SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q (mark one) [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to -------------------- ------------------------ Commission File No. 333-91469 Pathnet Telecommunications, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 52-2201331 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 11720 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, VA 20191 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (703) 390-1000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former name,former address and former fiscal year,if changed since last report) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ X ] No [ ] As of November 13, 2000, there were 3,536,389 shares of the Registrant's common stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding. PATHNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 INDEX PAGE PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2000 (unaudited) and December 31, 1999 3 Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months September 30, 2000 and 1999 4 Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 5 Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 6 Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements 7 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 15 Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 19 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings 20 Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds 20 Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 21 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 21 Item 5. Other Information 21 Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 21 Signatures 22 Exhibits Index 23 2 PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements PATHNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES AND PREDECESSOR COMPANY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS September 30, December 31, 2000 1999 ------------- ------------ (UNAUDITED) ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 66,792,765 $ 90,661,837 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $63,000 and $0, respectively 13,112,001 254,894 Interest receivable 412,317 1,048,417 Marketable securities available for sale 5,128,317 42,651,836 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 885,396 1,182,570 ------------ ------------ Total current assets 86,330,796 135,799,554 Property and equipment, net 256,950,025 131,928,365 Intangible assets - rights of way 185,923,175 -- Deferred financing costs, net 18,207,457 9,649,680 Restricted cash 12,352,984 16,921,559 Marketable securities available for sale -- 5,088,458 Pledged marketable securities held to maturity 20,966,000 20,796,563 Other assets 545,568 351,808 ------------ ------------ Total assets $581,276,005 $320,535,987 ============ ============ LIABILITIES, MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) Accounts payable $ 51,169,121 $ 18,543,195 Accrued interest 19,733,215 8,932,293 Deferred revenue 538,726 -- Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 7,417,686 3,113,181 ------------ ------------ Total current liabilities 78,858,748 30,588,669 12 1/4% Senior Notes, net of unamortized bond discount of $3,071,250 and $3,378,375, respectively 346,928,750 346,621,625 Note payable 12,805,582 -- Deferred revenue 9,083,630 -- Other noncurrent liabilities 2,655,965 3,092,779 ------------ ------------ Total liabilities 450,332,675 380,303,073 ------------ ------------ Commitments and contingences Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock: Series A convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 0 and 1,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively (liquidation preference $1,000,000) -- 1,000,000 Series B convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 0 and 1,651,046 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively (liquidation preference $5,033,367) -- 5,008,367 Series C convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 0 and 2,819,549 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively (liquidation preference $30,000,052) -- 29,961,272 Series E convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 4,506,145 and 0 shares authorized, 2,867,546 and 0 issued and outstanding and September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively (liquidation preference $63,000,000) 62,912,398 -- ------------ ------------ Total mandatorily redeemable preferred stock 62,912,398 35,969,639 ------------ ------------ Stockholders' equity (deficit): Series A convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 2,899,999 and 0 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively 29,000 -- Series B convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 4,788,030 and 0 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively 47,880 -- Series C convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 8,176,686 and 0 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively 81,767 -- Series D convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 9,250,000 and 0 shares authorized, 8,511,607 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively 85,116 -- Undesignated preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 10,000,000 and 0 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding -- -- Common stock, $0.01 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized, 3,533,769 and 3,068,218 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively 35,340 30,682 Deferred compensation (5,899,123) (441,760) Additional paid-in capital 238,827,762 6,264,362 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (18,628) (90,240) Accumulated deficit (165,158,182) (101,499,769) ------------ ------------ Total stockholders' equity (deficit) 68,030,932 (95,736,725) ------------ ------------ Total liabilities, mandatorily redeemable preferred stock and stockholders' equity (deficit) $581,276,005 $320,535,987 ============ ============ THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 3 PATHNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES AND PREDECESSOR COMPANY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30, ---------------------------- ---------------------------- 2000 1999 2000 1999 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Revenue: Telecommunications $ 1,410,778 $ 584,084 $ 3,456,308 $ 1,734,703 Construction 16,404,624 -- 28,909,273 540,300 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total revenue 17,815,402 584,084 32,365,581 2,275,003 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Operating expenses: Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below): Telecommunications 3,832,262 3,070,938 8,571,960 6,631,272 Construction 15,683,331 1,187,671 28,101,527 2,947,792 Selling, general and administrative 8,667,056 3,197,164 25,591,782 9,500,235 Reorganization expenses -- -- 1,750,229 -- Depreciation expense 3,098,934 2,143,238 8,449,170 3,714,170 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total operating expenses 31,281,583 9,599,011 72,464,668 22,793,469 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net operating loss (13,466,181) (9,014,927) (40,099,088) (20,518,466) Interest expense (10,434,074) (9,987,494) (29,467,447) (30,318,331) Interest income 1,801,295 3,318,719 6,239,033 10,511,464 Other income (expense), net (15,331) (243,504) (330,912) (83,777) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net loss (22,114,291) (15,927,206) (63,658,413) (40,409,110) Preferred stock accretion (20,216) -- (40,432) -- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net loss applicable to common stockholders $(22,134,507) $(15,927,206) $(63,698,844) $(40,409,110) ============ ============ ============ ============ Basic and diluted loss per common share: Net loss $ (6.26) $ (5.44) $ (19.32) $ (13.88) Preferred stock accretion (0.01) -- (0.01) -- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net loss applicable to common stockholders $ (6.27) $ (5.44) $ (19.33) $ (13.88) ============ ============ ============ ============ Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 3,533,891 2,926,081 3,295,767 2,911,512 ============ ============ ============ ============ THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 4 PATHNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES AND PREDECESSOR COMPANY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (unaudited) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30, ---------------------------- ---------------------------- 2000 1999 2000 1999 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net loss $(22,114,291) $(15,927,206) $(63,658,413) $(40,409,110) Other comprehensive income (loss): Net unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities available for sale 20,335 75,759 71,612 (253,676) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Comprehensive loss $(22,093,956) $(15,851,447) $ 63,586,801) $ (40,662,786) ============ ============ ============ ============ THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 5 PATHNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES AND PREDECESSOR COMPANY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, ------------------------------ 2000 1999 ------------- ------------- Net loss $ (63,658,413) $ (40,409,110) Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Depreciation expense 8,449,170 3,714,170 Amortization of deferred financing costs 1,320,499 853,563 Provision for write down of spare parts 240,000 -- Bad debt expense 63,000 -- Loss on sale of equipment 79,241 8,345 Gain on disposal of marketable securities -- (157,983) Cost of right of way sold 1,351,831 -- Interest expense resulting from amortization of discount on the bonds payable 307,125 307,125 Amortization of premium on pledged securities (115,166) (288,643) Amortization of deferred compensation 3,347,909 402,228 Changes in assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable (12,920,107) -- Interest receivable 636,100 1,891,537 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 297,174 (839,763) Accounts payable 6,914,201 (2,140,999) Accrued interest 10,800,922 10,718,753 Deferred revenue 9,622,356 -- Accrued expenses and other liabilities 833,506 717,943 Other and intangible assets (193,760) -- ------------- ------------- Net cash used in operating activities (32,624,412) (25,222,834) ------------- ------------- Cash flows from investing activities: Expenditures for network in progress (87,221,688) (57,461,993) Expenditures for property and equipment (5,335,529) (607,101) Proceeds on sale of equipment 43,639 5,015 Sale and maturity of marketable securites available for sale 101,260,085 95,175,926 Purchase of marketable securities available for sale (58,576,496) -- Purchase of pledged marketable securities held to maturity (20,779,272) -- Sale and maturity of pledged marketable securities held to maturity 20,725,001 19,733,615 Restricted cash 4,568,575 6,778,584 Repayment of note receivable -- 3,206,841 ------------- ------------- Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (45,315,685) 66,830,887 ------------- ------------- Cash flows from financing activities: Issuance of Series E manditorily redeemable convertible preferred stock 63,000,000 -- Proceeds from option to purchase Series E manditorily redeemable convertible preferred stock 1,000,000 -- Exercise of employee common stock options 429,427 7,212 Payment of deferred financing costs (10,358,402) (40,735) ------------- ------------- Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 54,071,025 (33,523) ------------- ------------- Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (23,869,072) 41,574,530 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period 90,661,837 57,321,887 ------------- ------------- Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period $ 66,792,765 $ 98,896,417 ============= ============= THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 6 PATHNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES AND PREDECESSOR COMPANY CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 12 1. THE COMPANY Pathnet, Inc. (Pathnet), is a wholesale telecommunications provider has built a network designed to provide other wholesale and retail telecommunications service providers with access to underserved and second and third tier markets throughout the United States. Pathnet Telecommunications, Inc. (Pathnet Telecommunications) was formed on November 1, 1999, by the former shareholders of Pathnet in order to facilitate the reorganization transaction, which became effective on March 30, 2000 (see Note 14), and to continue the activity of Pathnet. Upon finalization of the reorganization transaction, Pathnet became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pathnet Telecommunications. Hereafter, Pathnet Telecommunications, Pathnet Operating Inc. and Pathnet together with their subsidiaries are referred to as the Company. The Company's telecommunications network will enable its customers including existing local telephone companies, long distance companies, internet service providers, competitive telecommunications companies, cellular operators and other telecommunications providers to offer additional services to new and existing customers in the markets the Company serves without having to expend their own resources to build, expand or upgrade their own networks. As of September 30, 2000, the Company's network consisted of over 6,300 wireless route miles providing wholesale transport services and 1,400 miles of installed fiber, with collocations in 73 cities. The Company is constructing an additional 600 route miles of network under construction, which is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2001. During 2000, the Company intends to deploy additional products and services including bundled wholesale transport and local access services. In March 2000, the Company entered into an agreement with a third party to swap multiple fibers along a 395 mile segment between Des Moines, Iowa and Chicago, Illinois, in return for multiple fibers along a 1,302 mile segment from Charlotte, North Carolina, through Savannah, Georgia, Jacksonville, Miami, and Orlando, Florida. The Company anticipates that it will begin lighting that part of its network during the first quarter of 2001. The Company anticipates entering into such agreements in the future to accelerate the availability of its national network. The Company's business is funded primarily through preferred and common stock investments by the Company's stockholders and by proceeds from Pathnet's $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of units consisting of 12 1/4% Senior Notes due 2008 (Senior Notes), which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), and warrants to purchase Common Stock issued by Pathnet on April 8, 1998 (Debt Offering). 2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION Pathnet was formed to build a nationwide network designed to provide other wholesale and retail telecommunications service providers with access to underserved and second and third tier markets throughout the United States. Pathnet Telecommunications was formed to continue the activity of Pathnet with strategic investments from Colonial Pipeline Company, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Corporation and CSX Corporation received in connection with the reorganization transaction. Since inception, Pathnet and Pathnet Telecommunications' activities have consisted principally of constructing and 7 deploying digital networks utilizing both wireless and fiber-optic technologies. Pathnet and Pathnet Telecommunications were considered companies under common control. Consequently, for purposes of the accompanying consolidated financial statements, Pathnet has been treated as a "predecessor" entity. Therefore, the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 1999, the three months ended September 30, 1999 and nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 include the historical financial information of Pathnet, the predecessor entity. The accompanying consolidated financial statements incorporate the combined business activities of Pathnet and Pathnet Telecommunications. The Company recently commenced providing telecommunications services to customers and recognizing the revenue from the sale of such telecommunication services. The Company's principal activities to date have consisted of securing contractual alliances with its co-development partners, designing and constructing network path segments, obtaining capital and planning its proposed service. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the Company's consolidated financial position, and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods indicated. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto for Pathnet, Inc. included in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and declared effective on March 14, 2000. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000, are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for the full year. 3. CONSOLIDATION These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Pathnet Telecommunications and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Pathnet, Pathnet Operating, Inc. and Pathnet/Idaho Power License, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Pathnet). All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. 4. RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS In December 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission released staff accounting bulletin No. 101, "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements," (SAB 101) which clarifies the Securities and Exchange Commission's view on revenue recognition. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SAB 101 on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. 5. RECLASSIFICATION Certain amounts in the financial statements and notes thereto have been reclassified to conform to the September 30, 2000 classifications. 8 6. NON CASH STOCK COMPENSATION During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, the Company incurred non-cash stock compensation of: FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30, --------------------------------- ---------------------- 2000 1999 2000 1999 ---------------- --------------- ----------------- -------- Cost of revenue - Telecommunications $ 77,988 $ -- $ 189,956 $ -- ------------------ --------------- -------------------- -------------- Cost of revenue - Construction $ -- $ 20,583 $ -- $ 61,748 ------------------ --------------- -------------------- -------------- Selling, general and administrative $ 434,660 $ 113,493 $ 3,157,953 $ 340,480 ------------------ --------------- -------------------- -------------- 7. LOSS PER SHARE Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the applicable period. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average common and potentially dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding during the applicable period. For each of the periods presented, basic and diluted loss per share are the same. The exercise of 3,312 ,586 employee common stock options, the exercise of warrants to purchase 1,116,500 shares of common stock, and the conversion of 27,243,868 shares of Series A, B, C, D and E convertible preferred stock into shares of common stock as of September 30, 2000, which could potentially dilute basic loss per share in the future, were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share for the periods presented because to do so would have been antidilutive in each case. 8. SEGMENT REPORTING The Company identifies its segments based on management responsibility. The Company measures segment loss as net operating loss. The service revenue from the telecommunications division includes all revenues generated from the sale of telecommunications products, including high capacity, digital transport and competitive local access services. The construction division includes the operating activity and the assets relating to the network build out. The revenues for the construction division primarily relate to the management of construction projects and the sale of dark fiber through indefeasible rights of use agreements ("IRUs"). Other includes certain of the Company's general and administrative functions and operating expenses. All of the Company's revenue are attributable to customers in the United States, and all of its assets are located in the United States. The following tables reflect the financial information for the reportable segments: THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION OTHER CONSOLIDATED Revenue $ 1,410,778 $ 16,404,624 $ -- $ 17,815,402 Operating expenses 3,832,262 15,683,331 11,765,990 31,281,583 ------------------- ------------------ --------------- --------------- Operating loss $ (2,421,484) $ 721,293 $ (11,765,990) $ (13,466,181) ==================== ================== =============== =============== 9 THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION OTHER CONSOLIDATED Revenue $ 584,084 $ -- $ -- $ 584,084 Operating expenses 3,070,938 1,187,671 5,340,402 9,599,011 ------------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------- Operating loss $ (2,486,854) $ 1,187,671 $ (5,340,402) $ (9,014,927) =================== ================= =============== =============== NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION OTHER CONSOLIDATED Revenue $ 3,456,308 $ 28,909,273 $ -- $ 32,365,581 Operating expenses 8,571,960 28,101,527 35,791,181 72,464,668 ------------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------- Operating loss $ (5,115,652) $ 807,746 $ (35,791,181) $ (40,099,087) =================== ================= ================ ================ NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION OTHER CONSOLIDATED Revenue $ 1,734,703 $ 540,300 $ -- $ 2,275,003 Operating expenses 6,631,272 2,947,792 13,214,405 22,793,469 ------------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------- Operating loss $ (4,896,569) $ (2,407,492) $ (13,214,405) $ (20,518,466) =================== ================= =============== =============== The majority of revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000, are comprised of construction services, approximately 92.1% and 89.3%, respectively, arising mainly from its co-development agreements with CapRock Communications (Caprock) (31.5%) and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State) (57.8%). The remainder of the Company's revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000, approximately 7.9% and 10.7%, respectively, has been derived from the sale of bandwidth along the Company's digital network, including approximately $1.5 million from one customer. The Company has experienced significant operating and net losses and negative operating cash flow to date and expects to continue to experience operating and net losses and negative operating cash flow until such time as it is able to generate revenue sufficient to cover its operating expenses. 9. AVAILABLE FOR SALE MARKETABLE SECURITIES Certain of the Company's marketable securities were considered "available for sale," and, as such, are stated at market value. The net unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities are reported as part of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Realized gains or losses from the sale of marketable securities are based on the specific identification method. The following is a summary of the investments in marketable securities at September 30, 2000: 10 GROSS UNREALIZED ------------------------- COST GAINS LOSSES MARKET VALUE -------------- ----------- ------------ -------------- Available for sale securities: U.S. Treasury securities and debt securities of U.S. Government agencies $ 1,152,308 $ -- $ 5,401 $ 1,146,907 Corporate debt securities 3,994,637 -- 13,227 3,981,410 -------------- ----------- ------------ -------------- $ 5,146,945 $ -- $ 18,628 $ 5,128,317 ============== =========== ============ ============== Net proceeds from the sales and maturity of available for sale securities were approximately $101.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2000. The amortized cost and market value of available for sale marketable securities by contractual maturity, regardless of their balance sheet classification, at September 30, 2000 is as follows: COST MARKET VALUE Due in one year or less $ 5,146,945 $ 5,128,317 Due after one year through two years -- -- ------------ ------------ $ 5,146,945 $ 5,128,317 ============ ============ Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because the issuers of the securities may have the right to prepay obligations without prepayment penalties. 10. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT Property and equipment, stated at cost, is comprised of the following at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999: SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31, 2000 1999 ---------------- -------------- Network in progress $ 105,409,124 $ 63,123,322 Communications network 157,281,462 71,604,029 Office and computer equipment 6,745,373 2,262,934 Furniture and fixtures 1,412,561 1,555,771 Leasehold improvements 1,366,729 337,181 ---------------- -------------- 272,215,249 138,883,237 Less: accumulated depreciation (15,265,224) (6,954,872) ---------------- --------------- Property and equipment, net $ 256,950,025 $ 131,928,365 ================ =============== Network in progress includes (i) all direct material and labor costs together with related allocable interest costs, necessary to construct components of a high capacity digital wireless and fiber optic network, and (ii) network related inventory parts and equipment. The network in progress balance as September 30, 2000 includes approximately $74.4 million for costs incurred to 11 construct digital fiber optic networks and $2.8 million for a right of use under an agreement with Northern Border Pipeline Company for microwave access. When a portion of the network has been completed and made available for its intended use by the Company, the accumulated costs are transferred from network in progress to communications network and depreciated. 11. DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS The Company incurred approximately $11.3 million related to the Debt Offering and approximately $6.6 million related to the amendment to the Senior Notes in connection with the reorganization transaction. During the third quarter of 2000, the Company incurred financing costs of approximately $3.3 million related to obtaining debt-financing arrangements with vendors (see note 16). Such costs are amortized over the term of the debt or financing arrangement. 12. RESTRICTED CASH Restricted cash comprises amounts held in escrow to collateralize the Company's obligations under certain of its development agreements. The funds in each escrow account are available only to fund the projects to which the escrow is related. Generally, funds are released from escrow to pay project costs as incurred. During the nine months ended September 30, 2000, the Company deposited approximately $11.4 million in escrow and invested approximately $1.1 million in restricted marketable securities and approximately $16.8 million was released from escrow. 13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES As of September 30, 2000, the Company had capital commitments of up to approximately $39.4 million relating to telecommunication and transmission equipment and its agreement with its co-development partners. On April 19, 2000, the Company was sued by several plaintiffs purporting to represent a class of landowners damaged by the Company in connection with the development of the Company's fiber optic network. Specifically, the complaint alleges the Company installed or will install fiber optic facilities on the property of the landowners in the class without obtaining the necessary legal consents from the landowners. On July 18, 2000, plaintiffs significantly narrowed the purported class to include only landowners on a particular segment of the Company's network. Based on the information currently available, the Company remains unaware of any factual basis supporting plaintiff's claims. In any event, the Company believes that its co-development partner on this segment of the Company's network would be required to indemnify the Company for all or a portion of any loss arising from plaintiffs' claims. Based upon the Company's current understanding of the alleged factual basis of plaintiffs' claims, the Company does not believe that the plaintiffs' claims will have a material adverse effect on the results of operations, cash flows or financial position of the Company and believes that the likelihood of a material loss is remote. On May 17, 2000, MagTen Partners, L.P. (Magten), one of the Company's bondholders, filed suit against the Company and the investors involved in the Company's reorganization (see note 14). On July 14, 2000, the Company served the 12 plaintiffs with its response, a motion to dismiss, which is still pending before the court. Magten filed a response to Pathnet's motion to dismiss on September 14, 2000 and the Company file a reply to Magten's response on October 13, 2000. Magten's claims stem from their contention that the Company was not permitted to consummate the reorganization without unanimous consent of the holders of the Senior Notes, and that the Company's failure to obtain Magten's consent triggered a provision in the Indenture governing the Senior Notes (the "Indenture"), requiring the Company to repurchase the Senior Notes at 101% of their face value. The Company does not agree with MagTen's interpretation of the Indenture and intends to defend the claim vigorously. Accordingly, based upon the Company's current understanding of the factual basis for plaintiff's claims and the likelihood of success, it does not believe that plaintiff's claims will have a material adverse effect on the results of operations, cash flows or financial position of the Company and believes that the likelihood of a material loss is remote. 14. REORGANIZATION On March 30, 2000, the Company completed a strategic investment transaction with Colonial Pipeline Company, The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Corporation and CSX Corporation. As part of the transaction, the Company received a contribution of over 12,000 miles of rights of way with an estimated value of approximately $187.0 million. Generally, the Company does not begin amortizing rights of way used in its network until the network is completed and available for use. In return for the rights of way, the Company issued 8,511,607 shares of the Company's Series D convertible preferred stock. In addition to providing a portion of the rights of way access, Colonial Pipeline paid $43.0 million in cash to the Company, comprised of $38.0 million at the initial closing for 1,729,631 shares of the Company's Series E redeemable preferred stock, $1.0 million for the issuance of an option to purchase 1,593,082 shares of the Company's Series E redeemable preferred stock for $21.97 per share in connection with an initial public offering and $4.0 million for rights in 2,200 conduit miles of our future network. Colonial Pipeline paid an additional $25.0 million for 1,137,915 shares of the Company's Series E redeemable preferred stock upon the completion of a fiber-optic network segment that the Company completed during the third quarter of 2000. The option to purchase 1,593,082 shares of the Company's Series E preferred stock expired in July 2000. The new investors collectively received an approximate one-third equity stake in the Company, as well as representation on the Company's Board of Directors. Upon the closing of the transaction, all of the Pathnet's common stock was exchanged for common stock of Pathnet Telecommunications resulting in Pathnet becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pathnet Telecommunications and all of the Pathnet's 5,470,595 shares of mandatorily redeemable preferred stock being converted into 15,864,715 of Pathnet Telecommunications convertible preferred stock. The Company obtained consents to the waiver and the amendment of certain provisions of the indenture from the holders of a majority of Pathnet's Senior Notes. In return for such consents, (i) Pathnet made consent fee payments to consenting noteholders of approximately $6.6 million in the aggregate and purchased and pledged to the trustee under the indenture for the benefit of the noteholders, additional U.S. Treasury Securities as security covering the October 16, 2000 interest payment on the Senior Notes and (ii) Pathnet 13 Telecommunications issued its senior guarantees of the Senior Notes. The $6.6 million consent payment to the bondholders increased deferred financing costs and is being amortized over the remaining term of the Senior Notes. In addition, for the nine months ended September 30, 2000, the Company had expensed approximately $1.8 million of reorganization expenses related to fees for printing, legal, solicitation and other transaction fees. 15. NONMONETARY TRANSACTIONS In March 2000, the Company entered into an agreement with a third party to swap multiple fibers along a 395 mile segment between Des Moines, Iowa and Chicago, Illinois, in return for multiple fibers along a 1,302 mile segment from Charlotte, North Carolina, through Savannah, Georgia, Jacksonville, Miami, and Orlando, Florida. The Company anticipates completing the swap in the fourth quarter of 2000. This transaction will be treated as an exchange of similar productive assets. 16. VENDOR FINANCING On August 10, 2000, the Company announced the signing of a multi-million dollar credit facility with Nortel Networks. The credit facility consists of $210.0 million over six years to be used for the purchase of goods and services from Nortel Networks. The Company intends to use the credit facility to fund its continued fiber optic network build-out. As of September 30, 2000, $12.8 million was outstanding under the credit facility. On September 8, 2000, the Company signed a multi-million dollar credit facility with Cisco Systems Capital Corporation. The credit facility consists of $50.0 million over six years to be used for the purchase of goods and services from Cisco Systemsand for other expenses related to our network construction. The Company intends to use the credit facility to fund its continued network build-out. As of September 30, 2000, $0 was outstanding under the credit facility. 14 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS CERTAIN STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS ITEM CONSTITUTE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. SEE. "FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS" BELOW. IN THIS REPORT, WE REFER TO PATHNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., AS THE "COMPANY," "WE," "US," AND "OUR." WHERE APPLICABLE, SUCH REFERENCES REFER TO PATHNET, INC.,OR "PATHNET", THE PREDECESSOR REPORTING COMPANY PRIOR TO THE REORGANIZATION TRANSACTION COMPLETED ON MARCH 30, 2000. OVERVIEW We were formed on November 1, 1999 in order to facilitate a reorganization transaction with Pathnet, Inc. which is now our wholly owned subsidiary. Our reorganization was completed on March 30, 2000. Together with Pathnet, we are a wholesale telecommunications provider building a nationwide network designed to provide other wholesale and retail telecommunications service providers with access to underserved and second and third tier markets throughout the United States. Our network will enable our customers, including existing local telephone companies, long distance companies, internet service providers, competitive telecommunications companies, cellular operators and other telecommunications providers, to offer additional services to new and existing customers in these markets without having to expend their own resources to build, expand or upgrade their own networks. Since Pathnet's inception in November 1995, our business has focused on: o Entering into strategic relationships with owners of telecommunications assets and co-development partners; o Developing and constructing our digital backbone network; o Negotiating collocation and interconnection agreements and installing collocations and interconnections off of our backbone network; o Designing and developing our network architecture and operations support systems, including the buildout and launch of our 24-hour network operations center; o Raising capital and hiring management and other key personnel; o Developing "leading edge" products and services; and o Procuring governmental authorizations. On March 30, 2000, we completed a strategic investment transaction with Colonial Pipeline Company, The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Corporation and CSX Transportation, Inc. We received the right to develop over 12,000 miles of these investors' rights of way holdings, 8,000 of which have some form of exclusivity. In addition to providing a portion of the rights of way access, Colonial also made a contribution of $43.0 million in cash (consisting of $38.0 million as a first tranche cash investment, $1.0 million for options to purchase additional shares of our stock and $4.0 million for rights in a single fiber optic conduit) and agreed to make a second cash investment of $25.0 million in our business upon the completion of our Chicago to Aurora (a suburb of Denver) 15 fiber optic network build. On August 10, 2000, the Company received this investment. Our new investors hold approximately one-third of our equity and have representation on our Board of Directors. In March 2000, we entered into an agreement with a third party to swap multiple fibers along a 395 mile segment between Des Moines, Iowa and Chicago, Illinois, in return for multiple fibers along a 1,302 mile segment from Charlotte, North Carolina, through Savannah, Georgia, Jacksonville, Miami, and Orlando, Florida. We anticipate beginning to light that portion of our network in the first quarter of 2001. As of September 30, 2000, our network consisted of over 6,300 wireless route miles providing wholesale transport services and 1,400 miles of installed fiber, with collocations in 73 cities. We are constructing an additional 600 route miles of network under construction, which is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2001. During 2000, we intend to deploy additional products and services including bundled wholesale transport and local access services. In September, we announced the first implementation of our VPOP (Virtual Point of Presence) Plus Service, which is a packet-based local access service that combines high-capacity transport with dial, PRI, digital subscriber line (DSL), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and dedicated private line technologies. The product allows ISPs to increase their service footprint while reducing their cost in reaching underserved markets. We have experienced operating losses since our inception, and we expect these operating losses to continue as we expand our operations. Implementing our business plan will require significant capital expenditures. Our financial performance will vary from market to market, and the time when we will achieve positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, if at all, will depend on the: o Size of our target markets; o Timely completion of backbone routes, collocations and interconnections; o Cost of the necessary infrastructure; o Timing of and barriers to market entry; and o Commercial acceptance of our services. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS COMPARISON OF THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 WITH THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 During the nine months ended September 30, 2000, we completed our reorganization, which included our acquisition of rights of way and cash from our investors. We also continued to focus on: o expanding the number of cities and collocations in our network, o building out our fiber network, o obtaining the regulatory approval and entering into interconnection agreements in each of our target markets to enable us to obtain unbundled network elements and central office space from existing local telephone companies, 16 o expanding our product line, and o developing our infrastructure including the hiring of key management personnel. REVENUE. For the three months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, we generated revenue of approximately $17.8 million and $584,000, respectively, comprised of revenue from telecommunications services of approximately $1.4 million and $584,000, respectively, together with revenue from construction services of approximately $16.4 million and $0, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, we generated revenue of approximately $32.4 million and $2.3 million, respectively, comprised of revenue from telecommunications services of approximately $3.5 million and $1.7 million, respectively, together with revenue from construction services of approximately $28.9 million and $540,000, respectively. The increase in telecommunications services revenue is a result of an increase in the number of circuits sold. The increase in revenue from construction services arises mainly from our co-development agreement with Caprock Communications ("Caprock") entered into during the fourth quarter of 1999 and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. ("Tri-State") entered into during the third quarter of 1999. We expect that a substantial portion of our future revenue will be generated from our sale of local access services, backbone infrastructure services and construction services. COST OF REVENUE. Expenses for telecommunications services primarily consist of the cost of operating the Company's network, local exchange carrier access charges and the cost of leased capacity. For the three months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, we incurred telecommunications services costs of approximately $3.8 million and $3.1 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, we incurred telecommunications services costs of approximately $8.6 million and $6.6 million, respectively. The increase is related to operating expenses as we put more of our network into service. Expenses for construction services consist primarily of costs of sale on network construction contracts, including conduit, fiber, cable, construction crews and rights of way. Costs attributable to the construction of the network for the Company's own use are capitalized. For the three months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, the Company incurred construction services costs of approximately $15.7 million and $1.2 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, the Company incurred construction services costs of approximately $28.1 million and $2.9 million, respectively. The increase arises from the co-development of our route with Caprock and Tri-State. SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expense includes the cost of salaries, benefits, occupancy costs, commissions, sales and marketing expenses and administrative expenses. For the three months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, SG&A expenses were $8.7 million and $3.2 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, SG&A expenses were $25.6 million and $9.5 million, respectively. The increase is attributable to additional staff costs incurred as we continued to develop our infrastructure, along with administrative costs related to obtaining regulatory status and deferred compensation expense for stock options. We expect selling, general and administrative expenses to continue to increase in the remainder of 2000 as we continue to develop or infrastructure and increase our staff level. 17 REORGANIZATION EXPENSES. Reorganization expenses are those expenses associated with the strategic investment transaction we completed in March 2000. Expenses for the transaction were $0 and $1.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000, respectively. There were no comparable transaction costs for the similar periods in 1999. DEPRECIATION EXPENSES. For the three months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, depreciation expenses were $3.1 million and $2.1 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, depreciation expenses were $8.4 million and $3.7 million, respectively. The increase is associated with more of our network coming on line. INTEREST EXPENSE. Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 was approximately $10.4 million and $10.0 million, respectively. Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 was approximately $29.5 million and $30.3 million, respectively. Interest expense primarily represents interest on Pathnet's 12 1/4% Senior Notes due 2008 issued in April 1998 together with the amortization expense related to bond issuance costs in respect to those notes and the amortization expense related to deferred financing costs. INTEREST INCOME. Interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 was approximately $1.8 million and $3.3 million, respectively. Interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 was approximately $6.2 million and $10.5 million, respectively. The decrease in interest income reflects a decrease in cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities as those funds were used in building our network, funding operations, and making interest payments on the senior notes. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES As of September 30, 2000, we had approximately $71.9 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities to fund future operations. In addition, we had $12.4 million in restricted cash for use in building our network, as well as $21.0 million in escrow for the bond interest payment due in October 2000. We received an additional $25.0 million equity investment from Colonial Pipeline Company during the third quarter of 2000. In addition, we expect to finance the cost of some of our equipment through vendor financing arrangements. We negotiated credit facilities with Nortel Networks and Cisco Systems Capital Corporation, which will, subject to certain conditions, provide us with financing for the construction of our network. We estimate that our current available resources, together with those received in our reorganization, will be sufficient to fund the implementation of our long term business plan, as currently contemplated, including the capital commitments described above, operating losses in new markets and working capital needs into the first quarter of 2001. After such time, we expect we will require additional financing, which may include commercial bank borrowings, additional vendor financing or the sale or issuance of equity or debt securities. Our expectations of our future capital requirements and cash flows from operations are based on current estimates. If our plans or assumptions change or prove to be inaccurate, we may require additional sources of capital or additional capital sooner than anticipated. 18 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS The matters discussed in this quarterly report may include forward-looking statements, including statements which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "may," "will," or "should" or the negative of such terminology or other variations on such terminology or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategies that involve risks and uncertainties. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that such expectations will prove to be correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include, without limitation, those described in conjunction with the forward-looking statements in this quarterly report, as well as the amount of capital needed to deploy our network; our substantial leverage and need to service our indebtedness; the restrictions imposed by our current and possible future financing arrangements; our ability to successfully manage the cost-effective and timely completion of our network and our ability to attract and retain customers for our products and services; our ability to implement our newly expanded business plan; our ability to retain and attract relationships with the incumbent owners of the telecommunications assets with which we expect to build our network; our ability to obtain and maintain rights of way for the deployment of our network; our ability to retain and attract key management and other personnel as well as our ability to manage the rapid expansion of our business and operations; our ability to compete in the highly competitive telecommunications industry in terms of price, service, reliability and technology; our dependence on the reliability of our network equipment, our reliance on key suppliers of network equipment and the risk that our technology will become obsolete or otherwise not economically viable; and our ability to conduct our business in a regulated environment. We do not intend to update these forward-looking statements. These and other risks and uncertainties affecting us are contained from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK We are exposed to minimal market risks. We manage sensitivity of our results of operations to market risks by maintaining a conservative investment portfolio, (which primarily consists of debt securities, that typically mature within one year), and entering into long-term debt obligations with appropriate pricing and terms. We do not hold or issue derivative, derivative commodity or other financial instruments for trading purposes. Financial instruments held for other than trading purposes do not impose a material market risk on us. We are exposed to interest rate risk. We periodically need additional debt financing due to our large operating losses, and capital expenditures associated with establishing and expanding our network coverage increase our financing needs. The interest rate that we will be able to obtain on debt financing will depend on market conditions at that time, and may differ from the rates we have obtained on our current debt. Although all of our long-term debt bears fixed interest rates, the fair market value of our fixed rate long-term debt is sensitive to changes in interest rates. We have no cash flow or earnings exposure due to market interest rate changes for our fixed long-term debt obligations. As of September 30, 2000, the fair value of our debt was approximately $143.5 million. 19 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS On April 19, 2000, the Company was sued by several plaintiffs purporting to represent a class of landowners damaged by the Company in connection with the development of the Company's fiber optic network. Specifically, the complaint alleges the Company installed or will install fiber optic facilities on the property of the landowners in the class without obtaining the necessary legal consents from the landowners. On July 18, 2000, plaintiffs significantly narrowed the purported class to include only landowners on a particular segment of the Company's network. On May 17, 2000, MagTen Partners, L.P. ("Magten"), one of our bondholders, filed suit against the Company and the investors involved in the Company's reorganization transaction (the "Reorganization"). The Reorganization, completed on March 30, 2000, was among the Company, Colonial Pipeline Company, The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Corporation and CSX Corporation. On July 14, 2000, the Company served the plaintiffs with its response. Magten filed a response to Pathnet's motion to dismiss on September 14, 2000 and the Company filed a reply to Magten's response on October 13, 2000. Magten's claims stem from their contention that the Company was not permitted to consummate the Reorganization without unanimous consent of the holders of the Senior Notes, and that the Company's failure to obtain Magten's consent triggered a provision in the Indenture governing the Senior Notes (the "Indenture"), requiring the Company to repurchase the Senior Notes at 101% of their face value. The Company does not agree with MagTen's interpretation of the Indenture and intends to defend the claim vigorously. ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS. As of September 30, 2000, pursuant to the exercise of stock options, we issued 556,426 shares of common stock to certain former employees at exercise prices ranging from $1.13 to $5.20 per share. All of these stock options were granted under Pathnet's 1997 Stock Incentive Plan. There were no underwriters involved in the sale of any of these securities. Our equity securities were issued in private placement transactions exempt from registration in accordance with Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and where applicable, Rule 506 under Regulation D, and were issued without general solicitation or advertising. USE OF PROCEEDS We did not receive any proceeds from the issue of our guarantees. The aggregate amount of expenses incurred for our account in connection with the issuance and distribution of the guarantees was $9,846,278, consisting of the following: 20 Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee........... $ 60,326 Blue Sky fees and expenses.................................... 1,300 Accounting fees and expenses.................................. 50,000* Legal fees and expenses....................................... 1,892,364* Printing and engraving fees................................... 345,000* Solicitation Agent fees and expenses.......................... 768,163* Bondholder consent fee........................................ 6,591,625* Miscellaneous................................................. 25,000* Trustee/Depositary/Warrant Agent fees and expenses............ 112,500* ------------ Total.................................................... $ 9,846,278 ============ * Also attributable to the overall reorganization transaction. ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES None ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS None ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION None ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (A) EXHIBITS Exhibit Index (B) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K None 21 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. PATHNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (Registrant) Date: November 14, 2000 By: /S/ RICHARD A. JALKUT -------------------------------- Richard A. Jalkut President and Chief Executive Officer Date: November 14, 2000 By: /S/ JAMES M. CRAIG -------------------------------- James M. Craig Executive Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) 22 EXHIBIT INDEX Pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT 10.1 (1) Credit Agreement dated August 9, 2000, by and among Pathnet Operating, Inc., Pathnet Fiber Equipment LLC, Pathnet Real Estate LLC and Nortel Networks, Inc. 10.2 (1) Credit Agreement dated September 7, 2000, by and between Pathnet Operating, Inc. and Cisco Systems Capital Corporation. 10.3 (1) Lease Agreement, dated November 1, 1999, by and between 11720 Sunrisecorp., L.L.C and Pathnet, Inc., relating to the company's offices in Reston, VA. 27.1 Financial Data Schedule for the nine months ended September 30, 2000. 99.1 Press release dated November 14, 2000 announcing the Company's results for the second quarter of 2000. (1) Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted based on a request for confidential treatment filed separately with the Commission. 23