in satisfaction of their claims against the Company as part of the proposed plan of reorganization.
Uncertainty Related to Suppliers
The uncertainty over the Company’s financial condition may adversely affect its relationships with its suppliers. If the Company’s suppliers become increasingly concerned about its financial condition they may
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demand quicker payment terms or not extend normal trade credit, both of which could further adversely affect its results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Basis of Presentation
As indicated above, substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability of assets or classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Due to uncertainties about compliance with the terms and conditions of the Company’s debt that would give the holders of the debt the right to accelerate repayment, primarily all of the Company’s long-term debt has been classified as current.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Such estimates and assumptions impact, among others, the following: the amount of uncollectible accounts and notes receivable, the amount to be paid to terminate certain agreements included in restructuring costs, the amount to be paid for other liabilities, the Company’s pension expense and pension funding requirements and estimates related to the value of investments, long-lived assets and goodwill. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries and entities where the Company’s interest is greater than 50%. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Reclassification
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
Foreign Currency Translation
The financial statements of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries have been translated into U.S. dollars in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 52, “Foreign Currency Translation.” All balance sheet accounts have been translated using the current exchange rates at the respective balance sheet dates. Statement of operations amounts have been translated using the average exchange rates for the respective years. The translation gains or losses resulting from the change in exchange rates have been reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive (loss). Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in the results of operations as incurred.
To the extent that the Company obtains financing in U.S. dollars and incurs construction and operating costs in various other currencies, it will encounter currency exchange rate risks. In addition, the Company’s revenues are generated in foreign currencies while its interest and principal obligations with respect to approximately half of the Company’s existing indebtedness are payable in U.S. dollars.
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Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents are short-term highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less. Cash equivalents were $220.3 million and $213.6 million at December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively, which consisted primarily of U.S. Treasury bills (2000 only), bank time deposits and corporate commercial paper. At December 31, 2001 and 2000, $190.2 million and $58.7 million, respectively, of the cash equivalents were denominated in foreign currencies.
Marketable Securities
Marketable securities were classified as available-for-sale, which are carried at fair value. Unrealized holding gains and losses on securities, net of tax, are carried as a component of accumulated other comprehensive (loss). The amortized cost of debt securities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity. Such amortization is included in interest income. Realized gains and losses and declines in value judged to be other than temporary will be included in interest income. The cost of securities sold or matured is based on the specific identification method. Interest on securities is included in interest income.
Marketable securities at December 31, 1999 consisted of corporate commercial paper. During the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, there were no realized gains or losses on sales of securities. All of the marketable securities as of December 31, 1999 had a contractual maturity of less than one year.
Fixed Assets
Fixed assets are stated at cost, which includes amounts capitalized for labor and overhead expended in connection with the design and installation of operating equipment. Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Estimated useful lives are as follows: operating equipment — 5 to 40 years and other equipment — 3 to 40 years.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets include goodwill, license acquisition costs, customer lists and other intangibles. Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in business combinations accounted for as purchases. Goodwill is amortized on a straight-line basis over the periods benefited of 3, 10, 15 or 30 years. License acquisition costs represent the portion of purchase price allocated to the cable television and telecommunications licenses acquired in business combinations. License acquisition costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining lives of the licenses at acquisition, which vary from approximately two years to 23 years. Customer lists represent the portion of the purchase price allocated to the value of the customer base. Customer lists are amortized on a straight-line basis over 3 or 5 years. Other intangibles include the portion of the purchase price allocated to the value of transmission and services contracts, which are amortized on a straight-line basis over the period benefited of 8 years or 12 years. Workforce in place is amortized over the period benefited of four years. The Company continually reviews the recoverability of the carrying value of these assets using the same methodology that it uses for the evaluation of its other long-lived assets.
Valuation of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recognizable. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and the carrying value of the asset.
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Equity Method Investments
All investments in which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee, but less than a controlling voting interest, are accounted for using the equity method. Equity method investments are recorded at original cost and adjusted periodically to recognize the Company’s proportionate share of the investees’ net income or losses after the date of investment, additional contributions made and dividends received. The difference between the Company’s recorded investment and its proportionate interest in the book value of the investees’ net assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over 10 years. The Company evaluates the carrying value of its equity method investments and tests for impairment in accordance with APB Opinion No. 18.
Deferred Financing Costs
Deferred financing costs are incurred in connection with the issuance of debt and are amortized over the term of the related debt.
Capitalized Interest
Interest is capitalized as a component of the cost of fixed assets constructed. In 2001, 2000 and 1999, total interest incurred was $1,503.3 million, $1,131.9 million and $722.5 million, respectively, of which interest of $67.7 million, $95.1 million and $41.8 million, respectively, was capitalized.
Revenue Recognition
Revenues are recognized at the time the service is rendered to the customer or the performance of the service has been completed. Charges for services that are billed in advance are deferred and recognized when earned. Rental revenues are recognized when earned on a monthly basis. Installation and maintenance service revenues are recognized when the performance of the service has been completed.
Cable Television System Costs, Expenses and Revenues
The Company accounts for costs, expenses and revenues applicable to the construction and operation of its broadband communications networks in accordance with SFAS No. 51, “Financial Reporting by Cable Television Companies.”
Advertising Expense
The Company charges the cost of advertising to expense as incurred. Advertising costs were $90.3 million, $113.0 million and $35.9 million in 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company has adopted the disclosure-only provisions of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” The Company applies APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” and related interpretations in accounting for the stock option plans.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company uses financial instruments to hedge a portion, but not all, of its exposure from floating interest rate debt and from movements in foreign exchange rates. Gains and losses on these instruments are deferred and recognized in the statement of operations when the related hedged transactions are recognized. To date, premiums paid for these contracts have not been material. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
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The Company sometimes uses British pound forward foreign exchange contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign currency risk. A forward foreign exchange contract obligates the Company to exchange predetermined amounts of specified foreign currencies at specified exchange rates on specified dates or to make an equivalent U.S. dollar payment equal to the value of such exchange. These contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting under SFAS No. 133 (as amended). Any changes in fair value are recorded in the results of operations.
3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” effective for the Company on January 1, 2002. This Statement supercedes SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of” and other related accounting guidance. The adoption of this new standard had no significant effect on the results of operations, financial condition or cash flows of the Company, except that it will require the Company to treat NTL Australia as a discontinued operation beginning in the first quarter of 2002.
In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” effective for the Company on January 1, 2003. This Statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible fixed assets and the associated asset retirement costs. The Company is in the process of evaluating the financial statement impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 143.
In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations,” and No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” SFAS No. 141 requires that the purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. Use of the pooling-of-interests method is no longer permitted. SFAS No. 141 also includes guidance on the initial recognition and measurement of goodwill and other intangible assets acquired in a business combination that is completed after June 30, 2001. SFAS No. 142 ends the amortization of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. Instead, these assets must be reviewed annually (or more frequently under certain conditions) for impairment in accordance with this statement. This impairment test uses a fair value approach rather than the undiscounted cash flow approach previously required by SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of.” The Company adopted SFAS No. 142 on January 1, 2002. In light of the significant impairment charge that the Company recorded in 2001, the Company does not expect that the adoption of this new standard will have a significant effect on the results of operations, financial condition or cash flows of the Company. Amortization expense in 2001 related to goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets was $1,430.2 million. The Company expects amortization expense in 2002 will not be significant.
4. Asset Impairments
As of December 31, 2001, the Company performed an analysis of the carrying values of its long-lived assets including goodwill. During 1999 and 2000, acquisitions were made against a background of increasing consolidation and record valuations in the telecommunications industry. This analysis was initiated because of the decline in the NTL Incorporated stock price and significantly lower valuations for companies within its industry. Additionally, at the time of the Company’s analysis, the book value of NTL Incorporated’s net assets significantly exceeded its market capitalization. Accordingly, the Company performed an analysis of the recoverability of its long-lived assets and associated goodwill. The fair value of the Company’s assets was determined by discounting the Company’s estimates of the expected future cash flows related to these assets when the non-discounted cash flows indicated that the long-lived assets would not be recoverable. The Company recorded a write-down of $9,085.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2001 as a result of this analysis and review. The total charge included goodwill of $8,840.5 million, license acquisition costs of $58.8 million, customer lists of $9.1 million, other intangibles of $14.9 million, investments in affiliates of $37.5 million and
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other assets of $124.3 million. The aggregate asset impairment charge of $9,085.1 million related to the Company’s business segments is as follows: $6,971.6 million Consumer, $2,113.0 million Business and $0.5 million Broadcast.
5. Acquisitions
On March 28, 2000, the Company acquired the cable assets of the Cablecom Group (“Cablecom”) in Switzerland. On May 30, 2000, the Company acquired the consumer cable telephone, Internet and television operations of CWC in the United Kingdom (“ConsumerCo”). The acquisitions were accounted for as purchases, and accordingly, the net assets and results of operations of the acquired businesses have been included in the consolidated financial statements from the dates of acquisition.
In March 1999, the Company purchased Diamond Cable Communications plc (“Diamond”) for an aggregate purchase price of $984.6 million, including intangibles aggregating $1,323.0 million. In April 1999, the Company purchased the Australian National Transmission Network for an aggregate purchase price of $425.8 million, including intangibles of $220.6 million. In July 1999, the Company acquired Cablelink Limited (“Cablelink”) for an aggregate purchase price of $700.5 million, including intangibles of $669.6 million. In August and December 1999, the Company acquired the 1G Networks of France Telecom for an aggregate purchase price of $61.9 million, including intangibles of $64.7 million. In September 1999, the Company acquired the shares of Workplace Technologies plc, for an aggregate purchase price of $175.0 million, including intangibles of $176.9 million. The net assets and results of operations of Diamond, the Australia National Transmission Network Cablelink, the 1G Networks and Workplace Technologies plc are included in the consolidated financial statements from their respective dates of acquisition.
A significant component of the pro forma results is associated with the acquisition of ConsumerCo. The historical results of ConsumerCo reflect certain intercompany costs and expenses as they were prior to the separation of ConsumerCo, which was completed in the second quarter of 2000. These costs and expenses do not necessarily reflect the costs and expenses that would have been incurred had ConsumerCo reported as a separate entity for these periods. Therefore the historical results of ConsumerCo which are included in the pro forma results below are not reflective of results on a going forward basis.
The pro forma unaudited consolidated results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 assuming consummation of these transactions as of January 1, 2000 is as follows (in millions):
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Total revenue | $ | 3,403.3 | $ | 3,295.8 | ||||
Net (loss) | (3,653.1 | ) | (2,803.1 | ) |
In November 2001, the Company sold a portion of the indirect access customers acquired from CWC for £10.2 million ($14.8 million) which does not include contingent payments for the collection of certain future service revenues and existing receivables. The Company recognized a loss on this sale of $88.5 million, after deducting $102.0 million of unamortized intangibles.
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6. Fixed Assets
Fixed assets consist of:
December 31, | ||||||||
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Operating equipment | $ | 13,626.2 | $ | 11,753.2 | ||||
Other equipment | 911.1 | 1,145.2 | ||||||
Construction-in-progress | 1,326.2 | 1,611.1 | ||||||
15,863.5 | 14,509.5 | |||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (3,290.5 | ) | (1,816.5 | ) | ||||
$ | 12,573.0 | $ | 12,693.0 | |||||
Depreciation expense (including amortization of assets held under capital leases) for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 was $1,549.7 million, $996.6 million and $490.3 million, respectively.
7. Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consist of:
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(In millions) | ||||||||
Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of $81.7 (2001) and $1,103.6 (2000) | $ | 1,715.4 | $ | 12,522.8 | ||||
License acquisition costs, net of accumulated amortization of $125.2 (2001) and $215.8 (2000) | 54.7 | 139.2 | ||||||
Customer lists, net of accumulated amortization of $169.2 (2001) and $110.7 (2000) | 168.8 | 318.2 | ||||||
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $17.3 (2001) and $13.8 (2000) | 46.6 | 80.6 | ||||||
$ | 1,985.5 | $ | 13,060.8 | |||||
Amortization of intangible and other assets charged to expense for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 was $1,589.1 million, $1,126.2 million and $301.0 million, respectively.
8. Investments in and Loans to Affiliates
On May 18, 2001, in partnership with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Private Equity, NTL Incorporated completed its acquisition of France Telecom’s 49.9% stake in Suez-Lyonnaise Telecom, the operator of the Noos broadband network in France. Pursuant to the acquisition agreement, NTL Incorporated acquired 27% of Noos in exchange for shares of preferred stock. The preferred stock was valued at $518.0 million, the fair value at the date of acquisition. An additional€17.7 million ($15.8 million) purchase consideration is due to France Telecom on transfer to Noos of specified networks following receipt of regulatory approvals, which would be payable in May 2002.
On November 23, 2001, the Company’s cable business in France was merged into Noos. The Company received€72.6 million ($63.7 million) including a note for€36.5 million ($32.9 million) which is due on November 23, 2006. The Company recorded a loss on this transaction of $59.2 million, which is included in other losses.
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The Company has investments in various companies and joint ventures which are accounted for under either the equity method or the cost method. The Company’s significant equity investments include its 34.01% interest in Svenska Bredbandsbolaget (“B2”), a company based in Sweden, which provides “always on,” low cost access to a high-capacity broadband network that provides transmission, both to and from the customer, at the same speed and at the same time and its 50.00% interest in eKabel InvestCo, which owns 65% of eKabel L.P., the largest cable television network in the German province of Hessen. The Company recorded a write-down of $37.5 million related to its investments in and loans to affiliates in the fourth quarter of 2001. The Company’s investments in and loans to affiliates are as follows:
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Ownership | Balance | Ownership | Balance | ||||||||||||||
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B2 | 34.01 | % | $ | 92.5 | 25.15 | % | $ | 134.7 | |||||||||
eKabel | 32.50 | % | 73.0 | 32.50 | % | 140.2 | |||||||||||
Others | 48.6 | 24.6 | |||||||||||||||
Total equity investments | 214.1 | 299.5 | |||||||||||||||
Total cost investments | 6.6 | 12.9 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 220.7 | $ | 312.4 | |||||||||||||
A summary of combined financial information as reported by the Company’s equity investees is set forth below:
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Current assets | $ | 284.9 | $ | 260.1 | ||||
Fixed assets, net | 391.7 | 353.8 | ||||||
Other assets | 801.4 | 841.9 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,478.0 | $ | 1,455.8 | ||||
Current liabilities | $ | 185.5 | $ | 228.8 | ||||
Non current liabilities | 837.6 | 705.0 | ||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 454.9 | 522.0 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 1,478.0 | $ | 1,455.8 | ||||
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2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||||
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Revenues | $ | 221.7 | $ | 195.3 | $ | 57.5 | ||||||
Operating (loss) | (269.7 | ) | (253.8 | ) | �� | (43.5 | ) | |||||
Net (loss) | (405.5 | ) | (344.3 | ) | (50.7 | ) |
NTL (Triangle) LLC (“NTL Triangle”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, owned a 50% interest in Cable London PLC (“Cable London”). Pursuant to an agreement with Telewest Communications plc (“Telewest”) relating to NTL Triangle’s and Telewest’s respective 50% ownership interests in Cable London, in November 1999 Telewest purchased all of NTL Triangle’s shares of Cable London for £428.0 million ($692.5 million) in cash. The Company recorded a gain of $493.1 million on the sale. The sale of the Cable London interest was an “Asset Sale” for purposes of the Company’s Indentures for certain of its
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notes. The Company used an amount equal to the proceeds from the sale to invest in “Replacement Assets” by November 2000.
9. Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt consists of:
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2001 | 2000 | ||||||||
(In millions) | |||||||||
NTL Delaware: | |||||||||
5 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes(a) | $ | 1,200.0 | $ | 1,200.0 | |||||
ConsumerCo: | |||||||||
Term Loan Facility and other | — | 21.7 | |||||||
NTL Business: | |||||||||
Credit Agreement(x) | — | 3,030.3 | |||||||
Cablecom: | |||||||||
Term Loan Facility(y) | 1,626.8 | 1,666.4 | |||||||
Revolving Facility(y) | 527.2 | 320.9 | |||||||
Other | 6.2 | 15.3 | |||||||
NTL Australia: | |||||||||
Credit Agreement(z) | 102.3 | — | |||||||
NTL Communications: | |||||||||
12 3/4% Senior Deferred Coupon Notes(b) | 277.8 | 277.8 | |||||||
11 1/2% Senior Deferred Coupon Notes(c) | 1,050.0 | 1,040.5 | |||||||
10% Senior Notes(d) | 400.0 | 400.0 | |||||||
9 1/2% Senior Sterling Notes, less unamortized discount(e) | 181.4 | 186.5 | |||||||
10 3/4% Senior Deferred Coupon Sterling Notes(f) | 382.3 | 353.6 | |||||||
9 3/4% Senior Deferred Coupon Notes(g) | 1,153.8 | 1,048.5 | |||||||
9 3/4% Senior Deferred Coupon Sterling Notes(h) | 385.9 | 360.8 | |||||||
11 1/2% Senior Notes(i) | 625.0 | 625.0 | |||||||
12 3/8% Senior Deferred Coupon Notes(j) | 364.9 | 323.6 | |||||||
7% Convertible Subordinated Notes(k) | 489.8 | 599.3 | |||||||
9 1/4% Senior Euro Notes(l) | 222.5 | 234.7 | |||||||
9 7/8% Senior Euro Notes(m) | 311.5 | 328.6 | |||||||
11 1/2% Senior Deferred Coupon Euro Notes(n) | 135.6 | 127.9 | |||||||
11 7/8% Senior Notes, less unamortized discount(o) | 490.7 | 489.6 | |||||||
12 3/8% Senior Euro Notes, plus unamortized premium(p) | 267.8 | — | |||||||
6 3/4% Convertible Senior Notes(q) | 1,150.0 | — | |||||||
NTL Communications Limited: | |||||||||
Credit Agreement(x) | 3,759.1 | 375.3 | |||||||
Working Capital Agreement(x) | 145.4 | — | |||||||
Senior Secured Financing(x) | 290.9 | — | |||||||
Other(y) | 58.6 | — | |||||||
NTL Triangle: | |||||||||
11.2% Senior Discount Debentures(r) | 517.3 | 517.3 | |||||||
Other | 4.5 | 5.2 |
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2001 | 2000 | ||||||||
(In millions) | |||||||||
Diamond: | |||||||||
13 1/4% Senior Discount Notes(s) | 285.1 | 285.1 | |||||||
11 3/4% Senior Discount Notes(t) | 531.0 | 531.0 | |||||||
10 3/4% Senior Discount Notes(u) | 415.1 | 373.9 | |||||||
10% Senior Sterling Notes(v) | 196.3 | 201.9 | |||||||
9 1/8% Senior Notes(w) | 110.0 | 110.0 | |||||||
�� | Other | 3.6 | 6.0 | ||||||
17,668.4 | 15,056.7 | ||||||||
Less current portion | 17,566.1 | 12.6 | |||||||
$ | 102.3 | $ | 15,044.1 | ||||||
(a) | 5 3/4% Convertible Notes due December 15, 2009, principal amount at maturity of $1,200.0 million, interest payable semiannually from June 15, 2000, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after December 18, 2002, convertible into shares of NTL Incorporated common stock at a conversion price of $108.18 per share (there are approximately 11.1 million shares of NTL Incorporated common stock reserved for issuance upon conversion); |
(b) | 12 3/4% Notes due April 15, 2005, principal amount at maturity of $277.8 million, interest payable semiannually from October 15, 2000, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after April 15, 2000; |
(c) | 11 1/2% Notes due February 1, 2006, principal amount at maturity of $1,050.0 million, interest payable semiannually from August 1, 2001, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after February 1, 2001; |
(d) | 10% Notes due February 15, 2007, principal amount at maturity of $400.0 million, interest payable semiannually from August 15, 1997, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after February 15, 2002; |
(e) | 9 1/2% Sterling Notes due April 1, 2008, principal amount at maturity of £125.0 million ($181.8 million), interest payable semiannually from October 1, 1998, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after April 1, 2003; |
(f) | 10 3/4% Sterling Notes due April 1, 2008, principal amount at maturity of £300.0 million ($436.3 million), interest payable semiannually beginning on October 1, 2003, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after April 1, 2003; |
(g) | 9 3/4% Notes due April 1, 2008, principal amount at maturity of $1,300.0 million, interest payable semiannually beginning on October 1, 2003, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after April 1, 2003; |
(h) | 9 3/4% Sterling Notes due April 15, 2009, principal amount at maturity of £330.0 million ($479.9 million), interest payable semiannually beginning on October 15, 2004, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after April 15, 2004; |
(i) | 11 1/2% Notes due October 1, 2008, principal amount at maturity of $625.0 million, interest payable semiannually from April 1, 1999, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after October 1, 2003; |
(j) | 12 3/8% Notes due October 1, 2008, principal amount at maturity of $450.0 million, interest payable semiannually beginning on April 1, 2004, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after October 1, 2003; |
(k) | 7% Convertible Notes due December 15, 2008, principal amount at maturity of $489.8 million, interest payable semiannually from June 15, 1999, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after December 15, 2001, convertible into shares of NTL Incorporated common stock at a conversion price of $39.20 per share (there are approximately 12.5 million shares of NTL Incorporated common stock |
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reserved for issuance upon conversion); | |
(l) | 9 1/4% Euro Notes due November 15, 2006, principal amount at maturity of€250.0 million ($222.5 million), interest payable semiannually from May 15, 2000; |
(m) | 9 7/8% Euro Notes due November 15, 2009, principal amount at maturity of€350.0 million ($311.5 million), interest payable semiannually from May 15, 2000, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after November 15, 2004; |
(n) | 11 1/2% Deferred Euro Notes due November 15, 2009, principal amount at maturity of€210.0 million ($186.9 million), interest payable semiannually beginning on May 15, 2005, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after November 15, 2004; |
(o) | 11 7/8% Notes due October 1, 2010, principal amount at maturity of $500.0 million, interest payable semiannually from April 1, 2001, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after October 1, 2005; |
(p) | 12 3/8% Senior Euro Notes due February 1, 2008, issued in January and February 2001, principal amount at maturity of€300.0 million ($267.0 million), interest payable semiannually from August 1, 2001; |
(q) | 6 3/4% Convertible Senior Notes due May 15, 2008, issued in May 2001, principal amount at maturity of $1,150.0 million, interest payable semiannually from November 15, 2001, redeemable at the Company’s option on or after May 21, 2004, convertible into shares of NTL Incorporated common stock at a conversion price of $32.728 per share (there are approximately 35.1 million shares of NTL Incorporated common stock reserved for issuance upon conversion); |
(r) | 11.2% Debentures due November 15, 2007, principal amount at maturity of $517.3 million, interest payable semiannually from May 15, 2001, redeemable at NTL Triangle’s option after November 15, 2000; |
(s) | 13 1/4% Notes due September 30, 2004, principal amount at maturity of $285.1 million, interest payable semiannually from March 31, 2000, redeemable at Diamond’s option after September 30, 1999; |
(t) | 11 3/4% Notes due December 15, 2005, principal amount at maturity of $531.0 million, interest payable semiannually from June 15, 2001, redeemable at Diamond’s option on or after December 15, 2000; |
(u) | 10 3/4% Notes due February 15, 2007, principal amount at maturity of $420.5 million, interest payable semiannually beginning on August 15, 2002, redeemable at Diamond’s option on or after December 15, 2002; |
(v) | 10% Sterling Notes due February 1, 2008, issued by Diamond Holdings plc, principal amount at maturity of £135.0 million ($196.3 million), interest payable semiannually from August 1, 1998, redeemable at Diamond’s option on or after February 1, 2003; and |
(w) | 9 1/8% Notes due February 1, 2008, issued by Diamond Holdings plc, principal amount of $110.0 million, interest payable semiannually from August 1, 1998, redeemable at Diamond’s option on or after February 1, 2003. |
See Note 1 for discussion of the uncertainties about compliance with the terms and conditions of the Company’s debt that would give the holders of the debt the right to accelerate repayment, which has caused primarily all of the Company’s long-term debt to be classified as current.
The indentures governing the notes contain restrictions relating to, among other things: (i) incurrence of additional indebtedness and issuance of preferred stock, (ii) dividend and other payment restrictions and (iii) mergers, consolidations and sales of assets.
The Company, NTL Incorporated and NTL Communications did not make interest payments and payments of related fees when due on April 1 and April 15, 2002. If the applicable issuer does not pay interest on these notes after a 30 day grace period expires (on April 30, 2002 in the case of the missed interest payments due April 1, 2002), there is an event of default under the indenture in respect of the notes on which the interest is due and unpaid. An event of default entitles the trustee under the indenture or the holders of
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25% of the outstanding notes to declare the principal amount of those notes to be immediately due and payable. Even if the maturity of those notes is not accelerated after April 30, 2002, such an event of default would also result in an event of default for payment defaults in respect of other debt (commonly called cross defaults) under all of our other notes, except for those issued by NTL Triangle, Diamond Cable Communications or Diamond Holdings. As a result, upon the expiration of the grace period, on April 30, 2002, events of default for failure to pay interest would occur under the relevant indentures at NTL Communications and, contemporaneously, cross defaults would occur under the Company’s other indentures at NTL Communications, NTL Delaware, NTL Incorporated and under our bank credit facilities in the United Kingdom and could occur under the Cablecom Facility. This would give holders of the outstanding series of debt at these entities the right to accelerate repayment of those debts by declaring the principal amount of the debts to be immediately due and payable unless we obtain waivers or forbearance agreements from sufficient percentages of our creditors.
During 2001, 2000 and 1999, the Company recognized $284.9 million, $473.4 million and $451.4 million, respectively, of original issue discount as interest expense.
In addition to the notes described above, subsidiaries of the Company have the following bank credit agreements outstanding:
(x) | In May 2000, NTL Business Limited (“NTL Business”) and NTL Communications Limited (“NTLCL”), wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries of the Company, entered into a £2,500.0 million ($3,635.8 million) credit agreement in connection with the ConsumerCo acquisition. On February 21, 2001, as required by the NTL Business and NTLCL credit agreement, NTL Communications Corp. (“NTL Communications”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, completed a transaction whereby it acquired the entire issued share capital of NTL (CWC Holdings) Limited (the entity that owns ConsumerCo) from NTL Incorporated and the entire issued share capital of NTL Business from NTL Delaware in exchange for shares of its common stock. As a result of this transaction, ConsumerCo and NTL Business became subsidiaries of NTL Communications, and NTL Business’ rights and obligations under the £2,500.0 million credit agreement were assigned to a subsidiary of NTLCL. In October 2001, NTLCL completed £169.6 million ($246.6 million) of vendor financing as an addition to NTLCL’s £2,500.0 million credit agreement with the same terms and conditions. The Company borrowed £84.8 million ($123.3 million) of the vendor financing in October 2001. The commitment for the remaining £84.8 million has expired. Interest is payable at least every six months at LIBOR plus a margin rate of 2.00% per annum, which is subject to adjustment based on the ratio of EBITDA to finance charges of the UK Group. |
For purposes of this credit agreement, Diamond Cable Communications Limited and subsidiaries, NTL (Triangle) LLC and subsidiaries and certain other entities are excluded from the U.K. Group. The unused portion of the commitment is subject to a commitment fee of 0.75% payable quarterly, which is reduced to 0.50% when over 50% of the commitment is utilized. Principal is due in six quarterly installments beginning on June 30, 2004. The credit agreement contains various financial and other covenants with respect to the U.K. Group, and restrictions on dividends and distributions by the U.K. Group. As of December 31, 2001, there was £2,584.8 million ($3,759.1 million) outstanding under this credit agreement. The effective interest rate was 6.73% and 8.283% as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively. | |
In October 2001, NTLCL completed £200.0 million ($290.9 million) of GE Capital senior secured financing. Interest on the GE Capital senior secured financing is payable at least every six months at LIBOR plus a margin rate of 3.50% per annum. The senior secured financing is repayable in eight quarterly installments beginning on June 30, 2006. The effective interest rate at December 31, 2001 was 8.06%. | |
NTLCL has a £1,300.0 million ($1,890.6 million) credit agreement with a group of banks, which is available to finance working capital requirements of the U.K. Group (as defined above). Pursuant to the |
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credit agreements, in connection with the issuance of new debt beginning in October 2000, the commitment has been reduced by £882.5 million ($1,283.4 million). Interest is payable at least every six months at LIBOR plus a margin rate of 5.50% per annum. The margin rate shall increase by 0.50% on the three month anniversary of the initial advance and by an additional 0.50% on each subsequent three month anniversary, up to a maximum total interest rate of 16.00% per annum. The unused portion of the commitment is subject to a commitment fee of 0.75% payable quarterly. Principal is due in full on March 31, 2001. The credit agreement contains various financial and other covenants with respect to the U.K. Group, and restrictions on dividends and distributions by the U.K. Group. As of December 31, 2001, £100.0 million ($145.4 million) was outstanding under this credit agreement with an effective interest rate of 9.57%. In January and February 2002, the Company borrowed the remaining amounts available under this agreement. |
(y) | In March 2000, a subsidiary of the Company borrowed CHF 2,700.0 million ($1,626.8 million) under its term loan facility in connection with the acquisition of Cablecom. Interest is payable at least every six months at Swiss LIBOR plus a margin rate of 2.50% per annum, which is subject to adjustment after March 2001 based on Cablecom’s ratio of senior debt to EBITDA. The effective rate of interest at December 31, 2001 and 2000 was 5.27% and 6.03%, respectively. Principal is due over six years in quarterly installments beginning on March 31, 2004. Cablecom has the option to draw on a revolving loan facility up to an additional CHF 1,400.0 million ($843.5 million). The revolving facility is intended to finance operating expenses, working capital and other capital expenditures of Cablecom and subsidiaries and for their general corporate financing requirements. As of December 31, 2001, Cablecom had borrowed CHF 875.0 million ($527.2 million) under the revolving loan facility. The effective interest rate as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 was 5.49% and 6.02%, respectively. The revolving facility is available until May 2003 although Cablecom is currently unable to draw the remaining undrawn amounts under this facility because, as of December 31, 2001, its liabilities exceeded its assets, which constituted an event of default under the facility. The interest rate, interest payment requirements and principal payments for the revolving facility are the same as for the term loan facility. The revolving facility includes a commitment fee of 0.75% payable quarterly on the unused portion of the revolving facility commitment, which is reduced to 0.50% when over 50% of the commitment is utilized. The term loan facility and the revolving facility contain various financial and other covenants with respect to Cablecom and subsidiaries, and restrictions on dividends and distributions by Cablecom subsidiaries. |
(z) | In March 2001, NTL Australia Pty Limited (“NTL Australia”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a A$350.0 million ($179.1 million) credit agreement with a group of banks. As of December 31, 2001, NTL Australia had borrowed A$200.0 million ($102.3 million) under this credit agreement. NTL Australia may use the proceeds under this credit agreement to repay the Company for part of its original investment as well as funding general capital expenditures, working capital and corporate purposes. As of December 31, 2001, NTL Australia repaid A$200.0 million ($102.3 million) to the Company. Interest is payable at least every six months at the A$ Bank Bill Bid Rate plus a margin of 1.85% per annum, which is subject to adjustment based on the ratio of senior debt to EBITDA of NTL Australia. The effective interest rate at December 31, 2001 was 6.98%. The unused portion of the commitment is subject to a commitment fee of 0.60%, which is subject to adjustment based on the ratio of senior debt to EBITDA of NTL Australia. Principal is due in four semiannual installments beginning on June 30, 2004 of a maximum of A$7.5 million, A$7.5 million, A$12.5 million and A$12.5 million. The balance is due in full on March 30, 2006. The credit agreement contains various financial and other covenants with respect to NTL Australia and restrictions on dividends and distributions by NTL Australia. |
In February 2001, $109.5 million principal amount of 7% Convertible Subordinated Notes due December 15, 2008 were converted into 2.8 million shares of NTL Incorporated common stock at the applicable conversion price of $39.20 per share. NTL Incorporated issued as a premium on the conversion an
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additional 0.5 million shares which were valued at NTL Incorporated closing common stock price on the dates of conversion. The premium, which amounted to $17.6 million, is included in interest expense. Additionally accrued and unpaid interest of $1.2 million at the time of the conversion was waived by the holders of the convertible notes.
In connection with the Cablelink acquisition, the Company issued $704.6 million principal amount Senior Increasing Rate Notes due 2000. In November 1999, the Company received net proceeds of $720.7 million from the issuance of the 9 1/4% Euro Notes, the 9 7/8% Euro Notes and the 11 1/2% Deferred Euro Notes, of which $716.5 million was used to repay the Senior Increasing Rate Notes plus accrued interest. The Company recorded an extraordinary loss from the early extinguishment of the notes of $3.0 million in 1999.
Primarily all of the notes issued by NTL Communications, as well as the bank credit facilities, restrict the payment of cash dividends and loans to the Company.
Long-term debt repayments are due as follows (in millions). The table reflects the Company’s contractual obligations, but the entire obligation, except for NTL Australia’s long term portion has been classified as current.
Year ending December 31: | |||||
2002 | $ | 5.7 | |||
2003 | 2.8 | ||||
2004 | 512.2 | ||||
2005 | 4,602.9 | ||||
2006 | 1,854.1 | ||||
Thereafter | 11,135.6 | ||||
Total debt repayments | 18,113.3 | ||||
Less: current portion | (18,011.0 | ) | |||
$ | 102.3 | ||||
10. Redeemable Preferred Stock
In March 2000, the Company received $1,850.0 million in cash from France Telecom and a group of commercial banks in exchange for 1,850,000 shares of its redeemable 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock.
In February 1997, the Company issued 100,000 shares of its 13% Senior Redeemable Exchangeable Preferred Stock.
The changes in the number of shares of Redeemable Preferred Stock were as follows:
13% | 5% | |||||||
Shares at December 31, 1998 | 125,000 | — | ||||||
Issued for dividends | 17,000 | — | ||||||
Shares at December 31, 1999 | 142,000 | — | ||||||
Issued for cash | — | 1,850,000 | ||||||
Issued for dividends | 5,000 | — | ||||||
Corporate restructuring | (147,000 | ) | (1,850,000 | ) | ||||
Shares at December 31, 2001 and 2000 | — | — | ||||||
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11. Derivative Financial Instruments
Effective January 1, 2001, the Company adopted SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended by SFAS Nos. 137 and 138. The new accounting standard requires that all derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recorded each period in the results of operations or in other comprehensive income (loss), depending on whether a derivative is designated as a fair value or cash flow hedge. The ineffective portion of all hedges is recognized in the results of operations. Beginning October 1, 2001, the Company has recorded the change in the fair value of derivatives related to changes in time value each period in other comprehensive income for certain qualifying cash flow hedges.
On January 1, 2001, the Company recorded all of its outstanding derivative instruments at their fair value. The outstanding derivative instruments were comprised of cross currency swaps to hedge exposure to movements in the British pound/ U.S. dollar exchange rate, and a number of zero cost collars to hedge exposure to floating interest rates on certain of its debt. The aggregate fair value on January 1, 2001 was a liability of $9.0 million, of which $6.8 million was recorded as an expense and $2.2 million was recorded as other comprehensive loss. In 2001, the Company entered into cross currency swaps to hedge exposure to movements in the Euro/ British pound exchange rate. In the year ended December 31, 2001, the Company recorded income of $3.4 million and other comprehensive loss of $12.8 million as a result of changes in the fair values. The aggregate fair value at December 31, 2001 was a net liability of $18.4 million.
In September 2001, the Company entered into a British pound forward foreign exchange agreement, consisting of twenty-six accumulating forward contracts, to reduce its exposure to movement in the British pound/ U.S. dollar exchange rate in accordance with its market risk strategies. As of December 31, 2001, the fair value of this instrument was a liability of $0.3 million.
12. Non-Cash Compensation
In July 2001, the Compensation and Option Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) approved modifications to certain stock options. The latest possible expiration date of options to purchase an aggregate of approximately 4.7 million shares of NTL Incorporated common stock with exercise prices from $.17 to $14.76 per share was extended from July 30, 2001 to October 2004, as applicable, to January 30, 2006. The Company recognized non-cash compensation expense of $30.6 million based on the excess of the quoted market price of NTL Incorporated common stock on the date of the modification of $12.05 per share over the exercise price per share.
In September 2000, the Board of Directors approved modifications to certain stock options granted to employees in November 1999 through May 2000. Options to purchase an aggregate of approximately 16.5 million shares of the Company’s common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $64.39 per share were modified such that the exercise price was reduced to $44.50 per share and the vesting schedule was delayed and/or lengthened. The Company is accounting for these options as a variable plan beginning in September 2000. The Company will recognize non-cash compensation expense for the excess of the quoted market price of NTL Incorporated common stock over the exercise price of the vested options while the options remain outstanding.
The Compensation Committee has taken the actions described above to continue to provide the appropriate performance incentives to those affected.
13. Other Charges including Restructuring Charges
Other charges of $311.6 million in 2001 include restructuring charges of $209.5 million and costs of $102.1 million incurred primarily to integrate the acquired companies, mostly related to information technology integration, as well as costs incurred for business rationalization consulting. Other charges of
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$92.7 million in 2000 include restructuring charges of $65.9 million and costs of $26.8 million incurred primarily to integrate the acquired companies, mostly related to information technology integration, as well as costs incurred for business rationalization consulting. Other charges of $16.2 million in 1999 were incurred for the cancellation of certain contracts.
Restructuring charges of $209.5 million and $65.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively, relate to the Company’s announcements in the fourth quarter of 2001 and in November 2000 that it was taking additional actions to reorganize, re-size and reduce operating costs and create greater efficiency in various areas of the Company. An aggregate of $57.9 million of the 2001 restructuring charges are for the write-off of equipment and other assets that are not in use and will not require any future cash outlays. The employee severance and related costs in 2000 were for approximately 2,300 employees to be terminated, approximately 550 of whom are still employed by the Company as of December 31, 2001. These charges in 2001 are for approximately 5,400 employees to be terminated, of which approximately 3,000 employees are still employed by the Company as of December 31, 2001.
The following table summarizes the reorganization charges incurred and utilized in 2000 and 2001:
Employee | ||||||||||||||||||||
Severance | Lease | |||||||||||||||||||
and Related | Exit | Agreement | Fixed | |||||||||||||||||
Costs | Costs | Modifications | Assets | Total | ||||||||||||||||
(In millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Charged to expense | $ | 47.9 | $ | 18.0 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 65.9 | ||||||||||
Utilized | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2000 | 47.9 | 18.0 | — | — | 65.9 | |||||||||||||||
2000 provision utilized | (41.3 | ) | (9.6 | ) | — | — | (50.9 | ) | ||||||||||||
2000 provision released | (6.6 | ) | (7.3 | ) | — | — | (13.9 | ) | ||||||||||||
Charged to expense | 96.4 | 41.4 | 27.7 | 57.9 | 223.4 | |||||||||||||||
2001 provision utilized | (26.2 | ) | — | — | (57.9 | ) | (84.1 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2001 | $ | 70.2 | $ | 42.5 | $ | 27.7 | $ | — | $ | 140.4 | ||||||||||
14. Income Taxes
The expense (benefit) for income taxes consists of the following:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||
2001 | 2000 | 1999 | |||||||||||
(In millions) | |||||||||||||
Current: | |||||||||||||
Federal | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1.0 | |||||||
State and local | 1.2 | — | 1.0 | ||||||||||
Foreign | 0.8 | 0.8 | — | ||||||||||
Total current | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | ||||||||||
Deferred: | |||||||||||||
Foreign | $ | 61.1 | $ | (112.1 | ) | $ | (37.3 | ) | |||||
Total deferred | 61.1 | (112.1 | ) | (37.3 | ) | ||||||||
$ | 63.1 | $ | (111.3 | ) | $ | (35.3 | ) | ||||||
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The Company’s tax expense relates primarily to an increase in the deferred tax liability attributable to separate company profits of a foreign subsidiary offset to some extent by a decrease in net deferred tax liabilities attributable to operating losses of other foreign subsidiaries. The increase in deferred tax liabilities includes an adjustment related to 1997 through 2000 of approximately $116.1 million that is primarily attributable to additional tax depreciation being claimed during 2001 on original and amended tax returns.
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows:
December 31, | |||||||||
2001 | 2000 | ||||||||
(In millions) | |||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities: | |||||||||
Intangibles | $ | 68.9 | $ | 113.3 | |||||
Fixed assets | 467.5 | 787.3 | |||||||
Total deferred tax liabilities | 536.4 | 900.6 | |||||||
Deferred tax assets: | |||||||||
Net operating losses | 2,121.1 | 1,588.2 | |||||||
Net deferred interest expense | 239.9 | 198.5 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 370.2 | 398.3 | |||||||
Equity investments | 41.2 | — | |||||||
Inventory | 13.7 | 16.4 | |||||||
Purchase accounting liabilities | 16.5 | 158.5 | |||||||
Other | 57.0 | 33.8 | |||||||
Total deferred tax assets | 2,859.6 | 2,393.7 | |||||||
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets | (2,584.1 | ) | (1,698.5 | ) | |||||
Net deferred tax assets | 275.5 | 695.2 | |||||||
Net deferred tax liabilities | $ | 260.9 | $ | 205.4 | |||||
At December 31, 2001, the Company had a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets to the extent it was not more likely than not that such assets would be realized in the future. At December 31, 2000, the valuation allowance includes approximately $505.0 million, which, if realized, would be accounted for as a reduction to goodwill or an increase in additional paid-in capital.
At December 31, 2001, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $1,200.0 million for U.S. federal income tax purposes that expire in varying amounts commencing in 2009. This excludes net operating loss carryforwards of companies that are resident in both U.S. and the United Kingdom. The Company also has United Kingdom net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $5,250.0 million that have no expiration date. Pursuant to United Kingdom law, these net operating losses are only available to offset income of the separate entity that generated the loss. A portion of the United Kingdom net operating loss carryforward relates to dual resident companies, of which the U.S. net operating loss carryforward amount is approximately $1,100.0 million.
As discussed in Note 1, the Company needs to restructure its outstanding debt during 2002. A restructuring of the Company’s debt can be expected to give rise to cancellation of indebtedness (“COD”), which if it occurs in the course of a proceeding pursuant to Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, would be non-taxable. If the COD is non-taxable, the Company will be required to reduce its U.S. net operating loss
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carryforwards and other attributes such as tax basis in assets by an amount equal to the non-recognized COD. Therefore, it is likely that as a result of the successful completion of the proposed plan of recapitalization, the Company will have no U.S. net operating loss carryforwards.
In 2000, the Internal Revenue Service completed its federal income tax audit of the Company for the years 1993, 1994 and 1995. The audit resulted in a reduction in U.S. net operating loss carryforwards that had no material impact on the Company. The Company is currently undergoing a U.S. federal income tax audit for the years 1996, 1997 and 1998. The Company does not expect that the audit adjustments will have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
The reconciliation of income taxes computed at U.S. federal statutory rates to income tax expense is as follows:
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||
2001 | 2000 | 1999 | |||||||||||
(In millions) | |||||||||||||
(Benefit) at federal statutory rate (35%) | $ | (4,775.3 | ) | $ | (1,077.4 | ) | $ | (269.9 | ) | ||||
Add: | |||||||||||||
Non-deductible asset impairment | 3,179.8 | — | — | ||||||||||
Foreign losses with no benefit | 991.2 | 690.1 | 110.2 | ||||||||||
U.S. losses with no benefit | 550.3 | 276.0 | 123.7 | ||||||||||
Prior year accelerated depreciation | 116.3 | — | — | ||||||||||
State and local income tax, net of federal benefit | 0.8 | — | 0.7 | ||||||||||
$ | 63.1 | $ | (111.3 | ) | $ | (35.3 | ) | ||||||
15. Fair Values of Financial Instruments
The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments:
Cash and cash equivalents:The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets approximate fair value.
Long-term debt:The carrying amounts of the bank credit facilities and the senior secured financing approximate their fair values. The fair values of the Company’s other debt in the following table are based on the quoted market prices.
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The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments are as follows:
December 31, 2001 | December 31, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
Carrying | Carrying | ||||||||||||||||
Amount | Fair Value | Amount | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||
(In millions) | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 367.3 | $ | 367.3 | $ | 509.9 | $ | 509.9 | |||||||||
Long-term debt: | |||||||||||||||||
5 3/4% Convertible Notes | 1,200.0 | 132.0 | 1,200.0 | 582.0 | |||||||||||||
Credit Agreements | 3,861.4 | 3,861.4 | 3,405.6 | 3,405.6 | |||||||||||||
Term Loan and Revolving Facilities | 2,154.0 | 2,154.0 | 1,987.3 | 1,987.3 | |||||||||||||
12 3/4% Notes | 277.8 | 91.7 | 277.8 | 255.6 | |||||||||||||
11 1/2% Notes | 1,050.0 | 336.0 | 1,040.5 | 913.5 | |||||||||||||
10% Notes | 400.0 | 120.0 | 400.0 | 348.0 | |||||||||||||
9 1/2% Sterling Senior Notes | 181.4 | 60.1 | 186.5 | 154.2 | |||||||||||||
10 3/4% Sterling Notes | 382.3 | 124.3 | 353.6 | 242.3 | |||||||||||||
9 3/4% Notes | 1,153.8 | 338.0 | 1,048.5 | 715.0 | |||||||||||||
9 3/4% Sterling Notes | 385.9 | 124.8 | 360.8 | 214.7 | |||||||||||||
11 1/2% Notes | 625.0 | 200.0 | 625.0 | 556.3 | |||||||||||||
12 3/8% Notes | 364.9 | 108.0 | 323.6 | 252.0 | |||||||||||||
7% Convertible Notes | 489.8 | 53.9 | 599.3 | 470.5 | |||||||||||||
9 1/4% Euro Notes | 222.5 | 74.6 | 234.7 | 207.7 | |||||||||||||
9 7/8% Euro Notes | 311.5 | 104.4 | 328.6 | 269.4 | |||||||||||||
11 1/2% Euro Deferred Notes | 135.6 | 44.9 | 127.9 | 99.6 | |||||||||||||
11 7/8% Senior Notes | 490.7 | 160.0 | 489.6 | �� | 445.0 | ||||||||||||
12 3/8% Euro Notes | 267.8 | 90.8 | — | — | |||||||||||||
6 3/4% Convertible Notes | 1,150.0 | 353.6 | — | — | |||||||||||||
Working Capital Agreement | 145.4 | 145.4 | — | — | |||||||||||||
Senior Secured Financing | 290.9 | 290.9 | — | — | |||||||||||||
11.2% Debentures | 517.3 | 367.3 | 517.3 | 439.7 | |||||||||||||
13 1/4% Notes | 285.1 | 77.0 | 285.1 | 270.8 | |||||||||||||
11 3/4% Notes | 531.0 | 132.8 | 531.0 | 467.3 | |||||||||||||
10 3/4% Notes | 415.1 | 100.9 | 373.9 | 281.7 | |||||||||||||
10% Sterling Notes | 196.3 | 143.4 | 201.9 | 161.5 | |||||||||||||
9 1/8% Notes | 110.0 | 71.5 | 110.0 | 89.7 |
16. Related Party Transactions
In 1999, the Company provided management, financial, legal and technical services to Cellular Communications International, Inc. (“CCII”) and Cellular Communications of Puerto Rico, Inc. (“CCPR”). Certain officers and directors of the Company were officers and directors of CCII and CCPR.
In the fourth quarter of 1999, CoreComm Limited (“CoreComm”) (which was formed in 1998 and has certain common officers and directors with the Company) began charging the Company a percentage of its office rent and supplies expense in respect of certain facilities which were shared with the Company. In 1999, the Company charged CCPR, CCII and CoreComm $0.7 million, $0.4 million and $2.3 million, respectively, for direct costs where identifiable and a fixed percentage of its corporate overhead, net of CoreComm’s
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charges to the Company. Charges to CCPR and to CCII ceased in 1999 due to each of them being acquired and the resulting termination of services. In 2001 and 2000, the Company charged CoreComm $0.3 million and $0.9 million, respectively, for direct costs where identifiable and a fixed percentage of its corporate overhead, net of CoreComm’s charges to the Company. These charges reduced corporate expenses in 2001, 2000 and 1999. It is not practicable to determine the amounts of these expenses that would have been incurred had the Company operated as an unaffiliated entity. In the opinion of management of the Company, the allocation methods are reasonable.
The Company obtains billing and software development services from CoreComm. CoreComm billed the Company $3.4 million, $5.9 million and $4.6 million in 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively, for these services.
In March 2000, NTL Incorporated and CoreComm announced that they had entered into an agreement to link their networks in order to create an international Internet backbone that commenced operations in February 2001. NTL Incorporated incurred costs of $0.3 million for network usage in the year ended December 31, 2001.
On April 12, 2001, NTL Incorporated purchased $15.0 million of an unsecured convertible note from CoreComm Limited and received warrants to purchase 770,000 shares of CoreComm common stock at an exercise price of $.01 per share that expire in April 2011. In addition, concurrently with the note purchase and without additional compensation, NTL Incorporated entered into a network and software agreement with CoreComm. Under the agreement, CoreComm will provide U.S. network access for Internet traffic from NTL Incorporated’s U.K. customers for three years, as well as a royalty free license to use certain billing and provisioning software and know-how. Interest on the notes is at 10.75% per annum, payable semiannually beginning on October 15, 2001. The interest is payable in kind by the issuance of additional notes in such principal amount equal to the interest payment that is then due. The notes are convertible into CoreComm common stock prior to maturity at a conversion price of $1.00 per share, subject to adjustment. Additional notes issued for interest will have an initial conversion price equal to 120% of the weighted average closing price of CoreComm common stock for a specified period. NTL Incorporated and CoreComm have agreed to certain modifications to the conversion feature in connection with CoreComm’s recapitalization in December 2001.
In 2001, the Company and CoreComm entered into a license agreement whereby NTL Incorporated was granted an exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual license to certain billing software developed by CoreComm for telephony rating, digital television events rating, fraud management and other tasks. The sales price was cash of $9.8 million for the development costs expended by CoreComm plus a fixed amount of $3.0 million representing the one-time perpetual license fee. The billing software was being used by NTL Incorporated at the time of this agreement, and was being maintained and modified by CoreComm under an ongoing software maintenance and development outsourcing arrangement between the companies.
At December 31, 2001 and 2000, the Company had a receivable from CoreComm of $1.1 million and a payable to CoreComm of $17.1 million, respectively. The 2000 payable balance primarily related to services and other charges billed in advance in October and November 2000 of $15.8 million.
On September 28, 2001, NTL Communications loaned NTL Incorporated $150.0 million in cash and received 15.0% Promissory Notes due September 30, 2004. Interest is payable monthly in cash at a rate of 15.0% per annum beginning on October 31, 2001.
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17. Shareholder’s Equity
Sales of Preferred Stock, Common Stock and Warrants
In August 1999, the Company received $1,000.0 million in cash from France Telecom in exchange for 750,000 shares of the Company’s 5% Cumulative Participating Convertible Preferred Stock and 4.2 million shares of the Company’s common stock.
In January 1999, the Company received $500.0 million in cash from Microsoft Corp. (“Microsoft”) in exchange for 500,000 shares of the Company’s 5.25% Convertible Preferred Stock (the “5.25% Preferred Stock”) and warrants to purchase 1.9 million shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $53.76 per share. Dividends were payable quarterly at the Company’s option in cash, common stock or additional shares of preferred stock. The Company issued approximately 25,000 shares of 5.25% Preferred Stock for dividend payments of $24.6 million through December 31, 1999. In February 2000, all of the 5.25% Preferred Stock was converted into 8.3 million shares of the Company’s common stock.
Series Preferred Stock
In September 1998, the Company issued 125,000 shares of 9.9% Non-voting Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series A (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) in connection with an acquisition. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock had a stated value of $1,000. Cumulative dividends accrued at 9.9% of the stated value per share. Dividends were payable when and if declared by the Board of Directors. In December 1999, all of the outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock were redeemed for cash of $140.8 million, which included $15.5 million for accrued dividends.
In December 1998, the Company issued 52,000 shares of 9.9% Non-voting Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series B (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) in connection with an acquisition. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock had a stated value of $1,000. Cumulative dividends accrued at 9.9% of the stated value per share. Dividends were payable when and if declared by the Board of Directors.
The changes in the number of shares of Series Preferred Stock, excluding the Redeemable Preferred Stock, were as follows:
Convertible | 9.9% | 9.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
Series A | Series A | Series B | 5.25% | 5% | ||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 1998 | — | 125,000 | 52,000 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Issued for cash | — | — | — | 500,000 | 750,000 | |||||||||||||||
Issued for dividends | — | — | — | 25,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||
Redemption | — | (125,000 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 1999 | — | — | 52,000 | 525,000 | 755,000 | |||||||||||||||
Issued for dividends | — | — | — | 3,000 | 19,000 | |||||||||||||||
Conversion into common stock | — | — | — | (528,000 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
Corporate restructuring | — | — | (52,000 | ) | — | (774,000 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2001 and 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
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Stock Options
The Company’s employees participate in the following NTL Incorporated stock option plans.
There are 3,848,000 shares and 10,396,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 1991 Stock Option Plan and the 1993 Stock Option Plan, respectively. These plans provide that incentive stock options (“ISOs”) be granted at the fair market value of NTL Incorporated’s common stock on the date of grant, and nonqualified stock options (“NQSOs”) be granted at not less than 85% of the fair market value of NTL Incorporated’s common stock on the date of grant. Options are exercisable as to 20% of the shares subject thereto on the date of grant and become exercisable as to an additional 20% of the shares subject thereto on each January 1 thereafter, while the optionee remains an employee of the Company. Options will expire ten years after the date of the grant. No additional options will be granted under these plans.
There are 156,000 shares and 500,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under 1991 and 1993 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plans, respectively. Under the terms of these plans, options will be granted to members of the Board of Directors who are not employees of the Company or any of its affiliates. These plans provide that all options be granted at the fair market value of NTL Incorporated’s common stock on the date of grant, and options will expire ten years after the date of the grant. Options are exercisable as to 20% of the shares subject thereto on the date of grant and become exercisable as to an additional 20% of the shares subject thereto on each subsequent anniversary of the grant date while the optionee remains a director of the Company. Options will expire ten years after the date of the grant. No additional options will be granted under these plans.
There are 83,438,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 1998 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, and there are 19,684,000 shares available for issuance at December 31, 2001. The exercise price of a NQSO shall be determined by the Compensation and Option Committee. Options are generally exercisable ratably over five to ten years while the optionee remains an employee of the Company. Options will expire ten years after the date of the grant.
There were 14.3 million, 34.8 million and 6.4 million options granted under these plans for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively.
Pro forma information regarding net loss and net loss per share is required by SFAS No. 123 and has been determined as if the Company had accounted for NTL Inc.’s employee stock options under the fair value method of that Statement. The fair value for these options was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions for 2001, 2000 and 1999: risk-free interest rates of 4.47%, 5.30% and 6.81%, respectively, dividend yield of 0%, volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company’s common stock of .702, .385 and .336, respectively, and a weighted-average expected life of the option of 10 years.
The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because NTL Incorporated’s stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management’s opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its stock options.
For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over the options’ vesting period. The effects of applying SFAS No. 123 on pro forma disclosures of net loss for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 are not likely to be representative of the pro forma effects on
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net loss in future years. Following is the Company’s pro forma information as if the Company and not NTL Incorporated had issued the stock options:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||||
(In millions) | ||||||||||||
Pro forma net (loss) | $ | (13,975.1 | ) | $ | (3,222.9 | ) | $ | (820.6 | ) |
18. Employee Benefit Plans
Certain subsidiaries of the Company operate defined benefit pension plans in the United Kingdom and Switzerland. The assets of the Plans are held separately from those of the Company and are invested in specialized portfolios under the management of an investment group. The pension cost is calculated using the attained age method. The Company’s policy is to fund amounts to the defined benefit plans necessary to comply with the funding requirements as prescribed by the laws and regulations in the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
At December 31, 2001, the projected benefit obligations of Cablecom’s and NTL Business’ defined benefit pension plans exceeded the fair value of its respective plan assets by $3.4 million and $3.0 million, respectively.
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2001 | 2000 | |||||||
(In millions) | ||||||||
Change in benefit obligation | ||||||||
Benefit obligation at beginning of year | $324.1 | $197.1 | ||||||
Acquisition | — | 116.9 | ||||||
Service cost | 17.3 | 16.7 | ||||||
Interest cost | 16.8 | 16.8 | ||||||
Actuarial losses (gains) | 5.4 | (3.4 | ) | |||||
Benefits paid | (9.3 | ) | (8.3 | ) | ||||
Foreign currency exchange rate changes | (8.2 | ) | (11.7 | ) | ||||
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Benefit obligation at end of year | $346.1 | $324.1 | ||||||
Change in plan assets | ||||||||
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year | $420.2 | $278.4 | ||||||
Acquisition | – | 133.2 | ||||||
Actual return on plan assets | (46.0 | ) | 15.8 | |||||
Company contributions | 12.4 | 12.5 | ||||||
Plan participants’ contributions | 6.5 | 6.2 | ||||||
Benefits paid | (9.4 | ) | (8.3 | ) | ||||
Foreign currency exchange rate changes | (12.1 | ) | (17.6 | ) | ||||
Fair value of plan assets at end of year | $371.6 | $420.2 | ||||||
Funded status of the plan | $ 25.5 | $ 96.1 | ||||||
Unrecognized net actuarial losses (gains) | 5.4 | (79.2 | ) | |||||
Unrecognized transition obligation | 5.8 | 6.2 | ||||||
Prepaid benefit cost | $ 36.7 | $ 23.1 | ||||||
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Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
2001 | 2000 | ||||||||
Actuarial assumptions: | |||||||||
Weighted average discount rate | 4.50 | % – 6.00% | 4.50 | % – 6.00% | |||||
Weighted average rate of compensation increase | 2.00 | % – 4.00% | 2.00 | % – 4.25% | |||||
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets | 5.50 | % – 7.50% | 5.50 | % – 7.75% |
The components of net pension costs are as follows:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||||
(In millions) | ||||||||||||
Service cost | $ | 17.3 | $ | 16.7 | $ | 12.0 | ||||||
Interest cost | 16.8 | 16.8 | 12.0 | |||||||||
Actual return on plan assets | 46.0 | (15.7 | ) | (43.1 | ) | |||||||
Net amortization and deferral | (79.5 | ) | (19.4 | ) | 26.8 | |||||||
$ | 0.6 | $ | (1.6 | ) | $ | 7.7 | ||||||
19. Leases
A summary of assets held under capital lease are as follows (in millions):
December 31, | ||||||||
2001 | 2000 | |||||||
Land, buildings and equipment | $ | 100.3 | $ | 95.8 | ||||
Less: accumulated depreciation | (28.5 | ) | (22.2 | ) | ||||
$ | 71.8 | $ | 73.6 | |||||
Future minimum annual payments at December 31, 2001 are as follows (in millions). The table reflects the Company’s contractual obligations, but the entire obligation has been classified as current.
Capital | Operating | |||||||
Leases | Leases | |||||||
Year ending December 31: | ||||||||
2002 | $ | 9.3 | $ | 96.2 | ||||
2003 | 8.2 | 73.7 | ||||||
2004 | 7.4 | 55.5 | ||||||
2005 | 6.5 | 44.0 | ||||||
2006 | 6.2 | 42.3 | ||||||
Thereafter | 155.2 | 250.9 | ||||||
Total minimum lease payments | 192.8 | $ | 562.6 | |||||
Less: amount representing interest | (129.8 | ) | ||||||
Present value of net minimum obligations | 63.0 | |||||||
Less: current portion | 63.0 | |||||||
$ | — | |||||||
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Leases for buildings, office space and equipment extend through 2031. Total rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 under operating leases was $90.2 million, $56.1 million and $36.7 million, respectively.
20. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
At December 31, 2001, the Company was committed to pay approximately $1,672.0 million for equipment and services and for investments in and loans to affiliates. This amount includes approximately $1,238.0 million for certain operations and maintenance and other commitments through 2013.
The Company has agreed to provide funds to its unconsolidated affiliates generally if and when requested to do so and only upon the satisfaction of certain conditions. The estimated aggregate amount as of December 31, 2001 was $58.2 million. These unconsolidated affiliates include the media partnerships with the Football League and with various United Kingdom football clubs for Internet marketing and sponsorships. The Company’s wholly-owned indirect subsidiary, Premium TV Limited, has entered into these football related partnerships.
The Company had certain exclusive local delivery operator licenses for Northern Ireland and other franchise areas in the United Kingdom. Pursuant to these licenses, various subsidiaries of the Company were required to make monthly cash payments to the Independent Television Commission (“ITC”) during the 15-year license terms. Upon a request by the Company in 1999, the ITC converted all of the Company’s fee bearing exclusive licenses to non-exclusive licenses by the end of 1999. In 1999, the Company paid $30.1 million in connection with these licenses. Since the Company’s liability for the license payments ceased upon the conversion, in 1999 the Company reversed an accrual for franchise fees of $13.6 million.
The Company is involved in certain disputes and litigation arising in the ordinary course of its business. None of these matters are expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
21. Industry Segments
The Company has four reportable segments: Broadcast Services, Consumer Services, Business Services, and Shared Services. The Broadcast Services segment operates in the United Kingdom and Australia and includes digital and analog television and radio broadcasting, rental of antenna space on the Company’s owned and leased towers and sites and associated services, and satellite and media services. Consumer Services include telephony, cable television, Internet access and interactive services in regional franchise areas in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Switzerland. The Business Services segment operates primarily in the United Kingdom and includes telephony, national and international wholesale carrier telecommunications, and radio communications services to the emergency services community. Shared Services principally include network and information technology management, finance, human resources and facilities management. Shared Services also includes assets and related depreciation and amortization that are not allocated to another segment.
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Significant Accounting Policies note. The Company’s management evaluates segment performance based on various financial and non-financial measurements. The Company’s primary measure of profit or loss is EBITDA. The results of operations data utilized in financial measurements are revenues and EBITDA, which is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, franchise fees, non-cash compensation, other charges, corporate expenses, asset impairments, share of (losses) from equity investments, other (losses) gains, foreign currency transactions (losses) gains and extraordinary items. Certain selling, general and administrative expenses are allocated to segments based on revenues. Management does not allocate costs of shared services departments
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and jointly used assets for purposes of measuring segment performance. The reportable segments are strategic business units that are managed separately and offer different services.
Broadcast | Consumer | Business | Shared | Total | ||||||||||||||||
(In millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 344.0 | $ | 2,514.6 | $ | 836.8 | $ | — | $ | 3,695.4 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 109.3 | 2,400.3 | 587.9 | 41.3 | 3,138.8 | |||||||||||||||
EBITDA(1) | 170.6 | 773.5 | 335.2 | (571.6 | ) | 707.7 | ||||||||||||||
Expenditures for long-lived assets | 145.2 | 1,367.2 | 171.9 | 577.6 | 2,261.9 | |||||||||||||||
Total assets(2) | 1,206.3 | 11,330.6 | 3,287.0 | 970.2 | 16,794.1 | |||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 318.8 | $ | 1,819.8 | $ | 702.2 | $ | — | $ | 2,840.8 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 88.2 | 1,825.7 | 184.2 | 24.7 | 2,122.8 | |||||||||||||||
EBITDA(1) | 151.9 | 447.6 | 226.2 | (481.6 | ) | 344.1 | ||||||||||||||
Expenditures for long-lived assets | 91.5 | 1,812.2 | 724.6 | 280.7 | 2,909.0 | |||||||||||||||
Total assets(3) | 1,208.7 | 22,662.6 | 3,746.0 | 709.9 | 28,327.2 | |||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 297.3 | $ | 834.3 | $ | 452.5 | $ | — | $ | 1,584.1 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 76.8 | 581.3 | 104.1 | 29.1 | 791.3 | |||||||||||||||
EBITDA(1) | 150.1 | 233.5 | 106.6 | (279.3 | ) | 210.9 | ||||||||||||||
Expenditures for long-lived assets | 74.5 | 591.3 | 356.7 | 131.8 | 1,154.3 | |||||||||||||||
Total assets(4) | 1,167.7 | 6,783.2 | 1,319.1 | 2,941.6 | 12,211.6 |
(1) | Represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, franchise fees, non-cash compensation, other charges, corporate expenses, asset impairments, share of (losses) from equity investments, other (losses) gains, foreign currency transaction (losses) gains and extraordinary items. |
(2) | At December 31, 2001, shared assets included $192.8 million of cash and cash equivalents and $777.4 million of other assets. |
(3) | At December 31, 2000, shared assets included $357.5 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities and $352.4 million of other assets. |
(4) | At December 31, 1999, shared assets included $2,669.4 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities and $272.2 million in other assets. |
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The reconciliation of segment combined EBITDA to loss before income taxes and extraordinary item is as follows:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||||
(In millions) | ||||||||||||
Segment Combined EBITDA | $ | 707.7 | $ | 344.1 | $ | 210.9 | ||||||
(Add) Deduct: | ||||||||||||
Franchise fees | — | — | 16.5 | |||||||||
Non-cash compensation | 30.6 | — | — | |||||||||
Other charges | 311.6 | 92.7 | 16.2 | |||||||||
Corporate expenses | 37.2 | 38.2 | 29.4 | |||||||||
Asset impairments | 9,085.1 | — | — | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 3,138.8 | 2,122.8 | 791.3 | |||||||||
Interest income and other, net | (52.9 | ) | (61.1 | ) | (67.8 | ) | ||||||
Interest expense | 1,435.6 | 1,036.8 | 680.7 | |||||||||
Share of losses from equity investments | 204.5 | 70.5 | 18.4 | |||||||||
Other losses (gains) | 147.7 | — | (493.1 | ) | ||||||||
Foreign currency transaction losses (gains) | 13.2 | 122.5 | (12.7 | ) | ||||||||
14,351.4 | 3,422.4 | 978.9 | ||||||||||
Loss before income taxes and extraordinary item | $ | (13,643.7 | ) | $ | (3,078.3 | ) | $ | (768.0 | ) | |||
22. | Geographic Information |
United States | United Kingdom | Switzerland | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||
(In millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | — | $ | 3,166.6 | $ | 393.5 | $ | 135.3 | $ | 3,695.4 | ||||||||||
Long-lived assets | 157.6 | 11,836.0 | 2,630.9 | 739.9 | 15,364.4 | |||||||||||||||
2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | — | $ | 2,434.8 | $ | 277.3 | $ | 128.7 | $ | 2,840.8 | ||||||||||
Long-lived assets | 16.7 | 21,794.3 | 3,838.6 | 920.4 | 26,570.0 | |||||||||||||||
1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | — | $ | 1,508.2 | $ | — | $ | 75.9 | $ | 1,584.1 | ||||||||||
Long-lived assets | 1.6 | 8,227.6 | — | 663.8 | 8,893.0 |
23. | Subsequent Event |
On April 2, 2002, the Company announced that it completed the sale of its Australian broadcast business to Macquarie Bank for A$850.0 million ($434.9 million) in an all cash transaction. The net proceeds from the sale after the repayment of the outstanding bank credit facility and transaction related costs were approximately A$574.0 million ($293.7 million).
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NTL (Delaware), Inc.
Schedule I—Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
December 31, | ||||||||||
2001 | 2000 | |||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3.0 | $ | 2.6 | ||||||
Other | 7.1 | — | ||||||||
Total current assets | 10.1 | 2.6 | ||||||||
Fixed assets, net | 6.3 | 8.9 | ||||||||
Investments in and loans to affiliates, net | — | 11,563.1 | ||||||||
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $5.7 (2001) and $3.0 (2000) | 21.8 | 24.5 | ||||||||
Note receivable | 33.6 | — | ||||||||
Total assets | $ | 71.8 | $ | 11,599.1 | ||||||
Liabilities and shareholder’s (deficiency) equity | ||||||||||
Current liabilities | $ | 1,205.3 | $ | 6.8 | ||||||
Investments in and loans to affiliates, net | 2,530.3 | — | ||||||||
Long-term debt | — | 1,200.0 | ||||||||
Shareholders’ (deficiency) equity: | ||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 16,070.1 | 15,795.7 | ||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) | (1,072.7 | ) | (449.0 | ) | ||||||
(Deficit) | (18,661.2 | ) | (4,954.4 | ) | ||||||
(3,663.8 | ) | 10,392.3 | ||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholder’s (deficiency) equity | $ | 71.8 | $ | 11,599.1 | ||||||
See accompanying notes.
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Schedule I — Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (continued)
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2001 | 2000 | |||||||
Costs and expenses | ||||||||
Asset impairments | $ | 36.5 | $ | — | ||||
Corporate expenses | 12.9 | 14.5 | ||||||
General and administrative expenses | 5.9 | — | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 5.6 | 5.2 | ||||||
Operating (loss) | (60.9 | ) | (19.7 | ) | ||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||
Interest income and other, net | 120.7 | 29.2 | ||||||
Interest expense | (69.0 | ) | (68.6 | ) | ||||
Other losses | (109.3 | ) | — | |||||
Foreign currency transaction losses | (5.4 | ) | (63.0 | ) | ||||
(Loss) before equity in net (loss) of subsidiaries | (123.9 | ) | (122.1 | ) | ||||
Equity in net (loss) of subsidiaries | (13,582.9 | ) | (2,844.9 | ) | ||||
Net (loss) | $ | (13,706.8 | ) | $ | (2,967.0 | ) | ||
See accompanying notes.
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Schedule I — Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (continued)
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2001 | 2000 | |||||||
Net cash (used in) operating activities | $ | (60.7 | ) | $ | (118.5 | ) | ||
Investing activities | ||||||||
Purchase of fixed assets | — | (3.9 | ) | |||||
Purchase of marketable securities | — | (58.2 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities | — | 241.6 | ||||||
Increase in investments in and loans to affiliates | (139.4 | ) | (7,745.2 | ) | ||||
Net cash (used in) investing activities | (139.4 | ) | (7,565.7 | ) | ||||
Financing activities | ||||||||
Increase in deferred financing costs | — | (0.8 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants | — | 37.3 | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock | — | 1,850.0 | ||||||
Contribution from NTL Incorporated | 273.2 | 4,299.0 | ||||||
Distribution to NTL Incorporated | (72.7 | ) | — | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 200.5 | 6,185.5 | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 0.4 | (1,498.7 | ) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 2.6 | 1,501.3 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 3.0 | $ | 2.6 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information | ||||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 69.0 | $ | 68.0 | ||||
Supplemental schedule of non-cash financing activities | ||||||||
Accretion of dividends and discount on preferred stock | $ | — | $ | 10.6 |
See accompanying notes.
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NTL (Delaware), Inc.
Schedule I—Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
1. Corporate Restructuring
On May 18, 2000, the Company completed a corporate restructuring to create a holding company structure in connection with the acquisition of ConsumerCo. The holding company restructuring was accomplished through a merger so that all the stockholders of the Company at the effective time of the merger became stockholders of the new holding company, and the Company became a subsidiary of the new holding company. The new holding company has taken the name NTL Incorporated and the Company simultaneously changed its name to NTL (Delaware), Inc.
On February 21, 2001, NTL Communications Corp. completed a transaction whereby it acquired the entire issued share capital of NTL (CWC Holdings) Limited (the entity that owns ConsumerCo) from NTL Incorporated. As a result of this transaction, ConsumerCo became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company accounted for the transaction in a manner consistent with a transfer of entities under common control, which is similar to a “pooling of interests.” Accordingly, the net assets and results of operations of ConsumerCo have been included in the financial statements from May 30, 2000, the date of NTL Incorporated’s acquisition of ConsumerCo.
2. Basis of Presentation
In the Company’s condensed financial statements, the Company’s investment in subsidiaries is stated at cost plus equity in the undistributed earnings of the subsidiaries. The Company’s share of net loss of its subsidiaries is included in net loss using the equity method of accounting. The condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
3. Long-Term Debt
In December 1999, the Company issued $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of 5 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due December 15, 2009 (the “Convertible Notes”). Interest is payable semiannually from June 15, 2000. The Convertible Notes are convertible into shares of NTL Incorporated common stock at a conversion price of $108.18 per share. The Convertible Notes may be redeemed, at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, at anytime on or prior to December 18, 2002.
NTL Incorporated is a joint obligor for the Convertible Notes.
4. Redeemable Preferred Stock
Effective May 18, 2000, all outstanding shares of redeemable preferred stock became shares of NTL Incorporated redeemable preferred stock.
5. Leases
The Company rents office space in London pursuant to a lease which ended in 2000. Total rental expense for the year ended December 31, 2000 under operating leases was $54,000.
6. Other
No cash dividends were paid to the registrant by subsidiaries in the year ended December 31, 2001 and 2000.
The Company, NTL Incorporated and NTL Communications Corp. are joint obligors for the NTL Communications Corp. 7% Convertible Subordinated Notes due December 15, 2008.
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NTL (Delaware), Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Col. A | Col. B | Col. C | Col. D | Col. E | |||||||||||||||||
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Charged to | Other | (Deductions)/ | Balance | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at | Costs And | Accounts — | Additions | at End | |||||||||||||||||
Description | Beginning of Period | Expenses | Describe | Describe | of Period | ||||||||||||||||
(In millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 141.4 | $ | 60.7 | $ | — | $ | (68.3 | )(a) | $ | 133.8 | ||||||||||
Allowance for loans receivable | $ | — | $ | 30.2 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 30.2 | |||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 85.6 | $ | 98.9 | $ | — | $ | (43.1 | )(b) | $ | 141.4 | ||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 38.5 | $ | 46.2 | $ | — | $ | 0.9 | (c) | $ | 85.6 | ||||||||||
(a) | Uncollectible accounts written-off, net of recoveries of $64.3 million and $4.0 million foreign exchange currency translation adjustments. |
(b) | Uncollectible accounts written-off, net of recoveries of $90.4 million and $5.5 million foreign exchange currency translation adjustments, offset by $52.8 million allowance for doubtful accounts as of acquisition dates of purchased subsidiaries. |
(c) | Uncollectible accounts written-off, net of recoveries of $15.6 million and $1.2 million foreign exchange currency translation adjustments, offset by $17.7 million allowance for doubtful accounts as of acquisition dates of purchased subsidiaries. |
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