Table of Contents
Registration No. 333- | ||
Registration No. 333- -01 |
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MEDIACOM BROADBAND CORPORATION
Delaware | 4841 | 06-1615412 | ||
Delaware | 4841 | 06-1630167 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of | (Primary Standard Industrial | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
incorporation or organization) | Classification Code | Identification Numbers) | ||
Numbers) |
Middletown, New York 10941
(845) 695-2600
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants’ principal executive offices)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Mediacom Communications Corporation
100 Crystal Run Road
Middletown, New York 10941
(845) 695-2600
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Robert L. Winikoff, Esq.
Kenneth A. Rosenblum, Esq.
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
(212) 768-6700
As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
Proposed | Proposed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum | Maximum | Amount of | ||||||||||||||||||||
Title of Each Class of | Amount to be | Offering Price | Aggregate | Registration | ||||||||||||||||||
Securities to be Registered | Registered | Per Unit (1) | Offering Price | Fee | ||||||||||||||||||
8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2015 | $ | 200,000,000 | 100 | % | $ | 200,000,000 | $ | 21,400 | ||||||||||||||
(1) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933. |
Table of Contents
Mediacom Broadband Corporation
8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2015
• | The exchange offer expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [ ], 2006, unless extended. | ||
• | No public market exists for the initial notes or the exchange notes. We do not intend to list the exchange notes on any securities exchange or to seek approval for quotation through any automated quotation system. |
Page | ||||||||
1 | ||||||||
9 | ||||||||
22 | ||||||||
23 | ||||||||
24 | ||||||||
28 | ||||||||
42 | ||||||||
55 | ||||||||
67 | ||||||||
71 | ||||||||
73 | ||||||||
75 | ||||||||
111 | ||||||||
123 | ||||||||
123 | ||||||||
123 | ||||||||
123 | ||||||||
F-1 | ||||||||
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | II-1 | |||||||
EX-4.2: REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT | ||||||||
EX-12.1: STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIOS | ||||||||
EX-23.1: CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP | ||||||||
EX-25.1: STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY ON FORM T-1 | ||||||||
EX-99.1: FORM OF LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL | ||||||||
EX-99.2: FORM OF INSTRUCTION LETTER TO REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||
EX-99.3: FORM OF NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY |
- i -
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Expiration Date | The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on , 2006, unless we extend it. | |
Registration Rights Agreement | You have the right, subject to certain restrictions, to exchange the initial notes that you hold for exchange notes that are substantially identical in all material respects to the initial notes. This exchange offer is intended to satisfy these rights. Once the exchange offer is complete, you will no longer be entitled to any exchange or registration rights with respect to your initial notes. | |
Accrued Interest on the Exchange Notes and Initial Notes | The exchange notes will bear interest from their issuance date. Holders of initial notes which are accepted for exchange will receive, in cash, accrued and unpaid interest on the initial notes to, but not including, the issuance date of the exchange notes. Such interest will be paid with the first interest payment on the exchange notes. | |
Conditions to the Exchange Offer | The exchange offer is subject to customary conditions, which we may waive. You should read the discussion under “Exchange Offer—Conditions to the Exchange Offer” for more information regarding conditions of the exchange offer. | |
Procedures for Tendering Initial Notes | If you are a holder of initial notes and wish to accept the exchange offer, you must either: |
• | complete, sign and date the accompanying letter of transmittal, or a facsimile of the letter of transmittal; or | ||
• | arrange for The Depository Trust Company to transmit required information to the exchange agent in connection with a book-entry transfer. |
The exchange agent must receive such documentation or information and your initial notes on or prior to the expiration date at the address set forth in the section of this prospectus entitled “Exchange Offer—Exchange Agent.” | ||
Representation Upon Tender | By tendering your initial notes in this manner, you will be representing, among other things, that: |
- 2 -
Table of Contents
• | the exchange notes you acquire in the exchange offer are acquired in the ordinary course of your business; | ||
• | you have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate, in the distribution of the exchange notes issued to you in the exchange offer; and | ||
• | you are not a party related to us. |
Procedures for Beneficial Owners | If you are the beneficial owner of initial notes registered in the name of a broker, dealer or other nominee and you wish to tender your initial notes, you should contact the person in whose name your initial notes are registered and promptly instruct the person to tender on your behalf within the time period set forth in the section of this prospectus entitled “Exchange Offer.” | |
Procedures for Broker-Dealers | Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account in exchange for initial notes, where such initial notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes. | |
Material U.S. Federal Tax Consequences | The exchange of initial notes for exchange notes will not result in any gain or loss to you for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Your holding period for the exchange notes will include the holding period for the initial notes and your adjusted tax basis of the exchange notes will be the same as your adjusted tax basis of the initial notes at the time of the exchange. For additional information, you should read the discussion under “U.S. Federal Tax Considerations.” | |
Failure to Exchange Will Affect You Adversely | Initial notes that are not tendered, or that are tendered but not accepted, will be subject to the existing transfer restrictions on the initial notes after the exchange offer and, subject to certain exceptions, we will have no further obligation to register the initial notes under the Securities Act of 1933. If you do not participate in the exchange offer, the liquidity of your initial notes could be adversely affected. | |
Guaranteed Delivery Procedures | If you wish to tender your initial notes and time will not permit your required documents to reach the exchange agent by the expiration date, or the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on or prior to the expiration date, you may tender your initial notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the section of this prospectus entitled “Exchange Offer—Guaranteed Delivery Procedure.” |
- 3 -
Table of Contents
Acceptance of Initial Notes; Delivery of Exchange Notes | Subject to customary conditions, we will accept initial notes which are properly tendered in the exchange offer and not withdrawn, before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date of the exchange offer. The exchange notes will be delivered as promptly as practicable following the expiration date. | |
Use of Proceeds | We will not receive any proceeds from the exchange offer. | |
Exchange Agent | Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas is the exchange agent for the exchange offer. |
- 4 -
Table of Contents
Issuers | Mediacom Broadband LLC and Mediacom Broadband Corporation. | |
Securities Offered | $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8 1/2% senior notes due 2015. | |
Maturity | October 15, 2015 | |
Interest | Interest on the notes will accrue at the rate of 8 1/2% per year, payable semiannually in cash in arrears on each April 15 and October 15, having commenced October 15, 2005. | |
Ranking | The notes will be our senior unsecured obligations. They will: |
• | effectively rank behind any of our secured debt and all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries; | ||
• | rank equally in right of payment with our 11% senior notes due 2013; | ||
• | rank equally in right of payment to all of our unsecured debt that does not expressly provide that it is subordinated to the notes; and | ||
• | rank ahead of all our future debt that expressly provides that it is subordinated to the notes. |
As of September 30, 2005, we had approximately $1,411.5 million of debt outstanding reflected on our consolidated balance sheet (including approximately $811.5 million of debt of our subsidiaries), and our subsidiaries had $493.1 million of unused credit commitments under the revolving credit portion of the bank credit facility of our subsidiaries, referred to as our subsidiary credit facility. | ||
Neither our manager, any of our subsidiaries, other than Mediacom Broadband Corporation, the co-issuer of the exchange notes, nor any of our manager’s other subsidiaries, including Mediacom LLC, will guarantee or otherwise be an obligor under the exchange notes, unless the covenant described in “Description of the Notes-Covenants-Limitation on Guarantees of Certain Indebtedness” applies. |
- 5 -
Table of Contents
Optional Redemption | We may redeem some or all of the exchange notes at any time on or prior to October 14, 2010 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes redeemed plus an applicable premium calculated as set forth in this prospectus. We may redeem some or all of the notes at any time after that date at the redemption prices set forth in this prospectus. The redemption prices are described in the section “Description of the Notes—Optional Redemption.” | |
Change of Control | Upon a change of control, as defined under the section entitled “Description of the Notes,” you will have the right, as a holder of exchange notes, to require us to repurchase your exchange notes at a repurchase price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase. | |
Restrictive Covenants | The indenture governing the exchange notes contains certain covenants that limit, among other things, our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to: |
• | incur additional debt; | ||
• | pay dividends on our equity interests or repurchase our equity interests; | ||
• | make certain investments; | ||
• | enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates; | ||
• | limit dividends or other payments by our restricted subsidiaries to us; | ||
• | use assets as security in other transactions; and | ||
• | sell certain assets or merge with or into other companies. |
These restrictive covenants are subject to a number of important qualifications. |
- 6 -
Table of Contents
Mediacom Broadband LLC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2004 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Statement of Operations Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 512,792 | $ | 552,342 | $ | 585,039 | $ | 436,101 | $ | 455,725 | ||||||||||
Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Service costs, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | 207,053 | 215,310 | 225,764 | 165,458 | 177,283 | |||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 105,407 | 118,918 | 126,575 | 96,489 | 101,863 | |||||||||||||||
Management fee expense | 6,967 | 9,322 | 10,585 | 8,206 | 8,981 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 123,704 | 113,007 | 107,592 | 80,300 | 85,575 | |||||||||||||||
Operating income | 69,661 | 95,785 | 114,523 | 85,648 | 82,023 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (76,790 | ) | (82,536 | ) | (86,125 | ) | (64,223 | ) | (71,481 | ) | ||||||||||
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net | (15,049 | ) | 2,807 | 10,929 | 6,700 | 6,217 | ||||||||||||||
Other expense | (5,066 | ) | (5,974 | ) | (4,475 | ) | (3,560 | ) | (2,898 | ) | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (27,244 | ) | $ | 10,082 | $ | 34,852 | $ | 24,565 | $ | 13,861 | |||||||||
Balance Sheet Data (end of period): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,281,948 | $ | 2,287,784 | $ | 2,258,245 | $ | 2,253,781 | $ | 2,280,900 | ||||||||||
Total debt | 1,298,000 | 1,354,668 | 1,363,955 | 1,360,534 | 1,411,461 | |||||||||||||||
Total member’s equity | 610,522 | 589,016 | 595,157 | 600,081 | 580,127 | |||||||||||||||
Other Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income before depreciation and amortization(1) | $ | 193,365 | $ | 208,792 | $ | 222,115 | $ | 165,948 | $ | 167,598 | ||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges or deficiency of earnings over fixed charges | $ | (31,186 | ) | 1.08 | 1.37 | 1.35 | 1.18 | |||||||||||||
Operating income before depreciation and amortization margin(2) | 37.7 | % | 37.8 | % | 38.0 | % | 38.1 | % | 36.8 | % | ||||||||||
Net cash flows provided by (used in): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating activities | 125,059 | 96,627 | 106,304 | 63,939 | 69,940 | |||||||||||||||
Investing activities | (239,310 | ) | (116,613 | ) | (85,394 | ) | (62,186 | ) | (84,758 | ) | ||||||||||
Financing activities | 68,980 | 19,058 | (21,159 | ) | (7,634 | ) | 12,284 | |||||||||||||
Operating Data (end of period): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Estimated homes passed(3) | 1,463,000 | 1,472,500 | 1,456,000 | 1,453,000 | 1,458,000 | |||||||||||||||
Basic subscribers(4) | 840,000 | 819,300 | 783,000 | 780,000 | 774,000 | |||||||||||||||
Basic penetration(5) | 57.4 | % | 55.6 | % | 53.8 | % | 53.7 | % | 53.1 | % | ||||||||||
Digital customers(6) | 238,000 | 231,600 | 236,000 | 228,000 | 280,000 | |||||||||||||||
Data customers(7) | 110,000 | 157,800 | 205,000 | 197,000 | 252,000 | |||||||||||||||
Phone customers(8) | — | — | — | — | 1,000 | |||||||||||||||
Revenue generating units(9) | 1,188,000 | 1,208,700 | 1,224,000 | 1,205,000 | 1,307,000 |
(1) | Operating income before depreciation and amortization (“OIBDA”) is not a financial measure calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America. |
- 7 -
Table of Contents
However, OIBDA is one of the primary measures used by management to evaluate our performance and to forecast future results. We believe OIBDA is useful for investors because it enables them to assess our performance in a manner similar to the method used by management, and provides a measure that can be used to analyze, value and compare the companies in the cable television industry, which may have different depreciation and amortization policies. | ||
A limitation of this measure, however, is that it excludes depreciation and amortization, which represents the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues in our business. Management utilizes a separate process to budget, measure and evaluate capital expenditures. | ||
OIBDA should not be regarded as an alternative to either operating income or net income (loss) as an indicator of operating performance nor should it be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe that operating income is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to OIBDA. |
Mediacom Broadband LLC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2004 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
OIBDA | $ | 193,365 | $ | 208,792 | $ | 222,115 | $ | 165,948 | $ | 167,598 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | (123,704 | ) | (113,007 | ) | (107,592 | ) | (80,300 | ) | (85,575 | ) | ||||||||||
Operating income | $ | 69,661 | $ | 95,785 | $ | 114,523 | $ | 85,648 | $ | 82,023 | ||||||||||
(2) | Represents OIBDA as a percentage of revenue. See Note 1 above. | |
(3) | Represents an estimate of the number of single residence homes, apartments and condominium units passed by the cable distribution network in a cable system’s service area. | |
(4) | Represents a dwelling with one or more television sets that receives a package of over-the-air broadcast stations, local access channels or certain satellite-delivered cable television services. Accounts that are billed on a bulk basis, which typically receive discounted rates, are converted into full-price equivalent basic subscribers by dividing total bulk billed basic revenues of a particular system by the applicable combined limited and expanded cable rate charged to basic subscribers in that system. Basic subscribers include connections to schools, libraries, local government offices and employee households that may not be charged for limited and expanded cable services, but may be charged for digital cable, video-on-demand, high-definition television, digital video recorders or high-speed Internet service. Customers who exclusively purchase high-speed Internet service are not counted as basic subscribers. Our methodology of calculating the number of basic subscribers may not be identical to those used by other cable companies. | |
(5) | Represents basic subscribers as a percentage of estimated homes passed. | |
(6) | Represents customers that receive digital cable services. | |
(7) | Represents residential high-speed Internet customers and small to medium-sized commercial cable modem accounts billed at higher rates than residential customers. Small to medium-sized commercial accounts generally represent customers with bandwidth requirements of up to 5 Mbps. These commercial accounts are converted to equivalent residential data customers by dividing their associated revenues by the applicable residential rate. Our high-speed Internet customers exclude large commercial accounts and include an insignificant number of dial-up customers. Our methodology of calculating high-speed Internet customers may not be identical to those used by other cable companies. | |
(8) | Represents customers that receive phone service. | |
(9) | Represents the sum of basic subscribers, digital customers, high-speed Internet customers and phone customers. |
- 8 -
Table of Contents
- 9 -
Table of Contents
• | Our ability to access new sources of financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other purposes may be limited; | ||
• | We will need to use a large portion of our revenues to pay interest on borrowings under our subsidiary credit facility, our existing senior notes and the exchange notes, which will reduce the amount of money available to finance our operations, capital expenditures and other activities; | ||
• | Some of our debt has a variable rate of interest, which exposes us to the risk of increased interest rates; | ||
• | Borrowings under our subsidiary credit facility are secured and will mature prior to the exchange notes; | ||
• | We may be more vulnerable to economic downturns and adverse developments in our business; | ||
• | We may be less flexible in responding to changing business and economic conditions, including increased competition and demand for new products and services; | ||
• | We may be at a disadvantage when compared to our competitors that have less debt; and | ||
• | We may not be able to implement our business strategy. |
- 10 -
Table of Contents
- 11 -
Table of Contents
• | received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for the exchange notes; and | ||
• | were insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of the incurrence; | ||
• | were engaged in a business or transaction for which our remaining assets constituted unreasonably small capital; or | ||
• | intended to incur, or believed that we would incur, debts beyond our ability to pay such debts as they became due. |
• | the sum of our debts, including contingent liabilities, was greater than the fair saleable value of all of our assets; | ||
• | the present fair saleable value of our assets was less than the amount that would be required to pay our probable liability on our existing debts, including contingent liabilities, as they became absolute and mature; or | ||
• | we could not pay our debts as they became due. |
- 12 -
Table of Contents
• | distribute funds or pay dividends to us; | ||
• | incur additional indebtedness or issue additional equity; | ||
• | repurchase or redeem equity interests and indebtedness; | ||
• | pledge or sell assets or merge with another entity; | ||
• | create liens; and | ||
• | make certain capital expenditures, investments or acquisitions. |
- 13 -
Table of Contents
• | incur additional indebtedness; | ||
• | create liens and other encumbrances; | ||
• | pay dividends and make other payments, investments, loans and guarantees; | ||
• | enter into transactions with related parties; | ||
• | sell or otherwise dispose of assets and merge or consolidate with another entity; | ||
• | repurchase or redeem capital stock, other equity interests or debt; | ||
• | pledge assets; and | ||
• | issue capital stock or other equity interests. |
- 14 -
Table of Contents
- 15 -
Table of Contents
- 16 -
Table of Contents
• | the sharing of centralized services, personnel, facilities, headends and plant; | ||
• | the joint procurement of goods and services; | ||
• | the allocation of certain costs and expenses; and | ||
• | other matters reasonably related to the foregoing. |
- 17 -
Table of Contents
- 18 -
Table of Contents
- 19 -
Table of Contents
- 20 -
Table of Contents
- 21 -
Table of Contents
- 22 -
Table of Contents
- 23 -
Table of Contents
• | selected historical financial data for the period from January 1, 2000 through July 18, 2001 and balance sheet data as of December 31, 2000 and July 18, 2001, which are derived from the audited financial statements (except operating data) of the acquired cable systems (“Predecessor Company”); | ||
• | selected historical consolidated financial and operating data for the period from our inception on April 5, 2001 through December 31, 2004 and balance sheet data as of December 31, 2001 through 2004, which are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements (except operating data); and | ||
• | unaudited historical consolidated financial and operating data for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2005 which are derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements (except operating data). |
- 24 -
Table of Contents
Mediacom Broadband LLC | Predecessor Company | Mediacom Broadband LLC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inception (April | Period from | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5, 2001) through | Year Ended | January 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | through July | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2000 | 18, 2001 | 2004 | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statement of Operations Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 215,900 | $ | 512,792 | $ | 552,342 | $ | 585,039 | $ | 439,541 | $ | 249,238 | $ | 436,101 | $ | 455,725 | ||||||||||||||||||
Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service costs | 89,006 | 207,053 | 215,310 | 225,764 | 223,530 | 117,205 | 165,458 | 177,283 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 42,442 | 105,407 | 118,918 | 126,575 | 39,892 | 42,449 | 96,489 | 101,863 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Management fee expense (1) | 2,875 | 6,967 | 9,322 | 10,585 | 22,267 | 18,625 | 8,206 | 8,981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 88,463 | 123,704 | 113,007 | 107,592 | 137,182 | 83,610 | 80,300 | 85,575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring charge (2) | — | — | — | — | — | 570 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income | (6,886 | ) | 69,661 | 95,785 | 114,523 | 16,670 | (13,221 | ) | 85,648 | 82,023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net (3) | (41,430 | ) | (76,790 | ) | (82,536 | ) | (86,125 | ) | — | — | (64,223 | ) | (71,481 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net | — | (15,049 | ) | 2,807 | 10,929 | — | — | 6,700 | 6,217 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other expense | (2,270 | ) | (5,066 | ) | (5,974 | ) | (4,475 | ) | — | — | (3,560 | ) | (2,898 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on disposition of assets (4) | — | — | — | — | — | 5,183 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) before income taxes | (50,586 | ) | (27,244 | ) | 10,082 | 34,852 | 16,670 | (8,038 | ) | 24,565 | 13,861 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (5) | — | — | — | — | 6,646 | (3,546 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (50,586 | ) | $ | (27,244 | ) | $ | 10,082 | $ | 34,852 | $ | 10,024 | $ | (4,492 | ) | $ | 24,565 | $ | 13,861 | |||||||||||||||
Balance Sheet Data (end of period): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,234,091 | $ | 2,281,948 | $ | 2,287,784 | $ | 2,258,245 | $ | 2,307,354 | $ | 1,941,047 | $ | 2,253,781 | $ | 2,280,900 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total debt | 1,200,000 | 1,298,000 | 1,354,668 | 1,363,955 | — | — | 1,360,534 | 1,411,461 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total member’s equity | 666,294 | 610,522 | 589,016 | 595,157 | — | — | 600,081 | 580,127 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income before depreciation and amortization(6) | $ | 81,577 | $ | 193,365 | $ | 208,792 | $ | 222,115 | $ | 153,852 | $ | 70,389 | $ | 165,948 | $ | 167,598 | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating income before depreciation and amortization margin(7) | 37.8 | % | 37.7 | % | 37.8 | % | 38.0 | % | 35.0 | % | 28.2 | % | 38.1 | % | 36.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges or deficiency of earnings over fixed charges | $ | NA | (31,186 | ) | 1.08 | 1.37 | NA | NA | 1.35 | 1.18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net cash flows provided by (used in): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating activities | $ | 161,651 | $ | 125,059 | $ | 96,627 | $ | 106,304 | $ | 119,756 | $ | (34,278 | ) | $ | 63,939 | $ | 69,940 | |||||||||||||||||
Investing activities | (2,151,583 | ) | (239,310 | ) | (116,613 | ) | (85,394 | ) | (131,177 | ) | (34,682 | ) | (62,186 | ) | (84,758 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Financing activities | 2,045,510 | 68,980 | 19,058 | (21,159 | ) | 14,493 | 47,806 | (7,634 | ) | 12,284 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Data (end of period): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Estimated homes passed(8) | 1,430,000 | 1,463,200 | 1,472,500 | 1,456,000 | 1,453,000 | 1,458,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic subscribers(9) | 824,000 | 840,000 | 819,300 | 783,000 | 780,000 | 774,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic penetration(10) | 57.6 | % | 57.4 | % | 55.6 | % | 53.8 | % | 53.7 | % | 53.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Digital customers(11) | 233,000 | 238,000 | 231,600 | 236,000 | 228,000 | 280,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data customers(12) | 77,000 | 110,000 | 157,800 | 205,000 | 197,000 | 252,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Telephone customers(13) | — | — | — | — | — | 1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue generating units(14) | 1,134,000 | 1,188,000 | 1,208,700 | 1,224,000 | 1,205,000 | 1,307,000 |
(1) | For all periods presented prior to our inception on April 5, 2001, management fees were paid to AT&T Broadband, LLC. Upon our acquisition of cable systems, in June and July of 2001, from AT&T Broadband, LLC, Mediacom Communications Corporation replaced AT&T Broadband as manager and AT&T Broadband was no longer entitled to receive management fees from our cable systems. | |
(2) | As part of a cost reduction plan undertaken by our Predecessor Company in 2001, approximately 63 employees were terminated, resulting in a restructuring charge of approximately $570,000. The entire charge was paid in cash by our Predecessor Company. |
- 25 -
Table of Contents
(3) | For all periods presented prior to our inception on April 5, 2001, our cable systems operated as fully integrated businesses of AT&T Broadband and no debt or interest expense was allocated to these operations. | |
(4) | Represents the gain on disposition form the sale of the Missouri systems to Mediacom Broadband LLC on June 29, 2001 for cash proceeds of approximately $308.1 million, before final closing adjustments. | |
(5) | Provision (benefit) for income taxes in Predecessor Company combined financial statements were based upon the AT&T cable systems’ contribution to the overall tax liability or benefit of A&T Corp. and its affiliates. Under our ownership, these cable systems are organized as limited liability companies and are subject to minimum income taxes. | |
(6) | Operating income before depreciation and amortization (“OIBDA”) is not a financial measure calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America. However, OIBDA is one of the primary measures used by management to evaluate our performance and to forecast future results. We believe OIBDA is useful for investors because it enables them to assess our performance in a manner similar to the method used by management, and provides a measure that can be used to analyze, value and compare the companies in the cable television industry, which may have different depreciation and amortization policies. | |
A limitation of this measure, however, is that it excludes depreciation and amortization, which represents the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues in our business. Management utilizes a separate process to budget, measure and evaluate capital expenditures. | ||
OIBDA should not be regarded as an alternative to either operating income or net income (loss) as an indicator of operating performance nor should it be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe that operating income is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to OIBDA. | ||
The following represents a reconciliation of OIBDA to operating income (loss), which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure: |
Mediacom Broadband LLC | Predecessor Company | Mediacom Broadband LLC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inception | Period | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(April 5, | from | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001) | Year | January 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
through | Ended | through | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December | December | July 18, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31, 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 31, 2000 | 2001 | 2004 | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OIBDA | $ | 81,577 | $ | 193,365 | $ | 208,792 | $ | 222,115 | $ | 153,852 | $ | 70,389 | $ | 165,948 | $ | 167,598 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | (88,463 | ) | (123,704 | ) | (113,007 | ) | (107,592 | ) | (137,182 | ) | (83,610 | ) | (80,300 | ) | (85,575 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | $ | (6,886 | ) | $ | 69,661 | $ | 95,785 | $ | 114,523 | $ | 16,670 | $ | (13,221 | ) | $ | 85,648 | $ | 82,023 | ||||||||||||||||
(7) | Represents OIBDA as a percentage of revenue. See Note 6 above. | |
(8) | Represents an estimate of the number of single residence homes, apartments and condominium units passed by the cable distribution network in a cable system’s service area. | |
(9) | Represents a dwelling with one or more television sets that receives a package of over-the-air broadcast stations, local access channels or certain satellite-delivered cable television services. Accounts that are billed on a bulk basis, which typically receive discounted rates, are converted into full-price equivalent basic subscribers by dividing total bulk billed basic revenues of a particular system by the applicable combined limited and expanded cable rate charged to basic subscribers in that system. Basic subscribers include connections to schools, libraries, local government offices and employee households that may not be charged for limited and expanded cable services, but may be charged for digital cable, VOD, HDTV, DVR or high-speed Internet service. Customers who exclusively purchase high-speed Internet service are not counted as basic subscribers. Our methodology of calculating the number of basic subscribers may not be identical to those used by other cable companies. |
- 26 -
Table of Contents
(10) | Represents basic subscribers as a percentage of estimated homes passed. | |
(11) | Represents customers that receive digital cable services. | |
(12) | Represents residential data customers and small to medium-sized commercial cable modem accounts billed at higher rates than residential customers. Small to medium-sized commercial accounts generally represent customers with bandwidth requirements of up to 5 Mbps. These commercial accounts are converted to equivalent residential data customers by dividing their associated revenues by the applicable residential rate. Our data customers exclude large commercial accounts and include an insignificant number of dial-up customers. Our methodology of calculating data customers may not be identical to those used by other cable companies. | |
(13) | Represents customers that receive telephone service. | |
(14) | Represents the sum of basic subscribers, digital customers, data customers and phone customers. |
- 27 -
Table of Contents
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 455,725 | $ | 436,101 | $ | 19,624 | 4.5 | % | ||||||||
Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Service costs | 177,283 | 165,458 | 11,825 | 7.1 | % | |||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 101,863 | 96,489 | 5,374 | 5.6 | % | |||||||||||
Management fee expense | 8,981 | 8,206 | 775 | 9.4 | % | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 85,575 | 80,300 | 5,275 | 6.6 | % | |||||||||||
Operating income | 82,023 | 85,648 | (3,625 | ) | (4.2 | %) | ||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (71,481 | ) | (64,223 | ) | (7,258 | ) | 11.3 | % | ||||||||
Gain on derivatives, net | 6,217 | 6,700 | (483 | ) | NM | |||||||||||
Other expense | (2,898 | ) | (3,560 | ) | 662 | (18.6 | %) | |||||||||
Net income | $ | 13,861 | $ | 24,565 | $ | (10,704 | ) | NM | ||||||||
- 28 -
Table of Contents
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
% of | % of | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount | Revenues | Amount | Revenues | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||
Video | $ | 348,348 | 76.4 | % | $ | 344,624 | 79.0 | % | $ | 3,724 | 1.1 | % | ||||||||||||
Data | 79,313 | 17.4 | % | 64,417 | 14.8 | % | 14,896 | 23.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
Advertising | 28,064 | 6.2 | % | 27,060 | 6.2 | % | 1,004 | 3.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
$ | 455,725 | 100.0 | % | $ | 436,101 | 100.0 | % | $ | 19,624 | 4.5 | % | |||||||||||||
- 29 -
Table of Contents
- 30 -
Table of Contents
Year ended | ||||||||||||||||
December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
2004 | 2003 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 585,039 | $ | 552,342 | $ | 32,697 | 5.9 | % | ||||||||
Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Service costs | 225,764 | 215,310 | 10,454 | 4.9 | % | |||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 126,575 | 118,918 | 7,657 | 6.4 | % | |||||||||||
Management fee expense | 10,585 | 9,322 | 1,263 | 13.5 | % | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 107,592 | 113,007 | (5,415 | ) | (4.8 | %) | ||||||||||
Operating income | 114,523 | 95,785 | 18,738 | 19.6 | % | |||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (86,125 | ) | (82,536 | ) | (3,589 | ) | 4.3 | % | ||||||||
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net | 10,929 | 2,807 | 8,122 | NM | ||||||||||||
Other expense | (4,475 | ) | (5,974 | ) | 1,499 | (25.1 | %) | |||||||||
Net income | $ | 34,852 | $ | 10,082 | $ | 24,770 | NM | |||||||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
% of | % of | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount | Revenues | Amount | Revenues | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||
Video | $ | 457,513 | 78.2 | % | $ | 450,831 | 81.6 | % | $ | 6,682 | 1.5 | % | ||||||||||||
Data | 88,060 | 15.1 | % | 66,667 | 12.1 | % | 21,393 | 32.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
Advertising | 39,466 | 6.7 | % | 34,844 | 6.3 | % | 4,622 | 13.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
$ | 585,039 | 100.0 | % | $ | 552,342 | 100.0 | % | $ | 32,697 | 5.9 | % | |||||||||||||
- 31 -
Table of Contents
- 32 -
Table of Contents
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 552,342 | $ | 512,792 | $ | 39,550 | 7.7 | % | ||||||||
Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Service costs | 214,091 | 207,053 | 7,038 | 3.4 | % | |||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 120,137 | 105,407 | 14,730 | 14.0 | % | |||||||||||
Management fee expense | 9,322 | 6,967 | 2,355 | 33.8 | % | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 113,007 | 123,704 | (10,697 | ) | (8.6 | %) | ||||||||||
Operating income | 95,785 | 69,661 | 26,124 | 37.5 | % | |||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (82,536 | ) | (76,790 | ) | (5,746 | ) | 7.5 | % | ||||||||
Gain on derivatives, net | 2,807 | (15,049 | ) | 17,856 | NM | |||||||||||
Other expense | (5,974 | ) | (5,066 | ) | (908 | ) | 17.9 | % | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 10,082 | $ | (27,244 | ) | $ | 37,326 | NM | ||||||||
- 33 -
Table of Contents
Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
% of | % of | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount | Revenues | Amount | Revenues | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||
Video | $ | 450,831 | 81.6 | % | $ | 433,069 | 84.4 | % | $ | 17,762 | 4.1 | % | ||||||||||||
Data | 66,667 | 12.1 | % | 45,026 | 8.8 | % | 21,641 | 48.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
Advertising | 34,844 | 6.3 | % | 34,697 | 6.8 | % | 147 | 0.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
$ | 552,342 | 100.0 | % | $ | 512,792 | 100.0 | % | $ | 39,550 | 7.7 | % | |||||||||||||
- 34 -
Table of Contents
- 35 -
Table of Contents
- 36 -
Table of Contents
• | In May 2005, we refinanced a $496.3 million term loan with a new term loan in the amount of $500.0 million. Borrowings under the new term loan bear interest at a rate that is 0.5% less than the interest rate of the term loan it replaced. The new term loan matures in February 2014, whereas the term loan it replaced had a maturity of September 2010. | ||
• | In January 2005, we borrowed $88.0 million in the form of a demand note from Mediacom LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mediacom Communications. We repaid the demand note in April 2005. | ||
• | In August 2005, we issued $200.0 million aggregate principal amount of 81/2% senior notes due October 2015 (the “81/2% Senior Notes”). The 81/2% Senior Notes are unsecured obligations of Mediacom Broadband, and the indenture governing the 81/2% Senior Notes stipulates, among other things, restrictions on incurrence of Indebtedness, distributions, mergers and asset sales and has cross-default provisions related to other debt of Mediacom Broadband. The proceeds from this offering were used to reduce outstanding balances under our revolving credit facilities. We incurred approximately $6.3 million in financing costs related to the issuance of the 81/2% Senior Notes, which included $3.3 million of original issue discount. |
- 37 -
Table of Contents
Capital | Operating | Interest | ||||||||||||||||||
Debt | Leases | Leases | Expense | Total | ||||||||||||||||
October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006 | $ | 40,625 | $ | 1,347 | $ | 1,835 | $ | 114,501 | $ | 158,308 | ||||||||||
October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007 | 59,375 | 1,016 | 1,363 | 112,363 | 174,117 | |||||||||||||||
October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008 | 65,000 | 98 | 1,024 | 109,384 | 175,506 | |||||||||||||||
October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009 | 81,875 | — | 872 | 105,812 | 188,559 | |||||||||||||||
October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010 | 89,625 | — | 711 | 98,030 | 188,366 | |||||||||||||||
Thereafter | 1,072,500 | — | 1,153 | — | 1,073,653 | |||||||||||||||
Total cash obligations | $ | 1,409,000 | $ | 2,461 | $ | 6,958 | $ | 540,089 | $ | 1,958,508 | ||||||||||
* Refer to Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements for a discussion of our long-term debt. |
(1) | Interest payments on floating rate debt and interest rate swaps are estimated using amounts outstanding as of September 30, 2005 and the average interest rates applicable under such debt obligations. |
- 38 -
Table of Contents
- 39 -
Table of Contents
- 40 -
Table of Contents
Bank Credit | Capital Lease | |||||||||||||||
Senior Notes | Facilities | Obligations | Total | |||||||||||||
Expected Maturity: | ||||||||||||||||
October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006 | $ | — | $ | 40,625 | $ | 1,347 | $ | 41,972 | ||||||||
October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007 | — | 59,375 | 1,016 | 60,391 | ||||||||||||
October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008 | — | 65,000 | 98 | 65,098 | ||||||||||||
October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009 | — | 81,875 | — | 81,875 | ||||||||||||
October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010 | — | 89,625 | — | 89,625 | ||||||||||||
Thereafter | 600,000 | 472,500 | — | 1,072,500 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 600,000 | $ | 809,000 | 2,461 | 1,411,461 | ||||||||||
Fair Value | 627,750 | $ | 809,000 | 2,461 | 1,439,211 | |||||||||||
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 10.2 | % | 5.5 | % | 3.1 | % | 7.5 | % | ||||||||
- 41 -
Table of Contents
- 42 -
Table of Contents
- 43 -
Table of Contents
- 44 -
Table of Contents
- 45 -
Table of Contents
Nine months | ||||||||||||||||||||
ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Core Video | ||||||||||||||||||||
Estimated homes passed (1) | 1,458,000 | 1,456,000 | 1,472,500 | 1,463,000 | 1,430,000 | |||||||||||||||
Basic subscribers (2) | 774,000 | 783,000 | 819,300 | 840,000 | 824,000 | |||||||||||||||
Basic penetration(3) | 53.1 | % | 53.8 | % | 55.6 | % | 57.4 | % | 57.6 | % | ||||||||||
Digital Cable | ||||||||||||||||||||
Digital customers(4) | 280,000 | 236,000 | 231,600 | 238,000 | 233,000 | |||||||||||||||
Digital penetration (5) | 36.2 | % | 30.1 | % | 28.3 | % | 28.3 | % | 28.3 | % | ||||||||||
Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Data customers(6) | 252,000 | 205,000 | 157,800 | 110,000 | 77,000 | |||||||||||||||
Data penetration(7) | 17.3 | % | 14.1 | % | 10.7 | % | 7.5 | % | 5.4 | % | ||||||||||
Phone Service | ||||||||||||||||||||
Phone customers(8) | 1,000 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Revenue Generating Units (9) | 1,307,000 | 1,224,000 | 1,208,700 | 1,188,000 | 1,134,000 | |||||||||||||||
Customer Relationships (10) | 798,000 | 802,000 | 834,100 | 851,000 | 833,000 | |||||||||||||||
Cable Network Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Miles of plant | 19,600 | 19,500 | 19,750 | 19,500 | 19,100 | |||||||||||||||
Density(10) | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
(1) | Represents the estimated number of single residence homes, apartments and condominium units passed by the cable distribution network in a cable system’s service area. | |
(2) | Represents a dwelling with one or more television sets that receives a package of over-the-air broadcast stations, local access channels or certain satellite-delivered cable television services. Accounts that are billed on a bulk basis, which typically receive discounted rates, are converted into full-price equivalent basic subscribers by dividing total bulk billed basic revenues of a particular system by the most prevalent combined limited and expanded cable rate charged to basic subscribers in that system. Basic subscribers include connections to schools, libraries, local government offices and employee households that may not be charged for limited and expanded cable services, but may be charged for digital cable, VOD, HDTV, DVR or high-speed Internet service. Customers who exclusively purchase high-speed Internet service are not counted as basic subscribers. Our methodology of calculating the number of basic subscribers may not be identical to those used by other cable companies. | |
(3) | Represents basic subscribers as a percentage of estimated homes passed. | |
(4) | Represents customers that receive digital cable services. | |
(5) | Represents digital customers as a percentage of basic subscribers. | |
(6) | Represents residential data customers and small to medium-sized commercial cable modem accounts billed at higher rates than residential customers. Small to medium-sized commercial accounts generally represent customers with bandwidth requirements of up to 5 Mbps. These commercial accounts are converted to equivalent residential data customers by dividing their associated revenues by the applicable residential rate. Our data customers exclude large commercial accounts and include an insignificant number of dial-up |
- 46 -
Table of Contents
customers. Our methodology of calculating data customers may not be identical to those used by other cable companies. | ||
(7) | Represents the number of total data customers as a percentage of estimated homes passed. | |
(8) | Represents customers receiving phone services. | |
(9) | Represents the sum of basic subscribers, digital customers, data customers and phone customers. | |
(10) | Represents the total number of customers that receive at least one level of service, encompassing video and data services, without regard to which service(s) customers purchase. | |
(11) | Represents estimated homes passed divided by miles of plant. |
• | hybrid fiber-optic coaxial, or HFC, architecture; | ||
• | 100% of the network miles with bandwidth capacity of 550MHz to 870MHz; | ||
• | 100% of estimated homes passed with two-way communications capability; and | ||
• | the ability to provide advanced broadband services across virtually our entire footprint. |
Percentage of Cable Network | ||||||||||
Greater than | Two-Way | |||||||||
550 MHz | 550 MHz | Capable | ||||||||
0.2% | 99.8 | % | 100 | % |
- 47 -
Table of Contents
- 48 -
Table of Contents
Number of | Number of | Percentage of | ||||||||||||||
Number of | Total | Basic | Total Basic | |||||||||||||
Year of Franchise Expiration | Franchises | Franchises | Subscribers | Subscribers | ||||||||||||
September 30, 2005 through 2008 | 153 | 39.2 | % | 371,000 | 47.9 | % | ||||||||||
2009 and thereafter | 237 | 60.8 | % | 403,000 | 52.1 | % | ||||||||||
Total | 390 | 100.0 | % | 774,000 | 100.0 | % |
- 49 -
Table of Contents
- 50 -
Table of Contents
- 51 -
Table of Contents
- 52 -
Table of Contents
- 53 -
Table of Contents
- 54 -
Table of Contents
• | subscriber rates; | ||
• | the content of the programming we offer to subscribers, as well as the way we sell our program packages to subscribers; | ||
• | the use of our cable systems by the local franchising authorities, the public and other unrelated companies; | ||
• | our franchise agreements with local governmental authorities; | ||
• | cable system ownership limitations and prohibitions; and | ||
• | our use of utility poles and conduit. |
- 55 -
Table of Contents
• | the lowest level of programming service offered by the cable operator, typically called basic service, which includes, at a minimum, the local broadcast channels and any public access or governmental channels that are required by the operator’s franchise; | ||
• | the installation of cable service and related service calls; and | ||
• | the installation, sale and lease of equipment used by subscribers to receive basic service, such as converter boxes and remote control units. |
• | the number of regulated channels; | ||
• | inflation; and | ||
• | certain external costs, such as franchise and other governmental fees, copyright and retransmission consent fees, taxes, programming fees and franchise-imposed obligations. |
• | require cable operators to charge uniform rates throughout each franchise area that is not subject to effective competition; | ||
• | prohibit regulation of non-predatory bulk discount rates offered by cable operators to subscribers in multiple dwelling units; and | ||
• | permit regulated equipment rates to be computed by aggregating costs of broad categories of equipment at the franchise, system, regional or company level. |
- 56 -
Table of Contents
• | to carry the station, subject to certain exceptions; or | ||
• | to negotiate the terms by which the cable system may carry the station on its cable systems, commonly called retransmission consent. |
• | all distant commercial television stations, except for certain commercial satellite-delivered independent superstations such as WGN; | ||
• | commercial radio stations; and | ||
• | certain low-power television stations. |
- 57 -
Table of Contents
• | preclude any satellite video programmer affiliated with a cable company, or with a common carrier providing video programming directly to its subscribers, from favoring an affiliated company over competitors; | ||
• | require such programmers to sell their programming to other unaffiliated video program distributors; and | ||
• | limit the ability of such programmers to offer exclusive programming arrangements to their related parties. |
• | our use of syndicated and network programs and local sports broadcast programming; | ||
• | advertising in children’s programming; | ||
• | political advertising; | ||
• | origination cablecasting; | ||
• | adult programming; | ||
• | sponsorship identification; and | ||
• | closed captioning of video programming. |
- 58 -
Table of Contents
• | permits franchising authorities to require cable operators to set aside channels for public, educational and governmental access programming; and | ||
• | requires a cable system with 36 or more activated channels to designate a significant portion of its channel capacity for commercial leased access by third parties to provide programming that may compete with services offered by the cable operator. |
• | the maximum reasonable rate a cable operator may charge for third party commercial use of the designated channel capacity; | ||
• | the terms and conditions for commercial use of such channels; and | ||
• | the procedures for the expedited resolution of disputes concerning rates or commercial use of the designated channel capacity. |
• | affirm the right of franchising authorities, which may be state or local, depending on the practice in individual states, to award one or more franchises within their jurisdictions; | ||
• | generally prohibit us from operating in communities without a franchise; | ||
• | permit local authorities, when granting or renewing our franchises, to establish requirements for cable-related facilities and equipment, but prohibit franchising authorities from establishing requirements for specific video programming or information services other than in broad categories; and | ||
• | permit us to obtain modification of our franchise requirements from the franchise authority or by judicial action if warranted by commercial impracticability. |
• | imposing requirements during the initial cable franchising process or during franchise renewal that require, prohibit or restrict us from providing telecommunications services; | ||
• | imposing franchise fees on revenues we derive from providing telecommunications or information services over our cable systems; | ||
• | restricting our use of any type of subscriber equipment or transmission technology; and | ||
• | requiring payment of franchise fees to the local franchising authority in excess of 5.0% of our gross revenues derived from providing cable services over our cable system. |
• | allowing municipalities to operate their own cable systems without franchises; and |
- 59 -
Table of Contents
• | preventing franchising authorities from granting exclusive franchises or from unreasonably refusing to award additional franchises covering an existing cable system’s service area. |
• | The Cable Act contains renewal procedures designed to protect us against arbitrary denials of renewal of our franchises although, under certain circumstances, the franchising authority could deny us a franchise renewal. Moreover, even if our franchise is renewed, the franchising authority may seek to impose upon us new and more onerous requirements, such as significant upgrades in facilities and services or increased franchise fees as a condition of renewal to the extent permitted by law. Similarly, if a franchising authority’s consent is required for the purchase or sale of our cable system or franchise, the franchising authority may attempt to impose more burdensome or onerous franchise requirements on the purchaser in connection with a request for such consent. Historically, cable operators providing satisfactory services to their subscribers and complying with the terms of their franchises have almost always obtained franchise renewals. We believe that we have generally met the terms of our franchises and have provided quality levels of service. We anticipate that our future franchise renewal prospects generally will be favorable. | ||
• | Various courts have considered whether franchising authorities have the legal right to limit the number of franchises awarded within a community and to impose substantive franchise requirements. These decisions have been inconsistent and, until the U.S. Supreme Court rules definitively on the scope of cable operators’ First Amendment protections, the legality of the franchising process generally and of various specific franchise requirements is likely to be in a state of flux. Furthermore, the FCC recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on whether the current local franchising process constitutes an impediment to widespread issuance of franchises to competitive cable providers in terms of the sheer number of franchising authorities, the impact of state-level franchising authorities, the burdens some local franchising authorities seek to impose as conditions of granting franchises and whether state “level-playing field” statutes also create barriers to entry. We cannot determine the outcome of any potential new rules on our business; however, any change that would lessen the local franchising burdens and requirements imposed on our competitors relative to those that are or have been imposed on us could harm our business. |
- 60 -
Table of Contents
• | eliminated federal legal barriers to competition in the local telephone and cable communications businesses, including allowing local telephone companies to offer video services in their local telephone service areas; | ||
• | preempted legal barriers to telecommunications competition that previously existed in state and local laws and regulations; | ||
• | set basic standards for relationships between telecommunications providers; and | ||
• | generally limited acquisitions and prohibited joint ventures between local telephone companies and cable operators in the same market. |
- 61 -
Table of Contents
• | equal employment opportunity; | ||
• | consumer protection and customer service; | ||
• | technical standards and testing of cable facilities; | ||
• | consumer electronics equipment compatibility; | ||
• | registration of cable systems; | ||
• | maintenance of various records and public inspection files; | ||
• | microwave frequency usage; and | ||
• | antenna structure notification, marking and lighting. |
- 62 -
Table of Contents
- 63 -
Table of Contents
• | the FCC confirmed that there is no current legal requirement for cable operators to grant open access now that cable modem service is classified as an information service. The FCC is considering, however, whether it has the authority to impose open access requirements and, if so, whether it should do so, or whether to permit local authorities to impose such a requirement. |
- 64 -
Table of Contents
• | the FCC found that cable modem service is an information service, not a cable service, which has resulted in several court rulings that local franchise authorities may not collect franchise fees on cable modem service revenues under existing laws and regulations. | ||
• | the FCC concluded that federal law does not permit local franchise authorities to impose additional franchise requirements on cable modem service. It is considering, however, whether local franchise authorities nonetheless have the authority to impose restrictions, requirements or fees because cable modem service is delivered over cable using public rights of way. | ||
• | the FCC is considering whether cable operators providing cable modem service should be required to contribute to a “universal service fund” designed to support making service available to all consumers, including those in low income, rural and high-cost areas at rates that are reasonably comparable to those charged in urban areas. | ||
• | the FCC is considering whether it should take steps to ensure that the regulatory burdens on cable systems providing cable modem service are comparable to those of other providers of Internet access service, such as telephone companies. One method of achieving comparability would be to make cable operators subject to some of the regulations that do not now apply to them, but are applicable to telephone companies. |
• | franchise fees; | ||
• | franchise term; |
- 65 -
Table of Contents
• | system construction and maintenance obligations; | ||
• | system channel capacity; | ||
• | design and technical performance; | ||
• | customer service standards; | ||
• | sale or transfer of the franchise; | ||
• | territory of the franchise; | ||
• | indemnification of the franchising authority; | ||
• | use and occupancy of public streets; and | ||
• | types of cable services provided. |
- 66 -
Table of Contents
Name | Age | Position | ||||
Rocco B. Commisso | 56 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mediacom Communications; Manager, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mediacom Broadband LLC; and President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Mediacom Broadband Corporation | ||||
Mark E. Stephan | 49 | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Mediacom Communications; Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Mediacom Broadband LLC; and Treasurer and Secretary of Mediacom Broadband Corporation | ||||
John G. Pascarelli | 44 | Executive Vice President, Operations of Mediacom Communications | ||||
Italia Commisso Weinand | 52 | Senior Vice President, Programming and Human Resources of Mediacom Communications | ||||
Joseph E. Young | 57 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Mediacom Communications | ||||
Charles J. Bartolotta | 50 | Senior Vice President, Customer Operations of Mediacom Communications | ||||
Calvin G. Craib | 51 | Senior Vice President, Business Development of Mediacom Communications | ||||
Brian Walsh | 39 | Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller of Mediacom Communications | ||||
Craig S. Mitchell | 46 | Director of Mediacom Communications | ||||
William S. Morris III | 71 | Director of Mediacom Communications | ||||
Thomas V. Reifenheiser | 70 | Director of Mediacom Communications | ||||
Natale S. Ricciardi | 56 | Director of Mediacom Communications | ||||
Robert L. Winikoff | 59 | Director of Mediacom Communications |
- 67 -
Table of Contents
- 68 -
Table of Contents
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
- 69 -
Table of Contents
- 70 -
Table of Contents
- 71 -
Table of Contents
• | if Mediacom Communications materially breaches the management agreement and fails to cure the breach within 20 days of receipt of written notice of the breach (or, if the breach is not susceptible to cure within 20 days, if Mediacom Communications fails to cure the breach as promptly as possible, but in any event, within 60 days of the written notice); | ||
• | if Mediacom Communications engages in any act of gross negligence, dishonesty, willful malfeasance or gross misconduct that is materially injurious to the respective operating subsidiary; | ||
• | if any lender consummates foreclosure proceedings following default under any loan agreement with respect to the equity interests or assets of the respective operating subsidiary; and | ||
• | if Mediacom Communications is unable to pay its debts as such debts become due. |
- 72 -
Table of Contents
• | interest on outstanding revolving loans and the tranche A term loan is payable at either the eurodollar rate plus a floating percentage ranging from 1.00% to 2.50% depending on the leverage ratio or the base rate plus a floating percentage ranging from 0.25% to 1.50% depending on the leverage ratio; and | ||
• | interest on the tranche C term loan is payable at either the eurodollar rate plus 2.00% or the base rate plus 1.00%. |
• | maintenance of specified financial ratios; | ||
• | limitations on incurrence of additional indebtedness; | ||
• | limitations on restricted payments; | ||
• | limitations on mergers, consolidations, liquidations and dissolutions and sales of assets; | ||
• | limitations on acquisitions and investments; |
- 73 -
Table of Contents
• | limitations on liens; | ||
• | limitations on other lines of business; | ||
• | limitations on transactions with affiliates; | ||
• | limitations on restrictive agreements; and | ||
• | limitations on modification of specified documents. | ||
• | In addition, our subsidiary credit facility contains customary events of default. |
- 74 -
Table of Contents
- 75 -
Table of Contents
Redemption | ||||
Year | Price | |||
2010 | 104.250 | % | ||
2011 | 102.833 | % | ||
2012 | 101.417 | % | ||
2013 and thereafter | 100.000 | % |
- 76 -
Table of Contents
- 77 -
Table of Contents
- 78 -
Table of Contents
- 79 -
Table of Contents
- 80 -
Table of Contents
- 81 -
Table of Contents
- 82 -
Table of Contents
- 83 -
Table of Contents
- 84 -
Table of Contents
- 85 -
Table of Contents
- 86 -
Table of Contents
- 87 -
Table of Contents
- 88 -
Table of Contents
- 89 -
Table of Contents
- 90 -
Table of Contents
- 91 -
Table of Contents
- 92 -
Table of Contents
- 93 -
Table of Contents
- 94 -
Table of Contents
- 95 -
Table of Contents
- 96 -
Table of Contents
- 97 -
Table of Contents
- 98 -
Table of Contents
- 99 -
Table of Contents
- 100 -
Table of Contents
- 101 -
Table of Contents
- 102 -
Table of Contents
- 103 -
Table of Contents
- 104 -
Table of Contents
- 105 -
Table of Contents
- 106 -
Table of Contents
• | a holder will not recognize gain or loss upon receipt of an exchange note; | ||
• | the holding period of an exchange note will include the holding period of the initial note exchanged therefor; and |
- 107 -
Table of Contents
• | the adjusted tax basis of an exchange note will be the same as the adjusted tax basis of the initial note exchanged. |
- 108 -
Table of Contents
- 109 -
Table of Contents
- 110 -
Table of Contents
• | file an exchange offer registration statement on or before February 27, 2006 with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the exchange offer for the initial notes; and | ||
• | use our best efforts to have the registration statement declared effective under the Securities Act by June 26, 2006. |
• | will not be able to rely on these interpretations of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission; | ||
• | will not be able to tender its initial notes in the exchange offer; and | ||
• | must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any sale or transfer of the initial notes, unless such sale or transfer is made pursuant to an exemption from such requirements. |
• | the exchange notes received by the holder are acquired in the ordinary course of business; | ||
• | the holder has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the initial notes or the exchange notes; and | ||
• | the holder is not an “affiliate” of ours within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act. |
- 111 -
Table of Contents
• | we have not filed an exchange offer registration statement (or, if applicable, the resale registration discussed below under “—Shelf Registration Statement”) on or before February 27, 2006 (or, if we are otherwise required to file a registration statement relating to the resale registration, we do not so file such registration statement within the time period provided for in the registration rights agreement); or | ||
• | such registration statement has not become effective by June 26, 2006 (or, in the case of any such registration statement relating to the resale registration, we do not so file such registration statement within 120 days following the date such registration statement was required to be filed); or | ||
• | the Exchange Offer has not been consummated by August 30, 2006; or | ||
• | any registration statement required by the registration rights agreement is filed and declared effective but shall thereafter cease to be effective (except as specifically permitted therein) without being succeeded immediately by an additional registration statement filed and declared effective |
• | due to any change of law or applicable interpretations by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s staff, we determine upon advice of our outside counsel that we are not permitted to effect the exchange offer; | ||
• | for any other reason the exchange offer is not consummated by August 25, 2006; | ||
• | an initial purchaser so requests with respect to initial notes that are not eligible to be exchanged for exchange notes in this exchange offer and that are held by such initial purchaser following consummation of this exchange offer; | ||
• | any holder of initial notes, other than an initial purchaser, is not eligible to participate in this exchange offer; or | ||
• | any initial purchaser does not receive freely tradable exchange notes in exchange for initial notes constituting any portion of an unsold allotment, |
- 112 -
Table of Contents
• | to delay acceptance of any initial notes, to extend the exchange offer or to terminate the exchange offer and not permit acceptance of initial notes not previously accepted if any of the conditions described below under “—Conditions to the Exchange Offer” have occurred and have not been waived by us, if permitted to be waived, by giving oral or written notice of the delay, extension or termination to the exchange agent; or | ||
• | to amend the terms of the exchange offer in any manner. |
- 113 -
Table of Contents
Regular Delivery Procedure: | Complete, sign and date the letter of transmittal, or a facsimile of the letter of transmittal. Have the signatures on the letter of transmittal guaranteed if required by the letter of transmittal. Mail or otherwise deliver the completed letter of transmittal or the facsimile, together with the certificates representing your initial notes being tendered and any other required documents, to the exchange agent so that the exchange agent receives such documents and initial notes on or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. | |
Book-Entry Delivery Procedure: | Send a timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer of your initial notes, if this procedure is available, into the exchange agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) as contemplated by the procedures for book-entry transfer described below under "—Book-Entry Delivery Procedure,” for receipt in such account on or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. | |
Guaranteed Delivery Procedure: | If time will not permit you to complete your tender by using the procedures described above before the expiration date, comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below under "—Guaranteed Delivery Procedure.” |
• | a bank; | ||
• | a broker, dealer, municipal securities broker or dealer or government securities broker or dealer; | ||
• | a credit union; | ||
• | a national securities exchange, registered securities association or clearing agency; or |
- 114 -
Table of Contents
• | certain savings associations. |
• | by a registered holder, or by a participant in DTC in the case of book-entry transfers, whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner, who has not completed the box entitled “Special Issuance Instructions” or “Special Delivery Instructions” on the letter of transmittal and only if the exchange notes are being issued directly to this registered holder, or deposited into this participant’s account at DTC in the case of book-entry transfers; or | ||
• | for the account of an eligible institution. |
• | the recordholder(s) of the initial notes tendered: The signature must correspond with the name(s) written on the face of the initial notes without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever; | ||
• | a participant in DTC: The signature must correspond with the name as it appears on the security position listing as the holder of the initial notes; | ||
• | a person other than the registered holder of any initial notes: These initial notes must be endorsed or accompanied by bond powers and a proxy that authorize this person to tender the initial notes on behalf of the registered holder, in satisfactory form to us as determined in our sole discretion, in each case, as the name of the registered holder or holders appears on the initial notes; | ||
• | trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity: These persons should so indicate such capacities when signing. Unless waived by us, evidence satisfactory to us of their authority to so act must also be submitted with the letter of transmittal. |
- 115 -
Table of Contents
• | you tender through an eligible institution; | ||
• | on or before the expiration date the exchange agent receives from the holder and the eligible institution a properly completed and duly executed notice of guaranteed delivery, substantially in the form provided by us, with your name and address as holder of the initial notes, the certificate numbers of the initial notes and the principal amount of initial notes tendered, stating that the tender is being made pursuant to the notice of guaranteed delivery and guaranteeing that within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the expiration date a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal (or facsimile thereof) and the certificates for all the initial notes tendered, in proper form for transfer, or a book-entry confirmation with an agent’s message (or letter of transmittal (or facsimile thereof)), as the case may be, and the letter of transmittal and any other documents required by the letter of transmittal will be deposited by the eligible institution with the exchange agent; and | ||
• | a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal (or facsimile thereof) and the certificates for all your tendered initial notes in proper form for transfer, or a book-entry confirmation with an agent’s message (or letter of transmittal (or facsimile thereof)), as the case may be, and all other documents required by the letter of transmittal are received by the exchange agent within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the expiration date. |
• | your duly signed letter of transmittal accompanied by your initial notes; | ||
• | a timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer of these notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC with an agent’s message (or a letter of transmittal (or facsimile thereof)); or | ||
• | a notice of guaranteed delivery from an eligible institution. |
- 116 -
Table of Contents
• | purchase or make offers for any initial notes that remain outstanding after the expiration date, or, as described below under “¾Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments; Termination,” to terminate the exchange offer as provided by the terms of our registration rights agreement; and | ||
• | purchase initial notes in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, to the extent permitted by applicable law. |
• | specify the name of the person having tendered the initial notes to be withdrawn; | ||
• | identify the initial notes to be withdrawn, including, if applicable, the registration number or numbers and the total principal amount of these notes; | ||
• | be signed by the person having tendered the initial notes to be withdrawn in the same manner as the original signature on the letter of transmittal by which these initial notes were tendered, including any required signature guarantees, or be accompanied by documents of transfer sufficient to permit the trustee for the initial notes to register the transfer of these notes into the name of the person having made the original tender and withdrawing the tender; and | ||
• | state that you are withdrawing your tender of initial notes. |
- 117 -
Table of Contents
• | the exchange offer violates applicable law or any interpretation of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission; | ||
• | any required governmental approval has not been obtained; or | ||
• | a court or any governmental authority has issued an injunction, order or decree that would prevent or impair our ability to proceed with the exchange offer. |
• | refuse to accept any initial notes and return any initial notes that have been tendered to their holders; | ||
• | extend the exchange offer and retain all initial notes tendered before the expiration date, allowing, however, the holders of tendered initial notes to exercise their rights to withdraw their tendered initial notes; or | ||
• | waive any termination event with respect to the exchange offer and accept all properly tendered initial notes that have not been withdrawn or otherwise amend the terms of the exchange offer in any respect as provided above under “—Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments; Termination.” |
60 Wall Street
27th Floor
NYC60-2710
New York, NY 10005
Attention: Trust and Securities Services
Telephone: (800) 735-7777
Fax Number: (615) 835-3701
- 118 -
Table of Contents
• | certificates representing exchange notes or initial notes for principal amounts not tendered or accepted for exchange are to be delivered to, or are to be registered or issued in the name of, any person other than the registered holder of the initial notes tendered; or | ||
• | tendered initial notes are registered in the name of any person other than the person signing the letter of transmittal; or | ||
• | a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of initial notes under the exchange offer. |
- 119 -
Table of Contents
• | receiving payment on the notes; | ||
• | receiving notices; and | ||
• | for all other purposes under the Indenture and the notes. |
• | limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law; | ||
• | a banking organization within the meaning of the New York Banking Law; | ||
• | a member of the U.S. Federal Reserve System; |
- 120 -
Table of Contents
• | a clearing corporation within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code; and | ||
• | a clearing agency registered under the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act. |
• | DTC notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depository or if DTC ceases to be a registered clearing agency, and a successor depository is not appointed by us within 90 days; | ||
• | we determine not to require all of the notes to be represented by a global security and notifies the trustee of their decision; or | ||
• | an event of default or an event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default relating to the notes represented by the global security has occurred and is continuing. |
• | certificated notes will be issued only in fully registered form in denominations of $1,000 or integral multiples of $1,000; | ||
• | payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the certificated notes will be payable, and the transfer of the certificated notes will be registrable, at the office or agency we maintain for these purposes; and | ||
• | no service charge will be made for any issuance of the certificated notes, although the issuers may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge imposed in connection with the issuance. |
- 121 -
Table of Contents
- 122 -
Table of Contents
- 123 -
Table of Contents
• | all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in such a filing with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if we were required to file such forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and, regarding a discussion of the annual information only, a report thereon by our certified independent public accountants; and | ||
• | all reports that would be required to be filed with the Commission on Form 8-K if we were required to file such reports. |
- 124 -
Table of Contents
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | F-2 | |
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 | F-3 | |
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 | F-4 | |
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Member’s Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 | F-5 | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 | F-6 | |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-7 | |
Financial Statements Schedule: Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | F-19 | |
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2005 (unaudited) and December 31, 2004 | F-20 | |
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 | F-21 | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 | F-23 | |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) | F-24 |
F-1
Table of Contents
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Member of Mediacom Broadband LLC:
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Mediacom Broadband LLC and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the consolidated financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
March 15, 2005
F-2
Table of Contents
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(All dollar amounts in thousands)
December 31, | |||||||||
2004 | 2003 | ||||||||
ASSETS | |||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 9,130 | $ | 9,379 | |||||
Subscriber accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,803 and $2,455, respectively | 31,287 | 34,522 | |||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 2,787 | 9,278 | |||||||
Total current assets | 43,204 | 53,179 | |||||||
Investment in cable television systems: | |||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $306,894 and $204,305, respectively | 723,248 | 743,120 | |||||||
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $55,934 and $53,377, respectively | 1,471,884 | 1,473,854 | |||||||
Total investment in cable television systems | 2,195,132 | 2,216,974 | |||||||
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $7,026 and $5,176, respectively | 19,909 | 17,631 | |||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,258,245 | $ | 2,287,784 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S EQUITY | |||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||||||||
Accrued liabilities | $ | 115,379 | $ | 148,969 | |||||
Deferred revenue | 20,831 | 20,202 | |||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 36,316 | 9,771 | |||||||
Total current liabilities | 172,526 | 178,942 | |||||||
Long-term debt, less current portion | 1,327,639 | 1,344,897 | |||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 12,923 | 24,929 | |||||||
Total liabilities | 1,513,088 | 1,548,768 | |||||||
PREFERRED MEMBERS’ INTEREST | 150,000 | 150,000 | |||||||
MEMBER’S EQUITY | |||||||||
Capital contributions | 725,000 | 725,000 | |||||||
Accumulated deficit | (129,843 | ) | (135,984 | ) | |||||
Total member’s equity | 595,157 | 589,016 | |||||||
Total liabilities, preferred members’ interests and member’s equity | $ | 2,258,245 | $ | 2,287,784 | |||||
The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
are an integral part of these statements.
F-3
Table of Contents
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(All dollar amounts in thousands)
Years ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2004 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 585,039 | $ | 552,342 | $ | 512,792 | ||||||
Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||
Service costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization of $107,592, $113,007 and $123,704, respectively, shown separately below) | 225,764 | 215,310 | 207,053 | |||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 126,575 | 118,918 | 105,407 | |||||||||
Management fee expense | 10,585 | 9,322 | 6,967 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 107,592 | 113,007 | 123,704 | |||||||||
Operating income | 114,523 | 95,785 | 69,661 | |||||||||
Interest expense, net | (86,125 | ) | (82,536 | ) | (76,790 | ) | ||||||
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net | 10,929 | 2,807 | (15,049 | ) | ||||||||
Other expense | (4,475 | ) | (5,974 | ) | (5,066 | ) | ||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 34,852 | $ | 10,082 | $ | (27,244 | ) | |||||
The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
are an integral part of these statements.
F-4
Table of Contents
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN
MEMBER’S EQUITY
(All dollar amounts in thousands)
Capital | Accumulated | |||||||||||
Contributions | Deficit | Total | ||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2001 | $ | 725,000 | $ | (58,706 | ) | $ | 666,294 | |||||
Net loss | — | (27,244 | ) | (27,244 | ) | |||||||
Dividend payments to related party on Preferred Members Interest | — | (18,000 | ) | (18,000 | ) | |||||||
Dividend payments to MCC | — | (10,528 | ) | (10,528 | ) | |||||||
Balance, December 31, 2002 | $ | 725,000 | $ | (114,478 | ) | $ | 610,522 | |||||
Net income | — | 10,082 | 10,082 | |||||||||
Dividend payments to related party on Preferred Members Interest | — | (18,000 | ) | (18,000 | ) | |||||||
Dividend payments to MCC | — | (13,588 | ) | (13,588 | ) | |||||||
Balance, December 31, 2003 | $ | 725,000 | $ | (135,984 | ) | $ | 589,016 | |||||
Net income | — | 34,852 | 34,852 | |||||||||
Dividend payments to related party on Preferred Members Interest | — | (18,000 | ) | (18,000 | ) | |||||||
Dividend payments to MCC | — | (10,711 | ) | (10,711 | ) | |||||||
Balance, December 31, 2004 | $ | 725,000 | $ | (129,843 | ) | $ | 595,157 | |||||
The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
are an integral part of these statements.
F-5
Table of Contents
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(All dollar amounts in thousands)
Years ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2004 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 34,852 | $ | 10,082 | $ | (27,244 | ) | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss ) to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 107,592 | 113,007 | 123,704 | |||||||||
(Gain) loss on derivatives, net | (10,929 | ) | (2,807 | ) | 15,049 | |||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 2,099 | 2,365 | 2,248 | |||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions: | ||||||||||||
Subscriber accounts receivable, net | 3,235 | 927 | (9,521 | ) | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 6,491 | (955 | ) | (1,723 | ) | |||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (33,590 | ) | (29,134 | ) | 18,627 | |||||||
Deferred revenue | 629 | 1,831 | 2,369 | |||||||||
Other non-current liabilities | (4,075 | ) | 1,311 | 1,550 | ||||||||
Net cash flows provided by operating activities | 106,304 | 96,627 | 125,059 | |||||||||
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (83,656 | ) | (118,039 | ) | (234,832 | ) | ||||||
Acquisitions of cable television systems | — | (5,047 | ) | — | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of cable television systems | — | 11,989 | — | |||||||||
Other investing activities | (1,738 | ) | (5,516 | ) | (4,478 | ) | ||||||
Net cash flows used in investing activities | (85,394 | ) | (116,613 | ) | (239,310 | ) | ||||||
CASH FLOWS (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||
New borrowings | 126,750 | 144,554 | 183,000 | |||||||||
Repayment of debt | (117,463 | ) | (93,659 | ) | (85,000 | ) | ||||||
Dividend payments on preferred members’ interests | (18,000 | ) | (18,000 | ) | (18,000 | ) | ||||||
Dividend payment to parent | (10,711 | ) | (13,588 | ) | (10,528 | ) | ||||||
Financing costs | (1,735 | ) | (249 | ) | (492 | ) | ||||||
Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities | (21,159 | ) | 19,058 | 68,980 | ||||||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (249 | ) | (928 | ) | (45,271 | ) | ||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period | 9,379 | 10,307 | 55,578 | |||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period | $ | 9,130 | $ | 9,379 | $ | 10,307 | ||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||||||||
Cash paid during the period for interest, net of amounts capitalized | $ | 86,388 | $ | 83,673 | $ | 81,015 | ||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||
Capital expenditures financed through capital leases | $ | — | $ | 5,773 | $ | — | ||||||
The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
are an integral part of these statements.
F-6
Table of Contents
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) Organization
Mediacom Broadband LLC (“Mediacom Broadband,” and collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), a Delaware limited liability company wholly-owned by Mediacom Communications Corporation (“MCC”), was organized for the purpose of acquiring cable systems from AT&T Broadband, LLC in 2001. As of December 31, 2004, the Company was operating cable systems in the states of Georgia, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri.
Mediacom Broadband relies on its parent, MCC, for various services such as corporate and administrative support. The financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Mediacom Broadband could differ from those that would have resulted had Mediacom Broadband operated autonomously or as an entity independent of MCC. See Notes 7, 8 and 9.
Mediacom Broadband Corporation, a Delaware corporation wholly-owned by Mediacom Broadband, co-issued, jointly and severally, with Mediacom Broadband $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 11% senior notes due July 15, 2013. Mediacom Broadband Corporation has no assets (other than a $100 receivable from affiliate), operations, revenues or cash flows. Therefore, separate financial statements have not been presented for this entity.
(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Mediacom Broadband and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The accounting estimates that require management’s most difficult and subjective judgments include assessment and valuation of intangibles, useful lives of property, plant and equipment and the valuation of programming liabilities. Actual results could differ from those and other estimates.
Change in Estimate
Effective July 1, 2003, the Company changed the estimated useful lives of its cable systems and equipment. The changes in estimated useful lives were made to reflect management’s evaluation of the longer economic lives of the Company’s upgraded and rebuilt network. The new asset lives are consistent with those used by companies in the cable television industry. The weighted average useful lives of such fixed assets changed from approximately 7 years to approximately 12 years. These changes were made on a prospective basis and resulted in an increase in net income of approximately $46.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2004, as compared to approximately $22.3 for the year ended December 31, 2003
Revenue Recognition
Revenues include amounts billed to customers for services provided, installations, advertising and other services. Revenues from video and data services are recognized when the services are provided to the customers. Installation revenues are less than direct installation costs. Therefore, installation revenues are recognized as connects are completed. Advertising sales are recognized in the period that the advertisements are exhibited. Franchise fees are collected on a monthly basis and are periodically remitted to local franchise authorities. Franchise fees collected and paid are reported as revenues and expenses as a component of selling, general and administrative.
F-7
Table of Contents
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The allowance for doubtful accounts represents the Company’s best estimate of probable losses in the accounts receivable balance. The allowance is based on the number of days outstanding, customer balances, historical experience and other currently available information.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company’s accounts receivable are comprised of amounts due from subscribers in varying regions throughout the United States. Concentration of credit risk with respect to these receivables is limited due to the large number of customers comprising the Company’s customer base and their geographic dispersion. The Company invests its cash with high quality financial institutions.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost. Additions to property, plant and equipment generally include material, labor and indirect costs. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the following useful lives:
Buildings | 40 years | |
Leasehold improvements | Life of respective lease | |
Cable systems and equipment and subscriber devices | 4 to 20 years | |
Vehicles | 5 years | |
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment | 5 years |
The Company capitalizes improvements that extend asset lives and expenses repairs and maintenance as incurred. At the time of retirements, sales or other dispositions of property, the original cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts and the gains or losses are presented as a separate component on the statement of operations.
The Company capitalizes the costs associated with the construction of cable transmission and distribution facilities, new customer installations and indirect costs associated with our telephony product. Costs include direct labor and material, as well as certain indirect costs including interest. The Company performs periodic evaluations of certain estimates used to determine the amount and extent that such costs that are capitalized. Any changes to these estimates, which may be significant, are applied in the period in which the evaluations were completed. The costs of disconnecting service at a customer’s dwelling or reconnecting to a previously installed dwelling are charged as expense in the period incurred. Costs associated with subsequent installations of additional services not previously installed at a customer’s dwelling are capitalized to the extent such costs are incremental and directly attributable to the installation of such additional services.
Capitalized Software Costs
The Company accounts for internal-use software development and related costs in accordance with AICPA Statement of Position No. 98-1 “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use.” Software development and other related costs consist of external and internal costs incurred in the application development stage to purchase and implement the software that will be used in the Company’s telephony business. Costs incurred in the development of application and infrastructure of the software is capitalized and will be amortized over its respective estimated useful life. During the year ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company capitalized
F-8
Table of Contents
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
approximately $0.7 million and $0.4 million, respectively of software development costs. Amortization will begin when the Company launches its telephony product.
Intangible Assets
In accordance with FASB No. 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” the amortization of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets is prohibited and requires such assets to be tested annually for impairment, or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. The Company has determined that its cable franchise costs and goodwill are indefinite-lived assets and therefore not amortizable. Other finite-lived intangible assets, which consist primarily of subscriber lists and covenants not to compete, continue to be amortized over their useful lives of 5 to 10 years and 5 years, respectively.
Other Assets
Other assets, net represent debt financing costs incurred to raise debt and are deferred and amortized as other expense over the expected term of such financings.
Segment Reporting
SFAS No. 131, “Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” requires the disclosure of factors used to identify an enterprise’s reportable segments. The Company’s operations are organized and managed on the basis of cable system clusters that represent operating segments responsible for certain geographical regions. Each operating segment derives its revenues from the delivery of similar products and services to a customer base that is also similar. Each operating segment deploys similar technology to deliver our products and services and operates within a similar regulatory environment. In addition, each operating segment has similar economic characteristics. Management evaluated the criteria for aggregation of the geographic operating segments under SFAS No. 131 and believes the Company meets each of the respective criteria set forth. Accordingly, management has identified broadband services as the Company’s one reportable segment.
Accounting for Derivative Instruments
The Company accounts for derivative instruments in accordance with SFAS No. 133, SFAS No. 138 and SFAS No. 149. These pronouncements require that all derivative instruments be recognized on the balance sheet at fair value. The Company’s stated strategy is to manage its interest expense using a combination of fixed and variable interest rate debt. The Company enters into interest rate exchange agreements to fix the interest rate on a portion of its variable interest rate debt to reduce the potential volatility in its interest expense that would otherwise result from changes in market interest rates. The Company’s derivative instruments are recorded at fair value and are included in other current assets, other assets and other liabilities. The Company’s accounting policies for these instruments are based on whether they meet the Company’s criteria for designation as hedging transactions. The criteria for designating a derivative as a hedge include the instrument’s effectiveness in risk reduction and, in most cases, a one-to-one matching of the derivative instrument to its underlying transaction. Gains and losses from changes in fair values of derivatives that are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes are recognized currently in earnings. During 2004, 2003 and 2002, none of the Company’s derivative financial instruments were designated as hedges. Therefore, changes in fair value for the respective periods were recognized in earnings.
Accounting for Asset Retirement
The Company adopted SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations”, on January 1, 2003. SFAS No. 143 addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the associated asset retirement costs. The Company reviewed its asset retirement obligations to determine the fair value of such liabilities and if a reasonable estimate of fair value could be made. This entailed the review of leases covering tangible long-lived assets as well as the Company’s rights-of-way under franchise agreements. In determining the fair value of the Company’s asset retirement obligation, consideration was given to
F-9
Table of Contents
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
given to the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, which generally entitles the cable operator to the “fair market value” for the cable system covered by a franchise, if renewal is denied and the franchising authority acquires ownership of the cable system or effects a transfer of the cable system to another person. Changes in these assumptions based on future information could result in adjustments to estimated liabilities.
Upon adoption of SFAS No. 143, the Company determined that in certain instances, it is obligated by contractual terms or regulatory requirements to remove facilities or perform other remediation activities upon the retirement of its assets. The Company has recorded a $1.8 million asset in property, plant and equipment and a corresponding liability of $1.8 million.
Accounting for Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with SFAS No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” the Company periodically evaluates the recoverability and estimated lives of its long-lived assets, including property and equipment and intangible assets subject to amortization, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable or the useful life has changed. The measurement for such impairment loss is based on the fair value of the asset, typically based upon the future cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Unless presented separately, the loss is included as a component of either depreciation expense or amortization expense, as appropriate.
Comprehensive Income/Loss
In June 1997, the FASB issued SFAS No. 130, “ Reporting Comprehensive Income”. This statement requires companies to classify items of other comprehensive income/loss by their nature in the financial statements and display the accumulated balance of other comprehensive income/loss separately from retained earnings and additional paid-in capital in the equity section of a statement of financial position. The Company has had no other comprehensive income/loss to report.
Income Taxes
Since the Company is a limited liability company, it is not subject to federal or state income taxes and no provision for income taxes relating to its operations has been reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Income or loss of the limited liability company is reported in MCC’s income tax returns.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior years’ amounts to conform to the current year’s presentation.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The FASB issued SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure,” in December 2002, which amended: (i) SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” to provide alternative methods of transition for an entity that voluntarily changes to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation; (ii) the disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 123 to require prominent disclosure about the effects on reported net income of an entity’s accounting policy decisions with respect to stock-based employee compensation; and (iii) APB Opinion No. 28, “Interim Financial Reporting,” to require disclosure about those effects in interim financial information. The Company adopted SFAS No. 148 on January 1, 2003.
The Company did not change to the fair value-based expense recognition method of accounting for stock-based employees’ compensation. Accordingly, the adoption of SFAS No. 148 did not affect the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. However, SFAS No. 148 requires that information be provided as if the Company had accounted for employee stock options under the fair value method of this statement, including disclosing pro forma information regarding net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share beginning with the first quarter of 2003. The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued
F-10
Table of Contents
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
to Employees,” as permitted by SFAS No. 123. Compensation expense for stock options is measured as the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of MCC’s stock at the date of the grant over the amount the employee must pay to acquire the stock.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R, “Amendment of Statement 123 on Share-Based Payment.” SFAS No. 123R requires companies to expense the value of employee stock options, stock granted through the employee stock purchase program and similar awards. SFAS No. 123R is effective for periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company plans on adopting SFAS No. 123R effective July 1, 2005 and expects that the adoption of SFAS No. 123R will have a material impact on its consolidated results of operations.
There are three methods of adopting SFAS No. 123R. The first method is called modified prospective method, which allows companies to avoid recording additional compensation expense for vested awards that are outstanding on the effective date of the SFAS No. 123R. Unvested awards outstanding on the effective date would be charged to expense over the remaining vesting period. The second method is similar to the modified prospective method, except it allows companies to restate earlier interim periods in the year of adoption using the applicable SFAS No. 123R pro forma amounts. The third method is the modified retrospective method, which directs companies to apply the modified prospective method and to restate prior financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating these transitional methods.
In March 2004, the FASB approved the consensus reached on the EITF Issue No. 03-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments.” The Issue’s objective is to provide guidance for identifying other-than-temporarily impaired investments. EITF 03-1 also provides new disclosure requirements for investments that are deemed to be temporarily impaired. In September 2004, the FASB issued a FASB Staff Position (FSP) EITF 03-1 that delays the effective date of the measurement and recognition guidance in EITF 03-1 until further notice. The disclosure requirements of EITF 03-1 are effective with this annual report for fiscal 2004. Once the FASB reaches a final decision on the measurement and recognition provisions, the Company will evaluate the impact of the adoption of the accounting provision of EITF 03-1.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets, an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29.” The guidance in APB Opinion No. 29, “Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions”, is based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of assets exchanged. The guidance in that Opinion, however, included certain exceptions to that principle. This Statement amends Opinion 29 to eliminate the exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets that do not have commercial substance. A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result of the exchange. SFAS No. 153 is effective for nonmonetary exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of SFAS No. 153 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.
(3) Property, Plant and Equipment
As of December 31, 2004 and 2003, property, plant and equipment consisted of (dollars in thousands):
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Land and land improvements | $ | 4,577 | $ | 4,518 | ||||
Buildings and leasehold improvements | 24,026 | 22,941 | ||||||
Cable systems, equipment and subscriber devices | 959,096 | 878,600 | ||||||
Vehicles | 31,662 | 33,491 | ||||||
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment | 10,781 | 7,875 | ||||||
1,030,142 | 947,425 | |||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (306,894 | ) | (204,305 | ) | ||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 723,248 | $ | 743,120 | ||||
F-11
Table of Contents
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 was approximately $105.0 million, $109.6 million and $117.5 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company had property under capitalized leases of $5.5 million and $5.3 million, respectively, before accumulated depreciation, and $3.7 million and $4.7 million, respectively, net of accumulated depreciation. During the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, the Company incurred gross interest expense of $87.4 million, $86.0 million and $80.9 million, respectively of which $1.3 million, $3.4 million and $4.1 million was capitalized. See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.
(4) Intangible Assets
The Company operates its cable systems under non-exclusive cable franchises that are granted by state or local government authorities for varying lengths of time. As of December 31, 2004, the company held 377 franchises in areas located throughout the United States. The Company acquired these cable franchises through acquisitions of cable systems and they were accounted for using the purchase method of accounting.
On January 1, 2002, the Company adopted SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets", which eliminates amortization of goodwill and certain intangibles that have indefinite lives but requires that such assets be tested for impairment at least annually. The Company evaluated the expected useful life of its cable franchises, also referred to as franchise costs, upon adoption of SFAS No. 142 and determined that all of its cable franchises have an indefinite useful life. As such, the Company ceased amortizing its cable franchises effective January 1, 2002.
The Company has assessed franchise value for impairment under SFAS No. 142 by utilizing a discounted cash flow methodology. In performing an impairment test in accordance with SFAS No. 142, the Company considers the guidance contained in EITF Issue No. 02-7, “Recognition of Customer Relationship Intangible Assets acquired in a Business Combination,” whereby the Company considers assumptions, such as future cash flow expectations and other future benefits related to the intangible assets, when measuring the fair value of each cable systems other net assets. If the determined fair value of the Company’s franchise costs is less the carrying amount on the financial statements, an impairment charge would be recognized for the difference between the fair value and the carrying value of the assets. To test the impairment of the goodwill carried on the Company’s financial statements, the fair value of the cable system cluster’s tangible and intangible assets (includes franchise costs) other than goodwill is deducted from the cable system cluster’s fair value. The balance represents the fair value of goodwill which is then compared to the carrying value of goodwill to determine if there is any impairment. The Company completed its last impairment test in accordance with SFAS No. 142 as of October 1, 2004, which reflected no impairment of franchise costs or goodwill. There have been no events since then that would require an analysis to be completed before the next annual test date.
The following table summarizes the net asset value for each intangible asset category as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 (dollars in thousands):
Gross Asset | Accumulated | Net Asset | ||||||||||
2004 | Value | Amortization | Value | |||||||||
Franchise costs | $ | 1,290,113 | $ | 38,752 | $ | 1,251,361 | ||||||
Goodwill | 204,582 | — | 204,582 | |||||||||
Subscriber lists | 33,123 | 17,182 | 15,941 | |||||||||
$ | 1,527,818 | $ | 55,934 | $ | 1,471,884 | |||||||
Gross Asset | Accumulated | Net Asset | ||||||||||
2003 | Value | Amortization | Value | |||||||||
Franchise costs | $ | 1,289,526 | $ | 38,752 | $ | 1,250,774 | ||||||
Goodwill | 204,582 | — | 204,582 | |||||||||
Subscriber lists | 33,123 | 14,625 | 18,498 | |||||||||
$ | 1,527,231 | $ | 53,377 | $ | 1,473,854 | |||||||
F-12
Table of Contents
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 was approximately $2.6 million, $3.4 million and $6.2 million, respectively. The Company’s estimated aggregate amortization expense for the year of 2005 through 2009 and beyond are $2.1 million, $2.1 million, $2.1 million, $2.1 million and $7.5 million, respectively.
The net asset value as of December 31, 2004 decreased approximately $2.0 million from December 31, 2003, primarily due to the recording of amortization expense.
(5) Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 (dollars in thousands):
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Accrued interest | $ | 24,342 | $ | 24,012 | ||||
Accrued payroll and benefits | 10,477 | 10,588 | ||||||
Accrued programming costs | 36,356 | 63,152 | ||||||
Accrued property, plant and equipment | 5,822 | 12,899 | ||||||
Accrued taxes and fees | 12,804 | 16,303 | ||||||
Accrued telecommunications | 9,160 | 8,214 | ||||||
Other accrued expenses | 16,418 | 13,801 | ||||||
$ | 115,379 | $ | 148,969 | |||||
(6) Debt
As of December 31, 2004 and 2003, debt consisted of (dollars in thousands):
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Bank credit facilities | $ | 960,500 | $ | 950,000 | ||||
11% senior notes | 400,000 | 400,000 | ||||||
Capital lease obligations | 3,455 | 4,668 | ||||||
$ | 1,363,955 | $ | 1,354,668 | |||||
Less: Current portion | 36,316 | 9,771 | ||||||
Total long-term debt | $ | 1,327,639 | $ | 1,344,897 | ||||
Bank Credit Facility
The Company maintains a $1.4 billion senior secured credit facility (the “Broadband credit facility”) consisting of a revolving credit facility (the “Broadband revolver”) with an initial commitment of $600 million, a $300 million term loan A (the “Broadband term loan A”) and a $500 million term loan B (the “Broadband term loan B”). On December 16, 2004, the Company amended the credit agreement of the Broadband credit facility (the “Broadband credit agreement”) to conform its definitions, financial covenants and other terms (including those relating to letters of credit, mandatory prepayment, representations and warranties, negative covenants and events of default) to those of the Mediacom LLC credit agreement dated October 21, 2004. The Broadband revolver expires on March 31, 2010 and, beginning on December 31, 2004, its
F-13
Table of Contents
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
commitments were subject to quarterly reductions ranging from 2.00% to 8.00% of the original commitment amount. The Broadband term loan A matures on March 31, 2010 and, beginning on September 30, 2004, has been subject to quarterly reductions ranging from 1.00% to 8.00% of the original amount. The Broadband term loan B matures on September 30, 2010 and is subject to quarterly reductions of 0.25% from September 30, 2004 to June 30, 2010, and 94.00% on maturity, of the original amount. As of December 31, 2004, the maximum commitment available under the Broadband revolver was $588.0 million and the revolver had an outstanding balance of $169.0 million, the Broadband term loan A had an outstanding balance of $294.0 million, and the Broadband term loan B had an outstanding balance of $497.5 million.
The Broadband credit agreement provides for interest at varying rates based upon various borrowing options and certain financial ratios, and for commitment fees of 3/8% to 5/8% per annum on the unused portion of the available revolving credit commitment. Interest on outstanding Broadband revolver and Broadband term loan A balances are payable at either the Eurodollar rate plus a floating percentage ranging from 1.00% to 2.50% or the base rate plus a floating percentage ranging from 0.25% to 1.50%. Interest on the Broadband term loan B is payable at either the Eurodollar rate plus a floating percentage ranging from 2.50% to 2.75% or the base rate plus a floating percentage ranging from 1.50% to 1.75%.
For the year ended December 31, 2005, the maximum commitment amount under the Broadband revolver will be reduced by $60.0 million or 10.0% of the original commitment amount, the outstanding debt under the Broadband term loan A will be reduced by $30.0 million or 10.0% of the original amount, and the Broadband term loan B will be reduced by $5.0 million or 1.0% of the original amount.
The Broadband credit agreement requires compliance with certain financial covenants including, but not limited to, leverage, interest coverage and debt service coverage ratios, as defined therein. The Broadband credit agreement also requires compliance with other covenants including, but not limited to, limitations on mergers and acquisitions, consolidations and sales of certain assets, liens, the incurrence of additional indebtedness, certain restricted payments, and certain transactions with affiliates. The Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Broadband credit agreement as of and for all periods in the year ended December 31, 2004.
The Broadband credit agreement is collateralized by Mediacom Broadband’s pledge of all its ownership interests in its operating subsidiaries and is guaranteed by Mediacom Broadband on a limited recourse basis to the extent of such ownership interests.
The average interest rate on debt outstanding under the Broadband credit agreement was 4.3% and 3.3% for the year ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, before giving effect to the interest rate exchange agreements discussed below. As of December 31, 2004, the Company had approximately $410.9 million of unused bank commitments under the Broadband credit agreement.
The Company uses interest rate exchange agreements in order to fix the interest rate on its floating rate debt. As of December 31, 2004, the Company had interest rate exchange agreements with various banks pursuant to which the interest rate on $500.0 million is fixed at a weighted average rate of approximately 3.4%, plus the average applicable margin over the Eurodollar rate option under the Company’s bank credit agreements. Under the terms of the interest rate exchange agreements, which expire from 2005 through 2007, the Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other parties. However, due to high creditworthiness of its counterparties, which are major banking firms with investment grade ratings, the Company does not anticipate their nonperformance.
The fair value of the interest rate exchange agreements is the estimated amount that the Company would receive or pay to terminate such agreements, taking into account interest rates, the remaining time to maturities and the creditworthiness of the Company’s counterparties. At December 31, 2004, based on the mark-to-market valuation, the Company recorded an investment in derivatives of $2.4 million, offset by a $3.7 million derivative liability. As a result of the quarterly mark-to-market valuation of these interest rate swaps, the Company recorded a gain on derivative instruments amounting to $10.9 million and $2.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
F-14
Table of Contents
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Senior Notes
On June 29, 2001, Mediacom Broadband and Mediacom Broadband Corporation (the “Issuers”) jointly issued $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 11% senior notes due July 2013 (the “11% Senior Notes”). The 11% Senior Notes are unsecured obligations of the Issuers, and the indenture for the 11% Senior Notes stipulates, among other things, restrictions on incurrence of indebtedness, distributions, mergers and asset sales and has cross-default provisions related to other debt of the Issuers. Interest accrues at 11% per annum, beginning from the date of issuance and is payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, which commenced on January 15, 2002. The Issuers were in compliance with the indenture governing the 11% Senior Notes as of and for all periods in the year ended December 31, 2004.
Fair Value and Debt Maturities
The fair value of the Company’s bank credit facility approximates the carrying value. The fair value at December 31, 2004 of the 11% Senior Notes was approximately $430.0 million.
The stated maturities of all debt outstanding as of December 31, 2004 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
2005 | $ | 36,316 | ||
2006 | 43,857 | |||
2007 | 65,740 | |||
2008 | 65,042 | |||
2009 | 208,500 | |||
Thereafter | 944,500 | |||
$ | 1,363,955 | |||
(7) Preferred Members’ Interests
On July 18, 2001, the Company received a $150.0 million preferred equity investment from Mediacom LLC. The preferred equity investment has a 12% annual dividend, payable quarterly in cash. During each of the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company paid in aggregate $18.0 million in cash dividends on the preferred equity.
(8) Member’s Equity
As a wholly-owned subsidiary of MCC, the Company’s business affairs, including its financing decisions, are directed by MCC. For the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, the Company paid cash dividends to MCC of approximately $10.7 million, $13.6 million and $10.5 million, respectively, as permitted under the Company’s debt arrangements.
(9) Related Party Transactions
MCC manages the Company pursuant to a management agreement with each operating subsidiary. Under such agreements, MCC has full and exclusive authority to manage the day to day operations and conduct the business of the Company. The Company remains responsible for all expenses and liabilities relating to construction, development, operation, maintenance, repair, and ownership of its systems. Management fees for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, amounted to approximately $10.6 million, $9.3 million and $7.0 million, respectively.
F-15
Table of Contents
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As compensation for the performance of its services, subject to certain restrictions, MCC is entitled under each management agreement to receive management fees in an amount not to exceed 4.0% of the annual gross operating revenues of each of the operating subsidiaries. MCC is also entitled to the reimbursement of all expenses necessarily incurred in its capacity as manager.
Mediacom LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MCC, is a preferred equity investor in the Company. See Note 7 for a discussion on the transactions between these two parties.
(10) Employee Benefit Plans
Substantially all employees of the Company are eligible to participate in a defined contribution plan pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k) (the “Plan”). Under such Plan, eligible employees may contribute up to 15% of their current pretax compensation. The Plan permits, but does not require, matching contributions and non-matching (profit sharing) contributions to be made by the Company up to a maximum dollar amount or maximum percentage of participant contributions, as determined annually by the Company. The Company presently matches 50% on the first 6% of employee contributions. The Company’s contributions under the Plan totaled approximately $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 and $1.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002.
(11) MCC Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase Program
Under MCC’s 2003 Incentive Plan, certain employees of the Company received grants of MCC stock options.
The following table summarizes information concerning stock option activity for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002:
Weighted | ||||||||
Average | ||||||||
Shares | Exercise Price | |||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2001 | — | — | ||||||
Granted | 496,785 | $ | 11.96 | |||||
Exercised | — | — | ||||||
Forfeited | (48,486 | ) | 11.96 | |||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2002 | 448,299 | $ | 11.96 | |||||
Granted | 112,000 | 6.96 | ||||||
Exercised | — | — | ||||||
Forfeited | (22,330 | ) | 11.48 | |||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2003 | 537,969 | $ | 10.94 | |||||
Granted | 2,000 | 8.82 | ||||||
Exercised | — | — | ||||||
Forfeited | (34,954 | ) | 10.90 | |||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2004 | 505,015 | $ | 10.93 | |||||
The Company’s employees had options exercisable on underlying MCC shares amounting to 185,126 and 85,620, with average prices of $11.24 and $10.94 at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The Company had no options exercisable at December 31, 2002. The weighted average fair value of options granted was $4.25, $3.37 and $6.04 per share for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
F-16
Table of Contents
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following table summarizes information concerning stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2004:
Options Outstanding | Options Exercisable | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | Weighted | Number | ||||||||||||||||||
Range of | Outstanding at | Average | Weighted | Exercisable at | Weighted | |||||||||||||||
Exercise | December 31, | Remaining | Average | December 31, | Average | |||||||||||||||
Prices | 2004 | Contractual Life | Exercise Price | 2004 | Exercise Price | |||||||||||||||
$6.94 to $11.96 | 505,015 | 7.57 years | $ | 10.89 | 185,126 | $ | 11.24 | |||||||||||||
The Company accounts for the stock option plans and employee stock purchase program under APB No. 25. Accordingly, no compensation expense has been recognized for any option grants in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations since the price of the options was at their fair market value at the date of grant. SFAS No. 148 requires that information be determined as if the Company had accounted for employee stock options under the fair value method of this statement, including disclosing pro forma information regarding net loss and loss per share. The weighted average fair value of all of the employee options was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model with the following weighted average assumptions: (i) risk free average interest rate of 3.8%, 3.6% and 5.0% for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively; (ii) expected dividend yields of 0%; (iii) expected lives of 6 years; and (iv) expected volatility of 45%. Had compensation expense been recorded for the employee options under SFAS No. 148, the compensation expense would have been $600,000, $500,000, and $400,000 for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
MCC maintains an employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”). Under the plan, all of the Company’s employees are allowed to participate in the purchase of MCC’s Class A Common Stock at a 15% discount on the date of the allocation. MCC shares purchased by the Company’s employees amounted to 117,279, 131,367 and 117,644 in 2004, 2003 and 2002 respectively. The net proceeds to MCC were approximately $700,000, $700,000 and $800,000 in 2004, 2003 and 2002 respectively. Compensation expense was not recorded on the distribution of these shares in accordance with APB No. 25. The weighted average fair value of all of the stock issued under the ESPP was estimated on the purchase date using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions: (i) discount rate equal to the six year bond rate on the stock purchase date; (ii) expected dividend yields of 0%; (iii) expected lives of six months; and (iv) expected volatility of 45%. Had compensation expense been recorded for the stock issued for the ESPP under SFAS No. 148, the compensation costs would have been approximately $221,000, $223,000 and $257,000 for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
Had the Company applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 to stock-based compensation, the Company’s net income (loss) would have been changed from the “as reported” amounts to the “pro forma” amounts as follows (dollars in thousands):
2004 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||
Net income (loss), as reported | $ | 34,852 | $ | 10,082 | $ | (27,244 | ) | |||||
Deduct: Total stock based compensation expense determined under fair value based method of all awards | (821 | ) | (723 | ) | (657 | ) | ||||||
Pro forma net income (loss) | $ | 34,031 | $ | 9,359 | $ | (27,901 | ) | |||||
F-17
Table of Contents
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(12) Commitments and Contingencies
Under various lease and rental agreements for offices, warehouses and computer terminals, the Company had rental expense of approximately $1.7 million, $2.4 million and $2.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Future minimum annual rental payments are as follows (dollars in thousands):
2005 | $ | 1,728 | ||
2006 | 651 | |||
2007 | 486 | |||
2008 | 307 | |||
2009 | 234 | |||
Thereafter | 433 | |||
$ | 3,839 | |||
In addition, the Company rents utility poles in its operations generally under short-term arrangements, but the Company expects these arrangements to recur. Total rental expense for utility poles was approximately $4.3 million, $4.0 million and $2.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 respectively.
As of December 31, 2004, approximately $8.1 million of letters of credit were issued in favor of various parties to secure the Company’s performance relating to franchise and lease requirements. The fair value of such letters of credit were not material.
Legal Proceedings
On April 5, 2004, a lawsuit was filed against the Company’s parent, MCC, MCC Georgia LLC, one of the Company’s subsidiaries, and other, currently unnamed potential defendants in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado by Echostar Satellite LLC, which operates a direct broadcast satellite business under the name “Dish Network”. Echostar alleges that systems operated by MCC Georgia LLC have used, without authorization, Dish Network satellite dishes activated under residential accounts to receive the signals of certain broadcast television stations in one or more locations in Georgia and that it has then been redistributing those signals, through its cable systems, to its subscribers. Among other claims, the complaint filed by Echostar alleges that these actions violate a provision of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. Sec. 605) that prohibits unauthorized interception of radio communications. The plaintiff seeks injunctive relief, actual and statutory damages, disgorgement of profits, punitive damages and litigation costs, including attorneys’ fees.
On June 29, 2004, Echostar amended its complaint to also allege that this conduct amounted to a breach of the contract between Echostar and one of MCC’s employees, who allegedly acted as an agent for MCC, by which MCC received the Echostar satellite signal. On September 7, 2004, the U.S. District Court granted MCC’s motion to transfer the case to the Middle District of Georgia, where venue is proper and where personal jurisdiction over MCC exists. There have been no further proceedings since that date. MCC Georgia LLC and MCC have advised the Company that they intend to vigorously defend against these claims. They also have informed the Company that they are unable to reasonably evaluate the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or quantify the possible damages, if any, associated with these matters, or whether or not the those damages would be material.
The Company, its parent company and its subsidiaries or other affiliated companies are also involved in various other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, cash flows or business.
(13) Subsequent Event
In January 2005, the Company received an $88.0 million loan from Mediacom LLC. The investment is in the form of demand notes, which have a 6.7% annual interest rate, payable semi-annually in cash.
F-18
Table of Contents
Schedule II
MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(All dollar amounts in thousands)
Additions | Deductions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at | Charged to | Charged to | Charged to | Charged to | Balance at | |||||||||||||||||||
beginning of | costs | other | costs | other | end of | |||||||||||||||||||
period | and expenses | accounts | and expenses | accounts | period | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current receivables | $ | 2,148 | $ | 6,909 | $ | — | $ | 6,374 | $ | — | $ | 2,683 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition reserves (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses | $ | 36,579 | $ | — | $ | 300 | $ | 4,613 | $ | 31,966 | $ | 300 | ||||||||||||
December 31, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current receivables | $ | 2,683 | $ | 4,534 | $ | — | $ | 4,762 | $ | — | $ | 2,455 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition reserves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses | $ | 300 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 300 | ||||||||||||
December 31, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current receivables | $ | 2,455 | $ | 1,323 | $ | 347 | $ | 1,322 | $ | — | $ | 2,803 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition reserves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses | $ | 300 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 300 |
(1) Additions were charged in connection with purchase accounting.
F-19
Table of Contents
(All dollar amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 6,596 | $ | 9,130 | ||||
Subscriber accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,237 and $2,803, respectively | 33,021 | 31,287 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 18,810 | 2,787 | ||||||
Total current assets | 58,427 | 43,204 | ||||||
Investment in cable television systems: | ||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $387,945 and $306,894, respectively | 724,089 | 723,248 | ||||||
Franchise cost, net of accumulated amortization of $38,752 and $38,752, respectively | 1,251,361 | 1,251,361 | ||||||
Goodwill | 204,582 | 204,582 | ||||||
Subscriber lists, net of accumulated of $18,734 and $17,182, respectively | 14,389 | 15,941 | ||||||
Total investment in cable television systems | 2,194,421 | 2,195,132 | ||||||
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $8,756 and $7,026, respectively | 28,052 | 19,909 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,280,900 | $ | 2,258,245 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Accrued liabilities | $ | 108,077 | $ | 115,379 | ||||
Deferred revenue | 21,880 | 20,831 | ||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 41,972 | 36,316 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 171,929 | 172,526 | ||||||
Long-term debt, less current portion | 1,369,489 | 1,327,639 | ||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 9,355 | 12,923 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 1,550,773 | 1,513,088 | ||||||
PREFERRED MEMBERS’ INTEREST | 150,000 | 150,000 | ||||||
MEMBERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Capital contributions | 725,000 | 725,000 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (144,873 | ) | (129,843 | ) | ||||
Total members’ equity | 580,127 | 595,157 | ||||||
Total liabilities, preferred members’ interest and members’ equity | $ | 2,280,900 | $ | 2,258,245 | ||||
statements are an integral part of these statements.
F-20
Table of Contents
(All dollar amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
Revenues | $ | 152,685 | $ | 144,977 | ||||
Costs and expenses: | ||||||||
Service costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization of $28,488 and $26,957, respectively, shown separately below) | 60,204 | 55,411 | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 34,115 | 32,850 | ||||||
Management fee expense | 3,002 | 2,798 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 28,488 | 26,957 | ||||||
Operating income | 26,876 | 26,961 | ||||||
Interest expense, net | (24,628 | ) | (21,875 | ) | ||||
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net | 2,156 | (2,146 | ) | |||||
Other expense | (857 | ) | (1,319 | ) | ||||
Net income | 3,547 | 1,621 | ||||||
Dividend to preferred members | 4,500 | 4,500 | ||||||
Net loss available to members | $ | (953 | ) | $ | (2,879 | ) | ||
statements are an integral part of these statements.
F-21
Table of Contents
(All dollar amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
Revenues | $ | 455,725 | $ | 436,101 | ||||
Costs and expenses: | ||||||||
Service costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization of $85,575 and $80,300, respectively, shown separately below) | 177,283 | 165,458 | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 101,863 | 96,489 | ||||||
Management fee expense | 8,981 | 8,206 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 85,575 | 80,300 | ||||||
Operating income | 82,023 | 85,648 | ||||||
Interest expense, net | (71,481 | ) | (64,223 | ) | ||||
Gain on derivatives, net | 6,217 | 6,700 | ||||||
Other expense | (2,898 | ) | (3,560 | ) | ||||
Net income | 13,861 | 24,565 | ||||||
Dividend to preferred members | 13,500 | 13,500 | ||||||
Net income available to members | $ | 361 | $ | 11,065 | ||||
statements are an integral part of these statements.
F-22
Table of Contents
(All dollar amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 13,861 | $ | 24,565 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 85,575 | 80,300 | ||||||
Gain on derivatives, net | (6,217 | ) | (6,700 | ) | ||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 1,729 | 1,610 | ||||||
Amortization of deferred compensation | 154 | — | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions: | ||||||||
Subscriber accounts receivable, net | (1,734 | ) | 1,906 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | (16,715 | ) | 7,126 | |||||
Accrued liabilities | (6,831 | ) | (43,189 | ) | ||||
Deferred revenue | 1,049 | 246 | ||||||
Other non-current liabilities | (931 | ) | (1,925 | ) | ||||
Net cash flows provided by operating activities | 69,940 | 63,939 | ||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Capital expenditures | (84,758 | ) | (61,558 | ) | ||||
Other investment activities | — | (628 | ) | |||||
Net cash flows used in investing activities | (84,758 | ) | (62,186 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
New borrowings | 285,750 | 116,000 | ||||||
Repayment of debt | (438,245 | ) | (110,134 | ) | ||||
Issuance of senior notes | 200,000 | — | ||||||
Financing costs | (6,330 | ) | — | |||||
Dividend payment on preferred members’ interest | (13,500 | ) | (13,500 | ) | ||||
Dividend payment to parent | (15,391 | ) | — | |||||
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities | 12,284 | (7,634 | ) | |||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (2,534 | ) | (5,881 | ) | ||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period | 9,130 | 9,379 | ||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period | $ | 6,596 | $ | 3,498 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||||
Cash paid during the period for interest, net of amounts capitalized | $ | 81,420 | $ | 75,794 | ||||
statements are an integral part of these statements.
F-23
Table of Contents
(Unaudited)
F-24
Table of Contents
(Unaudited)
Buildings. | 40 years | |
Leasehold improvements | Life of respective lease | |
Cable systems and equipments and subscriber devices. | 4 to 20 years | |
Vehicles. | 5 years | |
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment. | 5 years |
F-25
Table of Contents
(Unaudited)
F-26
Table of Contents
(Unaudited)
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
Land and land improvements | $ | 4,567 | $ | 4,577 | ||||
Buildings and leasehold improvements | 24,343 | 24,026 | ||||||
Cable systems, equipment and subscriber devices | 1,036,895 | 959,096 | ||||||
Vehicles | 33,861 | 31,662 | ||||||
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment | 12,368 | 10,781 | ||||||
1,112,034 | 1,030,142 | |||||||
Accumulated depreciation | (387,945 | ) | (306,894 | ) | ||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 724,089 | $ | 723,248 | ||||
F-27
Table of Contents
(Unaudited)
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
Accrued interest | $ | 13,765 | $ | 24,342 | ||||
Accrued payroll and benefits | 13,128 | 10,477 | ||||||
Accrued programming costs | 35,815 | 36,356 | ||||||
Accrued property, plant and equipment | 7,394 | 5,822 | ||||||
Accrued taxes and fees | 11,965 | 12,804 | ||||||
Accrued telecommunications | 8,794 | 9,160 | ||||||
Other accrued expenses | 17,216 | 16,418 | ||||||
$ | 108,077 | $ | 115,379 | |||||
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
Bank credit facilities | $ | 809,000 | $ | 960,500 | ||||
11% senior notes | 400,000 | 400,000 | ||||||
8 1/2% senior notes | 200,000 | — | ||||||
Capital lease obligations | 2,461 | 3,455 | ||||||
$ | 1,411,461 | $ | 1,363,955 | |||||
Less: current portion | 41,972 | 36,316 | ||||||
Total long-term debt | $ | 1,369,489 | $ | 1,327,639 | ||||
F-28
Table of Contents
(Unaudited)
F-29
Table of Contents
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
Net income as reported | $ | 3,547 | $ | 1,621 | $ | 13,861 | $ | 24,565 | ||||||||
Add: Total stock-based compensation expense included in net income as reported above | 64 | — | 154 | — | ||||||||||||
Deduct: Total stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards | (314 | ) | (143 | ) | (791 | ) | (795 | ) | ||||||||
Pro forma net income | $ | 3,297 | $ | 1,478 | $ | 13,224 | $ | 23,770 | ||||||||
F-30
Table of Contents
II-1
Table of Contents
Exhibit | ||
Number | Exhibit Description | |
3.1 | Certificate of Formation of Mediacom Broadband LLC(1) | |
3.2 | Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of Mediacom Broadband LLC(1) | |
3.3 | Certificate of Incorporation of Mediacom Broadband Corporation(1) | |
3.4 | By-Laws of Mediacom Broadband Corporation(1) | |
4.1 | Indenture, dated as of August 30, 2005 among Mediacom Broadband LLC, Mediacom Broadband Corporation, Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, as trustee, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company America, as paying agent and note registrar(2) | |
4.2 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2005, among Registrants and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Harris Nesbitt Corp. | |
5.1 | Opinion of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP* | |
8.1 | Opinion of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP regarding federal income tax matters* | |
12.1 | Statement regarding computation of ratios | |
21.1 | Subsidiaries of Mediacom Broadband LLC(1) | |
23.1 | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | |
23.3 | Consents of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP (included in Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1)* | |
24.1 | Powers of Attorney (included as part of signature pages) | |
25.1 | Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of Law Debenture Trust Company of New York to act as Trustee under the Indenture | |
99.1 | Form of Letter of Transmittal with respect to the exchange offer | |
99.2 | Form of Instruction Letter to Registered Holders | |
99.3 | Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery |
* | To be filed by amendment | |
(1) | Filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-72440) of the Registrants and incorporated herein by reference. |
II-2
Table of Contents
(2) | Filed as an exhibit to Registrants’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 30, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference |
II-3
Table of Contents
Mediacom Broadband LLC | ||||||
By: | Mediacom Communications Corporation its managing member | |||||
By: | /s/ ROCCO B. COMMISSO | |||||
Rocco B. Commisso, | ||||||
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Signature | Title | Date | ||
/s/ Rocco B. Commisso | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer ) | December 23, 2005 | ||
/s/ Mark E. Stephan | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | December 23, 2005 | ||
Director | December 23, 2005 | |||
Director | December 23, 2005 | |||
/s/ Thomas V. Reifenheiser | Director | December 23, 2005 | ||
/s/ Natale S. Ricciardi | Director | December 23, 2005 | ||
Director |
II-4
Table of Contents
Mediacom Broadband Corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ ROCCO B. COMMISSO | |||
Rocco B. Commisso, | ||||
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Signature | Title | Date | ||
/s/ ROCCO B. COMMISSO | ||||
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer ) | December 23 2005 | |||
/s/ MARK E. STEPHAN | ||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | December 23, 2005 |
II-5